MISTER ROBERTS

First of all, ya'll are idiots that thought this was the Henry Fonda movie. Do you seriously not read the description of things!? Now that I got that out of the way...This is not the version that was actually broadcast on NBC. My best guess is that this is a dress rehearsal that they filmed.They are many minor differences that make this apparent, such as camera angles and such. Also one other reviewer said it seemed like the actors were just not that into their performances (I think they saved it for the actual broadcast).In the scene where Kevin Bacon knocks on the Captain's door, in the original his voiced cracked (unintentionally probably as he was trying to be heard over the audience's applause) which helped to highlight how young his character is. That was missing in this version.One of the things that makes it very annoying to watch this version is the audience seemed to not have any idea when they should laugh or applaud. I guess the applause sign was not used when they recorded this, or else they added a laugh and applause track for the live version.I do love this cast and the original live version. I would have given it 5 stars if this was THAT one.Don't get me wrong, this is way closer to the original play than the movie was.

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I didn't realize that it was a play and not the original movie. They were good actors. but I'm just not into plays. I like movies.

Shipping was no problem it arrived in a reasonable amount of time. The only problem was that it was a play and not a movie. I thought I read in the description that it was based on the play but was a video of that actual play.

Great tribute to the old Playhouse 90 days of live television. A bit stiff on the production...I would have liked to see more grit and rust everywhere. Too neat and clean. And a slight but of rolling on the seas---camera movement would have accomplished that. But the acting was terrific! Good job!

Kevin Bacon as Ens. Pulver steals the show in this wonderful performance of the play, which was based on a novel. If you are a fan of the 1955 film (which is also very good and follows the play's script pretty closely), I think you'll enjoy this version a lot.

I wasn't 100% please with the version of Mr. Roberts I down loaded. I was looking for the one with Henry Fonda. It's the best movie I have ever seen.

All the bad reviews are based on the purchaser not being aware of this fact.This is easily the best performance Howard Hesseman ever gave, and possibly Kevin Bacon's best.