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McHale's Navy

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McHale's Navy (1997)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:1

Rotten:29

Average Rating:2.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Ahoy! The Navy will never be the same after Captain McHale and his ragtag band of bumbling misfits are called upon to defend the base of San Ysidro Island from an evil terrorist bent on world... Ahoy! The Navy will never be the same after Captain McHale and his ragtag band of bumbling misfits are called upon to defend the base of San Ysidro Island from an evil terrorist bent on world domination. Based on the popular comic television series starring Ernest Borgnine, who appears in a cameo. [More]

Starring: Tom Arnold, David Alan Grier, Dean Stockwell, Tim Curry

Starring: Tom Arnold, David Alan Grier, Dean Stockwell, Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell, French Stewart, Debra Messing, Henry Cho, Danton Stone

Director: Bryan Spicer

Director: Bryan Spicer
Screenwriter: Peter Crabbe
Producer: Lance Hool, Perry Katz

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Reviews for McHale's Navy

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The process of conceiving, producing, and distributing this comedic Superfund site required active, premeditated thought and effort that, in a just world, would be punishable by hard jail time.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Russell Smith
Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle

All apologies to the handful of Americans who've waited decades for this big-screen update of the '60s sit-com -- the result is both awful and awfully irrelevant.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Boston Phoenix

All apologies to the handful of Americans who've waited decades for this big-screen update of the '60s sitcom--the result is both awful and awfully irrelevant.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
09/05/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Boston Phoenix

This McHale's Navy would never have floated as programming ballast on a bad night of network TV.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Kim Williamson
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

No review available.

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08/12/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Yet another recycled sitcom turned feature film, and is about as appealing as a failed television pilot.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

A lot like its star, Tom Arnold -- big and bombastic, with no substance.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

An absolutely terrible movie, a comedy devoid of laughs.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

How to turn a so-so series into a witless movie. Earns a half-star for Bruce Campbell.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

I'm not even going to get into the dialogue, the plot, the other performances, because as the sage advice goes, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
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Oz
eFilmCritic.com

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07/24/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

The problem is that when the jokes are as flat as two-day old Coke, your mind has time to think about all the plot incongruities too.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts

No review available.

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

A lot like the B movies of old. No huge stars, no Oscar-caliber anything, but diverting and entertaining.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

A useless movie. Not funny, suspenseful, moving or even offensive enough to want to torpedo. Just devoid of any conceivable value.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail

I didn't laugh once, not even giggle.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle

Sink it! Blub, blub, blub!

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies
 
 
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