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11/11/03
The Rocketeer (1991)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:30
Rotten:18
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: An action-packed, if anachronistic, look back at pulp matinee serials, The Rocketeer may ring hollow with viewers expecting more than simple fun and gee-whiz special effects.
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In the tense atmosphere preceding World War II, millionaire Howard Hughes develops the invention of the century: a high-powered mini jet-pack. Nazi agents steal a prototype of the device, but lose... [More]
Starring: Bill Campbell, Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino
Director: Joe Johnston
Reviews for The Rocketeer
No review available.
10/28/03
Wonderful comic book movie.
07/06/03
No review available.
05/19/03
A film with its heart in the right place and it is a lot of fun.
03/23/03
lives and breathes with the spirit of the old adventure pulp comics or Saturday matinee serials. Its charms will probably be lost on most of this jaded generation
03/19/03
The Rocka-who?
02/18/03
No review available.
02/14/03
The clever use of historical figures like Howard Hughes and W.C. Fields is really the film's only highlight.
02/06/03
No review available.
02/05/03
An old-fashioned but fairly inspired comic book roller coaster. Great fun, though a tad too ernest for its own good.
12/04/02
It's a great comic-book style adventure with good humor, thrills and charm, and it's entertaining.
11/07/02
A fun outing, harkening back to the old serial days. Dalton is appropriately hammy as the Errol Flynn-type villain.
11/03/02
No review available.
10/01/02
One of the most faithful visual adaptations of a comic series every put to film, The Rocketeer failed to find it's deserved audience but is worth the rental or purchase.
08/08/02
No review available.
07/26/02
The film is awash in all kinds of surprises that are too juicy to reveal.
05/12/01
The Rocketeer may not be perfect, but it's an excellent example of how to adapt a comic book to the screen.
02/13/01
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