The Love Bug (1997) (TV)
Genre:
Comedy / Adventure / Family / Fantasy (more)
Tagline: Herbie's Back In A Brand-New Movie! (more)
Plot Summary: Herbie, the magical Volkswagen Beetle, is passed on to a new owner. Together, they must battle a dastardly racer and his devil-car "Horace"...
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User Comments:
Disney, oh dear why did you bother???
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User Rating:
 
4.8/10 (271 votes)
Runtime:
88 min / Argentina:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:G / UK:PG / Argentina:Atp
Trivia:
Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbie's interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.
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User Comments:
Disney, oh dear why did you bother???, 22 February 2003
Author:
David Ogilvie ([email protected]) from Glasgow, UK
I watched this on TV and persevered to the end.
Like most Herbie fans I saw the films as a kid and I'm watching this as a 30
year old, so maybe my feelings are a bit off.
After watching the film I came away with the feeling more so that Disney was
at fault for this disaster rather than Herbie not having any
mileage.
The script is decent enough for a kids movie, but its the action sequences
that are just so poor. The special effects are really bad and putting
myself as a kid I'd have to say that they looked amateurish. In previous
versions of Herbie there was a sense of believability about Herbies
capabilities and that was lost in this version. Horace the Evil VW seemed
under utilised, they should n't have killed him off. The most annoying thing
for me was there was just no sense of speed or tension. When Herbie was
split down the middle I just had no sympathy for my fave VW at
all.
The acting is well, run of the mill. I guess most of the cast were not busy
and it was money for nothing. I think this was John Hannahs first vehicle
in the US market and he was reasonable. Liked his line where Herbie is
split in two and he says 'oh a drivethru'. Bruce Campbell does it by the
numbers. Dean Jones you can just imagine was the first person Disney phoned
when they said they were going to make this. Still his attendance on this
movie is needed and for fans of yester year well its a good
touch.
The thing about this film is, if you had kids and they seen this first then
it would be nigh on impossible to make them watch the early superior outings
of one of the most famous cars in movie history.
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