WiseRatFlames
An unexpected masterpiece
Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Paynbob
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
OllieSuave-007
I used to catch a few episodes of this show on Nick-At-Nite. Though it was clearly a golden-oldie show (so old my mom wondered why I was watching such dated sitcoms), I still thought the show was quite funny. I got several laughs out of it and it was a good source of entertainment on a slow night.The episodes were quite whimsical but the comedy was tastefully done. Just New York City attorney Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) trying to make his wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) forgo the city life to attempt to live as happy farmers in the boondocks was hilarious, and serves as a story-line for many funny misadventures. And of course, the catchy theme song in the opening scene and Lisa's constant "Oliver!" call will resonate in your mind long after you hear them.Grade B
tonedeaf06
Green Acres is my favorite sit-com ever. There are many excellent ones over the years and perhaps some better, the Andy Griffith Show is close for me, but none make me laugh or allow for complete, escapist zaniness as does Green Acres. Top-notch acting & writing, incredibly wacky characters, bizarre situations and story lines, Green Acres has it all. I do not know about any Kafkaesque similarities or other "deep" meanings. I DO know that Green Acres makes me laugh and lets me escape my sometimes grim world to a place where anything can happen and often does. Of course the glue holding this menagerie together was Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas. His brilliant "playing-off" of all the lunacy around him is top-notch. I also felt a real chemistry between Oliver & his wife Lisa (Eva Gabor). One thing I felt was left out of some of the other comments was the great use of editing in the show. The quick cuts and capturing of the sometimes hilarious reactions of the actors really added to the show in both pacing & comedic effect. Truly a charming and insane treasure!!!
golfermj
I have seasons 1,2 and 3 of Green Acres on DVD.Why have the they not released seasons 4,5 and 6 on DVD.The first 3 seasons were released in relative rapid succession,but now the releases of the next 3 seasons of Green Acres on DVD seem to have stopped.The 6 seasons of Hogan's Heroes have been released,each season released about 5 to 6 months apart.Whats up with Green acres.And what about all 5 seasons of Get Smart,another great TV show from the same era.In addition,what about all 5 and half seasons of Laugh-In ,and what about the great variety show- The Hollywood Palace,which was on a.b.c television from 1964 to 1970.Finally,when are all 4 seasons of The Man From U.N.C.L.E TV show going to be released.I had read that this was in the works for release on DVD but now nothing.
justincward
All I remember about Green Acres is that I used to hate it, but I couldn't remember why until I caught a few episodes recently - after 40 years. Eva Gabor is great, Eddie Albert is funny enough even though for somebody supposed to be eternally cheerful he always looked very peevish to me, and all the supporting cast, Tom Lester in particular, are as good as any in Cheers or the like. Even the scripts, compared to contemporary US sitcoms, are inventive and fairly sparky. But that laugh track! It's absolutely TERRIBLE! Did TV runners really allow shows to go out with that awful noise attached? Green Acres must have been the peak of laugh track sitcom, before they realised what they were doing. It's painful! It actually slows the comedy right down, and completely spoils what could be an amiable comedy of manners. Take out the laugh track, speed the playback up a notch, and it could stand re-release, but as it is it's almost unwatchable.
