Condorman

I love this movie. I grew up watching Condorman and I always think of it with fond memories. The special effects may not be the best; however, the movie is over two decades old, and I think the effects are quite adequate. Besides, the movie is not supposed to be realistic, but rather it is a comedy with action elements. It provides a window into what people worried about in the early eighties; Cold War espionage is a major part of the story. Overall, it is charming and is a feel-good movie. It has all the classic elements: good verses evil and boy meets girl. It is a quality family movie and I would recommend this film to all who are young at heart.

Ratings are almost entirely about perspective. Is this really an 8 star movie? Of course not. But it also depends on which version of me you ask.

5 year old me in 1981 - 10 stars!!!!!!! 40something year old me in 2019 - Eh, 6 stars seems fair. Average rating - 8*

Condorman was easily one of my 5 favorite movies as a young child. I watched it so many times I wore out a few VHS tapes. There isn't a lot about the movie that really holds up and I gotta imagine that if you showed it to a child today, they'd probably lose interest in it fairly quickly. Some of the humor is very dated and wouldn't make any sense to anyone who wasn't actually alive at the time. And the special effects, which looked totally real to 5 year old me, are painfully bad to 40+ year old me and would probably be terrible to the eyes of anyone who has grown up only knowing CGI. That said, it was then and still is now, a really fun movie that stays in its lane and doesn't try to be anything more than what it is.

If you're looking for something to engage your 5-10 year old kid, there's a sliiiiiight chance this might do it for them, but chances are the only people who would really enjoy this movie today are people who saw it when it was released. Grab some popcorn and a side order of childhood nostalgia and enjoy.

I loved this film in the eighties. I used to own it on Betamax, but since VHS and DVDs took over the world, I lost my copy of Condorman somewhere along the way. Michael Crawford (better known for his hapless TV character Frank Spencer), plays a comicbook writer who gets recruited by the CIA.

As improbably as that sounds, you're best just glossing over it, as thinking too deeply about anything you see will spoil the film further.

It's just stupid, cheesy fun. I loved it as a kid, but I have to admit being a little disappointed at what was really in front of me all the time. I could still appreciate some of it. The gadgets were fun, but Frank Spencer... sorry, Woody Wilkins, can just be a bit annoying. His jokes aren't that funny and he isn't tough enough to carry off being an action hero. I know this is a parody of spy movies in general, but if you want a cheesier spy movie, just watch some of the later Roger Moore James Bond films.

Yes, I loved it as a kid and others who have such nostalgic memories of it will probably get something out of it, too. However, it's unlikely to find a new audience nowadays. If you have an eight-year-old boy, he might like it, but anyone over the age of eight will feel pretty bored by it all.

I'm giving it 6/10 because of how much I used to love it. By today's standards, it's probably no more than a 5/10.

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Think of Batman meets Inspector gadget!

Even for '81 this movie can bring you along for thrill ride. Beautiful women, neat gadgets and one of the best car chases. The main musical theme is easy to remember and consist of a one word lyric "CONDORMAN!". Yet "Condorman" is so ignorant that he doesn't realize the peril he puts himself into. He's a cartoonist for goodness sake!

Wonderfully cheezy in today's standards!

If the best James Bond movie had a "G" rating, it might very well have looked liked "Condorman". It has all of the cool gadgets, world-wide locations, a sexy femme fatale, creepy Russain villains, and best of all, some of the coolest car and boat chase sequences on film. Keep in mind that this is a kids movie, so the humor level is elementary, but nonetheless funny. The acting is over-the-top and cartoonish, but regardlessly enjoyable. Everyone looking for a fun, fast-paced adventure movie should check out this movie.