Arthur

A nice, fun, pleasant watch, with stand-out performances from Moore and Gielgud. And, honestly, I really like that song.

Arthur & Linda fall in love too quickly (other than both being resolutely unserious jokesters it's hard to see what the profound attraction is) & Hobson's fate is telegraphed too early, but the strength of this lies in how funny you find it (especially given the number of jokes) & I found it very funny. Drunken Arthur's like a modern day Groucho spouting off lots of great one-liners & his manic energy is nicely complemented by Hobson's desert-dry & deadpan delivery.

Some of the best lines

A hedonistic billionaire (Dudley Moore) is being pressured into an arranged marriage, but when he meets a woman he genuinely loves (Liza Minnelli), he finds himself very torn indeed. It's hard to overlook how shoddily structured the script is or its technical shortcomings, but it's equally hard not to be charmed by Moore (or Minnelli), or to not be amused by the dry snark of his devoted butler (John Gielgud, who won an Oscar). And there are some really funny bits. It's just all rather uneven.

is it mean that i giggle every time i see a movie where liza minnelli is a love interest, half because she's hideous, half because the's a crappy actress. it's still a good movie, if a bit cliche, and moore carries the rest of the cast.

Wonderful, warm and winning comedy, with an unbeatable trio of stars (a mismatched trio to be sure, but working wonderfully well together). Moore makes Arthur not only endearing, but lovable, and Gielgud is hilarious as his very proper man servant ("A little tart like that could save you a fortune in prostitutes"). Wonderful support work by Elliott as Arthur's sadistic in-law to be, and Martin as Liza's emotional father. Highly satisfying, wholly enjoyable and highly recommended.

This movie is hilarious and I love it. It was made back in the good ole days when drunks were silly and fun. Then Leaving Las Vegas had to go and ruin it by making them depressing, out of control, and suicidal.

A surprising amount of heart, and humor.

The director, Steve Gordon, who is also the screenwriter, managed to lead the film in an exemplary manner, making in a very light, fun and romantic.

Adorable Dudly Moore. A movie to bring a smile to anyones face.

What an insufferable piece of shit. I've never rooted harder for the bad guy before. And that laugh - every fucking other fucking word was a fucking giggle. As if.

Everyone was annoying in this, and I like all the actors! 😅

100 points for Hobson. -85 for Dudley Moore's insufferable Arthur

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Viewed September 15, 2017.

I don't get it

Lots of, hiccup, fun, hiccup.

John Geilgud and Dudley Moore are hilarious in this quiet comedy. "I'm going to take a bath." "I will alert the media."

Great performance by Dudley Moore as man-child Arthur with strong supporting work by Minnelli and Gielgud.

Dudley Moore is great being what we think Dudley Moore should be or happened to be. Otherwise, the movie has some odd pacing and mixing funny and romance in somewhat unequal parts.

A more endearing drunk, you will never meet. The stars really alligned for Dudley in this film but the entire cast is phenomenal. . It's pure delight.

About as tolerable a romantic comedy that I am likely to find. Moore is charming but his butler steals every scene.

Decent romance story, but both the plot and the humor are kinda weak. Nothing hit me especially hard.

It's just so likable.

Greasy decadent 80's aesthetic, but it's half-intelligent sometimes. I hate Dudley Moore, but Liza Minnelli is cute and some scenes were fun.

God bless John Gielgud.

Admittedly, this has some pretty clever dialog, but overall it seems to think it was a lot funnier than it actually is. Moore is pretty annoying, especially in the first ten minutes. Not horrible, but not something I'll want to see again.

I have a soft spot for Dudley Moore, especially in Bedazzled. This however is not one of his better moments. The sequel is best left alone

Dudley Moore brings this movie all the charm it has.

Dudley Moore makes such a likable drunk that you can't help but feel sorry for. John Gielgud is great as his faithful, yet wonderfully derisive butler. The story shines as an adult child tries to grow up.

Funny if you don't think about how pathetic Dudley Moore's character is, but pretty sad if you do. Gielgud saves the film.

Vladimir.

Could've used the Andy Breckman touch that the sequel had in spades.

My mum's favourite movie. lolol

Cute but shallow.

The chemistry between Geilgud and Moore is the X factor in this one. Recommended.

lidt sjov

Liza is unexpectedly charming, Dudley becomes likable as the flick goes on and that infernal laughing calms down a bit, but Sir John Gielgud is the reason to see this (although Jill Eikenberry trying desperately to look beatific is fairly funny). Those NYC locations--the ones that aren't The Plaza or mansions--that's how NYC looked when I first moved here all those years ago. God, I miss the REAL New York.

Light and fluffy romantic comedy very much of its time in the early 80's. Now it seems rather dated but it is still worth watching and is charming and sweet rather than rib-busting and contraversial. John Gielgud's plummy tones can make any moderately funny line even better, but here he is the star for me.

funny

drunks are funny - - not!

Charming romantic comedy.

This is pretty funny, I definately enjoyed watching it.

This is a sweeet movie. Dudley Moore is very good, and unfortunately got typecast in this role. Liza Minnelli proved she was a good actress. and Sir John Gielgud? Priceless. Everyone shuld see this movie at least once. Sadly it doesn't hold up as well as it should (which cost it 10 points).

Some of the romantic aspects succeed despite the limited appeal of Moore's mugging.

Cute, charming little movie. Admittedly I'm a bit biased, though, 'cause this is the first movie I ever went to see all by myself when I was a boy

Dated comedy but has some laughs in there.

Yeah...the song the movie, Dudley Moore and drinking and driving. Forgive the happy ending (it was 81 you know) and you have a movie that brings me back to my childhood and is very close to my heart. RIP Mr. Moore.

Silly romantic comedy with Dudley Moore. He's enjoyable enough to make the movie watchable, but there isn't quite enough there.