stevem-imdb When I was 7 and 8, I was a HUGE fan of the Donnie and Marie show. After their movie came out and went to Home Box Office, I saw it every chance I got. I'm sure I saw it at least 5 times. It's amazing the things that will entertain an 8 year old. I had never seen Donnie in a suspenseful role so I was impressed with his talent to combine suspense and comedy. I was hoping for a sequel or a series of movies to come from Donnie and Marie but that didn't happen. Then I turned 10 and Donnie and Marie didn't seem that great anymore. My tastes went to teenage comedies like 'Fast Times' and 'Porkies'. Donnie and Marie was for the pre-pre-teen audience.

Colin M. Buckley Wow, I can recall this movie when it came out, but never did get a chance to see it. Now I have and it is nothing to write home about. It's not a bad movie, just kinda bland and some moments very incongruous. To me, it looks like a TV movie of the week. The cinematography is adequate, the script inconsequential. The best part of it is the full roster of character actors (including the fabulous Kenneth Mars, Ted Cassidy from "The Addams Family" as well as two, count 'em two former Bond villain henchmen.) chowing down on the scenery like it was their last meal. The leads are cute and all, but as actors they only vaguely adequate at playing themselves. It's a testament to their bubbly personalities that they shine, despite the weaker than weak script. How weak is it? In one scene, when Donny is pointing out to Marie someone who might have been one of the criminals chasing them in an earlier scene, she says she can't see them because she's not wearing her glasses? HUH?? She can't need glasses too much, because she wasn't wearing them for the whole movie. Heck, she manages to ride her motorcycle while being chased by baddies without wearing glasses. Also, not sure why they had her on a motorcycle, that was a little odd. Mostly, this is an excuse to have them singing and dancing on stage. Perfectly fine, no harm, no foul.I have no ax to grind, I was a huge fan of them back in the day, but this film has not aged at all well. I'd say it's family fare, but I doubt any children are really going to care about this movie. I'd say this is only for nostalgic adults, and even then I can't really recommend it. I don't regret having seen it, but I don't have any desire to see it again.

Woodyanders I recently had the pleasure of viewing this spectacular movie milestone and I just gotta say, "WOW!!!" Music superstars Donny and Marie Osmond are brilliant, mesmerizing and totally convincing as themselves. Herb Edelman lends outstanding support with his astonishing portrayal of their whiny worrywart manager. Ted Cassidy (Lurch on "The Adams Family"), Harold Sakata (Oddjob in "Goldfinger"), Kenneth Mars, and veteran acne-scarred meanie Marc Lawrence are all magnificent as a bunch of no-good villains who want to get their grubby hands on Marie's necklace. Gorgeous blonde hottie supreme Crystin Sinclaire (Mel Ferror's daughter in "Eaten Alive") offers delectable eye candy as a lovely young lass who catches Donny's lascivious eye. The masterful direction by Howard Morris deftly creates a considerable amount of joy, tension and excitement; the taut narrative never meanders or makes a single false step and the lightning fast pace ensures that the picture practically explodes across the screen throughout. The fiercely intelligent and incisive script by William Mark Daniels and Raymond Harvey offers plentiful profound and provocative insights on such crucial components of the human condition as greed, lust and the need for fun and leisure. The eloquent dialogue is remarkable ("That Charlie; if he wasn't dead already I'd kill him"). The exquisite cinematography by Frank Phillips contains some of the most beautiful imagery ever captured on film; the island of Hawaii is sharply depicted in all its sweetly lush tropical serenity. Best of all, the bouncy, happy score by Nelson Riddle and the delightfully dynamic song-and-dance numbers by Donny and Marie both take you straight to groovy 70's boogie wonderland. A cinematic landmark of monumental cultural importance.

cgflames I first saw this movie when I was a young teenager. I recently bought it online in VHS format. I loved this movie when I was a kid, even though I know it was no Oscar contender. I was and am a big Osmond fan.This is a GREAT family movie. Not too scary for the little ones, enough suspense for the older kids. Mom and dad can enjoy this movie for exactly what it is, more Donny and Marie than you could get in the wonderful one hour weekly TV show in one sitting.The music is really good, and the Osmonds prove yet again that even if you don't like them, they have fantastic musical abilities. The songs themselves are good and directly relate to the story. The acting isn't bad either. You even get a short preview of Donnys beautiful real life wife at the end of the movie.