elcoat
Well, that's really all that matters, isn't it.My 3 yr old over here in Norway in 2011 is a Herbie devotee - there were a bunch of Herbies ... under irrelevant Norwegian titles ... on sale in a supermarket bin - and he loves all 4 of the theater films.And I like the characters of this one, especially Ken Berry's. He comes to Uncle Alonzo wanting to believe in him and join him and then has his eyes opened, while falling in love with Mrs. Steinmetz's granddaughter - Tennessee's daughter?? Look at the expressions on Berry's face. WELL done. And Stephanie Powers' violent young woman is in another of the series: Julie Sommers in Herbie goes to Monte Carlo, for example. PMS, anyone? :-) When he wants to see this one, my little Rohan says he wants to see "Uncle" (Alonzo).
ccthemovieman-1
The best thing about this horrible movie is the opening scene which shows real-life footage of large buildings being demolished.The worst thing is the theology behind the story, as espoused by no less an actress than veteran Helen Hayes whose character claims that everything has a soul and a life to it - and that's why the car, he organ, the train all can understand each other and human minds!! This is Walt Disney "New Age" baloney 20 years ahead of it's time. Later on, spells are cast, etc, typical of Disney films. Walt was a big fan of the occult and believed in all that sort of thing. Pretty pathetic.We know where Herbie's "soul" is right now: Junkyard Hell, where it belongs!
moonspinner55
Although it was a hit with kids, this sequel to 1968's "The Love Bug" flounders around for some sort of inspiration, finding it only in the multiple flashbacks to the first picture. There's hardly a whiff of a plot; worse, Helen Hayes looks uncomfortable and Ken Berry comes off as a poor man's Dean Jones. The special effects are shoddy, the production values cheap and the slapstick laughs overdrawn by a director who practically prods viewers in the ribs. The Disney Company really lost more than their boss when Walt died--they lost their direction, most especially in their live-action entertainment. Relying on sequels and (even today) pointless remakes that show a complete misunderstanding of what their founder was trying to accomplish, "Herbie Rides Again" fails to do Disney proud. NO STARS from ****
John Gillis
OK, first of all the only reason why I gave this a 6 out of 10 is simply because Herbie is in...other than that...I don't know why this movie was made. The ending is ridiculous, where 1,000's of herbie's all "team up" for the poor old firehouse. First of all, that totally goes against the story line of Herbie being unique...HELLO!!! It touched on this in 'The Love Bug' in the the horrible TV "remake" in 97' they clarified it. Anyway, Herbie needs to stick to racing! I mean 'Herbie goes bananas" was a stretch but it was still OK, i say OK because they pulled it off decently, but 'the love bug' and 'herbie goes to monte carlo' are by far the best in the series....the worst 'the love bug: 97' TV remake, then Herbie rides again" and i suppose herbie goes bananas is in between...and we'll see where fully loaded goes...so in order1) The Love Bug 2) Herbie goes to Monte Carlo 3) Herbie Goes Bananas 4) Herbie Rides Again 5) The Love Bug (97 TV remake) N/A Herbie: Fully Loaded (we'll see where it goes)
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