Hero at Large

Starring:John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Bellaver, Anita Dangler, Jane Hallaren, Leonard Harris (II), Rick Podell, Allan Rich, Kurt Andon, Gerry Black, Tony Cacciotti, William Bogert, Joyce Brothers, Gerald Castillo, Natalie Cilona, Tony Crupi, Heidi Gold, Garry Goodrow
Director: Martin Davidson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Description

He's a superhero - with the tights and cape to prove it! Steve (John Ritter), a struggling New York actor costumed for a job posing as Captain Avenger at a movie premiere, walks into a corner market...and into a holdup. One smash! boom! pow! later and the Big Apple is hailing Steve. Not as a hero. As a superhero. Reel life turns real for Steve in this comic charmer celebrating the hero in all of us. One of the most likable stars ever to grace large or small screens, Ritter is hilarious and touching as a workaday guy who discovers righting wrongs is a whole lot of fun. So much that corrupt politicians want to cut in on the action and use Steve's fame to their own advantage. Will Steve cave to their scheme? This is a job for a superhero who knows right from wrong!

Customer Reviews:

John Ritter's Best Role.......2007-04-16

One thing I hated about "Three's Company", was Jack Tripper being a wimp. He claimed to take karate lessons, in the Navy, but was beat up very easily (especially by women). This role shows how a "Jack Tripper", would fight for real.

Granted, John Ritter pulls some non-Tripper acting, but you can see some character in Steve Nichols. I was seven, when I saw the film. I begged my folks to see it, because of John Ritter and a superhero movie. While a little disappointed the character was an actor, and not a real superhero, John Ritter was still great. The best part of the film is a spoiler. If you don't want to know it, stop reading now.

Before Steve Nichols gives up the superhero role, he saves people from a burning building. He leaps down on the roof and goes inside. He saves the people and walks off with Anne Archer. A perfect ending, to a "realistic" movie.

A hero without powers..........2007-04-10

This movie was awesome. I just like the idea of the film it's funny and smart. It has a great moral to the story is that you don't have to wear a silly costume or have superpowers to be a hero. It's a good movie i recomend this movie to everyone.

John is a hero.......2006-09-03

The movie is great. It was very dark displayed on the television. I don't remember if the lighting was that dark in the theater.

A Good Movie--Fun!.......2006-06-30

As usual John Ritter is a bumbling guy who gets mistaken for the character he portrays instead of who he really is,at a very bad time! How does he get out of this mess? A good date movie. Fun! And John Ritter is so funny to watch.

For The Hero In All Of Us.......2006-06-14

I have seen this movie countless times and it is impossible for me (a nearly 40-something y.o. man) to hold back the tears!!! This movie, during John Ritter's hay-day, presents a real guy who truely believes in the good in all people. He the "starry-eyed" romantic. Anne Archer plays the jaded "been-burnt" girl next door, literally. In a world of over-the-top movies that try to push the envelope just so you'll spend your cash to see it, here's an honest movie that can touch the good side in almost everyone. The message is pure and feelings are true and the tears are real. For parents, this is a must see quality movie for the whole family watch. Don't miis this one!!!

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#23: AN EXCELLENT ZATOICHI EPISODE
But what about the subtitles?
Good Zatoichi Movie, Excellent DVD
IS NOT the best Zatoichi movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Classic

Zatoichi 23 - Zatoichi at Large
Starring: Shintarô Katsu , Rentaro Mikuni , Hisaya Morishige , Etsushi Takahashi , and Naoko Otani
Director: Kazuo Mori
Manufacturer: ANIMEIGO
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ASIN: B0001J0VYA
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Customer Reviews:

#23: AN EXCELLENT ZATOICHI EPISODE.......2006-08-31

This 23rd installment of Zatoichi is highly recommended. As usual, we find Zatoicihi in another one of his wildly strange predictaments. And as usual, we find the amusingly funny, humorous and charming personality of Ichi in this film. There is more humor in this episode than most of his previous outings. Also, Zatoichi is taunted by a young orphan who believes that Ichi killed his mother. And this orphan constantly taunts Ichi. [namely by throwing rocks at him]

In this episode Zatoichi helps to deliver the baby of a dying mother.[He even tries to breastfeed the baby] All the while, Ichi attempts to locate the missing baby's father. And of course there is the never-ending confrontation with the "bad-guys" in this film. There is a festival going on in the town where Ichi goes to seek out the father of the baby. Zatoichi intercedes when the aunt of the baby is grabbed by a gang of thugs, who intend to place her into prostitution. But Ichi' cane-sword is too quick.

The humor in this episode is very evident throughout the film: especially when comedy routines are performed before an official in order to qualify for admission into the festival. [namely the monkey act] The film is very entertaining and one of the better ones in the series. Although I do like them all [I am a bit biased] For Zatoichi fans, you will not be disappointed, there is plently of Ichi's swordsmanship on display when he starts to clean up the town of "bad guys." And a very good ending in the film. Highly recommend. Enjoy!

But what about the subtitles?.......2005-12-10

I probably should not complain about the translation subtitles on this film. About 15 years ago I bought a bootleg of the film taped off the International Channel when the film was called "Zatoichi's Duty" and the DVD release shows that AnimEigo went the extra mile with their translation. Not only do they translate the theme song but all the credits, something not on the bootleg, and every now and then add an extra subtitle explaining a phrase or a Japanese custom. My problem was that the original bootleg copy translated the scene where the head Yakuza tries to buy out the local Constable as trying to buy his jitte from him. In Japanese culture the person who carries the jitte is the law, and if the Yakuza boss could get him to pass his jitte over to one of his henchmen then that henchman would be recognized as the local law officer. In the AnimEigo version all references to wanting to but the jitte are non existent. Instead you have a Yakuza boss trying to bribe the village Constable with no explanation what for. Perhaps AnimEigo felt that the jitte references would not be understood by western audiences.

Aside from that it is still a great Zatoichi film and ends with one of the bloodiest fights of the film series. And it also includes one of my favorite moments in all of the films. **SPOILER** During the climatic sword fight, Zatoichi has been cutting down the Yakuza's three at a time, even getting those who had a wall between themselves and Ichi. Suddenly one of the Yakuza says "Stand aside! I'll take care of him!" [ on the AnimEigo version it is translated as "Stand aside! I'll kill him!" ] For a second it looks like this Yakuza will give Ichi some trouble, until he is cut down faster than the others were. The whole thing was pulled off with such swift timing that it is one of the funniest gags in the whole series.

Good Zatoichi Movie, Excellent DVD.......2005-02-25

The Zatoichi series, about a blind swordsman who travelled Japan and got into many adventures, were always a cut above the typical martian arts melodrama of the 60s/70s. More than most of their genre, they were character studies (with Katsu Shintaro bringing a likable quality to the title character) and, even more so, focused on plot. Action is actually kept to a minimum, particularly in this film, which will disappoint many viewers.
In "Zatoichi at Large," (one of the last of the series), Zatoichi delivers the baby of a dying peasant and takes it to her relatives. However, he's soon accused of stealing the woman's money and the mob is out to get him.
The DVD from a company called AnimEgo present the film in absolutely stunning 2.35:1 widescreen. The colours are so ripe they almost burst off the screen, and image is very sharp. It's even watchable in the many very dark scenes. Sound is the original Japanese audio, with subtitles (they're multicoloured - nice touch). The liner notes are disappointing. They don't deal with production of the film so much as with 'fun facts' (the value of the currency discussed in the movie, the possibility of men breastfeading, etc.), along with a Katsu Shintaro biography. These are reprinted more or less in the production notes on the disc. Other extras include character biographies (which discusses their place in the film) and trailers for several Zatoichi movies and some entries of the "Lone Wolf and Cub" series.

IS NOT the best Zatoichi movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-12-01

Here are good things and bad things:
Good:
* Beautiful colors.
* Awesome song when Zatoichi is fighting 40 men.
* Zatoichi is surrounded by fire.

Bads:
* HORRIBLE fight choreoghraphy.
* NO action until the ending.
* Fast final fight.
* Zatoichi gets hit by a bunch of normal people.

Adios.

Classic.......2004-08-08

Endless fun abound. Cool music , A kid who throws rocks, funny monkey hiking antics ,some really dumb villians who don't know when to quit , a strange sounding guy with what appears to be silver teeth and more sword tricks from our friend Zatoichi. This ones a must see and a must have for any Zato fan . One word ,CLASSIC, like The old chuck taylors. Go for it , you can do it . This one practically pays for it self.

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