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10 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
"Cute, Marie...cute", 6 January 2002
Author:
moonspinner55 from redlands, ca
No one ever talks about this movie, least of all the Osmonds! In the recent E! True Hollywood Story on Marie and the VH1 Behind The Music bio of the Osmond family, "Goin' Coconuts" is mysteriously missing from the Osmond's resume. Is it that bad? Actually, no. It's a blandly cute semi-musical with Donny and Marie in Hawaii where Marie's necklace attracts the attention of clumsy villains. It's repetitive, extremely mild, unpolished, but for fans of Donny & Marie's TV variety show, this picture may spark wonderful memories. It encompasses all the shtick you can recall, put over with an exhausting amount of cheap pizazz. Some buffs don't even believe this actually played in theaters, but it really did...mostly on a double-bill with Farrah Fawcett's "Somebody Killed Her Husband". "Coconuts" was the better offering. ** from ****
8 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
Fallin' in Love Again!, 26 December 2003
Author:
cara from usa
Alright...so it's a 70's nightmare by some standards, but it's Donnie and Marie! You gotta love it lookin' at it from a 21st century standpoint. This is the goofy stuff Austin Powers was built on! And to think that they got away with this brand of humor on G-rated material! Also take note of the very clever and difficult task of using 5 bumbling villains instead of the standard one or two. Again, Austin Powers owes a lot to the precedents set by a flick like this and I for one am fallin' in love again!
6 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
I really liked it!!!, 13 October 2005
Author:
mandz_jane from New Zealand
OK so I might be a tad biased in saying that I really liked this film as I am a huge Osmond fan!! But it was really funny. I enjoyed seeing Donny and Marie interact they have such amazing chemistry working as a brother and sister team. Being only 19 a lot of people think it is odd that someone my age likes The Osmonds, but The Osmonds are so incredibly talented and I really admire them, they are awesome!! Donny and Marie have amazing voices, if only all the famous singers these days could sing half as good as The Osmonds. I loved every song they sang in the movie. If anyone happens to read this checkout Donny's cd called "What I Mean't To Say", it just shows what a wonderful singer he truly is.
6 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
great fun, 1 January 2005
Author:
cgflames from United States
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.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Bland and Profoundly Mediocre, 3 August 2008
Author:
Colin M. Buckley (shaggycub@xensei.com) from Boston, Massachusetts
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
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.
1 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Awesome comedy, 25 June 2009
Author:
stevem-imdb from United States
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.
3 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
One of my favorites, 24 October 2006
Author:
Carol Mack from California
So the movie was a little hokey... I know "I" really enjoyed it. Right
up there with GREASE with Olivia Newton John and John Travolta!
Seriously! Anything Donny and Marie did back then was something to talk
about. I wish they could have continued on with the Donny and Marie
talk Show that was out a couple years ago. That was one of the high
lights of my day. Good Clean Humor.
Going Coconuts I remember, introduced his wife for the first time. I
thought that was pretty clever. I'm thinking they could have included
more of her really. The song "Falling in Love" was great. That happened
to be on one of their albums. I remember playing it until the needle
broke...
5 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
One of the greatest movies from the 70's, 30 November 2006
Author:
Woodyanders (Woodyanders@aol.com) from The Last New Jersey Drive-In on the Left
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
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.
1 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
I loved the soundtrack album, 6 November 2009
Author:
jjavieraponteparsi from Puerto Rico
I never saw this movie, didn't know it was a movie when I bought the album back in 1978. I loved the soundtrack album, I wish they would reissue it in CD. I have a Greatest Hits album that includes On the shelf, but I also liked the other songs, specially Falling In Love (it was great), the instrumental version of May Tomorrow Be a Perfect Day, and that cover they did that went like this "Baby, now that I found you I can't let you go, I built my world around you, I need you so, baby even though you don't need me..." One day I had that song playing and my older brother said "Wow, that's a very old song!". He remembered the original; for me it was new. Later I heard the original (I don't remember the title of the tune), but I still prefer Donny & Marie's version.I really enjoyed (and still do) their music and their TV show when I was a teenager. God bless them both!
1 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Wonderful great fro all the family, 17 November 2007
Author:
vampyerslayer73 from United States
I remember this movie from when I was only 5 years old. I went to it in California and got to met Donnie and Marrie. I have seen it only 2 times and wish I could find it again. I am glad I found info here. Everyone should see this cute, funny, family movie. This movie is a timeless classic. I hope my son will get to see it himself. Donnie and Marrie did a great Job and OH so cute. I cant believe that not many people have even heard about this movie. I have been looking online forever for a copy of it. If you have not seen this movie you must watch it if you can find a copy. I think Donnei and Marrie should have done more movies besides this one. They always will remain great and such wonderful performers.
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