Rating  - Quality Adventure Movie
Great adventure movie with ample comedic flourishes has title character squaring off against Nazi scumbags in the World War II era. With a high-caliber performance with great subtle comedic timing by Bill Campbell, a shining performance by Jennifer Connelly as the Rocketeer's actress-girlfriend, and a great showing by Timothy Dalton as the lead villain, at turns charismatic and sinister, and thrilling aerial sequences. Kudos to the effects and cinematography teams. Title character is a tad on the cocky side for my liking but within acceptable limits; a good thing since I've long tired of action movies where the brash jerk of a 'hero' ends up with mega-babe with the heart of gold, a role Connelly certainly plays well here. Still, what Jennifer fanboy can help but feel just a twinge of jealousy when her character ends up with any of the lead male characters in her movies? Ah, the price of being constantly enamored with on-screen lovelies. Honestly though, this is a great film, recommended both to fans of action-comedies like "Back To The Future", "True Lies", and "The Fifth Element" as well as fans of more serious adventure-exhilirators like "Spider-Man, "Lethal Weapon", "Indiana Jones" and "Speed". Suitable for the wee ones, a great viewing for all ages together.
Rating - Top Notch Movie... So-So DVD
I ordered "The Rocketeer" over a year ago and finally had chance to watch it this past weekend. I haven't seen it in several years, and I must say, it's even better than I remembered it! Billy Campbell is terrific and Jennifer Connely glows. Alan Arkin is a reliable sidekick... and Timothy Dalton positively shines as the villain of the piece! The movie has a Saturday matinee feel to it, but with top-notch production values. It also has a great sense of humor. It's one of the best movies that no one saw. Too bad. I was disappointed with the picture quality of my dvd. Is this common for this particular release, or did I get a lemon? Also would have like to have seen some additional extra features. I know I saw a featurette on creating the rocket-pack scenes somewhere many years ago. Regardless... This is one movie I'm really glad to have. I'll be watching and re-watching it for years to come.
Rating  - An AWESOME MOVIE!
This is one of the most coolest, fun filled movies I have ever seen because of everything that it has to make it a great movie. Simply GREAT!!!!!!
Rating - Nice!
THIS MOVIE IS SO COOL AND IS A MUST SEE FOR ALL COMIC BOOK FANS! TRULY TRULY GREAT!
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