Patch Adams (1998) (2-Disc Set; Ultimate Edition; Transparent Digipak)

awesome movie

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 27, 2004

Pros: funny movie

Cons: nothing bad about it

i seen this movie and i must say it will leave ya laughin

Excelent

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 11, 2003

One of the most good histories about the mean of life

Incredibly warm and inspirational

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 21, 2002

Academy award and Golden Globe nominations aren't handed out just for the fun of it. I think that the negative viewers of this film either didn't see the film or have no taste.According to Patch Adams himself, the movie wasn't entirely accurate. Bu...t despite that fact, I found this movie to be one of the most inspirational and funny movies I've ever seen. Read more Less

Patch Adams is a red nosed psycho.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 5, 2001

My parents loved this film at the cinema and reccomended it to me, which resulted in me staying away from it for as long as humanly possible. Not that I needed much encouragement. When it comes to Hollywood dishing up cynical mush about individuals o...vercoming the odds that always seem to appeal mostly to sheep and nine times out of ten stars Robin "just shoot me" Williams, I have to say im pretty fearful. Eventualy when the rental price reached 50 cents I caved in and got the thing out. I didnt watch it in the end, but a good friend did, and said it was absolutely lovely. Better than "Cuckoo's Nest" he said. Robin Williams is "so funny" he said, and he thought the film was "thought provoking" and "genuinely upsetting". After I had finished dismembering his body and putting it all in a gym bag, I dropped off the video at the store, and dropped my friend off at the tip. "Now thats reality" I said to myself grimly. Read more Less

Yea Right

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 3, 2000

Very loosely based on a true story, this film is as one-dimensional as it gets, with every scene trying to tear-jerk you but you'll probably end up feeling jerked around. Falls into almost every possible cliche convention. Go see "Good Morning, Viet...nam", a better, original version of this. The true story of Hunter Adams might be worth looking into. Read more Less

Poorly made film about a pretty amazing

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 2, 2000

Very, very cheesy film. It goes for lots of sentimentality, one scene after another, relentlessly and shamelessly. As one critic put it, it goes for the sentiment without really earning it. First off, we have seen Robin Williams in this role many, m...any times. He is the non-conformist fighting the institution with strange, new practices. He is a very likable actor, although I personally don't find his stand-up comedy all that funny (unfortunately, the film relies on it for laughs). Even then though, you probably saw most of the jokes in the trailer, they are few and not very hilarious.The bad guys are evil, the good guys are sweeter than candy, no character really unfolds all that well. There were time when I liked it, but too many times when I was squirming, wanting to tell the director "Who do you think you're fooling?!?" The true story behind it all is definately worth looking into and is really the only interesting or original thing about this movie. Read more Less

The Story

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 11, 2000

Patch Adams is a great story of helping other people who dont have money.

Excellent!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 24, 2000

For all of you Robin Williams fans out there, this is a must see. I've seen the bad reviews that were given to the movie. My feelings are that if you like Robin Williams than you'll like the movie.

UN-WATCHABLE!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 28, 2000

I can't believe people still turn out in droves to see Robin Williams giggling at his own unfunny jokes and drooling all over himself like some sort of walrus. Let me tell you, it really "warmed my heart" to see him cheering up bald, cancer-ridden k...ids by putting a rubber enema bulb on his nose. Message to Mr. Williams: NO MORE MOVIES CONTAINING INSINCERE EMOTING! I, for one, can't take it anymore. (By the way, I willed myself to give this pile of stinking garbage one star as a nod to the mostly sweet performance of Monica Potter. But even that was marred by the preposterously overacted scene in which she tearfully "confesses" to Patch about having been molested as a child. AAAARRRRGHH!) Read more Less