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Meatballs (Special Edition)

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This 70's classic remains the masterpiece of Bill Murray's noteworthy career. Murray's years of training in the Suzuki method of acting is plainly evident as he tackles the challenging role of camp counselor. You'll laugh, you'll cry. You'll cheer on the campers as they navigate the tricky shoals of adolescence. This movie is an extraordinary achievement is American theater.

This movie is one of the funniest movies starring a SNL cast member, I see some people are complaining about bathroom type humor but it's pretty mild stuff and it's really very funny unlike the stupid sequels which don't even star Bill Murray, this movie is far superior! I never went to summer camp but after watching this movie again recently I wish I had as it looked like it would be so much fun, well at least if it was a camp run by Bill Murray's Tripper Harrison and not that other camp

Just hilarious!! If you've never seen this classic - run, jump, hop, skip, drive, whatever you have to do to get it!! It's great!! This is Bill Murray's best... camp has never been so much fun!

Absolutely not for children of any ages, as the topics are the typical topics found in 80's films - drugs, sex, etc. This movie will be enjoyed by those that enjoyed Caddyshack, Animal House, and similar movies.

I disagree with the critics' opinions on this movie. Being a camp counselor myself, I can totally relate to Bill Murray and all of the CITs in this seventies summer camp flick. I thourougly enjoyed myself watching it and could see it over and over again.

this movie rocks but i wish they would get the 2,3, and 4th ones

I loved this movie when it came out because it -- what other word can I use here? -- re-activated so many of the feelings I'd had as a camper and then counselor myself in Maine. It was a great time in my life. I'm buying it again, this time for our daughters, aged 10 and 7. I'm going to watch it with them!!

No, it's not about fat guys at an Italian restaurant. It's a lovable, low-budget flick about summer camp, shot in Canada. The camp counselors have sex, but no slasher comes out of the lake to chop them up. Instead, Bill Murray takes Chris Makepeace (that kid from "My Bodyguard") under his wing and teaches him how to belch and talk at the same time, which brings the little guy out of his shell and makes him the most popular camper in Camp Northstar history.

There are some obligatory heart-string tugs, but mostly this is just amiable, low-brow fun for the whole family. You'll find yourself chanting "Spaz! Spaz! Spaz!" anytime you watch someone attempt something moderately difficult. Try it on a friend, or your spouse- it's fun!

Meatballs is a comedy about a second rate summer camp that is made up of assorted losers, geeks and such. The movie concludes with an oympics against the rival camp that is a state of the art facility made up of rich and privileged kids. The movie brings out all the classic cliches, sex jokes and David vs. Goliath situations. The movie gets away with this due to its charm. The characters are all likeable and seem like real kids. This was Bill Murray's first movie and he shines in the film. He plays Tripper the head counselor at the camp and the movie's opening scene which has him addressing the camp counselors over the P.A. system is classic Murray. He more or less carries the movie and his just doesn't matter rant at the end of the film has become semi-famous. Meatballs isn't the finest moment of Mr. Murray's career, but it definitely shows he had the goods to be a major comedic film star.

Man, this dvd is awesome. What the hell are you talking about Leonard Maltin? We had a Meatballs club well past fifth grade. In fact, I've seen the VHS version an uncountable number of times. Once my friend and I watched the movie with no sound and were able to fill in all the voices and even some of the sound effects so I feel that I hold the same authority as my friend who doesn't even own a dvd player but he saw the dvd at my house. We believe that the dvd is true to the original film. The VHS version was altered without fan consent. Be grateful that we now have Ivan Reitman's unabridged vision. Meatballs is direct line into the happy part of the brain. Go buy the DVD and a player if you don't already own one. This movie alone justifies the purchase.

Thank you to everyone who wrote good reviews of Meatballs and looked past any so-called "sophmoric" humor, and realized that Meatballs is a very good feel-good movie. I am 28 years old and grew up on this movie. I only own a few movies, but this was one of the first ones I bought. I have watched it over and over since getting it, and I am happy to know that others feel sentimental about it like myself. True Meatballs fans don't acknowledge any other "Meatballs" movies (they made more than one?). This is a classic, despite what "professional" reviewers say. I just wish I could find the soundtrack to this great movie. Anyone have any ideas? "Lets say it was the Moondust..."