Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Warner Bros.

October 10, 1980

Comedy

DVD
C

I'd never actually seen this before, although of course I was aware of it at the time and even semi-regularly watched the TV series.  Unlike 9 to 5, it doesn't hold up particularly well, and I was of course most interested in Judy's bad but very brief second marriage, with Albert Brooks playing a character we don't mourn.  The setup of her recruitment is very flimsy, and I don't generally go for Army comedies anyway.  Still, I gave this a half hour and I've certainly seen worse.  Plus Goldie was as lovely as in Foul Play, and Eileen Brennan does what she can with her role, as she would on TV.  Howard Zieff directed.

The Family Stone

The Family Stone
20th Century Fox
December 16, 2005
Comedy
DVD
C-

Thomas Bezucha wrote and directed this tale of a man bringing his unlikable girlfriend home to meet his large family.

Action Jackson

Action Jackson
Lorimar
February 12, 1988
Action
DVD
D-

This is stupid and implausible but not cheesy enough to be fun.  I tagged the two people I recognized in the first quarter hour, although I was mildly curious about Vanity (not enough to stay tuned of course).  Craig R. Baxley directed.