| | |  | Comedy | Home » » » Arthur | | | | | | | Description: | | Russell Brand reinvents the role of lovable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and lifelong nanny Hobson (Academy Award® winner* Helen Mirren) to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge: choosing between an arranged marriage to ambitious corporate exec Susan (Jennifer Garner) that will ensure his lavish lifestyle, or an uncertain future with the one thing money can’t buy – Naomi (Greta Gerwig), his true love. With Naomi’s inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will take the most expensive risk of his life and learn what it means to be a man in this re-imagining of the beloved Oscar®-winning* romantic comedy Arthur. | | | Features: | |
• Condition: New
• Format: DVD
• AC-3; Color; Dolby; DVD; Widescreen; NTSC
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Russell Brand, Greta Gerwig | | Director:
| Jason Winer | | Format:
| AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Warner Bros. | | Run Time:
| 110 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 15, 2011 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 72 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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24 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Arthur's theme-lessJul 08, 2011
By Amanda Richards
Short attention span summary:
1. Russell Brand does the best that he can do to fill Dudley Moore's shoes. No longer a loveable slushy drunk, Arthur's now a wild boy child, throwing money around doing his best to ease the recession (and possibly share a few std's along the way).
2. Helen Mirren gets caught between the moon and New York City as she lovingly rolls her eyes at his antics and then makes it all better with a stern look and a snappy comment.
3. Greta Gerwig plays his first real love interest (not counting Helen Mirren's character,Hobson), an aspiring writer of children's books by night and an illegal tour guide by day. Her character, Naomi, turns his heart around, and next thing you know, he's closing down the town (or at least Grand Central Station)
4. His fiancée Susan (Jennifer Garner), her dad (Nick Nolte) and his mom (Geraldine James) compete fiercely for the "most unlikeable" award. I know it's crazy, but it's true.
5. Bottom line is that this is an "okay" movie, barely nodding to its predecessor with one short burst of the melody of the original theme song, but at the end of it, you'll wake up way across town and find it's not still with you.
Amanda Richards, July 8, 2011
29 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Brand is a good fit hereApr 10, 2011
By K. Cooper
Whenever a remake is released, comparisons to the original are inevitable. Most people tend to go for the original and remakes are rarely as well liked. The 2011 "Arthur" is a good movie though.
Brand is a comedic actor with unique talents but they fit this role like a glove. He is onscreen virtually every minute and it is on his shoulders this movie rests. His "Arthur" is a more a fun loving playboy than Dudley Moore's sloppy drunk and that is a good thing. No one could top John Gielgud's Oscar winning peformance as Hobson but Helen Mirren does a good job nonetheless. The rest of the movie is well cast although in the original, the father of Arthur's poor lover got off some of the funniest lines of the movie and here, he is mostly invisible.
I don't know that this is a better or worse movie than the 1981 original but it is an enjoyable film. Brand is funny and believable and his charms are just right for this version of "Arthur".
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Another Remake No One WantedApr 13, 2012
By Scott T. Rivers
The world was not clamoring for an update of the Oscar-winning "Arthur" (1981), but Warner Bros. didn't listen. Russell Brand delivers zero laughs in the Dudley Moore role, with Helen Mirren a decidedly bizarre choice to fill the shoes of John Gielgud. Sitcom director Jason Winer gives the 2011 version a predictable made-for-TV veneer. Best that you can do . . . is avoid.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Crap!Jan 18, 2012
By Ryan Lyle Murphy
Serious complete waste of money. I had very high hopes but this is just plain disappointment! Do not buy this movie or even rent it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Creative and funnyOct 03, 2011
By Richard J. Finch Jr.
I like movies that are different. I am tired of the same old, same old. This movie was funny, creative and very entertaining. I find myself even wanting some of the gadgets from this movie. I am glad it is part of my collection.
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