Anyone else find this to be REALLY unintentionally funny? Like whenever they couldn't think of a line they just had some guy throw a punch, everytime that kid showed I laughed my a$$ off, and that shark was just so obviously fake. I was laughing so hard through this movie I was in tears.
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Seeing this with a nearly full audience in 1992, I remember several moments where the audience laughed where they werent suppose to. Indeed it was funny. But the best of all was the first appearance of Tom Selleck as the king, looking just like the Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz.
This ranks among the worst films I've ever seen, but seeing something this bad, this uneven, and with such a jumbled message, I realized for the first time what an accomplishment it is to make a very good film.
As far as Tom Selleck goes, I have seen him do some very uneven performances. Some have been like this one has been described, and some have been much better.
His strong attribute has typically been the "strong silent type" that doesn't say too much... Yet, based on the strength of some roles, I have to wonder if he wasn't mostly cast (in his career) as the ruggedly handsome character for the box office draw, (and TV ratings), and suffered from the expectations of the writers and directors.
Just a sidenote, back in the days of MAGNUM, P.I., our group had a young guy that looked a LOT like Tom Selleck (but only about 5-ft 5-inches tall in shoes), and for months(!!!), women from all over the building would find all manner of excuses to walk by his desk, ask questions, and bring him things (needed/requested or not), etc... (Our boss was less than pleased with all the attention, interruptions, and distractions involved, but eventually decided that was hardly his fault.)
That particular appeal shouldn't be ignored... Just saying.
Kind of strange as you'd figure one of Sellecks main appeal is his height/manly build lol
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