Popeye

This bizarre, ramshackle collection of set pieces and characters carries a sweetness and joy that makes it never less than endearing. I caught glimpses of this on television as a kid, but my staunch position against musicals in my later elementary years meant I never saw more than five or ten minutes at once. Now, I find the whole thing eminently likable. Williams under control is a lot of fun, the sets are inventive and always interesting to look at it, and the physical cartoon comedy is an inventive move. But nothing surpasses Shelley Duvall's performance--there's a liveliness and sweetness the permeates her every moment on screen, with the performance of "He Needs Me" as the pinnacle of her contribution.