secondtake Arthur (1981)I'm no Dudley Moore fan, but this grew on me and I found him not only hilarious but, as intended, touching. He is supported by two very different kinds of actors—John Gielgud and Liza Minnelli—but they form a wonderful trio.The story is a timeless one—the rich man who is out of touch with what really matters in life. This isn't pushed very far, and the end is pretty inevitable, but the journey is great fun mostly because Moore is relentlessly funny. Minnelli plays a great strong woman foil to him, and is obviously what he needs in life. The "romance" between them is never very convincing because it remains a bit practical—they don't have that great scene where we expect them to truly "fall in love," and that's just fine. (The closest is the scene in the horse barn, which has one of the funnies lines in the movie, which almost feels like a Moore ad lib, you'll see.)The aging butler played by Gielgud is more nuanced and funny than the cliché of the English butler in so many movies. It's weird to see him play this kind of role when his repertoire ranges more to Shakespeare (he's one of England's great 20th Century stage actors).So love this not for the story, which is lovable but plain, but for the three actors and their ongoing wit and verve. A fun fun movie.

Claudio Carvalho In New York, the reckless millionaire Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) is frequently in the headlines since he is permanently drunk. However he is a warmhearted person raised by his butler Hobson (John Gielgud). When he stumbles with Linda Marolla (Liza Minnelli) in a store, he notes that she is shoplifting a tie and he decides to follow her with Hobson. Arthur helps Linda when the security guard arrests her and they date in the night. They fall in love with each other, but Arthur's father and grandmother want him to marry the also millionaire Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry); otherwise they will take his fortune. What will Arthur do?"Arthur" is an overrated romantic comedy from the early 80's. The problem is that there is no worthwhile character or message in the story. Arthur is an alcoholic reckless man. He meets Linda when she is shoplifting in a store. Her father is a greedy man. Hobson is a snobbish man and when he goes to Linda's house, he feels totally uncomfortable. The nicest character is the driver Bitterman. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Arthur, o Milionário Sedutor" ("The Seductive Millionaire")

soundtechpro First I am wondering how this movie has an overall 6.9 of 10 rating? Then I began reading the reviews and many of you who wrote fantastic reviews for got to select your rating. and I think if you forget to actually select the ratings number that it counts it is sort of a 0. Then I actually saw some really low reviews and I couldn't figure it out but I think that the people are younger people and don't appreciate a smart witty clean language comedy you can watch in mixed company or family. One of the reviewers even hated the film because they thought it was horrible that Auther was a drunk. They were worried about the wrong social message being sent. Now that is a younger "politically correct" person. I wish IMDb would add age group to our profiles. There were so many great movies that would no longer be made in Hollywood in this PC generation. also Alexis got a lot of bad language, sexual innuendo, low brow humor, CGI, special effects, stunts, etc. Hollywood wouldn't Produce and the current generation will not even go see something this good because I don't have any attention span. I was a sophomore in high school when this came out and I thought it was so hilarious I can't imagine any of today's 15 to 25 loving this movie. another great thing is that a lot of this movie was shot on location something that don't do as much of today due to computer graphics. But this truly was a fantastic movie. Great storyline, acting, casting, serious issues as well as humor. everyone who has given this movie a good review please go back in and make sure that you selected the star rating. I could watch this movie once every 3 months and never get tired of it. and for the life of me I have no idea why they remade this movie I'm so tired of Hollywood remaking good movies and that's all they show on the TV is the new versions instead of the original. Viewing this movie is never a waste of time. it was a long time between this movie and the sequel that didn't come out until 1988 I believe and it got bashed but the sequel wasn't really that bad but nothing is as good as the original

SmileysWorld A 40 something alcoholic playboy with sense of responsibility or ambition who has had everything he has ever had handed to him on a platter finally gets an ultimatum from his family by way of an arranged marriage.He must marry this woman or lose a hefty inheritance.He proposes,though he has no true feelings for the woman.He then meets and falls in love with another woman,thereby complicating his life.I like the story and it was well played out and very humorous.Dudley Moore's laughter as the title character was particularly infectious,although alcoholism isn't something I would normally find funny.Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud were great in their support.All told,a good film.