Review of Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) by Greg W — 03 Sep 2009

Strictly for the Saturday matinee. Artificial and lumbering.

This review of Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) was written by Greg W on 03 Sep 2009.

Five Weeks in a Balloon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrew P (1,550) on 03 Dec 2007

An entertaining old flick. Some good lines for a laugh. And I was hearing lines I could have swore I have heard in other more recent movies…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 29 Jul 2013

Not for everyone, I suppose, at times dry and at other times over-silly and contrived, but always fun, and with the added bonus or a memorable…

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Ok. It's nice to see Buttons with a bigger role…

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By David W (2,010) on 24 Jun 2008

Lorre! Anyway, it was OK. Had some fun parts, but seemed pretty slow for the most part…

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