was olive oil realy that annoying in the cartoons? - Popeye (1980) Discussion

[–] ExplorerDS6789 19 years ago

Olive Oyl wasn't rude and self centered as much in the cartoons, she at times she was stuck-up. She'd fall in love with Bluto until she realizes what a creep he is and then tries going back to Popeye.

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[–] jurched 19 years ago

Olive was a terrible woman, shallow and stuck-up in the 1950s cartoons, insensitive and completely stupid in the 1930s.

Its true the character in the movie seems more intimidated by Bluto from the start, whereas in the cartoons from the 1950s, Olive drops into Bluto's arms all starry-eyed as soon as he flexes his biceps.

That is, until Bluto's sexual predator side tries to take advantage of her, then she's screaming for Popeye.

In the cartoons of the 1930s, Bluto is always intimidating and hardly ever wins Olive's affection, so I assume the movie character remains true to the earlier version. Still, Bluto the sexual predator is a "more fun" villain.

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[–] ExplorerDS6789 19 years ago

"so I assume the movie character remains true to the earlier version"

Haven't you seen the movie?

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[–] Kook_booger 19 years ago

Olive annoyed the crap outa me in the cartoons "POYPEYE!!! POPEYE!!!

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[–] ExplorerDS6789 19 years ago

Well she must be something special, otherwise Popeye wouldn't keep risking his neck to save her. Nor would he and Bluto keep duking it out over her.

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[–] maxorec 17 years ago

Specially challenged maybe. Although Popeye would actually be the mentally handicapped one, not to mention his freakish arms, squinty eyes, and incomprehensible babbling. He has to take whatever he can get.

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[–] spud-48 19 years ago

I'm easily annoyed, but she didn't annoy me at all. She was just funny!

Seems like I didn't care for her in the cartoons, but I don't remember them enough to know for sure.

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[–] mirage2875 18 years ago

I remember watching the cartoon's from time to time when I was a kid and I always thought Olive was a drama queen and Popeye was a frickin idiot for saving her all the time. I kept thinking what the hell does Popeye and Bluto see in this skinny thing who kept playing mind games when with them. But in the movie she was just a BITCH.

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[–] kaitleg 16 years ago

Honestly sometimes I think that it is more of a battle over who can win the prize, but it doesn't really matter what that prize is. Its the whole, always wanting what you can't have thing.

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[–] frontrowkid2002 14 years ago

It's been a while since I have seen the old cartoons, and I don't think I ever saw the movie, just posters. But how could you not think that Shelley Duvall was not the perfect choice for Olive Oyl. All the make-up department had to do was put her in the right outfit. Wouldn't be surprised if she used to watch the cartoons herself as a kid and play Olive Oyl. They used to run them in the theaters when I was a kid but back in the Seventies, they ran them on television. These were the ones where Popeye comes out of the ship's cabin double doors. Really early thirties. But what got me was the theme song played on a kazoo (a pitch pipe instrument) at the beginning of each cartoon. At that time, I was a new husband with two young girls who watched it on their television. Daddy was trying to get some sleep on Saturday morning and everytime, I dropped off, I heard "Dah-dat-dat-dat-dah-dah dah" (I'm Popeye the Sailor Man). That really used to cramp my shorts.

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[–] tmille30 16 years ago

Olive Oyl has always annoyed me. I never like her character. Shelly Duvall was good for the part because she is annoying and very funny looking, just like olive oyl was in all the old cartoons and comics. I absolutely hate that character.

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[–] farzhan 16 years ago

Shelley Duvall just has that quality naturally. I was rooting for Jack in the shining. That's how annoying Shelley Duvall is to me...

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[–] kittd82 16 years ago

Olive Oyl is meant to be seen as a odd woman who has a lot of confidence, despite her looks.

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[–] BJSmith81 14 years ago

Olive also can't carry a tune in a bucket when she tries to sing. perfect example is the Popeye cartoon "Beware of Barnacle Bill"

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[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 14 years ago

Olive pretty much played the boys against each other, and asked Popeye for help when Bluto got to aggressive.

I do notice that once Olive sees Popeye stand up for her brother and help her family that she starts falling for him.

I think Olive is kind of Like Bella, no logical reason why two guys keep fighting over her, but they still do.

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[–] EndlessUniverse 12 years ago

I guess in the cartoon she was less annoying because her appearances came in small doses. Here she's talking, pouting and singing throughout a 2 hour movie.

Shelley Duvall IS Olive Oil. But Olive is an annoying character. Couldn't be helped I suppose.

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