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6/10
Battle Of Track & Field Stars
ccthemovieman-123 June 2007
"Hooray for Brutus; he's the most!" Who else would say that but the incredibly-fickle Olive Oyl, and say it in the presence of Popeye who is out with her on a date? This woman has unbelievable gall.

Olive is gushing over the "athletic" Brutus who is setting records at a big track meet at a local stadium. A jealous Popeye then jumps out of the stands and tries to outdo what Brutus has done in a couple of track contests such as the pole vault, discus throw, broad jump, hammer throw, etc.

Needless to say, Popeye's efforts are thwarted by Brutus' tricks, until Wimpy comes along as a stadium usher selling Spinach-burgers.

The humor is mostly juvenile. These aren't the old Popeye cartoons which were clever. These early '60s ones were geared toward very little kids. However, this was still mildly entertaining
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6/10
The initial problem with this picture is that there ain't no . . .
pixrox19 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
. . . track! When you title a film as TRACK MEET CHEAT, viewers will expect to see a track. Otherwise, they'll feel cheated. Though some refer to the sport of "athletics" as "track and field," the presence of a track is required. Running events take place on the track, while field events take place on the field, mostly the infield of the track. The arena pictured here resembles a 16,500-seat bullring more than anything else. But the obligatory eight or nine lane brightly-colored rubberized all-weather racing oval is inexplicably absent from this picture. There is no 100 meter dash here, nor a 110-meter hurdles. The one-lap 400 meter test also is missing, as well as the grueling 1500 meter finale of the decathlon. Instead, the audience is expected to be satisfied with the pole vault, shot put, another pole vault, broad--or long--jump, high jump, another shot put, hammer throw, another high jump and discus toss. Fat chance of that happening.
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