Herbie: Goes to Monte Carlo VHS

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo is the third movie in the Love Bug series and overall the second best. It takes place 12 years after the Love Bug as Jim Douglas tries to make a comeback with Herbie and a new mechanic, Wheely Applegate. Along the way, two jewel thieves hide a $6 million dollar jewel in Herbie's gas tank which they try and retrieve throughout the movie. Another subplot has Herbie falling in love with a car driven by Diane Darcy, the only female driver in the Trans France race. While at times the subplots slow the movie down, it is still very enjoyable. The movie returns to the roots of the Love Bug with the story focusing mostly on the racing where Herbie Rides Again and Herbie Goes Bananas go off on their own stories. Both are decent but the racing story is missed. In Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo the racing scenes are very well done during the qualifying rounds and also the Trans Fran. Dean Jones returns as Jim Douglas and gives another good performance as the driver who fully believes in Herbie and his ability now. Don Knotts plays Wheely Applegate, Herbie's mechanic, and is very good with several funny scenes. Jones and Knotts have good chemistry together throughout. Julie Sommars is pretty good as Dianne Darcy, Roy Kinnear and Bernard Fox are funny as the bumbling thieves trying to get their diamond back, Jacques Martin plays the police inspector with alterior motives, Xavier Saint Macary as Lt. Fontenoy, the police officer trying to solve the case, and Eric Braeden as Bruno, the driver who tries over and over again to prevent Herbie from winning the race. I hope that Disney puts this and many other classics out on DVD since it is harder and harder to find VHS copies of so many movies. The Special Edition DVD for the Love Bug was great and should not be missed. This is a really fun movie that is right up there with the Love Bug that shouldn't be missed for Herbie fans everywhere!

Back when every family member could watch a movie without some disgusting holier-than-thou Hollywood elitist inserting their perverted agenda.

The entire Herbie creation is an amazing idea and series of movies. I watched this Herbie with my 8 yr old daughters and it was a big hit. It has many great stunts, using real vehicles, instead of "fake" props or poorly done back screen photography. The double romance between the 2 drivers (Dean Jones and Julie Sommars) and the 2 race cars was a whole lot of fun to watch. Of all the various Herbies across the years, we like this one the best. Don Knotts adds a comedic element that is totally warm hearted and enjoyable. The German villain, played by Eric Braeden (Rat Patrol & The Young and the Restless fame) added a real tough German vs underdog feel. I really liked the cars (together forever). They both had a mind of their own. It's a great movie for family and friends. I bet you will like it too. Of course, for you physics buffs out there, you have to accept a few scenes where Herbie is "magical"... Defying gravity, running underwater, etc... but hey, Herbie can do it all!!! It's totally better on a cold winter day. We recommend watching this movie by the fire with hot chocolate. Very cozy cozy. ;)

This is a funny movie, never-the-less, they should have stopped with Herbie Rides Again. At least the kids enjoyed it. The kids did ask about Jim Douglas’ wife he married in the first movie. They really do pay attention.

Okay

Not only is this Herbie Car alive and wins all the races, but now in this film He even falls in love , how Cute :) Jim Dougles is back with a new Mechanic and they are off to France. A stolen gem ends up in Herbie and jewel thieves are going mad to get it. There are lots of funny people in this film , its great. Also 2 Race Car Drivers that give Jim a hard time , one in a Red Car , one in a Black Car. Jim ends up falling in love with the Girl who drives the light-blue Lancia in the races the same Car Herbie falls in Love with , its so funny and sweat :) This has lots of cool and funny stuff in this movie, and the jewel thieves who seem to never get a break, I enjoy these Herbie films so much >

I watched this video while I had to spend time in a recliner, recovering from surgery. So, I wanted a film I didn't have to "cringe" at either the language or action. The Love Bug, first one of the series introduced the VW Bug with the rally stripes and the #53, and set a standard for good clean fun that this sequel continues to uphold. If you want something that reminds you why you "throw a kid in the car" while you go through your day... than this is a fun film you don't have to appologize for or explain to the kids. Enjoy! I've includud a link to the ones I watyched, one-after-the-other Disney 4-Movie Collection: Herbie (Love Bug / Herbie Goes Bananas / Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo / Herbie Rides Again)

A great classic movie! I showed it to my Grade 3 class and they all enjoyed it!

good

This DVD very good make you laugh

Herbie goes to the mythic car race and place: Monte Carlo. Good movie for a Saturday rainy afternoon. Who didn't dream about having a Herbie?!

Great thanks

I liked this because I`ve always been a fan of this sort of thing. All round entertainment and fun loving. I`d highly recommend it.