The Pez Outlaw Reviews
I watched this in my Intro to Business class! I wasn’t able to watch the start of it, but I found the ending to be really inspiring. It shows that even if things get bad for a long time, but there is a way to get out of that bad situation
This movie as very interesting and fun. When it first started I thought he was doing something much worse than selling pez dispensers. Really interesting and a good documentary to watch.
The pez outlaw was a pretty good movie. I liked how well they portrayed the pez story. It’s a different insight that I would expect for the pez company.
I loved it. Had me entertained from beginning to end.
Interesting story about a crook who's actually good because he's only sticking it to the man. So he's cool. If he'd actually been cool he wouldn't have sold Pez dispensers to gullible collectors for $1200.
A light-hearted documentary that has plenty of laughs and a nice dose of heart to go with it.
Interesting movie very influential.
This absolutely bizarre story about a candy ‘outlaw' somehow very well manages to amuse.
Such a great story and very well put together. Had fun watching this.
A really great 😃 … a fun doc
Learned more about Business in this documentary than in 3 years of an Honours degree. "Lucky for me I married my therapist" Good bless Steve, purest story and genuine human!
Great story, dont know much of it is true but none the less really enjoyable to watch
It was a good movie. You can learn a lot about it especially towards the business world.
pretty good. Bud is a smug asshole that I wanna punch tho
Why did an entire movement spring up around tiny tablets that taste like barely-flavored chalk? No idea. To me, the only candy that is objectively worse is probably Necco Wafers. The Pez Outlaw has a fun take on a documentary, using not only copious interview footage but also preparing lighthearted reconstructions to illustrate the stories that they are chronicling. There's also a fun use of perspective given that virtually everyone involved in the story is still alive and kicking; some of the testimonies directly contrast with one another, so you'll have to decide who to believe when it came to the dark world of underhanded Pez trading. That can be found in a lot of controversial subjects, but as a collector myself it's something that I love to watch, because collecting is totally voluntary yet it is an incredibly passionate and competitive area for so many people; we basically invite this drama into our lives because we're just basically ravens collecting shiny objects that make us feel good. And yet here it ties into personal livelihoods, corporate strategy, professional reputations, and self-respect. It's all taken to the extreme for little bits of plastic and I love it. There's so much human frailty on display here too, so much ego and unhappiness, someone needs to make a fictional drama that pushes this insane behavior even further. (3.5/5)
Such an interesting man, I was glued to the 온라인카지노추천.
As "The Pez Outlaw" (2022 release; 85 min) opens, we are introduced to Steve Glew, these days a farmer in Michigan. We then go back to "1991" when Glew, recognizing that collecting Pez dispensers was a real business opportunity, decides to travel to the Pez dispenser factory in Europe, in the hope of bringing back Pez dispensers that are not available in the US... At this point we are 10 minutes into the movie. Couple of comments: this is the latest from co-directors Amy and Bryan Storkel (Alabama Snake"). There they bring us a human interest story about a nobody who is clever enough to assess a market opportunity, and then takes his chance, causing the ire (and more) of Pez USA all the way to the top (the "Pezident"). These events took place roughly 30 years ago, and it is amazing to me how unsophisticated a company like Pez USA went about its business. Along the way you can't help but root for the little guy, Steve Glew, as he outfoxes Pez USA. Just watch how it all ends... The film makers interview many of the people that were involved in these events, with a 30 year perspective of how it all went down (alas, not the Pezident). "The Pez Outlaw" recently started streaming on Netflix, which recommended it to me based on my viewing habits. Wen I looked into it, I was astonished to find that "The Pez Outlaw" is currently rated 100% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. I mean, it's enjoyable for sure, but this is a nice little human interest story, nothing more, nothing less. If you are in the mood for such a human interest story or you are a Pez dispenser collector yourself, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
There's a point in the documentary where the Steve makes his own PEZ and sells them, making him a million dollars. Here's my question. Isn't that copyright/trademark infringment? Why couldn't PEZ just sue him, not just make the same versions and sell them for a lot less than what Steve paid to create them?
While it is hard to know what is real and what is fiction, 'The Pez Outlaw' is fun and opens up a lot of questions while ultimately being a love story that works on multiple levels. Passionate people are intriguing and if you're into candy or collecting or Pez you'll have a blast. It is worth watching just to meet Steve Glew, the titular character. Final Score: 8/10
Very enjoyable film about obsession, entrepreneurship and the perils of punching above your weight. You will come to admire the quirky, eccentric, bipolar Glew and his quixotic struggle with Pez USA. Ultimately, like Icarus, he flew too close to the Pez sun and spectacularly melted down. But in the meantime he became iconic within the Pez collector community, brought (temporary) prosperity to this impoverished family and lived the adventurous life of a candy-dispenser pirate. Do not be surprised if Hollywood take this on (my moneys on Tom Hanks as Glew.)