1/5 How disappointing!
  by Beverley Chong (Australia)
It has a stellar cast, a good screenplay but the director FAILED to get these stars to shine. I was so disappointed

5/5 Fun Campy Movie
  by H. Lines
I love this movie, eventhough the critics hated it and the TV showing got panned but it is fun to see these actresses camping it up.These women are the last of a generation of real MOVIE STARS. What young actresses today could make this kind of movie and make it work. It is not a great film but it is lots of fun to watch while eating extra butter popcorn...go Liz!!

5/5 These Old Broads deliver a good show
  by crapoullo (France)
Funny; these women still have it; great cast and good lines between these screen legends. They can make fun of themselves, they have been here at the Hollywood golden age and are still here!

5/5 THE GIRLS FROM MGM, PARMOUNT AND FOX SHINE!
  by Michael C. Smith (San Francisco, CA United States)
It's a flimsy story, a rather weak and shockingly uninspired Carrie Fisher screenplay. On that alone it should be dismal. But something wonderful happens as "These Old Broads" begins to unreel, four fabulous stars from Hollywood's silver age take the tried old script and turn it into movie magic.
Elizabeth Taylor has the smallest role but turns in a fun and funny characterization complete with a Brooklyn accent. Then there is Joan Collins (Twentieth Century Fox's 1950's answer to MGM's Taylor) who gives us her funniest role since Alexis on "Dynasty" or "Rally Round The Flag Boys". She is over the top as only she can be and it is pure Collins comic gold.
Shirley MacLaine nearly steals she show as a tongue in cheek version of herself. She delivers the comedy and pain required of her role with that gypsy charm and twinkle that are her trademark. But it is Debbie Reynolds who really owns this film. Playing a version of herself she shows that "Tammy" is still unsinkable. She just sparkles and sparks. And in the now famous scene between her and Taylor as they come to grips over "Freddy Hunter" (Eddie Fisher) she is a joy to watch. Touching, tender and wise. That scene is the best Carrie wrote for the film. (Perhaps a catharsis for all three women) For anyone who remembers the Taylor-Fisher-Reynolds scandal it is a treat.
So in the end the film is a tribute to the talent of these women. Taylor is now sadly retired but the other three are still working and showing us that these studio trained actresses are not just fine entertainers. They are still some of the brightest Stars in the Hollywood heavens.


5/5 Movie Stars Unite!
  by Ryal McMurry (New Mexico, USA)
The very witty and talented Carrie Fisher wrote this film, and it unites classic movie stars Shirley MacLaine, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Collins, and Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds. For that reason alone, this movie is worth watching. The supporting talent is also great: Jonathan Silverman, Gene Barry, Pat Harrington, Pat Crawford Brown, and Nestor Carbonell.

I loved this movie when it first aired on television, and for years waited for a DVD release (it was released on VHS previously, but only recently came to DVD). It is clear that the women are having a ball.

I find this film to be very funny and entertaining. It's worth watching alone for all of the assembled talent. The picture and sound are excellent, but there are no bonus features (I would have loved an interview with Carrie Fisher).