The Love Bug (TV Movie 1997)

The Love Bug (TV Movie 1997). 1h 28m | TV-G

“5th film in the Love Bug series (following The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, and Herbie Goes Bananas), incorrectly labeled a remake is actually a sequel despite itu0026#39;s title (a lot of the original filmu0026#39;s plot is reworked but isnu0026#39;t that true of most sequels?) Dean Jones portrays original owner Jim Douglas in the odd numbered films, including this one but he is delegated to a much smaller part (but it does assure us this is a sequel and not a remake.) Bruce Campbell takes over as the new owner of Herbie (hey, if Ken Berry could do it?) Not as good as the first three (Dean Jones was in one and three and how can you beat Helen Hayes driving Herbie around a high rise ledge in number two?) but better than the fourth (which always seemed more like a Benji film to me), and better than the short-lived series that had buried the series for a long time. Apparently there were many changes of continuity in story line from the original and the VWu0026#39;s detailing (hey itu0026#39;s been 28 years and quite a few crashes, why not a little face lift?), but this isnu0026#39;t the type of film to worry about such things. Just have fun and enjoy. Itu0026#39;s good to see Herbie working again and heu0026#39;s held up better than most of Hollywoodu0026#39;s movie stars.”