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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Howard the Duck (1986) in Movies
Feb 23, 2019
Not as bad as all that.
Before he was an upcoming maybe movie, maybe TV series and part of the Disney/Marvel juggernaut, he was a cheesy 80s movie with one of my serious 80s crushes, Lea Thompson (from Back to the Future).
When Howard is pulled through a "wormhole" from his duck planet to Earth, he has to try and not only figure out what is going on and how he came to know this extremely hot chick (and nerd Tim Robbins) but he also has to save the world from the "Dark Overlord of the universe" (Ferris Bueller and Beetlejuice alum, Jeffrey Jones).
I think the biggest problem with the film was filmmakers (George Lucas among them) didn't get the tone right. It was too racy to be for kids which was probably their target audience. The "duck out of water" element was my favorite part the ways his world was different than ours and how he tried to fit in.
It's a charming 80s romp I've probably seen too often.
When Howard is pulled through a "wormhole" from his duck planet to Earth, he has to try and not only figure out what is going on and how he came to know this extremely hot chick (and nerd Tim Robbins) but he also has to save the world from the "Dark Overlord of the universe" (Ferris Bueller and Beetlejuice alum, Jeffrey Jones).
I think the biggest problem with the film was filmmakers (George Lucas among them) didn't get the tone right. It was too racy to be for kids which was probably their target audience. The "duck out of water" element was my favorite part the ways his world was different than ours and how he tried to fit in.
It's a charming 80s romp I've probably seen too often.
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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated After Hours (1985) in Movies
Mar 5, 2020
Scorsese's direction (2 more)
The quirky cameos
Griffin Dunne
This is one of my absolute all time guilty secret films. Except guilty secret is wrong, because it is too good to be guilty. Perhaps it's better to say one of the most under-rated and under-seen films of the 80s. Forgotten by many and unknown by many more. When listing the best of Scorsese it is easy to overlook this lighter work, dismissing it as a diversion from his main oeuvre, but that is a shame...
Set over the course of one crazy night on New York, where everything goes wrong and spirals into one weird encounter after another, it is an allegory for lost direction and anxiety in a confusing time; chasing the rat race, money, dreams and love, only to fall down a never-ending rabbit hole. Watching the cameo appearances come and go is like doing an 80s B-movie checklist. Griffin Dunne himself has drifted into obscurity now - not that he was ever huge - and this remains the one thing he will perhaps always be known for.
I wonder if it would make any sense at all to anyone who can't remember the 80s first hand? For me it screams nostalgia for that time: the epitome of music, fashion and movie style back then. I recommend it in an unlikely double bill with Desperately Seeking Susan. Trust me.
Set over the course of one crazy night on New York, where everything goes wrong and spirals into one weird encounter after another, it is an allegory for lost direction and anxiety in a confusing time; chasing the rat race, money, dreams and love, only to fall down a never-ending rabbit hole. Watching the cameo appearances come and go is like doing an 80s B-movie checklist. Griffin Dunne himself has drifted into obscurity now - not that he was ever huge - and this remains the one thing he will perhaps always be known for.
I wonder if it would make any sense at all to anyone who can't remember the 80s first hand? For me it screams nostalgia for that time: the epitome of music, fashion and movie style back then. I recommend it in an unlikely double bill with Desperately Seeking Susan. Trust me.
Peter G. (247 KP) rated Silverado (1985) in Movies
Jun 5, 2019
Danny (187 KP) rated Stranger Things - Season 1 in TV
Jul 11, 2018
80s Nostalgia (5 more)
Excellent cast
Story
Suspense
Horror
One of the reason I keep paying for Netflix
Amazing
Brilliant horror/fantasy/thriller.
Cast works well, story is gripping. Love all the references to my childhood! Demigoron actually made me jump!
Very much tapped into Stephen King’s realms with the story & progression
Cast works well, story is gripping. Love all the references to my childhood! Demigoron actually made me jump!
Very much tapped into Stephen King’s realms with the story & progression
VincentPrice (13 KP) rated Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) in Movies
Oct 22, 2018
Its time to take a ride on a nightmare merry-go-round
Absolutely awesome late '80s Horror/Comedy with some truly inventive makeup and special effects, easily one of the most memorable movies you'll ever see.
Plus John Vernon has a certain live delivery that you have to see, it's incredible.
Plus John Vernon has a certain live delivery that you have to see, it's incredible.
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Forbidden World (Mutant) (1982) in Movies
Mar 5, 2021
Tony (1076 KP) rated Akira (1988) in Movies
Aug 10, 2020 (Updated Aug 10, 2020)
