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Summary: laff a-while you can MONKEYBOY
Review: First off, Buckaroo Bonzai is a cult movie, meaning you are either going ot love it or hate it. Very few people will feel indifferently to this film. THis is hte reason i find this DVD so strange. It's relitively unknown, yet it got teh royal treatment. First off the disc is animorphic, which is an enormous jump form all the old vhs copies i've seen of this movie. In fact up until yesterday, the best copy I had ever seen of this movie was plagued by grain and color shimmer. The picture on the dvd is perfect; crisp ,clean and artifact free. In the same vein the film is widescreen, which means that the squished and elongated characters seen at the endings creidts, on the vhs version, are now restored to their origional selves. The sound is not mind blowing but it is just as good as any other dvd i've ever heard. I did hear hte theme song i nthe movie alot more than i remembered, so maybe the audio is vastly improved too, i;m not an audio dood, sorry. As far as extras go, i'm surprised that so many still exist. There are 1 deleted scenes on this thing, in relatively good quality too. In addition there is the origional opening of the film which i'm glad they cut out. THere's a making of documentary, and a commentary track i havent listened too yet. In addition there are specs on the rocket car, weird tidbits of info o nth history of buckaroo bonzai, and all kinds of other interesting stuff. If you like this movie, but hte dvd now, it is absolute gold. If you've never seen the movie before, go rent hte vhs, then if you love it buy the dvd and be overjoyed and amazed.
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Summary: Not for me!
Review: I did not like this movie. In search of good cult movies this is not one in my opinion it jumps around and trys to be everything.Great cast good colors what disappointment. Rent it or not.
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Summary: A Special Edition for all you monkey-boys!
Review: As far as cult flicks go, "Buckaroo Banzai" remains one of my personal favorites. Blending fantasy, action, and even comedy into a rather surprising mix, this movie hits the notes perfectly (despite the slight dating to the 1980's, the decade of which it was born). The DVD itself becomes a bit of an in-joke for the movie itself, going as far as to claim the movie is a "docu-drama" based on real events. The commentary by director W.D. Richter (and a man who calls himself Reno who may or may not be the film's screenwriter) blends reality and fiction together by not only explaining the making of the film, but about the involvement of Buckaroo Banzai, the man (and for you fans, there may be an honest explanation to one of the films more obscure gags, the watermelon). Also included are some deleted scenes, a documentary, an alternate opening, profiles of the characters (NOT the cast and crew), and some interesting notes of the history of Banzai. Considering the price it's available for and the amount of stuff to look at, this Special Edition is definitely a Banzai fan's dream.
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Summary: Camp classic send up of Doc Savage like hero ahead of time
Review: Surreal, off the wall and down right gut splitting funny, BB was a full decade of its time. The cast is clearly having fun with the material. You'd think that the folks from Planet 10 would learn something from Superman's experience with the Phantom Zone--limbo can't keep nasty, evil and weird aliens out of your hair forever.This deluxe DVD has a beautiful wide screen transfer of the film, 14 outtakes taken from the workprint (and integrated into the sequences they were cut from so they actually make sense)and the alternate opening with Jaime Lee Curtis as Buckaroo's mom (that explains this film!). THe cast is a who's who of cult films and odd ball performances; Peter Weller plays the brain surgeon/rock star/agent for good (ala Doc Savage)with wit and a sparkle in his eye; Ellen Barkin sparkles in one of her first major screen roles as Penny Pretty the despondent, sexy secret twin sister of Buckaoo's late lover; Jeff Goldblum helped define quirky with his straight faced performance as "New Jersey"; John Lithgow shines as the possessed scientist Dr. Lizzardo playing Lizzardo as an over the top melodrama villian (with a bizarre Italian accent no less!). The cast also includes Christopher Lloyd, Clancey Brown and a watermelon... The inclusion of the trailer for the never made television series from 1998 is a gem although it doesn't quite convey the quirkiness of the film. I kept wondering, who else besides Peter Weller (who's much too old to play BB nearly 20 years later) could pull the role off? My only complaint is that since I don't have a nuon enhanced DVD I can't enjoy this weird feature. Still, with the running commentary from Richter and pop up factoids of Pinkie, this deluxe edition of a great cult classic finally gets its due. It gives me hope that MGM went to as much effort as they have at putting this fine DVD together. My only complaint (the movie is 5 stars; the DVD 4 1/2) is the lack of new cast and crew interviews about the project.
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Summary: Calling all Blue Blazer Regulars!
Review: If it were only a small film, the cast of who became who makes it well worth the trip. The subliminal humor is so great, one can not just watch it once. This film belongs on anyone who is a fan of full or semi-parody films. Weller, Goldblum, Lithgow, Barkin, Lloyd, Ito, Lewis smith, Clancey Brown, Rosland Cash, Carl Lumbly, Dan Hedaya, Vincent Schiavelli, Billy Vera, Jonathan Banks, John Ashton, James Keane, Yakov Smirnoff, & Bill Henderson to only name a few!
Did you know that "where ever you go, there you are" even made it into a StarTrek movie as a ship's motto (Star Trek V:The Final Frontier: on the "ceremonial Bridge" on the name plate under the ship's wheel!)
a good movie all in all!
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Summary: A hoot, even after all these years
Review: I saw it tonight after only having seen it in the theatres, and it has worn very well. It's a very very funny movie that runs the cliches from other movies into the ground, and has its share of running gags of its own. The performances are priceless: Lithgow is a hilarious mad scientist type, and Goldblum is outstanding in a very dry performance, seemingly completely unawares of his ridiculousness. Weller is a great, sincere straight-man to all the lunacy. Supporting characters are great cartoons in and of themselves. The charcater names alone are a hoot: "John Small Berries," for instance. Gotta love it!
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Summary: Possibly the seminal motion picture of our time...
Review: ...or at least the best movie released in May 1984. Great cast, good writing, a ghostbusters-like sensibility, a handful of the top pop-culture quotatations of the 20th century (wherever you go..., it's not my planet... etc)-this movie was tied up in a Credit Lyonnais bankruptcy estate for decades, hence the lack of videos, sequels, etc. Then relatively unknown, now the stars couldn't be assembled for less than $100Million+ You either get Buckaroo Banzai, or you don't - there is no middle ground; if you do, this is a great flick
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Summary: This movie will always make me laugh....
Review: And there's so much more to it than that.
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Summary: Is somebody crying? Where ever you go, there you are.
Review: Words can not describe the sheer magnitude of this. I am long past the point of rational point. An avid fan for many years this resurrection of a cult classic has shaken the very foundation of my world. In other words, this is groundbreaking. I have discovered that in order to enjoy this film, you must first be able to find the subtle nuances that make other cult contenders like Big Trouble In Little China absolutely hilarious. You must seperate yourself from the mind of a film critique to that of a comic book reader. That is why I find Mystey Men funny whilst the mass populace deemed it a "flop". Over the years I have spent mucho dinero on Buckaroo Banzai merchandise that includes the Laser Disc, patches, and the oversize french movie poster that hangs honorably in my living room.
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Summary: Where ever you go, there you are.
Review: This was the first place that handy catch phrase above was used and has been sorely ripped off since. Simply said, this movie represents everything that was wrong with the world in the 80s, and it also has the sense of humour that got you through it. One of the few flicks that formed my warped little mind. Enough said in other reviews... John Lithgow does a mean Mussolini.
'Where are we going!'
'Planet 10!'
'When are we going!'
'Real soon!'
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