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Summary: If You Gave A Bad Review... Then You Don't Get It...
Review: It's really sad that there are people who don't get the movie have to pass themselves off as film critics. The people who say this film is low budget, plotless, and generally a bad film are obviously over-Lucas-ized and can't get passed the 'Star Wars is the measuring stick of Sci-Fi' mentatility. This movie was designed to have a low-budget look. It's supposed to have a campy feel with stupid dialog. THAT'S THE POINT! It's a flashback to the Ed Wood era. Wondering why the alien ships look like sea shells? They are! They wanted a non-tech look. No plot? Are you nuts, there's a clear plot. Some folks must have gone to the bathroom. This film stands the test of time... if you can laugh every time it's played, it's a good sign. This classic is not meant to be a big epic film and win an Oscar; it ain't the Godfather. It's fun, plain and simple. The stars shine, Ellen Barkin is unbelievably sexy, Jeff Goldblum is perfect as the new guy, Peter Weller plays the straight-man with flawless ease, and John Lithgow is a god. If you buy this film, do yourself a favor and just enjoy it. Don't compare it to Star Wars, cuz that's not what it's trying to be. In a world full of 'reality' programming and realism, we need this 2 hour escape!I'm still waiting for the sequel... BB Versus The World Crime League... WHERE IS IT!? "No, no, don't pull on that, you don't know what it may be attached to"
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Summary: BIZARRE AND BRILLIANT
Review: this film isnt like the ordinary run of the mill ,it happens to be pretty bizarre which makes it so entertaining the plot revolves around a brilliant scientist who in his spare time is part of a rock band called buckaroo banzai and the hong kong cavaliers (uckaroo banzai is peter wellers character )now buckarroo(weller0 creates a car which enables him to travel at supersonic speed acroos the sand flats inside of this incredible vehicle he has installed a oscillation verthruster thus enabling him to travel to the strange world of the 8th dimension im going to stop there but i think you can see where im coming from id recommend this to anyone who likes something a bit different like me (its great with little otik and eraserhead both weird films hunt them down too)the stars in this fim are peter weller,john lithgow jeff goldblum christopherlloyd and ellen barkin buy it now
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Summary: what a BAAAAD surprise!
Review: I'm 28 years old and until yesterday, I've never seen this "famous" movie.
Incredible, it's simply awful on every points, really hard to watch from debut to end; the only interesting element is the music, but unfortunately, most of tracks from the score are not present in the film or mixed at minimum volume!!
That's all I can tell you, I think people who loves this movie
must be happy and smile everytime without know why!
Tomorrow I will have to destroy this DVD with my car.
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Summary: "Only for us guys?"
Review: Both my daughter and I, her mother, have loved this film, watching it a number of times, particularly when one of us was low. The comment in one review that it was a "guy" thing to love this film is nonsense. The love of Buckaroo Banzai transcends gender. Sure, I couldn't tell you this minute what all the plot is, or how I remember Penny Priddy, but I still rent the film as one way of displaying to my class what a "Wisdom saying" is. I go quickly to the scene where Peter Weller as Buckaroo Banzai says "Wherever you go, there you are." It happens to be the equivalent of Ecclesiastes (Qohelet) "If a tree falls in the forest, whether it falls to the north or falls to the south, where it falls is where it lays." The women in this family understand that at different times in our lives we may be rock stars, neurosurgeons, nuclear physicists, and rocket car drivers, especially having lived near the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where the rocket car was driven into the eighth dimension. My daughter loved John Lithgow in his first alien impersonation; I'm more fond of Peter Weller, the straight man for all this inspired insanity. There is no plot that I can remember 10 minutes after viewing the film, and yet there is a narrative thread about a multitalented person whose job it is to save the world, against all odds. Whether you see yourself, your parent, your child, your friend, your president, or your country in such a role, this film is an aid to relax your expectations, for its all-too-brief time span.
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Summary: "Was that 'Yes' to Launch the Nukes, or..."
Review: One of my all-time favorites; a blend of sublime, serious SciFi spoof, laughable technology, and even emotional ups and downs. Almost a cross between "Airplane", "Matrix", and "2001" with it's plot leaps and imagination gymnastics. Some of the lines were so campy I myself couldn't have read it with an straight face, but the cast did, especially Weller (with that distant, absolutely earnest visionary countenance), and that resulted in a truly effective spoof, far above the likes of "Police Squad" or "Naked Gun" (which I also like, however). Ok, 54 words in the last sentence was too much, but you'll thank us for recommending this movie for a "hey, what do you want to do tonight" night. It took me a few times to really get the movie, so don't expect a quick insight the first time around. Not intended to impart a moral, unless you pick up on some of the philosophical statements sprinkled throughout, such as, "No matter where you go, there you are"...
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Summary: The future begins tomorrow!
Review: This is one of those films that some people watch repeatedly and find something new to laugh at each time. Unfortunately, it is also one of those films that some people will never "get" and it seems as those some of the reviewers here are in that latter category. This movie is supposed to be camp and comic book like, that's the point! It's a lot like Monty Python -- at first blush you either laugh or are confused by the silliness of it, but "upon further review", you realize that there is an incredible layer of sophistication. There actually is a lot of intellectual humor and "in" jokes in this film, many of which are subtle and occur in the background. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not putting this with Goddard's "A Bout De Souffle" (although Barkin's character does somewhat resemble Jean Seberg), but there clearly is a method to this madness and it succeed at what it is attempting. I disagree with those with the belief that this film has no plot. If you strip away all the superfluous stuff, you have a very plausible sci-fi plot -- an alien race from an alternate universe has discovered that a master criminal is hiding on Earth and have threatened to destroy our planet to prevent him from returning. The hero must find him before that happens. Sound just as plausible as any Star Trek plot. I can't tell you whether or not you will like this film, but I will tell you to watch this with an open mind. Sometimes you just have to let art flow, it's not necessarily taking you anywhere, just enjoy the ride. Remember as Buckaroo says "Nothing is ever what it seems but everything is exactly what it is"
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Summary: Special Edition??? WTF???
Review: I remember Loving this movie as A Child... But I'm Not a child anymore, I can't think of even one Redeeming Quality this movie has. Not Even One, And to asume that it's more than childhood fondness that would make you buy this, you are fooling yourself, if you've never seen this movie, Stay Away from it unless you have a place in your heard for really BAD, B A D, low Budget Sci-fi. it has one or two manageble sceens, max ~ 1 min in the entire movie. So do as you may. but I warned you... I can't believe that 150 people accually bought this??? What is this world coming to, that's probably more than saw it in the theatre when it came out... later
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Summary: Looking for a great video? Keep looking
Review: First, I must admit I have exceedingly low standards when it comes to enjoying movies. This is especially true with sci fi. My wife just shakes her head as I buy DVD's and record movies she can't stand. Having said that, this movie stunk. It was so bad I've never been able to actually sit through an entire showing. I can't even have it running on the TV as a mild distraction while doing other things, as I keep thinking I missed something interesting, rewind, and find I didn't miss anything at all. There's no plot, no substantial action, no special effects, no suspense, and certainly no climax. If someone taped two hours of grass growing, slapped this title on it, and sold it, I don't think anyone would notice. I've seen very few movies I didn't like, and this one is at the top (or bottom) of that list. It only got one star because this site won't let me put zero. Blah!
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Summary: BUCKAROO BANZAI ANYONE
Review: BEST OF THE BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF FILM. CAST AND CREW ABOVE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. WILL NEVER BE DUPLICATED. BEST MOVIE SI FI THAT THE 80'S PRODUCED. WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS FAR AHEAD OF IT'S TIME. MOVIE SET'S THE TONE 'STANDARD' FOR MANY TV AND MOVIES OF THE 2000'S PETER WELLER FITS BANZAI AS CLINTON FITS THE PRESIDENCY. BEST ORIGNAL WORK TO COME FROM LA IN THE 1900'S.
WILL WE EVER SEE ANOTHER ??? 6 OUT OF 5 STARS A TOTAL 10. "PERFECT" IN IT'S QUALITY OF WORK. THE 1980'S DID NOT HAVE THE BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A 20 YEAR SPECIAL RELEASE FOR THE NEWER KIDS
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Summary: There is no excuse for bad filmmaking
Review: After watching this film, I immediately knew I'd just witnessed one of the lowest points in motion picture history. However, that in itself was understandable--after all, how many people can truly claim they've beyond a doubt seen one of the worst films ever made? Not to say Buckaroo Banzai was the only bad film I've watched--I've seen many terrible films which hollywood studios have passed off as real entertainment, including "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot."
Buckaroo Banzai, at its best, made absolutely no sense, had no real point, no incredible action scenes to speak of--not much of anything. But that's all okay. There are many pointless, worthless films out there.
What struck me as inane about Buckaroo Banzai was this--it seems to have a large following. Some strange "cult" film appeal, which apparently leads people hopelessly into the love of obscure and pointless things (some may prefer to call it "existential," or "experimental") has led most of the reviews I've read of this piece of garbage to be praising.
In the special features section of this DVD, the director tried to pass of this ridiculous piece of mess off as a "cult classic." Then he continued on to say that the lack of cohesion of his film was due to lack of funds.
This film simply had NO plot, NO developed characters, and NO sense! A joke was made which played on the name of one of the characters, "Perfect Tommy." However, nowhere earlier in the film had any understandable reference been made to this character as Perfect Tommy. I did not understand the joke until I watched the special features in which the director explained it all--and even then, the joke was terrible.
There is NO excuse for bad filmmaking. To create a [bad movie] and then tell audiences that you intended to make it that way is a petty excuse, and it's a shame anyone ever fell for it. I suppose some director should come out of the woodwork and say that "George of the Jungle" was actually supposed to be a profound intellectual dialogue on idiotic filmmaking, or that "Master of Disguise" showcases Dana Carvey's genius at making himself look like an untalented, albeit sometimes mildly funny fool.
There is no excuse for bad filmmaking. And there is certainly no excuse for Buckaroo Banzai.
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