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Summary: Next Chapter, Please ??
Review: This movie is so different, it can't really be catagorized...except that it's fun and fast paced, and there's probably nothing else like it then or now! Which is a shame, really, I do wish Peter Weller & the gang would get together to do another installement. I guess the castmembers were too "worn out" from the first film. Someone else noted you have to watch it 2 or more times to catch everything..they're right! Great escapism picture. If in doubt, rent it and see what I mean!
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Summary: What Happened To The Other Dimensions
Review: An absolutely senseless film with droll performances from wasted talent, BUCKAROO BANZAI targeted a cult audience and that's all it ever achieved. With a story about aliens either bent (or not) on global (or galactic domination), this little picture is just that ... a little picture not worth the investment. I've tried to watch it, on multiple viewings, and it works better as a sedative than it does as entertainment.NOTE: You know a film is a flop when the producers tack on an ad in the last few seconds about a sequel that is never written, attempted, or produced.
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Summary: Everything A DVD Should Be
Review: This quintessential 80's flick has aged pretty well - and is remarkably well suited for a Special Edition DVD. And this DVD is loaded! In addition to excellent sound and a very good transer, there are more extras than one will know what to do with. I'm big on deleted scenes and the like, and there are quite a few here. Most especially, the expanded beginning sequence that shows/tells about the explosion that killed Buckaroo's dad (and features Jamie Lee Curtis). This is a love-it-or-hate it film, to be sure. Those that hate it aren't reading this. Those that love it just want to know if it's worth the money. I love it and it's worth every penny.
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Summary: CAMP CULT CLASSIC - A MUST OWN
Review: Before "Austin Powers" there was BUCKAROO BANZAI - Poet, Doctor, Global Protector and Man-About-Town. Buckaroo made it to the 8th dimension a dozen years ago, but it took a minor miracle to get himself released on DVD - and at an affordable price at that! IT'S WELL WORTH THE WAIT. This is a hysterical, inspired movie that lets the audience enjoy a wild bumpy unexpected and thrilling ride (if you dare.) John Lithgow is brilliant as the hunch-backed mad scientist Lizardo. He's a chameleon of an actor and here proves he can and will do ANYTHING to become his character. With bad hair days and bad teeth to boot, his Lizardo is a devilish creature you'll love! Lithgow plays this part TO THE HILT. Peter Geller looks great in the title role, but in his character's self-depreciating style, is regularly upstaged by Chris Lloyd and Ellen Barkin in flashier supporting roles. Still, you can't help lovin' Buckaroo and his band of heros as they fight off the bad guys, tackle resident aliens, cure diseases, rescue entire nations, and go about their everyday humdrum Superhero lives. Like "Rocky Horror" before it with its inside jokes, wild characters and odd edits, "Banzai" time warps, space-travels and shimmies. Heck - the Banzai theme ALONE will keep you humming for days. And when you least expect it, out of nowhere you'll burst out laughing thinking about a particular scene or character (and that's easy to do with names like Perfect Tommy, Penny "Pretty" Priddy and John Big Booty (John Big-bootaay.) Destined to always stand as a camp epic, movie-moguls and Broadway producers should consider varied versions for the masses(as in BIG BUCKAROOS). At minimum the film should have extended run midnight show at the local cinema (like "Rocky Horror" ... a much needed alternative to Friday nights.) I bet plenty of folks would enjoy experiencing Buckaroo on the big screen, since most of us missed it the first time around!
Not only is this a fun family flick that withstands repeat viewings it also provokes uninhibited childish outbursts that we all need every once in awhile - especially these days. PLUS,
the DVD is chock-full of goodies that BUILD on the film experience, and tie some tangled pieces together for its audience (and trust me, you'll be confused.) Yes, the sets are truly tacky at times, and Ed Wood-ish qualities abound. But those exact same qualities make it that much more FUN! In fact, as strange and as stupid as it becomes at times (and it WILL BE at first) part of the magic is letting it swallow you whole! In the end, it may still seem stupid or inane, but I bet you'll never forget it! I'm suprised the BANZAI franchise hasn't been more deliberately marketed to new generations and audiences. Most likely, no one can be really be expected to improve on this original and its dishevelled work of genius. Plus, the film's idiosyncracies and values might be doomed in an update or remake, and that would be a shame. Think "Planet of the Apes". THAT SAID, in the right hands, with its RAIDERS of the LOST ARK themes and STAR WARS shtick, I'd bet on Buckaroo! Calling Dreamworks! Again, the story needs repeat viewings to be enjoyed fully, but don't worry about keeping up - half the fun is not knowing exactly WHAT's going on, but experiencing it anyway. Just listen closely and enjoy! And remember - "no matter where you go, there you are"!!
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Summary: Still Disppointing
Review: Despite reading even more enthusiastic reviews, and watching it again, I still can't really get into Buckaroo Banzai very well. It's good up to a point, but the 80's still look awful, and I don't like Peter Weller (in this), or Jeff Goldblum in anything.
If Penny Priddy could be digitally re-clothed and given a new hairdo, she'd look great. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Little Shop of Horrors" are similar in a dated, campy way to this movie, but they're both actually good.
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Summary: Wonderfully silly
Review: Without a doubt, the silliest, most enjoyable Sci-Fi yarn ever put to film. It's so well done it doesn't even seem like parody- despite characters with names like Dr. Emilio Lizardo (John Lithgow in a brilliantly over the top performance!) and great lines like "It's not my planet, monkey boy!" Watching it, you'll find yourself really getting involved in the plot and rooting for Buckeroo and his band. The cast is uniformly excellent, the dialogue witty, and the effects nicely done. If you liked the cartoonish-like "The Fifth Element" you'll like this film even more.
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Summary: Fluff up my hair and straighten my skinny tie!
Review: This movie's a hoot! I'm so glad to finally own a copy. My previous copy was taped from cable and nearly worn out from age. Bring back Buckaroo!
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Summary: A wild movie, a great DVD
Review: Although the creators of this DVD have gotten a little too wrapped up in the movie's culthood and their own cuteness, still they have produced a wonderful showcase for this fun and crazy film. Plenty of extras, plenty of easter eggs, lots of information for all the Blue Blaze Irregulars out there. In fact, team this DVD with the Earl Mac Rauch novel and you pretty much have the definitive word on Banzai in just two volumes.
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Summary: Too much fun to explain
Review: I first saw this as a teen, and fell if love with Perfect Tommy because he was, well, "perfect". I wanted to be part of the Hong Kong Cavaliers, a geek squad who cut open brains by day and rocked the house by night. Most of the cast have gone on to bigger things, Jeff Goldblum for example, but this will always be one of my favorite movies of their respective careers. John Lithgow and Christopher Lloyd were hysterical in pseudo-serious roles as aliens named John, and Peter Weller was just adorable as the brain-surgeon leader of the good guys. These days it shows its age more than ever with lame special effects, but watch it anyway. It's fun :)
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Summary: Gotta see it!
Review: This is my all-time favorite movie, and here's why:
--Eggheads who are cooler than James Dean
--John Lithgow at his best. (And Ellen Burkin, and Peter Weller)
--A great marriage of gee-whiz, comic book sci fi with deadpan humor
--Proof that low budget special effects can be used to stimulate imagination and enhance mood at least as well as (I think better than ) the blockbuster action flix
--Lots of backstory provided in tantalizing throwaway lines--the audience's intelligence is respected --A bunch of lines you can quote for the rest of your life
--Screaming Yellow Zonkers are prominently featured (the best popcorn snack ever made)
--Novelization of the movie is actually worth reading Enjoy!
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