The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai [VHS]
Movie Review: Odd but interesting
Summary: 3 Stars
This is definitely not something that will appeal to everyone. My opinion improved after repeated viewings. Movie Review: There's no there there...
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm sorry but I have to go against the flow of positive reviews and say this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It has moments - isolated performances such as John Lithgow's speech to the other aliens - that are pretty funny, but as a film it is a completely disjointed mess. There are many scenes that don't seem to connect to anything. The editors could just have easily shuffled the scenes and put them together in random order since it doesn't make any difference (and maybe they did). And could the acting have been more non-existent? No Mabel, it couldn't! Instead of getting well known actors it would have been easier for the film makers to wander around town until they found and recruited a local garage band. If you want to see a really bad sci-fi film that is funny in spite of its' awfulness have a look at Zardoz. If you really need Buckaroo Bonzai do yourself a favor and just get a movie poster - it will be less painful.Movie Review: Not As "Out There" As I Expected
Summary: 3 Stars
Really, this movie is quite typical of what you'd expect in a sci-fi movie. Two scientists attempt to discover a way to travel inside of things based on the premise that atoms of matter are composed of mostly empty space. The scientist played by John Lithgow succeeds only partially, and the results of his experiment leave him in a nutty mental state. The other scientist later teams up with Buckaroo Banzai, and Buckaroo is the first guy ever to pass through a solid mountain by entering what I assume to be the 8th dimension.
Buckaroo is really the most likeable character in the movie. He never loses his cool and he can pretty much do anything. Unlike Neil Connery in Operation Double 007, Peter Weller makes this role somewhat believable.
Anyway John Lithgow finds out Buckaroo's experiment has succeeded completely, so he breaks out of the mental asylum to try to get his hands on some of Buckaroo's technological stuff that will finally allow him access into the 8th dimension. And we find out that the reason he wants to get there so bad is his body has been taken over by one of the alien beings from that dimension, and this alien wants to go home. Lithgow gives a terrific quotable speech when he's just on the verge of accomplishing this long awaited task.
But of course, he's foiled by that darn Buckaroo Banzai. A few good aliens from the 8th dimension warn Buckaroo that stopping John Lithgow is imperative or some kind of physical explosion will happen that will cause nations of the world to lose their cool and go to war with one another, destroying the entire planet. It's all very scientific. Buckaroo heeds their advice, gets help from an alien disguied as a Jamaician, and the world is saved.
This is like a heavily sci-fi movie with just a few eccentricities thrown in sporatically here and there. I figured it would have a LOT more eccentricities, but it's mostly just your typical, somewhat mediocre, sci-fi movie. Aside from the character names, the Buckaroo Banzai comic, Jeff Goldblum's cowboy costume, and the whole rock band image, there really aren't any eccentricities in this film.
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of sci-fi movies, which explains most of my disappointment, but I love the old 80's style music, and Buckaroo Banzai and his band are just plain cool. Even though I don't care for their movie all that much, I'll probably promote the characters themselves till my dying day. Buckaroo Banzai rules!
Movie Review: If you get the humor, this is for you
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie in its original theatrical run. I remember liking it inmensely. I have not seen it since, and bought the DVD since it has a lot of extras. No dissapoinments here. The film still works for me, and the extras (WARNING-SPOILER AHEAD) continues in the same humorous vein, so if you get the humour, you will have hours of entertainment. And here is the key: reading other reviews I found out a lot of viewers don't get the humour. There is no way to explain what tickles some people over others. It does not make a film bad (as they say), but unique and different to the normal "satires" out there. So open your mind, go back to those years (it helps in understanding the humour) and have a blast.
The quality of the image and sound is very good. The extras are a blast (as I said-it continues in the vein of the movie), and it gives you a lot of behind the scenes information. It is a shame that the work print has dissapeared, since the quality of the added scenes in the extras is not very good (source is video), but it's better than nothing. Could not test the NUON features since I don't have a player that supports it. From what I understand, this is the only version in original widescreen, (the videos and laser were pan and scan) so you can enjoy the whole image (I was lucky to see the 70MM blowup on release, but the film is shot in 35mm).
Movie Review: A real classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
From the start, with buckaroo doing Brain surgery, "no, don't pull too hard on that, you never know what it's connected to". To being the test driver of a supersonic car, he is over the top with out over the top acting. Everone plays it strait with a little bit of camp when needed. John Lithgow is amazing as DR lazardo. This movie needs to be whated over and over, there is so much going on. Look for Billy Vera of "Billy and the beaters" fame. Jeff gold blum in one of his best roles. I just love this movie!