djfrost-46786
I totally forgot about this movie. I grew up on it as a kid. Ready Player One mentioned it so I looked it up and watched it. Great movie, you can see Back To The Future, Earth Girls Are Easy, DR Who, Howard The Duck, a bit of Robcop and Leviathan too in it.
shayannjarm
Surreal, confusing, non-sensical, great actors, plot holes.. Sci-fi? Parody? Pastiche? Comedy? Action? Drama? Romance? It's all and none of these; it's a cluster of the most indescribable nonsense which only occasionally attempts to make any sense, with a group of actors so talented that character development is meaningless, and who are so dedicated to the film's own lunacy that I can't help but revel in every moment of it's loosely structured plot and ambiguous storytelling. I don't know what I just watched, and I hate myself for loving such a complete waste of time!
I'm currently unable to either confirm or deny whether this movie is worth watching. Honestly..
It defies explanation.
That is all.
gvzfs
I watched this recently again. I don't know what it it with this film in particular, but there is a nerve in the mayhem of a script that gets me. Sure Toxic Avenger or the likes go by the same "let it roll, this is great.." attitude. BB is on a different level just because the cast list is so effing good. I feel I am watching so rogue student project born out of good and well humoured attempts. I don't think any one sitting down and watching this will be overwhelmed by the insightful lines open for interpretation into the metaphysical realm of interplanetary understanding nor the many many many references to older films other scripts, and curiously also similar to Back To The Future with the Fords Oscillator Overthuster http://www.figmentfly.com/bb/publicity7b.html. I am draw to this repeatedly as a chaos B-movie that follows little logic and full attention to having great time making this film. I would seem the characters are all larger than life and there will be a cult remake in the wake. But as far as I know this never happened. Sadly this is a one of a kind. It also happens to make anyone but me wake up and wanting to watch this to the end every time, all my friends drop off into sleep.
gavin6942
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.What an incredible cast, with John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum and Weller himself, just to name a few. Thirty years later, this film is still a marvel to behold -- and while it may not be perfect, it is strange enough to make up for its shortcomings.I have only see the theatrical print (in a theater, no less), but now I want the comic books, the director's cut and so much more. I want the sequel (which, of course, is completely unlikely).
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