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Two high-school nerds computer-generate a magical beauty who shows them how to meet girls. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/15/2009 Starring: Kelly Lebrock Bill Paxton Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: John HughesAmazon.com
Yes, that is Bill Paxton as Ilan Mitchell-Smith’s militaristic big brother. And that’s Robert Downey Jr. as one of the in-crowd jerks who makes nerds Mitchell-Smith and Hall’s lives miserable. Fortunately, t… More >>
#1 by chefdevergue on March 26, 2010 - 11:16 am
Simply put, this is a juvenile boy’s fantasy run amok, trying to pass itself off as comedy with some insight into the teenage “experience,” whatever the hell that is. I saw this years ago, and found it to be stupid & inane beyond words. I saw it again on TV this weekend, and found that time has in no way improved it.
All of the John Hughes hallmarks are here — teen angst galore, loads of pithy, self-aware dialogue that no real-life teenager would ever utter, broadly stereotyped adults that are nothing more than cardboard cutouts. Additionally, of course (giving us a hint of what was to come with the “Home Alone” movies & “Baby’s Day Out”), there runs throughout the film crass & vulgar slapstick masquerading as humor. It is embarrassing to thing that a movie as crude and unfunny as this even managed to be made in the first place.
I do admit that I found Bill Paxton (as Chet) to be funny throughout the movie, and Anthony Michael Hall has a certain dorky charm to him that makes him almost impossible to like. However, it just isn’t enough for me to get past the sheer stupidity of the movie. The scary thing is, this is far from the worst of John Hughes’ efforts, and that is indeed saying something. Maybe that is why I didn’t give it one star.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by MortensOrchid on March 26, 2010 - 12:04 pm
John Hughes took the teen drama/comedy to a new level. His work was one of the things that helped define the 80s, but has unfortunately become one of the most trite, overplayed, bit of fluff in the world. It’s time to move on, people! 80s music / films, was what disco / Blacksploytation was to the 70s, and grunge / extreme violence movies were to the 90s! But that aside, I liked this movie.
This was a pretty strange premise, a modern day Frankenstein film with teens, but it worked! It worked because it speaks to a part of us, no matter who we are, that wants to be accepted and be able to control others. The two nerds who want to be cool but are shunned because they are skinny and awkward, making the audience root for the underdog. They, as only horny adolescent boys can, create the perfect woman, a slinky, exotic sex kitten who was to satisfy their every need. It is pretty funny though, when they create this woman who is supposed to be their dream come true, but when they have her, as only horny adolescent boys can, they are so terrified of her that they wear their pants in the shower with her.
Their dream woman Lisa pulls them out of their shell enough to be somewhat accepted by the popular kids (or at least the ones who are obnoxious enough to think they are cool – that Slurpee in the mall was so mean), if not spark a curiousity. They throw a typically huge, destructive party where they are both exstatic that they are at long last accepted but terrified of the house being ruined. Along the way, the same popular bullies swindle them into making a perfect woman for them as well, only to have it backfire.
What prevented me from giving this any higher than 2 stars was the fact that it was just too stupid to be believed. Sure, its the Frankenstein story again, but how everything just completely works out like magic (the house getting cleaned up, Lisa becoming their mentor, they get the girls, avoid disaster, etc.). And that scene with the older brother, Chet, getting turned into some kind of monster made it all the more cartoony and silly. But, huzza for the nerds!
It’s semi-smutty humor with an odd sci-fi twist. Have fun with it if you like.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by A. Cundiff on March 26, 2010 - 12:42 pm
I purchased this product online with confidence as I had ordered from Amazon in the past when I lived in Georgia. However I will never order again…. This product was ordered in good faith, as being a new DVD. It was most certainly not. The DVD was SCRATCHED, AND HAD FINGER PRINTS ALL OVER IT AND SOMETHING STICKY… ALSO AFTER THIS PURCHASE MY CARD NUMBER WAS STOLEN AND THIS IS THE ONLY PURCHASE EVER MADE ON LINE AND THE BANK TRACED IN BACK TO THIS PURCHASE. MY CARD WAS DUPLICATED AND SOMEONE TRIED TO USE IT IN WEST HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA. I also didn’t like the fact that this product was probably sold from a local person as everything was handwritten and the return address was just a few miles away. Now I’m concerned that did they not only steal my bank # but they also have my local address…
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU ALLOW PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO REPRESENT YOUR GOOD NAME.
Sincerely, No longer an Amazon Customer…
A. Cundiff
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by Marie Kelly on March 26, 2010 - 1:27 pm
first let me start by saying, i own this movie. i hadn’t seen it in years. YEARS. but i remembered it being so funny when i was younger. so i went and bought it. i must be getting older, though, because this movie is just not as great as i remembered. although, one of my favorite lines of all time is, “i don’t know what the hell you’re talking about and i wish you’d shut up.” now that is classic.
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Armando Martinez on March 26, 2010 - 3:11 pm
the products arrived in good weather with exelent quality and good answer on the part of the salesman
Rating: 5 / 5