I'm watching this. So far, I see a pink Karmann Ghia, a Pinto, a spiked leather jacket, bizarre acting, dialogue that seems like it was written at a bar, and pretty much every early 80s movie cliche I can think of.
Hahaha, that's good, "dialogue written." There wasn't a script, just a guy who said, "stand near Pac-Man and do... something... or something." Still, that's better directing than anything done by Lucas.
nocashvalue said:
I missed picking this gem up a couple years ago at a steal of a price, now I am kicking myself in the ass because I can't find one ANYWHERE.
I think we have different definitions of the word "gem."
The DVD transfer is so dark, you gotta believe the camera was wearing shades. Any redeeming qualities of the movie notwithstanding, that DVD release is pure epic fail. Track down a fuzzy VHS tape somewhere if you really want to watch it.
On a serious note, as there are some folks who have managed to live life unscathed by this train wreck of a movie, the high points are:
- the games. They actually did a fair job of recreating an 80s arcade.
- King Vidiot. Played by Jon Gries, better known to the world as Uncle Rico.
That's it. Yeah, there are boobs, but well, there are like 5 in the whole movie. It's not the madcap kind of silly nonsensical wall-to-wall boob action you might infer by reading this thread. It's more like, "hey! A boob! Pratfall! Fart! Satan's Hollow!" Except even that short phrase is more entertaining than watching the movie as a movie. If you watch it strictly as an academic experience for spotting the games, you'll enjoy that 90 minutes on some level.
