Better Off Dead
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Movie Reviews of Better Off Dead
Movie Review: The best '80s teen movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a sucker for a lot of the '80s teen movies--Ferris Bueller, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Breakfast Club, etc--but Better Off Dead is my absolute favorite. Unlike a lot of it's competition, there's something dark about this film. The protagonist, Cusask's character Lane, isn't one of the popular/cool/beautiful people. He's something of a loser, with a loser friend, a bizarre family, just trying to make it through life's little struggles. He's easy to identify with, especially if you were something of an outcast in high school yourself. Add to the basic storyline a whole lot of wacky sidebars like Ricky the shut-in neighbor, the Howard Cosell-speaking Asian racers, the Van Halen-singing/dancing hamburgers, and, of course, the paperboy and his quest for his $2, you've got one crazy high school movie that stands the test of time.
Movie Review: She said I'm Better Off Dead! (NFG)
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is so funny! You must see this. This is one of the funniest movies ever made!! It's about a compulsive, adolescent Everyman growing up in Suburbia, USA, not only does he fail to make the prestigious high school ski team (again), but his beloved sweetheart, Beth, also leaves him for Roy, the team's popular, arrogant captain. If this isn't bad enough, he's stuck with a mother who frighteningly experiments rather than cooks with food, a brother who builds rockets out of models, and a best friend so desperate for drugs that he settles for snorting powdered snow. Director Savage Steve Holland warps this simple, clichéd premise, letting his wacky imagination twist it into a fairly original, slightly dark, and completely hilarious '80s teen comedy. This is a must see...Movie Review: Cusack - The Early Years
Summary: 5 Stars
John Cusack in his youthful-prime. This movie is a classic 80's offbeat comedy, with dark humor galore. John Cusack plays Lane Meyer, a semi-popular angst teenager trying to land a cute girl by making the ski team. Throughout this movie you see Cusack shaping the patterns for what will be standard for him in later movies. This was the first exposure I had to Cusack and I have loved his work ever since. If you liked Say Anything, you will like Better Off Dead, a mustl see. I think my favorite moment from the movie was when Cusack's character takes on the over-weight weird kid from across the street in a duel over the foreign exchange student from France. Cusack duels him with his ski poles in a moment that is classic Cusack, and just another reason to see this flick.
Movie Review: ...do you realize what the street value of this mountain is?
Summary: 5 Stars
First let me say that I can't believe someone actually could write a bad review of this movie. This has got to be one of my all time favorites. Better off dead works on more levels than an elevator. From the Beth obsessed Lane to the crazed paperboy the characters are true to themselves and never let the viewer down. Its the kind of movie that just having it around brightens your day- anyone who has ever seen it instantly cracks up at hearing "two dollars". Try it! Go to a mall and shout out "I want my two dollars" you'll instantly make about 20 new friends. What other movie can get away with a line like "I'm really sorry your Mom blew up" and not have to get all preachy. Buy it and the next time you think your life sucks watch it. It'll brighten your day.Movie Review: One of My Favorites of All-Time!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is probably in my Top 10 all-time favorite movies. It's an absolute classic. I crack up so much when I watch "Better Off Dead". Booger from "Revenge of the Nerds" plays a friend of Lane's (Cusack) and is hilarious!! The scenes with Booger on the snowy mountain with Lane are classic. Other characters in the movie that crack me up are the Chinese guy who talks like Howard Cosell, Lane's crazy little brother, his neighbor Ricky ("RICCKKKKYYYY!!"), and the paper boy ("Two dollars! I want my 2 dollars!"). Lane's Mom is a horrible cook and makes up some rather nasty food (i.e. the jello-like thingie that crawls across his plate). I often find myself quoting lines from "Better Off Dead". A must-see movie!!