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Movie Reviews of Wayne's World
Movie Review: Wayne's World is Our World
Summary: 5 Stars
One of my all-time favorite movies; Wayne's World; depicts a period in the lives of Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar. The main theme of this movie is the duo's show Wayne's World; run out of Wayne's parents' basement and filmed by partying friends. The show happens to be viewed by a man in the television business and is signed on by the corporation to do mainstream television. Wayne and Garth go through trials and tribulations throughout their television debut and the struggles that come with stardom.
Wayne is drawn in by the tractor beams of a beautiful woman and battles for her heart. Garth is secretly a super genius and is in total bliss when he visualizes his fair maiden at the local donut shop. Energy, enthusiasm, and devotion are surging through the veins of the actors that portray these rebel rockers. The roles are played with zeal clearly visible to those who watch this film; such as me.
Of course, the mainstream of today's culture will think this is an obsolete film based on its overall appearance. Wayne, Garth, and company seem like a bunch of burnouts, yes, but there is so much more to their lives than just partying hard and rock and roll and babeolicious chicks. They have charisma and a mind state that makes them seem like your best friends. They are incredibly entertaining and realistic, they show us a time in our recent past when it wasn't about making a career out of your life, but it was about living in the moment, and enjoying what you have now. What I really love about
Wayne's World is how carefree and charismatic the characters are about what they do; they don't need to conform to society to enjoy the things that make them happy. Wayne's world is a totally amazing movie for anyone who has experienced the rock and roll junkie days. There are more to characters than the party-hard mentality and the search for girls that are high on the strokeablity scale. Wayne and his pals are intuitive enough to run their own TV show from Wayne's basement. Sure Wayne still lives with his parents, but he's been in the workforce too (proven by a great collection of nametags and hairnets). The insider access to Wayne's and Garth's deepest thoughts through solos with the camera is truly amusing. The seemingly brain dead men they seem to be, is overshadowed by Wayne's ability to learn Cantonese so quickly, and Garth being a super brain. The witty jokes and the stereotypical attitudes and actions of the characters are just overwhelming; you can't help but feel like you know them too well. If you have not seen this film before, it is absolutely necessary you watch it! Like me, you probably won't be able to stop!
Movie Review: It's Like A New Pair Of Underwear.
Summary: 5 Stars
Meet Wayne and Garth. Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) are the type of guys you knew in high school that you think about now and wonder where they are today. Two guys who love to party, scope out babes, rock out and generally have a good time. One has virtually no career goals (save for a low-budget cable access show) and the other is still an awkward nerd with limited social skills (and unlimited drumming skills). And yes, they still live with their parents. If this describes you, you might find this movie a bit depressing. As for the rest of the world, it is absolutely hilarious and infinitely entertaining.
Most people know of Wayne and Garth from the early 90's "Saturday Night Live" skit that Myers and Carvey carried on, but the movie truly outshines it. There have been countless SNL spin-off movies, but how many can you name off the top of your head? How many were ever this funny -- scratch that -- half as funny? "Wayne's World" is essentially, the best SNL movie ever. It stands on it's own, but still has the feel that the skit did. Both Myers and Carvey are dead-on with their roles and really slip into the characters. Carvey is especially entertaining as the awkward Garth Algar. If nothing else in this movie makes you laugh, Dana Carvey will have you busting a gut with his little quirks. Whether it's red-rope licorice, severed tongues, auto-shop tools or Bugs Bunny dressed as a girl bunny, everything this guy comes up with is downright absurd and hilarious. While Myers truly carries the movie with confidence, Carvey nearly outshines him at moments. Co-stars Rob Lowe, Tia Carerre (who shows off her vocal abilities), Ed "Al Bundy" O'Neill, Robert "T-1000" Patrick, Lara Flynn-Boyle and the late-Chris Farley, are also spot on, but rather insignificant when you consider the two strong leads.
What else can I say good about this movie? Well, it boasts a broad soundtrack with plenty of class acts such as Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, and of course, Queen, whose "Bohemian Rhapsody" is forever changed by this movie. Hell, there's even a role for Alice Copper in there too. If you're looking for a movie full of back-to-back jokes, this is the movie for you. If you don't like one joke, just wait a minute -- there'll be another one following it. If you love movies that you can quote for the rest of you're life, SCHA-WING! This is it. I can't say anything bad about this movie. I saw it at the ripe age of eight, and now, 14 years now, and I'm still laughing and finding new jokes. I could go as far as to say this is the funniest movie I have ever seen. Truly a classic.
Movie Review: It makes me feel kinda funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Long before the world ever heard of Austin Powers, Mike Myers was infusing pop culture with the catch phrases and wild doings of Wayne Campbell and hastening the move of multiple Saturday Night Live characters to the big screen over the course of succeeding years. Wayne and his trusty sidekick Garth raked up at the box office and left us with a classic comedy that will be making people laugh for years to come. Aside from all the Wayne-isms and Garth-isms, this movie changed forever the way we listen to a number of classic rock songs. Okay - let's review. Wayne lives in his parents' basement, but it's okay because he and his buddy Garth have their very own public access show on their local cable station in Aurora, Illinois. Wayne thinks his dream of doing Wayne's World for a living (and thus escaping from the world of name tags and hair nets) has come true when he gets an offer to do the show on a Chicago TV station, but there's a certain matter with the fine print. Will Wayne sell out? Yeah. And monkeys might fly out of my butt.
Myers and Carvey take their SNL trademark routines as far as they can, going a little too far once or twice (as with the Scooby Doo and Mega-happy endings - although they did make possible the much-appreciated Tia Carrere bikini scene), and it's not hard to see why: Wayne's World was the most popular SNL skit for a good two to three years running. The film has a surprising number of familiar faces: besides the aforementioned Tia Carrere, you get Rob Lowe (fresh off a certain little infamous home movie), Brian Doyle-Murray, Ed O'Neill, Lara Flynn Boyle, Donna Dixon, and - making cameo appearances - Chris Farley, Meatloaf, and Alice Cooper. Of course, Mike Myers and Dana Carvey take center stage at all times. They satirize everything, from Grey Poupon commercials to the entertainment industry, to themselves.
There are a number of memorable scenes: the Bohemian Rhapsody bit as the guys cruise town in the Mirth-mobile, Garth's Foxy Lady dance number (many of us will never be able to listen to that classic Jimi Hendrix tune the same way again), all of the Dreamweaver moments, the Laverne & Shirley take-off trip to Milwaukee, Wayne's Marilyn Monroe impersonation, and others. Whether you knew it or not, you were exposed to Wayne's World lingo throughout the 90s, so if you haven't seen the movie, isn't it time you learn why you should have laughed at all those jokes you didn't understand way back then?
Movie Review: Truly "Exshellent"
Summary: 5 Stars
When it comes to turning their hilarious five minute sketch premises into feature length films, "Saturday Night Live's" record isn't really that admirable. I guess "The Coneheads" and "Superstar" struck a chord with certain age groups, but honestly, most of it is truly insipid. I mean, "A Night At The Roxbury"? Did those guys even talk in any of the sketches? Not to mention, "It's Pat", "Stuart Saves His Family" and "The Ladies' Man". What were once prime spots for people who love to laugh were turned into crappy films, never able to redeem themselves. (I guess we can be glad that the "Sprockets" and "Tommy Flanagan" movies never panned out).
However, 1992's "Wayne's World" proved to be the exception. The popular sketch featuring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as rock and rollers hosting their own cabel access in their basement proved to be a huge hit with critics and audiences, grossing 122 million dollars.
There are plenty of reasons why "Wayne's World" works. For starters, Mike Myers gives a wonderful performance as Wayne Campbell, a charcter he did 20 times on "Saturday Night Live". Unlike most "SNL" films where the characters are completely removed from their tv personas, Mike does Wayne exactly as he would on the show - sarcasic, carefree and ready to rock. By this performance, it's no surpise Myers is such a huge star today.
Another reason this film is so great is a strong supporting cast. Dana Carvey performs the dumb but lovable Garth with a sweet comedic charm that it makes on wonder why Carvey never became that famous once he left the show in 1993. Rob Lowe is wonderfully smarmy as Benjamin Caine, the tv producer who plots to ruin Wayne and Garth's hit show. Finally, there's Tia Carrere as Cassandra, the girl of Wayne's dreams and a huge heavy metal fan.
Finally, this film contains the trademark "SNL" satire, parodying everything from "Laverne And Shirley" to "The Terminator 2" to those barrage of annoying early 1990s' commercials ("Grey Popuon", "Pepsi", "Nike", Doritoes", etc.). Also, in vein of "SNL", there are plenty of celebrity cameos, including Ed O'Neill (as a disturbed and disturbing donut shop owner), Robert Patrick, Chris Farley, Alice Cooper and Meat Loaf.
This is such a great film. You must buy this comedy classic as soon as good (and guess what? Bonus features!!!).
Movie Review: A great 90's comedy, filled with hilarious gags and many memorable scenes
Summary: 5 Stars
Wayne's World is one of those classic comedies that are almost hard to enjoy if you don't belong to the stereotype that they are portraying. In fact, it would be a surprise to me if there were people out there who loved it but yet couldn't relate to Wayne and Garth, the two leading characters. Wayne's World has a charm to it which I can barely bring myself to explain, but I'll try.
The plot is relatively simple, of course, as every comedy will attest to. Wayne falls in love with a rock n' roll singer named Cassandra and -- well, that basically sums the whole movie up. As dry as the plot may seem, what makes it so completely fun is all of the things that seem to take up the time in between. One of the most memorable scenes for me (and by many, I'm sure) is toward the beggining of the flick where Wayne, Garth, and a group of friends sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" inside Wayne's car. The energy and brilliance of the scene make it one of the funniest and most memorable parts of a comedy I've ever seen. Heck, I would go as far as to say that it's one of the greatest parts of any movie, period. Mike Myers plays Wayne to the T, and best friend Garth (played also quite well by Dana Carvey) provides the brains of the group.
I could go on and on about why this movie is one of the best comedies out there. Filmed in the 1990's when grunge was thriving and it was cool to have long hair, listen to Alice Cooper, and make fun of cops, Wayne's World epitomizes everything that was cool about that period. I would highly recommend this movie, especially if you are a big fan of rock music and love a good laugh.