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Brilliant brain surgeon Banzai has just made scientific history. Shifting his Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he's the first man ever to travel to the Eight Dimension...and come back sane!
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By tim yeoman
Format:DVD
This film is so under-rated. The U.K. missed this film in a big way, just look at the cast list.Weller,Goldblum and the rest. This film is so much fun, even the end credits have a tune that sticks in your head.
This film is an up-dated version of the classic pulp hero Doc Savage,you would be forgiven for thinking that Ron Ely might turn up playing Buckaroo's dad, which leads me to the reason for the title of this review:
For Region 1 you can get a 2 disc special DVD. Tons of extras including extra scenes re-introduced into the film,including our hero as a boy with his parents.(Jamie Lee Curtis as his mum)
This might not seem like much but as you get to know our hero,you will have some unanswered questions like what makes him tick and what is the deal with his new girlfriend?
Heck. Get this DVD anyway and meet loads of aliens with the first name John, a watermelon and Jeff Goldblum dressed like Tom Mix.
This film is an up-dated version of the classic pulp hero Doc Savage,you would be forgiven for thinking that Ron Ely might turn up playing Buckaroo's dad, which leads me to the reason for the title of this review:
For Region 1 you can get a 2 disc special DVD. Tons of extras including extra scenes re-introduced into the film,including our hero as a boy with his parents.(Jamie Lee Curtis as his mum)
This might not seem like much but as you get to know our hero,you will have some unanswered questions like what makes him tick and what is the deal with his new girlfriend?
Heck. Get this DVD anyway and meet loads of aliens with the first name John, a watermelon and Jeff Goldblum dressed like Tom Mix.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Buckaroo Banzai -- surgeon, scientist, rock star, comic-book hero and interplanetary icon -- is only part of the story. There's a whole world hidden away behind the film, the world of the Banzai Institute and Blue Blaze Irregulars. And, on this R1 Special Edition, you get it all :
- MARVEL at the CD Covers of the Hong Kong Cavaliers!
- ADMIRE the plans of the Jet Car!
- GAWP at the interviews on Banzai Radio!
- BOGGLE at the choice of Theatrical or Special Editions!
- FIND all the Easter Eggs!
- TRY to keep your lunch down when you see Chicken In A Watermelon!
This is *the* most feature-packed DVD I've seen in years, applied to a film that richly deserves it. If you're in on the film, the complete immersion in its universe is intoxicating, otherwise it can wear thin quite fast. I love it, and the print and sound mix are both pristine -- much better than the third-generation copy I'd been watching for the last ten years. The only shortcoming is the lack of an english SDH stream but otherwise, it's gorgeous. Now if only "The Wizard of Speed and Time" was available like this...
Oh, *don't* bother with the R2 version, it's a bland vanilla disc that will disappoint terribly.
By A. Allmark
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Silly ~ fun ~ what more could you ask?
This is a perfect ~ "I'm bored ... what can I watch?" ~ movie.
This is a perfect ~ "I'm bored ... what can I watch?" ~ movie.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Seppuku
This is either the greatest 80's spoof movie ever conceived or the worst movie ever made. (Worse than 'Hobo with a shotgun')
You decide, my brain still hurts from trying... Read more
You decide, my brain still hurts from trying... Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Cross
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good film
Probably the most ridiculous spoof movie ever made...
Great fun to watch. Sci-fi, fantasy and John Lithgow... = GREAT FUN
Great fun to watch. Sci-fi, fantasy and John Lithgow... = GREAT FUN
Published 5 months ago by Mr. J. DuBock
4.0 out of 5 stars
Team Banzai is go!
Those who think this movie is one of the worst ever made are missing the point. Let go of your logic, your good taste, and your common sense, and enter the world of Buckaroo Banzai... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Eric Ian Steele
1.0 out of 5 stars
Strictly for the wacky wannabe
This film is appalling, if you have any taste or you enjoy film then you'd best give it a miss. If you know nothing about films and want to appear wacky and unconventional by... Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Thomson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Completely insane
A completely insane movie. Disjointed, surreal, over the top, screwball, etc, etc. The plot, such as there is one, is very woolly, and skits about all over the place. Read more
Published 12 months ago by R. Hughes
1.0 out of 5 stars
Non-Adventure
This film is one of the worst things I have ever had to sit through. Totally irredeemable, the script is pedestrian, it outright steals every interesting idea in it from other... Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Gilmartin
1.0 out of 5 stars
This disappointing movie is a miserable experience.
This isn't a quirky or unpredictable movie - it is a mainstream movie trying to pretend to be quirky and unpredictable, and missing the mark badly. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Darren
1.0 out of 5 stars
About the worst film I have ever seen
I saw this on video when I was working through all the sci-fi stuff in my local rental store and I wish I hadn't.
The story is naff, the acting wooden. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars
Moves in a mysterious way... very fast!
If you can follow the entire plot and work out what's going on the first time you watch this, congratulations, you're ready to join MENSA! Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2004 by M. J. Jacobs
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buckaroo Banzai
Buckaroo Banzai is one of my all-time favorite Sci-Fi movies, in the mold of "Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy". Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2003 by J. D. Stevenson
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