BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

iamyuno2 The production quality of this film is somewhat lacking and I think the title is awful, but the rest of this film is comic genius!!! You'll be cheating yourself if you don't see it. (I never get tired of seeing it, once every year or so. And it's one of those films I've felt the need to show to all my friends because it's too funny!!!)To those who might be deterred by the bad reviews on this site: I think the bad title is probably what led many to avoid the film years ago and what has led many on IMDb to give it bad reviews (I suspect these were knee-jerk feminists who reacted to the title and not the film itself which was written by a woman and is woman-sympathetic). The bad reviews are terribly unfair and not in line with the cutting edge comic tour de force here - lampooning not easy women (about which it really has nothing to do with) but the shallow California scene of its time.And for the feminists who missed the point: the FEMALE wins here!!! Get it???It's the male lead who's the bad guy. That's for starters. And any woman who dated a jerk is going to LOVE this movie - because the jerk gets his (I don't think I'm giving anything away here, because the movie is about much more than this). (Yet men like myself won't be offended by this fact; there are, of course, jerks of both sexes and they DESERVE to get theirs!)I have to wonder whether those who gave this movie anything less than a very good review actually saw the film or just hated the title. There are some very very funny scenes here - including Julie Brown's "Cause I'm a Blonde" song vignette, which is hilarious and memorable (and a song you won't ever forget!!!). A very young Jim Carrey is off the charts here, too, yet he's just one of a super-talented cast of heavyweights who score big in this film (his talents as an impressionist especially shine here, for example). You absolutely have to see Michael McKean in his role as the dumb California pool guy and Damon Wayans as Zeebo!!! These are comic performances that are among the very best on film and there are a wealth of vignettes you'll be referring to in conversations for years to come - so many I couldn't list them all here (the doughnut scene, for instance - the mention of which won't give anything away for those who haven't seen this - and the disco scene, which lampoons discos more than any other movie scene ever).Plus, this is heavyweight actor Geena Davis' best comic performance ever - and she's so endearing in this role. I don't think this fine actress has ever been filmed as lovingly or beautifully. Jeff Goldblum (then still her husband), too, puts in a solid job as a romantic lead and even gives realism to an out-of- this-world character (and the love and chemistry between him and Geena is palpable). The only bad thing about this film is the title. And it has NOTHING to do with the film! Yet I think it scared a lot of people away from seeing it. What a shame!!! This is a great comedy - super-inventive and funny and you absolutely have to tune out the bad reviews and see it!

Dave from Ottawa There is a lot here to like. The songs are well written and genuinely funny, the comic pacing is nicely zippy and the situation could hardly have more camp appeal, combining space aliens, makeovers and Valley culture into a goofy, fun mix. The look of the picture is a major plus, with everything having a sparkly quality to it, and the slightly goofy 50s appearance of the spaceship is a definite plus. Geena and Jeff are an attractive, easy to like couple, and carry off the fairly absurd premise (a whirlwind interspecies romance) disarmingly. One major weakness with the picture is an inability to find screen business for Jim Carrey, who has a few fine moments, but his unique gifts for mimicry and physical comedy are largely wasted.

nickrogers1969 I have always loved this movie. It's a harmless very superficial super silly science fiction comedy. It's set in "the Valley" with all the colorful 80's fashions and empty-headed easy- going people. This film is very light weight fun. Maybe a little too wacky for audiences when it was released in 1989. It seemed to have gone nowhere when it could have been the great kitsch summer film that year. It had the stars: Jeff Goldblum, a young Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans and the super hot Geena Davis!!! Geena could have been a HUGE star but she seemed to have disappeared during the 90's. She was beautiful and cute at the same time and funny, with a tall hot body. Why did she just sort of vanish????When I re-saw this film I could see why it wasn't a hit. It's a bit too loose and wacky. The direction by Julian Temple is too slack: many of the jokes just misfire and go past unnoticed because the staging is bad. He seemed to have taken just one take of each shot. The musical parts are badly put together and the music (which I still love) pretty weak. The best thing in this film is Julie Brown with her too few scenes and songs!

ltlacey As was noted in another comment, this is one of those movies where you just sit back for a somewhat enjoyable ride. Davis, as usual, looks spectacular (still does) and plays the part perfectly: Kind of dumb but not as dumb as one would expect (by the way, what do all those dumb people do when they get older and cannot rely on their looks anymore?). This is your typical Valley Girl movie with all the usual characters and bells and whistles one would expect from nothing but fluff. But sometimes we need just plain fluff. Something that does not require too many brain cells to watch. And this movie fits the bill. Brown's musical numbers fit in well and flush out the movie, and as usual she's good at what she does. And though every character is over the top, it works.