I was eight or nine when I watched it. I remember saying out loud about the condom in Howard's wallet: "Oh, a chewing-gum !". Every one laughed around me.
I have loved this movie since I was 6, but thankfully in the UK the condom shot was censored. One of the few censorship decisions I approve of. Though I also missed out on the tounge in the cigarette lighter scene.
man that reminds me of being about 7 and my mother playing pretty woman a lot on vhs. the assorted of condoms line came up and i never knew what they were. "i got red, i got green, i got blue, and the gold condom of champions.. nothin's gettin through this sucker"
I was in 1st grade when this movie came out. There was a Japanese kid in my class named Howard. This was his favorite movie because they had the same name. I wanted to share this with everyone.
Here in Germany few people even know about this movie I guess. It has been shown on free tv maybe three times back then, but I didn't see it airing for years... let's say for decades. Us Germans are ashamed for things we aren't even associated with, so we even have a word for it, "fremdschämen", which means something like "being ashamed for other people's concerns" ^^ I'm afraid that pretty much applies to this movie ;-) The same* goes for "Batteries not included" which is a shame because this movie is cute
That is interesting. I guess not that surprising but heard many examples of movies doing great in one country (Star Wars in the US, Constantine in Russia), but just aren’t that popular elsewhere (like Star Wars in China).
That seen made me think a Howard the Duck Movie should happen. Marvel has surprised me before with Ant Man and Captain America. I could see this happening.
But this cheesiness you can only get in 80's movies. I love Howard the duck, I grew up in the 80's when PG movies would be considered either R or PG-13 nowadays. I thought Lea in this movie was super sexy and while the jokes might be "bad" its something you'd normally find in this decade where even awesome action movies like Commando, although bad ass, were smothered in THE CHEESE. I guess it's like Josh Pipes commented below, you either love it or hate it. This movie is not Troll 2 bad or The Room bad, I honestly think its just so bad is good, it's an acquired taste. Its still a childhood fave and I still watch it every now and then :)
Personally, I thought the cheese was done better in Commando. Elements like Arnold's line delivery or the over the top explosions at the action scene towards the end made it work for me. In Howard the Duck, a lot of the attempts at humor I just didn't find funny, which unfortunately made it boring for me. That's too bad since I didn't go into this wanting to immediately hate it, and it looked like there was potential fun here. Ah well. To each his own.
I care less about the cheesiness of the comedy attempt but more about the clumsy sexual content. That's why movies like the Police Academy series or Cocoon are just awkward today :-/ Some movies don't age well.
This movie is among my all-time favorites. The line "She took my eggs!" from one of the Evil Overlords of the Universe is worth the price of admission alone.
I absolutely loved this movie, growing up as a kid. And, still do to this day! Fun fact. Lea Thompson actually sang a couple of the songs, with her own band. And, her renditions were as good as the originals, imho. 😃
She said in an interview that she kept Beverly's guitar and sit still works! Wow. Imagine your mom telling you that her favorite guitar was taken from a movie about an alien duck from outer space. Ya can't make this shit up!
I saw this movie when I was young on New Years, and then I fell down a staircase. Years later, I was watching this movie on TV then Princess Diana died. DON'T RISK IT.
OF COURSE HOWARD SURVIVES OUTER SPACE! DUH HE IS A DUCK!... A spaceduck?... Oh and yeah, really fucking endearing, I want to watch it now and for its time its really fucked.
I always gotta ask the people who, Truly, love this movie. If they got some repressed. Furry urges, because the duck-sex stuff is so obvious. It should downgrade the movie from great to good for most people.
I had my own house duck i my lap as I watched this. Every time Howard was on screen he leapt up and began trying to peck the shit out of him. I thought it apropos.
+Amelia Bee Your name is Amelia Bee? Bee? As in real? I mean my name is REALLY Nero Angelo Mauritzen (long story, religion, drugs, a unwanted kid, yeah...), but Bee? Really cute by the way please reply, I really want to know... ....And between us (and people that click here) I am 32 and married so my interest is mostly curiosity and because you own a fucking duck... (excuse my language im just really eager if the girl with a duck really has "Bee" for a last name... which is fucking cute)
@Social Crime Radio dragon ball evolution isn't an anime it's a live action adaptation and it freaking sucks, and I assume that's why the review was requested
Yup and they should do shorts of Howard/Rocket/Cosmos/Groot would be nice and maybe a spin-off show for Netflix more faithful to the original and new comics.
I always wondered why the duck in this movie doesn't look remotely like the comic book version of Howard. Then one day it hit me. The duck is a dead ringer for George Lucas.
Howard the Duck is actually a good movie.. yes, it has it's moments (like most movies) but it's so much fun to watch. You either like it or you don't - but most of the things he's says about it; is actually what makes the movie so unique and worth watching :)
+Cassandra Pelkey you still consider that "a good movie", even though people are made running into pies?! This is kinda the oldest joke in history (which does not mean it can't be funny), but in this movie it just makes the whole thing even more ridiculous - in my opinion... ;)
This movie was released a month after “Transformers: The Movie” and two months after “My Little Pony: The Movie”. Those were three of the godawful movies of the summer of 1986. Take these three layers of bad movies and put them in the garbage.
Thank you for this. Born in 85, I was aware it was a massive career embarrassment for Lucas, and saw a bit of it on network tv in the day, but didn't actually sit down and watch the whole thing and was curious why exactly it was so bad, which you helped explain.
o0thx11380o Just because he makes an appearance doesn't mean the film is getting rebooted. Thanos made an appearance at the end of The Avengers, doesn't mean he's getting a solo film.
2:43 most clubs in big cities put up fencing around the stage to keep musicians from getting hit by thrown beer bottles and other hard objects in case the crowd didn't like their music. It was an insurance and liability thing. It wasn't actually about crowds rushing the stage. Especially in the 70s and 80s.
Howard the duck is one of my fav movies. Thank god I have my own copy. I will say this. The whole movie is more of a comedy. Nothing was put there to disturb people. It was meant to be funny, but only few people find it funny. Like me. I think the movie was great. Now tell me this. Which movie would you rather see Sharknado or Howard the duck? And I have seen Sharknado 1 and 2. It was painful to watch them.
I "Liked" this video because I thought the review was funny, but I have to agree with you. I always thought Howard the Duck was intentionally satirical. I found the goofiness to be quite enjoyable. Plus you have to give kudos to Lea for her awesome singing... and for poking fun at the movie in an episode of "Caroline in the City." XD
Howard the Duck is the kind of movie where when you're feeling suicidal it is good to watch, because you realize life isn't that bad. You could have wrote the script for the movie.
I love how people come in to a simple comment and try to act like they are some how superior and insult you. So English is a weak, subject. try me in math or science ass hat.
Just because it was made for a nerdier audience doesn’t mean anyone has to defend it, or claim its good when it isn’t. This movie has tons of problems, and only by taking objective looks at movies, can we hope they will improve. I would hate to see the MCU today, if Marvel looked at this movie, like it was some sort of masterpiece. They would still be making crap movies, like The Hulk.
Here here. I watched this movie for the first time only few years ago and as I expected complete disaster based on all the bad reviews it got I was really positively surprised. The movie is actually pretty good! Ok, it's pretty campy and some of the jokes are pretty lame and old but I still enjoyed it. IT IS A FUN MOVIE! And ofcourse Lea Thomson was sexy as hell.
To do the IP full justice it would be rated R. But this movie is actually not a bad family friendly rendition for what they made it. This actually isn't that bad of a movie.
@@GoatPopsicle I take it you haven't read the Howard the Duck comic books. The 80's Howard the Duck movie is an unfaithful adaptation that doesn't resemble the comics it's supposed to be based on. The Howard the Duck comic books are really amazing and a film that properly adapts the Howard the Duck comics would be awesome. You're biased and close minded if you think a new Howard the Duck movie would suck because of the 80's Howard the Duck movie. Did you know Captain America has a shitty film back in the 90's? Does that mean Captain America should never have had an MCU film because of the existence of the 90's Captain America? Hmm? Considering we have characters like Rocket Racoon and Groot in the MCU films as one of the characters, why not let Howard the Duck have a chance? You're so unfair.
The original comic by Steve Gerber isn't so much a comic as it is a true experience in surrealism. There is a man running around with a bell on his head who calls himself Dr. Bong. Howard runs for President. He teams up with Dracula at one point. It was a great comic and when I first heard about this movie I thought "Oh, hell." I felt INSULTED by it.
awesomeness862 A council of Priests and such, controlled the. MPAA’s classification board in the 1980s (Seriously). They gave a ton of movies, some very weird ratings. If you changed your movie blood from red to green, it could take your movie from an R to a PG.
I always loved when Jeffrey Jones starts to become one of the dark overlords, just a great performance, matched with excellent makeup and visual effects
They scared me the first time I saw this, the fire that came out of his eyes. So did the duck breasts (which ducks don't even have). And the wormhole Howard got sucked through, and then later finding he couldn't go back because of having to destroy 3 more monsters coming down it (right after barely surviving 1 other attacking everyone)
All of a sudden knows how to play a guitar??? Did you miss the beginning credits that had pictures of his band. Or the fact that he explains the fact that he was in a band to Lea? So yea, the context was there.
I heard of this film awhile ago but then only learned the details about the comic last year and I was stunned that the Howard the Duck comic is hardcore, with like topless women (human)
This was actually much better than the idea sounds. It was a product of the times and worked if you were a youth in the 1980s. Leah Thompson in her nightie and giant hair also left a lasting impression.
Not nearly as bad as Super Mario Bros. or some of the other movies he's reviewed. This is a solid action comedy with an interesting story and top notch special FX. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but totally undeserving of the hate it received.
Ignore this review.. Howard the Duck is just an awesome bit of entertainment, its not about making sense, its not about reality, its just a silly story to enjoy while eating popcorn. Yes its bad, but its a good bad.. Still way better than half the crap they churn out these days, at least this has some original imagination behind it. (even if it came from a comic) half the stuff these days are remakes of the cool movies back in the 80's and 90's I am so glad I grew up in those times, movies were so much more awesome.
'Ignore this review' Do you honestly think all the people who watch it and have never seen the movie is going to look at that comment from the first sentence and be like, 'You know. He has a legitimate point.' If you're honestly very concerned that those people are going to stay away from a movie you think is good because of the review, get over yourself and move on. That's their choice. You can't control how people react to reviews.
This was a great film. Apparently people have missed the fact that the comic is rather raunchy and pretty campy. So that is exactly what the movie is, campy and raunchy. Frankly just enjoy a movie to be entertained. don't over expect a movie like this to Oscars material.
Sensei Ji True my friend, just rewatched it on the bluray release, it was AWESOME ! Good for kids and adults who don't practice intellectual masturbation ;)
one, it's the first movie that was adapted from a marvel comic. hardcore marvel fans would want to watch it. two, it's a comedy action sci fi movie. it may not be terminator action, but definitely fun. three, jeffry jones acting delivers that extra scariness factor to the movie. young lea thompson, enough said. four, you can watch this for the symbolism. the science lab = CERN. howard = angel. possessed dr. jennings = antichrist. etc etc and then there's that special 80's sci fi charm. lastly, blatant ad homin is a detriment to your cause.
I loved this movie as a kid. I remember my aunt trying to explain away the monster alien scene so I wouldn’t be too afraid XD Little did she know that I snuck into the TV Room a year earlier and secretly watched Nightmare on Elm Street from behind the couch (I was six, I am a troubled soul) However, the main character was my first girl crush, even before Molly Ringwald and Jennifer Connelly. Wow, that was a trip down memory lane, all from some duck feathers. YES! GREAT MOVIE!
Hello I just watched HTD & I think its a FUN! Movie! LT does a great job in it! The ending it just a tad long, still good for its time. I would like to ask you a ? When is the last time you made a movie? Do you have any idea, how hard it was to make this movie! You should watch the how they made this movie on the DVD. Please let me know if you watch the SF part of the DVD & let me know what you think, Thanks! David from Ca.
First off, he created short films, but even if he didn't, the whole idea of you have to be filmmaker yourself before you can criticize other movies is a really stupid argument. The world doesn't work like that.
2:36 You've never rocked at one of these places. The fence isn't so no-one rushes the stage. The fence is there to protect the band from flying beer bottles and mugs the crowd would try to hit the band with.
to bad we dont get to see movies like this anymore. Ghostbuster, Howard the Duck, Terminator, Mad Max all good movies. Todays movies are just full with CGI and flooded with BS. 80s movies had this special atmosphere which todays movies do not have anymore.
+alaurel81 I can't believe that you listed Ghost Busters, The Terminator and Mad Max with Howard the Duck, as if it comes anywhere near the awesomeness of those other films.
The funny thing is that the comic was actually good. It was full of biting satire of the culture of the time and humor. The writers of this movie obviously never read a single comic, or assumed that audiences would never understand satire or the witty humor that the comic had, so they replaced it by PLAYING THE DAMN THING AS A SERIOUS STORY, with a couple bits of attempts at humor sprinkled here and there. But the movie was NOTHING like the comics in either tone or writing.
I feel Howard the Duck movie only got the vague idea what the comics are about. And I do mean vaguely, The film referenced some lines from the Howard Duck comics and the characters names(Howard and Beverly) and that's it. But the rest of the film is literally made up and missing so many things that make the original Howard the Duck comics by Steve Gerber so amazing and brilliant. The film is missing lot of the clever social satire and humor from the comics its based on. Characters are heavily toned down in the film, especially Howard himself. None of the brilliant villains of the Howard the Duck comics made it into this film, and the film didn't adapt any of the great stories in the comics. I highly agree that the Howard the Duck comic books are amazing and timeless. Even to this day, Howard the Duck comic book series is my favorite comic book series of all time. The 80's Howard the Duck film is an unfaithful adaptation of the Howard the Duck comic book series.
My roommate in the Army was addicted to this movie and the soundtrack. Not sure why, but he even used the music for a wake up alarm before formation. Scarred into my memory as he outranked me and there were no other rooms for me to move into.
At the start of the movie moron it shows him in a band. Called Howard and the....... Don't know either. But I remember that picture. Lol. This movie really wasn't as bad as people make it. How cool is it to think another reality of ducks evolving to the higher chain. And exactly like us. Cool thought. And the jokes yes are dated. But it was a great movie and I am so confused by the 80 and 90s kids who didn't like it.
I was eight or nine when I watched it. I remember saying out loud about the condom in Howard's wallet: "Oh, a chewing-gum !". Every one laughed around me.
I have loved this movie since I was 6, but thankfully in the UK the condom shot was censored. One of the few censorship decisions I approve of. Though I also missed out on the tounge in the cigarette lighter scene.
man that reminds me of being about 7 and my mother playing pretty woman a lot on vhs. the assorted of condoms line came up and i never knew what they were. "i got red, i got green, i got blue, and the gold condom of champions.. nothin's gettin through this sucker"
Aren't duck dicks long and cockscrewy? No way in hell that little condom is going to hold all that.
I was that age when I saw that movie too. When I saw the condom, I asked my parents what it was, they just ignored me.
You watched cone heads too as a kid
I was in 1st grade when this movie came out. There was a Japanese kid in my class named Howard. This was his favorite movie because they had the same name. I wanted to share this with everyone.
Thanks. Shit like this makes the world go round brah. People don't get it.
Thanks. Shit like this makes the world go round brah. People don't get it.
Japanese guy named Howard? You mean HAAWAADO
@@manicmike8585 makes the world go around and people leave conversations before they fall asleep
I have wet crack on a regular basis because of the farts that shoot out My ASS.... Feeling like orgasms
As a kid I always liked Jeffery Jones, he played a great villain. I'm sure he would have liked me as a kid too.
Ouch!
Lmao
That’s hilarious 😂
Jesus christ dude
Not if Michael Jackson 'liked' you first...
Here in Italy, Howard The Duck is almost a cult movie.
It's called "Howard ed il destino del mondo", literally Howard and the world's destiny
Here in Germany few people even know about this movie I guess. It has been shown on free tv maybe three times back then, but I didn't see it airing for years... let's say for decades.
Us Germans are ashamed for things we aren't even associated with, so we even have a word for it, "fremdschämen", which means something like "being ashamed for other people's concerns" ^^
I'm afraid that pretty much applies to this movie ;-)
The same* goes for "Batteries not included" which is a shame because this movie is cute
@@SpielSatzFail Part of me wants to say thats very sad and another part of me wants to quietly mutter "thats what you get..."
It's a cult movie here too! =)
That is interesting. I guess not that surprising but heard many examples of movies doing great in one country (Star Wars in the US, Constantine in Russia), but just aren’t that popular elsewhere (like Star Wars in China).
and you also had live action "love lucia" ...
I'm not saying thats bad but... you must admit... you have some pretty unique taste... 😆
This movie is actually really good when you're 8 years old, just saying.
Very true. I liked this movie as a child when it first came out.
Lol i loved this movie as a kid in the 80s. I watched it not to long ago and it is trash lol.
I did love this movie as a kid, I still watch it for nostalgia reasons.
Not if you’re born a snob
I think i must have been around that age when I saw it a friends house.
When the eighties were good they were good....
When they were bad they were really bad....
The same can be said for any decade.
Yes
And to think this is the same Tim Robbins who starred in Shawshank redemption
The life of a repo man is always intense
The Guardians of the Galaxy end scene made me laugh because Howard was in it. Lol.
That seen made me think a Howard the Duck Movie should happen. Marvel has surprised me before with Ant Man and Captain America. I could see this happening.
Or how about a live-action/2D animated combo Howard show like Cool World/Son of Zorn/Roger Rabbit meets Deadpool?
***** It could work but they kind have already established that he's cgi in the credits scene but every thing else could be cool.
But this cheesiness you can only get in 80's movies. I love Howard the duck, I grew up in the 80's when PG movies would be considered either R or PG-13 nowadays. I thought Lea in this movie was super sexy and while the jokes might be "bad" its something you'd normally find in this decade where even awesome action movies like Commando, although bad ass, were smothered in THE CHEESE. I guess it's like Josh Pipes commented below, you either love it or hate it. This movie is not Troll 2 bad or The Room bad, I honestly think its just so bad is good, it's an acquired taste. Its still a childhood fave and I still watch it every now and then :)
Personally, I thought the cheese was done better in Commando. Elements like Arnold's line delivery or the over the top explosions at the action scene towards the end made it work for me. In Howard the Duck, a lot of the attempts at humor I just didn't find funny, which unfortunately made it boring for me. That's too bad since I didn't go into this wanting to immediately hate it, and it looked like there was potential fun here. Ah well. To each his own.
I care less about the cheesiness of the comedy attempt but more about the clumsy sexual content. That's why movies like the Police Academy series or Cocoon are just awkward today :-/
Some movies don't age well.
@@octupusman1000 thats because arnold is a "better" actor than the guy that played howard.
that and again, the comic is the same way
This movie is among my all-time favorites. The line "She took my eggs!" from one of the Evil Overlords of the Universe is worth the price of admission alone.
His other line "I No Longer Require Human Food." is pretty good also!
Lea Thomson tied up is still hot today.. there, I said it.
I‘d say she is the reason I think being tied up can be hot in the first place XD
She is still hot
Yeah, well... ever see what Rutger Hauer did to her in the film, "The Hitcher"? : /
"i think i'll have some eggs!" *throws whole body into fridge* hahaha
I absolutely loved this movie, growing up as a kid. And, still do to this day!
Fun fact. Lea Thompson actually sang a couple of the songs, with her own band. And, her renditions were as good as the originals, imho. 😃
She said in an interview that she kept Beverly's guitar and sit still works! Wow. Imagine your mom telling you that her favorite guitar was taken from a movie about an alien duck from outer space. Ya can't make this shit up!
I saw this movie when I was young on New Years, and then I fell down a staircase. Years later, I was watching this movie on TV then Princess Diana died.
DON'T RISK IT.
They couldn't make the poster tagline say 'More adventure than ducking possible'? My god, it was _right there!_
I just find this film so endearing. Not sure why. I've noticed people either love or hate Howard
OF COURSE HOWARD SURVIVES OUTER SPACE! DUH HE IS A DUCK!...
A spaceduck?... Oh and yeah, really fucking endearing, I want to watch it now and for its time its really fucked.
I always gotta ask the people who, Truly, love this movie. If they got some repressed. Furry urges, because the duck-sex stuff is so obvious. It should downgrade the movie from great to good for most people.
2:35 fence is there to prevent bottle throwing. Didn't you see Roadhouse?
Interestingly enough: Ducktits and seduction of Howard isn't the most perverted thing in this movie...
Jeffery Jones is.
You ain't lying!
Too soon
I had my own house duck i my lap as I watched this. Every time Howard was on screen he leapt up and began trying to peck the shit out of him. I thought it apropos.
+Erik Gruber I hatched him myself
+Amelia Bee Your name is Amelia Bee? Bee? As in real? I mean my name is REALLY Nero Angelo Mauritzen (long story, religion, drugs, a unwanted kid, yeah...), but Bee? Really cute by the way please reply, I really want to know...
....And between us (and people that click here) I am 32 and married so my interest is mostly curiosity and because you own a fucking duck... (excuse my language im just really eager if the girl with a duck really has "Bee" for a last name... which is fucking cute)
+Erik Gruber you mean DUCKING adorable!!!!!!
Too funny!!! My house Howard!!!
When you say the child has "hair all over its body," did you mean to say feathers?
Could you review Dragonball Evolution?
@Social Crime Radio dragon ball evolution isn't an anime it's a live action adaptation and it freaking sucks, and I assume that's why the review was requested
Dragon ball evolution is a complete piece of shit.
*I don't watch anime much, but some of these live action adaptations is my first introduction into some animes like death note*
This flick should have had several sequels. I loved it as a kid.
Howard the duck is a Classic
I fuckin love Howard
From my perspective, it's a complete mess.
+Onmysheet noooooooo. why?
+Joe Hernandez classically bad piece of crap!
Lavern Merriweather lol, no
Awww, I loved this movie when I was a kid. I would rent this or Harry and the Hendersons every chance I had to from the video store.
Like wise.
It took 13 actors to play Howard the Duck
A creepy duck
They must have quit.
For the record, “toot” (assume they’re referring to coke?) does not make one hallucinate..
Wayyy too much coke can mske you hallucinate
This is a fucking Marvel character... well they definitely got better with their films
Ikr lol
Yup and they should do shorts of Howard/Rocket/Cosmos/Groot would be nice and maybe a spin-off show for Netflix more faithful to the original and new comics.
Superman says Superman, from DC..
Howard the Duck comic books are really great. The 80's Howard the Duck film is an unfaithful adaptation of the comics its based on.
We all had a thing for Lea. Trust me.
I always wondered why the duck in this movie doesn't look remotely like the comic book version of Howard. Then one day it hit me. The duck is a dead ringer for George Lucas.
Do you think Marvel can do better?
Johnlindsey289 They already did.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!??!! Howard The Duck is on of the greatest comic book adaptations of all time, timeless classic.
Howard the Duck is actually a good movie.. yes, it has it's moments (like most movies) but it's so much fun to watch. You either like it or you don't - but most of the things he's says about it; is actually what makes the movie so unique and worth watching :)
+Cassandra Pelkey people running..... into PIES????
Raachen What?
+Cassandra Pelkey you still consider that "a good movie", even though people are made running into pies?! This is kinda the oldest joke in history (which does not mean it can't be funny), but in this movie it just makes the whole thing even more ridiculous - in my opinion... ;)
This movie was released a month after “Transformers: The Movie” and two months after “My Little Pony: The Movie”. Those were three of the godawful movies of the summer of 1986. Take these three layers of bad movies and put them in the garbage.
Thank you for this. Born in 85, I was aware it was a massive career embarrassment for Lucas, and saw a bit of it on network tv in the day, but didn't actually sit down and watch the whole thing and was curious why exactly it was so bad, which you helped explain.
I can't wait for the reboot
well yeah thats possible
DIGIMEI
it is being rebooted lol It was announced in the end credits scene in guardians of the galaxy.
o0thx11380o
Nope! One of the staff confirmed that that was just for fun.
o0thx11380o Just because he makes an appearance doesn't mean the film is getting rebooted. Thanos made an appearance at the end of The Avengers, doesn't mean he's getting a solo film.
Wikia Frog
That's a very bad analogy; Thanos IS getting a solo film... It's called Infinity Wars.
I thought Howard The Duck was pretty awesome.
I loved it when I was a kid.
2:43 most clubs in big cities put up fencing around the stage to keep musicians from getting hit by thrown beer bottles and other hard objects in case the crowd didn't like their music. It was an insurance and liability thing. It wasn't actually about crowds rushing the stage. Especially in the 70s and 80s.
"Most clubs in big cities"
Sorry, no.
The best thing about the movie is the "Howard the Duck," song.
bondservant4jesus I’m glad someone else likes it, besides me.
I'm so glad you're back!! been waiting on a new review. Great job!!!!
I remember Howard the Duck fondly tbh, like i thought it was great when I was a kid 😂
((Edit: then again I've always had a thing for puppets in movies
It's not a tiny duck condom. It's a NORMAL sized duck condom.
Howard the duck is one of my fav movies. Thank god I have my own copy. I will say this. The whole movie is more of a comedy. Nothing was put there to disturb people. It was meant to be funny, but only few people find it funny. Like me. I think the movie was great. Now tell me this. Which movie would you rather see Sharknado or Howard the duck? And I have seen Sharknado 1 and 2. It was painful to watch them.
id rather watch sharknado.
I "Liked" this video because I thought the review was funny, but I have to agree with you. I always thought Howard the Duck was intentionally satirical. I found the goofiness to be quite enjoyable. Plus you have to give kudos to Lea for her awesome singing... and for poking fun at the movie in an episode of "Caroline in the City." XD
I WOULD 12\10 CHOOSE TO WATCH SHARKNADO INSTED OF THIS
Sharknado! EVERY! TIME!
You're back man! Hilarious vid :)
Ok,,You're a nerd slamming an older nerd movie? This is some OG nerd shit. RESPECT
Howard the Duck is the kind of movie where when you're feeling suicidal it is good to watch, because you realize life isn't that bad. You could have wrote the script for the movie.
Mark Middaugh Try "you could have WRITTEN the script for the movie".
I love how people come in to a simple comment and try to act like they are some how superior and insult you. So English is a weak, subject. try me in math or science ass hat.
Mark Middaugh Sad.
Just because it was made for a nerdier audience doesn’t mean anyone has to defend it, or claim its good when it isn’t.
This movie has tons of problems, and only by taking objective looks at movies, can we hope they will improve.
I would hate to see the MCU today, if Marvel looked at this movie, like it was some sort of masterpiece. They would still be making crap movies, like The Hulk.
I never forgot this movie. It's part of my childhood and still a big fanboy of Lea Thompson!
Bro you help me with my depression so much cause its non stop laughter every video
I love that movie, Howard the Duck is a classic.
I went to see this with my dad when it came out in theaters and I will always have a soft spot for it.
still better than green lantern
+Nathan Dow This movie makes Green Lantern look like The Dark Knight.
bite your tongue heathen
Nathan Dow it's worse than green lantern
Better or worse than Green Lantern, it's still a low bar
Thing is.... I love this movie.
Howard the Duck DOES NOT suck. Give it a shot. It is funny as hell.
I watched that movie 5 times and the only good thing about it is Lea Thomson
Here here. I watched this movie for the first time only few years ago and as I expected complete disaster based on all the bad reviews it got I was really positively surprised. The movie is actually pretty good! Ok, it's pretty campy and some of the jokes are pretty lame and old but I still enjoyed it. IT IS A FUN MOVIE! And ofcourse Lea Thomson was sexy as hell.
Marvel studio should make reboot and it rated PG-13 or rated R
No they shouldn't
Are you a *Furry* or something? No one can see this movie and ask for another, without an ulterior motive, especially rated-R.
To do the IP full justice it would be rated R. But this movie is actually not a bad family friendly rendition for what they made it. This actually isn't that bad of a movie.
@@GoatPopsicle I take it you haven't read the Howard the Duck comic books. The 80's Howard the Duck movie is an unfaithful adaptation that doesn't resemble the comics it's supposed to be based on. The Howard the Duck comic books are really amazing and a film that properly adapts the Howard the Duck comics would be awesome. You're biased and close minded if you think a new Howard the Duck movie would suck because of the 80's Howard the Duck movie. Did you know Captain America has a shitty film back in the 90's? Does that mean Captain America should never have had an MCU film because of the existence of the 90's Captain America? Hmm? Considering we have characters like Rocket Racoon and Groot in the MCU films as one of the characters, why not let Howard the Duck have a chance? You're so unfair.
Howard was a good movie. I loved it as a kid and still do. The 80's, such a better time.....
The original comic by Steve Gerber isn't so much a comic as it is a true experience in surrealism. There is a man running around with a bell on his head who calls himself Dr. Bong. Howard runs for President. He teams up with Dracula at one point.
It was a great comic and when I first heard about this movie I thought "Oh, hell." I felt INSULTED by it.
So cool to see your back dude!
Is it just me, or is it odd that all if these adult oriented and inappropriate jokes are in a pg movie?
The same rating as frozen
awesomeness862 A council of Priests and such, controlled the. MPAA’s classification board in the 1980s (Seriously). They gave a ton of movies, some very weird ratings.
If you changed your movie blood from red to green, it could take your movie from an R to a PG.
Love your critiques. Hope your subscription doubles, triples. You deserve it.
I actually like Howard the Duck... I wouldn't argue that it's great or anything, I just enjoy it.
Howard the Duck is a great movie, it's extremely weird and equally wonderful.
I loved this movie and still get a laugh
me too i do not understand why people do not like it
Always nice to see another lad from Ontario! Are you in the GTA? Peterboroughian here
I always loved when Jeffrey Jones starts to become one of the dark overlords, just a great performance, matched with excellent makeup and visual effects
They scared me the first time I saw this, the fire that came out of his eyes. So did the duck breasts (which ducks don't even have). And the wormhole Howard got sucked through, and then later finding he couldn't go back because of having to destroy 3 more monsters coming down it (right after barely surviving 1 other attacking everyone)
a duck condom should be spiral in shape. ducks literally screw each other
when i was 6 this movie was amazing
Love your vids dude :)
All of a sudden knows how to play a guitar???
Did you miss the beginning credits that had pictures of his band. Or the fact that he explains the fact that he was in a band to Lea? So yea, the context was there.
And I think he even has a Fender hanging on his wall in his home.
If you have a thing for Lea Thompson, why would you not mention her in All The Right Moves???? She gets nay-kee!!!
I heard of this film awhile ago but then only learned the details about the comic last year and I was stunned that the Howard the Duck comic is hardcore, with like topless women (human)
This was actually much better than the idea sounds. It was a product of the times and worked if you were a youth in the 1980s. Leah Thompson in her nightie and giant hair also left a lasting impression.
Not nearly as bad as Super Mario Bros. or some of the other movies he's reviewed. This is a solid action comedy with an interesting story and top notch special FX. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but totally undeserving of the hate it received.
Wait…
Is Mark really tall-or are Canadian fridges really small?🤨
Because that looks like the PERFECT sized fridge for me and I’m 4’8”. 🤣
Ignore this review.. Howard the Duck is just an awesome bit of entertainment, its not about making sense, its not about reality, its just a silly story to enjoy while eating popcorn. Yes its bad, but its a good bad.. Still way better than half the crap they churn out these days, at least this has some original imagination behind it. (even if it came from a comic) half the stuff these days are remakes of the cool movies back in the 80's and 90's I am so glad I grew up in those times, movies were so much more awesome.
'Ignore this review' Do you honestly think all the people who watch it and have never seen the movie is going to look at that comment from the first sentence and be like, 'You know. He has a legitimate point.' If you're honestly very concerned that those people are going to stay away from a movie you think is good because of the review, get over yourself and move on. That's their choice. You can't control how people react to reviews.
Marvel needs to re-do Howard since we all accept a talking raccoon with a tree for a friend
Vindicator Jones
And they had characters with personality, and didn't use the same cheap humor over and over again.
Johnlindsey289
Rocket was a lot more violent in the comics.
Yes movie is very good no two ways about it lol
Yeah I had crush on the female character of this movie growing up. I was just turning into that age when this came out and Back To The Future also 🤭
Spoiler, this duck will join Avengers!
Isn’t Sea Bass from Dumb and Dumber?!?
I don't care what nobody say this movie is a classic!!!
Lea Thompson was a hottie.. wish she would have went the Elisabeth Shue route so we could have seen a bit more skin lol
This was a great film. Apparently people have missed the fact that the comic is rather raunchy and pretty campy. So that is exactly what the movie is, campy and raunchy. Frankly just enjoy a movie to be entertained. don't over expect a movie like this to Oscars material.
A truly bad movie of a truly wonderful comic book series. A reboot using computer generated images would be splendid.
Do you think Marvel would do better?
This guy needs more views.
Good to see you're back!
Did anyone else laugh their ass off when Mark said "Are those duck tits?"
and that's funny because...
Your videos are always hilarious! love it :)
How BAD is Howard the Duck?
it wasnt bad, it is awesome.
even todays standard, it is fuckin awesome.
Sensei Ji
True my friend, just rewatched it on the bluray release, it was AWESOME !
Good for kids and adults who don't practice intellectual masturbation ;)
Sensei Ji How is it awesome?
Victor Fatalys Yeah, I can see how the movie is enjoyable if you're brain-dead.
one, it's the first movie that was adapted from a marvel comic.
hardcore marvel fans would want to watch it.
two, it's a comedy action sci fi movie. it may not be terminator action, but definitely fun.
three, jeffry jones acting delivers that extra scariness factor to the movie.
young lea thompson, enough said.
four, you can watch this for the symbolism. the science lab = CERN. howard = angel. possessed dr. jennings = antichrist. etc etc
and then there's that special 80's sci fi charm.
lastly, blatant ad homin is a detriment to your cause.
William Jefferson
Brain dead people enjoy anything with CGIs inside, not the same public...
I loved this movie as a kid. I remember my aunt trying to explain away the monster alien scene so I wouldn’t be too afraid XD Little did she know that I snuck into the TV Room a year earlier and secretly watched Nightmare on Elm Street from behind the couch (I was six, I am a troubled soul)
However, the main character was my first girl crush, even before Molly Ringwald and Jennifer Connelly. Wow, that was a trip down memory lane, all from some duck feathers. YES! GREAT MOVIE!
this could have been PG-13 Fritz the cat
This is one of those bad movies that’s still watchable.😊
Lea Thompson in lingerie = great movie.
Howard the Duck in the comics looks like Donald Duck with a cigarette
Howard the duck!!..one of the greatest movies to come out of Hollywood!!
Hello I just watched HTD & I think its a FUN! Movie! LT does a great job in it!
The ending it just a tad long, still good for its time.
I would like to ask you a ? When is the last time you made a movie?
Do you have any idea, how hard it was to make this movie!
You should watch the how they made this movie on the DVD.
Please let me know if you watch the SF part of the DVD & let me know what you think, Thanks! David from Ca.
First off, he created short films, but even if he didn't, the whole idea of you have to be filmmaker yourself before you can criticize other movies is a really stupid argument. The world doesn't work like that.
I remember watching this movie and actually laughing cause it was so bad 😂💀
You were just too old when you saw it.
2:36 You've never rocked at one of these places. The fence isn't so no-one rushes the stage. The fence is there to protect the band from flying beer bottles and mugs the crowd would try to hit the band with.
to bad we dont get to see movies like this anymore. Ghostbuster, Howard the Duck, Terminator, Mad Max all good movies. Todays movies are just full with CGI and flooded with BS. 80s movies had this special atmosphere which todays movies do not have anymore.
+alaurel81 I can't believe that you listed Ghost Busters, The Terminator and Mad Max with Howard the Duck, as if it comes anywhere near the awesomeness of those other films.
+alaurel81 tbf, mad max fury road is a thing that came out and was awesome
+WiseStrife yep definitely the best mad max film
What about Guardians of the Galaxy?
alaurel81 totally agree. Howard the Duck is better than Batman V Superman.
The funny thing is that the comic was actually good. It was full of biting satire of the culture of the time and humor. The writers of this movie obviously never read a single comic, or assumed that audiences would never understand satire or the witty humor that the comic had, so they replaced it by PLAYING THE DAMN THING AS A SERIOUS STORY, with a couple bits of attempts at humor sprinkled here and there. But the movie was NOTHING like the comics in either tone or writing.
I feel Howard the Duck movie only got the vague idea what the comics are about. And I do mean vaguely, The film referenced some lines from the Howard Duck comics and the characters names(Howard and Beverly) and that's it. But the rest of the film is literally made up and missing so many things that make the original Howard the Duck comics by Steve Gerber so amazing and brilliant. The film is missing lot of the clever social satire and humor from the comics its based on. Characters are heavily toned down in the film, especially Howard himself. None of the brilliant villains of the Howard the Duck comics made it into this film, and the film didn't adapt any of the great stories in the comics. I highly agree that the Howard the Duck comic books are amazing and timeless. Even to this day, Howard the Duck comic book series is my favorite comic book series of all time. The 80's Howard the Duck film is an unfaithful adaptation of the Howard the Duck comic book series.
I actually like the movie thank you very much
There is one good thing that came out of this movie. The novelization by Ellis Weiner. It's hard to find these days but worth the read.
More like how GREAT is Howard the Duck! It's an 80's kid thing but I love this one...and Lea Thompson...mmmmm
I put it into the so-bad-it's-awesome category.
Lea was fine
My roommate in the Army was addicted to this movie and the soundtrack. Not sure why, but he even used the music for a wake up alarm before formation. Scarred into my memory as he outranked me and there were no other rooms for me to move into.
Howard tge Duck was tge shit IDC what you say we all Dug this movie n has a cult following and brings back so many memories!
At the start of the movie moron it shows him in a band. Called Howard and the....... Don't know either. But I remember that picture. Lol. This movie really wasn't as bad as people make it. How cool is it to think another reality of ducks evolving to the higher chain. And exactly like us. Cool thought. And the jokes yes are dated. But it was a great movie and I am so confused by the 80 and 90s kids who didn't like it.
Marvel sure have came a long way from this shit.
***** I agree that Spider-Man 3 and The Last Stand were shit.
TASM 2 was ok