Reviews of Real Genius 1985
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Kilmergeddon
I have always loved this movie. Hilarious and nerdy, but with a concience.
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They just don't make movies like this anymore. They '80s were a great time for these types of comedies.
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De paso más bien desapercibido en el momento de su estreno en una época donde lo habitual era ver cine de adolescentes en el instituto obsesionados por el sexo (“Porky’s” a la cabeza) y poco antes del “boom” John Hughes, “Escuela de Genios” acabó convirtiéndose en objeto de culto debido a varios factores: el gran cariño con el que sus personajes están tratados, un entusiasta y juvenil Val Kilmer como líder del grupo de “cerebritos” con los que no tardamos…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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"Jerry, if you think that by threatening me you can get me to be your slave, well...that's where you're right."
Haven't seen this in a long while, but the recent episode of Filmspotting encouraged a rewatch. Quintessential eighties comedy with just a touch of commentary (secret weapons in the sky suggestive of drones), Real Genius is elevated any time Val Kilmer shows up on screen, spouting sarcasm. There are plenty of funny sight gags (a snoring car; a lecture given…
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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Utterly silly, but I loved it.
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I think two thirds of Real Genius are some of the funniest when it comes to 80's comedy. There are so many great gags, silly but hilarious one-liners and Val Kilmer's (in his second role) Chris Knight is one of those incredible iconic 80's characters. And while I have absolutely no complaints about most of the film, I think something doesn't quite click near the end of the film. It loses its steam on the way and there are quite a few scenes with way too much dead air in them. Fortunately, the inventive and sweet-natured end saves it.
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This movie is a lot of fun, kind of like a way before it's time Big Bang Theory if you think about it. A lot of science and 'smart' talk, but Kilmer is great as is the rest of the cast. Atherton is a great mean guy and what they do to his house is fun. I also loved the guy in the closet.
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Fun 80s flick. Pretty cheesy, but has some funny parts. All-around feel good movie.
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Tis a silly film but Kilmer is a hoot.
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“The film was inspired and based loosely on actual events at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California” says IMDb and indeed, leafing through the movie’s references to real-life nerdy hijinks, and all the inside Caltech jokes, is an entertaining endeavour.
Not that it necessarily salvages the movie, though. Then again, I suppose it serves me right for trying to watch this 1980s production for the first time in 2012. And it is unmistakably 1980s, with the hair, the…