Airheads

Great quality movie on a good clean disc.

Needed to replace a bad VHS tape

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One of those good movie too watch, everything was good on behalf of the seller

People like to claim that critics are irrelevant because they don't always agree with the mass public when it comes to movies. If your average everyday film goer enjoys a movie that the majority of critics panned you'll usually hear them say something to the effect of, "It's not trying to win an Oscar, what did the critics expect?" Of course this argument forgets that critics aren't looking for the next award winner, they're simply measuring whether a film is a good or not.I will admit that some critics do need to lighten up though. Airheads according to Rotten Tomatoes only received approval from 23% of the critics who reviewed it. Now, while the film didn't do quite well at the box office, it has become a bit of a cult hit in the years since. Public opinion shouldn't sway a critic's analysis of a film, but a critic should analyze film based on whether the film accomplishes what it intends to. Of the critics who did approve of the film, I think Peter Travers would agree with me that this film does.The Lone Rangers, a hard rock/ metal band comprised of Chazz (Brendan Frasier), Rex (Steve Buscemi), and Pip (Adam Sandler), just want a record deal. Chazz tries to solicit a record exec (Judd Nelson) to listen to their demo tape, but to no avail. Finding out that another local band got signed by having their tracks played on the local radio station they try to get local DJ Ian (Joe Mantegna) to play their demo on the air. But when Rex is insulted by station manager Milo Jackson (Michael McKean), they take the station hostage with water guns filled with hot sauce to get their track played.Is Airheads a perfect movie? Of course not; not by any stretch of the imagination, but that doesn't mean it's not fun. First off, I have to confess that it's kind of fun to go back and watch a movie from a time when Brendan Frasier was a bigger box office draw than Adam Sandler who would start his meteoric rise to superstardom in 1995 with Billy Madison. But if you've ever been in a metal band, or if you know people who have been or are, you probably know or have seen people who are like Chazz, Rex, and Pip. For me this added to the fun of this flick.It's also interesting how this film plays with the stereotype of the guys who are into metal and hard rock. While often considered dark, brooding, and trouble makers these guys are none of those things. Sure, they take a radio station hostage, but they are not bad guys; after all they're holding the radio station hostage with water guns. There's also an interesting turn in the fact that in taking the station hostage they practically become local folk heroes as the area around the station, and most of their hostages don't want to leave. (As a matter of fact, one of their hostages, played by a blond David Arquette, wants back in after he escapes by mistake.)There are huge gaps in logic throughout the movie. After they first pull the gun in the station and realize that they're in big trouble and try to escape, why hasn't anyone else left the station? At several points throughout the movie we see the kidnappers Chazz, Rex, and Pip in the studio while all the other hostages are in another room. So if they're not being guarded why don't they make a break for it? And how dumb is a cop to give an automatic weapon to an untrained civilian?! (That's not really a plot hole, just a major gap in logic.) This is one of those types of movies though that uses the outrageous and ridiculous antics of its characters to ratchet up the comedy of the situation.This critic's going to go against the majority of other critics and say that I highly recommend this film. Is this a favorite of mine? No, but it's a great movie to put on during a rainy day just for a touch of fun. Also, personally, anytime Steve Buscemi's in a film it brightens up the proceedings, even in a horrible movie, which this is not. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. If you have, go watch it again.3.5/5Be sure to check out: Armadillo & Sands: Intellectual Properties at Work!

Just as described works great on a blu ray player

Packaged good and love the movie

Exactly as described. Fun movie

came on time as funny as i remember

If you love Brendan Fraser you’ll love this one. It’s from the early years of his career and highly entertaining. I would highly recommend watching this

Sono felice di aver trovato il dvd, avevo gia' visto il film e mi era piaciuto, consiglio.

Das waren die guten Zeiten, solche Filme gibts heute kaum noch, ich gestehe, ich bin Rockfan, daher haben mich Filme wie Ragman oder eben Airheads schon wegen Musik+Attitude+Look immer begeistert, aber daneben hat der Film auch jede Menge Witz, Sarkasmus, Spannung, Parodie und durchweg gute (und gutaufgelegte) Schauspieler zu bieten - und das Ganze immer positiv und unterhaltsam, nie zu angestrengt. Aber man muss natürlich schon ein Faible für etwas schrägere Charaktere haben (wie auch in Ananas Express/Das ist das Ende oder Weirdsville) , aber ich denke, da ist für jeden was dabei. Selbst wenn er manchem zu seicht erscheint, ich wäre froh, wenn es heute noch solche Drehbücher gäbe statt der quadrillionensten Comic-Verfilmung (am besten gewaltverherrlichend und mit ungebremster Zerstörungswut und natürlich mit bösen Nazis...)...

This is a hilarious movie with 3 really great lead actors. I think Steve Buscemi really played a leading part and made me laugh so many times.