This has got to be one of the worst spoofs ever, just a little better than Epic Movie. Having grown up in the 80s, I look back with a certain fondness at some things from the period, and cringe at others -- some of the music and the 'fashion'.
The scriptwriters seem to have thrown together the plot lines of 80s movies with abandon, and just amplified the most irritating parts -- hormonal teenage girls, obnoxious jocks etc. It comes across less as a spoof than a slap in the face to the 80s.
Perhaps taking a little more time to develop character motivation would have helped, but that is sacrificed just to squeeze in more un-funny scenes. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good spoof -- Galaxy Quest and Airplane come to mind -- this just isn't one of them.
The funniest moments and lines were reserved mainly for the minor characters - the principal, the jock and Tracy Morgan. The principal characters (in particular Dominique Swain) overact, and make it all too clear they're in a spoof. Really sad.
The scriptwriters seem to have thrown together the plot lines of 80s movies with abandon, and just amplified the most irritating parts -- hormonal teenage girls, obnoxious jocks etc. It comes across less as a spoof than a slap in the face to the 80s.
Perhaps taking a little more time to develop character motivation would have helped, but that is sacrificed just to squeeze in more un-funny scenes. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good spoof -- Galaxy Quest and Airplane come to mind -- this just isn't one of them.
The funniest moments and lines were reserved mainly for the minor characters - the principal, the jock and Tracy Morgan. The principal characters (in particular Dominique Swain) overact, and make it all too clear they're in a spoof. Really sad.