Howard the Duck - Good Bad Flicks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ม.ค. 2014
- I finally get to one of my most requested films. Howard the Duck is one of the most notorious flops but it does not deserve the reputation. It is incredibly unique and majorly entertaining.
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Lea Thompson was ridiculously hot in the 80s.
That was quite a drumstick she had.
@Robert Stuart yup, barring that hair! She was incredible.
Oh Hell yeah!!
To be fair, a few beers would make sure I saw her in her 80's grandeur in the sack today. Would I? You bet your bollocks I would.
Robert Stuart - she was ridiculously hot in the 90s too. Still looks good.
Howard is more believable looking than anything in any live-action Disney movie from the last few years.
Plus, the Howard the Duck theme is surprisingly catchy, in that 80s pop kind of way.
that kind of music did not catch for very long . At the minute MC Hammer appeared Rap took over only rock and roll survived and pop barely hanged on
"Whatever you do, don't look on my harddrive!" Fucking. Priceless.
CrazedBird I love that line :)
i laughed at that one too.... goddamn, the guy was a sicko
Thank you for getting Howard.
Honestly, the movie's biggest flaw is that George Lucas is attached to it. If he'd used a fake name to produce it under, this movie would have been judged on its own merits, and not for failing to be the next Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Of course it was before Marvel Studios was able to control their movies.
I actually love Howard The Duck It's a King amoung B Movies
Strange also their relationship,Howard and Beverly's was booed,yet the mute woman and the amphibian man in The Shape Of Water's was praised and won Best Picture.Bizarre.
"Who leaves their door unlocked in Cleveland?"
Lol
My personal opinion, the dark overlord in creature form was one of the best looking creatures ever created. It still gives me goosebumps when Howard sees it for the first time and you can see the terror in his eyes. Way underrated scene in my opinion. Love Howard the duck. Chip Zien will always be the voice of Howard to me.
I guess there's a new saying:
"Once you go duck, you won't give a f***."
Brian Simmons And that new saying is both clever and hilarious.
Thanks:)
+Brian Simmons I already forgot who you were. lol
+Brian Simmons I Was looking for this . Wasn't disappointed.
+TheImBrian bahaha thats great!
How can anyone not find this movie enjoyable with all the puns and it's goofy
nature ?
Glad to hear someone give Howard a decent review! One of my personal Marvel favorites.
Leah: "this i can find love in the animal kingdom ducky?"
Howard: "once you go quack you never go back"
*seriously this video has been up for 5 years and not one person had made this joke until i just did???*
"I am The Dark Overlord. Whatever you do, don't look on my hard drive". ... LoL
Or in my underwear drawer....
What a creep he ended up being. Pictures of a 14yr old boy.
As a kid I've watched this movie countless times! The ending was scary, but in a good and exciting way which made it even more awesome. I never caught wind of the sexual innuendo as a kid, but I can see how it could have bothered some people, though at that time I didn't see anything wrong with it, I just didn't get it. Special effects where really good too and I always cheered at the giant laser part at the end. Thanks, you brought up some good memories!
Aw the 1980's . A time were PG rated movies got away with more non kid friendly stuff than most PG-13 movies today.
Nice avatar i dig fritz the Cat.
What about Beetlejuice, The Last Unicorn, Secret of NIMH, Transformers The Movie, Critters 2 etc.? they got away with G, PG and PG-13 ratings
+Johnlindsey289 I know and To think movies like Frozen, Home, and Inside out got away with PG ratings. Back in the 1980s and even 1990s G rated movies like The Hunchback of notile Dame and The Secret of NIMH were more dark than most PG kid movies today.
Salem Jimenez
Do you think a Marvel Netflix TV-MA Howard the Duck show be cool? it can be Deadpool meet Sunny in Philelphia nad American Dad
+Johnlindsey289 That sounds interesting.
Salem Jimenez
Lea's daughter can play the role of Beverly and Sacha Baron Cohen can be Ringmaster.
The Dr. Jenning transformation makeups still hold up.
it still freaks me out, so good
It's like a tamer version of The Fly lol
Because it waa gradual
not the extreme fast forward
that modern movies use to
transform
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
1979
LOOKS WAY BETTER THAN
THE CGI OF THE NEW HULKS
This is indeed a shit movie in a number of respects, but is entirely watchable JUST because of the dark overlord character. If you start drinking at the beginning, by the time the character starts developing, everything he says and does is epic and hilarious.
@@DapperHesher gotta agree, that guy steals the show from the diner scene on.
Howard the Duck is stealth genius. it is absurd but that is the whole point. I love this ridiculous movie 😄
Best quote EVER-"ummm, she's definetly gona f*ck that duck". Hahaha 😂
I was an usher working at a movie theater when this came out.
And wow, customers were pissed.
Everyone hated it and demanded a refund. I would give them a
Re-admission ticket to see another movie then tell them to chill out and watch the rest of the movie for free. Usually after the movie they would find me and give me their review of the movie.
Only a few people "got it" and enjoyed the movie.
Most thought it was stupid.
"Most thought it was stupid"
Basically, that's the problem... Most don't think at all
One of the best and most balanced reviews of the film I have ever seen. I am a die hard fan of Howard The Duck and I have been ever since I was a kid. There are much worse comic book films than Howard The Duck that don't nearly as much hate as this film does. Son Of The Mask, The Spirit, Captain America(70's TV Movies), Captain America(1990), Elektra, Wolverine: Origins, Batman and Robin, Steel, Barb Wire, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Spider-Man 3, and Blade: Trinity are just a few of these comic book films that suck worse than Howard The Duck does.
For a film about a talking duck? Howard The Duck was pretty epic and a lot of fun to watch. If the film wasn't hyped all the way into space before it came out, I think it would be appreciated more for what it is and not for what people thought it was going to be. Another Star Wars just because Lucas was producing it. As it stands Howard The Duck is not perfect by any means. It has a mixed and inconsistent tone, the acting at points is really bad, the jokes are at times also really bad, and the film has some pacing issues. But other than that? I think even with those flaws Howard The Duck is still an entertaining movie. It's no masterpiece but for what it is? A lot of fun can be had with this film if you put yourself in the right mindset for it.
Whether or not you like it or love it you can definitely say that Howard The Duck is definitely a different breed.
Me too.. :)
OcpCommunications :)
Howard the duck is a underrated movie just like super mario bros people say these movies are classic bad movies but no both of these movies are not classic bad movies there classic movies there i said it both of these movie's are heavily underrated and should get more respect.
Oh I loved Lea in this too. It was actually her singing lead vocals on the Cherry Bomb songs.
OcpCommunications
I noticed that
Saw this in the $5 DVD bin at Walmart, and snatched it right up! This movie brings back memories of better days for me. Summertime city pool excursions, first girlfriend, all of it. Howard The Duck kicks ass!
Rainstorm Night Radio With his Quack Fu!!! lol
One of my childhood favorites, underrated classic!
This movie is HILARIOUS! I didn't stop laughing for the entire film. I love this film.
Hahahahaha, 'I'am the dark overlord... What ever you do don't look on my hard drive'. Its a shame that joke will only make a minute percentage of people laugh... Definitely earned a sub, keep up the good work brother.
reganbruce81 thank you! :)
First of all thanks for doing this video. I've been a big fan of this movie since I was 9 and I'll never see what so many people's gripe is with it. You've got great 80's style, Lea Thompson steaming up the screen with her hotness, a cool soundtrack, brilliant special effects, humor, campy silliness, an original concept, Tim Robbins, and lots of excitement to go around. I know that I'm in the minority, but what's not to like?
Original, he came from a Marvel comic first and he did a cameo in Guardians
***** Guardians? What's that?
NightWatchMan0111671
Guardians of the Galaxy
Oh I didn't know that the comic existed back then.
As a kid I loved this film, showed it on tv all the time back in the 90's...didn't even know it was seen as a flop until much later on.
I still disagree, I love this film, might be the nostalgia, but who cares? It was always entertaining.
I loved it when I saw it earlier this year for the first time. I agree that this is an obtuse movie and only certain audiences will get it and appreciate it. As a fan of the original run of Howard the Duck, I personally really liked this movie and had a lot of fun with it
Did you love his cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy?
I most certainly did. It was probably my favorite Marvel cameo
Blaze Allen
And a TV show would be cool eh by James Gunn
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY SPOILER
Boy are you gonna love the post credit scene in Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
Thesuperherofights2 Gross! lol
not really cause that animated howard looked like utter SHIT XD
andrew davis A billion times better than the 1980s abortion.
If you want a spoiler here’s one
th-cam.com/video/wgILxqN_jxE/w-d-xo.html
But it's how he looks in the comics.
A lot of work went into this movie- a favorite of my childhood. I love this movie.
One of my favorites from when I was a kid.
XD "...I can't believe I have to censor Ducktits! " WOO HOO!!
Honestly, I saw this movie for the first time when I was around 8, and the moment this moment happened in the movie, I knew not to take it too seriously. If an 8 year old understood that, then the adults watching this movie didn't?
OmegaII
I just thought it was funny.
Duck tits!? That's FOWL
Hur de Hur!
I'm one of those pedants who was most bugged by it because ducks ain't mammals but, hey, what do I know about convergent evolution across alien worlds.
i don't care what anyone says. i like this damn movie. it's by no means great, the plot is pretty nonsensical, the puns are terrible and it kind of flounders around in the second half but damnit, I think it's fun.
yep
this actually the first ever marvel movie in cinemas.
it was the very first marvel movie:)
This movie deserves a remake. Technology has advanced so much they can get better Puppets and even CG ! The problem is they always fuck up the story in Remakes.
Well, Howard did have a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy. If Marvel wanted to try and do something more with the character there's nothing stopping them.
Dude I seriously love your channel. I just found it a few days ago and I've almost watched all your vids. I'm a huge fan of these type of movies and have seen most of them. I'm 32 so a lot of these are right up my ally. Keep it up and can't wait for the next review!!!
You'd never expect Howard to show up on film again exactly 28 years after his first movie debut.
Galactic Specter I don't think anyone did
Good old 80's fun!
Indeed and nice name, born 77? and did you like Howard's cameo in Guardians and would love to see Marvel Studios do a new take?
Yes i'm born 1977. The cameo in Guardians was great :-)
I doubt that there will ever be a movie in that direction again but who knows ...
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I still watch it a few times a year. It never gets old. Plus Lea Thompson is gorgeous.
She's got the cutest Face and Gorgeous Legs !!! 🔥💣
How do you not have more subscribers? The quality of your videos is top notch, especially considering just how damn many you've made and maintained such high quality, great job
I love that movie.
I dont care if so many people hate it.
I own it and once a year i watch it with friends.
The score is just amazing. 🎶
I always get goosebumps from the music playing in the chase scene.
(Ultralight flight)
The ending of the movie really bothered me. Poor Howard will never get home to see his friends or family ever again. It's actually quite sad despite the big number at the end.
Barry Mitchell well, he did seem happier here though
Barry Mitchell He's dating 1980's Lea Thompson. I think he's gonna be fine.
At least he and Beverly will be happy together.
+Purple Piano True. People get so worked up over a fictional, sentient Duckman (hehe) having a female human love interest. Sometimes people take things way too seriously.
They were always a couple in the comics
Thanks for making this. I love HtD! Ots such a fun romp! The microlite chase scene is my favourite bit.
ViolentVegan thanks for watching!
"Whatever you do, eh don't look on my hard-drive"
I see what you did there ;-)
After last weeks EPIC game review, I am not supprised you chose Howard the Duck for your next venture.
And to be honest, I fucking LOVED every second of it..
You wrote last week that someone had told you that you should do audio books, that is a great idea.
I could totally imagine myself bying the audio book adaptation of "Critters" 1 - 4..
Voiced by you of cousrse...
You FUCKING ROCK!!!
I know people poke fun at this movie, but maybe Howard deserves a second chance in theaters
Howard does need a reboot (redux/RE-DUCKS). Get Alicia Witt or Bella Thorne to play Beverly and actually put a villain from his original book in the movie. My personal favorite villain is Le Beaver but it would make the most sense to put Dr. Bong in as the main antagonist and throw the Kidney Lady in there for another nice nod. Also it would be cool if they maybe put some Kiss music in the reboot's soundtrack as a reference to the fact that Kiss made their comic book debut in Howard the Duck #12. As you can tell I've thought about this a lot and really want to see a reboot happen in the MCU
How about a Netflix show by Marvel?
Yes, Howard DESPERATELY needs a remake. Today's idea of animals amongst humans can be done a lot better nowadays. Besides, Howard has appeared in both Guardians and could very much appear in Infinity War.
realar
I'd love to see Howard and Cosmo on a buddy space adventure.
Or, a very weird Turner and Hooch adventure back on Howard's home world.
There are several Comic properties that need to be remade... Howard, Tank Girl, Spawn, , and yes, Watchmen... Imagine a fan, a la Keven Feige, with (at least some) knowledge of the concepts and with control, doing justice to these great opportunities.
Love this movie, this is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Also, Lea Thompson
Prismtx85 she was lovely in this, even with the 80s hair!
I was 11 in '86, and I loved this movie. It was pretty normal back then to have humor for parents and kids in the same movie; watch the Muppet Show and first 3 Muppet Movies as an adult. I grew up on stuff like this, Airplane!, The Princess Bride... That was normal. Parents didn't start getting super protective of kids until the 90's.
I watched this so much when I was a kid... loooooove Lea... even watched all her Caroline in the City episodes because of the Duck..
I gotta say I STILL love this movie. Always have and I expect I always will.
I always really liked this movie, and I hate the flack it got. Plus I've never seen these behind the scenes clips before it was really cool seeing those, and Lucas was right the movie found an audience and I'm proud to say I like it and own it on DVD no if inky they would do a blu ray release with like a commentary and loads of social features wouldn't that be great.
He returned in Guardians of the Galaxy
I love this movie, seen it so many times. Didn't know it was considered a bad movie. Great video, I've watched 5 so far.
This movie is amazing. I used to watch it religiously as a kid back in the 80/90s. This movie never gets old.
Maybe we should call it 'Human World'
Fanden2 Again, Howard's planet is also called Duckworld in the comics, which were meant to satirize comic books in the first place.
+Fanden2 Or Duckberg... whooohooo!
What about Rocket's world?
I loved this movie when I was a kid and still love it :)
Did you like his cameo in Guardians of Galaxy?
Okay, now you have made me want to watch Howard the Duck, that is high praise in itself.
My high school art teacher helped do the special effects on Howard The Duck. He helped with the stop motion monster and prosthetics. He was embarrassed when it was canned at the movies, but was proud of the work the did with the effects.
Ha ha.... "Inter-species erotica fucko!"
Hey! they were always a couple in the comics Beverly and Howard were an interspecies couple between an interdimensional duck Being and a human woman and what makes that no different than other Marvel inter-species or inter-being couples like Beast and Carly on X-Men TAS's Beauty and the Beast episode (human woman and mutant man who has blue fur all over his body and looks like a cat-ape hybrid as Carly confessed she liked men with fur), Lilandra and Xavier on X-Men the animated series/Marvel comics (mutant and alien beings), Hepzibah and Corsair (alien sapient humanoid skunk-cat furry lady and a human space pirate) on X-Men TAS/Marvel comics, Gamora and Starlord (human and alien) and Tigra and Hank Prym (human man and humanoid literal cat-woman with fur on her body and a tail)? they all prove in Marvel you don't have to be the same species of Being to fall in love and all all consenting adults.
Nothing wrong with interspecies or cross-being love especially in Marvel you know but only if it involves a humanoid being, a sapient/sentient being, a magical creature being (ala mermaid or gargoyle or elf or vampire etc.), an alien being and a mutant being which it's ok to romance a different Being as they can consent and have similar body structure/parts like any human or Being does even same private parts that aren't barbed like a feral ordinary animal cat's dick or corkscrew long like an ordinary feral animal duck's dick is but regular dicks like any Being plus breasts/vaginas like any Being does. Beastality is only if it's a un-evolved/non-Being/non-humanoid Being/non-Mutant being/non-magical creature Being/non-sapient and sentient Being ordinary regular 4 legged animal creature like say if a guy screws a beagle then it's what borderline beastality is since it's a thing that can't consent to a Being nor has feelings/love feelings/body structure and parts/nor think or speak like any Being or human would.
these exemple are not actually inter-species but inter-racial whitch is pretty much different while mutants are a different race of humans they are still humans but with inhanced capabilities . The beast's mutation was only in his appearence and maybe his intellect and strench a bit but mainly his appearence but all mutants are essentially humans at 80% and this was even more obvious in the third X men movie ', The Last Stand ' where the cure would get rid of the mutant genes and only leave the humain ones intact . It didn't kill the mutant it only took away his mutant gene so therefore if they weren't actually humans the only thing that would have been left would have been a little pile of meat or something of the kind .So by logic its inter-racial not inter-species and remember thatormal humans can reproduce with mutants and have kids who can be normal as much as mutants . Two good exemples of that are Quick Silver in Xmen Apocalyps who's actually Magneto,s son and a female human's son . then you have . Then you have Magneto little girl who was killed in the forest when he had decided to try it charles way and raise a family and did it with a normal human female . . Seriously not inter-species but inter -racial
"umm she's totally gonna f#$%k that duck" dude i love your vids and i love this movie
Thank you!
I was hanging out, playing "Duck Shots", with some friends (guy and a lady, they're married now). Well into her cups by the time of the "love scene", my friend looks at Lea Thompson and says "I'd do her." In the same matter of fact way you order your favorite dish at a restaurant you regularly visit. The look on her now husband's face (and mine too, probably) was priceless!
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"Ummmmm.....she's totally going to fuck that duck."
Priceless. I was dying when you said that!
Wow. I haven't seen this movie since the 80s. I forgot how desperately, and stupidly, awesome this movie was. All I remembered was the perverse sexuality and Lea Thompson being hot, as usual. I really need to rewatch this again.
RandomTXDude210 You do realize that the whole duck/human female love interest angle was in the original Howard the Duck comics right? I'm just saying.
+caleb holland You're just saying....what? It was weird in the comic, it's weird in the movie. You're leaping into defence mode when it's not needed. Here, and in your reply to Fanden2 below. Chill dude.
+Paul Dennett I have the right to defend my point. Besides, the comics aren't meant to be taken seriously, they're sly social satire. Besides, it's a fake duck guy in a suit and, in the case of the comics, a 2d, hand drawn, sentient duck who goes through far weirder shit than having a female human girlfriend.If that's your arguement then people should complaign about Rodger Rabbit and Brian from Family Guy for doing the exact same thing, if you're really taking either of those that seriously as well. Plus, it's my own opinion so don't shut it down.
+Paul Dennet
what makes Howard and Beverly's romance in the comics no different than other Marvel inter-species or inter-being (rather better word) no different than Corsair and Hezpibah (human space pirate and alien skunk-cat furry sapient woman), Tigra and Hank (human man and humanoid literal cat-woman with fur and tail), Lilandra and Xavier (mutant and alien), Starlord and Gamora (alien and human) and Beast and Carly on X-Men the animated series's Beauty and the Beast episode (human woman and blue furred mutant man who resembles an ape-cat hybrid)? Howard and Bev with all those prove in Marvel you don't have to be the same species of Being to fall in love you know and consenting adults.
Beastaliy is only if it's an un-evolved/non-Sapient Being/non-mutant being/non-alien being/non-humanoid Being ordinary regular feral animal creature like say if a guy screws a Beagle that is four legged ordinary feral then that is what beastality is. I mean it's a thing that can't consent to other Beings and cannot think/speak/have similar body structure and parts like a human or any Being does/have feelings like all Beings do.
Remember the episode of X-Men called "Beauty and The Beast" (one of my favorite episodes)? Beast fell in love with a human woman who was blind then used a treatment to cure her of blindness as she wanted to see what her lover looked like, she was not startled by his cat-ape like beastly appearance and said "Your beautiful!" to him then he replied "So are you". The father was repulsed by the idea of a mutant who resembles a blue feline-ape and wanted to break their relationship as Beast felt heartbroken by an ignorant mutant hating father yet when Carly got kidnapped by the anti-mutant bigot group "Friends of Humanity" the father agreed with Beast to find his daughter and Beast's true love then at the end the father accepted their relationship and showed not all mutants even those who resemble animal-like beings aren't all bad and love isn't by appearances.
I am a supporter of Inter-being/inter-species romance in Sci-fi/fantasy stories, comics, animation, games etc. and only by what i said if it involves a humanoid being, a sapient/sentient being, a magical creature being (ala mermaid or vampire or gargoyle or elf) or alien being or mutant being. There has been plenty of examples besides the Marvel couples as it worked for Eliza and Goliath on Gargoyles, Arwen and Aragon (human and elf), Nick and Judy (Zootopia and both are mammals), Sally and Sonic (Squirrel and Hedgehog mammal beings), Star Wars humans and aliens, Star Trek humans and aliens, Tankgirl and Booga in Tankgirl comics, Hellboy and Liz in the movies/comics (monster man and female sorceress), Eric and Ariel in Little Mermaid, Madison and Tom Hanks in Splash (mermaid and human), Charlene and Vinnie on Biker Mice from Mars (human and alien sapient mouse humanoid being and both are sapient mammal beings who are consenting adults and can make their own decisions since there is peace between humans and Martian mice folks on Earth and in Mars as it's Charlene's human right to love who she wants to love), Regular Show's Frank and Denise (Margaret's parents), Minerva Mink and a human lover in a fanfiction story series on DA, InuYasha and Kagome, Vastra and Jenny on Doctor Who (earth alien lizard woman and a earth human woman), Duckman who romanced with different mammal anthro beings/different bird people/even human ladies on the show (remember that classic 90's adult animated comedy show which pre-dated South Park and Family Guy? great writing and great humor too with satire with Jason Alexander), Batman and Cheetah on Justice League, Beauty and The Beast 80's show with Vincent and Catherine, Polly Pineblossom and that rich guy who was once a jerk on New Adventures of Mighty Mouse etc.
I believe in comics especially furry ones/fanfiction/sci-fi fantasy stories even Star Wars/animation/games/Sci-fi fantasy films etc. that a person should have that right to love whoever they want to love as the artist or writer thinks so for consenting adults and i am a long time open minded person.
As Prince Lir in Peter S Beagle's The Last Unicorn (Book and movie) once said when he found out the loveliest girl he ever laid eyes on and romanced known as Lady Amalthea is a humanized unicorn "Unicorn, mermaid, sorceress, vampire, gargoyle..no name you'd give her would surprise or frighten me, i love whom i love" which is one of my all time favorite quotes.
I saw this in the theater. Won tickets by being the 9th caller on the radio. I never win things by being the right caller. Invited a friend, the ticket guy kinda smirked when he saw which show it was, and we were the only ones in the theater. It was at the mall, on a busy weekend. We had no idea what the hell we'd just seen as we left, laughed about that for years after, and when it came out on video, of course we had to show it to our friends. It was WAY more fun watching it with a group.
I agree though that Lucas was right about this movie finding its audience in the future, because it was kinda ahead of its time.
And I think it's interesting to note that if this movie had done better at the box office, we probably wouldn't have Pixar as we know it today, maybe not even Disney as we know it -- who now owns Howard.
Great video as always. Nice to hear this movie given some appreciation
Liked this movie as a kid. At the age of 35 I am finally impressed. Thank you.
Did you like his cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy?
This movie is underrated and I don't understand the hate same with mario bros these movies are meant to be goofy and fun I like movies that are goofy and fun there good in my opinion.
I am impressed with how much information and trivia you know on this movie.it was a weird but entertaining movie indeed.
I am so glad I finally found someone appreciate some old classics. I loved it when it came out and even my son thought it was OK when he watch it a few years ago. Sometimes you just need to turn off that part of brain and escape reality, isn't that what a movie is supposed to be?
This is the most accurate representation of the 80s. There...um...there were a lot of drugs around back then.
I'm going to have to agree. I enjoyed Howard the duck
Marvel should do a new movie or even better, a TV-MA Cable show eh?
Give him a Netflix series
Blaze Allen
Good idea
Thank you. I bet it would be a lot of fun
The show can be a live-action/animated combo ala Cool World/Roger Rabbit/Son of Zorn with Howard animated and everyone flesh and blood. It can be faithful to the original comics and the new comics plus Emma Stone can be Beverly (Howard's human girlfriend), Sacha Baron Cohen can be Ringmaster and who can play She-Hulk?
James Gunn can write some episodes and executeive produce the show since he is a fanboy of the comics. It can be a hilarious and satrical comedy-adventure show in the style of Son of Zorn meets Deadpool and Sunny in Philadelphia.
And how about some shorts of Rocket and Howard together and did you love his cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy? i hear he might do another cameo in the sequel.
I saw this in the theaters with my Dad. I was about 8 at the time. I still love this movie so much!
I've watched this so many times, i can remember almost all of the jokes you make XD
alexleinbach :)
I am one of the crew who sees this film as a Guilty Pleasure... The comic was absurd so the movie was going to be as well! Its not one of the greatest but a good watch when you want to switch your brain off...
The only problem is that I have grown up since I was a kid... And discovered the Internet, and NOSTALGIA CRITIC!!!
Which also means I cannot watch any Howard the Duck Review or even the bloody Movie without singing "DUCK TITS WOOHOO!!!"
Christ I even bloody end up singing it when I play Duck Tales Remastered!!! Just gets stuck in your bloody head!
Would you like to see Marvel Studios do a new take on Howard?
***** I have to say, I would!!!
How about as a TV show for Netflix or AMC with a TV MA rating from James Gunn
Nice video. I always enjoyed this movie growing up with it's great score! I don't see how people hated this movies dumb fun light hearted appeal.
LasPlagas245 Thanks! Folks just take some things too seriously. Not even sure how you can do that with a movie about a giant talking duck that fights aliens.
Lucky duck.
this channel improves the quality of my life.
Great review! This was the first film I ever did background work for. I'm a scientist in the lab, and I'm in the music video. It was an amazing experience. Shot for a couple weeks. FREEZING cold location (Hunters Point) in San Francisco which has now been shut down for nuclear contamination. 😳 It was originally used to prepare the Hiroshima bomb. Crazy. Sat and had lunch with Leah Thompson and Tim Robbins, and as a high school kid I was pretty star struck. We shot the music video at the Warfield Theater on Market Street in San Francisco. They were always fiddling with the duck head animatronics. We danced to that type song for three days. Lots of fun.
guys can we NOT advocate and encourage a reboot of this movie? can you imagine how bad a CGI drenched howard would suck, because thats definitely what would happen
Lets just stick with this amazing movie XD
you know what? i DO want them to reboot it, or just try again......but you know, with a Director who knows what he's doing.
ShadowWolfRising right? this movie could probly be done right. this is just not it.
Howard made an appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy
We know...
The Dark Lord creature looks very similar to the first desert alien Mikey, in Men in Black also done by ILM.
Phantom Blue - old school, underrated. Nice deep cut
Great review! I saw this as a really young teen, and I actually really liked it. It mixed some weird things together. But all in all, I had a fun time watching it!
Dude a Phantom Blue reference? Excellent job. :-)
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I have always dug the Cherry Bomb songs on this soundtrack. They really are great 80s pop/punk-styled tunes! Agreed that this film gets WAAAAYYYYY too much hate. Is it Citizen Kane? No. But if you're willing to just go with it, it's a wild, crazy piece of 80s pop culture that, for me, has more hits than misses within it. The cast alone is enough to elevate this above "Worst. Movie. Ever" status.
I genuinely love this movie. I think all the songs are catchy and the chase scene with the flying tricycle (or whatever it's called) is really exciting. Plus, it has jokes I never understood as a kid until I rewatched it as an adult. MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF ALL TIME.
You pointing out crying kids in the theatre watching the 3rd act made me laugh. I'm 36 now, but I'll always remember watching this in my parents living room when I was 6 and just totally panicking when the Overlord shows his true form. That was fucking intense :-D Never watched that movie again after this, maybe I should give it a try after 30 years :-D
and if your all wondering what happened to howard well if you watch closely he has a cameo apperance in Gardians of The Galaxy lol
It's uneven, and weird, and zany but absolutely not 'bad'...a 'bad' movie would never have the pace, the lively charachters, the witty banter that HOWARD has...this movie deserves a major re-evaluation like the one that made 'BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA' a major cult...
RealKull I feel too many people are just parroting the "this movie sucks!" trope that has been going on for ages without bothering to give it a chance. It's a wacky movie that truly doesn't deserve its reputation.
Loved this when I was a kid, I watched it again recently and loved it for totally another reason.
Even though I am quite sure it's completely coincidental, I can't help thinking that the Howard duck face created for this movie bears a striking resemblance to Macaulay Culkin. Take that how you will.
yet another movie i enjoyed as a kid, little did i know about the duck tits until i watched it on dvd when i was 23 lol
it was creative yet corny, and i'm a sucker for corny movies, to me the diner scene and the battle at the lab was the coolest parts of the movie, not that the flight scene wasnt highly entertaining, mind you.
still, a great movie that i'll happily show my kids, with censoring of duck tits of course...
The Gaming Paladin you could probably start the film with him arriving on earth, bypassing the whole duckworld intro...or just put some post its over the tv for that part lol
lol or just do the family method of shielding the eyeballs from the duck tits
The Gaming Paladin also a solid method!
The Gaming Paladin Although the original comics that this movie is based off of are definitely not geared to children either, from what I've heard.
caleb holland figured as much.
Now Lea, when I said "fuck a duck!" I was exclaiming in surprise...I didn't actually mean...XD
Well the character Beverly does have a romantic affair with Howard in the comics
MMM MMMM!!!! DELICIOUS!!!
One of my all time childhood favorites!
One of my all time favorite favorite characters and inspite of how bad it is .... I’m glade this happened
I was lead to believe this was a low-budget crap-fest of a film. Had no idea so much money and technical expertise was actually behind it. Who knew? Also, judging from these visuals, Jeffery Jones would have made a great live action Dr. Wily had Megaman existed and been popular enough for a movie back then.
This is one of the greatest movies from the 80's. I said it.
I watched this movie when I was 10 in 1988. and I still have a soft spot for it. :)
This will always be one of my favourite movies.. I have the movie book, a VHS an DVD copy and the soundtrack on cassette!
Marvel studios should reboot howard the duck
Howard The Duck makes a cameo in 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'.
I know and he look so skinny
Andy Perez Duck yeah!!! So many.... good puns.....
You make a good case... but I still hate this movie. Technically, it's fine (e.g. photography, special effects). But it's so obnoxious and stupid I can't get any entertainment out of it. I've seen it twice, once when it first came out and again a few years ago. It's one of the few movies where my memory of it was exact. Regardless, good video. Always interesting to hear the trivia.
+dannydontgoin237 Thanks!
I was disappointed when this movie came out, too. Always liked Howard in the comics, but the movie was a total let down for me. Shows how polar opposite my sister is from me; she loves this film and always has.
Glad that he got a cameo at the end of "Guardians Of The Galaxy," though. That was just funny as hell to me and completely took me by surprise. :)
+James Anthony It's kind of like the contrast between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series and the movies from the 1990's.
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I have to agree with you 100% on what you said about this movie, I owned it on Betamax when I was kid and loved it cuz of the visuals and insanity...so when I watched it again as an adult, understanding all the adult humor n movie in general I liked it even more n dont get why ppl all over youtube hate on this movie so bad, so its nice to see a reviewer say something good about this movie for once. Keep up the good work :)
Oh man, the memories. Very underrated classic. Plus Leia Thompson!
This movie is my biggest guilty pleasure, glad to see someone else that loves it too.
I loved the film as a child. I haven't watched it in over 20 years. I don't know if I would love it today.
Would love to see this one re-done by you. There is a huge difference between how you present them now to this one... and a film this umm... this filmed deserves a re-evaluation :D
Thanks! Yeah, I did this like 10+ years ago and could definitely re-do it better now. I probably will at some point.
another epic review.
haven't seen this film in many years, but it was one of my favorite films as a kid. if I remember correctly it was on the same tape as The Neverending Story; talk about a weird double feature.