dworldeater Weird Science is a wild and off the wall coming of age comedy by John Hughes. I would not regard this as his best work, but it still holds up decent as fun 80's style entertainment. While very dated, the movie is still pretty funny and totally outrageous. Two lonely, but likeable nerds Gary and Wyatt create "the perfect woman" on their computer, which brings to life the stunning Kelly LeBrock and the film is a non stop party until the movie ends. Anthony Michael Hall returns again as nerd icon and has great support roles from Bill Paxton and Robert Downey Jr. As silly as the film is, it has some heart and Gary and Wyatt are very sympathetic characters. Weird Science might not hold up as well as some other 80's classics, but I still found this to be enjoyable many years later.

bkoganbing The wish dream of every nerdy kid in America came true when John Hughes brought out Weird Science for the movie going public. Just imagine being able to create via a computer a Kelly LeBrock for your own amusement and pleasure. That's what Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell Smith do on his PC. Remember personal computers at the time were still fairly new and it wasn't everyone who had one. So at Smith's home the guys create a perfect woman in a virtual world. But some crossed wires bring Kelly LeBrock to life in their world. Those same crossed wires also bring about some other things in Weird Science.In the supporting cast some credit has to go to Bill Paxton playing the older brother to Smith, a jock/ROTC type straight from some military school who torments the younger.Smith and takes his own pleasure in it. What LeBrock and her magic circuits do to him is screamingly funny. Let's say his inner self finally bursts forth.After 30 years this brat pack comedy is still very funny.

brandon-tyler-328-43902 I really liked Weird Science. It was a zany comedy from the 80s and I took it as such. I also didn't think I'd laugh quite so much but there are so many moments in this that I couldn't help but chuckle. When the two bully characters clamber their way up an escalator in order to check out Lisa, Kelly Lebrock's character, had me in stitches. Another great thing about the movie is the chemistry between the actors. Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith play off each other brilliantly and Kelly Lebrock is superb as their love interest. Bill Paxton is also hilariously as the militaristic buffoon "Chet." The pacing is lightning fast and the direction is both interesting and creative. The soundtrack is full of rare gems, the most noteworthy being The Wild Men Of Wonga's "Why Don't Pretty Girls (Look At Me)" In the end, Weird Science is a fun-filled 80's with plenty of appeal and warmth to keep you in good spirits. Go ahead, watch Weird Science. It sure beats the dull, by the numbers comedies that are released today.

Tweekums Gary and Wyatt are a couple of geeky fifteen year old high school students and they have no chance of getting girlfriends; especially the two they really fancy who are currently dating a couple of more popular boys. Then, while watching Frankenstein on television, Gary gets an idea… if they can't get girls the normal way why don't they just make one! After loading the computer with details of their perfect woman they find themselves looking at a beautiful woman, which they later name Lisa; and she is all theirs. They may now have this beauty but they still don't really know what to do. She however is determined to give them a good time whether they like it or not. She takes them out for a night on the town. Later she throws a party at Wyatt's house, inviting just about everybody… inevitably things get out of hand and Gary and Wyatt are forced to make a stand.This is something different to John Hughes usual films; we have the usual teen protagonists trying to fit in in '80s America but we also have some rather wacky elements. The way they create Lisa was funny in a ridiculous way… a way that some viewers may find embarrassingly silly. The characters lacked the depth of those in most of Hughes's films making them less sympathetic. Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith are good enough as Gary and Wyatt but it is Kelly LeBrock's performance as Lisa that hold the film together; she manages to be seductive, with just a hint of danger and a wicked sense of humour. She also has one of the best introductions of any film character with her line 'So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?'. The special effects are a bit ropey by today's standards and things do get a little over the top towards then end but that doesn't matter as it is still funny. The ending is a bit cliché but again it manages to be fun and even manages to include a nice little car chase. Overall I found this film to be quite a lot better than I expected and recommend it to fans of the '80s.