Review of Howard the Duck (1986) by Jim W — 16 Aug 2009

Howard the Duck has plenty to pick apart about it. It has some bad acting, lame fights and perverse jokes. I loved it as a kid but now that I see that it has it's share of problems.

But with that said, I still don't think it was awful. The Howard costume is amazing for one thing, now that I think about it. I mean the expressions and mouth movement is perfect. If the movie was done in the day and age of CGI, he could have looked awful. So I think they pulled off Howard very well.

I also loved Lea Thompson in this, despite deserving better. It wasn't her best work, but she was hot and gave one of the better performances. I used to like Tim Robbins as a lab assistant obsessed with Howard. But now I see that he over-acted pretty bad. Today, someone like Rainn Wilson (The Office) could have nailed the part without even trying.

Watching the movie 2 a.m on cable, I didn't enjoy it as much as I did as a kid. However I was amused by some of the humor. I also of course still find Lea Thompson extremely hot in this movie lol. So thumbs up from hormones lol.