Review of Night of the Comet (1984) by Henry W — 11 Nov 2018
In a flash the end of the world comes and in the wreckage all that remains are a couple of valley girl cheerleaders and a horny trucker to carry on the burden of human civilization-and honestly, things could be worse.
Sparsely made, stylishly filmed, and with its tongue firmly in cheek, the movie fuses standard B-movie schlock with a bright neon 80s aesthetic to ironic effect reflective of its era, flipping gender stereotypes and pulling the rug out from underneath anthropocentric self-seriousness.
Besides the titular tail of the comet, our big-haired heroines must survive grotesque mutant not-quite-dead-yet pseudo-zombies, teenage male anarchists, and humorously mad scientists, yet the film never loses its zany irreverence or sense of humor: Girls just wanna have fun after all.
This review of Night of the Comet (1984) was written by Henry W on 11 Nov 2018.
Night of the Comet has generally received positive reviews.
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