Review of Weird Science (1985) by Ryan O — 11 Jul 2009

The TV show was really good but the movie was just ok...

This review of Weird Science (1985) was written by Ryan O on 11 Jul 2009.

Weird Science has generally received positive reviews.

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Hilarious.. an all time favorite.. KL is beautiful.. AMH is histerical.. John Hughes is a genius…

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By Andrew M (2,871) on 12 Feb 2016

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That was ... weird. It managed to amuse me somewhat in some unexplicable way. Embarrassing…

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