Lea Thompson looks good i guess idk

No hate here. Have always enjoyed me some Howard The Duck.
I went in with zilch expectations on first theatrical release and came out wowed and entertained.
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Agreed. This film does go overboard in a distinctly 80's outrageous excess over-the-top way that's quite entertaining; I really dug how this film just gleefully runs with the absurd premise.
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The problem with this film is its too long and needed to be cut down for better pacing.

I know people that worship Avatar but hate this movie. I definitely think "Howard" is the better movie by a long shot. These are the same people that always ask me why I can't just "enjoy a movie as entertainment."
I think Howard has more in common with a John Waters film than the Godfather, but for some reason people were expecting something transcendent rather than the absurd, bizarre, camp comic book comedy adventure it turned out to be.
Give me a marathon of this, Big Trouble in Little China and Ishtar, and I've got a well rounded night of laughing.

I know what it is, it's a myth, or an urban legend, this movie being a terrible, horrible movie. an urban legend is some story that by being told many times over it gets thought of as the truth and is believed when it's actually not true. so, the urban legend is this film is one of the worst films ever made.

exactly, it is random hate because it makes no sense and is ill conceived and incorrect and wrong. it's random hate because they randomly picked this movie to hate and throw all kinds of bad criticism against it.

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As a kid from the 80s, I felt this was one fun little flick. I liked it. It's funny, has a cool soundtrack, Lea Thompson is cute as hell, and Howard is a really likable character. People in this generation don't like stuff that isn't C.G. I have yet to have really have my socks blown off by the stuff today. It's so lazy. Yeah, just draw something up on a computer, and boom! I'm far more impressed by the plant in Little Shop of Horrors, the warewolf transformation in American Warewolf in London, and yes, even the Dark Overlord.

The movie starts off pretty amusing, with plenty of fun 80's stuff, but the more it goes on the more boring it gets.

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George Lucas purchased the rights to the character because he liked the hard-edged satire of Steve Gerbers comic book. He then recruited his old chums Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz to write the script. Together, the three of them then proceeded to remove all the hard edges from Gerbers creation. The Howard of the movie was a lot closer to Donald Duck than the character he was based on.
Worse still, Howard the Duck makes the mistake of thinking that special effects are all that matters. Instead of focusing on characters and satire, the movie gets bogged down in some incomprehensible plot about a Dark Overlord from another dimension. In writing the script, Huyck and Katz completely lost the thread of what the comic book was about.

Is not a bad movie, but it was a movie to watch 'as a kid' in the 80s. A totally diferent generation and culture.
For some people (including myself) its even a cult classic movie from our childhood.

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Liking something bad in some hipsterish way, fine.
Not understanding why most people think this is awful makes you need a helmet to check the mail.
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Me neither. It's a fun, entertaining and cheesy 80's film, that manages to have a little bit of creep factor (due to the Overlords subplot), and most of the lines delivered by Howard are comedic gold. For a long time, I thought I was alone in liking this film, but then came on here and saw others did as well, so thankfully I wasn't alone. I personally rate it an 8/10
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My favorite movie, George Lucas should not hide from something many of us love like he did once T_T
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Thanks man, I watched the movie when I was 12 or something and loved it. It was a bit scary and weird, but somehow rather interesting and you felt relieved once the evil alien has been beaten.
It's a rather unique film, that might not be the most comfortable for ppl to watch. But it's far from bad. I reckon it also depends on your age and at what century you watched it.
If I watched it again now, I would probably see it different as adult and not like it as much with its nowadays outdated effects.

I don't understand the hate either. I love this movie and it's a classic in my family. When it came out, I was 6 years old, but I still enjoy it today. Okay, it's a a cheesy 80s movie with the 80s look (jeans, hairspray, etc.) but it's funny and there is a lot of action and great actors. And I love Howard's personnality. There is a lot of worst movies than this one. I just want to say, and it's my opninion (don't bother to comment), but I prefer Howard compared to, let's say, X-Men: Days of future past.

A chick f@*ks a talking duck in this movie. This alone is sufficient basis not to recommend it.
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Agree. This movie is awesome. Period.

A very impressive ducksuit. You'd be hardpressed to find a better suit in a movie before howard.
Howard the Duck is awesome, I litterally love this movie, and many of the reasons people give for it being bad are many of the reasons I love it.
Like how it feels like it's a family film but goes into some dark and dirty places, starts out as kind of a heartwarming ET type film but then once the dark overlord goes into full on cornball zany sci-fi.
That they don't care if how people see howard, so long as it suits the gag that's happening at the time.
Is he a strange creature? is he a kid in a costume? is he a model? Is he a kid in a costume and at the same time a talking actual duck who is fair game to be cooked and eaten?
It doesn't really matter, what matters is keeping it fun!

Even if you hate Uwe Boll, give Postal a try, be offended or entertained.

I think part of the hate comes from the build-up, and eventual disappointment in the look of Howard on the big screen.
Keep in mind, this was pre-internet '80sso fans had no exclusive set pics, teasers, or updates on the film to balance their expectations.
All we had back then were those posters, teasing us with the
"You will believe a duck can talk."
tagline.
With the George Lucas seal attached, the imagination of comic book fans went wild with the possibilities of how state of the art the special effects would be.
Then the film arrived, and it was a guy in a duck suit.

I have always loved this movie for what it is. As a kid I watched it and enjoyed it, but now as an adult I see that in certain aspects its a lousy film. But you know what, that is what I enjoy about it, that it's just fun! Plain and simple. It's like a good action, funny, idiotic, and silly cartoon come to life. All the more Sylvester Levay created the soundtrack and I'm his fan from Airwolf. I just love this movie, I don't have to think or keep track of anythingit's simply a good, fun time pass. Before I get told for being tasteless, well I do like the better films out there too that are critically acclaimed, but I love those ones just as much where I can sometimes switch off and relax.