Never understood the hate..
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Darth_Ferior — 11 years ago(August 19, 2014 03:35 PM)
What you have to remember about this is that George Lucas promised his fans nine Star Wars films back in the early eighties.
However right after he finished Jedi, he decided to go off and make this, along with Labyrinth and others. At the time I wasn't aware of his divorce, and his wife's massive settlement which left Lucas without the money to make another Star Wars film, and many Star Wars fans, along with myself felt betrayed.
As a result I never watched any of the films he made in the eighties after Jedi, (except the Indiana Jones trilogy of course).
So as you can see, it's not just a hatred of the film, it's the fact that many felt let down as a result of it. -
Leveticus — 11 years ago(August 29, 2014 02:41 PM)
Its a polarizing film. Either you love it or you hate it. 28 years later and its still fondly remembered by people whether in a good or a bad way.
I enjoyed the movie, but it just wasn't Howard The Duck. -
night_wolf873 — 11 years ago(September 07, 2014 10:37 PM)
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.
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jstover07 — 11 years ago(September 11, 2014 02:17 AM)
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. -
Sic Coyote — 11 years ago(October 21, 2014 06:26 PM)
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.
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robhiphop — 11 years ago(November 26, 2014 05:36 AM)
A chick f@*ks a talking duck in this movie. This alone is sufficient basis not to recommend it.
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Le_Mental — 11 years ago(November 27, 2014 10:28 AM)
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.
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manbok21 — 11 years ago(December 30, 2014 03:51 PM)
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. -
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Dark_Phoenix89 — 11 years ago(January 16, 2015 11:54 AM)
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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trainedwreck — 10 years ago(May 25, 2015 01:14 AM)
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.
soundcloud.com/jackofallfunk -
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TMC-4 — 10 years ago(November 12, 2015 01:56 PM)
http://lebeauleblog.com/2015/11/12/golden-raspberry-awards-1986/4/
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. -
joekohl1981 — 10 years ago(January 15, 2016 11:22 AM)
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.