Return Of The Killer Tomatoes on DVD (1988)

NLS from Newcastle, UK , 19/07/2004

The original Attack of the Killer Tomatoes has the distinction of making several Worst Movies Ever Made lists, and when it eventually comes out on DVD I want to watch it on the grounds that it's likely to be so bad it's hilarious. Return of the Killer Tomatoes has been released first purely because it co-stars a *very* young George Clooney, already demonstrating his potential by sending up the material even more than his other cast members (who also do a good job, in the spirit definitely intended by the director, who was out to make a spoof).

We enjoyed it a lot, so why only three stars? Well, it would have had two, except that it managed to send itself up suitably, which raised it a notch. But it tends to fall between two stools a little too much. The script and direction stop it from being a truly brilliant spoof, while the knowingness mean it can't be classed as a genuine attempt to be serious that goes horribly - and hilariously - wrong (think Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves).

But that shouldn't put you off. It's great entertainment if you're in the mood for something utterly silly and really very funny in places. Wash down with a glass of wine and some popcorn. Oh, and George looked pretty cute when he was young, for those who like that kind of thing.

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NLS from Newcastle, UK , 19/07/2004

The original Attack of the Killer Tomatoes has the distinction of making several Worst Movies Ever Made lists, and when it eventually comes out on DVD I want to watch it on the grounds that it's likely to be so bad it's hilarious. Return of the Killer Tomatoes has been released first purely because it co-stars a *very* young George Clooney, already demonstrating his potential by sending up the material even more than his other cast members (who also do a good job, in the spirit definitely intended by the director, who was out to make a spoof).

We enjoyed it a lot, so why only three stars? Well, it would have had two, except that it managed to send itself up suitably, which raised it a notch. But it tends to fall between two stools a little too much. The script and direction stop it from being a truly brilliant spoof, while the knowingness mean it can't be classed as a genuine attempt to be serious that goes horribly - and hilariously - wrong (think Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves).

But that shouldn't put you off. It's great entertainment if you're in the mood for something utterly silly and really very funny in places. Wash down with a glass of wine and some popcorn. Oh, and George looked pretty cute when he was young, for those who like that kind of thing. ;-)

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Drain from Ipswich, UK , 12/11/2005

I had to give this film five stars. It is utter class for all the wrong reasons. The acting is dodgy. The effects are done on a budget that would make the modern child weep if given to them for pocket money. It is a terrible film and I loved every minute of it!

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A customer from Nottingham , 21/07/2004

Fantastic. Wicked. Ace. Mega. Clooney's best film (i'm not slagging him off i genuinely mean this)

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NLS from Newcastle, UK , 19/07/2004

The original Attack of the Killer Tomatoes has the distinction of making several Worst Movies Ever Made lists, and when it eventually comes out on DVD I want to watch it on the grounds that it's likely to be so bad it's hilarious. Return of the Killer Tomatoes has been released first purely because it co-stars a *very* young George Clooney, already demonstrating his potential by sending up the material even more than his other cast members (who also do a good job, in the spirit definitely intended by the director, who was out to make a spoof).

We enjoyed it a lot, so why only three stars? Well, it would have had two, except that it managed to send itself up suitably, which raised it a notch. But it tends to fall between two stools a little too much. The script and direction stop it from being a truly brilliant spoof, while the knowingness mean it can't be classed as a genuine attempt to be serious that goes horribly - and hilariously - wrong (think Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves).

But that shouldn't put you off. It's great entertainment if you're in the mood for something utterly silly and really very funny in places. Wash down with a glass of wine and some popcorn. Oh, and George looked pretty cute when he was young, for those who like that kind of thing.

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

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NLS from Newcastle, UK , 19/07/2004

The original Attack of the Killer Tomatoes has the distinction of making several Worst Movies Ever Made lists, and when it eventually comes out on DVD I want to watch it on the grounds that it's likely to be so bad it's hilarious. Return of the Killer Tomatoes has been released first purely because it co-stars a *very* young George Clooney, already demonstrating his potential by sending up the material even more than his other cast members (who also do a good job, in the spirit definitely intended by the director, who was out to make a spoof).

We enjoyed it a lot, so why only three stars? Well, it would have had two, except that it managed to send itself up suitably, which raised it a notch. But it tends to fall between two stools a little too much. The script and direction stop it from being a truly brilliant spoof, while the knowingness mean it can't be classed as a genuine attempt to be serious that goes horribly - and hilariously - wrong (think Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves).

But that shouldn't put you off. It's great entertainment if you're in the mood for something utterly silly and really very funny in places. Wash down with a glass of wine and some popcorn. Oh, and George looked pretty cute when he was young, for those who like that kind of thing. ;-)

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

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