Stephen Bird What a decade the 1980's were, we'll never see a decade like it again, and that's a real shame, because it produced some of the coolest, cheesiest films ever to lace their boots on the big screen."Weird Science" doesn't make any real sense at all, and that's what makes it as great as it is..., it takes far fetched to the next level and amps it up to a thousand, pure stupidity, pure genius! Basically two teenage boys, the geeks of their high school are sick of having no friends, no luck and being repeatedly ignored, so one day they set out to create their own living, breathing woman (yeah you heard me right), this woman is a pure stereotype, every man's dream, a sexual fantasy for every young boy. The whole premise of "Weird Science" is bizarre, like whoever wrote it was seriously stoned at the time, and thank goodness they were; it has many loopholes that are left unexplained, but who cares about loopholes, right? It pretty much sums the 80's up in a just over an hour and a half..., one of those films that stays with you lingering in your mind for days, just how cool and camp it is, you never get films this bizarre and successful and long lasting these days, like Hollywood, or time itself, has lost its touch. It has a young Robert Downey Jr in a smaller role and Kelly LeBrock in the leading role, an iconic sex symbol of ever there was one. In order to enjoy "Weird Science" switch your mind off before going into it, suspend your belief and don't analyse, just enjoy it for what it is, which is a 1980's glorious masterpiece, bravo!

Blueghost Sayeth the older big brother to the creation of two young men who have decided to create what they think is the ideal woman. Another strange comedy to come out of the 80s that has elements of crude and violent humor, as well as more traditional silliness. This film was a little more grounded compared to "Real Genius" and "My Science Project"--the two market competitors--and has some actual funny moments in it.The film is more geared towards satisfying teenage boy fantasies, and both the very popular Anthony Hall and Smith give pretty good comedic performances as they parade the also very popular Kelly LeBrock to the other characters.I have to say that it was an okay film, and as a member of the target audience for the time, I'm perhaps remembering it with rose colored glasses. It's not a memorable film (that award would go to "Real Genius"), but it has a kind of immature entertainment value that was right for the time.Either way it's not a film I'd go out of my way to see again. It might be worth a night's rental for those of us who grew up in the 80s. Take that for what it's worth.

a_chinn Silly John Hughes comedy is much closer to his goofy and crass early works like "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" than his more thoughtful teen dramas like "The Breakfast Club" or "Pretty in Pink." Hughes mines teen fantasy wish fulfillment when nerdy Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith make a woman, Kelly LeBrock, who helps them become cool and meet cute girls. Since the film is a fantasy, it does allow it to have over-the-top characters, like Bill Paxton's Chet, or have Road Warriors crash a party on their motorcycles (who include Michael Berryman and actual Road Warrior alumni, Vernon Wells), though I never really cared for most of Hughes pictures that were broad comedies along these line (i.e. "The Great Outdoors" or "Beethoven"). I prefer his more sincere of comedies, including everything from classics like those mentioned above to even lesser ones like "Career Opportunities" or "Dutch." Still, there's an 80s nostalgia factor here for me, which earned this film an extra star.

Realrockerhalloween Weird science has got to be the most illogical picture John Huges ever scripted, but I can't say is that it doesn't have appeal.Two teenage boys Wyatt and Gary take inspiration from Frankenstein to create the perfect woman who will bend to their every will. What they didn't expect is for Lisa to have a mind of her own and a few powers thrown in for effect.I never heard of a computer hologram that can become a living breathing person not does it go into what Lisa really is. A genie? A mystical goddess from another time and place?What makes this movie work is that the comedy aspect work very well rather the boys are finding frozen grandparents in the closet, Lisa mentioning private moments in the bathroom to parents or when a house party erupts into an outrages smorgasbord carnival funhouse.In the end, Gary and Chet really do overcome insecurities to become brave young men who don't need a model to make them into cool guys. It was already inside them screaming to come out.Weird Science is full of heart and witty humor that will have you coming back to revisit again and again.