Say what you want about Marvel comic adaptations movies. Nowadays, there seems to be a new one made, and it's either hit or miss. There are allot of misses with Marvel comic book movies like the Fantastic Four ones (that includes Corman's attempt!), Daredevil plus its spin-off Elektra (a bad character performance that gets worse with its OWN movie!), Spider-Man 3 (it was one sequel too many for Spidy), and the two Hulk movies (HULK BLOWS!). But nothing can compare to the early attempt at adapting a Marvel comic that's so bad, it makes Batman & Robin look like The Dark Knight! I am of course talking about Howard the Duck!

Now I now what you're thinking, What's not to like about a cute little duck? Well, lots! For one thing, it was produced by George Lucas! How can that be a problem? This is the same guy who did the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. Well, didn't ya see what he did to those two franchises recently? They both nuked the fridge.

And you wanna talk about the story? Well, this plot I'm about to give you sounds stupid but it's really what happens!

SPOILERS WARNING! (would you care anyways?)

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... okay, so it wasn't a long time ago, but the galaxy was far far away. In this galaxy is a world simply called Duckworld, home of Howard T. Duck (well, DUH!). He's just about to dig into Playduck when a quake begins and Howard is pulled from his home into the milky way. He lands in Cleveland, and befriends a hot singer named Beverly. After a series of arguing, duck fights with manger, and a duck 'n' sex scene, Dr. Walter Jenning and Larry (who?) explains to our ducky that he was sent to Earth after a laser shot his planet thanks to a failed experiment. Howard and Beverly heads to the lab, but the so called Dark Overlord brings himself down from another explosion and takes over Jenning's body! Now, it's up to Howard to save the day, but the Dark Overlord has other ideas.

Okay, watching this flick was like watching a new SpongeBob episode, but the only difference is its live action and there's a stupid Overloard to destroy the world plot. The jokes were laughablybad, the Howard costume looks ghastly, and the special effects seems like they were taken from Xanadu (not a good sign!).

I don't think this movie is approprite for the kiddies as there are lots of scenes with people trying to kill Howard, sex scenes, and a bit with a topless female duck! Uncensored! Oh, and there's swear words.

Oh, and lets not get started on the music, it's easy to make fun of!

I don't see why this has cult classic written on it. Nothing I saw were memorable. The movie was retarded and terrible, due to the fact that it's pretty silly, clunky, and annoying. I'm afraid to say this but the Looney Tunes teaming up with Micheal Jordon was better than a creepy looking duck saving the world. 

Recommended:
No

Viewing Format: DVD
Video Occasion: None of the Above
Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age