Pros: Simply one of the best films of the 80's. Cons: A better ending with Hathaway getting busted would have been nice.
If I were stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life and only had to pick ten movies to take with me, you can bet that Real Genius would be at the top of the list. I'd have to say that I've watched this film at least a hundred times –...
A year after ghostbusters the film world gives us Real Genius. If you haven't seen it yet, this may be a hard sell...Val Kilmer and Gabe Jarret star as geniuses in a technical school. It was made in the 80's. It is nerdy. I am hoping that these are...
Pros: Smart and funny, good characters, snappy comebacks. Cons: A little far-fetched in places.
In the 80s, Real Genius was something of an anomaly -- a smart comedy about and for teenagers. The kids are smart, the jokes are smart... It's a far cry from most "college" movies which are concerned mostly with showing a lot of skin and simulated sex....
Pros: Funny, intelligent dialogue, silly, yet interesting plot. Cons: A little slow and over-the-top in parts.
I have to admit that REAL GENIUS is one of my all-time favorite comedies from the 80s. I can't even remember the first time I saw it, but I watch it whenever it comes on cable. Since the film is about exceptionally smart college students, it's a little...
Pros: Witty script, great performances Cons: Er...none.
You may have walked by this one on the 99-cent rack at Blockbuster, saying to yourself, "What could I want with that? Look at the moron on the cover." Then you peer closer and realize "Hey...that's Val Kilmer." So you take a look at...
Pros: A comedy that's actually funny. Cons: Drills its point in a little too hard
Ah, the 80s. It was the semi-golden decade of decadence and self-importance. It was the last time when what the average Joe likes determined what the movie studios made, not the other way around. Consequently, it was the last decade for really funny...
Pros: very humorous, great pranks, the cinematic manifestation of my dream world Cons: Laslo seemed kinda creepy the first time I saw it when I was little
This movie is absolutely hysterical. An entire school full of young geniuses running rampant what could be more fun? From freezing the hallways with liquid nitrogen to disassembling each others car, there is potential for creative destruction...
It’s not easy being really smart. Most people either don’t understand you or are intimidated by you. Those that remain may want to take advantage of you. Such is the case for Mitch Taylor. At the age of 15, he’s smarter than most of his teachers, ...
Pros: Val Kilmer in the 80's, this is one of the funniest films ever made Cons: If you dislike popcorn, you may find yourself nauseous throughout the film
Real Genius is a film that anyone in a crappy mood should see. I guarentee it will have you laughing out loud. The film begins when 15 year-old wonder-boy genius Mitch is accepted into a highly prestigious technical college. Mitch could not...
Pros: hilarious, raucous, irreverent, and well done Cons: you can't see it on the big screen! (unless you own one)
I must have been like 7 years old when this movie was made. Still, it is one of my very favorite movies. Ever since I was a kid, I knew I was a geek. All of my friends were geeks, and the people on my school bus called me IQ. My geekiness did not reach...
Pros: fun fast and satisfying Cons: You will never look at Sarah Jessica Parker again
There was, it seems, this special type of movie that came out in the 80's. Perhaps it was because I grew up in those times, or perhaps it is because Wham! and feathered bangs have always retained a little place of fondness in my heart. Real Genius is...
Pros: laugh-out-loud gags, extremely quotable, grounded in reality Cons: new-wave soundtrack has not aged well
I wonder if the clowns behind Airplane! knew the events they were putting into motion back in 1984 when they cast Val Kilmer in a spoof of Elvis movies titled Top Secret! It's hard to imagine this in a post-Batman Forever world, but t ...
Pros: Funny and original Cons: Definitely rooted in the 80's
"Real Genius" is a slightly obscure comedy from the 80's, and one well worth checking out. With Val Kilmer leading a crew of eccentric, off-beat characters, the laughs are many and varied. The film is about a group of science students at work...
When 15-year-old science genius Mitch Taylor Gabe Jarrett is recruited by the pompous Professor Hathaway William Atherton to be part of a special rese...More at Family Video
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