Blast From the Past

Pros: Walken; Foley; Fraser; Spacek; Silverstone (in that order); premise; clever sets
Cons: Stretches almost all credibility; a bit predictable; some vulgar language

Ah, the mysteries of our Netflix queue. My husband and I make the mistake of sometimes adding things on a whim to the online queue from which we rent movies. We'll be saying things like "Hey, did we ever get around to seeing this?" or "Remember when we ...

Pros: Great cast, good family movie
Cons: A bit silly at times

Blast From the Past is one original comedy. It sort of takes from the whole Austin Powers thing where Austin goes from the 60's to the 90's and is amazed at how much things have changed. Despite this, Blast From the Past is certainly not a ripoff.
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Pros: a fun lighthearted romantic comedy
Cons: a bit silly

Blast From The Past is a lighthearted romantic comedy starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone as an unlikely Adam and Eve (quite literally – the names of the characters they play are Adam and Eve) in a sort of “Back To The Future” movie...

Pros: Funny, no nudity or violence, interesting take on disaster movies
Cons: A few dumb parts but not many

I enjoy movies about end of times and natural disasters. My reading material always contains lots of these types of stories. I find myself searching for movies on television about nuclear disasters, earthquakes, meteors hitting the earth, and other ...

Pros: Hugh Wilson's gem.
Cons: None.

Comedy is a funny thing. Reviewing it's the hard part. In the end, it's probably one of the hardest things to define next to love. Because what makes us laugh is about as far reaching and different, from time to time, as life itself.The only summation in ...

Pros: Alicia Silverstone
Cons: poorly written story, actors not used to the best of their abilities

The only real reason for watching Blast From The Past is the lead actress, Alicia Silverstone. Not for any great acting performance either, just strictly because she is attractive. No more, no less of a reason. This is supposed to be some type of...

Pros: Some fun moments and interesting scenes
Cons: Lots of phoniness and predictability

I've read over a number of other reviews of this movie, both in Epinions and professional reviews. Some of them say it's a lousy movie because it's so phony and unbelievable. Others say it's a great movie because it's so fun and charming. I agree with...

Pros: Sporadic laughs
Cons: Mushroom cloud alert!

Call it "boy meets world, boy gets girl." That’s the plot of "Blast From the Past" in a nutshell. It’s the latest fish-out-of-water comedy whose other entrants also include "Peggy Sue Got Married" and...

Pros: Rising star Fraser
Cons: Confused direction

BLAST FROM THE PAST has all the markings of a classic comedy. It also has the potential to be a telling critique of modern life. Unfortunately, it suffers from an identity crisis.

Unable to decide whether it's a teen romantic comedy or a...

Pros: A few laughs
Cons: spent the whole movie wondering how they could survive.

For lack of anything better to rent,(I really wish they would build a better movie store around here) I wasted $3.00 on this movie. I'm not a big fan of Brendan Frasier, I think that he wastes his talent playing ridiculous roles that prevent him from...

Pros: A few nice moments; Silverstone is always good to look at
Cons: Almost everything else

So, it’s Sunday and I’m lying on my couch with a slight cold. I’m hoping that it stays a small cold since my sister-in-law had similar symptoms and basically came down with a low-grade Ebola about a week ago. (She’s fine now, thanks.)...

Pros: Brendan Fraser's performance; enticing milieu
Cons: Relationship subplot contrived

If Blast from the Past were any more irresistable it would be a puppy dog. I skipped the film when it played in cinemas last spring, as did most (foolish) moviegoers. Luckily, it makes for perfect rainy afternoon viewing at home.

Brendan...

Pros: Marvelous casting
Cons: none worth mentioning

Where was the fanfare for this movie? How did it manage to sneak up on me unannounced? Why did the fantastic cast allow this film to go under-promoted? We have Brendan Fraser (****) Cissy Spacek (****) Christopher Walken (****) and Alicia...

Pros: I liked it a lot better the second time around.
Cons: I liked it a lot better the second time around...

If you are thinking to yourself, "You know, I could have sworn she reviewed this movie before," don't worry. You are not having yet another irritating flashback from your college days. I did review it before, but this is a totally...

Pros: Charming, light-hearted comedy
Cons: Fraser makes a lot of money; why can't he have that mole removed from his face?

You know how sometimes you see a preview for a movie and know you're going to love it? That's what happened with "Blast From The Past," starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone. The trailers did not lie or even mislead. What I saw was...