Fantastic!

Excellent but underrated film

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Three wannabe rock and roll stars who call themselves the Lone Rangers head down to the KPPX radio station to play their demo tape. It becomes too much of a hassle, and they wind up holding the station hostage with fake guns that are filled with hot sauce. This has a terrific cast that produces mediocre results. It's not their fault in all honesty, they just have nothing to work with. The idea is fairly original and definitely somewhat brazen. They just aren't able to take a cool concept and turn it into a good movie. It never truly bored me. I just felt it should have been a hell of a lot better than it was. I wouldn't call this a direct spoof of Die Hard, though it does seem to be influenced by it heavily. KPPX is near the Fox Plaza, which incidentally is the Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard. Even Kramer himself, Michael Richards attempts to portray the hero with his bumbling ways. It's Michael Richards, so anything he does is amusing. I'll also give it credit for explaining how obsolete rock and roll was becoming at this juncture. It was slowly but surely being taken over by pop and stuff. The performances are just fine, though it's pretty hard to empathize with any of these guys. They are obnoxious jerks. Brendan Fraser does well as the leader of the group. His on and off relationship with Amy Locane (Kayla) did become a tad redundant after a while. Steve Buscemi steals every scene he's in with his fun performance. Adam Sandler is funny at certain points, annoying in others with his dimwitted shtick. Michael McKean is great in his smug role as Milo. Judd Nelson is hilarious. The finale was so-so with me. I liked that they threw out the idea that if you are persistent enough, you can achieve your dream, but they also inadvertently gave people the wrong idea as well. Final Thoughts: It's thoroughly watchable, I just didn't care for it. There were far too many misses for my liking. Despite a great cast, I'd have to give this one a thumbs down for the most part. It's worth a watch, I just felt it should have been better5.3/10

Airheads entertainingly tells an amiable story which captures the attention and interest throughout its running time. Wholly improbable, this doesn't matter - one enjoys the company of most of the characters, and one is (as intended) annoyed by the duplicitous station manager and the idiotic gung-go SWAT chief.It isn't actually that funny, mind you, but it's still entertaining.And it's notable for early appearances by a fair number of people in the early stages of their careers before they became major successes. Each of them plays somewhat contrary to the types they have subsequently become known for, and each shows signs of the stars they are to become. Steve Buscemi must get the nod for favourite performance, though.

It is not a favorite movie or something .. I just enjoyed it a little bit and decided to continue watching for Steve Buscemi's sake.I'm not big heavy-metal rock fan .. but I know someone is .. and the movie is kinda reminds me of my heavy-metal rock friend whose character is close to Steve Buscemi character in many ways.The movie started OK .. but ended very terribly, I think.However, it is a little fun to watch some losers' dream .. like if they think they will rock the whole world when their song is been heard by some fans or critics.It is just a little movie .. which will do you no harm to watch it .. maybe it is a waste of time, is it? .. I don't know.

OK, I'm a rock 'n' roller so maybe thats why I love it. But even non rockers can like this movie. Its filled to the brim with heart and it still has brain. That is one of the thing that many movies don't have. Either its too much heart, or too much brain. Anyway, let me tell you why you laugh and laugh and laugh while you see this movie.The story of a band on demo level who wants a contract with a record company may not be the most original story ever, but the director sure take deep care of the story, and puts his soul and mind into it, which makes it more and more enjoyable. The thing with a hostage situation is a funny thing to. That may be the only thing that is quite original in this movie. A mix between two unoriginal stories which together makes a great film. And they sure don't take it easy with the jokes. Just after you caught your breath after having laughed your lungs out, you start over again with laughing. Which makes it the perfect Friday entertainment with your pals. The playing time is only 'bout an hour and a half, but the filmmakers make a use of that in a near perfect way. Pretty sure that they could have made it last for two hours, and without seeming too long. The direction, production and script are just great! Its just too bad that this movie haven't got enough credits to establish itself as a famous movie, cause there are many comedy makers who would have a lot to learn. It's not ridiculous or silly or awkward or childish or anything. Yet, the jokes may not the most intelligent jokes ever, but the characters ain't that either...The characters, yes. The three main characters are played by Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi. Brendan Fraser as Chazz, the real wannabe, who really go trying to get a record contract and the main person in the band. Adam Sandler as Pip, the stupid and benevolent drummer who seems to have an IQ which to be compared with a pencil or a refrigerator or something. Steve Buscemi (one of my personal favorites) as Rex, the bass player who is something of a comic sidekick and who most of all wants to be famous and popular, mostly for the chicks. The perfect actors for the hilarious main characters. They makes great jobs with the acting, and non of the (few) bad parts can be blamed on them. A great comeback in the rock 'n' roll movie genre is Michael McKean. He had one of the main roles in the classic, trend-setting and hilarious rock 'n' roll film 'This is Spinal Tap' and here, ten years later, he return in the second of head-bangers favorite movies. But his characters in those two movies are a little different from each other. In 'This is Spinal Tap', he is rock 'n' roll, the guitar playing singer. Here, he is some kind of a boss or manager or something of a radio station who don't actually don't like rock or metal music. A little difference, right? We also have Joe Mantegna as the radio DJ, Nina Siemaszko as a "typical" (?) blonde chick, Ernie Hudson as a police officer and Amy Locane as Chazz's girlfriend who is tired of having him trying to get a record contract instead of making money by working. Great actors in a great movie! Oh, by the way, lets not forget Lemmy, main man in legendary rock band Motörhead (who happens to be my personal favorites) who actually has one line in this movie. Since he is my hero, I have to mention him.What can I complain about then? Well... not really anything. Maybe a few trifles, but nothing big and nothing I can think about right now. Should be seen by anyone who likes to laugh. Underrated."If Lemmy and God had a fight, who would win?" "Lemmy." "Wrong! Tricky question, Lemmy IS god!" (Favorite line)