Fantastic!

An Exercise In Nonsense

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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

The title of this review does let you know pretty much exactly what you're in for.This is, despite many flaws, quite a lot of fun if you're in the right mood. Yes, the SFX are clunky, the jokes and visual gags misfire most of the time and the music is pretty weak. The music video with Pia and Jermaine Jackson has precisely no place in the movie's plot, so that's sort of a plus point in this reality.However, the sense of energy and fun, especially from Pia Zadora, keeps the nonsense ticking along and Michael Berryman's chainsaw maniac subplot is amusing. And you could cut yourself on Craig Sheffer's cheekbones.As Eighties sci-fi musicals go, 'The Apple' is easily far worse than this.

Why Lord? Why? WARNING: SPOILERS CONTAINED HEREIN. The Jermain Jackson/Pia Zadora opening music number is a spectacle of retardation. Two other equally bad musical numbers worth seeing are the walking on the moon love song and the nature of the beast song. The rest are not good enough and not bad enough to endure. None of the jokes are remotely funny. This movie really hurts and kills brain cells. It can be used to torture prisoners with. However, I can see the appeal it may have to some. If you like this type of 80's musical trash I recommend you see much more entertaining movies like Get Crazy with Malcom McDowell (sp?) singing rock music (whew boy!) and Club Life with Dee Wallace singing 80's pop (ouch!). Both are horrid, but much more amusing than this piece of crap. Just my opinion.

I'm not kidding. This one is appallingly bad. Where to start? It really doesn't matter, this movie sucks on every level, so by all means, watch it! Enjoy it!A few things in it's favour (well, two):As usual, the Bad Guys Band is much better than the lame heroes-(or are they?)-band. What can I say? Frantic 80's Rockabilly/psychobilly (well, somewhat frantic) is just a lot cooler than toecurling 80's electronic awful 'rock'.Also, 'When the Rain begins to fall' has been a long time favourite of mine. It's used twice, the first time in a totally unrelated videoclip featering Jermaine Jackson Himself, the second in a tagged-on unrelated musical number with the bad-boy-turned-good lipsynching Jermaines part.In short, watch it, you'll be amazed.

This movie is an obscurity but I was lucky enough to find it at my local independent video store and I am a big fan of Pia Zadora so I rented it. It is actually a musical, though very campy and goofy and by no means polished or well-done. However, the atrocity of the film-making is what makes it so much fun to watch. Pia Zadora does her best as Dee Dee, the love interest who wants to be a rock star and she has many hilarious musical sequences, perhaps the best being "Real Love" and the hit duet "When the Rain Begins to Fall" with Jermaine Jackson. If you like a good flop and some strange 80's new wave music, then rent this and you will be laughing and scratching your head for days.