Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

jaws1780 But then GI Joe never had it's lead hero bedecked in oh-so festive skintight spandex and blue headband combos (something had to keep that blow-dried 80s mane in place!) Yes when Ace Hunter and his Megaforce boys (a carefully focus-grouped assembly of multiculturalism, including an "aw shucks" stereotypical Texan named...wait for it "Dallas") aren't blasting the evil balloon brigade or performing rainbow colored fog-evasion (they're not going going to let "stealthy evasion" get in the way of being FABULOUS on their missile-enhanced gaudily-painted...I mean "bitchin'" motorcycles, their wooin the ladies (or at least the bald chick from Star Trek '79) with oh-so sensual kiss- to-thumbs-up foreplay (saucy!)If such eXtreme action sounds ridiculous then...well it is. With leaden jokes, nonsensical plot, silly action sequences, spectacularly poor special-effects and culminating to an ending that will have physics teacher cringing and viewers reminiscing their time at the motion simulation ride at their local third-rate amusement park, Megaforce is an abject failure as an action movie. But it can be fun to watch though, at least for camp aficionados. Proving that bad movies win. Even in the 80s!

Coventry Sometimes, all you really need in life to make you happy is watching a really cheesy and utterly retarded early 80's movie with a grotesque plot, flamboyant types of vehicles, action heroes in tight gay spandex outfits, absurd futuristic gimmicks and nasty looking villains that are smoking big cigars. You know, movies that are basically knock-offs of great cinematic blockbusters, like "Escape from New York" or "Mad Max", and deliberately exaggerate in the amount of excessive violence and sleaze they deliver. I thought that "Mega Force" would perfectly fit into this little category, but boy was I ever mistaken! This film, although brought to us by the same team who made the enjoyable Burt Reynolds hoots "Cannonball Run" and "Smokey and the Bandit", is unimaginably boring and dim-witted. Even worse than the moronic script and cheesy execution is the fact that the whole production was seemingly aimed at child-audiences! We do not witness any of the characters – good or evil – dying throughout the whole film and the decors look even cheesier and less convincing as those of "The Thunderbird" TV-series. In order to satisfy the absolute youngest viewers, like 3-year-olds or something, there even is a completely redundant interlude with a dancing Porky Pig hologram. The main reason why I enjoy these typically 80's fabricated rip-offs is because they're usually so extremely violent and exploitative, but obviously Hal Needham & Co didn't intend to make a rip-off but an actual new classic. Talk about an epic fail. Mega Force is the name of an elite army force, located in the USA but sponsored by the United Nations, which is called upon by the desperate government of a Middle-Eastern country called Gamibia. The small nation is continuously invaded by the evil war-hungry general Guevara, and need help to fight back. The first half, revolving on the introduction of the Mega Force and its incredibly gay leaders, is still somewhat entertaining. It's embarrassing to behold respectable actors like Michael Beck ("The Warriors"), Henry Silva ("Almost Human") and Barry Bostwick ("Rocky Horror Picture Show") mutter their ridiculous lines whilst parading in flashy outfits, but nevertheless fun. The second half of the script, after an immensely irritating love-story interlude, tries to be intellectual and politically engaging, but fails tremendously. The intentionally humorist parts of the film are pathetic, while the serious moments evoke uncontrollable laughs. That's never good.

yod-5 this is the stuff of legends....I agree entirely with trevor-k above. he hit all the nails exactly on the head.This is a baaad, cheesy, cliché movie that should probably have never been made but when you're a 11-12 yr old boy this is the best thing since sliced bread.my brother and I saw this (about 25 years ago) and thought it was the shizzle! (well, maybe excepting star wars of course), and the next week we went to see something else and decided, Sod it! lets see MEGFAFORCE again!! woohoo!!! This is the kind of movie Homer Simpson would make, says it all really....

azudulutch Great B flick for it's time! Fun for the whole family from 2-82. Keeps you laughing! Barry Bostwick and Michael Beck play very well off of each other. Barry Bostwick has always been good with comedy. Michael Beck should have done more comedy roles. Sometimes the comedy gets a little bit cornie but again it fits in for the time that it was made. Their uniforms and bleached hair was very sexy.The graphics and stunts are almost believable...Better than the Last Starfighter! Right up there with War Games!Loved it!!!