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Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

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

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

utgard14 Alright, I admit it's not a great comedy. Still, it's oddly enjoyable. Part of this is due to the likable cast. They seem to be having a good time. I'm a fan of classic monster movies so that's an added bit of fun for me. I also really liked the Yugoslavian locations where it was shot. I don't know how else to explain it but to say it's a fun movie. Not funny, but fun. Hope that makes sense. The most memorable part of the movie is Geena Davis' incredibly sexy vampire. I think children of the '80s will appreciate it for its nostalgic value. So...yeah, it' s not going to make you snort milk out of your nose but it's a good time. If nothing else, see it for Geena's cleavage.

squeezebox Transylvania 6-5000 is really quite terrible. It's a juvenile, sophomoric, amateurish comedy that the actors and filmmakers appear to have made up as they went along and then stuck together in the editing room. But the movie is chock full of non sequitur moments that range from bizarre to hilarious.As the two tabloid journalists who travel to Transylvania to get a story, Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr make a strange duo. Goldblum's performance is offbeat and funny one minute then uncomfortably flat the next. One gets the feeling he started out having fun but at some point during the production grew bored. On the other hand Begley is great as the dopey, manic reporter who really believes they're going to blow the lid off the Frankenstein legend.Michael Richards's only direction seems to have been "be weird." He takes his chiropractor character from "Fridays" to unprecedented heights of outlandishness and his unhinged performance is one of the highlights of the movie. Jeffrey Jones, John Byner and Carol Kane are, as always, goofy and fun, as is Joseph Balonga as a mad scientist who only seems to go mad when he physically steps foot in his laboratory. Rounding out the principal cast are Geena Davis as a sexy vampire lady and Teresa Ganzel as Goldblum's love interest. Ganzel appears to be so delighted to be in the movie she never quite manages to do anything except smile giddily.Rudy De Luca (a far cry from his work with Mel Brooks on Spaceballs) directs the movie like a TV show. It has a Disney Channel blandness to its photography and pacing. Were it not for the aforementioned work by Richards and Begley, Jr this movie would probably be a gargantuan task to sit through. But there is enough oddball humor sprinkled throughout to make it worth watching, though apparently much of the comedy was improvised by the actors, which leaves little credit for De Luca, who seems to be a much better collaborator than solo writer-director.

jaz_sme This is your typical "Airplane", Mel Brooks, Three Stooges, fast-paced and sometimes so incredibly "stupid-funny" (corny) type humor. If you didn't laugh the first time you watch this, then you may have to watch it again. There are quite a few things that you need to observe to "get it". I don't want to give up the jokes but without being too cerebral they are sometimes so subtle. Jeff Goldblum plays the ultimate straight man while Ed Begley, Jr. does a fabulous job for the underdog comedy relief. The characters are uncommon and original, especially for the time era. This movie was ahead of its time and I can't say enough about how it can put you in a great mood (knowing there are worse things in the world). Keep an open mind, sit back and let the film take you outside of the real world. Enjoy the show.

cristale54 When I was a kid this movie made me laugh so much! It is a great 80s flick. I know it is no award winner, but it wasn't trying to be. This was my first movie I ever had once VCRs had come out. I made my father search high and low when I was a kid in order to have it. It makes me long for childhood. (The best part is that besides this movie I was never crazy about purposely stupid funny movies, even as a kid, but this one has my approval.)It made me want to go to Trannslyvannia, which I will actually be going to next year. People don't even think the place really exists. Well, I recommend it if your into movies, it is a cult classic.