Suburban Commando
Midway between planets, Shep Ramsey's (Hulk Hogan) ship breaks down. As he waits for its repair, he rents a room in Charlie Wilcox's (Christopher Lloyd) house and endures -- and must get used to -- the everyday trivialities of life in suburbia. But when two villainous bounty hunters come to town and threaten this peaceful suburban life, Shep convinces Charlie to help him defeat the evildoers.
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Quiet and Relaxing, But Don't Go Commando - Squish
Suburban Commando was more about surprises for me than anything else. Surprises like, "Hey, Christopher Lloyd is in this?! Wait, whoa! Is that Shelly Duvall, of 'The Shining' fame? And look at all those familiar looking secondary cast members! Is this actually a film with a budget? Is Hulk Hogan actually acting? Are you seriously telling me that he's actually decent as far as children's movie histrionic heroes go? Really! And holy are those special effects that special?"
Sure there's some gags that would only appeal to a seven-year-old, like the scene where Hulk is awakened by typical suburban Saturday morning sounds: lawnmowers, kids laughing and birds chirping. He gets up, goes outside and yells "Quiet!" , to which the entire community silences itself, intimidated by the Hulk's grand stature and evil moustache... all but a cricket.
And there's the scene where one of the ever-silent bounty hunters finally speaks a line, "You're a dead man, Ramsey." And this huge brute of a tough man, what does he sound like? He has a CHILD'S voice!
Oh, if that isn't some sweet gold, I just don't know what is!!! Can't win em all, I guess...
More than anything, what surprised me most was how innocuous Suburban Commando was. It wrapped up all the odds and ends, and for as formulaic as the plot was, I was sufficiently entertained by the DVD that it didn't leave me with seething rage... which sometimes is just enough of what you need to do someone a favour, be it Rom-Com night with the girl, or family film night with the kids.A few chuckles - Megasteakman
As far as fish out of water movies go, this is nothing special, although I found it occasionally entertaining. I'm a sucker for any kind of looney toons aesthetic, so I thought quite a few of the gags were well done. If you are looking for something cheezy, nostalgic (for Hulkimaniacs) and light, maybe this sci-fi wrestling grudgematch will fit the bill.
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Quiet and Relaxing, But Don't Go Commando - Squish
Suburban Commando was more about surprises for me than anything else. Surprises like, "Hey, Christopher Lloyd is in this?! Wait, whoa! Is that Shelly Duvall, of 'The Shining' fame? And look at all those familiar looking secondary cast members! Is this actually ...A few chuckles - Megasteakman
As far as fish out of water movies go, this is nothing special, although I found it occasionally entertaining. I'm a sucker for any kind of looney toons aesthetic, so I thought quite a few of the gags were well done. If you are looking for something cheezy, ...