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Revenge of the Red Baron (1994)

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
Wacky horror comedy, 9 December 2005

Author: hogbolelly from United States

Hahahha! This movie is hilarious; similar premise to Child's Play but I enjoyed it more. As opposed to many horror movies, or horror/comedy movies, this movie embraces strangeness to a degree not seen in many other films. The weird neighbor, manipulative psychiatrist, disturbing janitor, evil nurse, and other characters deliver some very funny moments. The film scoring for this movie has a theme that seems like it was written for a children's daytime TV show; which makes the chase scenes hilarious. The other reviewers missed the sense of humor in this film. Whether it was intentional or not(and I believe it was) this movie contains some very funny parts.

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Strange, 7 August 2005
Author: drhackenstine from United States

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Just got done watching this on cable. I really don't know what to think of it. It's very dumb, yet strange. A killer doll in a remote control airplane terrorizes a family and quips bad one-liners, that are never funny. Features a high body count, but no blood. Some of the murders are kinda mean-spirited. The scenes when the toy airplane goes after somebody are very bad, horribly done, yet funny. I guess it works for a boring Sunday afternoon. The random, senseless murders and shootings keep it going. The killer Red Barron doll is the worst villain I have ever seen in a horror film. A cast member from Mad TV wrote this movie. Go figure. Two stars.

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Worst Horro Movie Ever, 28 August 2005

Author: compbuttons from Jonesboro, AR

This movie was so badly un-scary that it was funny. As said in the comment before it should be labeled a comedy and not a horror film. It is sort of like Child's Play but even that series of films had some frightening elements in them. The person who is probably the luckiest as well as most famous in this flick is Mr. Toby Maguire. He is most famous for his role as Spider-Man in the movies of the same name. The reason I call him the luckiest is because after making such a severely bad movie he was lucky to get another shot at a role in ANY movie. This movie is not one to be watched if you are looking to be scared or frightened but it is good for a couple of laughs and a lot of give me a breaks. If you are looking for scary go watch Scream, Nightmare on Em Street, Friday the 13th, or even jaws because this movie here is guaranteed not to scare.

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You don't know SCARY until you have experienced this shocking piece of art!, 14 August 2006

Author: CannibalSadist666 from Hell

I knew this movie was going to be bad, but I was hoping I could at least get a laugh out of it. Good god! No amount of painkillers, beer, or money could have made this movie more enjoyable or funny. It was nauseating. Tobey Maguire (Spidey) stars in, what must be now considered his biggest humiliation, as a juvenile punk who is being tormented by a small remote-control replica of the Red Baron's plane, that is being piloted by a small puppet with a German accent. This puppet (who might I add, is five times larger when shown up close than he is farther away) somehow has a machine-gun attached to his plane and is able to come up with a witty remark every time we see it. I honestly believe that every crew member involved in this movie (or whatever it is) is going to Hell one day. Just see...

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Possibly the worst movie I've ever seen, 10 August 2006

Author: mram16 from United States

I knew things were going to be bad when I saw the atrocious opening title sequence. I should've changed the channel right then and there, but in an act of intellectual masochism I kept on watching. Of all the historical figures they could've used for a horror flick, they chose the Red Baron? That level of stupidity alone is enough to drive most people away, but with a cast this good how could I resist (he said sarcastically). For his part Rooney is mostly unintelligible, and none of the actor's did a good job. The musical score was horrible, the effects were horrible, and I still haven't figured out what the deal was with all of the Baron's bad jokes. If you see this movie for free, you'd still have paid too much. Avoid at all costs. Since negative 5 isn't a choice, I'm giving this a 1 star rating.

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Not a good film by any stretch of imagination, 28 January 2006

Author: Jay Harris (sirbossman6969@yahoo.com) from United States

The only reason I recorded & watch this film, was because of MICKEY ROONEY, & as usual the mighty Mick, does another good job, & why not he has been in films for 75 yrs. There never was a more talented actor.

Another reason to watch is to see Tobey Maguire in one of his first films.

The film itself is a silly stupid comedy, fantasy, IT IS NOT A HORROR FILM by any stretch of imagination.

The rest of the cast is adequate to say the least.

For fans of the 2 actors only & if you have nothing better to do.

rating **1/2 /4----- 67/100 points IMDb 5/10

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Truly remarkable, 13 October 2005

Author: John Seal from Oakland CA

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I think I can safely say that there has never been, before or since, another film quite like Revenge of the Red Baron. This Roger Corman production defies categorization, failing as comedy, fantasy, or horror. Mickey Rooney plays a borderline senile WWI vet whose fixation with the titular air ace somehow causes the German pilot to return to 'life'. Not as a full grown man, not as a zombie, but as a doll flying a 1/8 scale Fokker triwing. True to the Corman ethic, the doll also happens to be one of the cheapest contraptions you'll ever see: its head can open its mouth and blink and it can (barely) move one hand. It also speaks with a ridiculous comedy German accent and is lumbered with some painfully unfunny puns. Cliff de Young plays Rooney's Type A son, Laraine Newman is his wife, and young Tobey Maguire does his best as the delinquent grandson who is the only one who understands what's going on. Keep a bucket handy in case your jaw drops off.

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Perhaps the greatest movie of all time..., 11 November 2006

Author: (creadler) from United States

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Every so often, Hollywood astounds us by coming out with something truly remarkable. A film that challenges who we are as people, and asks pivotal questions about where we are going as a society. Those of us in the industry consider such films the highest form of cinema. It is apparent to us all that even within this highly select group of films, "Revenge of the Red Baron" is truly a stand out.

Maguire's portrayal of troubled youth Jimmy Spencer is nothing short of spectacular. Unquestionably the film that made Maguire a household name, his performance is surpassed perhaps only by Kristin Horton's standout role as "...Nurse" in which she she brilliantly provides the loom on which director Robert Gordon weaves his carpet of brilliance.

"Dead neighbors make good fences..." & "Your security system is full of holes...", commentary made by the all too realistic looking Red Baron (John C. McDonnell), display the almost psychic ability of writer Michael McDonald to analyze the 21st century political agenda during the turmoiled 1994 year in which the movie was created. Terrifyingly accurate is disturbingly understated for the significance of this film.

In a final move of brilliance, the movie closes with a shot of the red baron escaping from his plane via parachute, showing how then, as now, death & war are never truly over, and never truly forgotten. My only regret is that I will never be able to watch this movie for the first time again, and I can only hope that someday we may have a sequel.

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I threw up because of this movie, 13 July 2006

Author: Seth Alexander from United States

Seriously, I threw up this movie was so bad. That has never happened to me before. This movie and the holocaust are god's biggest over sights. Watching porn with the good bits blurred out would most likely yield a better acted movie. I hope no one else has to ever see this movie because it really was a crime. The devil is the only thing that could create such a horrible thing is Al-Zarquawi but thank god he is dead now. The words i am about to use to describe this movie don't come close to describing the heinous crime that was committed by making this movie. THe words i was about to use are: Ugly, OH MY GOD MY EYES ARE BLEEDING AND MY FACE IS MELTING, I HAVE LOST ALL SANITY, YOUR KEEPING THE BABY,NO NOT HER!!!, That wasn't there when i went to sleep last night.

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Quite possibly one of the worst films I've ever seen..., 27 February 2006

Author: legal_action_org from United States

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Yesterday I saw this film on TV. The description (I have digital cable) said something along the lines of 'toy possessed by the spirit of the red baron stalks a family'. My thoughts: "Sounds odd, but I guess I can give it a whirl". What I wasn't prepared for though was that it was going to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

The story: An old man (Mickey Rooney) who shot down the red baron years ago (and then built a toy airplane from the scraps of the 'barons' plane), and his family that he lives with begin to be attacked by said toy airplane after a big storm somehow magically transmits the 'barons' vengeful soul into said toy airplane.

Yes, the concept is bad already, but the poor dialog, ultra cliché characters, overacting, poor special effects, and countless continuity errors strive to drive one thought into your head: "Why was this movie made"? For a "B" movie though, this does have its share of cheesy yet clever one-liners (mainly from the 'baron' as he needlessly slaughters many an innocent victim) that manage to evoke some pleasure from this film's viewing.

This film has to have some of the most annoyingly cliché characters in the history of cinema. From the 'overly harsh' dad who doesn't make any time for his son, to the son (played by a young Tobey Maguire) who everyone else sees as 'troubled and untrustworthy', the the 'obnoxiously nosy' neighbor, to the 'fat cop' who is convinced 'the kid did it' even without a shred of real evidence, to the 'very rude' nurse and doctor. There are even a few more, but I think you get the idea. And with the exception of Maguire, Rooney, and Laraine Newman (the 'mom'), all of them make for some extremely unlikable characters.

Special effects: strings. Yes, in almost every shot of the toy plane, you can see strings holding it up. Also, a few times the bullet holes in people don't show up at quite the right time when the 'baron' fires magically endless amounts of ammo from the small, fake, gun turrets on the plane.

Speaking more of the magic bullets: one point in the film the 'baron' *SPOILERS* comes across a few shotgun shells. And somehow now he has unlimited machine gun ammo.

I give this film 2* out of 10, only because a few specs of enjoyment can be scraped from its insanity.

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