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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasPopcorn is such fun for lovers of schlock (intended or otherwise) that it hardly matters where it is set.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThough it isn’t even trying to scare you, this is a very nifty black-comic horror movie, one of the rare entries in the genre with some genuine wit and affection.
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyA horror film that is less mindless than most in that it is both funny and gross.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrPopcorn is a "Phantom of the Shlopera" - the kind of corny B-movie midnight campers can sink their plastic fangs into. [01 Feb 1991, p.21]
- 50Washington PostRichard HarringtonWashington PostRichard HarringtonBeware of horror films that begin with a bad dream -- they usually go on that way as well. Case in point: Popcorn, which has several good ideas that, unfortunately, go unrealized.
- POPCORN seems to be a case of too many ideas; the basic story could probably have made a very effective short. The acting in the film varies greatly, and some mediocre dubbing adds to the amateur feel.
- 33Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldPopcorn is not scary enough to work as horror, not funny enough to work as comedy, not cute enough to work as camp, not skilled enough to work as a tribute to the bad movies of the '50s, and so indifferently acted by the cast (including Tony Roberts, Dee Wallace Stone and Ray Walston) that it just seems a waste of everyone's time. [01 Feb 1991]
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe problem with Popcorn is that it's just as ridiculous as the horror movies it satirizes. [02 Feb 1991, p.C3]
- 25The Seattle TimesThe Seattle TimesThis isn't a B-movie, a C-movie or even a Z-movie. In fact, there isn't a letter far enough down in the alphabet to cover Popcorn. [01 Feb 1991, p.22]
- 25USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaA kernel of cleverness lurks in Popcorn. But it's the kind that sticks in your throat. [01 Feb 1991, p.5D]