Howard the Duck comes from an alien planet Duckworld. He's a cigar-smoking non-swimmer. One night, he gets pulled from his world and lands in an alley in Cleveland. He rescues rock singer Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson) from two thugs. Beverly brings Howard to her scientist friend Phil Blumbertt (Tim Robbins). Dr. Walter Jenning (Jeffrey Jones) recognizes Howard's feather which floated down after his laser experiment exploded. The laser had brought him from his world. As they try to reactivate the laser, it explodes again. This time Dr. Jenning gets possessed by one of the Dark Overlords of the Universe from the Nexus of Sominus.
First of all, Howard the Duck looks weird. He's not nearly as cuddly as he needs to be. He's stiff and a bit ugly. This suggests a perfect movie to remake with a CGI character. There are tons of duck puns. This will either annoy you or you could have a bit of fun. The writing is not good but I still had some fun with it. I actually like Tim Robbins' wackiness. The inter-species love affair is awkward although Lea Thompson is looking very hot. There is a general problem with this movie. It's definitely not aimed at kids and yet it was rated PG. I don't think it could be aimed at adults either. Even the thugs look cheesy. It makes this very odd in tone.
The movie seems to be slightly long. It's been a long time since I saw this movie. I had forgotten about the Cajun Sushi diner. That section has lots of problems. The fight scene is silly. Jeffrey Jones looks crazy and yet nobody else seems to notice. The mob trying to cook Howard is really off-putting. I would rather cut most of this section out. This movie has some fun moments. One little scene has both the possible charming fun but also the awkward humor. With Beverly looking through Howard's wallet, she finds some fun duck-puns. Then she finds an ugly looking duck condom. Like the duck boobies, the humor is pushed too far at the wrong time. However, not everybody is put off by duck boobies.
First of all, Howard the Duck looks weird. He's not nearly as cuddly as he needs to be. He's stiff and a bit ugly. This suggests a perfect movie to remake with a CGI character. There are tons of duck puns. This will either annoy you or you could have a bit of fun. The writing is not good but I still had some fun with it. I actually like Tim Robbins' wackiness. The inter-species love affair is awkward although Lea Thompson is looking very hot. There is a general problem with this movie. It's definitely not aimed at kids and yet it was rated PG. I don't think it could be aimed at adults either. Even the thugs look cheesy. It makes this very odd in tone.
The movie seems to be slightly long. It's been a long time since I saw this movie. I had forgotten about the Cajun Sushi diner. That section has lots of problems. The fight scene is silly. Jeffrey Jones looks crazy and yet nobody else seems to notice. The mob trying to cook Howard is really off-putting. I would rather cut most of this section out. This movie has some fun moments. One little scene has both the possible charming fun but also the awkward humor. With Beverly looking through Howard's wallet, she finds some fun duck-puns. Then she finds an ugly looking duck condom. Like the duck boobies, the humor is pushed too far at the wrong time. However, not everybody is put off by duck boobies.