Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Vomitron_G REMOTE CONTROL cleverly makes fun of all those sci-fi/horror movies from the 50's to the 80's about an alien conspiracy trying to wipe out all mankind. It's even fairly original as to the means the aliens use to succeed in their diabolical plan: A video-tape with a cheesy sci-fi-flick is being spread throughout the country. While watching it, it sends out signals, converting yourself into a killing maniac. A videostore clerk figures it out and sets off to stop this madness.REMOTE CONTROL is an undeniable product of the 80's but also parodies that same era. Quite unique, I'd say, and therefore extremely enjoyable to watch. Videostores were spawning all over the country during the 80's, and this movie portrays them as distributors of evil. It makes particularly fun of the 'tv-generation' and the youngsters in this movie are all caricatures. Just look at all their colorful costumes & crazy hairdos. It portrays the 80's generation as if seen through the eyes of the 50's generation, applying their notions and ideas of the concept 'futuristic'. So you see REMOTE CONTROL goes pretty far in terms of parody. And between all this spoofing insanity, it also manages to refer to François Truffaut's BAISERS VOLÉS. I think director Jeff Lieberman comes close to being a genius. But that's only because of his ideas and the fact that he knows his stuff, not for his technical skills or stunning visuals. He certainly is no Tim Burton (I'm only mentioning him because he made MARS ATTACKS!, which is probably the ultimate sci-fi-spoof. So I'm NOT comparing him to Lieberman).It was also so much fun to see a rather young Jennifer Tilly in this one. Now, we all love Ms. Tilly, don't we! And I personally think she deserved the part of Deborah Goodrich. That way she could've lasted the whole movie, instead of killing her off so soon. Kevin Dillon maybe isn't a great actor, but he was decent as Cosmo, the video-clerk with a mission. I liked him better in the '88-version of THE BLOB, though.I desperately want to rate this movie a bit higher, but I can't. Because the rest of the acting wasn't so good and the rather low budget & production values really showed from time to time. This movie also could've used a bit more cheesy special effects, 'cause there are practically none. And there's also no blood (exept a few gun-shot wounds and the death by a futuristic knitting device), in case you were wondering. And then there's the fact that we never actually see the aliens. Only their human puppets, doing all the work. They're only referred to as being on a distant planet, controlling everything. But in the end this movie succeeds in what it intended to do: making a funny sci-fi/horror-spoof that will have you laughing at its intentional stupidity & silliness.

Joseph P. Ulibas Remote Control (1987) was one of the many bad sci-fi films that came out during this time period. It also marked the use of many younger siblings of popular actors (Jennifer Tilly & Kevin Dillon). Well this is just another run-of-the-mill video fodder that revolves around the old "technology gone amok" scheme. Low budget, a bad script and wooden acting make this one null and void. Films like this are instantly dated and are gladly forgotten within a few years. Unless you're a huge fan of 80's movies this one is not worth a look.Not recommended.Take my advice, grab your remote and change the channel if this tripe ever shows up on your t.v. screen!

gridoon Entertaining B-movie, with a strikingly original premise (a videocassette that turns those who view it into killers, distributed by aliens who got the idea from the actual film the cassette contains) and some witty touches (along with some silly ones). It would have benefited from a larger budget, which would enable it to have a greater scope (after all, we are talking about the destruction of the Earth here), but it will still make you nostalgic about the early days of "the home video revolution". (**)

Welly-2 Give some students a few pence and the loan of a cheap camera and they will produce better than this. I could make a better film than this if I taped an hour of my efforts on an Etch-a-Sketch. The only way you could make a worse film than this is to make the same film...but longer!