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Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Java_Joe There are a lot of movies that claim to be the worst or one of the worst. Recent movies like "The Room", ""Birdemic: Shock and Terror" and "The Human Centipede" are often given this title but these movies are enjoyably bad. It's when you have a movie like "The Apple" which is just bad without the enjoyment that you really start to understand what bad cinema is all about. This is a strange movie. It's one part musical and one part biblical epic. The story takes place in the far future of 1994 and two naive youths from Moose Jaw in Canada have shown up to Worldwide music contest. And while they are, by this movie's standards, the best they are beaten by the big music producer Mr. Boogaloo and his band. It's implied that he rigged the contest so the band he represents would win. But he likes the two youths and invites them to his building to sign a contract.He's also looking at ways to merchandise and one of the things they come up with is the BIM mark. BIM of course being the name of his company. Boogaloo International Music. And this is a mark that can be worn on the hand or the face. He is of course the Devil and gets more satanic as the movie goes on. The contact is obviously one where you sell your soul and the Apple literally represents the Apple in the garden of Eden. No kidding. Well Bibi, the girl, goes on to sign with Boogaloo and becomes a big star. Alphie, the boy, doesn't because he senses how evil Boogaloo is and runs away. Now here's where it gets weird. Boogaloo is somehow so powerful that he manages for not only everybody to wear the BIM mark and have it be mandatory that everybody wear it but every day there is the BIM hour where everybody stops what they're doing and dance to the BIM music that is playing everywhere. To not wear the BIM mark or take part in the BIM hour is a serious offence. Alphie finally is able to reach Bibi and save her from Boogaloo and they wind up in a field with a bunch of other hippies and their hippie leader singing songs and having children. The idea is time has passed because Alphie has a beard and he and Bibi had a kid. Boogaloo shows up with the army and he's literally dressed as Satan now. The hippie leader turns out to be God, he drives down in what looks like a Cadillac and offers to take the hippies to a new world where Boogaloo can't reach them. Saying something like, "maybe this time we'll get it right" or something. This movie is just wretched. There's no positive you can give to it. It's bad. The songs are bad. The acting is bad. The situations are bad. It's just bad.You have been warned.

Michael_Elliott The Apple (1980) * (out of 4)Notorious film about Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart) and Alphie (George Gilmour) who are trying to be a successful singing duo in the futuristic 1994. The one and only Mr. Boogalow wants to sign them and Bibi is quick to do so but Alphie just doesn't trust him enough for that.THE APPLE was a notorious flop when it was released but over the years it has picked up quite a cult following thanks to people checking it out since it is considered one of the worst films of the decade. After the success of GREASE and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, all sorts of producers were trying to find the next hit musical but the majority of them flopped like this one. The only good thing that can be said about THE APPLE is the fact that it makes CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC look like SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.There are all sorts of problems with this movie but we can start with the screenplay or the lack of one. There are a lot of really stupid characters in this film and they're all quite annoying and not once do you care about any of them. You don't care if the leads succeed in their mission or if they are destroyed. You don't care about the people, their situations or anything else for that matter. The movie basically goes from one musical scene to another but the songs are so annoying and silly that you can't take them serious.Not only are the characters and songs bad but the entire film is just so poorly made that you can't help but keep watching it. The one "good" thing about the movie were the costumes, which were quite impressive but that was it. THE APPLE remains somewhat entertaining simply because of how awful it is and there's certainly plenty of camp on display. I can understand why this movie has gotten a cult following as I can see people having parties and laughing and making fun of the film.

purpix1 Watching this film, one can only marvel at the fact that some studio actually paid to have this film made! This only proves how much money must be floating around Hollywood. This movie fails in every aspect. Bad story, bad acting, bad singing, bad lyrics, bad dancing, bad costumes, bad sets, bad everything! This movie does succeed on one level however, it serves as an example of how NOT to make a movie. Excruciatingly painful to watch, and even more painful to listen to. I can imagine, far in the future, some archaeologist digging up the DVD of this movie, watching it, and then explaining to his students how everyone in 1994 apparently was gay. If you've been unfortunate enough to have purchased this DVD, at least you can use it as a coaster.

lcri-1 I've read terrible things about this movie. I rented it on the understanding it was the worst musical ever made, possibly the worst movie of the 80s. I'm a connoisseur of sorts of B-Movies. Uwe Boll? I'm there! Crappy old monster movie? Sure! But it took me a LONG time to finally get around to seeing this...And you know what? It blew me away. Is it a bad movie? Hell yes. Are some of the songs ear-bleedingly terrible? Check. But still, it has an absurd charm, a ridiculous, unbelievable air. It left me breathless at the end, and I felt I'd just spent 90 minutes of my life very well.This is the story of two simple Canadian musicians trying to make it in America. The biggest music corporation in America is Bim, run by a nefarious Mr. Boogalow. He is the most powerful agent/manager in the industry, filling the world with soulless pop and rock. He sets his eyes on the Canadian couple, Alfie and Bibi, and tries to get them to sign a contract. While Bibi is happy to, Alfie has a vision of Mr. Boogalow as the devil himself, the contract the apple from the Garden of Eden, and refuses. But with Bibi being pulled into the corrupt world of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll, and Alfie struggling to make it on his own as a love song writer in a world without love, how can they go on? Did I mention it's set in the far flung future of 1994 as envisioned in 1980? A lot of the songs are catchy - "Speed" was stuck in my head for a week after watching it, "Cry For Me" is a fine example of the long distance love duet, "Where Has Love Gone", while a bit whiny, sounds nice, and "I've Found Me" and "Child of Love" are just pretty. Plus the title song... I'm not going to forget that for a LONG time.Of course, the opening number, "Bim's On the Way", is absolutely terrible. But I think that was a part of the message - look at the pop culture our world is worshiping. This isn't art! Also focusing too much on the message and sounding horrible because of it is "Life is Nothing but Show Business in 1994", sung by a mish-mash of performers waiting to meet Mr. Boogalow.The rest of the songs are rather unremarkable... except for a catchy but horridly written song made entirely of innuendo, "Coming". But the less said about that, the better.The acting is largely mediocre or below average, but it works with the cheesiness of the movie. Also, the movie has a VERY fast pace, cramming 14 songs into its 90 minutes.Many of the dances, primarily "Bim's On the Way" (First and Reprise), "Life is Nothing but Show Business in 1994", "The Apple", and "Speed" are gloriously over-produced, with elaborate mass choreography, sprawling sets, and lots of rayon and spandex and inventive lighting.Plus, it has the BEST LINE EVER. You'll know it when you hear it.Overall, you NEED to see this film. Trust me, it's going to blow your mind, one way or the other.