Watched: 07/21/2024
Format: Alamo
Viewing: Unknown
Director: W.D. Richter
We've already seen and discussed The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) a few times before.
I saw it was showing at the Alamo as part of their 1984 ReWind series, and since I hadn't seen it in a theater since 1984, I figured it was probably fair to see it again on the big screen.
Maybe the highlight of the film on this go-round was that, upon exiting, Jamie - who I thought was lukewarm on the movie - said "it just gets better every time you see it!" which is my firm-held belief. It really is one of those movies that drops a million little things along the way, and every time one shows up - whether it's a watermelon in a press or Yakov Smirnoff as a Presidential Advisor or bubble-wrap eye protection - it's a reminder that someone pretty f'ing clever put this movie together.
Anyway, here's to another viewing of a favorite from my youth. 40 years! Where does the time go?
The crowd, by the way, was a mix of aging nerds and somewhat younger nerds with kids in tow. I can only imagine the car-rides home.
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