Real Genius
I think it can safely be said that if you haven't seen Real Genius about six thousand
times, you have never watched more than three hours of basic cable... in your entire
life. Real Genius is in constant rotation on both network and cable channels, for good
reason: Real Genius is rad.
Where else can one find such a shining example of an eighties movie that a current big
star (Val Kilmer) doesn't have to be embarrassed about? It's extremely rare. Just look
at the early work of Jim Carrey and you'll see what I'm talking about... oh, and Cameron
Diaz. She got nekkid. Heh.
Real Genius is a story of college life's absurdity and rebellion against authority without
being your typical college movie (not that there's anything wrong with that). But man,
how much would you love to flood your dorm and make an ice rink? Smart kids are
cool. I always imagined that the Asian dorms at 'Cal' were like that: full of brilliant
people doing weird shit all the time, like making a zip line from the roof to the 'quad' or
whatever. I digress though.
Cool as Real Genius is, there is one thing that really brings the 'lame factor' shooting up
towards the sky: Mitch. What a little bitch that kid is. I mean, couldn't they have cast an
actor that didn't look like a sixteen year old girl and whine like the noise my cat makes
when I step on it? And the haircut on that kid; what is going on there? Did Mary Lou
Retton's performance in the 1984 Olympic Games really influence popular culture and
style that much.
So, Real Genius is also proof that when motion picture studios hire retarded casting
agents, it makes people mad. Give the flick another viewing; you'll be adding that kid to
your 'shoot in face with air-rifle' list in no-time.
I think it can safely be said that if you haven't seen Real Genius about six thousand
times, you have never watched more than three hours of basic cable... in your entire
life. Real Genius is in constant rotation on both network and cable channels, for good
reason: Real Genius is rad.
Where else can one find such a shining example of an eighties movie that a current big
star (Val Kilmer) doesn't have to be embarrassed about? It's extremely rare. Just look
at the early work of Jim Carrey and you'll see what I'm talking about... oh, and Cameron
Diaz. She got nekkid. Heh.
Real Genius is a story of college life's absurdity and rebellion against authority without
being your typical college movie (not that there's anything wrong with that). But man,
how much would you love to flood your dorm and make an ice rink? Smart kids are
cool. I always imagined that the Asian dorms at 'Cal' were like that: full of brilliant
people doing weird shit all the time, like making a zip line from the roof to the 'quad' or
whatever. I digress though.
Cool as Real Genius is, there is one thing that really brings the 'lame factor' shooting up
towards the sky: Mitch. What a little bitch that kid is. I mean, couldn't they have cast an
actor that didn't look like a sixteen year old girl and whine like the noise my cat makes
when I step on it? And the haircut on that kid; what is going on there? Did Mary Lou
Retton's performance in the 1984 Olympic Games really influence popular culture and
style that much.
So, Real Genius is also proof that when motion picture studios hire retarded casting
agents, it makes people mad. Give the flick another viewing; you'll be adding that kid to
your 'shoot in face with air-rifle' list in no-time.
