Buckaroo Banzai

Buckaroo Banzai is a science fiction movie from the mid-1980. It is considered to be a cult classic, with a large fan base that loves the movies silly, yet strange plot. I personally thought that the movie was average; it had its good moments, but the acting was poor and the plot was odd. Still, though, it was a decent film that portrayed the theme of time travel. The movie is about a man named Buckaroo Banzai, who does many different jobs. Not only is Buckaroo a neurosurgeon and a martial-arts expert, but he is also a rock star and a government officer. He travels into another dimension and brings back a life form that wants to invade the Earth. A group of friendly aliens comes along and zaps Buckaroo to allow him to see the evil aliens that wanted to take over the Earth. The evil aliens are criminals that were imprisoned in the eighth dimension. Dr. Lizardo, a deranged psycho, escapes from a mental institution and joins the evil aliens. Buckaroo and his friends all join together and fight the evil aliens. A young boy helps Buckaroo and his friends fight the evil aliens while armed with a rifle. The evil aliens killed Buckaroos girlfriend, but the friendly aliens brought her back to life. Eventually, Buckaroo and his friends are able to defeat the evil aliens and save the world. Overall, if I had to rate this movie on a scale from one to five, I would give it a 2.5, an average score. While the plot was odd and the acting was poor, the movie did have its moments. Aside from that, the movie was an average time-travel movie. Back to the Future would have been a better choice for a time-travel movie, but Buckaroo Banzai was not so bad.