Better Off Dead... 1985
6.576 /10
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
Release Dates
| Country | Release Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| US | DVD | Jan 1, 1997 |
cast
Full Cast & Crew
Lane Meyer
Beth Truss
Monique Junot
Charles De Mar
Al Meyer
Jenny Meyer
Johnny Gasparini
Ricky Smith
Yee Sook Ree
Chen Ree
Rocko
Mr. Kerber
Mailman
Elizabeth Daily
Buster
Tree Trimmer
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Paperboy
Smity
Additional Voices (voice)
Related Movies To
Skyfall: Quantum of Spectre
This is by far one of my favorite movies from the MCU. The introduction of new Characters both good and bad also makes the movie more exciting. giving the characters more of a back story can also help audiences relate more to different characters better, and it connects a bond between the audience and actors or characters. Having seen the movie three times does not bother me here as it is as thrilling and exciting every time I am watching it. In other words, the movie is by far better than previous movies (and I do love everything Marvel), the plotting is splendid (they really do out do themselves in each film, there are no problems watching it more than once.
Avengers Age of Ultron is an excellent sequel and a worthy MCU title! There are a lot of good and one thing that feels off in my opinion.
THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
THE BAD:
The beginning of the film it's fine until towards the second act and there is when it starts to feel a little rushed. Also I do feel like there are scenes missing but there was talk of an extended version on Blu-Ray so that's cool.
I can't right much... it's just so forgettable...Okay, from what I remember, I remember just sitting down on my seat and waiting for the movie to begin. 5 minutes into the movie, boring scene of Tony Stark just talking to his "dead" friends saying it's his fault. 10 minutes in: Boring scene of Ultron and Jarvis having robot space battles(I dunno:/). 15 minutes in: I leave the theatre.2nd attempt at watching it: I fall asleep. What woke me up is the next movie on Netflix when the movie was over.
Bottemline: It's boring...
10/10 because I'm a Marvel Fanboy
If there were not an audience for Marvel comic heroes than clearly these films would not be made, to answer one other reviewer although I sympathize with him somewhat. The world is indeed an infinitely more complex place than the world of Marvel comics with clearly identifiable heroes and villains. But I get the feeling that from Robert Downey, Jr. on down the organizer and prime mover as Iron Man behind the Avengers these players do love doing these roles because it's a lot of fun. If they didn't show that spirit of fun to the audience than these films would never be made.
So in that spirit of fun Avengers: Age Of Ultron comes before us and everyone looks like they're having a good time saving the world. A computer program got loose and took form in this dimension named Ultron and James Spader who is completely unrecognizable is running amuck in the earth. No doubt Star Trek fans took notice that this guy's mission is to cleanse the earth much like that old earth probe NOMAD which got its programming mixed up in that classic Star Trek prime story. Wouldst Captain James T. Kirk of the Enterprise had a crew like Downey has at his command.
My favorite is always Chris Evans because of the whole cast he best gets into the spirit of being a superhero. Of all of them, he's already played two superheroes, Captain America and Johnny Storm the Human Torch. I'll be before he's done Evans will play a couple of more as long as the money's good and he enjoys it.
Pretend you're a kid again and enjoy, don't take it so seriously.
The Avengers raid a Hydra base in Sokovia commanded by Strucker and they retrieve Loki's scepter. They also discover that Strucker had been conducting experiments with the orphan twins Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who has super speed, and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), who can control minds and project energy. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers an Artificial Intelligence in the scepter and convinces Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) to secretly help him to transfer the A.I. to his Ultron defense system. However, the Ultron understands that is necessary to annihilate mankind to save the planet, attacks the Avengers and flees to Sokovia with the scepter. He builds an armature for self-protection and robots for his army and teams up with the twins. The Avengers go to Clinton Barton's house to recover, but out of the blue, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives and convinces them to fight against Ultron. Will they succeed?
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is an entertaining adventure with impressive special effects and cast. The storyline might be better, since most of the characters do not show any chemistry. However, it is worthwhile watching this film since the amazing special effects are not possible to be described in words. Why Pietro has to die is also not possible to be explained. My vote is eight.
Cast & crew of
Better Off Dead...
Directors & Credit Writers
Director
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Cast
Beth Truss
Monique Junot
Charles De Mar
Al Meyer
Jenny Meyer
Johnny Gasparini
Ricky Smith
Yee Sook Ree
Chen Ree
Rocko
Mr. Kerber
Mailman
Elizabeth Daily
Buster
Tree Trimmer
Tree Trimmer's Helper
Paperboy
Smity
Additional Voices (voice)
Similair Movies To
Better Off Dead...
Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006)
5.054 /10
Based on the popular Internet novel, the film takes place in a school renowned for its sexual aberrations. The student body is comprised of sexually ambiguous teenagers, and the student president and vice-present flaunt their taste for S&M. Independent study and supplementary classes are done on homosexuality and transgenderism. But amidst this environment, there are some that just can't adapt.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2006-08-10
Marley's Revenge: The Monster Movie (1989)
5.8 /10
Two men trying to illegally smuggle their Aunt and uncle into the country but are mistaken as drug smugglers by a small group of vigilantes. They are taken to an island where they are to be executed and buried with previously murdered drug dealers. The only problem is, the uncle is a voodoo priest and he raises the dead from their graves to get revenge for the killing of the aunt. A 14 foot monster from hell, crazed vigilantes, and 84 zombies, try to keep our heroes from getting off the island.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 1989-09-30
Bésame, tonta (1982)
3 /10
A young bank clerk is transferred, in view of his special way of being, to a branch for misfits, where he will meet a whole series of very strange characters.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 1982-04-05
The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: An Eye for a Tooth (1995)
6 /10
Young Sidney Cyclops wants nothing more than to be the greatest paperboy in the world. Unfortunately, he cannot see. It's up to Timmy, Brushbrush and Bubbles to help Sidney.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 1995-05-08
Youth (2015)
6.899 /10
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2015-05-20
La de los tres monos (2025)
0 /10
Two high-school students — a nerd and a rebel — have gotten into a fight during recess. Their principal calls them into his office, but neither will say what happened or how. To get it out of them, he turns to a decidedly unorthodox method.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2025-09-14
Step Aside (2023)
8 /10
A larger than life comedy about a dance world diva who inadvertently gets her team disqualified from the big competition and the ridiculous lengths she'll go to get them back on top.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2023-12-22
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
7.135 /10
When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2025-09-10
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
5.725 /10
Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2010-07-30
MacGruber (2010)
5.4 /10
Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2010-05-21
The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (2010)
3.9 /10
Follows Andy, who needs to hook up with a hottie, pronto, because he hasn't had sex in... well, forever - and his luck isn't the only thing that's hard. His equally horny teenage roommates also need it superbad, and with the help of their nerdy pal, McAnalovin' and his fake I.D., they may tap more than just a keg.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2010-06-08
The Quackening (2025)
0 /10
A grumpy Welshman reluctantly visits his grandmother, only to discover she has only gone and got herself cursed! So now he needs to bloody save her (and the world) from a demon duck...before midnight.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2025-03-03
DONOVAN 17: THE WEEKEND WARS (2025)
10 /10
While The Brilliant Brick was lost exploring in space, clone replacements were made... However there are now many clones at the house doing their own thing, until a new Donovan arrives, Donovan 17. Confused by the current state of affairs, he is guided by Cool Donovan who seems to have it all figured out, but a familiar face isn't very on board with the way things are being run...
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2025-05-04
Beauty & the Briefcase (2010)
5.9 /10
A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2010-07-20
Boy (2010)
7.3 /10
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2010-03-25
The Nutty Professor (1996)
5.642 /10
When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 1996-06-28
EuroTrip (2004)
6.613 /10
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2004-02-20
Wuthering Heights (2011)
5.836 /10
Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2011-09-09
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
7.567 /10
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 1986-06-11
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
7.2 /10
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
Runtime: MMPA: PG-13 Release: 2005-09-09