Solemplex
To me, this movie is perfection.
Melanie Bouvet
The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
Taha Avalos
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Hattie
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Blueghost
And here's why; Megaforce postulates a "futuristic" quick deployment force that is multinational in form to meet any military uprising around the world.It's another European Immigrant ideal of concentrating power to deal with problems in the elite few.This runs contrary to the core values of the United States, and the basic principles upon which this nation was founded.Wow, that sounds high-and-mighty, and almost "survivalist" / "prepper" in nature. But it isn't. This is a stupid film meant to instill the concepts presented in this film to a pre-teen audience.Thank goodness Star Wars was made before this piece of trash. Not only are the ideas and ideals just plain wrong, but it was a poor looking and poorly executed movie to boot. I was a bit old at the time to be considered the target demographic for this film, but the local younger kids who went and saw it ... how does one put it politely? I'll just quote them; "...it was dumb!"Over the top hairstyles, skin tight spandex, wild Hollywood hair that, even at speeds needed to launch a C-130, still stays in place (that must be some hairspray), and a post Trek Persis Khambahta, all makes for one of the hokiest films ever to hit the screens. "Even for the 80!" *zing*Seriously, someone thought the "future of America" would buy into this crappy idea of a multinational fast reaction force, and and that somehow borders and things like patriotism wouldn't matter anymore.Thank goodness kids are smarter than that, and that this film flopped for not only its content, but the presentation thereof. I still find it hard to believe that this film was made after both Star Wars and Smokey and the Bandit. But there you have it.Watch this thing if you need some unintentional humor on your screen.Otherwise avoid.Watch at your own risk.
TheLittleSongbird
Megaforce is a bad movie, at least in my opinion, but it is a movie that has some entertainment value. The film does look cheap, the cinematography and editing are dull and rushed and the costumes and sets are gaudy but what really cheapened the film were the weak special effects. The script is incredibly cheesy in too many places to count and the story is mostly very thin. The direction is pretty wretched, and then there are some stock characters and some really bad acting including from the (I think) talented Barry Bostwick. If talking seriously, if there was anything I liked about Megaforce it was some of the soundtrack which was quite catchy if very 80s. Overall though, it is a bad movie. 2/10 Bethany Cox
LeroyBrown-2
This is a goofy action movie about Megaforce a mercenary group who will fight for the good guys. They're a fighting force but they don't wear fatigues or camouflage instead they wear shiny spandex that glistens in the sun.The movie begins when Megaforce is hired to attack and destroy a rogue General played by Henry Silva. One of the representatives of the country that hired them is played by Persis Khambatta and she asks why there are no women in Megaforce. She ends up training with Megaforce, under the tutelage of the leader, played by, get this Barry Bostwick. Don't get me wrong I like Mr. Bostwick in his serious roles and much more in his comedy roles, but he is not the guy you ask to play a combat leader if Lee Marvin isn't available. Anyway she doesn't end up in joining the group in its mission. Also the Bostwick and his nemesis knows each other and are on a first name basis.The movie is pure camp not a moment to be taken seriously. It's also violent in the same way 'The A-Team' is violent. A lot of shooting and explosion but nobody gets killed or even injured. No surprise that there are a lot of well done well coordinated stunts, it was directed by Hal Needham, the same guy who directed all those 'Smokey and The Bandits' films with Burt Reynolds. Just as those film had mediocre scripts and forced one-liners so does Megaforce. Although the bit about the pilot's girlfriend got a chuckle out of me. This movie really has a lame script.Overall the film is mindless, with badly clichéd characters and situations. But the stunts looked pretty good is about the only positive I can say about it. I wouldn't even consider it a Guilty Pleasure because I only like about 20 minutes of it.
DS_Static_Omega
Barry Bostwick's most shining cinematic moment.And I don't just mean as an actor, I literally mean shiny...The cast of this epically brilliant B-Movie Masterpiece are clad from head to toe in glimmering skin tight spandex. The bikes are fast, the hair is feathered and the force is on fire!Most people go into watching Megaforce under the assumption that it's a serious action film. It isn't in any way. The people who made Megaforce knowingly crafted a camp-comedy action farce. The dialogue and delivery are as cheesy as it gets, but that was the intention. Take this excerpt:ACE HUNTER: Here comes The Egg... DALLAS: And that's no "yolk." EGGSTRUM: Dallas, when a person doesn't have less on, they have...? DALLAS: More on? EGGSTRUM: Exactly. The most ridiculous situations and lines are said and played with total devotion. And on top of the vapid typical-action movie parody of a plot, all the over the top costumes, lines and stunts there is a winking self awareness that says the people who made this are just in it to have fun.This movie is pure cheese, but it's highly entertaining cheese. Enough to happily clog the heart of any viewer. Sit back and enjoy the ride, you wont regret it.
