Howard, a kacsa

Personally, I don't have a problem with Howard the Duck. The film stars the likable girl from Back to the Future and Jeffrey Jones. It's just like the genre movies I remember from the 80s. Of course, comics are available today, so there's really no reason not to understand. (2020.03.30)

"I am now one of the dark lords of the universe!" - "That must be a big responsibility..." The film started quite entertainingly, but gradually became more and more boring, and towards the end even Howard's sometimes quite funny bon mots didn't save it. What I liked most was the punishingly short opening set in the duck world - what happened next in New York was too "American" for my taste, full of clichéd wisdom, lessons and rock/disco. Even the music of my favorite John Barry didn't help the film much this time - just listening to the soundtrack is a much better idea. (2012.09.23)

As a boy, this movie was one of my favourites, but with the years passing, I basically remembered the armchair scene and nothing more. When, a couple of days ago and after about 15 years, I watched that movie again, I couldn’t help but noticing how strange that movie was at its core and how I was still surprisingly enjoying it, even after all those years. At the time of its release and still holding today, critics about George Lucas’ money-pit fiasco have ranked the movie as one of the worse in History—unfairly so, if you ask me. Granted, this thing is an incredible oddity, which contains a series of really crazy ideas and a whole bunch of dry humour, but on the other hand, it’s such a pleasant vintage adventure that it is impossible to get bored. I like the idea that Howard the Duck was ahead of its time and failed due to that reason; today, when successful comics-inspired blockbusters need to feature a talking racoon and a piece of wood, such a mad story would be refreshing. In my view, however, Howard the Duck still best fits the mid-eighties, mixing its atmosphere with a hint of neo-noir, which is remarkably accentuated by John Barry’s majestic music and the very catchy rock soundtrack (sung for the main part by the leading actress Lea Thompson). In contrast with most of today’s comics-based movies, which fail to satisfy me (including those from Marvel), I’ll be happy to watch this picture anytime soon. Howard the Duck will likely stay one of my little guilty pleasures that I’ll gladly stand for. (2020.06.21)

It's true, sometimes you hear about certain movies being terrible, but when you actually watch them, you realize they're not that bad after all. Sure, this is a comedy where the actors overact, which doesn't appeal to everyone, and Tim Robbins is terrible in it, but I enjoyed the movie, as it was pretty wacky and occasionally had some good ideas. (2017.02.27)