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Totally Awesome

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Creators of embarassingly lame and un-funny spoof films like "Date Movie" and "Epic Movie" need to take notice. "Totally Awesome" might not be the funniest movie I've ever seen, (an honor still reserved for "Dumb and Dumber") but this movie succeeds as a far better spoof of its source material (the 80's) than either of those two movies combined. Instead of just loosely stitching together movie spoofs into a stupid and completely non-sensical plot (like the aforementioned duds), "Totally Awesome" is able to both spoof movies ("The Karate Kid", "Footloose", etc.) and weave them together into a decent story all its own. Even if you haven't seen many of the movies lampooned here, you should still have no problem enjoying the story as its presented. There's no punishment for those who aren't "in" on the joke, nor does the movie fall flat on its face without knowledge of the references. Let's see "Date Movie", "Epic Movie" or even "Scary Movie 4" make that claim. "Totally Awesome" is a funny and likable movie with a fair share of interesting and funny characters. Mikey Day is very charismatic as the likeable Charlie and Dominique Swain is completely hilarious with all her psychotic outbursts. (Seriously-these blow ups alone are worth the price of a rental!!) I'd like to see more movie spoofs done this way in the future and less like "Date Movie".

What can I say? I actually loved this movie. It's surprising that a TV movie debuting on VH1 could actually make me laugh out loud. The films plot is just a bunch of 80's movie thrown into one, much like the film Not Another Teen Movie. What makes this film work is the great casting, writing and over the top performances. Bravo White Guy who did Chappelle's show.

Dominique Swain steals the spotlight from the rest of the actors and she doesn't even know it. Her girl-next-door appeal and good looks make this movie a joy to watch. It's worth the rental fee just to see Dominique. She has a bright future as an actress.

Often-times intentionally annoying, over-acted and over the top, Totally Awesome! takes you back to the 80's by spoofing not only popular movies of the decade but clothing styles and anything and everything else you'll probably remember, and some things you've forgotten. It doesn't take its self seriously at all and you shouldn't take it seriously either. Just pop it in the DVD player and have fun with it.

With a title like Totally awesome this movie had a lot to live up to, and it did. Now it deff is not for everyone but I found this to be an Aweosme movie with some awesmoely funny parts in it.....the story, as well, was quite awesome, mixing a few 80's movies togetehr to create their own movie. Great homage.

Good thing I only paid less than $1 for this movie. All the funny parts were in the previews

This is a genius spoof of corny 80s plot devices, character typecasting, musical transitions, and dance styles. It spoofs a wide range of films too with some of the little jokes and many of the overarching plots, covering Teen Wolf, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Problem child, Some kind of Wonderful, Karate Kid, Soul man, Footloose, Breakin' I and II, Dirty Dancing, Wierd Science, Girls just want to have fun, Vacation, Better off Dead, and a few others.

Anyone who loves 80 films or camp, corny retro TV/Movies will love this. Its definitely got the charm of a low budget 80s flick, and a lot of satire for those who are familiar with the 80s teen genre, so anyone without an appreciation for the ridiculousness of the decade's film industry, WILL NOT enjoy this. If you haven't seen a wide range of 80s movies either, most of the spoofs will go right over your head and seem stupid.

Even if you don't love the 80s, fans of Tracy Morgan (WHO IS GENIUS HERE!) and Chris Kattan (equally brilliant in his niche as the pretentious, over-inflated Swayze-wannabe Dance teacher/Janitor) will LOVE this.

Enjoyed the references to Soul Man, Footloose, Breaking, etc. I think I would enjoy this type of movie cause I graduated from high school in the 80's.

If you are nostagic for the clothes, music, vocabulary and personas of the 80's... this movie is for you!!!!

Totally Awesome takes a variety of 80s teen films and melds them all together. Several mainstream actors are abundant and you will not be left out of in the laughs, as this movie will over dramatize several things you may find familiar. The social issues are still sweet and comical as well as the hairstyles and music. The 80s were a fun time when they were happening, so have fun reliving them or at least laughing at some of the films like sixteen candles or the breakfast club which have some presence in this film.

This movie is fantastic. Sure the acting stinks-that the way the movies of the 80s were. This is well worth buying and will make a great movie to watch on a long day.