Sadly Over-hyped

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi) and Pip (Adam Sandler) are wannabe 'rock gods' who are collectively known as The Lone Rangers. When their first attempt at plugging themselves at a local record company fails, they decide to hold the head DJ at a local rock station hostage until he agrees to play their song; only the thing is the guns that they are armed with are actually water pistols.Part of the problem with this film is the general approach that has been used; in some ways I liked the idea of three wannabe musicians wanting a shot at fame and that ticket to future stardom. The problem with this film is that the writers have made the three wannabe rock stars unlikeable which kind of made me not care what happened to them. OK perhaps if they had been hard-working, reliable and conscientious then the storyline perhaps wouldn't have worked as well or been as believable, but the film would have held my interest more if they'd have at least had some likability about them.The story is also painfully thin and repetitive and the picture also doesn't have much in the way of tension to it; the police cave into the band members demands (regardless of how ridiculous they may be) and you feel that more in the way of 'conflict' between kidnappers and law enforcement may have made the picture more enjoyable.The lack of substance with this picture is even more evident when you realise that the film has no real social commentary to it either; a smart satire will at least having some subtext to the daft material that is presented to its audience - the idea of society failings these 3 individuals by not giving them the break that they deserve. However, by not giving the characters or story any kind of depth then it does feel like a very dull and long one-note slog (despite the fact that it only runs for 90 minutes or so).It isn't all bad though and there are one or two funny moments; I quite liked the part where Beavis and Butthead phone the radio stations and there is a joke about the group being called The Lone Rangers (which is clearly contradictory), but sadly examples of this kind of thing are few and far between and in all honesty, for the most part, I found it dull, repetitive, and at times rather annoying.

Honestly, I do not know how I have not seen this film before. I love Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler (I can take or leave Steve Buscemi, but he is funny too), so there is really no excuse! I was scrolling through IMDb and found it in Mr. Fraser's filmography and thought it would be worth a view, considering the line-up.I thought this film would be another one of those films where we see a band in hardship and they do anything to get signed. We got that, well kinda. In place of the formulaic setup that tends to include seeing the band play, their hardships and then their big break, we get something very different. What was intended to be a 'simple' break-in to a radio station to have their song played turns into a hostage situation...with plastic tommy guns filled with spicy sauce. Excellent.The comedy was silly, the hair was long and the characters had the intelligence of shoes. But it was a film that made me laugh and was different from the typical 'stupid' college student film. I found it very enjoyable. If you like the old Adam Sandler and seeing Brendan Fraser in his prime, then you will love this film. Give it a watch!

Airheads entertainingly tells an amiable story which captures the attention and interest throughout its running time. Wholly improbable, this doesn't matter - one enjoys the company of most of the characters, and one is (as intended) annoyed by the duplicitous station manager and the idiotic gung-go SWAT chief.It isn't actually that funny, mind you, but it's still entertaining.And it's notable for early appearances by a fair number of people in the early stages of their careers before they became major successes. Each of them plays somewhat contrary to the types they have subsequently become known for, and each shows signs of the stars they are to become. Steve Buscemi must get the nod for favourite performance, though.

Airheads (1994)Review: Airheads is a good movie. This is a comedy but the movie's strength is through the music and knowledge of the music as well.The casting is fine. Brendan Fraser is pretty good as Chazz. Steve Buscemi is awesome as Rex. Adam Sandler on the other hand felt awkward here. While Fraser and Buscemi seemed to enjoy there roles, Sandler felt off key. He was not bad, just unbalanced if you will. However the plot is fine. Three frustrated musicians hold a radio station hostage to finally play their demo. The demo gets fried and all hell breaks loose. Their is some nice humor here and some fine acting. We get other nice appearances by Mike McKean and Judd Nelson as well.What works is the gathering of all the metal-heads outside the station in unified glory to the freedom of true radio. Run by people like them. I also liked the band stickers inside the band's van. All sorts of true underground metal bands to be noticed on the wall of that van! The knowledge of metal is well put. I LOVED it when Chazz insulted the Seattle grunge scene! (As he called it, Seattle bull s**t) Wonderful. This movie knows that all rock music is not the same thing!The movie is filled with great music and some nice comedy to boot. An appearance by White Zombie was also excellent too. Be sure to check out a cameo by none other than Lemmy! If you are metal, you know who i'm talking about!The Last Word: Killer music! All metal-heads unite! This is the movie that takes metal more seriously. Fun times. Airheads rocks!