Apparently, "Delta Force" may have been something of a rip-off of this movie, one that was much more of a failure: "Megaforce." Megaforce itself is a secret, elite military force that tries to go around covertly solving the world's problems with the latest in technology. It is also one of the most unintentionally funny movies we've seen in a while.Unfortunately, Sarah could not join us so we had to try really hard to figure out the plot on our own which was difficult because while most of the movie was weird and funny, the plot was explained in large, boring chunks that none of us could be bothered to listen to.We follow an old British man and his young female companion to the middle of nowhere where they encounter a dumb cowboy who is part of Megaforce. The Brit and the lady are both in the military of some country and are there to assist(?) with some sort of conflict that we thought was on the US/Mexican border but actually takes place in two fictional countries. We also weren't sure if it was the future but one of the quotes below made it clear that it was still the 80s (of some decade). The head of Megaforce is Commander Hunter, a man of eternal headbandedness and jaunty poses who has a romance with the female major that is mostly based on him questioning her competence and ultimately not letting her participate in the campaign because she's an outsider. There are some lengthy explanations of the attack Megaforce plans to lead, some long sequences of "futuristic" motorcycles that have guns on them, and a few scenes involving the team themselves who are mostly made up of slight racial stereotypes. In a sea of very shiny, half-zipped jumpsuits, Megaforce leads some very unexciting attacks on the bad guy who looks like a white Kanye and is an old friend of Hunter. All this fighting eventually leads to the highlight of the movie: a scene where Hunter flies his motorcycle onto a plane using the cheapest effects available in the 80s. We laughed throughout the entire thing.
"Megaforce" is a solid display of the best things about dumb 80s action movies and is already on our rewatch list. Although there were some very dry scenes of explanation and somehow even drier scenes of action, there's enough crazy in between to make it well worth the journey. At least now we know when it's safe to take bathroom breaks.
Quotes:
"That's totally inapplicable to anything going on here."
[repeated line]
"I want to remind you that the good guys always win . . . even in the 80s!"
Spoon Rating: 8.
Adam's Grandma's Review: "I liked the end part."
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