Jonathan Rosenbaum

"This is thoughtful nihilist provocation at best"

"Buñuel's low-budget melodrama has a certain gothic ferocity that's missing in the other versions; the results are mixed, but seldom unworthy of the master."  

"This is a long way from the inspirations of Airplane!"  

"Quirky and nuanced, this movie has a lot to say about sibling rivalry and the current music scene."

"I didn't laugh once"

"I haven't seen the original, and this mishmash -- doesn't make me want to"

"This is a worthy successor to Chinatown - full of ecological and geological insights into Los Angeles history that recall Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald "

"This isn't as snappily directed or as caustically conceived as the subsequent Risky Business, which has a similar theme, but it's arguably just as sexy and almost as funny."  

"This 1985 film's absolute freedom from cliches is genuinely refreshing"

"The potential for moral confusion in a liberal-minded family is scrutinized with more ambiguity in this good-natured comic subversion of the holiday get-together."