What a waste of my time!!!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Technically this movie is pretty good - because it had $30,000,000 of funding. So of course the cinematography is well done, the music is excellent, the actors do the best they could have done with the script they were given. Even the aliens and the special effects look pretty damn good. Compare this with an 80s movie that doesn't hide the fact that it's trash - take "Blood Frenzy" for example. Blood Frenzy is 100% garbage and it's proud of it. A C-Movie that is terrible and cheap in every way, and was probably filmed in one day somewhere out in the desert.Now, back to Mac and ME. There's no way to get around the script - it's a turkey. A movie can only be as good as its script, simple as that. If Stanley Kubrick or Alfred Hitchcock had directed, it still would have been a turkey. The script is everything. The comments above have, if you like, been "divorced" from the two most repulsive facts regarding this movie: the ET rip-off, which is obvious, and the shameless product promotion. Not sure how much of the $30,000,000 came from Mickey Ds, Coca-Cola, and Skittles, but I imagine a large portion. These two unfortunate facts notwithstanding, it's not as bad as people say. My parting thought is that the scene when he falls over the cliff into the river is absolutely hysterical. See the movie just for that scene, it's unintentionally funny, which makes it even funnier.

Don't let that 8 rating fool you; "Mac and Me" is an awful movie. A blatant (nay, shameless) ripoff of "E.T." - right down to the broken home and identical neighborhood - it's hard to believe such crap was earnestly marketed to kids. But viewed in the right context (with friends, beer flowing), this movie makes for a night of comic hilarity. It's not just the terrible product placement (Coca-Cola, Skittles and Valvoline are all in your face . . . also there's the random dance party at McDonald's that grinds the movie to a halt), but the low-rent makeup effects on the aliens, who have only one facial expression: surprise! Add to that the really bad white family we have to side with, the token bad-guy Feds, and the quality of acting that's just a shade above "Troll 2" that make "Mac and Me" so unbelievably shoddy. It's just not a movie you can take seriously. So I can't give this flick a bad rating because I had way too many mean-spirited laughs during the entire ride. That dummy going off the cliff in the wheelchair (in a serious drama moment . . . that's what you can expect here) is priceless. And what blows my mind is that the guy who directed this movie also wrote it! You have to believe in this nonsense pretty hard to put that much work into it. I'm not sure there's a better example of something so bad that it comes out the other end smelling of ironic roses.8/10

(Hell if Kraft had chipped in the money for production that probably WOULD be the title.)I could give a detailed review of the whole movie, but come on, people, the premise alone (a 90 minute orgy of corporate synergism disguised as an ET ripoff) would be sufficient enough to inform you that this was junk. (Besides, many other reviewers have already highlighted some of Mac and Me's most ridiculous scenes.) Indeed all I have to do is simply describe the mind-boggling ending to showcase why this is loathsome junk.SPOILERS:In an effort to tug at our heartstrings (to the point of almost yanking them out of our chests) the filmmakers kill off the cripple kid (Jade Calegory) in a giant raging explosion that would give Michael Bay multiple orgasms. To indicate that this is "poignant" the cast pretends to cry, with Mama Cripple (Christine Ebersol) surprisingly doing the least effective job of mourning. Of course she was only mildly upset when he prop-dummied his way off a cliff, so maybe she too is secretly hoping to not to put up with her boy's lameness. Not to worry! The hideous alien family (who kinda caused the explosion in the first place) reveal they're apparently fireproof and do a laying of hands and demonstrates a previously unannounced and oddly coincidental healing power and rats...I mean "huzzah!" Eric the handi-capable kid is healed! (Well not his legs because these aliens kinda suck. Maybe if they had utilized the healing properties in DELICIOUS THIRST-QUENCHING COCA-COLA?) Incidentally the fire is still roaring out of control right next to our stars and no one is rushing an almost roasted Eric to a hospital or anything. But who cares? Anyone want any Skittles?Then we transition to a new day where the two evil military/government stooges that have been chasing Mac and his family throughout the whole movie are eagerly rushing somewhere. Where are they going in such a hurry? Why they're going to an immigrant naturalization ceremony where MAC and his equally repulsive family ARE BEING SWORN IN AS FULL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF America! All the characters from the movie are clapping along happily, even the ones who were enemies until just a few minutes ago. I'm sure many viewers jaws' were dropping at this seemingly inexplicable plot twist (especially since the aliens dressed like some parody of a 50's sitcom family all of a sudden), but it makes perfect sense with the movie's ultimate Aesop: There is nothing more "All- American" then stuffing yourself full of high-fructose corn syrup and buying cheap consumer products (awwwwww! Heartwarming stuff, ain't it?) I mean sure these disgusting space turds don't understand that stealing precious, precious Coke at gunpoint is, you know, "bad", but their fanatical pursuit of brand-name foodstuff just makes them the ideal Black Friday shopper.Besides the TRULY cringe-worthy moment doesn't begin into just before the credits roll. Not only do we have to endure some Celine-wannabe and her overwrought caterwauling (the filmmakers clearly meant for this to be their "Oscar-bait" song), but the film officially ends with the aliens driving down the freeway (???) with a cartoon bubble saying "We'll be back!" What amazing gall! The people who put this atrocity together seriously had so little respect for their audience that rather then being embarrassed for unleashing this desperate money-grubbing dreck, they thought this would be successful enough for franchising, because hey, the people who'd we want as customers and fans aren't smart enough to want things like quality, right? They're just dumb easily-exploitable marks who's buy any crap we try to sell them right? Boy am I glad they were proved wrong.

A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a young boy in a wheel chair (Jade Calegory).This is basically the same story as "E.T.", except instead of Reese's Pieces we have Skittles, and instead of a bike we have a wheelchair. Same alien being chased by NASA. Same older brother, with the sister now being a neighbor.The movie is notorious for its McDonalds product placement. I had heard that the movie was one big McDonalds commercial, and that is not really a fair statement. However, there is about a five-minute scene featuring Ronald McDonald, many choreographed dancers, and McDonalds food galore. It really serves no purpose other than to make McDonalds look like a fun place to be (which it generally is not).