Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

If you ever saw the TV show "Chuck" in the fourth season, then you MUST see this movie to understand why Harry Dean Stanton guest starred in this TV show.

Since this pile of cr@p is in heavy rotation on cable eventually there would come a day when it was the least-worst thing I could watch. Tonight was that night.I'm almost certain the hack director filmed a bunch of scenes, maybe based off a working script but not necessarily - and then assembled them in random order in the editing room. It's not clever or funny or filmed in an interesting way. I've seen better acting in Italian Neo-Realism movies where the entire cast is amateurs plucked off the street. The soundtrack reminds me why the 80s were a wasteland of bad music. Electro-pop on Hit Radio and pretentious, unlistenable ''punk'' ''created'' by self-absorbed middle-class suburban white boys in the clubs.This movie has nearly zero redeeming value.

Made by a then-29 year old British UCLA film school graduate named Alex Cox, the endearingly loopy sci-fi punk cult comedy "Repo Man" is a true original. It combines many interesting details and clever gags with a satirical sensibility. Cox dots the landscape with an amazing ensemble of eclectic faces and fills the soundtrack with some very catchy tunes. He also films his quirky story in some of the less aesthetically pleasing areas of Los Angeles, giving it the perfect look. His characters are compelling, especially Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), the career repo man who has his own way of doing things. There's some very funny dialogue and even some priceless, philosophical moments courtesy of wacked-out yardman Miller (Tracey Walter).Emilio Estevez is just fine as Otto, an unambitious young man who is conned into repossessing a car by Bud. Soon desperate for money, he agrees to go to work with Bud and his gang. Otto, who's rather conservative for the kind of world he lives in, starts to find enjoyment in this new profession. Meanwhile, a Chevy Malibu with a "Kiss Me Deadly" style secret in its trunk, being driven by a nutty scientist (the memorable Fox Harris), becomes a hot ticket item.What's so great about "Repo Man" is the fact that it's utterly unpredictable. One is never really sure where it's going to be going from scene to scene. Presented by ex-"Monkey" Michael Nesmith (who'd previously done the cool time travel adventure "Timerider"), it avoids being overly political although it does have some things to say about mindless consumerism (products in the movie are labelled simply "food" or "beer"), honour, and the nature of the universe.Stanton delivers one of his all time best performances. He and Estevez are well supported by such players as Walter (whose "plate of shrimp" speech is a gem), the cute Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Susan Barnes, Harris (who's a real hoot), Del Zamora, Eddie Velez, Zander Schloss, Jennifer Balgobin, Dick Rude, Miguel Sandoval, the lovely Vonetta McGee, and Richard Foronjy. The Circle Jerks have a great cameo in a night club.Everything finishes with a wonderfully far-out resolution that is perfect for the material. It's definitely the sort of thing you don't forget. Those film fans jaded with more conventional storytelling need to really give this one a look.Eight out of 10.

The cult film. We all have at least one. Truly loving an obscure or absurd film is like being in a secret society. It has its own lingo, and sometimes even its own dress code. Somehow I've managed to avoid 'Repo Man', one of the ultimate cult films, for nearly thirty years. So when I stumbled upon a VHS copy while on a recent thrift store sojourn, I thought it was well worth ninety nine cents to see what the fuss was about. Turns out not much.I really wanted to like this film, even thought for a few minutes that I would love it, but ultimately its nothing more than a proto 'Dude, where's my car?' with more four letter words and less narrative clarity. In short; I hated it. With its heavy satire, punk rock soundtrack and absurd story, I can definitely understand why it became a cult classic. I'm just not ready to drink the Kool-Aid.