Revenge of the Red Baron

Hahahha! This movie is hilarious; similar premise to Child's Play but I enjoyed it more. As opposed to many horror movies, or horror/comedy movies, this movie embraces strangeness to a degree not seen in many other films. The weird neighbor, manipulative psychiatrist, disturbing janitor, evil nurse, and other characters deliver some very funny moments. The film scoring for this movie has a theme that seems like it was written for a children's daytime TV show; which makes the chase scenes hilarious. The other reviewers missed the sense of humor in this film. Whether it was intentional or not(and I believe it was) this movie contains some very funny parts.

If someone asked me to tell them about some of the dumbest films I've ever seen, I would most likely think of "Revenge of the Red Baron". It's one of the worst written and inane films I've ever seen and is a sad waste of talent.

The premise of the movie is historically inaccurate. While the actual Red Baron was shot down by a combination of ground fire from Australian troops as well as a Canadian pilot (Roy Brown) chasing him, the movie has you think that Grandpa Spencer (Mickey Rooney) was the man responsible. Most viewers wouldn't know this...but too many would know the premise is completely wrong and it would take them out of the movie. Also, how could Grandpa have been in WWI when he would have to be in his mid-90s when the film was made...and Rooney wasn't young but he certainly wasn't 90 (he was actually 74).

Here's the insane plot. Grandpa Spenser is obsessed with the Baron. His grandson (Tobey McGuire) loves the old man but the boy's father is a real angry jerk. After dad inexplicably tries to destroy Grandpa's radio controlled WWI plans,, the Red Baron, of sorts, comes back from the dead due to lightning to kill Grandpa's family. Oh, did I mention that this Baron is a puppet who flies one of Grandpa's planes?! The puppet is creepy....but also incredibly stupid. I mean REALLY stupid.

What we have here is a totally wrong-headed film that tries to be a horror film but only succeeds in being a horrible film. It's not too surprising Rooney made the movie, as later in his career he would appear in anything...provided the check cleared. As for Tobey McGuire, well, fortunately few people saw or remembered this film from very early in his career...otherwise he wouldn't have been cast in anything!

Overall, a very cheap and terrible film. Beginning with the appallingly bad opening titles to the finish...it's just amazingly awful! It's so strange, so bad and so wrong-headed, you might be like me and are unable to stop watching!

This movie was so badly un-scary that it was funny. As said in the comment before it should be labeled a comedy and not a horror film. It is sort of like Child's Play but even that series of films had some frightening elements in them. The person who is probably the luckiest as well as most famous in this flick is Mr. Toby Maguire. He is most famous for his role as Spider-Man in the movies of the same name. The reason I call him the luckiest is because after making such a severely bad movie he was lucky to get another shot at a role in ANY movie. This movie is not one to be watched if you are looking to be scared or frightened but it is good for a couple of laughs and a lot of give me a breaks. If you are looking for scary go watch Scream, Nightmare on Em Street, Friday the 13th, or even jaws because this movie here is guaranteed not to scare.

The only reason I recorded & watch this film, was because of MICKEY ROONEY, & as usual the mighty Mick, does another good job, & why not he has been in films for 75 yrs. There never was a more talented actor.

Another reason to watch is to see Tobey Maguire in one of his first films.

The film itself is a silly stupid comedy, fantasy, IT IS NOT A HORROR FILM by any stretch of imagination.

The rest of the cast is adequate to say the least.

For fans of the 2 actors only & if you have nothing better to do.

rating **1/2 /4----- 67/100 points IMDb 5/10

I knew things were going to be bad when I saw the atrocious opening title sequence. I should've changed the channel right then and there, but in an act of intellectual masochism I kept on watching. Of all the historical figures they could've used for a horror flick, they chose the Red Baron? That level of stupidity alone is enough to drive most people away, but with a cast this good how could I resist (he said sarcastically). For his part Rooney is mostly unintelligible, and none of the actor's did a good job. The musical score was horrible, the effects were horrible, and I still haven't figured out what the deal was with all of the Baron's bad jokes. If you see this movie for free, you'd still have paid too much. Avoid at all costs. Since negative 5 isn't a choice, I'm giving this a 1 star rating.