Howard the Duck: Critic Reviews

Choose the part that suits your taste, but this is a case where half a movie -- either half -- is apt to be better than the whole.

The duck doesn't fly, but did anyone ever really think it would?

Daffy Duck will be pleased to hear he didn't miss any career opportunities when he wasn't chosen to star in Howard the Duck, although producers certainly could have benefited from his talents.

As bad as you've heard. Actually, it's worse.

...a hopelessly uneven and needlessly frenetic piece of work that's unlikely to hold much appeal for viewers over a certain age...

It really is that bad.

Howard the Duck is the first clear sign that George Lucas, who exec produced this mess, ran out of pixie dust after wrapping "Return of the Jedi.

Howard the Duck isn't quite the booming nightmare its reputation suggests, but I defy most viewers out there in DVD land to sit through the entire feature without maintaining a sweaty, alert finger on the fast-forward button.

Everyone concerned with this should have been seated on a ducking stool and drenched.

[An] aimless movie.

Actually suprisingly underrated for its... Oh, who am I kidding? A goofy disaster of a movie.

This is a genuine clinker.

Um grande embaraco para todos os envolvidos, o filme tem um roteiro ridiculo, pessimos efeitos visuais e um protagonista patetico (ou eu deveria dizer 'patotico'?).

Okay, so I liked it. I'm one of five people on the planet. Sue me, all right?

Not as bad as you've heard. Just a silly sci-fi adventure.

Uneasily aiming at both the adult and teenage markets, it is unsure of its tone and fails to cash in anywhere.

Possibly even worse than its reputation.