Rated PG
Starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin,
Directed by Stephen Herek
The Story:
Bill (Winter) and Ted (Reeves) are two San Dimas California slackers who are apparently destined to make the future a better place. However, to make sure that the duo aren't separated forever because of failing history in high school, a time traveler (Carlin) comes back to allow the boys to get a better grasp on history by way of time machine.
Whoa!
The celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the films of 1989 continues with a pair of slackers named Bill & Ted.
Keanu Reeves had a most excellent 1989 starring in this and the ensemble comedy, Parenthood.
Essentially, he played the same character.
:)
Having not seen Bill & Ted upon initial release, I do not have the luxury of rose-colored glasses to sway my review.
It's cheesy. It's goofy.
But at the end of the day, it's still cute enough.
Most of the charm comes from the various people brought back through time to modern day California and to see how they react to society and each other.
Naturally, if you watched this one when it was released, you'll find my rating is probably lower than yours.
That's okay.
Time travel might be used to change my rating eventually anyway. ;)
Available to stream on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B- / C+ range
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Cute, but nothing awe-inspiring. Perhaps if I had seen it at the time?
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