The Wizard [HD]

The "8-Mile" of video game movies!
This is one of those movies that will have you reminiscing to your childhood. Well, if you grew up in the 80's anyway. It is esentially a full-length Nintendo commercial but it's so much fun. Fresh-faced Fred Savage is Corey, the brother of Jimmy, a painfully-quiet kid who is secretly a Nintendo prodigy. When Corey learns that Jimmy may get taken to a home for kids with special needs, he kidnaps his brother and the two go on an adventure to California. Of course, they come across the evil goon that their mother has hired to bring them back and countless thugs who don't like losing their hard-earned money in a Nintendo hustle. But that's nothing compared to Jimmy's cocky arch nemesis, Lucas, the flamboyant Apollo Creed to Jimmy's Rocky Balboa who owns every Nintendo game in existence as well as the unstoppable Power Glove accessory that allows him to make short work of his opposition.

"The Wizard" is about as shameless as commercial films get but it is entertaining. Having...

All around fun movie.
I absolutely love this movie! It's right up there with 'The 'Burbs' and 'The Lost Boys.' Okay, sue me. I'm a sucker for corny 80's movies, but can you blame me? I'm not a real big fan of todays over the top special effects...I mean, what are they trying to prove? On another note, of course this was probably the biggest advertisement Nintendo ever had or ever will have, but you can't sit there and say you didn't buy into it. This movie also hooked me onto the song, "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life. For people who haven't seen this movie before, I would highly advise that you see it if you are a fan of 80's movies. Don't expect anything too fancy out of this, but that's the fun part about it. It's a great storyline all the same without the glitz and glamour that Hollywood can shove into a movie and make you go crazy.

Three for the Road - Eighties Style!
"The Wizard" is somewhat of a cult 80's movie that is fantastic to watch. Actually, I should qualify that. The movie is dated. I think even for '89 it was terribly dated. But if you were a child of the 80's then you could certainly relate to this movie and you will appreciate everything it stands for.

"The Wizard" stars The Wonder Years star, Fred Savage as Corey Woods. Corey is trying to save his younger brother from being institutionalized. Luke Edwards plays The Wizard, aka Jimmy Woods; an emotionally crippled little boy who has trouble articulating his thoughts.

The first 10 or 15 minutes of the movie are somewhat slow-moving. But it really picks up once Corey and Jimmy hit the road and meet Haley. Eighties tween-movie maven, Jenny Lewis plays the part of the very grown-up Haley extraordinarily. They all finally come up with a plan once they see Jimmy ace a video game at a bus station.

So, Jimmy, Haley and Corey all set out to hitch across 3 states...

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