PC2 is another generic youth comedy, in the tradition of the late 1970s and
early 1980s. This particular one is not from the sub-genre of 1978's Animal
House, but is a half-step down from there, the kind of 80s film that might have
starred Willie Aames and Chachi back in the day. You get an A for class
participation if you put up your hand to guess that this one follows in the
distinguished tradition of 1982's Zapped. (This film's predecessor, Pretty Cool,
which came from the same creative team, was also a Zapped clone.)
The elements that come together to form the high concept are as follows:
- a nerd to be our protagonist
- his female best friend, a brainy geek who has invented a mind-control
device
- a very high-tech new cell phone
- a lightning bolt
Lightning fuses the mind-control technology to the cell phone, so that the
nerd can get anyone to do whatever he pleases if he can call them or get near
them. Needless to say, he uses his new power to bring peace to the Middle East.
Nah, I'm just fuckin' witcha. He embarrasses people he doesn't like, and gets
as many women naked as possible. Our kind of guy. Fortunately for him, the house
next door is being used for a reality show like The Girls Next Door, and he ...
Well, I don't really need to get into the details, do I? If you can't figure
it out from there you fail Genre Clichés 101. And I think you can probably scan
the information above and figure out which girl he finally ends up with by the
end of the film. It's standard lowbrow fare, with plenty of fart and orgasm
jokes, but it is at least partially redeemed by two elements:
(1) Breasts.
(2) Some bizarre minor characters and surreal scenes that leave a few fresh
footprints on this well trod ground. I did really enjoy the character of our
hero's dad, who keeps telling "back in my day" stories that are painfully
obvious to everyone but him.
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explanation, because the grading is not linear. For example, by
our definition, a
C is solid and a C+ is a VERY good movie. There are very few Bs
and As. Based on our descriptive system, this film is a:
