Megafun with Megaforce! (Movie Nights) (ft.

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[@henryglennon3864]

Megaforce: the paramilitary wing of the Bee Gees.

[@BloodrealmX]

Linkara will never be as big as Megaforce.

[@Tareltonlives]

It's time for Frampton to come alive ON YOUR ASS!

[@akildukes7499]

I met Barry Bostwick at Wizard World a couple of years ago. I even wore my Megaforce tshirt. He was impressed.

[@warriorwhacko]

A young Michael Bay looked at all the explosions at the end of this film and thought to himself, “If I ever become a big-time Hollywood director, all my movies need to have tons of THAT!”

[@fatimagic1365]

i literally almost started crying when i saw barry bostwick on the motorcycle in front of the blue screen...just...majestic. this remains one of my favorite channels on youtube for the editing alone *chef kiss*

[@AllisonPregler]

Thank you so much!

[@Modern_Robot]

Allison has to resist referencing the Leap, Lewis can't stop relating things to Babylon 5. It's a nerd macaron.

[@Tareltonlives]

One of my favorite moments

[@Arrowdodger]

I love that this seems so dorky and endearing, it's like someone made a store brand GI Joe movie, but in the best way.

[@Pyrotech56]

This explosion-packed masterpiece is about to be 40 years old in just a few days and I AM HERE FOR IT. Thanks for the epic review, Allison! Love it.

[@DonaldRilea]

"Megaforce" 's battle scenes were filmed outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, where I live, and I saw "Death Car On The Freeway", when it originally aired when I was in my teens.

[@DonaldRilea]

Oh, and the name of the actor who played the secondary male lead character(the one with the Confederate flag on his uniform)is Michael Beck.

[@markiangooley]

I wonder whether there’s any overlap in locations between this film and Neil Breen’s…

[@Kentrc11]

17:10 - 19:16 Thanks for that explosion supercut. With all the CGI blasts this year, it's refreshing to see actual effects.

[@Obiwan1994Kenobi-iv4jf]

That's what I call a MegaWin.

[@silverthorn9759]

I see what you did there

[@toonguy7739]

Oh wow, the two of you together works really well! Hopefully you can do some more stuff together, it's great!

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

So the premise of Megaforce is "What if Brad had given in to Dr. Frankenfurter and then founded a paramilitary organization?"

[@VortexBunche]

I was a movie theater usher at one of my hometown's theaters when Megaforce came out, and I have never seen a more sparsely-attended movie in all the time that I worked there. Open weekend, which featured two evening screenings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, plus two matinees each on Saturday and Sunday, saw a total of less than twenty people in each evening screening and considerably less than that during the matinees. If memory serves, Megaforce was out of the theater in a little over a week.

[@kimifw58]

So... this _is_ an obscure movie?

[@GorillaLancaster]

OMG! Lupa and Linkara and Megaforce?!?! I have loved this movie since I was a kid! Great review!

[@kimifw58]

How did you see it?

[@GorillaLancaster]

@@kimifw58 saw it as a kid on HBO. Back before they started ruining finale episodes

[@Tareltonlives]

Barry Bostwick and Henry Silva have more romantic chemistry in this movie than most movie couples, even if they're married couples.

[@BesterP12]

Seeing Lewis sans glasses in the thumbnail made me think this would be a crossover with 90s kid. This worked better.

[@michaelchallis4129]

80s kid.

[@laragallahue7127]

My favorite reviewers together! Also great job guys this video made me laugh hard

[@travisgarrett9398]

I was 13 when megaforce came out. We actually played Megaforce. What we did was we would take off the front reflector and leave the bracket on. Then, we would put a bottle rocket in the hole of the bracket, light the fuse, and ride our bike toward a house of someone we didn't like. The bottle rocket would shoot and blow up next to someone's front door.

[@jeffreybarrow9788]

The spandex costumes in this movie leave NOTHING to the imagination.

[@roguishpaladin]

What else would you expect from Brad Majors?

[@christopherjones5446]

And the one person who should be wearing it ISN’T. So much damn male moose knuckle!

[@Tareltonlives]

It's like he's wearing nothin' at all, nothin' at all, nothin' at all....

[@christopherjones5446]

STUPID SEXY BOSTWICK!

[@roguishpaladin]

@@christopherjones5446 "should be"? That's pretty sexist.

[@OtakuboyT]

I LOVE crossovers.

[@miraprime474]

Allison, you spoil us! Two Movie Nights crossovers with Linkara!

[@kimifw58]

Two? What's the other one?

[@rippersspot]

@@kimifw58 Superman Four

[@kimifw58]

@@rippersspot That wasn't out when I said that.

[@snowandblood5801]

God that intro is so cool 😃

[@marcherwitch9811]

vids like this are why i don't have a 'fave allison pregler' playlist... every one is a fave! i love the way you're editing atm btw! you've always been funny and snappy but it's just sublime!

[@AllisonPregler]

oh thanks!!!

[@CartoonTriper]

Someone: "80's always sexualize women" Megaforce: Hold my beer

[@kimifw58]

But this _is_ the '80s...

[@CartoonTriper]

@@kimifw58 Where the Good Guys also win

[@rippersspot]

You meant sea breeze, right?

[@LaNoLaCola]

Bout time Lewis joined on the Movie Nights fun. Hope he could appear in some podcasts too, if his schedule allows it.

[@TimmyTickle]

LaNoLaCola Don't they live in the same area?

[@GreatgoatonFire]

Megaforce is kinda like someone made a movie from a janky mid 90s RTS game. Cheesy cutscenes, crazy things like attack bikes and laser buggies and whole armies in just one color.

[@christopherjones5446]

The Rifftrax for this is amazing BTW

[@alexanderfix3629]

Watching this is giving me flashbacks to Team America: World Police and I am loving it.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

This does make a better live-action G.I. Joe movie than either "Rise of Cobra" or Retaliation". This has to be some kind of record for explosions. It's enough to make Michael Bay look restrained.

[@brianoconnell6459]

I suspect the unsold toys were repainted and sold as GI Joe.

[@jfdrac]

Yeah first movie was horrid....Retaliation at least had the Rock and Bruce and a sad wasted Brendan Fraiser cameo

[@DarkfireTaimatsu]

Finally I understand the joke from History of Power Rangers~

[@JoeEnglandShow]

It's pretty clear that the makers of Megaforce were trying to create sort of a live-action GI Joe franchise.

[@JaymesMansfield]

Yay! Wee been waiting! ❤️

[@the503creepout7]

my(34 yr old) little sister would have loved absolutely nothing more than a Lisa Frank smokescreen display for her seventh birthday. thank u for that reference.

[@KoiControl]

Watching this episode of Movie Nights brought me absolute joy! Thank y'all so much!

[@DalekTheSupreme]

Aw man. I love the positive energy whenever you and Lewis do a video together. Friendship goals.

[@brianlewolfhunt]

Rewatching because it is fun. decided to check. That is two full minutes of gorgeous explosions. That is beautiful.

[@graverobbingcleric2745]

When the camera panned over to lewis face and the Babylon 5 clip played I had to pause this for almost three minutes trying to stop laughing... Thank you.

[@trevingrayek791]

That motorcycle scene gives me life

[@rodrolliv]

Never saw this movie before, it looks like a big influence for Michael Bay, Power Rangers and the cartoon M.a.s.k. Also, move asside, Steve Rogers 9:47

[@distance7721]

I love how this is just as much a riff on the movie as it is the people riffing on the movie

[@christopherjones5446]

Does anyone recall the ads for the toys on the back of every comic book back in the day? I’m amazed Lewis didn’t comment on that considering what his schtick is.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Wait, so this is basically a GI Joe movie that existed before GI Joe!

[@danstiver9135]

This movie is just BEGGING for the Rifftrax treatment!

[@ryandowney8743]

Rifftrax did riff this movie a few years ago. For some reason it's not available on their site anymore, unfortunately.

[@danstiver9135]

@@ryandowney8743 Damn.

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

There’s a highlight reel on KZbin. Good stuff!

[@TheJenSolo]

Ryan Downey Thank goodness I bought a copy! One of my Rifftrax faves, rewatchability is high.

[@Tareltonlives]

One of my favorite crossover reviews of all time

[@brianfuller7691]

I just rewatched this crossover again after rewatching Megaforce. This is still one of favourite crossovers and Megaforce is still awesome.

[@BainesMkII]

Megaforce is the movie that for years I kept mixing up with Delta Force.

[@DarkmanPoe]

Ditto.

[@warrenrobertsen2724]

It wasn't until we got to the flying motorcycle here that I realized I had seen this movie and that it wasn't Delta Force, ha.

[@akildukes7499]

It's what Delta Force wishes it was...I cant believe I just said that...but it's TRUE.

[@themoviedealers]

Lee Marvin in a beige spandex jumpsuit...

[@jedigecko06]

Hey Chuck. You're rockets are on the wrong end of the bike!

[@rusalexander1757]

"They thought this was really cool" YES! It WAS really cool! This movie is the reason motion pictures exist. It's glorious, dumb, mindless fun.

[@JDSleeper]

That opener is just so perfectly 80s.

[@martin023dm]

I love this channel, and I was wondering when you would review Megaforce and I wasnt disappointed, and a collaboration no less? Awsome.

[@DonaldRilea]

MST3K fans may also remember that Persis Khambatta was in a film pilloried in one episode of the original series, "Warrior Of The Lost World", and the film's villain, Henry Silva, played Lloyd Wengler, one of the chief villains in "Escape 2000". So, guess Henry left the Bronx after all, even if that film came out a year after "Megaforce".

[@Tareltonlives]

I caught that too!

[@奥村隆昭]

R.I.P. Persis Khambatta

[@Jellycakelap]

'Okay Lou, I gotta butch up my image after Rocky Horror...' 'What are you thinkin' Barry? Rambo?' 'Yeah! But dressed like Olivia Newton John's very OUT haidresser.'

[@danethanor]

This was the closest to a live action GI Joe movie that kids got when it came out in 1982. I remember seeing it at the theatre when I was 10 yrs old and loving it, though it has not aged well especially if your a cynical doomsayer.

[@JoeChillton]

Had to see this after that plug in Lewis's latest video about his year in review. Love the intro Alison and this is a masterpiece review.

[@AllisonPregler]

Thank you!

[@guiltygearalonecompl]

Megaforce: the movie the hit song is based off

[@cheshirekat3050]

It's like an '80s Saturday morning cartoon series.

[@shattaredentertainment4782]

trey parker and matt stone are fans of this movie and pay homage to it several times in team america.

[@distance7721]

I like the costuming and props in this movie. These were probably really impressive at the time and only look goofy in hindsight because of how far we've come. I'm curious what we'll look back on from today in 20-30 years that will look just as silly

[@BloodrealmX]

""Are we, though?" I SO wanted Allison to say 'Hmm, I don't know, I think we should be enemies...'

[@brendakrieger7000]

Enjoy seeing you and Linkara collaborating

[@Tareltonlives]

I'm a simple man. I see Allison cross over with Lewis, I drop everything and click immediately I wish this was still available for purchase on Rifftrax This movie is a work of art. I had to pause for laughter at the Babylon 5 vs Quantum Leap moment, and again at the Lisa Frank/Pride Month smokescreen Please do the thumbs up kiss to Viga and Phelan.I'm sure they'd get the reference LOL "It turns into the end of Grease" It's either that or the Pumaman music " You will believe a man can fly!"

[@Tareltonlives]

Megaforce>Power Rangers Megaforce

[@nuligebla1173]

Barry Bostwick in this looks like a cross between Travolta in Staying Alive and Jesus H. Christ.

[@joshuamoore8560]

If this were given the MST3K treatment, the stinger would be one of three things: 1.) Barry Boswick taking off on his hovercycle, riding it like an 80s supermodel straddling a mechanical bull in a hair metal music video, 2.) Barry hopping off said hoverbike and posing before laughing like a maniac or: 3.) *Persis Khambatta shakes head disapprovingly* Vote now!

[@Tareltonlives]

I wish there was enough time for the entire bike scene to be the stinger. I guess it'd have to be just the dismount.

[@jasondyer329]

I love this movie one of my favorites growing up!!!😉

[@interfrastically]

Superb job you two! Funnily enough, this movie doesn't use bluescreen but a front-projection system - so they apparently painted a room blue just because they thought it would be awesome. Megaforce makes a lot more sense if you can think like an 9 to 12 year old boy of the year 1982: "Motorcycles that shoot rockets! Lasers! DuneBuggies! FLYING MOTORCYCLES! Excellent! Ooh, that weird orange flag thing just like the Dukes of Hazzard! Awesome!" Source: I was a boy in that age range in 1982 and although I never heard of Megaforce until years later (and was rather odd and different to my classmates) I guarantee this is how most of my peers would have reacted to this film. P.S. Should have done it ages ago but I just signed up on Patreon to support you. I think it was the inspiring "The good guys win!" bit that got to me:-)

[@AllisonPregler]

Thanks so much!

[@apanapandottir205]

At 3:24, the swedish is amazing. It says "Total traffic chaos, police cars and the smell of burnt rubber follows him in a raging tempo. BANDIT IS BACK!"

[@RawbeardX]

C. Robert Cargill, writer of Doctor Strange among other things, is officially a Commander of Megaforce.

[@Day1Adventures]

Thank you this is been the best review of megaforce I have ever witnessed One of my favorite 80s cheese, bad movies legend I always thought it would be interesting to see if somebody could remake it

[@Blisterdude123]

Top Gun is now the second most homoerotic military fiction/drama.

[@fusionspace175]

This was a really fun movie to watch, even without anyone around to make fun of it with. It's very entertaining on its own.

[@DigiRangerScott]

Troy! Gia! Emma! Noah! Jake! Orion!

[@matthewdunk]

Yes! Yes! Scott, that comment is a Super Mega win!

[@anionhero]

I vaguely remember this movie from my childhood. The scene with the motorcycle flying at the end was what I remember most about the movie. I need to track down a copy of this movie and see it again.

[@chicostephenson]

thank you for letting me know about this. i'm gonna watch it just to count how many times Barry does those cheezy poses.

[@Marsyas01]

Saw the two of you sitting next to each other. Suffered immediate culture shock. Wow. Remember when we could sit next to our friends at their houses?

[@edwarddawson42]

It certainly was a mega force.

[@brianfuller7691]

This is a seriously fun movie.

[@spikejr3113jr]

Go go megaforce, this movie is a super mega win.

[@BuddyL]

TWO THINGS: 1 - I need to see this hilarity for myself!🏍 2 - Allison, Lewis, have either of you ever seen 'The Wraith' (1986) with Charlie Sheen? I will NOT spoil anything - you have to see it for yourself.🚘🌠🤣

[@56postoffice]

Forgot all about this film.. Wow, big hair, skin tight spandex over load. Revolutionary new material at the time, whence a lot of posing from Barry Bostwick😂(oh boy! 😝) Thanks for bringing this forgotten guilty pleasure to my memory banks.

[@leodouskyron5671]

I recall seeing this in the theater and I said “this movie is sooo cool”. My friend asked what part do you like best and I replied “the air conditioning”

[@MforMovesets]

Man, I'm glad Linkara wore this headband ironically and not like... normally.

[@unclebuzzyschurchofgroove6190]

All those explosions and nobody died.... (Great job, too.)

[@ivandeus]

great review! One of my favorite rifftrax by the way ^-^

[@brianfuller7691]

I love this movie.

[@rotundanimal]

gay rights!

[@AnimeNPC.]

Welp, i found my new cosplay

[@interfrastically]

If only I had the physique to pull it off I would be right there with you! I could manage to dress like Henry Silva's character but that would be pointless unless I had an Ace Hunter there too...

[@AnimeNPC.]

@@interfrastically im gonna need some type of butt padding tho lol

[@koku6626]

My one defense for this after watching this movie finally is the reason she can't join. In the movie, Hunter only says " you'll throw off the rhythm", instead of "this operation is happening TOMORROW, and adding a sudden addition could throw off the strategy we already made"

[@dngillikin]

Before he was a director, Hal Needham was a stuntman. One of his earlier jobs was doubling for Gary Lockwood in the climactic fight scene at the end of the second Star Trek pilot.

[@bradentwidwell7955]

I didn't know Swan was part of Megaforce before becoming a Warrior

[@fredlandry6170]

A flying rocket motorcycle, what could be cooler than that? 🤣🤣🤣

[@geoffreypeterson8903]

I fully expect a full Megaforce cosplay to make appearances in Lewis's future videos. Tan spandex and blonde mullet included.

[@RoninGaijin]

This is unreal. I've always wondered what that motorcycle force with the rainbow smoke was that I remember so vividly from when I was 4 years old. Lol

[@MrAlman8]

A Great review from my favorites reviewers. That's a Mega Win!

[@Tareltonlives]

8:17 One of my favorite gags ever

[@lamarjackson4099]

It sounds like the greatest B-movie of the 80s and I'm super shocked that I haven't seen Megaforce which this seems right up my alley! 😂😂😂 Allison, you should do the Smokey and the Bandit movies and I would love for you to do them especially the first two sequels which they are up your alley!

[@atomicbarbarian7372]

"They think this is really cool." Allison. Those motorcycles and outfits ARE really cool. They ARE!

[@danahimrich4066]

I've never heard of this movie, but it looks genuinely enjoyable. I'll have to look it up.

[@Tareltonlives]

"YOU WILL BELIEVE A MAN CAN FLY!"

[@Tareltonlives]

I love this crossover

[@FullmetalNinja25]

Love the new intro.