Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Sadly Over-hyped

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Bill & Ted for a time became the common nomenclature for two dumb guys, which is kind of surprising since this film was never considered a classic, but it's also not so surprising since this comedy is as likable and unpretentious as it's two main characters. The silly story has the two not-so-bright So-Cal dudes, Alex Winter (Bill S. Preston, Esq.) and Keanu Reeves (Ted "Theodore" Logan), hoping to form their band Wyld Stallyns, but Ted's dad is going ship him off to military school because of failing grades, which the only way he can bring them up is by nailing his history report and presentation to "Express to the class how an important historical figure from each of your time periods would view the world of San Dimas, 1988." Enter a time traveling George Carlin as Rufus, who gives the pair a time machine to kidnap historic figures to help him finish and nail the assignment. The duo go back in time to kidnap Billy the Kid, Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc (Jane Wielding), Socrates, Sigmund Freud, Napoleon, Genghis Khan, and Beethoven and mild hilarity ensures. Time travel is a ripe premiss for any number of genres and it's roots in comedy go back to the days of Mark Twain, where he mined similar culture clash humor of past and modern day ideas and values. However, that may be overstating the level of the humor in this film. Bill shouting "You medieval dickweed!" is pretty funny, but that's about as funny and clever as this film gets, although Al Leong as Genghis Khan tearing up a sporting goods store is a close second. Despite the mediocre humor, I think the under appreciated element that made Bill & Ted work is the likability of the two main characters. Bill and Ted are kind, caring, and earnest, even if they're not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Winter and Reeves fully commit to their dumb-guy roles. So well in fact that it took Reeves years to not automatically be pigeonholed by audiences as a doofus, despite appearing in plenty of straight roles ranging from "Speed" to "My Own Private Idaho" to the underrated and somewhat forgotten "River's Edge." So despite the film's humor not being all that clever, Bill and Ted's infectious likability and unpretentiousness carry the film, making it enjoyable to this day. Bernie Casey and Diane Franklin also appear in the film.

Humor. Adventure. Great music. Movie will be a huge part of my childhood.

This movie is a legend to me. My sister and I used to watch it and the sequel Bill and Ted's Bonus Journey all the time until we actually wore the tape out and it broke in the machine. It was a big disappointment for us until my mom tracked down another used VHS copy. Anyway it is still a part of my collection and Bill and Ted always make me smile and laugh. A movie to just kick back and not think about. It'll make you happy!! Rest in Peace George Carlin! I can't wait until the "Threequel" comes out.

Thanks to modern streaming services, today I was able to fulfill a long desired wish... watch again my all time favorite movies. I decided to start with "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" mainly because the first time I saw it, I was about the same age as my boy is now, so what better "Father - Son" activity than seen a movie I hope he will come to love as much as I did back in the day. Something that I have always loved about this movie was its simplicity yet imaginative story, even if for most, the story might be dumb I can guarantee you that you will end up having a good time. For those who are wondering, my 12 year old son end up kind of linking the movie, of course he made jokes about the especial effects and about the impossibility of the story itself... but ultimately he end up having a good time, which meant we spent some quality afar her-son time together.