Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Hapless persecuted dweeb Harold Kunkle (played to supremely spazzy perfection by the otherworldly dorky Toby Radloff) finally works up the nerve to fight back against his cruel tormentors that include a couple of street punks and his mean co-workers. Writers/directors Mark Steven Bosko and Wayne Alan Harold give Radloff full reign to do his singularly goofy thing: Radloff's amazingly awkward, yet endearing geekoid persona manages to be both funny and likable; this guy is truly unique and has a strong enough oddball presence to carry the picture on his weird shoulders. Moreover, Kunkle's attempts at being hip are hysterical (he buys an instructional cassette series called Slick Dick's School of Cool!). Of course, it's also a treat to watch this timid worm go ballistic and embark on a murderous spree, with the definite highlight occurring when Kunkle kills his mother by pouring cleaner down her throat while dressed like a baby in a bib and giant diaper. The primitive gore effects add considerably to the overall hilarity. The plain cinematography by Alan Stevens boasts a few snazzy stylistic flourishes. Sean Carlin's funky syncopated synthesizer score hits the get-down groovy spot. A total riot.

I find nothing so enjoyable as a "good" bad movie. Now, keep in mind the movie must meet several criteria in order to be a "good" bad movie: 1--It can't be a cash cow slapped together to make a few bucks (like Halloween 8 or Jason X). 2--At some point you have to say to yourself "were they really trying to make something meaningful/memorable and they failed so miserably that this film is now fodder for simple amusement?" 3--The special effects have to be not-so-special effects or special defects; such as poorly-executed jump-cuts during death scenes, models that are clearly plastic used in place of humans, and the use of rubber limbs. For these reasons and many more, I wholeheartedly recommend that bad movie lovers (and fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000) rent or purchase this classic film. Let's examine the criteria: 1--I don't think Riot Films was looking to make big bucks on this one (though they do throw Toby Radloff's name around quite frequently on the box). 2--Nerd, (pause for emphasis) what a stupid word. (Watch it and you'll see what I mean). 3--Watch it--'nuff said. My rating--9/10--my roommates from college and I ran around our apartment shouting "NERD NERD NERD" and "BLOOD RED WITH BRAINS" for days. Coincidentally, I purchased this film off eBay from one of the producers of the film, and he was a real nice guy.

Everything about this movie is just plain awful. The acting is amiturish, the directing is almost nonexistent, the script is a joke with countless pages of terrible dialogue which soon develop into a terrible plot. In addition, the characters have no redeeming qualities whatsoever and are completely two-dimensional. The nerd, Kunkle, is actually more of a gracelessly and abruptly put-together composite of two two-dimensional characters instead of being one very three-dimensional character. Finally, the budget crushes every possible chance the movie had to be in any way entertaining. There are many outdoor scenes in this movie that take place at night during which the director took no notice to the fact that entire scenes were being lit by neon signs.Stay away.

This movie was amazing. I don't think I've ever seen anything with the magic of Killer Nerd. Toby Radloff played an excellent nerd, and the acting was great. Although the budget was a little big for my taste, it was still one of the best nerd movies ever made.