The movie may
have been made in 1989, but it’s such a ’90s drink—way too loaded with alcohol.
What that means is, for its runtime, this movie makes you forget all your
misery and gets you drunk on funny, unbelievable stupidity. It features two of
the most ridiculous friends you can imagine, yet makes them so cool and fun
that it’s hard not to enjoy the film.
The funny part for me was seeing Keanu Reeves—the Matrix guy, John
Wick—acting as a total goof in this movie when he was much younger.
I loved Bill
and Ted when I was younger and even watched the two seasons of the
animated series, which weren’t as exciting as this first movie. Another thing
that made this movie cool is the story, which is as bogus as they come. These
two dimwits are the ones who will save the world, and the only way that can
happen is if they stay together. Then there’s George Carlin, the dude who has
to set them on the path to international stardom.
The movie is
about two high school students who are about to flunk history. What Bill (Keanu
Reeves) and Ted (Alex Winter) don’t know is that their rock band, Wyld
Stallyns, will release music that makes the world a better place.
In the future—2688, to be exact—humanity has reached a utopia thanks to their
music, and the only way this can happen is if Bill and Ted don’t get split up.
And that can only happen if they pass their history exam. The future of
humanity now rests in the hands of Rufus (George Carlin), a time traveler from
the future whose sole job is to help these two pass their history test.
He travels back in time and meets them.
The movie
borrows ideas from Doctor Who, as our two high school heroes travel
through time in a phone booth. Unlike Doctor Who, though, the booth isn’t
bigger on the inside, and it’s hilarious to see them cram themselves into it
for their travels.
One last thing
about this movie: you’ll really appreciate it after seeing the sequel. There’s
such a thing as too much Bill and Ted, which the sequel and the animated series
proved. Their antics in the sequel just made this first movie more enjoyable
and classier to watch.
If you haven’t seen Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, well, you’re
missing something so stupid and illiterate that it ends up being funny and
cool.
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