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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinAn anarchic, often hilarious adventure in dial-spinning, a collection of brief skits and wacko parodies that are sometimes quite clever, though they're just as often happily sophomoric, too.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasWhen it's funny it's often hilarious and low-down, but when it isn't, it's embarrassingly grim. On the whole, however, it balances out as an amiable diversion -- provided you're in a suitably relaxed and undemanding mood. [18 Sept 1987, p.14]
- 60EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasA fun night in with the tellybox, but then it never claimed to be anything more.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe basic problem is that most of the humor is based on things that are beyond parody. Bad television commercials and lame low-budget films are funny enough as they are; exaggerating their ridiculousness is unnecessary. What is successful is the painstakingly accurate recreation of everything from the commercials to the title skit. The talented filmmakers demonstrate that they can handle a multitude of directing chores, and, although the scripting may lack imagination, the visuals are handled quite well.
- 50Time OutTime OutThe overall result, unsurprisingly, is patchy in the extreme. Weiss' title piece - fragments guying the portentous scripts, wooden acting and non-existent budgets of Z-grade '50s sci-fi movies - is obvious but occasionally spot-on with its appalling sets and repetitive use of the same bit of landscape.
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrThe large number of video jokes in Amazon Women suggests a product principally designed with the home screen in mind, and perhaps it will look sharper there. [18 Sept 1987, p.E]
- 42Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLots of filmmakers, lots of opportunities, lots of bad taste, very few laughs. [25 Sept 1987, p.23]
- 25Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelRarely has a comedy been so empty of laughs. If this film makes any money, it all should go to the person who thought up the title. [18 Sept 1987, p.A]
- 12Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere was perhaps a time, 20 years ago, when the sophomorism of Amazon Women on the Moon might have seemed faintly daring. But even Mad magazine has moved on from simple satire to a more off-center view of its subjects.