Howard the duck

Howard the Duck was a mid 70's comic book hit. So it is kinda surprising when it was made into a film. Cause back in the mid 80's very few movies were based on comics. Well the film came out and was a huge bomb. Not really sure why. Sure the movie isn't like the comic. But that still doesn't explain to me why a film this good was such a huge bomb.

Howard comes from a planet where instead of man evolving from apes they evolved from ducks. One night while he is trying to relax after a hard day at work,he is snatched from his apartment and throw through space. He lands on Earth in the middle of Cleveland Ohio. After some misadventures he meets up with Beverly and becomes the manager for her band. When I first saw this film  I had heard of the comics but had never read them. I loved the movie so much that I went out and bought the novelization of it. And bought the VHS as soon as it came out. Well I hadn't seen the movie in many years. But around 2005 I got the Essential Howard the Duck trade paperback. Which reprints almost the complete run of the old Howard comic. Now I loved the comic,and saw that the film really had almost nothing in common with the film. So when this film was released on DVD I didn't buy it. Thinking that now that I had read the comics I would like the film anymore. But earlier this year I found the DVD for only $5 and took a chance on it. Well turns out the movie holds up pretty good. Sure it is way different from the comic ,but it is still a fun adventure/comedy film. Plus I had forgotten how cute Lea Thompson is. Howard the Duck the movie gets a B+.