Wayne's World! Party Time! Excellent!

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2008)

Starring Saturday Night Live's very own duo of Wayne and Garth- Canadian Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, Wayne's world is a comedy rock fest of epic proportions. Think a grown-up Bill and Ted and replace the history element with more heavy metal rock. Wayne's world is a humorous and farcical take on two hosts and fanatical rock fans, who host their own Cable show titled: 'Wayne's World'.
Wayne is the guy, who wears a black t-shirt and baseball cap, whilst Garth is the long blond- yet shy geeky one, and the pair utter phrases such as 'schwwwwing!', 'we're not worthy' and 'excellent!'.
Proved as a relatively small hit, their small screen antics catch the eye of a sleazy TV producer played by Rob Lowe. He intends on destroying Wayne and Garth's reputation and careers by exposing them as frauds, and to make his life a misery even dates Wayne's crush:lead singer Cassandra in the process. Meanwhile, in addition to falling in love with Cassandra, Wayne agrees to promote her band's talent and help enhance her chances in furthering her career.
The humour is adolescent and at times childish and daft, but this is all in the name of fun with this movie. The cast ensemble are great and they all looked like they had fun making the film.
Unlike the Austin Powers movies, it relies heavily on pop cultural references and mickey takes on various TV shows and films. And although Mike Myers is a very funny comedian, it seems as if in film terms people associate him more with the Austin powers franchise, rather than with Wayne's World. Which is a shame because I prefer Wayne's World to Austin Powers; the humour wasn't as smutty and as it was utilised in a somewhat clever way- even if some of the scenes came across as childish or silly looking.
Highlights of the movie include the Scooby Doo ending- one of three endings that is-, the product endorsements of Pepsi- the taste of a new generation LMAO!!- and Adidas, and a memorable rendition of Queen's Boheminan Rhapsoday, with Wayne, Garth and company rocking along to the track.
Overall, Wayne's World is an entertaining- yet highly amusing farce, which should've got a much higher profile than Mike Myers' other hit,'Austin Powers', which went on to spawn three other sequels.
As Wayne and Garth would say: 'Excellent!'