Mac and Me (1988) - Help me.  I liked this

I guess there comes a point in your life where you realise that maybe you just have no taste. 'Mac and Me' is terrible.  It was terrible when it was first released.  It was so terrible it gained infamy throughout the years as to how a movie so terrible could have been greenlit in the first place.  And it remains as terrible today.  I did see it back in the eighties.  I didn't like it.  I didn't hate it, but there was so much better around and 'E.T.' was only a few years old by then and 'Mac and Me' was just nowhere near as good as it.

I don't know why I watched it nearly thirty-five years later (free on YouTube!), but I actually liked it.  Yes, I know there are loads of films which you can enjoy because they're 'so bad they're good.' And this could definitely be described that way.  I could leave it there if it wasn't for the fact that, even though I could tell it was awful, I actually found myself enjoying it UNironically (I need help, clearly).

Even if you haven't seen 'E.T.' you probably know the story - cute alien left stranded on Earth, befriends a young boy (government in hot pursuit).  Well, someone must have copied and pasted that in terms of 'Mac and Me,' but without the decent script, special effects (and possibly been high on some sort of illegal substance at the time).

I think maybe the major 'flaw' with the film (in 1988 and today) is its weird tie-in with McDonalds restaurant - get the title - (Big) 'Mac and Me?' Yet, for a movie which literally uses a product as its title, there's actually not that many references to the fast food chain, besides the truly surreal song and dance routine roughly halfway through.  In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say the film should really be sponsored by Coke a Cola.

I can't possibly recommend this film to anyone.  Objectively, it's that bad.  Obviously, if you're into those sorts of 'so-bad-they're-good' films then you may enjoy it on an ironic level.  But I think there will be few out there who - like me - actually claim it's an enjoyable romp, no matter how bad it really is.  I'm now off to seek some sort of professional help for my clear lack of taste.

6/10 Should probably keep you awake if Freddy Krueger was haunting your nights