Club Paradise (1986)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

How sad is this?

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Robin Williams and friends from the Second City gang take a vacation on the lovely, fictional isle of St.Nicholas (filmed in Jamaica) in the summer of 1985 and bring along Peter O'Toole, Twiggy and Jimmy Cliff. They even remember to make a feature film while they are there. Too bad they forgot to include more laughs. Sunstroke maybe? Enjoy the tropical locations and songs by reggae star Jimmy Cliff. The mindless and undeveloped story wastes a ton of comic talent. Fans of Williams and SCTV will get a kick of seeing all the comic actors in one place, but will be hard pressed to enjoy it. I think their home videos of the trip would have been funnier to watch. For some reason I find myself watching it every now and again.Turn your brain down to 'warm,sunny Caribbean beach' mode and just enjoy the few entertaining bits of this studio-funded holiday.

first - the soundtrack. various great songs by jimmy cliff. the soundtrack was released on LP and cassette and is quite hard to find. other than the tape, i have not heard any of the jimmy cliff songs before. second, great quotes by rick moranis and eugene levy, most referring to marijuana. very funny stuff!! (things like, "we want a bag, a big bag, no sticks or stems") third, a great political plot about revolution against the colonizing powers of europe fits well with what was happening in central America and the caribbean during the late 70s and 80s. sure, robin williams has an annoying role in this movie and a lot of his jokes are terrible... but you cant deny having this cast rolled up with some great music!

Many comedies require their own set of rating considerations. Club Paradise is one of those. This slips into the "guilty of mindless fun" category. The movie does not stand on a strong story. The charm is in its Carribbean setting, the mostly reggae soundtrack, Jimmy Cliff's character and Robin Williams' character--while we're at it throw Peter O'toole in their too. Charm, charm, charm. The writing is borderline offensive, that is, if you watch the film with a highly critical mind. One might complain that dangerously negative stereotypes abound in this film. Maybe they do. My suggestion is to enjoy the popcorn and let the laughter roll. You can feel guilty later. Fun stuff.

You'll either fall in love with this film or you won't.The story of an injured fireman who goes to the tropics and becomes involved with a hotel, Twiggy and local politics is a film played strictly for laughs. The humor is very broad and often not very clever but if you can go with its good natured attitude you'll have a good time.The cast of Robin Williams, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy and several escapees from SCTV is up to the task of being Silly. Peter O'Toole is even better than the rest as the world weary British Envoy to the island who wants nothing more than to be allowed to drink.For me this film is a perfect ten on the enjoyment scale. For everyone else I think you'll find it around a seven or eight.