Innerspace: Spreading the Joy 

But that's the thing, I get that's not for everybody, but it is as unique as Hudson Hawk and Last Action Hero, and yet those get reviews and defenders, while this one is mostly forgotten. All those films you mention have cult follwings, but this one doesn't have much of one, and I think that's a shame, as it is as good, if not better, than most of those films. I don't feel the difference in tones of the film are as jarring as Hudson Hawk or Joe versus the Volcano, but even if it was, there are just so many cool effects and Ideas that this deserves to be in the discussion. I also hope RLM or Nostalgia Critic cover it at some point, but for now, it's just me and Joblo. Thank you for watching the video, and I love your insights.

@@bbreviews3460 No, you're right, it should have more of a following, but it has several factors working against it there. One, it lacks a huge star like Arnold or Bruce, those get attention for being in something "bad", while for stars at Dennis and Martin's level it just means obscurity. Not that Innerspace is bad in any way, I didn't mean to imply that, I'm giving my best guesses here as to the why. It also therefore lacks the budget and big action setpieces as well, though I agree the effects and miniature stuff is all amazing for what it is. But that's like Star Trek excitement, it's scientific problem solving in an unexpected situation, it's not the same as Arnold jumping a car off a bridge and shooting dynamite out of the sky. The closest Innerspace gets to that level of action is Martin's scene on the back of the truck, (contrast with the length, pacing, and excitement of Hudson Hawk's gurney in the road scene) the robot battle is more slow and plodding, and Dennis lacks weaponry, it's not an action spectacle, it's a duel in a biological museum. Great appeal, but you see how it's a different kind of appeal with a narrower audience. Compare it to the final battle of Ant Man, which is functionally the same premise for the fight, but the concept of shrinking is treated and shot so differently, it's all about the visuals and the motion rather than admiring the props and gaming out the possibilities. It's not really fair to compare it to modern films, but new viewers are going to do exactly that. And the final problem is the piece of the puzzle we each engaged the least with, the awkward romantic comedy. I don't feel that ever works, and I love Meg Ryan. It's just never comfortable because Martin and Dennis are both clearly interested in this woman, and it destroys the growing friendship between them for us to think of them in competition for her, especially with their insane power imbalance. You don't want the audience thinking about them turning on each other, and I think the rom com strays too close to that sometimes. In conclusion, the movie is a pretty much a bag of cats who are not the best of friends, though each cat is special and worthwhile in their own right. It gets in its own way, but I don't think that's a flaw. Joe wanted to create something unique, if he wanted mass appeal, he could have gone for it. Instead, he made exactly the unique 'movie shrunken down and injected into another movie' that he wanted to, and it's there for people to discover, which gives it a special appeal all its own, and I think you can take some pride in helping people to do that here. Good review.