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The premise itself is not unworkable, and there are some funny moments.
But here the Eddy Murphy "flip attitude" just deflates any feeling of tension or danger in the story.
And the special effects are silly enough to do more damage to that tension.
The "mystic secrets" of Tibetan Buddhism are lampooned rather than drawn upon to compel.
Without a feeling that anything is at stake, or that the characters are faced by real danger, why should we care?
Who should see this film: -- big fans of Eddy Murphy who can't help themselves -- I can't think of anyone else I'll give this film a 4 out of 10 for the occasional joke that worked.
Definitely one of funny man Eddie Murphy's lesser films is this nonsense about a kidnapped mystical child, three hundred year old dragons and a "Chosen One."
Murphy is the "Chosen One" in question, and as the opening song suggests, he is "the best man in the world."
A finder of lost and missing children, he is approached by a mysterious Tibetan woman (Charlotte Lewis) who tells him he is "The Chosen One", and that it is his destiny to find and rescue "The Golden Child."
For if the child were to die, compassion would die with him, as he is the bearer of compassion.
If all this hocus pocus rubbish hasn't ruined it for you now, it surely will once the movie begins.
Suffice to say the plot is abominable and destroys the whole film.
Meant to be another vehicle for Murphy's egotistical brand of humour (the comedy isn't so great mind you), the movie fails on many levels.
Even Charles Dance as the evil Sardo Numspa can't do much for proceedings.
Very silly and disappointing.
Sunday, December 12, 1993 - T.V.
Well, what's to say.
THE GOLDEN CHILD falls in the category "so bad, it's good."
Eddie Murphy is having some funny (and sometimes quite annoying lines), but you are still entertained.
Chales Dance has never been worse than his role as the villain Sardo Numspa (what a f***ed up name is this??
Who should watch THE GOLDEN CHILD...
hm...
difficult to say, but my best guess would be people who likes embarrassing movies and can be entertained by bad acting, bad plot and an even more embarrassing dialog.
4 out of 10
Why is it that when a star reaches the top of the star chain, they ruin all the good work by making a bad movie?
Burt Reynolds peaked, then started making dreadful Hal Needham car chase flicks.
Arnold Schwarzenegger became the hottest property in Hollywood, only to invite derision upon himself with the appalling Last Action Hero.
And here, loquacious Eddie Murphy erases memories of Trading Places and 48 Hours with this "family" adventure flick, which is an unbelievably tedious, childish and generally plain awful misfire in which the chance to see Charlotte Lewis's great big breasts in a tight blouse is the most appealing aspect of the entire film.
The story is pure humdrum.
It concerns social worker Murphy, contacted by mysterious types and told that he is the Chosen One.
Chosen for what, I hear you ask.
His job is to rescue a Tibetan boy with mystical powers from a race of demons who want to rule the world.
As the main demon, classy actor Charles Dance looks terribly embarrassed to be in the film, but hey, I'm sure he was well paid for sacrificing his talents.
Of all Murphy's films, this is easily the worst.
I've read some reviews which suggest that it is nice to see Murphy in an atypical role, in a non formulaic kind of film, and while both points are loosely true there's no forgiving the fact that the film - however atypical and non formulaic it might be - is an absolute load of garbage.
Michael Jackson would have claimed a spot for the top-billed character in THE GOLDEN CHILD, and because he loves kids.
That didn't work (and why should it?), so instead we have Eddie Murphy out to save the world by rescuing "Kid Midas."
I would strongly suggest all future scriptwriters to please thoroughly study the actor's inane dialogue in this quirky fantasy - adventure - comedy that's a step closer to ISHTAR.
Whatever Murphy says or does can be best liked, but don't get me wrong about his exquisite comical talent;
he doesn't belong in this movie, and the same went for DR.
DOLITTLE!
The violence and visuals combined are reasons to stamp it as a cult camp classic, and that wouldn't have made any sense as Hollywood and movie fanatics kept cashing in on the guy.
Speaking of visuals, they were pulled off amazingly well at the time of Ronald Reagan's presidential fame.
Murphy is far better at COMING TO AMERICA and 48 HRS, but this stale movie isn't my touch of golden honey for a sweet crunchy taste.
Bad movie for sure.
It's such a ridiculous fantasy with a lot of poor special effects, a lot of hasty scenes (the airport one for example), and a real unfunny time.
(Charles Dance) is awful as the evil guy and he is much better in (Last Action Hero).
(Eddie Murphy) is doing a non-comic joking, and I heard that this sunk had already succeed, big time success??
I'll never understand why or how ?
In one TV interview I've heard (Eddie Murphy) himself, when he was nominated for an Oscar 2007, regretted it in a comic way !!
One of the comments said (Hey...
It's the 1980s !).
Well, no my friend.
It's the cinematic foolishness which made a lot of RAZZIE movies all over the years whether it's the 1980s or the 1950s !
There are 2 reasons made me write about this movie.
The first is that I'll never forget the long tan fascinating legs of (Charlotte Lewis) especially when she was on bed before the bad guys attack her house, wearing just a blue shirt and OH BOY the camera was versifying about her naked legs as it should be.
But how odd !
As I've watched her in following movies and she wasn't that beautiful again ?
Anyhow the second reason is that I've found this movie's title lately at my list of the worst 100 movies ever!
The bottom line: Bad movie, Greeeeeat legs.
I remember when THE GOLDEN CHILD was released in 1986 it was universally panned by the critics , and I`m talking panned so badly that it more or less ended the glittering career of Eddie Murphy so I guess this movie has something going for it It gets off to a bad start where Buddist monks kneel in front of a child with a blank expression on his face .
Bad guys enter the temple Child sits with blank expression Bad guys chop up the monks Child sits with blank expression Bad guys pull out giant bird cage and stick the child inside who now sits with ...
Go on guess ?
You do get the impression that even if they were taking him for a sleepover at Michael Jackson`s wonderland ranch he`d still give the same blank expression , this movie would be better titled THE WOODEN CHILD The title sequence starts and being a movie from the 1980s a pop soundtrack features heavily .
Obviously this might have been cool and funky at the time but now in 2004 it seems very dated .
Not only that but it jars completely with the somewhat bloody opening .
In fact that`s the main problem ( And boy it`s a serious one ) with this movie - The whole mood seems to change from scene to scene so much so that sometimes it`s like watching scenes from totally different movies spliced together .
I blame the director personally but it should also be pointed out that both the screenwriter and producer should share equal blame too .
Did anyone know before shooting commenced what type of movie this was going to be ?
It`s part fantasy , part martial arts , part buddy movie , part comedy and it`s all crap
I will start this off by saying I couldn't get all the way through it.
I picked it up on a rainy day from WalMart like the rest of the reviewers on this site.
I figured there wasn't any way I would regret my purchase.
Was I wrong or what?
Seriously now, who approved this project?
They need to be forced to watch this movie over and over until the end of eternity.
That's the only fitting punishment I can think of for releasing something this bad.
The shooting reminds me of the movies I used to make for class projects on a big old VHS cam.
The acting isnt much better.
I think the only difference is that there are a few cool cameos.
Yay, who cares...
Shecky Moskowitz is unfunny, and the ships comedian is an even bigger loser.
That's about as much of the plot as I understood.
Overall it's the worst movie I've ever seen.
I own it on DVD and have given it to many co-workers to watch.
Each comes back and laughs and says "Wow I didnt think I'd ever say I shut off an Adam Sandler movie 15 minutes in....
" My response is always "Well now you can"
I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Going Overboard is the single worst film i have ever seen, and yes, I have seen Cujo.
Adam Sandler is an abomination as Schecky Moskowitz, a wannabe comedian working on a cruise liner.
That's the plot.
That's it!
Nothing else in the film makes sense, it's all over the place like a mad man's breakfast, and not in a wacky naked gun kind of way, but more of a frustrating, 'throw both shoes at the t.v' kind of way.
even General Noriega makes an appearance, for no reason i can comprehend (it certainly wasn't for humour).
Add to the mix Miss Australia, who has the worst Australian Accent i've ever heared, and you have something which i won't call the worst film ever made, because Going overboard doesn't even fit the basic definition of a film.
I highly recomend seeing this film, as it will elevate the standing of every bad film you ever see.
I guarantee the first thing you'll say after seeing a bad film will be "at least it wasn't as bad as Going Overboard."
I wanted to punch the TV.
Watching it was torture.
I hated it.
Never watch this movie.

The premise itself is not unworkable, and there are some funny moments.

But here the Eddy Murphy "flip attitude" just deflates any feeling of tension or danger in the story.

And the special effects are silly enough to do more damage to that tension.

The "mystic secrets" of Tibetan Buddhism are lampooned rather than drawn upon to compel.

Without a feeling that anything is at stake, or that the characters are faced by real danger, why should we care?

Who should see this film: -- big fans of Eddy Murphy who can't help themselves -- I can't think of anyone else I'll give this film a 4 out of 10 for the occasional joke that worked.

Definitely one of funny man Eddie Murphy's lesser films is this nonsense about a kidnapped mystical child, three hundred year old dragons and a "Chosen One."

Murphy is the "Chosen One" in question, and as the opening song suggests, he is "the best man in the world."

A finder of lost and missing children, he is approached by a mysterious Tibetan woman (Charlotte Lewis) who tells him he is "The Chosen One", and that it is his destiny to find and rescue "The Golden Child."

For if the child were to die, compassion would die with him, as he is the bearer of compassion.

If all this hocus pocus rubbish hasn't ruined it for you now, it surely will once the movie begins.

Suffice to say the plot is abominable and destroys the whole film.

Meant to be another vehicle for Murphy's egotistical brand of humour (the comedy isn't so great mind you), the movie fails on many levels.

Even Charles Dance as the evil Sardo Numspa can't do much for proceedings.

Very silly and disappointing.

Sunday, December 12, 1993 - T.V.

Well, what's to say.

THE GOLDEN CHILD falls in the category "so bad, it's good."

Eddie Murphy is having some funny (and sometimes quite annoying lines), but you are still entertained.

Chales Dance has never been worse than his role as the villain Sardo Numspa (what a f***ed up name is this??

Who should watch THE GOLDEN CHILD...

hm...

difficult to say, but my best guess would be people who likes embarrassing movies and can be entertained by bad acting, bad plot and an even more embarrassing dialog.

4 out of 10

Why is it that when a star reaches the top of the star chain, they ruin all the good work by making a bad movie?

Burt Reynolds peaked, then started making dreadful Hal Needham car chase flicks.

Arnold Schwarzenegger became the hottest property in Hollywood, only to invite derision upon himself with the appalling Last Action Hero.

And here, loquacious Eddie Murphy erases memories of Trading Places and 48 Hours with this "family" adventure flick, which is an unbelievably tedious, childish and generally plain awful misfire in which the chance to see Charlotte Lewis's great big breasts in a tight blouse is the most appealing aspect of the entire film.

The story is pure humdrum.

It concerns social worker Murphy, contacted by mysterious types and told that he is the Chosen One.

Chosen for what, I hear you ask.

His job is to rescue a Tibetan boy with mystical powers from a race of demons who want to rule the world.

As the main demon, classy actor Charles Dance looks terribly embarrassed to be in the film, but hey, I'm sure he was well paid for sacrificing his talents.

Of all Murphy's films, this is easily the worst.

I've read some reviews which suggest that it is nice to see Murphy in an atypical role, in a non formulaic kind of film, and while both points are loosely true there's no forgiving the fact that the film - however atypical and non formulaic it might be - is an absolute load of garbage.

Michael Jackson would have claimed a spot for the top-billed character in THE GOLDEN CHILD, and because he loves kids.

That didn't work (and why should it?), so instead we have Eddie Murphy out to save the world by rescuing "Kid Midas."

I would strongly suggest all future scriptwriters to please thoroughly study the actor's inane dialogue in this quirky fantasy - adventure - comedy that's a step closer to ISHTAR.

Whatever Murphy says or does can be best liked, but don't get me wrong about his exquisite comical talent;

he doesn't belong in this movie, and the same went for DR.

DOLITTLE!

The violence and visuals combined are reasons to stamp it as a cult camp classic, and that wouldn't have made any sense as Hollywood and movie fanatics kept cashing in on the guy.

Speaking of visuals, they were pulled off amazingly well at the time of Ronald Reagan's presidential fame.

Murphy is far better at COMING TO AMERICA and 48 HRS, but this stale movie isn't my touch of golden honey for a sweet crunchy taste.

Bad movie for sure.

It's such a ridiculous fantasy with a lot of poor special effects, a lot of hasty scenes (the airport one for example), and a real unfunny time.

(Charles Dance) is awful as the evil guy and he is much better in (Last Action Hero).

(Eddie Murphy) is doing a non-comic joking, and I heard that this sunk had already succeed, big time success??

I'll never understand why or how ?

In one TV interview I've heard (Eddie Murphy) himself, when he was nominated for an Oscar 2007, regretted it in a comic way !!

One of the comments said (Hey...

It's the 1980s !).

Well, no my friend.

It's the cinematic foolishness which made a lot of RAZZIE movies all over the years whether it's the 1980s or the 1950s !

There are 2 reasons made me write about this movie.

The first is that I'll never forget the long tan fascinating legs of (Charlotte Lewis) especially when she was on bed before the bad guys attack her house, wearing just a blue shirt and OH BOY the camera was versifying about her naked legs as it should be.

But how odd !

As I've watched her in following movies and she wasn't that beautiful again ?

Anyhow the second reason is that I've found this movie's title lately at my list of the worst 100 movies ever!

The bottom line: Bad movie, Greeeeeat legs.

I remember when THE GOLDEN CHILD was released in 1986 it was universally panned by the critics , and I`m talking panned so badly that it more or less ended the glittering career of Eddie Murphy so I guess this movie has something going for it It gets off to a bad start where Buddist monks kneel in front of a child with a blank expression on his face .

Bad guys enter the temple Child sits with blank expression Bad guys chop up the monks Child sits with blank expression Bad guys pull out giant bird cage and stick the child inside who now sits with ...

Go on guess ?

You do get the impression that even if they were taking him for a sleepover at Michael Jackson`s wonderland ranch he`d still give the same blank expression , this movie would be better titled THE WOODEN CHILD The title sequence starts and being a movie from the 1980s a pop soundtrack features heavily .

Obviously this might have been cool and funky at the time but now in 2004 it seems very dated .

Not only that but it jars completely with the somewhat bloody opening .

In fact that`s the main problem ( And boy it`s a serious one ) with this movie - The whole mood seems to change from scene to scene so much so that sometimes it`s like watching scenes from totally different movies spliced together .

I blame the director personally but it should also be pointed out that both the screenwriter and producer should share equal blame too .

Did anyone know before shooting commenced what type of movie this was going to be ?

It`s part fantasy , part martial arts , part buddy movie , part comedy and it`s all crap

I will start this off by saying I couldn't get all the way through it.

I picked it up on a rainy day from WalMart like the rest of the reviewers on this site.

I figured there wasn't any way I would regret my purchase.

Was I wrong or what?

Seriously now, who approved this project?

They need to be forced to watch this movie over and over until the end of eternity.

That's the only fitting punishment I can think of for releasing something this bad.

The shooting reminds me of the movies I used to make for class projects on a big old VHS cam.

The acting isnt much better.

I think the only difference is that there are a few cool cameos.

Yay, who cares...

Shecky Moskowitz is unfunny, and the ships comedian is an even bigger loser.

That's about as much of the plot as I understood.

Overall it's the worst movie I've ever seen.

I own it on DVD and have given it to many co-workers to watch.

Each comes back and laughs and says "Wow I didnt think I'd ever say I shut off an Adam Sandler movie 15 minutes in....

" My response is always "Well now you can"

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Going Overboard is the single worst film i have ever seen, and yes, I have seen Cujo.

Adam Sandler is an abomination as Schecky Moskowitz, a wannabe comedian working on a cruise liner.

That's the plot.

That's it!

Nothing else in the film makes sense, it's all over the place like a mad man's breakfast, and not in a wacky naked gun kind of way, but more of a frustrating, 'throw both shoes at the t.v' kind of way.

even General Noriega makes an appearance, for no reason i can comprehend (it certainly wasn't for humour).

Add to the mix Miss Australia, who has the worst Australian Accent i've ever heared, and you have something which i won't call the worst film ever made, because Going overboard doesn't even fit the basic definition of a film.

I highly recomend seeing this film, as it will elevate the standing of every bad film you ever see.

I guarantee the first thing you'll say after seeing a bad film will be "at least it wasn't as bad as Going Overboard."

I wanted to punch the TV.

Watching it was torture.

I hated it.

Never watch this movie.