Well, when a couple of my friends told me to see this movie, I wasn't expecting it to be good, or anything even close to that. However, this movie completely shocked me in terms of how degrading it was. It was literally painful to watch at times. First of all, how did this "Ratboy" even come to exist in the first place? There are so many holes in the plot you would think that the poor quality of this film put you into seizures, which caused you to miss something, but that is not the case. Contrary to what the back of the box for the movie said, there is nothing "touching" or "heartwarming" about this story. In fact, I found myself wishing suffering upon Ratboy, just so I wouldn't have to deal with his nasally whines any longer. There are so many ridiculous stereotypes in this film, and it definitely sums up everything that was wrong with the 80's. Wait! Was that a young (and thin) John Lovitz there at the party scene! Wow, never in my life have I seen such a worthless cameo. There are so many things that were wrong with this film that is just frustrates me to type a few of them out. Please, unless you are stoned or have some insane motivation to see a movie about a fake rat thing and some idiotic 80's people, avoid Ratboy at all costs. It does not work as a family film thanks to the exploits of the hustling, sex-crazed guy that befriends Ratboy. There is nothing redeeming about this film whatsoever. It would have been a good movie to make fun of on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Do yourself a favor and opt to pass on this movie. Staring at a wall is more enjoyable than this, and as human beings, I think we all deserve better.
