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nayrlladnar t1_j21wxjr wrote

I don't think the comparison is completely fair, as the tone of each movie is a lot different than the other.

I like them equally for different reasons.

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surprisenu t1_j21xvl9 wrote

Bill and Ted and Bevis and Butthead own this genre

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DeezSaltyNuts69 t1_j21zvqj wrote

Adventures of Ford Fairlane - 1990 - Andrew Dice Clay - Hilarious

Airheads over Wayne's World

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Derpinator_420 t1_j2202th wrote

I'm not sure if this qualifies, but it has a good classic rock soundtrack and a lot of singing so - The Wedding Singer.

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Decabet t1_j221g6r wrote

Replying to DeezSaltyNuts69 (#1,133,844)

Love Ford Fairlane. What’s bananas is both Ford Fairlane and Die Hard 2: Die Harder came out within a week of each other in 1990. Both directed by Renny Harlin. And both with wildly different receptions.

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latestagepersonhood t1_j2264pg wrote

Not rock, but CB4 is the 90's hip-hop Version of "Walk Hard" it rules.

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SantaRosaJazz t1_j228e45 wrote

Airheads has a story. Wayne’s World is a set of sketches hung on the flimsiest of plot lines.

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JustSomeDudeNamedRik t1_j22cxu4 wrote

This is Spinal Tap is a rock comedy classic. “But this goes to eleven!”

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phech t1_j22kwxe wrote

Replying to nayrlladnar (#1,133,310)

Airheads was constantly on Comedy Central and is burned into my brain. Wayne’s world definitely had a bigger cultural impact when it came out. Love both though and not sure I can pick one over the other for personal preference.

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earthwalker87 t1_j22nl5p wrote

The Stoned Age is the real unsung 90’s rock comedy.

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TheeBarkKnight t1_j22o04v wrote

I gotta go with Airheads. Wayne's World has some absolutely classic scenes, but I feel like Mike Myers just isn't funny to me anymore. Every time I try to rewatch one of his films lately, I find that most of the jokes haven't aged well and don't land like they used to.

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superorganism420 t1_j22p52q wrote

Not quite 90s but if you like these movies you'll love the Josie and the Pussycats movie, it's not the movie you think it is

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streakermaximus t1_j22pvlq wrote

Airheads.

Wayne's World is a 7 minute joke stretched way to far.

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RawbM07 t1_j22sel7 wrote

I feel like Wayne’s World is iconic and will be referenced for generations.

Airheads is a fun movie that I always enjoy watching.

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brandnewchair t1_j22sie1 wrote

Airheads biggest problem was that it came out in 1994. The whole end part with Brendan Frazer having to admit that he was nerd in high school seemed dated already when Weezer was currently the hottest band on the radio.

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Beta_Ray_Blu t1_j22t43w wrote

Wayne’s World for sure. I’d give my right eye.

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MattyBeatz t1_j22x1ai wrote

"Empire Records" and "Singles" would like a word...

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grynch43 t1_j22xpsd wrote

Wayne’s World was a huge success. The others not so much.

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Roadie66 t1_j22z4cf wrote

Waynes World is one of my favorite movies ever, but I wouldnt call it a rock comedy.

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BrockReznor t1_j231dfh wrote

When they were new, I liked Wayne’s World much better. I haven’t seen Airheads since, but I’ve seen WW maybe times since and it has held up for me.

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abstractraj t1_j23615s wrote

I was going to say Rock Star, but apparently it’s 2001. A great Marky Mark 80s rock movie somehow

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unc8299 t1_j238v8a wrote

Replying to brandnewchair (#1,138,692)

Agreed. It came out 5 years too late. They were an LA hair metal band at a time when grunge (which had already supplanted hair metal) was already being replaced by alternative rock (like Weezer and ironically Foo Fighters).

That said I love Airheads and would watch it over Wayne’s World.

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LissaMasterOfCoin t1_j23d6s8 wrote

What kind of person would make me choose?!

Answer is: watch Airheads, then Wayne’s World, and Wayne’s World 2.

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AcademicCounty t1_j23mexl wrote

Since all the good ones have been taken, can we broaden the scope a bit to include punk? If so, I nominate SLC punk!

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Idiopathic_Insomnia t1_j25upqd wrote

Replying to DeezSaltyNuts69 (#1,157,825)

The link you gave has IMDB giving it a 6.4 with a Metacritic score of 24 from critics. I get you like it and more power to you, but as someone not from that time, it seems like it would be just meh. Yea, critic sites are sometimes shit, but that's pretty low for how inflated imdb tends to be.

A lot of those old comedies are just sort of slow and feel off to me. Like not offensive or some shit, but just way old. Dated? IDK. As I said the only reason i have even heard of this guy is because of my mom and aunts warning everyone about their sketchy brother. It will probably be like 30 years from now me mentioning some youtuber like that guy who went to the Japanese suicide forest. No one really needs to go back and watch his videos even if we laughed at them here and now.

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