Cool as Ice
Cool as Ice
PG | 18 October 1991 (USA)
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Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, after being in the Witness Protection Program, is finally tracked down by two corrupt cops he escaped from years ago, who want the money he owes them.

Reviews
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
awesomeconji-61994 Not only did we buy this movie, we have seen it several times now and it's all thanks to our homeboy Jon Jafari, imagine that. Jonathan made fun of it on his Youtube channel and we watched it, only to be stunned at the actual comedy of the movie. Not the cringey comedy that comes with a B movie, but real funny stuff. That's a straight up fact. If you don't want to watch this movie because you think people would make fun of you for liking it, just remember... Stay true to yourself.The characters were perfect. Vanilla (Vanwinkle) truly showed his acting skills in this movie. Kat was da bomb. Princess had some cool slacks and really looked out for our homeboy Vanilla's love life. Mae and Roscoe were the comedic duo who definitely improvised their lines and nailed it. Did they need a script? Nope. The bad guys on the other hand, not only nailed their improv, they hammered their lines. They were the true stars of the show. The kid, Tommy, was good too. Just thinking about his lines with Dick, er, Nick, will always make me laugh. We love you Tommy.The overall message of this review?Drop that zero and get with the hero. In this case, the hero is Cool as Ice.
garrettboggs Once you understand that it's going to be cheezy, the movie sinks in as a good time. Vanilla Ice is funny. He's the epitome of "cool" in the 90s. The movie is not supposed to be taken seriously, the whole premise is just silly. Instead of hating on Cool as Ice, just sit back, relax, and laugh at the jokes. Plus, my boy Vanilla can actually spit fire and dance like a boss. Great movie, would recommend to friends.
William Matthews The problem with Vanilla Ice (and also the Anti Ice, aka: MC hammer for that matter) is they were nice guys. Ice looked too nice, he wasn't intimidating, and to be fair you could have introduced him to your mother and father quite easily, no problem. To borrow a phrase "Word to you Mother" - No, you tell her Mr Ice. And he would have done; nicely.Is this film bad? Say, bad as the endless 'found footage' horrors on Netflix/Google Play? No. No it is not. Is it broken? So un-watchable as to hurt? Again, no. So, why the low scores? It's fashionable to hate it. It became fashionable to hate Vanilla Ice - he was by his own admission a sell-out. So, one person says they hate - a lot of people follow. What is wrong then? My main gripe? Vanilla Ice looks uncomfortable playing the part of a rapper. Is he bad singing rapper? What do i know? Let's say, no. Is he bad at playing the part of a mean tough gangster rapper? Yes. yes he is. He's not as tough as he makes out, and it's obvious in this film. He says a lot of things in this film that does not match his face. Occasionally, when he's talking to little kids or out of character, his face lights up, his smile is genuine, and you see the person Mr Ice is comfortable with being: Himself. A nice guy. To add to this his gang (the VIP?) look awkward too, being anything other than nice decent people. Is all the casting a little misaligned? No, not really. Michael Gross, of tremors fame, Naomi Campbell turns up at the start and end, Jack McGee and Sydney Lassick -- they all work fine. Even the little kid, is actually very good.What about the love interest, Kristin Minter? Is she mismatched with the hero Vanilla Ice? No. Is the bad guy, John Newton, unlikable? Yes. What about the arch villains? They work fine. So for what it is, the cast works.To The plot! In a nut shell: Vanilla Ice, urban rapping rebel, saves very nice posh horse riding girl, who likes in nice posh America, from bad controlling boyfriend. At the same time saves girlfriends well todo family from evil villains and proves himself to them -- Through the medium of rap! Ice eventually turns into Scooby Doo and the gang, jumps on his mystery bike, and saves the day. Go white- boy, go white-boy, go!It's a very late 1980s - early 1990s film. Not as brash as the 1980s, not as self-absorbed as the 1990s. Fun but confused. Neon colours, gentler makeup, more natural haircuts and cyber clothing. The odd scene, let's call them music montages, are a wee bit cheesy. Very 1980s, all movies had them in the 80s, these are shoe-horned in and themed like a bad 1990s music video.It's an above-age made for TV movies. No more, no less. I enjoyed it, for what it was. To the extreme!
mwcanadian-99023 Wow, i'm surprised someone even green-lighted this movie. the acting from the lead actor is (of course, what do you expect) bad. the dad from Family Ties was fine and i didn't hate the boyfriend of Kathy or Kathy herself, but other than that, the acting wasn't all that good. i give it a 3 out of 10 because even though the movie is bad and the acting is just bad, just looking at Vanilla Ice is funny. from his awful hair style to his pathetic choice of clothes that he wears gives me a ton of laughs. one hat he wore looked like he had a post it note on him. his pants in one scene looks like a rainbow just exploded and he's wearing these huge coats when they are supposed to be in a desert. you'd think he'd melt (because he's ice). if you are looking for a good movie with a great plot, skip it, but if you feel like pointing and laughing at almost everything Vanilla Ice says, does and wears (which by the way, i did) then enjoy the movie.