Better Off Dead 4K 1985 Ultra HD 2160p

Storyline
Teenage Lane Meyer has a crush on his girlfriend Beth Truss. When Beth dumps him for successful skier Roy Stalin, he is depressed and decides to commit suicide, but he gives up and tries to improve his skiing skills to ski the dangerous K12 slope to impress Beth. Meanwhile his neighbor Mrs. Smith receives a French exchange student, Monique Junot, whom her fat son Ricky Smith considers his girlfriend--and she develops a crush on Lane. When Lane stumbles upon Monique at a high-school party, he befriends her. Lane challenges Roy in a competition on the K12 slope. He soon regrets it, but Monique is a great mechanic and skier; she fixes his Camaro and teaches him how to ski the K12 slope. What will happen to Lane?

User Review

There were many such films at the time. About unhappy teenage love and people who break away from the mainstream crowd. Then the intensity kept increasing until various American Pie films began to appear (as the most prominent example).

But even if a film is one of many, that doesn't mean it's bad. Yes, it's mostly a one-time watch. Yes, the script is a bit far-fetched, although as a teenager (the main consumer of such films), you're unlikely to pay much attention to that. The drama turns into humor, and from there it grows into surrealism — well, that's quite a common picture. The actors overact, which is also nothing new for a comedy.

And yet the film has its own wonderful features. For example, the charming Diane Franklin and her incomparable smile. Or the wonderful Chinese brothers. Or the desire to never give up, even if the probability of defeat is much greater than the probability of victory.

All in all, it's a decent teen movie that is still worth watching even at a later age.

And there is a feeling that in his youth, John Cusack allowed himself much more acting recklessness than in later years. It's as if he has become more withdrawn over time.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (79.1 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Info Audio

#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#French: DTS 2.0
#Spanish: DTS 2.0

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