One of the more cheesy movies I've ever seen, so 80s. Patrick Swayze fight with everyone in the film, and he wins of course. But all this is funny, the guy had charisma. By the way, the parody / homage of "Family Guy" is gold.

Surprisingly solid Hawksian western in a late 80s setting and chop sockey influences. As someone who isn't usually enamored with 80s action, a entertaining watch. And I say this all unironically.

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It's actually not to bad, and somehow Patrick seems to pull off being a real 80's bad-ass. So it has a certain cult appeal but in the end it's not really a good movie.

Pain don't hurt

Badly written, bad acting, bad score, mostly bad filming...but Patrick Swayze pulls a man's throat out with his bare hands. Fuck, I boosted the score by 20, maybe 25, points based on that alone.

Dumb enough for a braindead action film, but not as entertaining. For me there was almost nothing redeeming about this heavy-handed male fantasy.

"Pain don't hurt", I'm sure cancer did though. RIP Patrick Swayze, thanks for the goosebumps and fistpumps.

Next to Commando, one of my favourite 80's sweaty muscle man on man movies. Instant boner, even if you're straight.

Jeff Healey may be super cool on his guitar in this film, but he can't save Swayze & Co. from what this is! Which is rubbish. The script is just laughable and the plot is a nonsensical mess, which is amazing considering how simple the concept is. Swayze's character is such an unlikable pillock that when the final face off arrives your really rooting for the bad guy to win. There are a few amusing deaths along the way, but my favourite has to the community style murder and cover up at the end!

A modern western, this film falls into the category of so bad it's good. If it shows up on TV, I can't turn away.

The charismatic Patrick Swayze's best role. It's a lot more enjoyable in a cheeseball sort of way until the finale, which falls apart a bit. The final fight is good, but all the business with the bulldozer is a forgettable.

terribly boring in the beginning and generally unwatchable. the last half hour picks up but it's still only badly made fight scenes. this does get a little more credit for having the scene where patrick swayze rips out a mans trachea--only a deaf/dumb/blind person could denounce that.

Oh so cheesy, but you've gotta love that mustache. Swayzee goes from dancing to martial arts with "ease", while we the audience laugh.

No dancing.

Patrick Swayze in a trashy film, lotsa beating people up, so bad it's almost good, but not quite. Then again, I guess you can't dance in a dingy bar. Sam Elliott doing the loyal tough buddy with a 'stache shtick. Worth seeing only to watch the immortal Jeff Healey (of the Jeff Healey Band) play guitar. I wish there'd been more of Jeff and less of the dumb plot.

One of those films that is so terrible, it's great. sam elliott taught patrick swayze bouncer philosophy, which swayze in turn teachs the double diamond staff, but cleaning up hte roadhouse leads to problems with Ben Gazzara, the over-the-top baddie. i tell you, it's so laughable, you cant help but love this. even the fight scenes are terrible

Re-watched this recently. Great, funny, well-paced first seventy minutes, only to be ruined by a needlessly melodramatic final conclusion that takes itself far too seriously, and completely abandons its original formula. Some great quotes, though; "I fucked guys like you in prison!"

Patrick 'Kneeshatter' Swayze in the movie that introduces the different kind of action hero - not as big as anyone thought he would be, and smart enough to get a degree in philosophy from NYU! Filled with home-eroticism and one-liners Road House never gets dull. And it would be stupid to hope for more from this kind of entertainment. Movies don't come any cheesier than this, and who doesn't like some cheese with wine?

Sure, it doesn't have the artistic integrity or influence as many other films have, but it certainly is a masterpiece of film camp! Every piece of dialogue is either complete garbage, hilarious, or just unnecessary. All the actors, except Elliot, are at their worst. This movie is the definitive "so bad, it's good" film.

A fist-fighting redneck treasure with sub-par music, terrible acting, and an extraordinary bad plot that is so awful it'll make you piss your pants in laughter.

This is one of my favorite action movies. Yeah, it's cheesy, but it's action. It's not supposed to be high drama or theatre.

So very gay...but so very good.

ROAD HOUSE has been attacked for its excesses. But with this film, excess is the name of the game: a monster truck demolishing a car dealership, an impromptu tracheotomy a la Swayze, scantily clad women, and bar fights as balletic as anything in WEST SIDE STORY. Swayze's blend of 80's sensitivity and 80's machismo fits just right here; Ben Gazzara as the mad robber baron of Missouri is a delight. Sam Elliott's presence just adds to the fun. A touch overlong, but otherwise a total blast.

Patrick Swayze walks in to the sort of town that the A-Team is used to cleaning up. Complete with hammy villain who bullies the town. B.A. never ripped anyone's throat out before though!

She left him, because He killed a guy. He had to kill six more for Her to come back. ROAD HOUSE !!!

Roadhouse is full of macho, shirtless guys punching the crap out of each other for 90 minutes. Whether or not that's awesome is up to you.

Disappointingly weak actioner is not nearly as outlandish as its reputation, and lacks any sense of tension or suspense in its execution. It also tends to take itself far too seriously when it is clear there is a delirously trashy B-pic screaming to get out. The deneumont action scene by the lake is by far the highlight, with some wonderful smack-talk and a ripped out throat. But it's all pretty dire.

A so bad it's good classic. Treads the line so fine that you can't tell if they are trying to be funny or trying to make a good movie, it's perfect in that regard. Has some hit and some miss one liners but it's wildly entertaining and funny. Also features a lot of titties and Swayze ripping some throats out. At a certain point it starts to drag on but it's still a must see if you like cheesy, ridiculous movies.