Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) ***1/2 [B&T Excellent Triple Feature Pt. 1]

My enjoyment of the Bill & Ted films is highly steeped in nostalgia. Watching Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and its sequels now is partially like returning to my tween self, but it's also a reminder that the first two films were highly flawed to begin with. No matter—Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey (1991) (my review here) are still a lot of fun. They're goofy as hell but have an undeniable charm. It's certainly easy to pick apart the weaker aspects now, but I don't really find the need to. EA remains a fun time traveling slacker comedy, populated with quotable lines, memorable characters, and inventiveness, most of which still lands a good deal of the time.