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Just perfect...

A Masterpiece!

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I am not surprised I hadn't heard of this movie before. It is somewhat entertaining and kind of funny to see Tom Hanks and John Candy acting silly. But I watched this while working on my laptop so it was not captivating enough to give it my full attention. Something similar would be Bachelor Party which I think was slightly funnier than this.If you want to watch a funny, entertaining light hearted movie from the 80's I would recommend The Great Outdoors before I would watch this movie.

Hanks and Candy at their best. The basic plot is Hanks is a rich prick in serious debt and joins the peace corps to get away from it all. While in Thailand, Tom Hanks has to learn to become a better person. One of Hanks' earlier films, it shows off his natural humor and appeal. Takes place mostly in Thailand where Candy and Hanks are supposed to be building a bridge to improve the locals' infrastructure and living conditions. Along the way, they've got to deal with a whacked out, over zealous CIA agent, a local Communist military leader, and the local drug lords and his sumo bodyguards.I highly recommend this movie - John Candy and Tom Hanks always shine as a comedic pair and this movie is no exception. Hanks' cluelessly privileged character coupled with Candy's overzealous patriotic naivety is a perfect comedic match-up.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

before they started winning oscars, struggling actors such as tom hanks and robin williams used to be... SURPRISE!! funny! volunteers is a great example of a movie that refuses to take its leading actors seriously and is all the better for it. this is not a "star vehicle" but is rather an irreverant tongue-in-cheek romp. it takes its cues from saturday night live, sctv, monty python, and cheesy off-broadway one-act plays. in return, it is spoofed by one particular hollywood blockbuster to follow, austin powers goldmember. mike myers must have been as impressed with the "reading the subtitles" joke, as well as the "asian guy on the toilet/being chased by sumo wrestler" schtick. but rather than beat the jokes to death, volunteers assumes we are smart enough to catch them on the fly. i bought this in a $5.00 dvd bin, and was reminded why i liked the movie so much in the first place. it is never particularly mean to any of its subjects, including the primitive thai villagers, the communist revolutionaries, yalies, jews, liberals, conservatives, or any of the other fringe elements put into play. as a result, volunteers doesn't insult me as an intelligent movie viewer. by the way, i had forgotten how humorously effective was the "lawrence's bar" scene where the local musician plinks out an oddly romantic version of "as time goes by" on an asian sitar. volunteers is the sort of movie actors must do just for fun. y'know... when they're not too busy trying to win oscars.

Definitely not one of Tom Hank's best. Watching this movie, you have to wonder how this guy ever became such a great actor. It's not that his acting is that bad - it's okay. But the movie is just so .. just so .. well, BAD! I suppose that no one could have saved it.I still gave it a '3' because it did have its moments, albeit only a few. A couple decent jokes and some cute situational scenes. Don't buy this movie, but if you haven't seen it, you might want to consider renting it.Or maybe not.