As you know I stay away from horror movies and looking at the images of this it was a movie I skipped and wasn’t planning to watch. A friend of mine brought it along and insisted on watching it though and told me that this is not a scary movie. So we decided to watch it.
What this movie does is take the standard story of a couple of teenagers who camp in the woods and are attacked by some scary men and twists it around in a comedy where we see the side of the supposedly scary men, Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine), who turn out to be two friends who only try to go fishing and help and are misunderstood by the group. It’s an original approach and results in a very funny movie, where the bad guys are actually the school kids and Tucker and Dale are the ones getting scared.
Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine are a funny duo who really manage to carry the movie. The high school kids are mainly there for the deaths (like they would be in a normal horror movie) and are not that memorable. The “leader” of the group is overacting a lot, but I thought it was part of the charm of this movie.
Now this movie does offer a lot of gruesome deaths, but just like in Zombieland they somehow are something to laugh about because of the way they happen and are usually accidental. I was happily surprised by it and had fun watching it. So it is worth a watch if you haven’t yet.
Score: 7
Trailer:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQOZHEYhVtU]
HAHA I really must watch this again. I truly enjoyed it. In fact mayeb a little more than you did Nostra!!
Thanks for sharing
What made you watch it Scott? I thought you weren’t into horror movies much either?
This movie is a blast. Glad to hear you enjoyed it as well, Nostra.
Some advice for those who haven’t seen it, though: DO NOT WATCH THE TRAILER. Unfortunately, it gives away most of the gags from the movie.
I knew nothing (as usual) before I watched it, so I completely agree. You’ll be in for some funny moments.
I’m surprised to hear good things about this movie. I always thought it was a direct-to-video movie! I’m going to give it a shot one of these days 😀
You really should Castor, it is a brilliant take on the hillbilly slasher genre
Yeah, I think it was but it’s got a lot going for it!
I missed this at the local film fest last year but my friend who saw it loved it. I like Alan Tudyk, he’s just such an underrated actor.
He is a great actor and like him a lot as well.
Dying to see this! Looks hilarious and I love Alan Tudyk. Underrated doesn’t cover it!
Hope you manage to catch it as it will mean you’ll get closer to your 100 movies goal!
definitely agree it’s worth a watch, utterly funny horror. great review
Thanks rodders!
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