Club Dread (Unrated Extended Edition)
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Actor: Brittany Daniel, Broken Lizard Comedy TeamBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Club Dread (Unrated Extended Edition)
DVD Review: DREADFUL IS MORE LIKE IT
Summary: 2 Stars
I was not one of the many who loved SUPER TROOPERS. Having seen numerous movies made by comedy troupes that turned skits into films like KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE and THE GROOVE TUBE, I knew that these comedic groups could put together something good. Not so here. I found the movie more juvenile than many and in this day and age that is saying a lot.
The same holds true for their second big screen endeavor. The jokes and humor found here are sophomoric at best, the kind of jokes that poor radio DJs and first year high schoolers laugh at. Worse yet, this movie has a hard time trying to decide just what kind of movie it wants to be. Is it a horror film or a comedy? It tries to be both but not enough so to have it succeed at either.
The movie revolves around a tropical resort, owned by a mildly successful singer named Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton), that revolves around his series of hits. Coconut Pete is obviously based on Jimmy Buffet, a fan of the film I have heard. Songs that focus on drinking exotic alcoholic drinks and chasing women are the mainstay of Pete. And the same holds true of this island resort where nearly everyone is guaranteed to match up with someone. And that is the whole function of this resort it seems.
The movie begins with a trio of counselors running off into the jungle and hooking up only to be slaughtered by the mysterious killer running around on the island. Dressed in a native type disguise, he carries a machete and isn't afraid to use it. One by one the camp staff begins to find themselves killed off. As their numbers dwindle, they become more concerned about just who the killer is, not trusting one another and sticking close together. That is until it interferes with the plot device of having them be alone.
The movie is an excuse for well endowed actresses to remove their tops and teen jokes to be made about women in general. None of the characters are believable, something that I realize has never stopped a horror film from being made, but in this case they are really far out. Everything from an English speaking dreadlocked tennis pro to a hefty masseuse with a magic touch for orgasmic release.
Perhaps the most disappointing thing for me was that as I watched, I found myself trying to decipher just what it was that this group was trying to do. Was it really a comedy? If so it wasn't funny (except for the Buffet references). Was it trying to be a horror film, paying tribute to those not so distant classics of slaughter on vacation? Again, if so it failed as the prepubescent gags got in the way.
The group here needed to focus, to make a choice, and then they might have made a decent movie. Instead we are treated to a horror film with laughs that fall flat. Or is it an unfunny comedy with people getting hacked to pieces? This movie fails on both counts.
I've heard that the Broken Lizard group has another film in the works already. I would like to think that they would learn from their mistakes. But since that didn't happen from SUPER TROOPERS to this one, I doubt it. Perhaps the most mystifying question of all is that with all of the stories out there to tell, all of the movies that could be made, theirs get the green light. Let's hope someone in Hollywood wakes up soon.
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