Beerfest (Unrated Edition) > Reviews

Advantages: It ends
Disadvantages: Poorly written, badly acted, shoddily directed and overly reliant on gross national stereotypes and slapstick

When they go to Munich during Oktoberfest to scatter their grandfather's ashes, Todd and Jan Wolfhaus stumble upon "Beerfest"; a secret drinking games Olympics. Having been humiliated by the German team, they decide to get a team together and enter the tournament the following year. But can they really cope with a year under the influence? Apparently "Broken Lizard" are the among the premiere improvisation troupes in the US. Personally I find that ... Read review

Advantages: Worth watching if drunk
Disadvantages: Unfunny comedy

...year preparing for the next Beerfest and seek revenge on their German relatives. The climax of the film sees the American team head to Germany and take part in Beerfest, which involves a series of drinking games. I cannot begin to describe how bad this film is on so many levels. Having looked in a dictionary the word comedy means "any comic or humorous incident or series of incidents" I am not even sure if this film qualifies. The film makers ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, Entertaining
Disadvantages: Might Be Offensive To People

...kicks ass. The aptly titled Beerfest is the first true BL film since the ultra-disappointing Club Dread. In between Jay Chandrasekhar directed the mediocre Dukes of Hazzard, but Beerfest is a return to the form that put Broken Lizard on the map with the uproarious Super Troopers. The story follows Jan and Todd Wolfhouse, who are mourning the passing of their grandfather when the film begins. After a hilarious cameo by Donald Sutherland as the ... Read review