Due to not being on 'unlimited' internet, I dare not face the wrath of me bill-paying father. When I...
Due to not being on 'unlimited' internet, I dare not face the wrath of me bill-paying father. When I'm back at uni I'll either have broadband or unlimited, so Ill be back then.... thanks. DAN
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I saw this film with a different female friend, this one platonic in fact. We were meant to see Planet of the Apes, but it turned out the showing was in the delux screen… so didn’t! Instead, we saw this was on shortly, and as I had loved the first scary movie, I thought this would be up my alley.
I have read and heard only bad things about this movie from critics, but I think they are taking the whole thing slightly too seriously. I will firstly point out (a disclaimer) that I bear no grudge against homosexuals, I do not think being disabled is funny, and the p*ss should be taken out of situations, not necessarily people. Paedophiles have a problem, and although I thought Brass Eye was on the edge but OK, this is, well… I’m being serious, read on and see why.
Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans and Regina Hall are three of the kids that are chosen to go away for the weekend in a (large and haunted looking) house for… some reason. It escapes me. The reason they were given was so that the professor and his disabled assistant could study their sleeping patterns. The classic setting for a scary, haunted house movie - exactly what the directors (Wayans brothers) are trying to take the mick out of.
We basically just see the kids getting set up to go into the house, this after
a few minutes of totally sick and immature spoof of the exorcist. I have not seen the movie, but like most of the spoof scenes, you do not need to have seen the movie. As long as you have heard about it and know what the plot is roughly, then you will be OK. The exorcist spoof is sick, literally, and is full of paedophillia. Not something I would say is suitable for the youngens, hence the 18 certificate. From here on in though, I thought a 15 certificate was not far away.
The kids then enter the house a year after this introduction to the movie, and things start to happen. The professor and wheel-chair bound assistant are obviously pleased to have the kids in the house, and have many cameras set around to capture everything.
The house has a ‘caretaker’/chef etc. running the place, and a constantly swearing parrot, who, to me, was one of the best characters in the film, coming out with all the modern insults such as "I f*cked your mom last night". You can guess the rest from that typical example. The caretaker has a ‘strong’ hand which is small and deformed. Why he calls this his strong hand I have no idea… I think the gag was aimed at the way (I’m not having a go…) disabled people like to do things themselves, even if it means using an impaired part of their body. Same thing goes with the bloke in the wheelchair trying to get up the stairs, trying being the word as he continuously fell down. A mick take not to my suiting, but if you look on the lighter side it is not so bad. The jokes between the bloke in the wheelchair and the caretaker were… funny but… they did not get on and said things to each other like; "Let me give you a hand" and "I’ll WALK away from this one". You get me. The jibes and digs at the disabled in the film were pretty out of order, but the jibes are mainly done in a way where the two disabled characters are insulting each other, rather than from an able-bodied person - this lifts the controversy slightly.
The spoofs occur quite randomly throughout the film from the start, references range from Charlie’s Angels to the Weakest Link (yep!). They are pretty funny, and the clown part is quite hilarious, although I do not think homosexuals should be conveyed to society in such a way. I can’t go into detail because it would spoil it for you, but the film portrays homosexuals as sex-starved and desperate for a backside.
The plot continues, what there is of it, and in the end the teens have to try and get rid of a ghost, and that is their mission as it were. There is more plot in this than Angel Eyes though, so seeing one of the films will tell you how low I thought of the plot ion the other film!
The first section of the film is hilarious. Watching old people sing "Shake Ya Ass" is quite funny, especially as the words are what they are, and the vomiting, farting and p*ssing is funny throughout the film, and does not seem to grow old too quickly.
The general humour is good, the spoofs are there and funny, but there is attempted humour which is funny, but not in a laugh out loud way. Sometimes people laughed for so long the words of the next line were not to be heard, myself guilty of a few.
The acting was good. Anna Faris is not a bad looking gal, and some of her shots were very funny. Average overall I think.
The plot was non-existent, but who cares with so much humour?
The soundtrack is wicked though. I heard the Prodigy’s Smack My Bitch Up amongst other cool dance tracks and some rock tunes. I cannot locate the album on Amazon, but will be certainly taking a peek when I find it.
At 82 minutes long, it was perfect. I had no idea how long I had been watching, and to be honest I thought the directors had worn out basically every joke they could have. This was not a bad thing, but it was like they had admitted that this was the end, and that they had to accept it. They apparently had only done this movie for the money (the first was a huge success) and had just thrown it all together. More thought could have been put into the plot, just to give it some sort of base, but never mind eh?
Advice: Be in a mood ready for a laugh, do not go in and expect too much from the film apart from humour.
In a sentence this film is, "For those who can handle an immature sense of humour, don’t take things to seriously, and don’t mind a film with no plot."
Ta
DAN
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Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Production Year: 1984 - Horror - Director: Joe Dante - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Judge Reinhold, Corey Feldman
Nice op. I love this movie, it's the better out of the three. I really enjoyed it. Kim x
Sweetiesarahjane 29.12.2001 15:27
Great op - I cant wait to see it, as I found the first one hilarious. Let you know what I think! Sarah.
evansuk 11.11.2001 16:03
I'm looking forward to watching this film as the first Movie was a great laugh - it pushed the boundaries of my stubborn sense of humour. I found myself laughing at the most silliest of things. Hope this movie proves to be just as entertaining! Great op :-)
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