Yes, this is the 200th review I've done. It doesn't seem like I've been doing this for that long, but I started a little more than 2 years ago and for the most part I've enjoyed doing this, and I hope to be doing this for years to come.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
87% on Rotten Tomatoes (out of 79 reviews)
Runtime: 89 minutes
Directed by: Eli Craig
Starring: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
From: Magnet Releasing
For awhile now I’ve heard about this horror comedy spoof and finally it was a few days ago that it started playing for a two night run at the artsy-fartsy Enzian Theatre. It turns out it was a good idea to listen to the strong praise I’ve heard from this and go out and see it in front of a crowd.
To copy and paste the plot from IMDb: Two lovable West Virginian hillbillies, are headed to their "fixer-upper" vacation cabin to drink some beer, do some fishin', and have a good time. But when they run into a group of preppy college kids who assume from their looks that they must be in-bred, chainsaw wielding killers, Tucker & Dale's vacation takes a bloody & hilarious turn for the worse.
That pretty much sums things up rather well. It’s a spoof where a pair of good old boys get into a bloody case of mistaken identity where some things happen that unwittingly convince some dopey college kids that they’re crazy killers you’d expect in a Rob Zombie movie. At first I wasn’t sure about it but as I stuck with the film, I understood why it’s been so highly praised. It’s often quite funny. The title guys are loveable hicks who are simple country folk and love drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon and fishing on the local lake. The college kids prove to be obnoxious and annoying, so you don’t feel bad that “accidents” began happening to them, further convincing them in error the rednecks are evil folks.
While the movie is not perfect and the last part wasn’t as great as the others, it’s just a fun and entertaining movie to watch; also, for you gorehounds, it does deliver on that front. There’s a lot of blood and guts to see. However, it’s also a nice movie as it actually has a heart and a nice relationship between two of the characters. No, Tucker & Dale don’t fall in love with each other!
I understand the movie is also out on demand in various locations. No matter how you see it, this is a good old time where you see various horror tropes get poked at. It actually does live up to the hype.
As an aside, this is the director's first feature-length film... and his mom is Sally Field! No joke.
I'll be back Friday night with a new review.
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