Beerfest
So this movie is advertised as brought to you by the guys who brought you Supertroopers, which is true, and misleading. Yes, it is Broken Lizard, but this isn't Supertroopers. This is more like Club Dread. Don't get me wrong, that was a find movie, but just don't get your hopes up too high for this one.
The story is insane, which of course means funny, but it doesn't quite have the same flow and appeal as Supertroopers, and it doesn't quite have the satirical feel of Club Dread. Still, it's salvagable enough to carry what needs to be carried. And much like Club Dread, it has quite a few of those moments where you just go "where the fuck did that come from?" but you let it slide because it's these guys, and it's still funny. This movie also proves to me that Steve Lemme is by far the one to take on the most varying roles of the bunch, going from a college pussy of sorts in Puddle Cruiser, to hard assed Mac in Supertroopers, to the latin Juan in Dread, to the Jewish brain Finklestein in Beerfest. Quite a spectrum of roles.
In the end, this movie doesn't really disappoint, as much as it just doesn't quite live up to what it could be. Then again, it was pretty much what I expected going in. And nothing will ever really live up to Supertroopers.
RATING: Worth a Cheap(er) Ticket, Worth a Netflix (but probably not a rental unless there's a decent sized group to split the cost. Then again, I just think everyone should move onto Netflix over rentals anyway).