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05-05-2006, 01:16 PM
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Bubba Ho-tep; ****/*****
SCARE FACTOR: 0.5/5 The monster was slightly scary when it walked down the hall while Elvis watched carefully. I'm sure this scene might scare a kid a bit, just for the sheer look of Bubba. COMEDY FACTOR: 3/5 Some good laughs, INVENTIVE and ORIGINAL laughs - but there are funnier things Bruce has done. BLOOD & GORE: 0/5 Nothing at all - unless you count a squashed bug. Oh, and there are some bodies being removed from the home, three in all. But you don't see them, just the clump underneath the white sheet. NUDITY & TA: 1/5 No skin shown at all, but Bruce does talk about his penis a whole lot. --- Haha, oh boy... now THIS was a unique film. Tired of the old recycled horror movie plots? Then you'll definately want to give this a try. Elvis and JFK in an old folks home being hunted down by a soulsucker. Pure genious. Now, like you probably guessed, it was more comedy then horror. It stars Bruce Campbell, after all. Here, he gives a VERY good performance as Elvis - and I mean, V-E-R-Y good. He actually manages to look like a senile Elvis, with the help of an excellent make-up crew, and his actions and gestures are spot-on. Speaking of make-up and costume design, the monster - Bubba Ho-tep - is put together very well. If he was in a more serious horror flick, I'd definately fear him. Brrr, reminded me of The Creeper. The script for this film was rather intelligent, and has some creative jokes and laughs based on both of these idols pasts. Along with that, we are treated to a very smart explaination on why Elvis is still alive today, which in terms lends to the message the film converys in it's entirety. Live life to it's fullest, you only have one chance (RIP Ossie). Unlike other films that try and convery this same message, or any for that matter, Bubba Ho-tep does not preach it (or at leats not loudly). Rather, we are treated to it through Elvis' various flashbacks and thoughts on life as he sits in boredom in his bed, which I enjoyed. I do have some gripes with the movie however. Near the ending, when he is set ablaze the first time - he lives. Yet the second time, the souls are freed. I didn't really get that. Does he have some sort of Life Gauge ripped out of an RPG game? Two hits and he's down, or what? Along with that, I thought the ending was rather weak and compared to the entirety of the film - lacked originality. The final battle scene has been played out before in other films, and was very barely imrpoved upon here (by the addition of a wheelchair). Those two negative points brought it down to a 4-star rating, which is still damn good - just like this film. I'm definately awaiting the sequel. --- Oh, and just a few more things! Elvis vs. The Beetle was very nostalgic to many of Bruce's fights in The Evil Dead. Comedic, and you can tell the prop is very much fake. I thought it was a nice addition. If you are expecting a gorefest, then stay away, or get rid of those expectations. There is little, little gore in this film - if any, really. There are a few things that could be considered gore, but no more then you would see in many other films outside of this genre. Speaking of genre, Bubba Ho-tep is a mixture more then mainly horror. It's a memoir, a drama, a comedy, and a horror. It's less horror then anything else, but hell - it still counts, doesn't it? Last edited by joshaube; 05-05-2006 at 02:14 PM.
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05-05-2006, 02:43 PM
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j'irai comme un cheval fou
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05-05-2006, 05:11 PM
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Andre the Butcher
This film was completely misrepresented by the copy on the back of the box. They made it seem like a serious gorefest movie, which was all I expected. What I got was a horror/comedy... starring Ron Jeremy. Defying all reason, it worked. I laughed my ass off from pretty much the very first frame. Recommended. Seriously, I mean it. Overall: 7/10
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05-05-2006, 06:19 PM
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Lake Placid!
Awesome movie! 9/10 it's semi gory, very nice creatures, jump outs, and it's hilarious. Highly recommended.
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