It's just too perfect on the first try

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2008)

This film reminds you of the previous film that Simon Pegg, the new king of comedy since Mel Brooks and the ZAZ (Zucker Abrahams Zucker, the guys who made Airplane! and Hot Shots!) team, made, which was Shaun of the Dead. It also reminds you of films like Final Destination and Child's Play because it was so flippin' gory! However, what I can say about this film was that it was a perfect slapstick to watch. I loved every minute of it, especially the subtle black humor that happened at the time when both the mansion exploded and when Nick and Danny were watching action films and drinking alcohol. I loved the way they parodied everything by actually sticking to their guns and the real genres, rather than try to make a joke from every cliché that the world had seen in films like Meet the Spartans and Strange Wilderness. It, however, has some gory deaths, a lot of profanity, and some underage alcohol drinking, as in comedy. It is R for all of those, but I caught the film on Cinemax. Boy, it was funny and it succeeded at that goal.
I just don't know why people don't understand the British way of making spoofs. It's about as funny as an American spoof, like Blazing Saddles of Airplane!, but I guess it tries to be serious and it succeeds. I dare you to see this film if you get the chance, but if you are that fan of Meet the Spartans and absolutely hate any smart humor, this film is not for you. You have to understand. Some jokes do miss the target, but you'll get it the second go around.
Oh, and thank God this film made more than Meet the Spartans.