"Hillbillies" vs. "College Kids": Let the battle begin!

Rating: 10/10 (28 March 2012)

What a hilarious film! I don't remember to laugh so much for a long time! TUCKER&DALE VS.EVIL is an amazing horror comedy that completely messes up with all clichés of the average horror film. I mean, the typical formula of "group of college kids + woods + cabin in the woods + one or two hillbillies = horror film" is totally messed up in this film, but in a very intelligent and funny way.
Through the entire film we see both sides, "the hillbillies", TUCKER and DALE, and "the college kids" and that's what make it funnier, because we see how they are both mistaken about each other ("college kids" think TUCKER and DALE are two homicidal freaks and they think the same about the kids when in fact nobody is a psycho killer well, nobody, except one But I won't spoil that). It's in this mood of bad misunderstandings and incredible (I would say hilariously absurd!) accidents that will occur the first deaths of college kids, and increase even more the animosity between them. Only ALLISON, a girl that was saved by the hillbillies from one of those accidents, will understand they're all mistaken, but it's too late and she can't do anything to stop the killing rush
It's really an awesome comedy with a very good argument (and script) making fun of horror films (mostly the ones in the same genre of Texas CHAIN SAW MASSACRE), but as told, in a very humorous and intelligent way. The comical scenes are always based in the weird accidents and also in the DALE's character which is very naïf and insecure. All the characters are well built and are important to the plot.
Beside all the fun and the jokes this movie also has two "serious messages", both related to DALE's character: 1- You should never judge anyone by his/her appearance. 2- We should always believe in ourselves and fight for what we want. That is the "serious part" of the film but for me what is really great in this movie is its humor.
So, if you want a good laugh and see some gore too (it also has some nice blood scenes) you got to give it a try. I bet you won't be disappointed! (After watch the trailer my expectation about this movie was high but it was absolutely fulfilled). I score it 10/10.