A hilarious send up of recent teen horror

Rating: Null/10 (14 July 2011)

It's been a long time since I watched a film that made me hurt with laughter, I think that the last time may have been the hangover (and to be honest that was only in very brief moments). Tucker and Dale vs Evil is the first film for as long as I can remember that not only did I enjoy the whole film immensely, but made me laugh on numerous occasions throughout the film. I'm not just talking small wry smiles here either, I'm talking the kind of laughter that makes you curl up in agony, cough with the vigour of a 60 a day man and cry like you've just been to your mama's funeral.
The film's premise is a simple one, if complicated by the fact that the protagonists and 'heroes' are actually the 2 people during the opening scenes that appear to be the 'baddies'. Tucker and Dale are 2 hillbillies that have bought a 'holiday' home in the middle of some deep south woods, next to a large lake. The home turns out to be a very creepy shack, full of old bones and news clippings of murders that happened in the woods. The other characters in the film are a set of college kids that are also holidaying in the woods and who find the 2 (understandingly) creepy. The revolves around the confusion on both sides â€“ the college kids thinking that the 2 main characters are evil murderers, Tucker and Dale thinking the same. I don't want to give too many spoilers but the chipper scene is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
If I have one criticism it's the slightly hammy ending â€“ but it's a very small one. For anyone that liked Drag me to Hell and Evil Dead you have to watch this â€“ it's superb.