“Tucker & Dale vs. Evil“. Damn, that was unexpected. I somehow totally missed this movie, so thanks to Zoë. It’s neither sci-fi nor horror (at least, not in its traditional form) so I won’t write a full review, but it is a hilarious, witty and original horror comedy, well written and acted. Highly recommended for any fan of my all-time favourite “Cabin in the Woods” or “Shaun of the Dead“.
P. S. By the way… “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil” stars Alan Tudyk of “Firefly” and “Serenity“.
My persional recommendation of a good comedy horror would be an Italian film ”Della Morte, Dell’Amore”. It’s extremely weird, pretty trashy, full of wry humour and… very funny too.
“You want a killer hillbilly? I’ll show you a killer hillbilly.”
– Dale
SYNOPSIS: Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students. – via IMDB
I remember when this came out, I was dead set against watching it. One part was being contrary about watching a recommendation from someone I was a) peeved with and b) I considered to have sketchy taste. I did not feel like a stoner movie (his forte). Ultimately I was roped into this by my now-husband, and I was pleased I was. What I thought this movie was and what it turned out to be? Two totally different things. Horror comedy. Why didn’t someone just open with that? You know I would have been all over that!
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You read my mind, Bobinsky. I just showed this movie to my original blogging partner the Raven a few weeks ago, and have it lined up for the end of the month.
A fun little movie, this one.
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Alan Tudyk is such an underrated actor in my opinion, he has played so many different parts, and can pretty much take on any role. He was also very good in Dollhouse. Don;t know if you ever saw that series, but it’s really worth the watch 😀
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I completely agree on Tudyk. Been saying the same thing for years.
He was okay in Dollhouse. That finale really let everything down. The show overall wasn’t that great, either, but his first appearance was amazing.
MEDICINAL CARROTS!
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I really enjoyed the show but haven’t finished it. The main problem was thaf there were too many filler-episodes that don’t develop the plot.
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Yup. The whole thing was more of a vanity project for Dushku, from the looks of it. I was quite underwhelmed by the show overall, but Tudyk’s performance in his first appearance is worthy of a strong recommendation.
I’d go as far as to say that one could watch it as a stand alone.
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And how did you like Dushku?
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Yeah I think the finale was a letdown because the show got cancelled and they tried to make an ending that at at least wrapped everything up. But yeah Tudyk himself was really cool in the series 😊
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Which other his films you recommend?
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I love Dollhouse! I’ve been just watching it recently but haven’t finished yet. But it is very entertaining and deep. In fact, I’m pretty sad it’s not consideres one of Whedon’s best works, normally his name is attached to Buffy & Firefly…
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True, Dollhouse is a bit of an underrated gem. I really enjoyed the series myself, despite that could have been a little bit better. And it stars the lovely Eliza Dushku….so that is another reason to watch it 😊
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Yes! She also did an appearance in Banshee 😍
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I know, that is the only season that I haven’t seen yet 😢 I hope to wrap that up next year, as I truly love that series: it’s awesome 😊
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Yes, I loved it too and watched them all! It was a bit too long, but still awesome, and watch the last season, there are many reaaaally unexpected things.
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Looking forward to it. It will in all likelyhood be one of the first things that I will see next year 😉
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And Sugar Bates? He did exactly the same role in Luke Cage… 😅
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He also had a great, but small part in the Mazerunner: the Scorch trials, and a small role in 3-10 to Yuma where he starred alongside Russel Crowe and Christian Bale. And of course he also played in Rogue One, but you didn’t see him there because he played the role of the robot K-2SO😊
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Poor him! Use such a great actor for a robot role…
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Which roles you think are his best?
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He was of course amazing in Firefly, as mentioned I really liked his role in Dollhouse, but I also liked his over the top role in Transformers; Dark of the moon 😊
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Uhm… I stopped watching Transformers pretty early so I guess I won’t see him there 😀
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A big family favourite this one. So damn funny. 🙂
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Family favourite? Dammit, you have a excellent tastebuds then 😃😃😃
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Love this movie. 🙂 Think I prefer comedy horrors to full on horror these days. Grabbers is another fun one…
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Grabbers? Thanks for the recommendation 🙂 Did you see the Italian film ”Della Morte, Dell’Amore”? It’s little known but has its own charme.
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