Monday, March 11, 2013

John Dies at the End (2012)

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Year of first release: 2012
Director: Don Coscarelli (Phantasm I-IV, Bubba Ho-Tep)
Actors: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti (The Hangover Part 2), Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers)
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, SF
Conditions of visioning: 09.03.2013, CITY Kino, MFFFN13
Synopsis: Dave (Williamson) and John(Mayers) can see and hunt down monsters. But how did it come to that?
Review: The story of regular dudes fighting evil forces reminds of Jack Brooks Monster Slayer, Idle Hands or My Name is Bruce. The spirit is indeed the same as in those other movies. The crazy atmosphere is nice, you never know what will hit you: decapitation, a talking dog, parallel universes, hallucinations, organic monsters... There is also a bit of Naked Lunch in there.
Not as funny as it could have been, but pleasant (and crazy) enough.
Rating: 6 /10

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