Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil

TremblingBluStar · October 1 2011, 05:28 PM

I couldn't find a thread discussing this, so I figured I would see if anybody else is excited about this movie! It looks like a parody of the backwater killer genre in the same vein as Shaun of the Dead.

The premise - it's a movie starring Alan Tudyk and Tayler Labine as two rednecks living in a dilapidated woodland shack who encounter a group of preppy teens. When one of the teens is "abducted" by the two, the rest of the teens make several attempts to try to rescue her during which they inadvertently get themselves killed.

Here is the trailer.

The film's IMDB page lists it as a 2010 release. I wonder if it was held back from general release for some reason.

Given it has an 88% on RT it can't be due to the fear of critical backlash.

OsmiumJohnnycake · October 3 2011, 03:36 AM

I watch a ton of horror films so of course I checked this out. It's not perfect, but I found it pretty amusing. The two leads are particularly good. You could do a lot worse.

FPAlpha · October 3 2011, 04:05 AM

I generally dislike the horror/teen slasher movie genres but Tucker & Dale is hilarious due to its two leads and the absolute brain crazy stunts they get thrown into while being totally innocent.

Together with Zombieland, Army of Darkness and Shaun of the Dead they are the very few "horror" movies i actually watch. Highly recommended!

OsmiumJohnnycake · October 3 2011, 04:11 AM

Yeah it does show a familiarity with the slasher genre, particularly the backwoods variety (and in particular it has moments that recall The Burning). And it does have blood. But this is definitely a comedy before horror, not a horror film with some jokes. It's one of those things with a great idea at the center that they could have easily botched but didn't.

I'd say it's better than Zombieland, Army of Darkness or Shaun of the Dead, but I am fully aware of my opinion being in the minority on those films.

OdoWanKenobi · October 3 2011, 07:27 AM

It's not showing at a single theater in my entire state. Typical. First, Attack the Block, and now this.

Lonemagpie · October 3 2011, 12:11 PM

It came out on DVD here last week...

TremblingBluStar · October 3 2011, 03:00 PM

OdoWanKenobi wrote:

It's not showing at a single theater in my entire state. Typical. First, Attack the Block, and now this.

Yeah. It probably won't be showing here either. I'll have to wait for it to come out on DVD.

Odd that the film was made for a 2010 release. I wonder what the reason for the delay is.

TremblingBluStar · October 3 2011, 03:02 PM

OsmiumJohnnycake wrote:

The two leads are particularly good. You could do a lot worse.

I had no idea Taylor Labine has been doing so much! The last thing I saw him in was Invasion!

Satyrquaze · October 3 2011, 03:11 PM

Its currently playing here in limited release; I saw it a few weeks ago and thought it was excellent.

TremblingBluStar · October 3 2011, 07:21 PM

Silencequaze wrote:

Its currently playing here in limited release; I saw it a few weeks ago and thought it was excellent.

Yeah. The closest theater it is playing at in in Dubuque, IA - about 3 hours away! I'm not sure why it isn't coming to Des Moines.

The Borgified Corpse · October 7 2011, 02:45 AM

It's currently playing at the Harkins Valley Art Theater in Tempe, AZ. I saw it last Saturday night. (Hardly anyone else was in the theater since it seemed like everyone else was at the ASU football game.) It's a lot of fun. The premise is better than the execution but it's very cute & sweet.

October 1 2011, 05:28 PM	#1
TremblingBluStar Vice Admiral Location: Fort Dodge, IA	Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil I couldn't find a thread discussing this, so I figured I would see if anybody else is excited about this movie! It looks like a parody of the backwater killer genre in the same vein as Shaun of the Dead. The premise - it's a movie starring Alan Tudyk and Tayler Labine as two rednecks living in a dilapidated woodland shack who encounter a group of preppy teens. When one of the teens is "abducted" by the two, the rest of the teens make several attempts to try to rescue her during which they inadvertently get themselves killed. Here is the trailer. The film's IMDB page lists it as a 2010 release. I wonder if it was held back from general release for some reason. Given it has an 88% on RT it can't be due to the fear of critical backlash.

October 3 2011, 03:36 AM	#2
OsmiumJohnnycake Fleet Captain	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil I watch a ton of horror films so of course I checked this out. It's not perfect, but I found it pretty amusing. The two leads are particularly good. You could do a lot worse.

October 3 2011, 04:05 AM	#3
FPAlpha Rear Admiral Location: Mannheim, Germany	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil I generally dislike the horror/teen slasher movie genres but Tucker & Dale is hilarious due to its two leads and the absolute brain crazy stunts they get thrown into while being totally innocent. Together with Zombieland, Army of Darkness and Shaun of the Dead they are the very few "horror" movies i actually watch. Highly recommended! __________________ "A control freak like you with something you can't control? No no.. that's gonna be more fun than shark week!" Det. Javier Esposito

October 3 2011, 04:11 AM	#4
OsmiumJohnnycake Fleet Captain	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil Yeah it does show a familiarity with the slasher genre, particularly the backwoods variety (and in particular it has moments that recall The Burning). And it does have blood. But this is definitely a comedy before horror, not a horror film with some jokes. It's one of those things with a great idea at the center that they could have easily botched but didn't. I'd say it's better than Zombieland, Army of Darkness or Shaun of the Dead, but I am fully aware of my opinion being in the minority on those films.

October 3 2011, 07:27 AM	#5
OdoWanKenobi Shapeshifting Jedi Location: Gotham City	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil It's not showing at a single theater in my entire state. Typical. First, Attack the Block, and now this. __________________ I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thread on the TrekBBS.

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October 3 2011, 12:11 PM	#6
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil It came out on DVD here last week... __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: Mystery Man (Colin Bateman) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

October 3 2011, 03:11 PM	#9
Satyrquaze The finest Vice Admiral in the fleet Location: Satyrquaze	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil Its currently playing here in limited release; I saw it a few weeks ago and thought it was excellent. __________________ “If at first you don't succeed, cheat, repeat until caught, then lie.” -Anomymous

October 7 2011, 02:45 AM	#11
The Borgified Corpse Admiral Location: Making closing arguments with Jack McCoy & Michael Cutter	Re: Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil It's currently playing at the Harkins Valley Art Theater in Tempe, AZ. I saw it last Saturday night. (Hardly anyone else was in the theater since it seemed like everyone else was at the ASU football game.) It's a lot of fun. The premise is better than the execution but it's very cute & sweet. __________________ Kegg: "You're a Trekkie. The capacity to quibble over the minutiae of space opera films is your birthright."