You know what, slasher movies are stupid. They are so stupid and kind of laughable. What’s even the point of them? Kidding aside, the slasher film genre is pretty silly when you think about the tropes of it, to a point where it should be parodied. And they did parody it… With Cabin in the Woods. But we’re not here to talk about that film. Let’s talk about something less respected, 2010’s Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil
The title characters of the film, Tucker and Dale, are two rednecks who head to their rundown vacation home. On the way, they find a group of obnoxious college kids that mistake the two for crazy hillbillies. Eventually, the kids starts to die in accidents, mostly due to their own stupidity, and the blame is put on Tucker and Dale. Now it’s a sorta, not really fight for sorta, not really survival as the Tucker and Dale get roped into this massive misunderstanding. And it’s pretty damn funny, if you ask me.
Sure, this isn’t exactly going to give anyone nightmares, as this “horror” film is more of a comedy than anything. That being said, the tension in some scenes can be considered a horror, if barely at all. I mean, this films a ton more scary than something like The Hills Have Eyes. But the film is, of course, more of a comedy than anything else. The film works a lot better when it’s being funny rather than scary, and boy, does the comedy in this film prove that. Once things start getting out of hand in the 2nd Act and Tucker and Dale are aware of the dead bodies, things start to get really funny, with each group thinking of different things. The college kids thinking that they are crazy hillbillies that kidnap and murder college kids to Tucker and Dale thinking that the college kids have formed a suicide pact.
It isn’t until the third act where it slowly becomes scarier, mostly because of the antagonist of the film. I won’t say who, because spoiler, but it’s pretty clear who it is. That being said, the antagonist is probably the weakest part of the film, getting angry and whiny over the smallest things. I don’t know if that was intentional or not, but he’s still incredibly obnoxious, no matter which way you phrase it.
I’m not gonna lie, this is probably one of the hardest films for me to discuss on Cultober, along with Begotten, mostly because it isn’t much of a horror film. It has the elements of a horror film, but clearly works better as a comedy. That being said, Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil is an entertaining film that I recommend to any fan of the slasher genre. Check it out if you are interesting in something more funny this Halloween season.
The title characters of the film, Tucker and Dale, are two rednecks who head to their rundown vacation home. On the way, they find a group of obnoxious college kids that mistake the two for crazy hillbillies. Eventually, the kids starts to die in accidents, mostly due to their own stupidity, and the blame is put on Tucker and Dale. Now it’s a sorta, not really fight for sorta, not really survival as the Tucker and Dale get roped into this massive misunderstanding. And it’s pretty damn funny, if you ask me.
Sure, this isn’t exactly going to give anyone nightmares, as this “horror” film is more of a comedy than anything. That being said, the tension in some scenes can be considered a horror, if barely at all. I mean, this films a ton more scary than something like The Hills Have Eyes. But the film is, of course, more of a comedy than anything else. The film works a lot better when it’s being funny rather than scary, and boy, does the comedy in this film prove that. Once things start getting out of hand in the 2nd Act and Tucker and Dale are aware of the dead bodies, things start to get really funny, with each group thinking of different things. The college kids thinking that they are crazy hillbillies that kidnap and murder college kids to Tucker and Dale thinking that the college kids have formed a suicide pact.
It isn’t until the third act where it slowly becomes scarier, mostly because of the antagonist of the film. I won’t say who, because spoiler, but it’s pretty clear who it is. That being said, the antagonist is probably the weakest part of the film, getting angry and whiny over the smallest things. I don’t know if that was intentional or not, but he’s still incredibly obnoxious, no matter which way you phrase it.
I’m not gonna lie, this is probably one of the hardest films for me to discuss on Cultober, along with Begotten, mostly because it isn’t much of a horror film. It has the elements of a horror film, but clearly works better as a comedy. That being said, Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil is an entertaining film that I recommend to any fan of the slasher genre. Check it out if you are interesting in something more funny this Halloween season.