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Written by Uponnothing
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Friday, 20 March 2009 21:26 |
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Shamelessly stolen most of this from the BBC - but in my defence I do pay my licence fee. The critics have lined up to completely pan comedy horror movie Lesbian Vampire killers, starring James Corden and Mathew Horne from Gavin and Stacey fame. I have to admit I like Gavin and Stacey but I'm always dubious when TV comedians take to the big screen; they always seem to make a truly terrible film. I like Bottom but Guest House Paradiso was a steaming pile of manure. I've always wanted a Red Dwarf movie, but have been thankful in some ways that none has ever been made to tarnish the TV show. Anyway, this is supposed to be vaguely related to tabloid journalism (if that isn't an oxymoron), so to get to the point: the reviews have been very negative, except one.
See if you can spot which tabloid (and I assume reader) actually likes this film:
The Daily Express
This lazy, scary movie spoof does Corden and Horne no favours. Badly written and hastily executed, it takes all the easy options of bad taste, bosoms and body fluids. There isn't a really funny gag or stand-out sequence in the whole film. Any laughs come courtesy of Corden's randy, blustering Fletch. Phil Claydon directs at a breakneck pace, but maybe he just wanted it to be over as quickly as possible. I know exactly how he feels.
The Daily Mail
The history of British cinema is strewn with disastrous misadventures by TV comics, from Morecambe and Wise through to Ant and Dec. So it is hard to comprehend why Corden and Horne signed up for a script that makes Cannon and Ball vehicle, The Boys in Blue look like a model of flair and originality. It's a tragically feeble spoof of Hammer horror and a witless recycling of elements from Withnail & I and An American Werewolf in London. The most that can be said for it, is it is consistently abominable.
The Sun
Vampire movies are ripe for spoof and this doesn't stray far from the path of modesty trodden by Hammer House. Impish Swede MyAnna Buring and Paul McGann as a vampire-hating vicar both play it brilliantly deadpan. Other reviewers will say that Lesbian Vampire Killers is another British comic flop, but The Sneak won't be driving that stake into its heart. By the end of the movie your critic had lost control of his funny bone.
I'm not sure whether to see this or not, sometimes a movie gets so slated you want to go and see what all the fuss is about. I have been warned though; the cinema could be dangerously full of Sun readers (though thankfully precious few Mail or Express readers should be present).
For any fans, Red Dwarf is back for a two-part special to be screened on Dave over Easter weekend. Fingers crossed it isn't a massive disappointment |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 16:40 |
