5/7/2023 0 Comments Green gord![]() It is a humorless, depressingly mean-spirited, uncomfortable, and un-focused mess (Is it a satire? Is it surreal absurdity?). It may be only an hour and thirty minutes but it will feel like an eternity, and a very tortuous one. This piece of ultra low brow trash is a movie that even people who laugh at bottom-of-the-barrel crap will have trouble sitting through. There is just an unsettling air of mean-spiritedness undercutting the whole proceedings with the film's nasty dislikable characters (Green's character is by the far them most disturbing protagonist to NOT be in a horror flick) and graphic distasteful slapstick. I can laugh at gross-out humor and go along with a nihilistic tone but Green's scatter-brained screenplay haphazardly balances these elements to say the least. Green is obviously aiming for the gut but the jokes are simply not funny (which is the most offensive aspect of this movie). Things only get worst from there: literally wearing the skin of a dead deer, swinging a newborn baby by it's umbilical cord with blood spraying everywhere, child molestation jokes, many instances of animal cruelty, to even spraying elephant seamen. The film starts off okay with a slightly cool skateboarding sequence but things quickly take a turn for the worst when Green stops to grab a horse's penis. This film contains some of the most grotesque and unpleasant skits you'll ever witness in the name of comedy. I never saw Tom Green's popular MTV show but in this movie he disregards clever comedic timing in favor of shouting every single line like an idiotic man-child. One of the biggest rules when it comes to comedy is that if you are going to be offensive then you better be funny about it (Ex. There is literally no plot in this movie it just a series of painful and a lot of the times disturbing comedy skits that aim to be shocking and offensive only to accomplish those goals TOO well. You are guaranteed to utter those words after watching Tom Green's self-indulgent, crude, vile, mindless, and utterly embarrassing attempt at comedy. I'm somewhat impressed this film was made at all and it shows the height of Greens comedy and its downfall. Don't watch if you have a weak stomach or don't know Greens comedy style, critics unfairly reviewed this alongside the worst of the worst but its definitely not in that category. It's the pitch black humour that never works, it just doesn't belong here, it's forced and makes zero sense. You can argue that the film is terrible but if Green had dialled himself back this film could have worked. He was provided free range and while most people would artistically challenge themselves, Green just disturbs the watcher with endless unwatchable humour. ![]() The film is disgusting and the swansong to Greens tiny movie career, you really sense he had complete creative control here. The film finally climbs away from Green in the middle and Torn is the shining light that really saves this film. Rip Torn is great as the father dealing with a son who is testing him every step of the way. I liked the zany character moments and underneath a lot of this is a funny movie but you have to deal with Green. The graphic content is overbearing and the first 10 minutes will test what your capable of watching. The gross out comedy is way too over the top, very fitting to Greens comedy style. Rating: R (Crude Sexual Humor|Bizarre Humor|Strong Language)ĭolby A, Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital ![]() As father and son exchange barbs, Gord comes up with a lie that changes everything: He claims his dad is molesting Freddy, leading to drastic consequences. His father (Rip Torn) doesn't approve of Gord's career path, and pressures him to gain independence. When he fails, he returns to his hometown with no choice but to live with his parents and younger brother, Freddy (Eddie Kaye Thomas). ![]() Gord Brody (Tom Green) is a struggling cartoonist trying to pitch an animated show to Hollywood executives. ![]()
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