From the Recesses of Netflix we pull Dale and Tucker vs.
Evil, directed by Eli Craig and come out laughing until we cry .
Tucker & Dale vs Evilis by far the best film we have discovered on Netflix.
Is it a horror movie?
Is it a comedy?
We would like to create a new genre for this classic.
Lets call it a slapgore bromantic comedic satire.
This film is actually a fairly sophisticated comedy of errors.
And it serves as a challenge to hixploitation (what a great word!
Thank you tvtropes.org).
Hixploitation is the genre of horror that relies on the stereotypes and fear of rednecks and hillbillies.
(1964).Tucker & Dalevs.
Evildoes a wonderful job of deconstructing this trope.
Its a bit of a fixer upper, but its theirs.
And they are really excited to visit.
And they have the cutest redneck bromance ever.
What could possibly go wrong?
They are also going camping.
And clearly theyve seen way too many hixploitation films because they are jumpy from the get go.
Of course the advice he gives Dale backfires.
Going up and talking to a girl and laughing is great.
The college kids are freaked out.
By the way, what the hell is up with these college kids in horror movies?
Clearly they arent Syracuse University graduate students…
Things go from bad to worse when they end up on the same camping grounds (of course).
The college students swim away in terror leaving Dale and Tucker really confused.
It is wonderful to see both the college students and the hillbillies being humanized.
The girls name is Allison and she ends up falling in love with Dale.
Because he has a heart of gold and he is incredibly courageous.
While they are falling in love, Allisons friends are doing their best to rescue her from evil.
In their awful attempts to rescue her they begin dying.
And to the college students it looks like Tucker and Dale are killing them.
And to Tucker and Dale is looks like some horrifying mass suicide.
And this is definitely the part of the film that made us laugh.
In fact, some of these scenes brought tears to the author of this articles eyes.
This poor college student runs in terror right into a sharpened branch, impaling himself.
Tucker wonders if the poor kid was running so fast because he was allergic to bees.
There is a final showdown where Dale decides to dress the part of the killer hillbilly.
And he once again proves his kindness and courage while he battles the last college student, Chad.
Chad is mostly responsible for letting things get to the level that they have.
But again, its about perception and assuming the absolute worst of people.
This is a wonderful, wonderful movie.
On some level this goes to an even more sophisticated place thanCabin in the Woods(2012).
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Rating:
4.5 out of 5
