They have their own theme song...what are you waiting for?!
This is the second monster movie I’ve watched that took
place in California. Is there something going on there that ole’ sunny Cali
isn’t telling us?
Specifically
our little story takes place in Crescent Cove, California, where a suspicious
shooting star interrupts what would otherwise be a goofy and awkward totally
hot makeout between our main characters, Michael and Debbie. Mike and Debbie in
typical horror-movie-induced stupidity go to investigate find that their town
is now in danger from alien clowns Klowns. The Klowns are here to
murder, collect, and snack on innocent civilians, so it’s up to Mike, Debbie,
and Debbie’s ex-boyfriend/cop to stop them in what is one glorious
horror-comedy.
In movies
like this the story is both non-important and a saving grace. I say
non-important because looking for plot holes and logic in a movie about alien
clowns would be missing the point.
However, it’s also a saving grace because it just continues to dive
deeper and deeper into absurdism as it goes. We get lots of ‘you be dead’
scenes in which the Klowns kill and capture townsfolk in increasingly
dark-comedic fashions, and I always give credit to a movie that rewards people
who mark smart decisions in a crisis. And it’s somehow insanely fun to watch
our main cast of characters scramble about like little ants.
Ah, but
here comes the nit-picking I must do as practice. For while the movie flows
seamlessly, it has two points that almost dragged it down. One of those was
Chief Officer Mooney, whose blatant negligence towards emergency calls (did it
not cross his mind that we could be dealing with serial killers dressed as
circus clowns?) and obvious brutality
against the youngsters would have gotten him fired ages ago. But, thankfully,
David being the smart and responsible cop in the movie balances that out and
just makes Mooney murder-fodder for later on (and it’s especially hilarious,
trust me).
The other
thing was, sad to say, Debbie. I had high hopes for blondie when I saw her, as
she was smart enough to realize that a circus tent in the middle of nowhere
(that happens to look like the skittle version of love-craft on the inside) is
likely unsafe, especially when you see it just after you saw something weird in
the sky. But her smart decisions were not due to last as she fell into the
obligatory role of damsel in distress.
In the movie’s defense, this does add to the overall b-movie feel of
everything, but I just felt disappointed. It would have been kick-ass for the
girlfriend to be the smart one who takes the lead instead of her boyfriend.
Overall it
won’t ruin the experience, and I say you have
to see this movie. This is the crazy-awesome at it’s finest, with some of the
best comedic timing I ever seen in a film. It has better acting than a film
called Killer Klowns deserves, decent
special effects for its time, and stays internally consistent through most of
the movie. Ignoring the fancy-critical approach, it’ just a damn funny movie
that’s best enjoyed late at night with a buddy and a bowl of popcorn.
Now then,
let’s see. We went from the well known, to box-office, to teen, and to obscure.
What next...how about something British?
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