Beerfest (2006)

The vast majority of the humour is just plain childish or crude. The stereotyping of the people from countries other than the US is not funny but rather insulting and offensive.

I don't know what it is about "Beerfest" that makes me love it so. Could it be that it takes me back to when I saw it for the first time in my teens? I don't think so, I thought "Super Troopers" was hilarious and I didn't like it as much when I re-watched it a couple of days ago. Could it be the story? Not that either, the story is pretty typical, run-of-the-mill good guys vs bad guys. I think what makes me love "Beerfest" so much is that the characters are great, the writing is hysterical, and it appeals to that inner party animal inside of me. While I've never drunk beer like these guys in my life, the movie's all about having fun and partying. There's no drama, suspense, terror, or explosions, it's just a feel-good comedy. This is only the second movie by Broken Lizard I've seen, and so far it's my favorite. So many jokes, so many memorable scenes, so many laughs, and so much fun. I highly recommend this, it might be dumb, but it's still a great ride. Also, note to self: Watch "Das Boot" as soon as you can.

Ahh, Broken Lizard. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Super Troopers, The Slamming Salmon, Club Dread, and of course their underrated comedic riot Beerfest. The diverse, imaginative troupe of lovable idiots really understand comedy, and have an almost Monty Python style vibe to their work, with a subversive, wonderfully anti PC aesthetic that always generates laughs. The endless string of Apatow/Rogen stuff is a dime a dozen,but a Broken lizard flick is always a unique, memorable experience. The leader of the pack, Barry Badrinath (Jay Chandrasekhar also is the director) is rallied by his old college drinking buddies (Steve Lemme, Eric Stolhanske, Paul Soter) into training for an intense underground, Munich based posse called literally Beerfest. "Oktoberfest is for tosses and shapeshaggers yells a sloshed member of the rowdy UK team. The American troop is spurred by revenge after being humiliated by their distant cousins who head up the demented German team, (Macgruber himself, and Eric Christian Olsen belting out the worst German accents I've heard since the entire cast of Valkyrie). The movie throws laugh after laugh at us, with a really solid hit to miss ratio. The best thing: the broken lizard team just knows how everyday banter works, that in mundane, regular dude hangout sessions there is as world of comedic banter to be unlocked, as opposed to seriously trying to write timed jokes. The movie is filled to the brim with a chaotic, colorful, delightfully raunchy R rated goofball carnival sensibility that is impossible not to love. These films have a tendency to cast serious, often theatrically trained lofty thespians and throw them into the most lewd, self parodying sideshow versions of themselves ( Bill Paxton in Club Dread, Brian Cox in Super Troopers). Here they have Jurgen Prochnow hamming it up as Baron Wolfgang Von Wolfhause, slyly making fun of his iconic Das Boot role, Cloris Leachman in a slutty old grandma turn, and Donald Sutherland in a priceless cameo. This is the flick you see if you have a sense of humour, and aren't offended easily. It's slightly overlooked which is why I'm posting this. So check it out, ya fvkcin Dëutsch- bags.

How can you not like this movie,huh? It is what is a movie about drinking and fun..and more drinking.The start of it seems silly but as the movie went on I thought that there were some pretty good scenes and the actors were hilarious.Trying to enter a competition and keep their A-game alive as well.I liked this movie for the fact that is was all silly fun,the characters made it believable and adding that Monique had a cameo was a plus.The scene with her and Jay are too funny.If liked movies like Animal House and Old School you will like this one.