Club Dread (2004)

The people who brought us the slapstick comedy Super Troopers got back together for this comedy/slasher combo. The employees at a vaction resort for partying teens are suddenly being hunted by a killer in a poncho. I don't really know what it was about this movie that rubbed me wrong. I guess it wasn't as funny as I had hoped it would be. Cool idea and cool setting, but not all of the charaters were all that interesting. I think the main problem was they didn't balance the horror and comedy aspects that well. 3 out of 5.

Characters:

• Lars: New massage therapist for Pleasure Island who shows up about the same times people start getting sliced.
• Jenny: The aerobics instructor who falls for Lars and his magic fingers. Appearently she's fallen for a lot of the other employees as well.
• Coconut Pete: Bill Paxton! What the hell is he doing in this movie? Well he had one of the two entertaining characters, so that's cool. He's a washed up rocker who owns Pleasure Island. Sadly gets hung.
• Juan: Diving instructor who served time in jail for 'having a sex with a goat.' No wonder he's a lady's man! Sliced.
• Penelope: Juan's new woman who was a former gymnist from Alaska.
• Putman: Tennis instructor, and the other entertaing character aside from Coconut Pete. Advantage Putman! Gets sliced after attacking the killer with tennis balls.
• Dave: DJ and the drug guy. He know's Xactly what you need. Decapitated.
• Sam: The Fun Police for the island. Takes his job a litle too seious at times. Cut in half.
• Yu: Works on the island. Her name is pronounced 'you.' Oh yeah, this caused some confusion. Sliced.
• Hank: The security guy for the island. Killed very suddenly.
• Dirk: Annoying teen who is always harrasing the employees. Electrocuted.
• Stacy, Rolo. Kellie, Cliff, & Carlos: Random employees who get killed early on/

The Totals:

• Body Count: 13
• Weapons Used: A machete, a TV, rope, tennis balls, a racket, and a boat motor.
• Breast Shots: 3
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 1
• Ominous thunderstorms: 0
• Explosions: 0

Random Thoughts and Things Learned

• It's not every day you see a pretzil haveing sex with watermelon.
• A go cart traveling 2 miles per hour is not an ideal escape vehicle.
• Tennis balls have little effect against a serial killer.