Beerfest

 

                A New Year has come my friends and to be truthfully honest I was in a bit of a letdown with Christmas coming and going, though don't get me wrong I know it's part of life but I was going through a funk phase of being laid off, from my job in November, not really wanting in a best essence to go finding a new job so, to make a long story short I wasn't feeling in the best way possible all because of what the new year will hopefully bring. So, I had to find one movie that can give me a fresh relief in life. And this movie was no doubt one of the greatest decisions I've ever made in my entire life, especially when you are in a funk. Furthermore, I knew I had to get my dad involved in watching this amazing film, if you aren't familiar with the Super Trooper's movies or Tacoma FD show I'm sure you've watched this film in your college years and thought this movie was the greatest film in all the world. 

                Two brothers (Erik Stolhanske, Paul Soter) from America happen upon a secret and centuries-old beer-games competition during a visit to Germany's Oktoberfest. After losing badly, they return to America, assemble an impressive team of brew-lovers and return to Germany for a rematch. 

                The concept of the film's premise starts really with one of the simplest of ideas, basically going on trips or re-living a memory. Jay Chandrasekhar director of the film as well as part of the writing team Broken Lizard who all four men wrote Beerfest, states "We were at a Beer Garden in Australia (wearing our Police uniforms) and we went on stage and challenged the top five drinkers in the room to a chug off. The place exploded. We were winning, but then Paul Soter started drinking and we quickly lost. Then we had an arm-wrestling contest. Then Steve Lemme insulted national treasure, Russell Crowe and we had to be escorted out by security. We thought that would be a fun movie. The drinking part", for which the rest becomes history if you ask me. Now going back and watching this movie along with my dad. I will say that this is the most underappreciative movie ever made and for me one of the best comedies ever assembled, and the fact that you have critics that view this movie is the worst comedy ever, and I feel like these critic's obviously haven't watched this film all the way through and if you want to talk worst comedies try looking at films like A million ways to die in the West, or Don't mess with the Zohan. The Broken Lizard crew are exceptional writers and comedians I mean the fact that these guys have been doing it for quite a long time is impressive as well as underappreciative because all of these guys films aren't perfect but there most certainly funny and entertaining from start to finish almost the modern-day Mel Brooks or Harold Ramis. The other thing in what makes these guys great is that they cast some of the most unexpected actors/actresses to make the film work hell Donald Sutherland is legendary in this movie even though he's only in the opening part of the film and it was a much better performance than watching Invasions of the Body Snatcher's personally. But the best for last is Cloris Leachman who does a fantastic job in the movie playing the inspiration for her young Grandsons in a great comedic way possible and even though she passed away four years ago, she's no doubt one of the greatest comedic actresses out there along with Madeline Khan. So, ladies if you want to find a good idea of what makes a great comic actor it's called having a great sense of humor and if you don't believe me, watch this movie as Leachman shines throughout the movie. Super Trooper's is defiantly a great comedy you can watch over and over again the same with its successor despite that it's a shame premise but Beerfest is most certainly that one comedy that you can watch over and over again from its great opening scene to its iconic one liners, this is most certainly a comedy that you can watch for months on end and feel refreshed whenever you’re in a depressing mode and Beerfest is most certainly that comedy that needs to be seen to be understood by a wider audience. The movie is on Tubi and so I would highly recommend watching this with your own father because it gave my dad something to laugh at and I'm certain it will give your own father tears of joy.