For spring break the place to be is Coconut Pete's Pleasure Island in Costa Rica. Coconut Pete (Paxton) is a washed up rocker who runs the island resort in the mantra of one of his songs. The staff enjoys a life of partying and sleeping with the guests, until they start being brutally murdered. The surviving staff are giving orders by the killer, via a blackboard, to do their jobs and keep the secret from the guests or they will be next. But who is the killer? Is it
An intriguing concept... a comedy slasher flick. Sure it's been done (badly) many times (think the horrible "Scary Movie" films), but I was hoping this film would break the tradition and actually be good. Sadly, this film had potential, but wasn't good enough.
The main characters are well developed and have some funny lines interspersed... Not as funny as the Broken Lizard's previous film (Super Troopers), but still better than other comedies. The beginning is blah, but it does get better later in the film.
Too much nudity... and the film drags on too long. It's an o.k. film, and you will probably laugh, but it won't crack your top 10 comedies.
- Coconut Pete, unwilling to actually give ownership of the resort to someone else?
- Is DJ / stoner Dave (Soter) still bitter about the death of his parents?
- Is arrogant tennis pro Putman (Chandrasekhar) really crazy?
- Is diving instructor Juan's (Lemme) checkered past catching up to him?
- Is masseuse Lars (Heffernan) using his "magical" hands for harm and not good?
- Is it the trigger-happy tequilla shooter, Fun Police Officer Sam (Stolhanske)?
- Or it is exercise guru Jenny (Daniel) who inherited an exercise empire under shady circumstances?
An intriguing concept... a comedy slasher flick. Sure it's been done (badly) many times (think the horrible "Scary Movie" films), but I was hoping this film would break the tradition and actually be good. Sadly, this film had potential, but wasn't good enough.
The main characters are well developed and have some funny lines interspersed... Not as funny as the Broken Lizard's previous film (Super Troopers), but still better than other comedies. The beginning is blah, but it does get better later in the film.
Too much nudity... and the film drags on too long. It's an o.k. film, and you will probably laugh, but it won't crack your top 10 comedies.
Club Dread (2004) 104 minutes
Rating: R for violence/gore, sexual content, language and drug use.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar as Putman
Kevin Heffernan as Lars
Steve Lemme as Juan
Paul Soter as Dave
Erik Stolhanske as Sam
Brittany Daniel as Jenny
Jordan Ladd as Penelope
M.C. Gainey as Hank
Bill Paxton as Coconut Pete
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