Beerfest

That's the Broken Lizard crew I once knew

A few years ago when I stumbled upon the movie Super Troopers, I decided it was the funniest film I had ever seen. I still rate that film as one of the greatest comedies ever. When it came out I had never heard of it, there was no media hype, there were no famous actors in it and the video store only carried a couple of copies. I thought it was a hidden secret. It turned out to be a classic, written by a crew of people who call themselves Broken Lizard.

You will know that after Super Troopers, that same group of guys made a film called Club Dread, which was probably not their finest hour. Now comes Beerfest where two brothers need to deliver their grandfathers ashed to somewhere or other. Anyway, these guys at this underground Oktoberfest, called Beerfest, break the urn with his ashes in it.

They decide they want revenge and want to outdrink these Germans. So they embark on a one year training plan to compete in Beerfest. Some of the funniest scenes are when Ramathorn (I only know their Super Troopers names) wakes up naked next an dead animal, to which he says “Ah no, not again” and runs off into the bushes.

There is also a classic scene with him where he sinks all the balls on a pool table-with one shot. And it's a handed shot.

The movie started off a bit slow but once it got started it was funny. I have been reading reviews on it and they all say it's not that funny, but I enjoyed it. It's definitely worth a watch, even just to see Farva as a guy they call “Landfill” because he drinks and eats so much.

Good times, good times.

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