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Summary: Wildly Entertaining, and Not a Spoof!
Review: "Club Dread" was one of the most entertaining, funny, and scary movie that I have seen in a long time. It also kept me guessing, right untill the very end. I found it to be rude, crude, and vicious fun. It is the second film in the comedy troop "Broken Lizard" who made a film about two years ago called "Super Troopers" which I have never seen. I almost gave this movie five stars, but was stopped because of the first scene. I thought that the first scene was a little dull, and after that I was scared that the entire movie would be a waste of time. I was very very wrong. The movie stars Bill Paxton, who I thought was great in this as Coconut Pete, Brittany Daniel from "Joe Dirt," and the leader of Broken Lizard, Jay Chandrasekhar, who played a tennis instructor who thinks that his playing is great. The movie takes place on Pleasure Island resort in Costa Rica. Run by former former rock star Coconut Pete. He has young people come and have a good time, away from phones, and other technology, and wants his visitors to have a good time with the staffers. The staffers include Putnam, the tennis instructor, Sam, the captain of the "Fun Police" and Jenny, the aerobics instructor who has a reputation of sleeping with many of the staff members. Jenny becomes interested with the new masseur Lars whose has hands like magic, much to the dismay of Putnam. All of the staff members are ready to have fun for the week, untill one of the staff members is killed. More and more start to die, and they are killing people based on the lyrics of Coconut Pete's songs. Pete hired the security guard Hank to help them find out who is killing everybody, as they try and survive the week at the resort, all while suspecting everybody including each other. "Club Dread" sounds like a spoof, but it is not. It is pure horror/comedy. I thought that it was scarier then recent horror films like "Freddy vs Jason" and "Dawn of the Dead" and I liked how it was hilarious as well. It wasn't to long in the end, and I felt that the entire money was worth the money that it spent. I don't see how it didn't make alot of money, but it will probally do much better when it comes out on video. I thought Bill Paxton was a big highlight as Coconut Pete, and he was hilarious. It has graphic violence, and graphic nudity, but it was still a great film. If it wasn't for the beginning, it would be a five star movie, and mabye one of the best of the year. I am awaiting the next Broken Lizards comedy. ENJOY! Rated R for violence/gore, sexual content, language and drug use.
Rating: 
Summary: Not that good
Review: after seeing "super troopers" and the comedic skills displayed by the broken lizard writers and this acting group, i expected far more of "club dread" than was delivered. The few jokes that there were are simply spread too thin and are not nearly as clever as they could have been, and even the story simply lacks staying power. do yourself a favor, find something else to laugh at, you'll be wasting your time with this one. hopefully they'll do better next time.
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Summary: Lighten Up!
Review: After seeing the scouring reviews of "Club Dread" and multiple single-star ratings, I had to submit my two-cents worth. Okay, so this movie did not make millions at the box office and did not sweep the Academy Awards; it did, however, make me laugh outloud quite a bit. Who cares if "Club Dread" has a plot that a first-grader could determine? This is one of those movies that I classify as "So-silly-it's-funny" movies. I like this movie because I did not have to think too much and pay close attention to every single detail. If you want a movie that you have to watch a thousand times to get the point, this is not the movie for you. If you want a movie that is a true comedy with no symbolism or metaphors, then give "Club Dread" a shot. The actors are not out to impress the Academy, but instead are out to truly entertain.
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Summary: the most stupidest movie ever.....and i loved it!!!!!!!
Review: CLUB DREAD is a way different comedy horror flick....it has tons of comedy......when i watched it the first time, i was like "what the hell>?" i had to watch the movie a 2nd time to get the movie... now that i get it it is a great movie...
they do a great job on making every1 a suspect not many horror flicks do that...
the best parts were the middle eastern dude with dreads and the british accent.... he was too friggin funny.....
the worst part of the movie is the last 10 min... u have to watch it for yourself it gets kind of annoying....
other than that if you like "what the ****>?" entertainment buy this movie it will keep your interest....
Rating:
Summary: It depends
Review: Club Dread is everything Broken Lizard sought it out to be, a foolish, slapstickish spoof on horror with lots of naked chicks. I ather enjoyed the movie, but it does not mean you will. First of all, you need to completely clear your mind of any memories of Super Troopers before viewing. CD is nothing like ST. Don't compare them. I think the movie efficiently makes good fun of the horror genre with all of the silly horror movie cliches. The best performance is done by Bill Paxton as Coconut Pete, a guy who owns a resort island called Pleasure Island. Everyone is partying around the clock until they find a killer is looses on the island and they are completely cut off from the rest of the world. Does this kind of plot sound familiar? One complaint; Why didn't they release the R rated and Unrated versions at the same time?!? Now i'm stuck with the r version.
Rating:
Summary: Plenty to look at but little to see.
Review: I came away from watching it one time with a feeling that there were lots of pretty women to see, a pretty good ending but a lot of wasted time at the start of the movie.
With only two characters I cared about only slightly and a story that I never really could get into; I can only assume that I missed the point of the movie. That said this is probably not a movie for everyone.
Other people said you may have to watch it more than once to enjoy the movie and this may be the case, but it will be a while before I watch this movie again.
My review is from the regular release DVD, but from what I have read would also apply to the unrated release.
Rating:
Summary: good movie
Review: I liked this movie. It helps if you have a clue who Jimmy Buffett is or some of the jokes aren't that funny. The characters are great also - like the security guard! And the fun police rings familiar if you have ever been to a resort with an activities director. The movie is a horror spoof that actually is scary in parts. In being true to the genre there is a lot of pointless nudity. I have watched this movie about 10 times already. It is too hard to compare this to super troopers so don't even try. Plus pay attention to the words in the coconut pete songs like the line "mouth tastes like pinata turd". The Buffett style songs are funny as hell. This also comes off as a murder mystery as you are trying to find out who is killing all of the guests.
Rating:
Summary: son of a son of a bitch
Review: I personally think this movie is better than most do. It may not be as funny as Super Troopers but it is rather entertaining. I find Bill Paxton's second-rate Jimmy Buffet character Coconut Pete to be absolutely hysterical. The film serves its purpose of having little plot and some good laughs very well, but if your expecting some sort of artistic genius here stay away.
Rating: 
Summary: What Happened?
Review: I really cringe only giving this 3 stars, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. I would have expected more from Broken Lizard. I guess I just expected comedy similar to that from Super Troopers, which is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. I actually fell asleep watching it, but I was also tired, so I may have missed some it, but what I did see (which was about an hours worth) was not up to my expectations. I hope that the next Broken Lizard production will have a straight focus on comedy rather than a lame attempt at a Scary Movie rip. I know they can do better, and Super Troopers is the obvious proof. I mean, they began a "cop comedy" genre, which laid foundation for things such as Comedy Central's Reno 911 (which is a good show, kinda corny, but good stuff). Next time, I hope Broken Lizard sticks to what it became famous for...COMEDY!
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Summary: I Expected More....
Review: I realy expected more from this movie I meen me and my friends tbought that it was the worst movie ever (i didnt think that)when we watched it because we didnt think it was funy. I thought it would be mor like Scary Movie but it was alot.....un funnier.
But a thing that this movie did well was incorparate all the people to make you confused. It was a stupid comdey horror flick so i wouldnt expect much
I dont know what to think about this movie ....it had its moments....but not all the jokes were funny....and i didnt notice alot of them.
In conclusion i think you should rent this movie...see what you think and then you can buy it ....if you want that is...im not sure if i would
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