Best movie of this year hands down!

Too much of everything

An action-packed slog

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Despite the lame title, I had no idea that Dead and Breakfast was a comedy. And yeah, it is pretty funny! You've got the typical group of 20-somethings taking a road trip to attend a friend's wedding, when they get lost and decide to spend the night at an inn. They're all there: Cool cat, stoner, tough-talking girl, nice girl, level-headed girl, dweeb. What sets it apart from most movies like it, is that they don't mysteriously start getting picked off one by one. Several references are made to clichés, such as dead cell phones and forgotten car keys, but they're quick and sly and work! And of course, there's the clueless sheriff and deputy, but they're simply and effectively satirizing those common roles. The gore/splatter level is pretty acceptable for fans of that (like me). Now let's talk about Zack Selwyn. What a hilariously talented singer this guy is. He pops up several times to fill us in on the plot line through awesome little country ditties and each time, he nails it! It gets to the point where you can't wait for him to appear on screen with his acoustic guitar and rhymes. He totally makes this movie worth watching, and definitely the most amusing thing about it. From great lyrics to the absurd "Thriller" dance, this movie belongs to him.

I had this one sitting around for awhile (as I recorded off TV about two years ago), but I heard mainly poor things which made me leave to sit on my shelf gathering dust. Clearing out my copies, I decided to take the dive and in all honesty it wasn't too bad. It might be dumb, but still sorely entertaining. The very low-budget horror / comedy 'Dead & Breakfast' is completely daft, but surprisingly amusing with its tongue-in-cheek pulp send-up of the zombie sub-genre. Its influences are obvious, but it doesn't try to hide it but wears it on its sleeve. After an imaginative get-go, it does fall on the familiar side (small rural town under threat/people boarded in a house with the dead outside) with its running joke beginning to wear thin, but its comic book enthusiasm (and crazy blood splatter) drives it on. It really relishes in the gruesomely squishy make-up FX and oddball pluckiness. However it has some interesting facets like the storyboard illustrations cutting between scenes and linking the erratic storytelling is a singing narration (which does feel longer than it is) with a real country swing. But the leering one would be variation of how the zombies come about. Nicely done. Roaming through is a rock soundtrack, and a score that's got the flair to match. The performances are light-head, but colourfully quirky and sharp with the likes of Gina Phillips (who's perfectly wholesome), Jeremy Sisto, Bianca Lawson, Ever Carradine, Erik Palladino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brent David Fraser and Miranda Bailey. It was cool to see David Carradine pop up in a cameo role too. Also recognizable showing in minor parts are Vincent Ventresca, Portia de Rossi and Diedrich Bader. Spiritedly goofy, messy fun.

A bunch of the usual brainless 20 somethings are driving to a wedding. They consist of the nerd (Oz Perkins), the oversexed Italian stud (Erik Palladino), the sweet lovable naive brunette (Gina Philips), the foul-mouthed black girl (Bianca Lawson) and two more than have no personalities whatsoever (Jeremy Sisto, Ever Carradine). They get lost and have to spend the night in a little town called Lovelock. Things get strange and it ends up with most of the town being possessed by an evil demon and going after the ones who aren't.Strange doesn't begin to cover this one. It starts as a conventional slasher horror film with large doses of humor and turns into a huge gore fest with some real black (but funny) humor. The body parts and blood go flying in this one--I saw the cut R rated version and was impressed at how much violence even that got by with. The story doesn't make much sense but you'll be too entertained to really care. Also the film's off the wall and black humor somehow fits in with it. Add in a country western singer with some very funny songs acting as a Greek chorus to the movie and cameos by David Carradine and Portia de Rossi and you have a very strange and VERY gory bun fun flick. This was (pretty obviously) made on a low budget but you can see that everybody went out of their way to make this work. An 8.

While heading to Galveston in a RV for the wedding of a friend, the driver Johnny (Oz Perkins) gets lost and arrive in the small town of Lovelock and his friends Kate (Bianca Lawson), Sara (Ever Carradine), Melody (Gina Phillips), Christian (Jeremy Sisto) and David (Erik Palladino) decide to spend the night in the Bed and Breakfast owned by Mr. Robert Wise (David Carradine). David has an argument with the chef of the inn, Henri (Diedrich Bader), and when the chef is found dead and Mr. Wise has a heart attack in the middle of the night, the local Sheriff (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) suspects of the group and asks his assistant Enus (Mark Kelly) to take the key of their trailer and stay in Lovelock during the investigation. Then the Sheriff arrests a drifter (Brent David Fraser) that becomes his prime suspect. When the clumsy Johnny accidentally breaks a box of Mr. Wise, he releases the fiend Kuman Thong and the evil spirit possesses the locals transforming them into zombies.Matthew Leutwyler certainly wrote and directed "Dead & Breakfast" with the intention of making a cult-movie. Unfortunately his target is never reached, but this gore comedy is funny and a worthwhile entertainment. There are good lines and most of the characters are likable, and one of the best moments if the phone call of the maid of honor Kate to the bride Lisa, with a hilarious dialog. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Adivinhe Quem Vem Para Morrer" ("Guess Who is Coming to Die?")