Fubar

Killer weekend might not win any awards and something I suspected would happen in this film didnt, but I enjoyed this throughout. Miles is going on a stag do with his mates, including his soon to be father in law, played by the great mark heap. But really they are going paint balling which is set as if a zombie apocalypse has happened. It starts normally and there are some pretty funny parts but all things go to hell in a hand basket after miles makes a mistake and now the soliders dressed as fake zombies might really be a threat. I thought it was paced well. Good action and a decent enough story to make it enjoyable.

Plot

When a hopeless stag party goes on a mock zombie survival weekend, an unfortunate turn of events leave them fighting for their lives.

Cast

Outside of British comedy mainstay Mark Heap I didn't know anybody.

Verdict

Me and British comedies don't have the best history, okay fine let me rephrase me and British movies don't have the best history (And I'm British) we focus too much on council estates, football hooliganism, chavvy behaviour and faux "Gangsters" none of which interest me. There have absolutely been exceptions over the years, masterpieces even! But I'm still hesitant and was going into Fubar (Especially as it goes by two names, I hate that).

Early on I realized they were your bog standard over the hard to like loud characters which made me even further concerned but once the film got going I found myself able to put that to one side and just enjoy the film, and enjoy it I did.

Sure Fubar is no comedy masterpiece but it's funny, it's well made, it has an interesting concept and a few memorable moments. For what it is it's a lot of fun and well worth 90 minutes of your time.

Rants

I'll tell you a bugbear I have with IMDB, 1 star reviews! Each to his/her own but to me 1 star review suggests a film has absolutely no redeeming features, not one thing going for it and is an offense to the eyes, ears and mind. Few films should ever be labelled as such and though taste is most certainly subjective I don't see how anyone could say this has no redeeming features yet there are a LOT of 1 star reviews for Fubar. Hate campaign? No shortage of them on here? Now don't get me wrong as you'll see from my profile I have at time of writing 927 1 star ratings, however that makes up 6% of almost 16k! I think a 1 or a 10 in many instances just can't be taken seriously and people have an agenda behind that decision. This is far from a 1 star movie.

The Good

Mark Heap is great Some really quite funny moments Surprisingly well made

The Bad

Characters can be a smidge annoying I'd have rather they wrote a certain fight scene differently.

If you're an adult whose seen a few movies, you've almost certainly seen a better version of this film. If you can accept that, you might get a few laughs and some mild entertainment out of this. The characterisation is poor - too many indistinct characters and alot of the ones you do remember are annoying and derivative. The script has quite a few "do people really talk like that?" isms but some effective plot twists, snappy editing, well framed shots and even the odd funny joke mean it flies by quicker than it really ought to. Plus it's against the laws of God and man to totally hate something that features Mark Heap this heavily.

Mark Heap saves this from a very poor film to just a poor film.

Unoriginal script reads like a poor man's "Tucker & Dale Vs Evil", some almost passable blood effects but terrible acting. ........ especially from the 'large' guy from UK The Office who's acting is so wooden I'm surprised someone didn't get a splinter.....and the Brother in law who came across as so camp I thought the twist would be he's gay.

If a Mark Heap fan then you may get some enjoyment out if it, it not then don't rush to see it. Unlikeable characters who you pray would die.

First things first: this is more fun than it has any right to be. The story is pretty simple. A last fun trip before marriage with the bros ... and the father in law of course as a major part. The dynamic and chemistry is set pretty early on. And while that may sound like cliche (relationships to each other), they all play out nicely.

Actually better than nicely. This is so much fun, I was kind of surprised. It is very well acted, you get many fun moments (especially if you are not easily offended, this is comedy after all and it does not take prisoners - quite literally at times). This was one of the best comedies I saw last year and I can only recommend it - the fun is shining through to the viewer in a big way