Review of Stan Helsing (2009) by Allan M — 03 May 2011

Well, against my better judgment I decided to watch Stan Helsing today. I am a very big fan of both the horror and comedy genres, however I quickly realized that some things should never be combined. Even though this movie did have a moment or two that could be considered funny, I found the hardest thing about watching this movie was trying to sit through the final 15-20 minutes, that took a lot of will and discipline on my part.

Parodies in general are difficult to pull off, but when this film included some of my favorite seriel killers such as Jason, Freddy, Chucky, and Leatherface I thought it had some material to work with, and had potential to be decent. However, almost every joke attempt came off as lame, immature, and just not funny. Like I said, there were a couple of jokes here and there that managed to get a smirk, but most of them, even the funny ones, missed the mark. The best thing about this movie, and the sole reason I gave it a whole star was because of the terrific performances (umm..okay outfits actually) of Diora Baird and Desi Lydic. Both of these women were dressed in revealing Halloween costumes throughout the entire movie.....well played.

If you like parodies, than you may get a kick out of Stan Helsing. Everyone else should avoid this movie like the black plague.