Review of Yoga Hosers (2016) by Thequietgamer — 17 Dec 2016

Kevin Smith's follow up to horror-comedy Tusk and the second entry in the "True North Trilogy" ups the humor, weirdness, and stupidity. You can tell it was built from the ground up to be a dumb B-movie. It's evident that Smith and crew were having a lot of fun making it. Fortunately some of that fun makes it's way into the movie making things a little easier for audiences to swallow. One just has to come into it with expecting outlandish absurdity.

Much like Tusk, the movie is kind of batcrap crazy. Only this time it's more in the realm of just plain stupid. It's a fun kind of stupid, but stupid nonetheless. The kind that's going to turn off a lot of people that don't have a stomach for over-the-top ridiculousness. The intentional silliness and refusal to take anything seriously is amusing. Smith fills the movie with clever one-liners and amusing scenarios that poke fun at this technology obsessed generation. The ranting of an old man? Perhaps. Luckily the two leads are given some sharp dialog to combat it and provide the audience with some chuckles.

Eventually though all this goofiness and oddball imagination reaches a point where it all beings to feel like too much. That's when the "Bratzis" (bratwurst Nazis) finally show up. We an amusing first conflict and then the plot deepens, we meet the main villain, and we start wishing things would wrap up already. Mercifully it does, but not before that eccentric sense of humor and absurdity that started as the movies strange sense of charm and strength in spite of it's flaws starts to get on our nerves. Then there's the stuff where Smith just takes shots at his critics.

After Tusk I was expecting something weird, funny, and maybe even moronic. Turns out that's exactly what I got and I found myself suitably amused throughout the majority of it's runtime. It lacks Tusk's charm and quality (a big red flag should be going up if you didn't like that movie), but altogether it can prove amusing if you're just looking for some cheap laughs and something different to watch with your brain turned off. If B-movie horror-comedies aren't your thing then don't bother checking this one out. It's the kind of movie you watch for the silly jokes and just to see what kind of bizarre crap happens onscreen. It does go to moronic at times, but it's not a total waste of time if you know what to expect. And let's be honest, the plot description should give you a pretty darn good idea of what that is.

6.