DISQUS

Film School Rejects: Review: I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

  • The Rake · 2 months ago
    I'm shocked that this review is even this positive. It really does look completely atrocious and forced (see I have a predisposition before seeing it too). The reality is I am certain I can't bring myself to see it and I thank you for your review in at least shaping the expectations somewhat.
    The Rake
    http://thefilmnest.com
  • Samwise16 · 1 month ago
    I just wanted to let you know that the part talking about the pancakewich (aka McGriddle, they just had to change it for the movie) is a real diatribe written by Drew's inspiration, SlingBlade (his name in the book). He wrote it to someone on Tucker Max's website or message board, and Tucker Max thought it was so funny he included it... so I guess you can blame SlingBlade for that. : )

    Good review though!

    edit: Here is where they got it from:


    Even though he can be weird in alot of ways, Slingblade is a legit comedic genius. The purest example of this is "The McGriddle Argument." On the message board attached to my site, Slingblade and I we were talking about a McDonalds breakfast sandwhich called the McGriddle. This is the basic transcript of the discussion:

    Tucker : "Dude--That thing looks disgusting. It has to be nasty, with the syrup shit in it. What is that?"

    Slingblade : "I can only assume from your cavalier attitude that you have not yet partake of the wonderment that is the McGriddle. Let me enlighten you. What happens is the One True God grows them on trees in the Elysian Fields using a heretofore unused incantation. He then proceeds to magic them down to your local eatery where whatever Ghetto Bastard cook your McDonalds has rescued from welfare that week proceeds to wrap it in cellophane and pass it along to you, the fortunate consumer. You proceed to ingest this finery in the vain hope that your obviously overmatched taste buds can somehow grasp the delectable intricacies it is suddenly faced with. Is that egg? why yes it is, and bacon too. But wait-They didnt add... yes they did, yes they did indeed. They added cheese. And then, then my friends, they wrapped it in a sumptuous pancake bun! As your taste buds try to process that amazing piece of information, IT hits them... the syrup nugget. THE MOTHERFUCKING SYRUP NUGGET!!! It announces itself with a burst of confectionery grandiosity the likes of which your palate has never seen."

    Tucker : "So you like them?"

    Slingblade : "if you EVER speak ill of the McGriddle again I will personally force-feed you one while I fuck you in the butt using the wrapper as a condom and then donkey punch you when the infused syrup nuggets explode in your mouth."

    (from the book)
  • Jane · 1 month ago
    It's nice funny movie I like it very much. Cheer!
  • Dawson · 1 month ago
    I've heard a fair bit about this movie, and taken a look at the Tucker Max website. Seen some pics of protestors alleging that he promotes date rape culture. The protests aren't too surprising if he advertises on bottles of Rohypnol....but where are you getting that info from? Have you seen the bottles, or is it a matter of common knowledge? I'm surprised there isn't more of an outcry about that aspect of his advertising.
  • Jesse Custer · 1 month ago
    "I’m gonna hit it so hard whoever pulls me out of you is gonna become King of England." Is this a funny line? No. It WAS a funny line when it first appeared on www.overheardinny.com, but it stopped being funny when Tucker stole it, reappropriated it and took credit for it. I'm not surprised since those three steps comprise his entire creative process.

    You can't admire craft when it begins from a place of dishonesty, and that's the fundamental flaw in his self-labeled art. Tucker's fan boys (and Tucker himself posing as one of his fan boys) often like to point out to detractors that all stories are basically false on some level but that doesn't keep those stories from being great. But they are wrong. Real writers do not bend the quill to spread lies throughout the world. They use lies to tell truths, and this is a noble thing. Tucker just uses lies to make people think he's cool. He's not a writer - certainly not an artist - just a thief and a liar.
  • Al · 1 month ago
    The only people who claim Max's stories are false are those who can't possibly imagine a life where crazy fun occurs because their life consists of sitting around all day in their mother's basement watching movies for a job. Try college. You'll find Max's stories are just one man's example of everything that happens to everybody every weekend in college.