Strange Wilderness – Review
by john on Aug.05, 2008, under Reviews
Remember that scene in Return of the Jedi where Admiral Akbar turns to the camera and says, “It’s a trap!” That scene has turned into an internet meme and is very applicable to Strange Wilderness.
What should have been a very entertaining movie about nature flicks (mocking Steve Irwin, Blue Planet, March of the Penguins, and others) is actually ninety minutes of dick and fart jokes. In other words, “It’s a trap!”
Here is a selection of “jokes” in this crapfest:
- A man gets his junk eaten by a wild turkey
- Another man sews his package back together with yarn
- A wilderness guide is named “Dick”
You got an idea of what this movie is about? So why have today’s “comedies” turned to full frontal male nudity for laughs? Between this, Superbad, and Walk Hard, I’ve seen enough sausage on screen to make Oscar Meyer jealous.
The biggest thing these movies have in common is that all the lead characters are losers – high throughout the movie with no dreams, goals, or motivations past the next hit. Are these movies an attack on masculinity, or just a reflection its impotence in today’s America?
Whatever the case, I still long for an intelligent, witty comedy. And one day, I hope John Wayne comes back.
Grade: F
