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Stan Helsing

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Stan Helsing (2009)

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Reviews Counted:13

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Rotten:11

Average Rating:3/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The monster movie genre gets spoofed with this Stone Village Pictures and Essential Entertainment production written and directed by Bo Zenga, producer of the first film in the SCARY MOVIE... The monster movie genre gets spoofed with this Stone Village Pictures and Essential Entertainment production written and directed by Bo Zenga, producer of the first film in the SCARY MOVIE franchise. The plot revolves around a video-store employee who has to save his town when it becomes plagued by six famous movie monsters on Halloween night. [More]

Starring: Steve Howey, Kenan Thompson, Diora Baird, Desi Lydic

Starring: Steve Howey, Kenan Thompson, Diora Baird, Desi Lydic

Director: Bo Zenga

Director: Bo Zenga
Screenwriter: Bo Zenga
Composer: Ryan Shore, Liz Gallacher
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Its target audience is without question people who are just looking for a mindless good time and horny teenagers who find fart jokes to be the epitome of humor.

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment Comment
11/05/09
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

At least the Scary Movie features had a budget and filmmakers with some genre battle scars. Stan Helsing is more Friedberg/Seltzer territory: random, agonizingly desperate, and dripping with laziness.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
10/30/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
DVDTalk.com

Puerile, yes, but rooted sincerely in character, this well cast comedy lampoons contemporary film audiences' familiarity with the horror genre without ever stooping to senselessly overloaded referential gags.

Full Review Source: Shared Darkness | comment Comment
10/29/09
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Shared Darkness

If Stan does nothing else, it should at least get its four leads some attention.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/26/09
John Anderson
John Anderson
Variety
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If there's one thing of which the cinematic world doesn't need more, it's horror movie spoofs.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
10/23/09
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

How low can the genre-spoof genre go?

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
10/23/09
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

This might be the cheapest-looking production of the year.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/23/09
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine

How do you make fun of boredom without being boring? Well, that's a tall task requiring lots of smarts and even more artistry.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
10/23/09
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

By the time we reach the climactic karaoke smackdown, we have learned more about Freddy Krueger’s personal hygiene challenges -- and how to make a shockingly bad movie -- than we ever wanted to know.

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10/23/09
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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To its credit, Stan Helsing is no less funny than the studio comedy Couples Retreat, meaning that even marquee comedians like Vince Vaughn couldn't save this film.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/23/09
Steve Ramos
Steve Ramos
Boxoffice Magazine

Mostly the gags are unfortunate and amateurish, but this micro-budget flick at least has a semi-coherent plot and every 10 minutes or so there's a flash of wit.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
10/23/09
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post

Concocting a Halloween season brew of grossout and gentle gore, Stan Helsing doesn't let its derivative horror get in the way of over the top humor served up spicy and raw.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
10/22/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

The generically attractive young cast gamely tries to pump life into the script, to no avail.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/22/09
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly
 
 
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