too many moments just didn't make sense or work in the slightest for somebody sober
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08/17/08
The Tripper (2007)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:3
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A bunch of hippies descend on a small woodsy town for a concert, little realizing the terror that awaits them: an axe-wielding Ronald Reagan running amok in a one-man war against drugs. The sheriff... [More]
Starring: Lukas Haas, Balthazar Getty, David Arquette, Courteney Cox
Director: David Arquette
Reviews for The Tripper
1 - 12 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
It's different, but is it any good? As another former President might say, "Depends on how you define 'good'."
05/02/08
A serial killer wearing a Ronald Reagan mask is killing off hippies at what must be the most under-attended music festival ever . . .
10/29/07
The first thirty minutes are quite good and the ending works very well, but there’s an entire middle section which is badly paced and packed with filler.
08/21/07
Horror fans with a sense of humor will really enjoy this slice of gory goodness.
07/13/07
Much like David Arquette's acting career, the film is often unbearable and rarely shows competence, but still remains an antagonistic curiosity that can't be easily denied.
04/26/07
Wickedly funny.
04/24/07
Ineptly written by Arquette and Joe Harris, The Tripper is a carnival of cretins doing and saying one ass-headed thing after another.
04/21/07
It's sort of fun -- at least if you're someone who has a taste for gory slasher flicks.
04/20/07
The rambling story attempts to turn the genre on its head, but it ends up giving in to every slasher cliché (Arquette himself plays a backwoods redneck). The acting ranges from abysmal to barely adequate.
04/20/07
A mostly dull-blade exercise that offers little to think or scream about.
04/20/07
Top CriticExhibit A for Courteney Cox if she does end up divorcing David Arquette...
04/19/07
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