I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

“Overall, this movie has the potential to be one of the funniest comedies of the year, with lines equaling those of Old School, Anchorman, or Superbad. Our suggestion is that you see this movie, regardless of whether you’ve read the book or not, as this is surely to provide a good laugh no matter who you are.”

“Though the plot is loosely based around Dan’s wedding – which will be a highly Christian ceremony thanks to his bride’s extremely religious mother — every group valuing morality will probably denounce this film. However, the dialogue is so hilariously well executed that even the most politically correct viewers won’t be able to suppress a giggle.”

“The movie is right in the wheelhouse for those who are already fans of Max. It’s hilarious in spurts, suitably off-color and politically incorrect (a large portion of what passes for the movie’s plot centers around Max’s search for a midget stripper so he can sleep with her, Jesse Bradford’s character makes numerous references to killing strippers, etc.), and can out-gross any other fecal matter scene this side of Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The movie delivers the funny easily on level with The Hangover, it’s most obvious recent comparison.”

“Even better, though, was the romantic subplot that got added. You’ll know it when you see it–it involves proper ambush planning. And if you have any taste, you will find it more deeply moving than any romantic comedy that’s come out in the last five years. This is kinda faint praise: most romantic comedies amount to providing a funny situation and then resolving the plot with “and then they fall in love.” But just by not doing that, IHTSBIH The Movie does something importantly right: there’s some substance to the couple’s interactions beyond them falling under the magical mysterious spell of love.

I suspect this–along with the effectiveness of the movie ending, actually–is the result of Tucker and his co-writer for the script, Nils Parker, having lived life enough to understand how real human beings work. Hollywood seems filled with writers who don’t get this.”

“The situations that unfold during IHTSBIH’s 99 minutes are exploitive, offensive, and often cringe-worthy. Still game? See it; you’ll enjoy one of the most uproarious, pee-your-pants funny films you will ever see.”

As funny as the movie is, it’s really more poignant than funny. That poignancy enhances the humor, and overall the story drives the humor and not the other way around like most traditional comedies. I didn’t think it was possible for a movie to be warm and gritty at the same time, but IHTSBIH nails that balance. And despite being rated-R I think a lot of parents are going to end up bringing their teenage kids along for a second viewing, and young adults will do the same with their older parents. [T]his movie’s not like anything you’ve seen before, if nothing else you’re going to remember it and want to talk about it.

“I’m not going to write out some official looking sectioned off review, but I will say it totally kicked ass. At the moment [pre-release] it sort of sits in the shadow of “The Hangover”, but I feel once it releases it will surpass it.”

[T]his movie is definitely funny. Very funny. It isn’t a movie that you have to be smart to understand. Or one of those “comedies” that no one laughs at, yet is still considered funny because its ironic in someway. There is funny moment after funny moment. I think if this movie is successful then this will clearly be the reason why. I feel like everyone from retard to genius will like this movie, but appreciate it for very different reasons. All the scenes that got huge laughs at the movie can be appreciated by anyone, and I think even Tucker’s biggest haters in the world couldn’t help but laugh out loud at the shit scene. It was that funny.

This movie has all the elements that someone predisposed to hate it could call cliche. But it isn’t. At all. In the moments where it’s coarse or juvenile or all about the titties and the toilet humor, it’s more honest, it’s more real, it’s got more grit on it. There’s no candy coating, no airbrushing – if it’s supposed to be dripping, it’s fucking dripping. And in the moments where it’s supposed to be thoughtful or sincere, the same is true. And it’s smart. I never in a million years would have thought I’d walk away calling it smart, but I am. It’s got all the cliche elements, but it handles them in a completely different way, there’s no dumbing down. And that makes it even funnier, but harder to describe.

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell has been analogized to the archetypal hero’s journey, and it is a somewhat fitting comparison. But to simply harp on this aspect of the story and categorize the film as an R-rated reimagining of Star Wars would miss the point. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell strives to be—and is, at its core—a genuinely funny gross-out comedy about guys getting into trouble. Sex and excretion jokes, attacks on social taboos and shocking sight gags are this film’s stock in trade—and they are clearly so by choice.

And—and this is important—they are done well.

“Some managed to take the abuse in stride while others returned to their corners visibly shaken. The defeated might claim sucker punches, but how could you not enter the venue without your dukes up? If anything, Max simply affirmed what is suggested in every word of his writing: He is an asshole, albeit a self-aware one.

That’s why a large group of people, including myself, was drawn to his book. We could abandon our finely-tuned moral compasses for a brief diversion of Tucker Max shock value. His wild memoirs contain no remorse. There is no lesson learned.

And that’s what I suppose viewers thought they’d see transposed onto the big screen. Yet, what they saw was – yuck – romance and – gasp – morals. Granted, these were tangents off the expected grotesque humor and imagery.”

“The source material is vulgar and controversial, which — I’m guessing here — is the reason behind its success. I didn’t find the short stories to be funny, but I understood the target audience Max was going for. Judging from the crowd’s reaction, if you liked the book, you might like the movie.”

“When critics chronicle books that should have remained in their original medium, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell will shine as one of the most elemental and first-taught examples, just as Marbury v. Madison will reign as an elemental and first-taught Supreme Court case. Tucker Max has proudly established himself as king of the tools, pumping out two uproarious memoirs – Assholes Finish First and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell – and running one of the most popular blogs on the Internet. Through his writing, he has fashioned the smutty side of the American Dream into literary joy. College students today discuss and quote his work more frequently than almost any literary figure in history.”

“The plot of this film: Tucker Max and two of his bros go to a bachelor party, meeting various cum sluts along the way. Whore bitches can’t get enough of Tucker Max’s bad boy personality, which is probably why so many of these twats want him inside of their vaginas. Tucker fucks a midget stripper and the world loves him for it, the end.”