There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.
... View MoreThe film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
... View MoreThe film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
... View MoreYes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
... View MoreJack (Rob Corddry) and Vanessa (Leslie Bibb) who is very pregnant with twins moves into a Louisiana haunted house. F'resnel (Keegan Michael Key) lives in their crawl space. Meanwhile there is an umbrella killing happening in the Vatican as two Guido Sarducci wannabes head to New Orleans.The film is a generic spoof of horror films, lacking the good satire we have come to expect from the "Scary Movie" series. Much of the humor is overly slapstick while other humor is just downright stupid. "Hell Baby" is classified as a comedy horror without horror and needing quality comedy. The film had some good lines and a few good scenes, but unfortunately they couldn't maintain it. The police officers in the movie were a lame attempt at humor. The baby doesn't enter the film until it is nearly over and is insignificant to the production.The film will work as a low brow rental.Parental Guide: F-bomb, brief sex, full frontal nudity (Riki Lindhome)
... View MoreThis is a 10 minute comedy sketch stretched out to a 98 minute film. Great cast. There is a lot of comedic talent -- writers, creators, actors -- represented here. But the best I could muster were a few smiles. This is clearly a case of comedians making themselves laugh. Not that there's anything wrong with that, as Seinfeld would say.
... View MoreAs a computer Technician I am privy to many movies as I repair many computers with a large cache of movies on them so I did not know what to expect when I watched this hilarious offering from the guys who made Reno 911. Lets just say if you are not in a good mood when you begin to watch it, by the end you will have completely changed. Not only is it funny as Hell (baby) but there are a couple of scenes for admirers of the female form (so if nudity offends do not watch!) Definitely watch it with a friend as it is one of those movies you can share and talk about later. Don't be fooled by the title, this movie has absolutely nothing in common with the Hellboy series of movies. Lets hope they make a few more like it! Nine out of ten rubber chickens.
... View MoreI grew up with parodies, stuff that was making fun of other movies through references rather than vulgarity or silliness. I tried to enjoy many of the parodies of today and I couldn't, because they were not meant to be real movies, they didn't have acting, but just an ugly caricature of the art.I am happy to report that Hell Baby is a really fun parody of possession movies! It references a lot of them, but not in a direct recreation of scenes or using toilet humor, instead by taking the parody and putting it into a well acted film. All actors involved played really well, but Rob Corddry was the highlight of the film. Also Keegan-Michael Key added a lot to the comedy of the situation.The plot is that a family awaiting twins move into a run down house in a bad neighborhood. The house is possessed and soon lovely Leslie Bibb, the pregnant mother, is as well. The demolition of horror clichés soon follows.Bottom line: I am not really into comedies and I don't easily laugh at them. Parodies have to be even better than a normal comedy, because I've seen the movies they are making fun of and they have to be at least funnier than those - which is a hard thing to do for some of the horror films around. And yet I really enjoyed Hell Baby and I recommend it to just about everyone. Well done!
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