Let's be realistic.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

To sum it up, this is nothing more than a pathetic attempt at a half a--ed comedic Friday The 13th rip off with a liberal underlying theme. David Arquette is now and always will be less than a 'B' actor, what makes him think now he's a director? If he had what it takes to be a leading actor, he would have made it by now. I'm surprised Arquette didn't get Michael Moore to co-direct this rubbish. This movie is pure Tripe. Atrocious story line, worthless acting and just a total waste of money, time and film. I guess you really don't need talent to be an actor in Hollywood these days. Arquette and his wife Courtney Cox prove it with this trash. The movie is so improbable and lacking intelligence, if I were in a theatre I'd of got up and walked out. I assume it was a "Fun" movie for Arquette to have made, it's appalling for the audience that sees it. If you haven't already seen this, don't waste your time.

Well you have to at least give "The Tripper" an "A" for originality...A strange little tale of the hippie culture being massacred by a Ronald Reagan-Masked killer during a music festival in the country. Very odd and at times quite annoying, but there are a few moments of grandeur... Written and directed by David Arquette "The Tripper" sells the scenario short with silly child-like humor and over the top performances by it's A-List walk on cameos. The main characters are unlikable, which leaves the viewer not caring about their well being at all. Jason Mewes acts even more ridiculous then his "Jay" character (if you can believe that), to the point where you just can't wait to see him killed, just to shut him up... I'm not sure if the film was aiming to, but it makes the hippie culture look even dumber and less human then the woodland creatures they try to protect. Pee Wee does a great job as the foul-mouthed concert promoter, but Thomas Jane looks stupid as the sheriff. The inconsistencies in character development makes this confusing movie even that much harder to watch, and by the end of the film you feel more baked then the idiots on screen...But alas, there are some decent gore scenes and the cinematography looks fantastic. If you are in the mood for mindless comedy / horror dribble, then this might work for you. If you are looking for a good hallucinogenic horror film, try renting "Shrooms" (the movie) instead...

Honestly, how can you go wrong? If you are a hippie, you will appreciate the running political commentary. If you are a hardcore conservative, you will have to like how many hippies get axed. For a feature film debut, David Arquette could not have done much better. The dialog is witty throughout, and the death scenes are very entertaining, especially some of the last words of a few characters. I'm not going to ruin any of them, but they are priceless. The Tripper has one of the best openings I have seen in a slasher flick, ever. The musical choices that were made are brilliant. Every time I watch the movie, I like it even more. The editing works perfectly, and David Arquette did an excellent job directing it. Courtney Cox's cameo is one of the funniest moments of the movie, which says a lot considering that it seems like a dark comedy to me. Then again, how could a movie about a man in a Reagan mask killing hippies not be funny? Overall, i highly recommend this underrated movie to anyone who likes political satire and slasher flicks. Good job David Arquette, and i would love to see you do something else along these lines.

actually I was interesting to see the the first movie to Thomas Jane my favorite actor after the legend the punisher movie and after two years of that great movie,but i had disappointed and the movie was too bad and it never never compare between the last work Thomas Jane did it and this movie !! the acting is too bad,and that movie cannot consider it as horror movie or fantasy or action or anything !! it may be consider comedy movie not horror movie !! the thing that was may be good in this movie is the story , but the special effects wasn't completely with it !! so you think as you watch comedy movie not horror movie. and i wonder how great actor like Thomas Jane acting in this loser movie ? however i see this movie as the worst horror movie that ever coming out in the history of the horror movies and please not rate to this movie to the cast and the producer think to do second part of this movie.