When I first heard about “Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong”, I was skeptical about the film, because the two franchises felt different. I figured I’d give this film a shot since I liked the first two “Evil Bong” films and liked the last “Gingerdead Man” film.
The serial killer cookie known as the Gingerdead Man is back to track down Sarah, the only survivor of his murderous rampage and finish what he started. His plan goes haywire, when Sarah meets Larnell, a stoner who’s is still in possession of an Evil Bong. Gingerdead Man leaves a trail of bodies, as the only thing that can help them is that dread bong. This leads to all sorts of craziness in bong world.
Going into “Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong”, I thought the whole concept between two of Full Moon staples wouldn’t work considering that there different from one another. But for some weird reason, I was kept entertained and interested even though it didn’t have the feel of a horror film for most of the film’s running time.
One of the main reason that I enjoyed this was Charles Band’s direction. Even though his direction has gotten away from the Empire/Full Moon classics like “Trancers” and “Blood Dolls”, the films that he’s done as of lately have been different with the exception of “Puppet Master X”. What makes Band’s direction good, he’s able to make sure that the film keeps moving. Whether it’s the dialogue scenes or the action, you never feel like you’re never left disappointed with the end result. Band also does a good job making sure the acting added to the fun time. You’re never going to get a perfect story with a Charles Band film, but he almost always makes sure that his cast make their characters fun. It was the case here, as the performances were fun to watch. It’s not going to win any awards, but at least I felt entertained and was having a good time.
The screenplay from Kent Roudebush was good for the most part. He does a good job with the way he handles the dialogue of the film. It makes some of comedy scenes work especially in the beginning, as it was funny and kept my interest in the film. It was something that I didn’t enjoy with the last “Evil Bong” film. This film however has kept me entertained, considering most of it is spend on backstory.
Speaking of the backstory, there was two things that I felt about it. It was nice that it gave a chance to go over what the two franchises have done to this point. It gave someone, who hasn’t seen either the “Evil Bong” or “Gingerdead Man” films a recap of what previously happen with those two franchises. The problem that I had with it was, it felt like it took half of film to explain everything. Maybe it was a good thing in hindsight, but it felt long for me that has watched all of those films. It would’ve been nice to trim that a little bit, but this is a much better “Evil Bong” film than the previous film.
“Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong” may not be the best film that Charles Band has done, but his direction and good humor makes this film fun.
Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong” is now streaming on Full Moon Streaming. You can subscribe by clicking this link. The film will available on DVD in January.
Review Rating: Three Stars
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