The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew

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Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas are a poor man's Laurel and Hardy in this awful 1983 comedy, which is so moronic and irritating that even its few good parts (like the epilogue) don't seem to matter much. The plotting is extremely lame, and, unfortunately, there are no laughs to help us forgive the movie's other failures. (*1/2)

I went to see this movie in the theaters with my parents, who don't drink beer. And we were all rolling in the isles in full belly laughs! If you have never seen this movie, treat your self to some back-bacon, beer and a fun evening.

The last time I saw "Strange Brew" was when it appeared on one of the Canadian Pay TV channels...and I hated it. It was chaotic, confusing, silly, and dumb. I mean, using music and drugged beer to force mental patients to fight while playing hockey? Some skinny woman's father coming back as a ghost and using a videogame to speak to people? A flying dog? I dismissed it. But now, with the fullness of time and maturity, I've watched it again and I can say with confidence that it's STILL chaotic, confusing, silly, and dumb...but it's also hilarious! This movie captures the sort of ad hoc, "yeah, whatever" style of SCTV, which could get dull over time, but the hosers have managed to draw it out for 90 minutes by putting in a lot of rich detail (what confused me as a child were the references to Hamlet, mainly), endlessly quotable dialogue, and scenes that are just plain funny (I particularly like the nurses arguing about whose responsibility it is to remove dead patients from their beds). I usually find "dumb" humour annoying, but Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis are so GOOD -- almost subtle -- at being dumb, and so lovable at the same time, that even the fart/booze/puke jokes became funny. And what's more, the movie is WEIRD. If anybody can explain why Hosehead the dog ROLLS up the edge of the roof, please let me know, because it's giving me nightmares. And am I the only one who's noticed pointed musical references to Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" (when they first see Elsinore Brewery, and when Rosie and Pam are reunited again, the score sounds almost EXACTLY like similar moments in "Young Frankenstein"...but not QUITE exactly...) I recommend this movie to anybody who can handle some dumb with their wit, in just the right amounts. The DVD features a preview for their upcoming cartoon which looks spectacularly unfunny, so please don't judge them on that.

I remember seeing this in the theater. I remember it as one of a very few movies I have ever regretted paying for. It's lame, crude, and just plain stupid. If you're thinking of renting it, find something better, like "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". If you find it on TV, change the channel (even that channel marked "Off" is more entertaining).

I'll preface this review by writing that I normally love comedy films - of any sort. Even when they're stupid, I laugh. But this movie was an exception, and I kept waiting, and waiting, and waiting for it to get better. Unfortunately, it never did get better. It's horrible! It was not worth the $3.88 (plus tax) that I wasted on it. They really scraped the bottom of the keg to come up with some of the jokes. As for what happened with the van, didn't the writers realize there was snow on the ground? PLEASE. There were a lot of things they could have done with that to make it funny, but we got that. The MGM lion at the beginning was great, but most of the rest of the movie was stupid. The lion allows the film to earn one star out of 10. Without the lion it would have rated a big ZERO! YUCK!

I never liked Shakespeare when I was a student. I found it boring and long-winded. However, after seeing this movie I realize that the Bard was a genius, as this movie is (believe it or not) a modern re-working of HAMLET! In fact, the first time I saw the movie, I didn't even realize this. It was only the second time, I began putting things together (the name "Elsinore" for the brewery as well as the basic plot when you subtract Doug and Bob from the equation). In fact, I would say this is far BETTER than Shakepeare. Who wants to hear "alas, poor Yorik I knew him,...." or see a crazed Ophelia when instead you can see a flying dog and maniacal hockey players? Brilliant! I only wish Doug and Bob had taken on other dull literary favorites and converted them to modern Canadian classics! A must see for all weird movie buffs.

My friend and I took a two day road trip to Canada. Windsor to be exact. We went there to drink, meet Canadian chicks and drink some more. After having a taste of Canada we've come to the final conclusion that the movie Strange Brew is not a comedy. It is a documentary on Canadian culture! The use of the word "eh".....true. It's not just a stereotyping of Canadian people. The beer stores with the conveyer belts......true! Endless donut shops as far as the eye can see........true! The obssesive love of back bacon.......true. It's true, it's all true!!!! I talked to locals, I visited The Beer Store, I went into Canadian bars. It's a documentary TRUST ME!

This movie was amazing, you have to like SCTV to understand the humor. This movie is fully of stereo-typical canadian humor, but that's why it's good. It's stupid humor at it's finest. A true classic. This is a must see movie for people who like: Beer, back bacon (or to you non-canadians, Canadian Bacon), Flying dogs, murders, or just bob and Doug McKenzie. This is the movie for you

If you love stupid comedy this movie is DEFINITELY for you! Animal House, Super Troopers, & The Blues Brothers. If you liked these movies you'll love Strange Brew. It's classic! A MUST SEE!!! Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas make an awesome team of crazy Canadian brothers, or should I say "hosers", eh? The plotline is kinda sketchy, but then again, the movie isn't exactly made for a great plotline. It's made for the comedy. Made in 1983 and it still kicks some royal butt! So sit back and enjoy as the two "hosers" bumble their way to some crazy times!