I found this movie stupid enough to be funny. I just dont get why the kids fairy tale become teenage and adult movies. I will give this one credit for become stupid funny and not Stupid waste of time movie like many now.
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What is it about Hansel and Gretel these days? Those two little tykes linger around in seldom-considered fairytale land for decades, and suddenly they get modern firearms and lots of CGI ala Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and knock off films come out of the woodwork. The Asylum had their pitch with Hansel & Gretelstarring Dee Wallace, and now we have Hansel & Gretel Get Baked to appeal to the elements of drug culture among us. The ads for Hansel & Gretel Get Baked proclaim that the film is made by the producers of Twilight, which isn’t quite a selling point for horror freaks generally, but in spite of the fact that films based on stupid pot jokes are unappealing to all but the most under-the-influence among us, this film has a few great surprises.
Gretel (Molly C. Quinn) is a pothead, and along with her boyfriend Ashton (Andrew James Allen) has come across some bud most kind, called “Black Forest”. There is an old woman in town that sells this savory herb, and it produces the most incredible high while maintaining a smoothness that doesn’t elicit a single cough. This old lady has a secret though, as Ashton finds out when he ventures to her house in search of a replenished stash. The old woman is a witch who eats the flesh of the young, and then sucks the youth out of them and takes it as her own… until she gets hungry again.
In spite of the lame marijuana foundation for this story, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked is surprisingly good. If you think about it, most kids today would not be particularly lured to their doom by cupcakes and candy – the modern candy is of the herbaceous variety. So, it’s not particularly far fetched that this witch should grow magic bud, “the candy of the new millennium”. As much as some may see this reality as evidence of the cultural decline of the United States that signals the ruin of civil society as we know it, the reality is that drug culture will continue until every last participant is wasting away in a drug induced stupor wondering why the world deals them so many crummy hands. Viva Occupy Wallstreet.
Anyway, with the “candy and cakes” there to draw the young to the old woman’s lair she has many opportunities to dine, and stays young looking through most of the presentation. The effects are good yet not overdone, and the gore is pretty good too. All in all this is a very enjoyable film that keeps the pace and remains interesting.
The real stand out in this feature is the evil witch Agnes, played by Lara Flynn Boyle. Flynn Boyle has had an active movie career in films starting with Poltergeist III in 1988 and including Wayne’s World, The Road to Wellville and Men in Black II. She is best known for her recurring role in Television’s “The Practice” and the short lived series “Las Vegas”. Lara Flynn Boyle is not the typical actress one would imagine starring in a cannibalistic witch in a pot-themed horror movie, which makes her participation all the more joyful. Flynn Boyle also serves as associate producer for the film.
Whether you are one who is drawn to this film because of the title and obvious drug reference, or would generally take this kind of set-up as a reason to run for the hills, Hansel & Gretel Get Bakedis most definitely worth a watch. This film has camp, gore, stupid drug references, flayings alive and killer dogs – not to mention the most amazing indoor pot-growing mecca ever conceived.
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Starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Molly Quinn, Michael Welch, Cary Elwes, Bianca Saad
Directed by Duane Journey
Obviously, the first thing that grabs you about this movie is the clever title it carries (much improved over the original working title Black Forest: Hansel and Gretel & the 420 Witch). Of course, as we all know, in the classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale Hansel and Gretel nearly did get their asses baked in the witch's oven. However, in this modern adaptation of the tale, "baked" takes on a whole new meaning.
Brought to you by a producer of The Twilight Saga, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked is horror meets stoner comedy in a humorous blend of action and gore that will get a tickle out of even the orneriest of witches. The title and the introductory scene featuring Cary Elwes as an electric company employee (looking more like memorable NBA player Kurt Rambis) lead one to believe they are in for a goofy, flippant film. However, at about 15 minutes into the movie, things get pretty serious. In fact, for folks who are looking for a lot of stoner humor, this might not be the way to go. Yes, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked is based on a pot-dealing little old lady (who actually is in Pasadena), but the stoner humor kind of ends after the film gets rolling.
The story follows Hansel and Gretel as modern day siblings living in California. Hansel is straight-laced and into photography, Gretel is a stoner. And she and her stoner boyfriend, Ashton, discover a particularly impressive strain of weed called Black Forest sold by a mysterious old woman named Agnes. And when Ashton ventures to Pasadena to score some Black Forest, he meets said old woman (Lara Flynn Boyle in some impressive old age makeup that somehow makes her look like Leprechaun's grandmother), and then, well... bad things start to happen.
Thankfully the lovely Boyle is not buried under the old woman makeup for long, and when she emerges and hits her stride, the film really takes off. Boyle plays the witch in a very unique fashion. The aloof, humorous behavior she uses to cover up her obsession and the delivery Boyle uses in the role make her come across as a character reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight. She's full of dry one-liners that allude to either her pot dealing, her treatment of her victims or the original fairy tale as an inside joke with the audience.
The movie contains some pretty boss F/X work that you wouldn't expect from this film as it begins in such a goofy manner. Overall the story is effective although it does get a bit silly at times, such as when Agnes finds herself in something of a turf war with the Latino drug dealers in the neighborhood. However, the inclusion of the Latino gang did introduce the character of Bianca, played by the gorgeous Bianca Saad, who seriously steamed up the picture.
Mixed in amongst the plentiful bloody scenes are some hokey effects, but the work is mostly impressive. One of the strongest aspects of Hansel & Gretel Get Baked is the casting. They just slotted the perfect players for each role. From the angelic looking Molly Quinn playing Gretel, who looks like she's right out of the pages of a Grimm Brothers story, to Michael Welch (best known as Bella's safe, good guy friend Mike Newton in Twilight) as the do-gooding Hansel to Boyle as Agnes. She could not have played this role better. Every member of the main cast is well placed.
Hansel & Gretel Get Baked is fun whether you're a big fan of stoner comedy or not. There's a ton of action, nice effects, witches, zombies, cannibalism and a badass demonic Doberman. You'll dig Elwes' cameo to start the film and enjoy the tons of witticisms throughout. This movie is much smarter than it initially appears with an intelligent script and a cast that makes the most of it. Outside of the bloody F/X work, there's nothing that's going to scare you or give you the creeps, but we're dealing with an evil witch here so of course it's horror. Aside from some hokey moments here and there, the film works well and is definitely worth checking out. Hell, it's 4:20 somewhere!
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