The Smokers (2000)
3/10
Come on, at least watch it once! Single...File! Single...File!
1 October 2009
Warning: Spoilers
This is the kind of film that would embarrass you if you watched it with someone else. A movie this bad only comes around every 30-40 years. So why not watch it?! It's not as crappy as Alone in the Dark or Cool as Ice. There are moments in this movie that will make you almost die laughing. As bad as it is, it certainly isn't forgettable. I didn't think that I would miss this movie, but I lost my VHS copy last year and I kind of want to watch it again. No, I REALLY want to watch it again! Of course, I will skip every scene that that Loeb waste of life is in. You'd think it would be funny to see someone recite lines with a blank expression on their face and put absolutely no feeling into what they say. He's not even good enough to be an extra.

There's a scene where Thora Birch does a parody of Night Before Christmas. During this scene there's some girl just sitting there lighting an empty bong. Seriously! There's nothing in the bowl, there's no smoke coming through the chamber, and you clearly hear and see that they didn't put any water in it. Doesn't anybody just roll a blunt anymore? During the second near-rape scene, Karen says one of the most messed up things I will ever hear in my life. "You don't know what it's like to have this gaping hole between your legs just waiting to be filled by the likes of you." I could not make that up even if I tried. Just before saying that, she ordered him to fill that hole with his tongue. Are you following this? She hates men, but is convinced that she needs them as well. Her character would've been better off just switching teams entirely. It certainly would've been more entertaining.

When the snobby rich parents come to visit, they decide to take their kids to lunch. Lisa's mom starts reciting poetry for no reason at all until the husband finally interrupts her by saying, "That's nice, dear." A nice way of saying, "If I cared about poetry, I'd just read it my damn self." Lisa is clearly offended for some reason.

During the third near-rape scene, after the guy that thinks he's a cowboy takes Jefferson's gun, his boyfriend walks in. Jefferson says, "Oh my God! You have AIDS?!" Did I miss something? Just because the man's gay? Most of the time when AIDS or HIV is transmitted sexually, it's from the opposite sex. Freddy Mercury didn't catch AIDS because he was gay, it was because he didn't think he needed protection.

Near the end, when Jefferson sets off the fire alarm, the teacher or principal orders the students to exit the building single file. This character makes it confusing as to who's worse at acting. The whole movie I thought it was Loeb, but I think this woman takes the cake. She doesn't say, "Single file." She actually says, "Single.....file. Single.....file." She doesn't even look at the students when she...tries to say these simple lines. She looks at the floor! At least Loeb can make eye contact.

Anyway, I said at the beginning of this comment that everybody should watch this at least once and I mean it. Why? Are you really gonna miss out on one of the worst movies ever made? For those of you who work in film or are wanting to, you must see this movie so you will know what not to do. Just be glad that the writer/director is in porn where she belongs.

P.S. Don't listen to anyone who tells you that girls rape guys in this movie. There are three attempts that turn out to be pointless scenes. The only rape is when Karen gets Deliverance'd. I know, I was disappointed too. They could've at least sat on some guy's face. Did I say that out loud?! Well, how else are they gonna learn? Munch the muffin, baby!
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