
more gruesome than comedic
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One would think that w/ a cast including John Candy, Chevy Chase, Dan Ackroyd and Demi Moore this movie would be a sure thing- don't be fooled. Rather than being funny, this movie totally creeped me out w/ gruesome characters, a funhouse atmosphere and a completely unrealistic (and rather frustrating) storyline.
Chase and Moore play a pair of obnoxious NY yuppies that are pulled over for speeding through a seemingly rural area by an overly righteous and unreasonable police officer, played by Candy. He insists on arresting them and takes them directly to the local judge to stand trial. The judge lives in a mansion that sits on top of a toxic waste site/ junkyard that reminded me of the game mousetrap- full of trap doors, suprises and other "pleasant" things like piles of old newspapers and GARBAGE. The judge, Ackroyd, looks more like a character from a fun house than a real person and practices laws and imposes sentences (mainly the death sentence) all of his own making. So what started as a seemingly normal day turns into a matter of survival for the New Yorkers... Although there is an interesting twist in the end, I definitely recommend renting before buying, if you chose to watch it at all...
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