HELLO
Happy Summer. I'm melting. Hope everyone is doing well!
I went back home to South Dakota for the 4th. Had to put eyes on Dad and check in on my brothers, nieces and nephews. We're a motley crew - a hilarious bunch who terrorizes Dad and his house once a year. We also take care of the yard:
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| This field has seen a lot of wayward discs. |
Happy to report everyone is fine and our home-grown Frisbee golf game continues to test/delight everyone!
Most people departed right after the 4th of July, which left a brother and I with Dad - this brother and I love to coax Dad into watching horror films. He raised us on them, after all, so while it initially wasn't hard to do ... a killer lawnmower was oddly a hard sell at first.
My brother found this GEM and I said "Yes" immediately after hearing the synopsis. Dad said "WTF?". Let's talk about:
I know Piranha is the favored schlock response to Jaws but this one must be at least an honorable mention! I mean, it's about a rouge lawnmower that kills people on a golf course.
BRILLIANT
This choice was made more funny because Dad was riding his lawn mower the other morning. I checked in on him, shouting over the blades, "How's it going, Dad?!"
Dad, shouting back over the blades: "JOLIE! I GOT INTO SOMEONE'S IPA!"
Me: "DAD! You can't be drinking those!" It's also 10 AM but that never stopped him before.
Shortly after, my sister-in-law walked up to me, very serious: "Jolie. Your Dad is playing with a chainsaw. He said 'I think I got the chain on backwards'."
Me, dramatically adding: "No! Dad also got into the IPAs!"
After several quick calls with brothers we ambushed Dad, took over the chainsaw, and cut the dead tree down as he slept off his IPA shenanigans.
So I howled at the idea of this movie, Blades. Because family and shenanigans. It felt full circle.
This film mirrors Jaws in every way, except, again, it's about a possessed riding lawn mower terrorizing a golf course gated community, instead of a shark in a vacation village.
Absolutely brilliant sums of this wacky adventure - silly, creative, cheap and rich with wit, this is a highly recommended summer watch. Particularly with your goofy family.
I was a fan of the end, particularly. They ran out of sh*ts to give and went full turbo wack-a-doddle. FUN STUFF!!
Best watched after doing yard work with a group of your best people who love to have fun with their horror films. Pairs with popcorn, steaks, perhaps a little gardening and of course beers. IPAs might be a bit too heavy, I recommend the cheaper, lighter stuff.
Have a wonderful summer, everyone! The count down to October begins now!
I watched this film on Tubi, or use the Find It! Watch It! links on Horror Habit's side bar to see where else you can find this diamond in the rough.
