Beerfest

2006 "Prepare for the ultimate chug of war."
6.2| 1h50m| R| en
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During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan discover Beerfest, the secret Olympics of downing stout, and want to enter the contest to defend their family's beer-guzzling honor. Their Old Country cousins sneer at the Yanks' chances, prompting the siblings to return to America to prepare for a showdown the following year.

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Develiker terrible... so disappointed.
Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
SnoopyStyle At Johann von Wolfhause's funeral, his grandsons Jan and Todd are told to travel to Munich and spread his ashes during Oktoberfest. They cause mayhem and lose in an underground drinking tournament called Beerfest run by Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen (Jürgen Prochnow). They are told that Johann stole the recipe of the greatest beer and their Gam Gam was a prostitute. They go home vowing revenge by recruiting their college friends Landfill, Barry and Fink for an American Beerfest team.There is the general silliness from the Broken Lizard crew. It's got a few chuckles in a lot of stupidity. Everybody is mugging for the camera and nobody is playing the straight man. It's a functional comedy until a likable lead character gets killed. It's a real buzz-kill and the rest of the movie feels like a hangover. For me, it's a 6 until the death.
michaelseaman Beerfest by Broken Lizard is just not funny material. Every aspect is over-blown and most jokes are the easiest and most obvious. They then repeat every obvious joke over and over and over again. The story isn't a necessarily bad one, it allows for a lot of potential fun and parody. The comedy troupe simply never seems interested in thinking about it, settling for tired, overused stereotypes without adding anything fresh or new. I was surprised at how poorly constructed the film was and how awful the two lead actors were (they weren't this bad in Super Troopers by any means). Beerfest, from the jokes, acting, and directing just felt like a lazy exercise.
chiquita_banana5 Now me and my boyfriend both love dumb funny movies.. this movie however was so dumb it was actually painful... I turned it off halfway through and still wish I could have that hour of my life back It does not deserve the effort it takes you write a 10 line review but I am doing it in hopes to save others from making the same MISTAKE we did.. I am sure glad I got it in the thrift store bin and it only cost me $3.99 (and an hour of my life)... it will be going back to the thrift store... I should just put it in the garbage because truly thats where it belongs. The only people who would find this funny... are people who smoked waaaaaaaaayyyyyyy to much pot... and it would have to be pretty good pot at that..
nicky_hansard I don't want to be another person who tries to criticize other people's opinions but seriously if one of your example's of why this was a bad movie is 'the German wasn't correct' or 'there accents weren't believable' then you have absolutely no idea what kind of movie this is. They weren't supposed to be accurate, they were supposed to be exaggerated takes on the stereotyped idea of what German's sound/act like...D'uh, just like all the other countries they portrayed in the show. I know I am being aggressive but it is annoying to see people complain about the accents (and then coming to the conclusion only ignorant people like this movie because they don't know any better)when they don't even grasp that it might have been on purpose.It is obviously meant for the younger generation because a lot of this stuff does actually happen when I go out clubbing or to a party. This is exactly the kind of movie that you watch while drinking with mates on the weekend (it is a whole lot better than a movie like avatar from that perspective) and yet it does have some underlying sophistication. I like the deep, thought provoking movies as much as the next intelligent person but YOU ARE ignorant if you can't see why this movie can be funny to a large number of people without automatically meaning they are 'lowbrow'.I think a lot of you need to get off your high horse. Just because you don't understand this kind of humour does not mean it isn't funny. Like the beer goggles scene, that was classic because I know the experience. Just like most guys my age could probably sympathize with.