2017 Satan movie
Rating: 14/20 (Josh: I forgot to ask him.)
Plot: Satan.
The Everything Is Terrible! folk rolled into town to collect some Jerry Maguire video cassettes and show off their latest construction made from thousands of recontextualized snippets of 80's VHS wonders. This one, as you could probably guess from the title, focuses on Satan, and it's a irreverent blast. Nothing is sacred as the crew have waded through hours and hours of cheapo children's ministry shows, B-movies, instructional videos, and various other cheesy offerings to lovingly piece together something that manages to poke fun at religion, albeit in a way that really isn't all that offensive, and Satan himself despite that "great" in the title. The Everything Is Terrible! people are so good at finding connections, exploiting motifs, and juxtaposing these bits to get laughs. Fans will recognize some repeats (Hi, Duane!), and there are plenty of "Why the fuck does this even exist?" moments among the mayhem. Connoisseurs of bad movies might also recognize some familiar faces (Hi, John De Heart!). I liked this most when the snippets were really obscure, but of course Tom Cruise had to find his way in here, and there's not way I can criticize the use of Chucky Cheese.
If you enjoy the work of this collective of found footage horders, you're going to like this, too.
The show also featured some costumed skits that were probably a little too silly, and the whole thing ended with forced audience dance participation. Luckily, Josh and I were sitting in the back row.
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