Good afternoon, House of Madness tenants:
A couple of months ago I spoke a little about "Cocaine Bear", so please click here for a brief synopsis and my initial thoughts on the film.
If you're looking for a serious movie with drama, horror, thrills, laughs, and gore, then you're not going to find it here - why the fuck did you sit down to watch a movie called "Cocaine Bear" if all you were gonna do was bitch and gripe about over the top guts, and questionable bear CGI? That's on you. If, however, you sat down knowing you were going to be in for all of the above, but on a level of silliness that doesn't take itself too seriously, then you're in for a fucking treat. "CB" does everything right, from the thrills and scares, to the tears and laughs, and as I mentioned, as long as you buy into its premise, you won't be disappointed.
I really don't get the negative reviewers complaining about the film just because of the fact it's loosely based on a true story, and has a CGI bear. These same critics most likely gave favorable reviews to "A Perfect Storm" and "Open Water", even though those 'true' stories were based around made up assumptions about dead people, so kindly piss off. As for a CGI bear, did they think Smokey was going to come out of retirement and give the performance of his fucking life? I think not, as even an animal with the acting chops of Hooch would have passed on such a trying concept. I came to see a bear fucked out of its mind on coke, tearing people to smithereens while having the time of its life, and that's exactly what I got. Imagine going to see "Gone With the Wind", and then complaining afterwards that there was no wind; some films just aren't for everyone, and to those I kindly ask to stay away from "Cocaine Bear", and let the rest of us have our fun.
Madness Meter: 7.4/10
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