Exploitation movies can be excellent, like Poultrygeist or the Yeti: A Love Story sequel. The Unquenchable Thirst for Beau Nerjoose has the same spirit as these movies but it's just not as sharp. To be good, exploitation movies have to strike a balance between gross-out humour and wit. Poultrygeist was dirty as hell but it lampooned political correctness, liberal college culture, and taboo subjects like religion (all religions, not just Christianity, the safe-to-attack religion). "Thirst" doesn't have this same lampooning wit. It instead veers more towards the dick and fart jokes and suffers for it.
In the end "Thirst" is a simple stream of poop, sex, and boob jokes that comes off as empty-headed and even tedious at times. It'd be fine for potheads and stoners, very young teenage boys, and guys like Michael Rotondo, but if you don't fall into those categories you won't care much for this film. I laughed rarely and kept waiting for the movie to get good.
That said, I don't want to condemn "Thirst" completely. There is a lot of talent on display; the movie looks good and the actors play their parts well. "Thirst" is also a musical, and most of the songs are surprisingly catchy. The songs are even better in fact than the songs in Poultrygeist, but I'm not a big fan of musicals anyway, and I always found that the songs in Poultrygeist were the worst thing about that movie. "Thirst's" songs are brief and don't get in the way of the movie (too much).
The Unquenchable Thirst for Beau Nerjoose
2016
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Musical / Sci-Fi
The Unquenchable Thirst for Beau Nerjoose
2016
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Musical / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
This absurd tale follows an apathetic man-child, Ron, on a journey to restore the spirit of his catatonic mother. Meeting friends along the way, this ridiculous, drug-filled musical expedition uncovers not only the secrets behind his mother's current state, but a mystery surrounding the purpose of the Universe. Ron must use this knowledge to not only save his mother, but also help his new space-nun friends and defeat the ultimate cause of his consternation: Dr. Beau Nerjoose. Also, Ron has a talking alien worm living in his butthole.
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