Evil Bong — movie review

by Chris   ⋅   September 15, 2006   ⋅   Comment now   ⋅    RSS

Just when you thought there was nothing new under the sun in terms of horror films, along comes Charles Band’s Evil Bong, the premier entry into the newly minted possessed-drug-paraphernalia subgenre. The title alone had me grinning like a fool. I mean, Evil Bong. Evil…Bong. It’s just so wonderfully silly. But then again, the same could be said about Snakes on a Plane — and we all know how that turned out. Unlike Snakes, however, Evil Bong is a genuine low budget B Movie from a genuine B-Film picture house. That alone is worth a look, isn’t it?

As the title suggests, the tale of Evil Bong is quite the simple one. A studious young college kid moves in with a bunch of stoners who purchase a possessed bong from an ad in the back of High Times magazine. The bong arrives, and the roomies smoke out, only to find out, one by one, their “ultimate trip” ends in death. Along the way you have Tommy Chong getting high, puppets whackin’ off, blood spattered death scenes, and more boobs (and thankfully better looking girls) than Hostel.

Now when viewing Evil Bong one has to keep in mind it is a Full Moon picture. Shot in seven days on a frayed shoestring budget, what the film lacks in flash it makes up for with director Charles Band’s William Castle-esque “give the people what they want” attitude. The creator of the Puppet Master series, and director of over 23 Full Moon pictures (producer of over 10 times that), Band has no intentions other than just creating a fun and silly film. Sure, the film does have its share of pacing problems, and it could have upped the evil and blood content, but it made me laugh. The rap soundtrack by District 78, the stripper-killers, Tommy Chong and his Hot Wheels, the repeated stoned murmurings of “Monkey…” — when the jokes work they work quite well. The special effects were decent and the Bong puppet interesting, though it could have used a bit more in terms of facial articulation. A nice bonus for full moon fans are cameos by characters from Trancers (Tim Thomerson), The Gingerdead Man, Decadent Evil (Phil Fondacaro) and Doll Graveyard, as well as cult fave Bill Moseley.

For the record I’m about the straightest edge person I’ve ever met (Kris and I don’t even drink, save for Plum Wine), so I may not have been able to enjoy Evil Bong to quite the degree intended, but it is certainly a decent B-picture. It’s stupid, mindless fun, with better some truly laugh out loud moments. When it comes to B grade stoner comedy horror films, you can’t really ask for more than that.

About the Author

Chris Nelson has been a film fanatic since age six. A former film and English major, he is now a Java Developer and contract Technical Writer living in the Silicon Valley.

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