Delta Farce No Force To Be Reckoned With
May 14th 2007 23:34
Today my wonderful husband took me to see Delta Farce, the next attempt at acting by the now infamous Larry the Cable Guy. Despite the absolute weirdness of some of the scenes, we found it mildly entertaining. (And my hubby is an Iraqi vet). The plot?
Larry (played by GASP!!! Larry the Cable Guy!) is a redneck living in trailer park central who goes with his best friends Bill (played by Bill Engvall) and Everett (DJ Qualls) to their weekend National Guard post. They wind up being deployed under the demeaning eye of their sergeant played by an angry Keith David. I think the only decibel level he knows is LOUD!
While in transport, the three guys decided to get some sleep and crawl into a Humvee on their airplane. When the sergeant goes to look for them, some weapon and medical cargo is dropped, taking their fearless sergeant down with it. Next to be dumped is the Humvee, which of course, never wakes up the three idiots asleep inside. Don’t you think the landing would be rough? They awaken to find themselves in the middle of the desert and prepare for battle, after burying their sergeant. Of course, what they don’t know is that they are in Mexico. Why did the pilot take that route from Georgia to Iraq? Ask screenwriters Bear Aderhold and Tom Sullivan.
Once on the move, one of the guys shoots a poor Mexican’s donkey. Somehow, it mysteriously comes back to life as Larry is questioning the Mexicans who are trying to get help for their village. On their “recon mission” the soldier wannabes find the town being pillagesd by banditos wearing black and take action. All but one bandito escapes and is interrogated by Everett in a “retarded wookie suit” and Larry who discovers that they are indeed, in Mexico.
Of course, the town of La Miranda is friendly to their saviors who have stopped the destruction of the banditos. With ongoing parties featuring tequila and tacos, they decide to stay and wait to be found by the U.S. government. Larry isn’t one to turn down the request by the beautiful Maria (Marisol Nichols) either.
Meanwhile, their own sarge has dug himself out of his grave and caught a ride to get to them (or so he thinks). He is actually drugged by the naughty Mexicans, dressed in a red negligee and painted with make up and matching red lipstick. He wakes up, kicks butt, hops on a moped and speeds off to find his three AWOL men.
Word gets back to the banditos boss, the treacherous Carlos Santana (played by Danny Trejo) who has his own issues besides domination…let’s just say he rules as a king who throws shows for himself…ventriloquists, wrestling matches, you name it. His throne is made of car grills and hub caps. He decides on retribution and makes his presence known to the village and the three misfits soldiers. He finds them and is taken prisoner. His torture? To sing “I’ve Got You Babe” with Santana’s gay relative. I think the torture was meant for the audience!
Sarge is saved (of course) by the three, the town is saved, Larry gets the girl, and the entire operation is covered under the U.S. government as “Operation Sombrero”. Everyone receives a medal, everyone is happy, blah blah blah.
Okay, this movie had some funny parts, I will admit. The scenarios were more than a tad surreal with Santana. The movie poked fun at the military, sure, and my husband never got offended. However, I was a little leery of Everett being a pervert turned gun toting “killing machine”. His always wanting to kill someone was disconcerting to me. Bill seemed neutral to me, and nothing really seemed to sparkle about his performance. Larry was Larry the Cable Guy in sleeveless fatigues. No more no less. The movie was riddled with homophobia, racial slurs, swearing, name calling and crude humor. All in all, it's a movie I would have rented, not wanted to spend the $8.00 ticket on.
I give it one and half stars out of five. For family friendliness, I give it one star out of five. I always urge parents to see any movies that are PG, PG-13, or R before allowing their kiddos to see it. This is one of those movies due to the nature of the jokes.
Delta Force, PG-13, 90 minutes, CB Harding, Director.
Larry (played by GASP!!! Larry the Cable Guy!) is a redneck living in trailer park central who goes with his best friends Bill (played by Bill Engvall) and Everett (DJ Qualls) to their weekend National Guard post. They wind up being deployed under the demeaning eye of their sergeant played by an angry Keith David. I think the only decibel level he knows is LOUD!
While in transport, the three guys decided to get some sleep and crawl into a Humvee on their airplane. When the sergeant goes to look for them, some weapon and medical cargo is dropped, taking their fearless sergeant down with it. Next to be dumped is the Humvee, which of course, never wakes up the three idiots asleep inside. Don’t you think the landing would be rough? They awaken to find themselves in the middle of the desert and prepare for battle, after burying their sergeant. Of course, what they don’t know is that they are in Mexico. Why did the pilot take that route from Georgia to Iraq? Ask screenwriters Bear Aderhold and Tom Sullivan.
Once on the move, one of the guys shoots a poor Mexican’s donkey. Somehow, it mysteriously comes back to life as Larry is questioning the Mexicans who are trying to get help for their village. On their “recon mission” the soldier wannabes find the town being pillagesd by banditos wearing black and take action. All but one bandito escapes and is interrogated by Everett in a “retarded wookie suit” and Larry who discovers that they are indeed, in Mexico.
Of course, the town of La Miranda is friendly to their saviors who have stopped the destruction of the banditos. With ongoing parties featuring tequila and tacos, they decide to stay and wait to be found by the U.S. government. Larry isn’t one to turn down the request by the beautiful Maria (Marisol Nichols) either.
Meanwhile, their own sarge has dug himself out of his grave and caught a ride to get to them (or so he thinks). He is actually drugged by the naughty Mexicans, dressed in a red negligee and painted with make up and matching red lipstick. He wakes up, kicks butt, hops on a moped and speeds off to find his three AWOL men.
Word gets back to the banditos boss, the treacherous Carlos Santana (played by Danny Trejo) who has his own issues besides domination…let’s just say he rules as a king who throws shows for himself…ventriloquists, wrestling matches, you name it. His throne is made of car grills and hub caps. He decides on retribution and makes his presence known to the village and the three misfits soldiers. He finds them and is taken prisoner. His torture? To sing “I’ve Got You Babe” with Santana’s gay relative. I think the torture was meant for the audience!
Sarge is saved (of course) by the three, the town is saved, Larry gets the girl, and the entire operation is covered under the U.S. government as “Operation Sombrero”. Everyone receives a medal, everyone is happy, blah blah blah.
Okay, this movie had some funny parts, I will admit. The scenarios were more than a tad surreal with Santana. The movie poked fun at the military, sure, and my husband never got offended. However, I was a little leery of Everett being a pervert turned gun toting “killing machine”. His always wanting to kill someone was disconcerting to me. Bill seemed neutral to me, and nothing really seemed to sparkle about his performance. Larry was Larry the Cable Guy in sleeveless fatigues. No more no less. The movie was riddled with homophobia, racial slurs, swearing, name calling and crude humor. All in all, it's a movie I would have rented, not wanted to spend the $8.00 ticket on.
I give it one and half stars out of five. For family friendliness, I give it one star out of five. I always urge parents to see any movies that are PG, PG-13, or R before allowing their kiddos to see it. This is one of those movies due to the nature of the jokes.
Delta Force, PG-13, 90 minutes, CB Harding, Director.
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