Starring - John Patrick Jordan (Evil Bong, Dr. Moreau's House of Pain), Robin Sydney (Trophy Heads, Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation), and Sonny Carl Davis (Bad Channels, Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
Release Date - 2013
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Tagline - "And hell rode with them"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)
Rating (out of 5):
I was really looking forward to this journey through the Gingerdead Man franchise. I had watched them years ago but didn't remember shit about them. This gave me a great opportunity to revisit them while catching up so I could watch Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong which was included in the same collection. I'm a huge fan of the Evil Bong series and was really looking forward to this Full Moon crossover that I didn't know existed...or completely forgot about.
The film follows Larnell (Jordan) who has opened a head shop after surviving several run ins with the Evil Bong E.B. After a chance encounter with Rabbit, he leaves the shop to find a delicious cookie to sate his munchies where he meets shop owner Sarah Leigh (Sydney). While he is out of the store, Rabbit goes snooping through his office where he finds the Evil Bong and takes a toke from her which sets her free. To make matters worse, the Gingerdead Man has returned to try and kill Sarah Leigh again.
Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong isn't the best sequel or crossover I've seen but it's not as bad as it could have been. This is probably the best looking film in the Gingerdead Man franchise but same quality the Evil Bong films had up to that point. I wanted to love this one and while it's not the worst thing I've seen, it could have been a hell of a lot better. The acting in this one is the most consistent of the series. It's nice to see several familiar faces from Evil Bong and Robin Sydney performing a dual role reprising characters she portrayed in both series. I really enjoyed the casting and I'm glad they went with an Evil Bong heavy casting instead of the Gingerdead Man. The story for this one spends most of the film giving viewers flashbacks and recapping both series up to this point with only about 45 minutes of the film being new footage. We then move on to the film mostly consisting of the characters from both series meeting each other or being reintroduced instead of the chaotic story we were expecting featuring a battle between the Gingerdead Man and E.B. It's a cool film showing them both together but if you were expecting a high body count and a new direction for both series then you will be disappointed. Finally, the film mostly does the deaths like the Evil Bong series where the smokers are sent to her world to die. We get a few flashbacks with the kills we've seen before but the new deaths are nothing special or enjoyable. Overall, Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong isn't a bad film. Hell, I enjoyed it but we don't need it and can do without it. Check it out or don't, it's not really an important installment in the franchise.
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