Idle Hands (UK)
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The touching story of a boy and his right hand
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 88 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The Devil will find work for idle hands to do... But what happens when he chooses the laziest teen slacker in the world to do his dirty work?
Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa - Wild America) is a channel-surfing, junk-food munching, couch potato burn-out who can`t control the murderous impulses of his recently possessed hand. With the help of his zombiefied buddies, Mick (Seth Green - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) and Pnub (Elden Henson - The Mighty), Anton`s got to stop the rampaging devil appendage before it takes total control of his life and ruins any chance he has with class hottie Molly (Jessica Alba - Never Been Kissed). Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day) and Jack Noseworthy (The Brady Bunch Movie) co-star in this wickedly funny horror comedy.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Behind the Scenes Featurette
Director`s Commentary
Deleted Scene
Alternate Ending
Storyboard Comparison
International Trailer
Filmographies
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 German
Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Icelandic
Polish
Czech
Hindi
Swedish
Finnish
Turkish
English
German
Greek
Hungarian
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian
Directed By:
Rodman Flender
Written By:
Ron Milbauer
Terri Hughes
Starring:
Vivica A. Fox
Christopher Hart
Jessica Alba
Elden Ratliff
Seth Green
Devon Sawa
Casting By:
John Papsidera
Soundtrack By:
Graeme Revell
Director of Photography:
Christopher Baffa
Editor:
Stephen E. Rivkin
Production Designer:
Gregory Melton
Producer:
Suzanne Todd
Jennifer Todd
Jeffrey A. Mueller
Andrew Licht
Executive Producer:
Jeffrey Sudzin
Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar
Your Opinions and Comments
The plot is not a very strong element in this movie, but it will give you some laughs (ok, ok, and a few scares as well). :)
A killer hand is on the loose and nobody can stop it from killing innocent victims. All of the slaughter scenes are gory, but, in an hillarious way.
The video transfer is a good 1.85:1 one. The dark scenes are presented with no apparent compression artifacts. The gore is presented rather nicely as well.
The DD5.1 audio is very nice. It WILL make you jump out of your seat at least once or twice (I lost my bowl of pop-corn rather early in the movie). ;)
The movie also contains some nice tunes and a massive rock&roll soundtrack.
The extras are supposed to be nice, but unfortunately, I was not able to access the alternate ending and the storyboard comparison. The rest of the extras are ok, generally.
Only watch this movie if you are prepared not to take it too seriously. The plot is hillariously stupid and the so-called acting is average, but if you do not laugh your brains out (literally) at the scene of the "pushed dog", you might as well press the stop button at that stage. :)
One last note, though. The movie includes several scenes in which the leads smoke pot. Although the film got a PG-13 rating here in Israel, I wouldn`t recommend it to anyone who is not old enough to realize that ANY type of drug is bad for you.
The film itself is funny especially any parts with Mick (Seth) like when he picks up the electric knife and says "Look at me!! I`m Leatherface" and the reaction on his face when it unplugs.
Seth and Elden have a great on-screen relationship and it`s as if they have known each other or if they were related and they really do complement each other.
Anyway I like it and would recommend it to anyone I know.
The visuals are all pretty good. The sound also adequately decent. There are some good extras including a commentary and a deleted scene.
Average release for an average movie. Worth owning if you like the movie. I personally felt it was a bit too silly.