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Delta Farce (2007)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:1

Rotten:40

Average Rating:2.6/10

Consensus: Too afraid to be a real satire of the Iraq War, Delta Farce instead devolves into a reprehensible, unfunny mix of slapstick, gay panic, and flatulence jokes.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual humor

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:2007

Box Office: $8,074,933

Synopsis: Blue Collar Comedy Tour veterans Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall team up in DELTA FARCE, a military-spoof comedy featuring their southern red-neck stand-up schtick. Bill and Larry, along with... Blue Collar Comedy Tour veterans Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall team up in DELTA FARCE, a military-spoof comedy featuring their southern red-neck stand-up schtick. Bill and Larry, along with their scrawny friend Everett (played by DJ Qualls), are weekend warriors in the Army reserves. Not only have they not trained, but they see the weekend as a getaway from the pressures of their daily lives. But with the military's forces depleted by the no-end-in-sight Iraq War, they turn to their reservists. Bill, Larry, and Everett are thrown into whirlwind boot-camp sessions, led by the commanding powerhouse Sgt. Kilgore (Keith David), to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Iraq. On their overnight flight to the Middle East, a thunderstorm threatens the cargo carrier, and equipment fitted with parachutes is dumped to lighten the load. Unfortunately, this includes the three bumbling friends, who sought refuge in an all-terrain vehicle to catch up on some sleep. They wake up in the desert, confused and disoriented, and assume they've reached the mission destination. But it turns out they aren't anywhere near Iraq--they've landed in Mexico, where they stumble upon a small village that has been overrun and terrorized by gun-wielding gangsters. DELTA FARCE is one of the few war films to be released as the Iraq War is in full swing, and it takes a daringly comedic approach. The starring cast members never abandon the style they've become famous for, providing an abundance of silliness and the usual slapstick antics throughout. [More]

Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, DJ Qualls, Marisol Nichols

Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, DJ Qualls, Marisol Nichols, Danny Trejo, Keith David

Director: CB Harding

Director: CB Harding
Screenwriter: Bear Aderhold, Tom Sullivan
Producer: Alan C. Blomquist, J.P. Williams
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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One of those movies that's great until the movie starts.

Full Review Source: AALBC.com | comment 9 Comments
05/12/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
AALBC.com

Is it funny? Not really. All of its subversive potential is wasted on [director] Harding, and even the straight-ahead farce is joyless.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
05/22/07
Marrit Ingman
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

Like Paths Of Glory, Apocalypse Now, and Platoon, Delta Farce is a difficult, harrowing work offering little relief or humor. Unlike those movies, though, Delta Farce is supposed to be funny.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
05/15/07
Steven Hyden
Steven Hyden
AV Club

It's dopey Army comedy in the tradition of Buck Privates and Stripes, just with the sights aimed lower and blissfully unaware of its own monumental tastelessness.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
05/14/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

That the second half of Delta Farce is a half-assed rip-off of the vastly superior Three Amigos is only one sign the Blue Collar boys have, to borrow one of the film’s few funny lines, “more problems than a Cub Scout at Neverland Ranch.”

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 1 Comment
05/14/07
Chad Greene
Chad Greene
Boxoffice Magazine

It's not just stupid, it's offensive.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
05/12/07
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

A salad bar of misogyny, homophobia and hatred for all things that aren't A) American, B) male, and C) stupid.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
05/13/07
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Cinematical

War in Iraq isn't funny -- neither is this movie.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
11/01/07
Sandie Angulo Chen
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

The only farcical aspect of it is that it was greenlit in the first place.

Full Review Source: DVD Review | comment Comment
09/13/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

Here's a sobering thought: If every war gets the comedy it deserves, could Delta Farce, a strenuously unfunny Three Amigos knockoff, be our M*A*S*H?

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/16/07
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Entertainment Weekly

An almost inconceivably bad movie, i.e., it is so bad that it is hard to conceive how someone could have conceived it.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
05/14/07
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

A low-rent Stripes without the makings of a comedy classic.

Full Review Source: Film School Rejects | comment Comment
05/11/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
Film School Rejects

A motion picture so awfully annoying, I couldn't even find a reason to recommend it to my dead dog Corky.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 1 Comment
05/14/07
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

If you're hungry for comical interpretations of an errant war, may I suggest any episode of M*A*S*H –- or, indeed, any episode of Fox News.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment 10 Comments
05/11/07
Michael Harris
Michael Harris
Globe and Mail
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Forgetting the poor taste inherent in creating an inane military comedy like this one while American soldiers are still dying overseas, Delta Farce isn't funny enough to justify its existence.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
05/14/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

What it really boils down to is whether you’re a fan of Larry the Cable Guy. If so, you’ll (I would hope) realize you’re watching a pretty stupid comedy but will laugh in the appropriate parts.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Yes, a dumb premise, but enough to raise a smile when someone describes it to you. However, I'm here to say describing it and enduring it are two entirely different things.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
05/11/07
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

Even fans of gay-rape jokes are likely to feel burned out by the movie’s end.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/07
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly

The liveliest battle in this atrocious service comedy is fighting the urge to leave midway through.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
05/14/07
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Perhaps best enjoyed by persons who have been lobotomized. After the first 30 minutes (I'm being generous), you may well feel like you have been.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
05/16/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
 
 
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