For this year’s 31 Nights of Horror Challenge, the Night 20 prompt is Trouble in Paradise. We watched the movie Club Dread (2004) on Amazon Prime.

Storyline

When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete’s Coconut Beach Resort, a hedonistic island paradise for swingers, it’s up to the club’s staff to stop the violence…or at least hide it.

‘Club Dread’ delivers originality and dark humor through its satirical take on slasher films, with Bill Paxton’s performance as Coconut Pete earning particular praise. However, the film struggles with poor writing, overlong pacing, and weak horror elements that fail to frighten. The comedy-horror blend proves divisive, with some finding it hilarious while others consider it unfunny and confusing. Those who appreciate Broken Lizard’s unconventional style may enjoy it, but many found it disappointing overall.

Our thoughts on Club Dread (2004)

If you enjoy unfunny, brain dead films, than this is your best bet. In place of funny, we get lame dirty jokes and nudity. If I wanted a movie that was funny because of nudity, then porn would probably be your best bet. The basic plot of this film is that some people from a cruise ship are stuck on an island with a killer, and they are all very sexy and horny, and to top it off, we have Bill Paxton!! What a big star they got to play the aging hipster musician/singer.

All of the acting is atrocious, and because of lack of anything amusing, the film is really dull and boring, and to top that off, it’s over 100 minutes long!! If you’re going to make a horrid film at least make it short. Anyways, obviously this wasn’t my cup of tea, but if you enjoy low budget, unfunny films, then you’ve come to the right place! 

2 out of 10 stars 

Trivia 

Broken Lizard screened the film for Jimmy Buffett, who was so amused that he requested permission to sing some of the film’s original songs on one of his live tours.

Penelope says that she goes to Oral Roberts, which is a conservative Christian university in Tulsa, Oklahoma.