Chabot Spectator

Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: The Scene

Media Credit: www.epicmoviethemovie.com The heroes of the movie return back to the chocolate factory after their 'Epic' adventure.

Pirate ships, far away hidden lands, and a chocolate factory, all compacted into one movie: When you watch the newly released Epic Movie you will be quite impressed with how many movies parodied.

But do not be mistaken, the movie also does spinoffs of a well-known MTV shows such as Cribs and there will be a cameo of the reality television star Lauren aka L.C.

Epic Movie is a story about four orphans Peter, Edward, Susan and Lucy. Each orphan presents a different characteristic including the coward, the uneducated, the outcast, and the daring. The four find golden tickets that take them on an "epic" adventure.

They all meet at a chocolate factory where they encounter their host Willy, a parody of Johnny Depp's character, Willie Wonka from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The character in the original movie was merely a creepy character, but the actor in this movie is far more sinister and frightening.

The actor cast in the roll of Willy is not up to par. But the actor chosen to duplicate Depp's character Capt. Jack Sparrow suceeds. The actor who plays Epic's Capt. Jack Swallow sounds and acts like the Capt. Jack Sparrow. You may see an uncanny similarity that might get you questioning whether it is Depp himself.

Though the movie becomes confusing at times and a bit hard to follow, there are so many movies being "epically" portrayed that you will always be kept guessing which movie will be satirized next.

The movie will make you laugh, and possibly even disgusted. Be forewarned: The movie does include scenes of a half- man half goat-kissing a beaver.

However, if such things do not bother you, you should definitely see this movie for a good laugh and see how epic it really is. On an overall scale from 1 - 10, I would rate this move a 7. You might not get you full $10 worth, but you will have a good time laughing hard.

Epic Movie
The Scene rating: 3/4 stars
Cast: Kal Penn, Adam Cambell, Jayma Mays, Faune Chambers
Director: Jason Friedburg and Aaron Seltzer

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