Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong

The first thing to ask yourself when thinking about watching a movie titled Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong is this: Are you able to switch off your brain and embrace some mildly entertaining, low budget lunacy from the good folks at Full Moon? The titular characters from the Gingerdead Man and Evil Bong series meet in a movie which should, at the very least, satisfy fans of either franchise. The film might service the Evil Bong series slightly more, but there's enough foul mouthed dough-boy Gingerdead man to go around. Larnell is the only one of the stoner quad to return along with Rabbitt, the friend/foil of the series. Larnell and his height-challenged head-shop employee String find themselves in the path of destruction when Gingerdead man decides to take out Sarah Leigh (from the original Gingerdead Man) once and for all! It ain't high art, folk. But if you're in the market for something light and stupid from Full Moon, have at 'er. And at least it isn't as awful as Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys.

GINGERDEAD MAN VS. EVIL BONG is, it has to be said, a disappointing team-up between the two Full Moon franchises. The problem with this one is that the budget is lower than ever and it's all talk in a single set for the most part. The two series villains aren't even enemies, not really, so don't expect any kind of big showdown or anything. For the most part this is made up of the usual quirky, drug-infused comedy, with the novelty of the main actress playing dual roles (which comes from her playing different characters in each series). Some of the humour's not bad and the cast are certainly game for a laugh, but I was expecting a little more from this one.

I've seen all the other Full Moon offerings of Evil Bong and Gingerdead man and so when I say this is a cheap waste of time know it is as a fan of these types of cheesy schlock movies.

The main problem is that so much of the runtime is taken up by flashbacks and exposition, there is barely any actual new interactions with the characters you might care about.

It is all tease and no substance and it is a letdown since they could have gone all out in a mess of schlock, but instead it is the tamest and lamest of the bunch. Disappointing.

Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong (2013) is available for free on Tubi and tells the tale of our favorite Gingerdead Man still on the warpath against Sarah for trapping him in the Gingerbread Man. The Gingerdead Man partners with the Evil Bong after she promises to turn him back into a man; meanwhile, Sarah partners with Larnell in hopes of stopping the two killers. This movie is directed by Charles Band (Puppetmaster) and stars John Patrick Jordan (Mad Men), Robin Sydney (The Gingerdead Man), Sonny Carl Davis (Thelma & Louise) and Peter Donald Badalamenti (Bad Boys II). The storyline for this matches the two movies up well together and the two sets of characters naturally match up well together also. The comedic content is consistent with the other pictures in both series (not quiet as good as some of the other films but the content is identical). There isn't really any worthwhile kill scenes to reference. The movie is fun if you're a fan of the series but not particularly good outside of that. I'd give this a 3/10.

What do you get when you take antagonists from two Full Moon franchises and pit them against one another? You have Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong and it's everything you'd expect it to be.

With many cast members from the Evil Bong series returning we have Eebee taking on the Gingerdead Man, or do we? Do they actually battle? Honestly no, it's more the humans vs both.

Once again the Gingerdead Man without Gary Busey is terrible and the Evil Bongs limitations make for a pretty weak antagonist. So here we have more stoner comedy, Full Moon charm and about as much intelligence as an episode of Cougar Town (2009).

It's dumb, it's stupid, it's face palm inducing but it's certainly not the worst one.

I'd say essential viewing for fans of the franchise(s) but for Joe Average this is one to be hopped skipped and jumped over.

The Good:

Recurring cast

Nods to other Full Moon movies

The Bad:

Mindy Robinson

Too much footage from the previous films

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Glittery gasmasks are the future of cannabis usage