Zapped! (Blu-ray)

In the '80s, you could make a stupid movie and end up with something fun and re-watchable, because you were able to tell a story in an unrealistic world with abandon. It just worked. Today, if you make a stupid movie, it either has no point (see the awful world of Date/Epic/Scary Movie) or something that is the opposite of fun (see any of the many star vehicles that take themselves way too seriously.) But even worse would be any of the remakes of those great '80s movies that take the name or brand and forget to bring the spirit as well.

Someday some studio will decide it's time to remake Zapped! And will turn it into a mess influenced by testing, stripping it of its more over-the-top elements, and replacing them with a hip-hop soundtrack and probably one of the Jonas Brothers. Thankfully, we'll be able to brag this disc off our shelves and enjoy this ribald teen-male comic take on Carrie. We just can't look too closely or we'll see the cracks in what is a flawed, yet entertaining movie.

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Comedy, DVD,

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Cola, Candy, Chocolate

Year:  1979
Duration: 01:18:00
Directed by: Sigi Rothemund (as Siggi Götz)
Actors:  Olivia Pascal, Philippe Ricci, Christine Zierl
Language: German
Country: West Germany

Also known as: Drei kesse Bienen auf den Philippinen, Forviklinger i Sydhavet

Description: A slapstick German comedy about a young woman, Gaby, who takes a trip to the Philippines after a fight with her boyfriend. On the way there, she meets Andreas and his girlfriend and becomes enthralled with Andreas, even though he is on his way to marry his girlfriend. All sorts of mishaps occur on the trip. A zany bunch of characters make up the story including the huge breasted girlfriend, her priest brother, an accident prone tourist, the gay hotel owner, the meddling chimp and many others. Gaby does everything she can to entice Andreas away from his girlfriend.

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Comedy, Drama,

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