In the grand tradition of such Hollywood epics as Gone With the Wind and Schindler's List, we now have something that can provide a meaningful barometer against which to gauge the beauty of these enduring classics.
But seriously folks...
Meet the Deedles is obviously aimed at the same target audience that loved all those Airplane and Naked Gun films, who found Bill and Ted's adventures most excellent, dude, and who laughed 'til they wet themselves while viewing the shenanigans of those wacky nuts in Dumb and Dumber. Yup, slapstick humour and lots of potty jokes. The sad thing is that Deedles fails even to meet the standards set by these rather mediocre offerings.
Deedles follows the escapades of a pair of 18-year-old twin brothers (annoyingly portrayed by Van Wormer and Walker, in their major motion picture debuts. Big oops.) as they are sent to Wyoming by their wealthy father, who hopes that a little time in the bush will help them grow up (could they ever use it). A series of follies sees them mistaken for young rangers, whose supposed expertise in ridding a village of vermin makes them ideal candidates to cleanse Yellowstone of its groundhog infestation. Enter a disgraced ex-head Ranger (Hopper), whose plan it is to avenge those who forced him out of his job.
I am tired of seeing Hopper play these wackos in GOOD films, never mind this garbage. Now, Bill and Ted and the dudes in Dumb and Dumber had their stories unfold in similarly silly situations, but their characters had an innocent enthusiasm for life that was at least somewhat engaging and infectious. The Deedles are just spoilt rich kids who somehow always manage to come out on top.
Exercise your consumer power. Don't rent this trash.
