Night Of The Living Dorks

Now, I've said it before and I just know I'll end up saying it again, mixing comedy and horror is probably as hard as mixing oil and water, it can be done, but it takes talent and patience. Well, a new movie out of Germany does one better than that, it not only mixed comedy and horror, but teen comedy and horror! It's called Night Of The Living Dorks and it's one of the strangest movies that you'll ever enjoy!




Here's the story: Philip, Worst and Conrad are the three kids in school who everyone picks on...they're the dorks. The movie begins like a typical teen-angst comedy, Philip has a crush on the school hottie, but his neighbor, a goth chick who also goes to his high school (and who is far hotter than the hot girl) has been friend with Philip for years. It all goes like a Porky's or an American Pie, until Philip decides that the goth kids might be able to help him make a love potion to get the girl of his dreams interested in him! Well, the goths agree to make the potion, but only after they raise the dead, but in typical teen comedy tradition, the ritual goes wrong and our three heroes wind up with zombie ashes in their faces.

I think you can see where this is going, the ritual actually worked and out three teen heroes are now zombies! And, no they're not the running around and eating brains kind of zombies, they still have their faculties about them, although they have the penchant for eating raw meat and human flesh is quite tasty! Now, it's up to the neighbor goth chick to find an antidote in the necromonicon that she carries with her to cure the three dorks before the zombie-ism can become a permanent thing!

Night Of The Living Dorks is probably the most interesting blend of two genres I've ever seen, giving us horror with a decided John Hughes flair. If you're looking for a horror movie that's not quite as dark as some have been lately, then Night Of The Living Dorks is right up your alley! I'm giving Night Of The Living Dorks, three and a half out of four cigars,

because the mere thought of mixing these two genres is mind-boggling, but to actually do it and make it work...genius! Night Of The Living Dorks could be the perfect mix of two genres, and I doubt that it could be re-done...so don't try it! So, until next time, when I'll tell you about my concept for mixing two different genres, sci-fi and chick-flick, it's the touching story of a robot who can turn into an English gentleman, then he falls in love with the local peasant girl, but when her father objects, he's forced to turn into the robot and destroy her family, so they can be together...romantic, but scary, I know you're interested! And, until next time, remember that the best movies are bad movies!