BEERFEST is the third film of the U.S. comedy troop Broken Lizard.  Director Jay Chandrasekhar directed and the Broken Lizard wrote all three (CLUB DREAD and SUPER TROOPERS being the other two).  Though many critics and audiences hate the Broken Lizard films for the sexist, fart, puke jokes and infantile humour, Broken Lizard always returns as strong as ever. 

BEERFEST begins at a funeral were black humour is pushed beyond the limit with a drunken priest and the deceased (Donald Sutherland in cameo) on video, drinking his last gulp before pulling the plug on himself.  If the scene does not leave a foul (beer) taste in your mouth, the rest of the film might.  Unless you have a strong stomach – for beer that is!  The film then takes the two grandsons to Germany where they stumble across a FIGHT CLUB style BEERFEST.  Losing in shame, they return to the U.S. to recruit a team of beer drinkers to enter again the following year, after much drinking and belching. 

To those familiar with keg parties and Oktoberfest activities, BEERFEST hits the nail on the head with its content.  All the drunken antics are there from the ‘quarters’ games to shotgun drinking.  Most of the jokes are laugh-out loud funny, especially if you have spent many weekends doing the same, getting pissed out of your skull on beer.  Cloris Leachman is all sport, playing Great Gam Gam, the whore who shows the boys how to warm up a sausage the Bavarian way and Mo’Nique plays a French kissing karate kicking German spy.  For those who never drink and are put off by off-coloured jokes, stay away from BEERFEST.

BEERFEST is the best of the Broken Lizards’ films as it is right on target without being distracted from the main issue at hand.  With all the jokes (even the bad ones) gushing fast and furious, this reviewer cannot help it but laugh it out loud from start to finish.  And stay for the credits for one last joke from Willie Nelson in a surprise cameo.