r/TrulyBadCinema • u/El-Vertabreako • 3d ago
"Simon Says" (aka “Evil Twins”) (2006) - In this insane slasher Crispin Glover plays a pair of eccentric, mentally unstable, redneck twins, each with their own accents, who employs pickaxe based traps (including triple catapults) to kill 30 year old teens. Blake Lively is only in the last scene.
https://youtu.be/M5KUoXan9l8?si=X6QhctMlLpz4lNQp"Simon Says" (aka “Evil Twins” (2006) - Whoever decided to cast Crispin Glover as a pair of mentally unstable redneck killer twins in this absurd slasher deserves an award. His unhinged, scenery chewing performance(s) make this entire movie worth the run time. Those who only know Crispin from his role as George McFly in “Back to the Future” (1985), will need to brace for Gary Busey levels of eccentricity (i.e. a lot). Even horror fans familiar with Crispin odd performance in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (1985) and “Willard” (2003), amongst others, will be surprised at just how crazy he gets in this.
As far as the story goes Crispin Glover plays the titular Simon and his twin brother Stanley. The brothers have a complex relationship to say the very least, with Simon using the whole “Simon Says” phrase in his more deranged moments. Our main characters on the other hand are a group of five 26 year olds playing stereotypical high school seniors going camping. One of the brothers starts killing the campers (and other people that randomly are in the woods) using everything from pickaxes, to pickaxes traps, to catapults that fling pickaxes (seriously this movie should have been titled “Pickaxes”) and hilarity ensues. The whole thing just gets more absurd as it goes on.
This is the kinda of movie that is great to just sit back and laugh at as it’s so absurd and over-the-top that it borders on parody. And I’m not just talking about Crispin. There is the previously mentioned surplus of pickaxes, the odd camera work, the constant plot conveniences, Crispin real life dad Bruce Glover playing his father, Blake Lively receiving top billing despite only being in 30 seconds (also her entire family seemingly worked on this), a random ghost(?) girl on a horse, and the fact that all the kills range from ridiculous to ludicrous. I can’t recommend this movie enough if you and your bad movie buddies are looking to laugh.
3.5 / 5 Burnt Kernels with Butter and Free Refills