Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

bowmanblue Now, there's a school of thought which I call the 'Snakes-on-a-Plane' viewpoint – it's where a film's title tells you everything you need to know about the story and therefore, if you can't work out whether you like it or not from that, you don't really deserve to complain if the movie turns out to be not for you. So, armed with my love of cheesy and 'so-bad-they're-good' films, mixed with my enjoyment of the horror genre stories and appreciation for Gary Busey, I figured that the low budget 'Gingerdead Man' would be right up my street.I think it's fair to say that I'm not 'spoiling' the film by letting on that Gary Busey plays (mainly be voicing) a killer who's murdered, but whose soul is sent to that of a gingerbread man (think 'Child's Play' but with pastry instead of a 'Good Guy' doll). Then he returns to reek revenge on those who, er, turned him into something from a baker's window display. I expected daft. I expected ludicrous. I expected low budget. I expected a ridiculously over-the-top performance from Busey. However, I only really got the low budget part.Yes, the film's premise is as daft as it sounds and the budget is so small that the film stock used actually looks worse than you could probably recreate on your iphone. In fact, the budget appears so small that there's only really one location used for the whole film – a pretty bland factory. Not only is the scenery nothing to write home about, but there are only really three cast members. Now, the problem with this in a 'slasher' film is that it doesn't really give the deranged killer many options with who to kill. In 'Scream' the film would be over in about a quarter of an hour with that few 'expendable' characters! Of course the lack of people to murder also equates into a lack of gore and/or creative kills, so don't do expecting too much of the 'red stuff' here.Yes, Busey does do his best with the script and adds an air of sheer manic madness to the proceedings, but I just felt that his best wasn't enough to justify it. Or, rather an idea this whacky could have been so much better with a bigger setting, cast and (gore) effects. I could forgive the awful model of the Gingerdead man himself as that seemed to add to the overall silliness. So, I think I can safety say that I wasn't as much of a fan of the franchise as I thought I'd be. Yes – franchise. Just because I didn't like it doesn't mean that other people agree with me. It seems to have developed enough of a cult following to warrant a fair few sequels, so what do I know? I just won't watch them. I'll stick to viewing Gary Busey on the UK's 'Celebrity Big Brother' to get a true dose of his madness!

catfishman If you watched The Gingerdead Man expecting a serious horror film then I am sorry...for you parents, as they may be something wrong with you. Okay, maybe not, but if you really did think Gingerdead Man was going to be anything other than a silly B horror film then yes, this movie may suck for you. That said if you are like me and was actually looking for a silly kinda' horror flick then you might actually have a good time. Throw in the fact that Garry Busey is playing Millard Findlemeyer, the murderous both as human and from the after life as the voice of the Gingerdeadman and you've almost got gold. Or not - it really depends on whether or not you like cheezy movies. I had fun.

myspecialparadise Gary Busey is a prime example about how a promising career can be flushed down the toilet by accepting the wrong scripts! Actors tend to ignore the fact that a lot of people can not tell the difference between real life and soumthin' dae done seed at the Four Corners Gulch picture showin'. And that means what comes around goes around, even when it comes to celluloid! The mind is a powerful thing ... and if people hate you enough, you are in big trouble! Which explains how a man can have a 30-something year career and wind-up playing a killer cookie! You can't play the role of the bad guy and expect to have the life of Pierce Brosnan! As for the movie ... stoopid! A little cookie has the strength to knock a 20 something year old out with a wooden kitchen tool? That's gonna happen! Sorry ... though much of the acting wasn't too bad, not at all ... the movie still sucked pimentos! However ... there is a good lesson here ... you really are what you eat! GOT MILK?

innocuous Well, it wasn't ENTIRELY bad. As others have pointed out, the film itself (excluding titles and credits) is less than 60 minutes long. The titles are pretty standard, but the credits are more than ten minutes in length. Plus, they include everyone who even thought about the movie (including the shooting site police officer). So you don't have to suffer through too much actual movie.My favorite part is when the villain (no spoilers here!) shoots a revolver at the protagonists. I lost count of the shots fired rapidly without reloading, but (in an obvious wink to horror films in general) there at least twelve or thirteen of them. On the other hand, it's obvious that the film-makers have never worked with gingerbread dough, as they have no idea of the proper consistency or color.This film also must hold the record for the number of "Dutch angle" shots. If you ever want to explain to anyone what a "Dutch angle" is, just flip to any point in this movie.Busey is appropriately crazy, which is a treat. The extra features on this DVD are much better than the movie.Finally, and sadly, there's no nudity and very few people die. I would have awarded at least two more stars for some gratuitous nudity or violence.Not as bad as some might have you think. But it's still pretty bad.