LastingAware
The greatest movie ever!
SnoReptilePlenty
Memorable, crazy movie
BroadcastChic
Excellent, a Must See
pointyfilippa
The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Scott LeBrun
The mascot for the Hella Burger fast food chain has taken on demonic life and is out to slaughter teenagers. It's up to Mackenzie (Leighton Meester) to unravel the mystery and save as many of her friends as she can from the maniacs' rampage."Drive Thru" is no better and no worse than most hip 21st century slash fests. It wears its influences on its sleeve so obviously that older genre buffs may be shaking their heads. One thing this viewer will say is that this movie is hella unoriginal. The acting is a bit better than one might expect; Meester is a capable heroine. There are a number of familiar faces here - Melora Hardin (as Meesters' mom), Larry Joe Campbell, Penn Badgley, Sean Whalen, and Clyde Kusatsu - and it's a hoot to note that the voice of the killer, Horny the Clown, is provided by veteran actor Gordon Clapp of 'NYPD Blue'. The movie also establishes its self referential nature by its stunt casting of documentarian Morgan Spurlock (the guy who made "Super Size Me") as a restaurant manager.In general, "Drive Thru" is passably entertaining. The pacing is decent, and the dialogue is worthy of some chuckles. Some of the jokes get old pretty fast, though, such as naming the two detectives (played by Campbell and the sexy Lola Glaudini) Chase and Crockers. I got it the first time. Also, in the tradition of many a horror movie monster, Hornys' lines often consist of silly one liners. There is a political subtext here that is awfully overstated for a bit and doesn't really add anything.It gets off to a rough start, with some very stereotypical white wannabe gangstas who are just annoying. And the ending is much too typical for this sort of thing. But at least there is some decent gore along the way.At its best, this is mildly amusing.Five out of 10.
FlashCallahan
Mackenzie thinks her biggest problem is dying of boredom in the bucolic wasteland of Orange County, until her classmates start dying of massive blood loss and Horny The Clown begins stalking her with cryptic messages hidden in 70's toys.It isn't until she discovers her unbelievable connection to Horny and his victims that she realizes, if she's going to live, she must come face to face with the killer clown in the bloodiest week Blanca Carne, California has ever known.....After the mauling the critics gave this, and the relatively low score on this site, my hopes were not high for this film.And although the film is dumb with a capital 'Duh', the design of Horny is fantastic, and some of the stalking scenes are quite fun.Acting wise, its perfunctory to this sort of movie, nothing special, a few shockers, but nothing surprising.Morgan Spulock makes a fun cameo in this, obviously referring to his Super Size Me and stating fast food can literally kill you.All in all, it's not great, but it's way more fun than it should be.
justin-hickey
Okay for those of you who poke fun at this movie, why don't you take a step back and read your reviews again. One, you did say you found a way to enjoy it. Two, it's a b-rated movie so expectations for this as gore and acting shouldn't be expected. Finally, it's both a horror and a comedy. Basically this movie is like if Nightmare on Elm Street with its storyline, cracks from Freddy, and creative killing were mashed into a blender with Ronald McDonald and stoner teens. Now to be fair to most who watch it yes it does leave you questioning the reason and reality of this movie, but because it's doing this is why I love it. It is funny and if you can look past all the bad things it really is a decent comedy slash horror flick. That's why I'm saddened when people either put this down for its credibility and its humor or just haven't seen it all together. It has a unique way of saying that it is the Napoleon Dynamite of the horror genre. I give it a 6 because it is a descent film and anyone who says otherwise just can't enjoy the simplicity of an old fashion B slasher flick. "Have a Hell-a-nice day!" - Archie "Drive Thru"
That_One_Guy_69
I love bad horror movies the crappier the better so that is why i love this movie. It's right up there with Bloodsucking Babes from Burbank, or Jackhammer Massacre or Killer Klowns from Outer Space or even Prehistoric Bimbos in Armageddon City. You cant sit down to this movie and think its gonna be Scarface or something you gotta sit down and think it's as bad as Citizen Kane. But all in all it is a good movie with mindless killing and a killer Clown. The story is awesome it's like Prom Night or Terror Train or Dead Above Ground its a revenge type movie were somebody dies and comes back to kill the kids of the people that killed him. I quite enjoyed it and i cant wait for the squeal.