Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

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Before Joss Whedon and Drew Goodard deconstructed every horror trope with The Cabin in the Woods, there was Tucker and Dale vs Evil. 

The story is a brilliant twist on the classic "Evil Hillbilly" horror trope.  This time the hillbillies are the victims. 

All Tucker and Dale ever wanted is a vacation home, a fishing cabin of their own.

He's not talking about a Beck concert, but I can see where you'd be confused.   

After an embarrassing and ominous encounter with the local sheriff, they stop to buy supplies. 

Any woman should be proud to have a man with a scythe. 

Things don't go so well here either, at least for Dale.   Once they arrive at the cabin, they settle in, then head out for some night fishing. 

I wouldn't throw her back. 

While out fishing they run afoul of some college kids who happen to be at the lake.  Through a series of misunderstandings, the college kids become convinced that Tucker and Dale are in fact evil hillbillies.  Evil hillbillies that they have to kill to save their friend and themselves.  

Probably best not to answer that. 

 It's a shame that this movie didn't get a wider release.  The script is top notch and does a great job of making Tucker and Dale sympathetic.  Yes, they're hillbillies, but they're decent hillbillies.  

Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine have a natural chemistry together and you easily believe them as lifelong friends.  

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is one of the best horror comedies ever made.  It's also a far better parody than Scary Movie or any of it's sequels.  While it plays everything for laughs, it could be a straight horror movie with just a small push.  You get the feeling that writer/director Eli Craig loves horror and enjoys playing around with the classic tropes. 

Perhaps the greatest line ever. Although probably more than half.  

Do yourself a favor, add this movie to your next marathon of "cabin in the woods" movies.  You won't be sorry.