MartinHafer How do you parody movies that are already parodies?I noticed that "Psycho Beach Party" has good reviews from everyone. Well, sorry to buck the trend, but I did not enjoy the film. I think much of it could be my age. After all, I remember the beach movies of the 1960s because I grew up in the 60s...and the films were really already parodies of themselves. The original beach movies were terrible...and they made no bones about it and were meant to be dopey. So, making a newer film that makes fun of them really cannot hit the mark simply because making a bad movie about bad movies isn't really all that funny...at least if you are familiar with the genre. If I wanted to see incredibly broad acting, bad writing and a dopey plot, I'd just watch "Beach Blanket Bingo" or "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini". The only real difference is that "Psycho Beach Party" has more sexual innuendo and some killing. But for me, that just isn't enough to recommend it.

Gracelovesmovies Seriously, this movie has a 6 out of 10?? American Pie has a 7 for goodness' sake! I suppose there's no accounting for taste. Funny, witty, and great acting from the girl playing Chiclet. It's hard to find such clean-cut but entertaining movies these days, so I'm really glad when I find them. Deserves a much higher rating: the accents, music, ambiance and effects -- everything was spot on. And though it seemed really predictable from the start, I started to question the obvious conclusion along the way. It felt like a retro feel-good Scooby Doo show. Definitely give it a shot if you're looking for something light and clean to kill time with or to set the mood for a retro party. Then come back to rate it and raise the score because it needs one!! Gave it a 10 because although it didn't have insanely beautiful scenes as in Life of Pi, it was literally perfect for the genre and I can't point out a single fault with it. Now that's what a spoof movie should be like, not all the spin-offs from the trashy "Scary Movie" franchise. Boobs, toilet humor and profanity doesn't make a good movie.

softballa8 I am aware this movie wasn't supposed to be taken seriously. However, being made in 2001 the acting was horrible and the whole story was ridiculous. It actually could have been really funny if done a little better. It also could have been a great scary movie if there were better actors and effects. I don't recommend this movie at all. HORRIBLE. The effects were just cheesy as well as the dialogue. I actually recongnized some of the actors/actresses from movies or TV shows, but in this movie they all did a horrible job. Even though it was cheesy dialogue the actors/actresses could have done something to make it less painful.

Pepper Anne Psycho Beach Party is one truly odd comedy. The plot nearly makes no sense, the ending (when you discover who is the culprit of this murder mystery) is completely ridiculous and unbearably drawn out, but yet, it is something so different, it is entertaining. If you enjoy strange comedies like Pumpkin (including the retro 60's-esque atmosphere), Ghost World, Drop Dead Gorgeous, or Surf II, then Psycho Beach Party is probably a title worth checking out. It is a slasher spoof combined with a Beach Party spoof, and something of a Scooby Doo adventure (without the dog).Life's a beach! Lauren Ambrose is terrific as star, Chicklet Forrest/Anne Bowman, bubbly red head turned bad girl via a bad case of split personality (I love her Joan Crawford impression). Things ain't so hot on the beach. Murder is a foot at the beach, and anyone with noticeable handicaps are getting bumped off. Chicklet is the main suspect, always conveniently popping up after a murder, but likewise conveniently not remembering anything that happened moments ago. When her personality changes, she has blackouts. But she's not the only suspect. Leaving no good clues to assess the killer's identity, Captain Monica Stark (writer/director Charles Busch), the lead investigator of the murders, has a an atmosphere of completely wacky characters that arouse suspicion from rhyming beatnick surf studs to burn out horror movie actresses to obsessive perfectionists. It is such an oddball story, and one that really doesn't make sense, and at times, fails to hold your attention (though, this occurs more towards the end when you're waiting for something good to come about in this murder mystery saga instead of more cheap ploys and boring diversions). The problem with strange movies like these is that they tend to operate more on jokes and little broken bits of entertainment instead of pulling together an interesting story in its entirety. And usually, like Pumpkin, and several others like it, not only is the ending boring, but it becomes far too exaggerated to enjoy what there is. I guess, Psycho Beach Party really does model the cheap 50s and 60s horror films in that respect. It could've been a really great film if there was more going on. Well...it does have some good moments, and offers a few great laughs (most coming from the dimwitted, bubbly Florence/Chicklett and her split personality, Anne, and the other sassy attitude character she portrays).If for nothing else, watching it simply to see something different. It is still quite an oddball comedy in everything from the scenery (a throwback to the 60s Beach Party style) to the characters to the dialogue (sort of). Lauren Ambrose is great as the split personality Chicklet/Anne Bowman (Joan Crawford isn't the only impression she does). Boogie on this Psycho Party!