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"Idle hands are the devil's playground.", 14 December 2008
Author: Backlash007 from Kentucky

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Idle Hands is a horror film that is absolutely a picture of the times. It was made in the late 90's and everything about the film lets you know that. Looking back on it, this thing was dated the day it was released. But it's still a fun little movie and that really just adds to the overall feel. The plot mainly consists of taking a 10 minute segment of Evil Dead II and stretching it into a feature length project. It seems because Anton (Devon Sawa) is the laziest putz in the neighborhood his hand becomes possessed by a demon. He accidentally kills his parents and his two best friends (played by Seth Green and Elden Henson) before deciding to cut the damned thing off. Unfortunately that's not the best idea because the hand escapes and Anton must stop it before it kills his new girlfriend (an early role for Jessica Alba). On top of this, his two best friends come back to life Griffin Dunne style to hang out with Anton and smoke weed. The Offspring make an appearance as well. The whole thing is played for laughs so if you like a little horror with your comedy you will dig Idle Hands. There are some laugh-out-loud moments here, but they are few and far between to make this one a classic. It will be interesting to revisit this one in 10 more years.

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