Blu-ray Review: Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie

Posted By: Alexon: May 21, 2012In: DVD/Blu-Ray ReviewsNo Comments

It takes a special kind of breed to sit down and watch Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie for the first time. You either have to have an extremely open mind when it comes to comedy or have already been a fan of the duo’s prior work, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. I can tell you right now I belong to the first group, but even I had some doubts going into the feature as the trailer alone would be enough to scare most people away.

The film is about Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (playing themselves), two filmmakers who are given a billion dollars to make a film but end up squandering all the money and create a terrible short film in its place. The Schlaaang group, who gave the duo the money, is extremely pissed off and threatens their lives if they don’t pay back the money. When the two skip town they happen upon an advertisement claiming that if you run our mall, you could make a billion dollars. Tim and Eric decide to create Dobis P.R. and assume responsibility for the mall, which was run by Damien Weebs (Will Ferrell), in hopes of making enough money back to repay the Schlaaang corporation for their loses.

There isn’t much I can say about this radically insane feature. It’s a film that’s really half a feature with incredibly stupid sketches thrown randomly into the mix to make it a full-length one. It’s one of those films that, if you make it all the way through, leaves you feeling like your IQ just dropped a point or two. I can’t say I didn’t expect it to be a ridiculous film and, granted, there were moments that I laughed, but the humor is so far at the bottom of the barrel that even I couldn’t muster up the courage to fish it out and go along with it. I’m sure in its short 15 minute format it is tolerable and probably very funny, but 93 minutes it just way too long.

The film’s saving grace is its supporting cast, namely Will Forte and his love of swords, some of the other celebrity cameos like Marc Cuban and Zach Galifianakis, and Robert Loggia as Tommy Schlaaang, particularly when he beats on Tim and Eric’s mothers. Other than that, there isn’t much else left to say, you’re either a fan or you aren’t. Oh, and brace yourself, if you aren’t aware of what Shrim is, you’re in for a nasty treat.

Overall, if you’re a fan of the TV series you are absolutely going to love this film. If you’re not, there is a high probability you won’t make it to the end.

The disc:

The movie looks great on blu-ray since the film was shot with a RedOne camera which makes any HD transfer to blu-ray absolutely stunning. For those who are fans of the film, I think you’ll thoroughly enjoy the large amount of special features that come with the disc, especially the Shrim Dance Screensaver. There is enough on here to get into the crazy minds of Tim and Eric while also seeing what they deemed necessary to cut from the film.

On the whole, I’d only recommend buying this disc if you’re a fan of the TV series

Special features