"The official Abbott and Costello of the Apocalypse" - Bill

If there's ever been a movie that was asking for it, it's this one. So I was a little disappointed that Bill and Kevin let it off the hook for the most part. Instead of giving this bloated self-important hack job a big punch in the puss, the duo load up on the reference material. Every movie the actors starred in is noted, look a likes from Lady Deathstrike to Seth Rogan are pointed out. If a bit of dialog connects to something on film or TV the riffers are right on it - it's a veritable tidal wave of pop culture! Don't get me wrong, much of this is very funny but it's the kind of thing that they've done a lot and there's a cut and paste quality to this type of comedy, it could be stuck anywhere with any movie. I'd have preferred they targeted the film and its themes specifically.

There are a few moments where they do this. As when they attack the logic of burning books in a Library to light a fire, when there's perfectly good wooden chairs and tables to be had. Or when Bill observes a slow moving Tsunami. But I needed more, a lot more of that Bill Corbett anger and that Kevin Murphy snark.

When they do attack they often direct their ire at a Dick Cheney look-a-like (who also happens to play the Vice President). Unfortunately they go the "schoolyard childish" shtick by belittling his name (Prick Schwaynie). M-eh, I expected a better, wittier tactic.

The trax is definitely not PC early on. Neither Lynyrd Skynyrd nor a bald kid with cancer is immune, and these bits are dark but earned the biggest laughs. Overall it's not a bad trax and I laughed often. But for a film that's been long requested and anticipated I wanted better than merely passable. I wanted epic, end of the world, sharper than nails, -run Roland Emmerich through the wringer- style of riffing.

Edit: I watched this again and in spite of my nitpicks, there's an awful lot of funny material. Allow me to amend my review - despite the fact that certain riff expectations were not met, what Kevin and Bill offer is very good and I'd recommend giving it a listen.