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Mike Cheslik’s 'Hundreds Of Beavers' is that rare thing in the current film landscape: a genuine cult classic.
Made for just $150,000 over six years, the story of a fur trapper versus the titular century of beavers (actors in grown-up mascot costumes rather than the real thing) mashes up the old (silent comedy) and new (video games) with the nutty energy of a Looney Tunes cartoon. ...
In the frozen wastes of North America during the 19th century, a French applejack salesman Jean Kayak (played by co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) sees his livelihood taken away when a colony of bastard beavers burn down his distillery (all this is accompanied by a catchy Davy Crockett-y ballad). ...
It may have the grammar of a Charlie Chaplin one-reeler – black and white, no sync sound, intertitles – but Cheslik’s film has the logic of a Super Mario game (especially in its middle act, as Jean learns the basics of trapping), and the relentless quality of a Marvel blockbuster. As the engaging, rubber-faced Tews becomes the constant victim of the rambunctious rodents, the film also has something of You’ve Been Framed about it, a pure joy in watching other people get hurt.
But what gives 'Hundreds Of Beavers' its special quality is the mixture of no-budget, seemingly haphazard gonzo energy and the well-tooled jokes that can only come from rigorous planning and effervescent ingenuity. It might be cheapo-cheapo – Cheslik did all 1500 effects on a home computer – but the filmmaking is whip smart, a mash-up of influences and inspirations that becomes very much its own thing. Less ‘nice beaver’, more great beaver. (Ian Freer, Timeout)
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