Budget cuts force two rival ambulance companies and their misfit medics to go head-to-head to save their patients, their jobs and their beer money, all in the name of emergency medicine.
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i must have seen a different film!!
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Two rival ambulance companies battle to be the one that will remain in business when budget cuts strike the town. Its a low rent, low brow version of the Bill Cosby film Mother Juggs and Speed which had a similar plot line. What can I say about this film? Its not terrible, but then again its not terribly funny either. Everyone is drunk, stoned or sex crazed and the jokes sin out from there. There are jokes about the companies not wanting to pick anyone up, they pass accident scenes. Its a collection of half thought out jokes that the writers and director must have thought were going to work once they edited the film. Guess what most of them didn't. In fairness I laughed a couple of times, but I didn't really enjoy myself. If you must see this wait for cable.
I've seen first 60 minutes of this movie and it was the longest movie hour ever. The concept of this movie is weak, the bad guys are boring, very unfunny - the good guys totally lack any charisma, and their pranks and jokes are very week to make this movie valuable. The movie is just a sandwich without anything saucy in it. Scenes are busy, unoriginal, plot is hysterically stupid. This movie is anything but even remotely funny comedy. The natural chemistry in "the good guy-good girl" is misisng here, too it doesn't come out of the concept, the main character in my opinion failed in fitting into positive role, somebody viewer could be interested in or laugh at. I normally like easy and dull comedies - for example scary movie series - but this failed even for me. This was below any college movie where bunch of nerdy guys want to get laid. I am greatly disappointed in this title. My recommendation would be to avoid this one.
Usually you go to the movies to be entertained, but Skid Marks delivers more and a few moments where you are looking through your fingers....ya wanna see, but know you shouldn't!! Whoever says this movie is for the 17-20 year old audience has aged too quickly. The laughs are real and hit you in the face with no regard to being "politically correct". It seems the only guideline here is to see how far the action will go! Great cast and I loved the pace!A few of my buddies and I are going to hit the town this weekend and I'm going to suggest we start the night with Skid Marks. Talk about getting in the mood for babes, booze, and a blast....won't need any Red Bull to stay awake here!
The movie is a fast paced ride to hilarious laughter!! The laughs never come to a skidding stop. The ambulance crews are great at the outrageous and subtle humor the script is providing. Skid Marks is a must see movie for every person who wants to drown their everyday problems in laughter!! Neil and Bob are two soft core ambulance medics that bring you to laughter at every turn. Rich and his crew of goof offs are equally as funny during the city tours of Bayside. You will forever remember Neil and Bob's bathroom scene in their joint effort to "come" together. The patient transfers and tank exchanges are also scenes with laugh out loud humor.