Pauly Shore is Dead

Impressions before seeing it
I can't really say I'm a Pauly Shore fan, but sadly I can say that I've seen all of his movies at one time or another. This one had me interested because the concept sounded different and kind of funny.

How was it?
In Pauly Shore is Dead, Pauly plays himself, a washed up actor that nobody likes because his movies blow chunks, so the ghost of Sam Kinison gives him the idea to fake his death in order to gain respect. Cameos ensue.
The first thing I noticed was the poor production quality. It looks like a home movie. The second thing I noticed was Pauly's poor acting, and the third thing I noticed was the insane number of cameos. This movie just might have the most number of cameos in any movie, ever. But don't hold me to that, it's an estimation.

Anyway, let's talk about the viewing experience. I did find this movie funny. A lot of the humour comes from Pauly finally realizing that he is somewhat of a joke in the industry, and taking advantage of that status to poke fun at himself. Almost every character takes a verbal dump on his movies, his sitcom, and his general career, and it's funny because we all know they're not wrong. But there is also an adequate amount of typical Pauly Shore humour (he did write and direct this one) that I feel drags the movie down because it is overly silly and childish, and ultimately brings Pauly Shore is Dead closer to his previous works when it should be above them. The script is also not without a lot of cheese, but I guess in most cases it just adds to the comedy, because I found things more funny when they didn't seem like blatant attempts at making jokes but instead seemed like serious attempts to write a decent plot. And I really didn't need to see two different scenes involving Pauly trying to masturbate. One was bad enough.

Recommendation
It has its flaws, of course, but Pauly Shore is Dead is the best Pauly Shore movie ever made. And yes, I know that's not saying a lot. It's probably also the smartest (also not saying a lot), but maybe the second most fun (Encino Man, anyone?). And, you know, if you love cameos then this is the movie for you!