June 2

Dan Murrell had this on his list of the best films of 2024 and I had never heard of it. Hundreds of Beavers sounded weird and bizarre. I figured this would make a good watch for the June Swoon.

What a wild ride this was.

It felt like a live action Loony Tunes cartoon, full of slapstick, cartoon violence and laughter.

According to IMDB, “In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.“

This film translates it story without dialogue (or at least, without much dialogue). Outside of a few words grunted or mumbled, the film does a tremendous job of creating a visual storytelling aspect that makes this all the more appealing.

The black and white style adds to the homemade feel of the film, and plays right into the joke. The score of the film is perfect, making this feel like the old time animation, despite the hundreds of over-exaggerated beaver costumes all over the place.

It is gems like this that I appreciate the YouTube community for mentioning. I can legitimately say that I would never have heard of Hundreds of Beavers without the recommendation from Dan Murrell. I spent a chunk of time laughing at so much of the stupid humor going on in this movie that it was an absolute treat. This is the type of film that takes a chance and has it pay off big time. One of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time.