Pacific Northwest Inlander review for the Spokane International Film Festival. Another one that hits the nail on the head–check out the last paragraph. That’s the idea.

Film - Spokane International Film Festival: “It goes without saying, but groveling on the ground while blindfolded for a can of beer has never been a staple of the film festival circuit. Still, The Outdoorsmen has been screened by the Tribeca Film Festival and the Austin Film Festival, perhaps for the psychological drama that lurks just under the veneer of testosterone. What is the source of this primitive male need to escape to the woods together? How do you maintain those ties that were forged with bottle rockets and stolen cigarettes back at age 14? You find a common language — of pointless struggle, of gratuitous cursing, of fermented hops and barley. As a way to cope with the banality of modern life, it ain’t bad.

Now if they’d just pass out cold cans of Budweiser you can crush into your gullet every time somebody pukes on screen, they might just have an underground cult classic on their hands.”

Check out the great review from today’s Austinist in support of Thursday’s Austin Premiere. The following is an excerpt–click on the link to read the full story.

Austinist: Movie Premiere: “The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat & Beers” - Be Prepared to Drink Beer and Laugh…and Drink Beer: “We could not decide what we found to be the most compelling - the commitment to beer guzzling, the intense fire of competition or the brotherhood of the competitors. The film offers a rare look into those small acts of ritual that we generally keep to ourselves. It is an hysterical portrait of oversized boys looking to recapture, or maybe hold on to, their youth. Their knees slowly deteriorating, their backs bending with age, and their hairlines receding, these men remain intense competitors with strong wills and even stronger friendships, formed decades ago and buttressed one weekend every year in the beer-soaked and blood-stained hills of Washington. They are the Outdoorsmen.

We suggest you get a few of your close friends and head down to the Alamo South this Thursday for the premiere of the documentary that left Austin Film Festival attendees rolling in the aisles last Fall. Be ready to laugh and, by all means, be prepared to down a bucket - or four - of beer.”

Read the rave audience reviews from the 2005 Austin Film Festival.