Film Review – Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Today, the National Lampoon is a brand name, and a tattered one at best. Tarnished over the years by dreadful movies (including “Dorm Daze,” “Transylmania,” and “RoboDoc”) and creative stagnancy, the label is largely responsible for padding Redbox line-ups, but there was once a time when National Lampoon ruled the comedy universe, using their subversive, take-no-prisoners wit to rock young minds and change the face of satire during an era when such dark humor was a necessity. “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” is a slick documentary, and a vital reminder of the power the magazine once held as it welcomed comedic geniuses and lovable miscreants to help create monthly doses of lethal mischief. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com