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amediaTaking advantage of being sick to catch up on movies we've watched recently. I keep thinking there should be at least one more, but these are the ones I can remember.
Oh, Calcutta!
Nothing to do with Calcutta. Supposed to be very risque, all-nude cast, cutting-edge sketch humor, blah blah blah. Surprisingly dull and unsophisticated; much of the so-called humor relied on the assumption that sexual harassment and assault are funny. One bright spot was a ballet-influenced modern dance performed nude, which was very beautiful.
Om Shanti Om
This was so much fun I actually wound up buying a copy. On the other hand - I don't recommend it to anyone who isn't already a Bollywood fan! In many ways, it's a parody of Bollywood movies with over-the-top production numbers, loads of meta-humor, and dozens of cameos. "Hey, there's the guy from Baghban!" "Hey, is that the girl from Kal Ho Naa Ho?" "Dude, there's one of the guys from Dostana!" Heck, we were barely experienced enough to "get" a lot of the humor, and I imagine we can rewatch it in a few years and enjoy it even more. The plot features the usual wild conglomeration of romance, adventure, confused identities, comedy, and tragedy, interspersed with frequent song-and-dance numbers. I thought I knew where the end was going, but I was wrong, and rather pleased with what it turned out to be.
A warning: if you look up the movie or even read the copy on the back of the DVD, what looks like background information is actually a set of major spoilers for the entire first half of the movie.
Jabberwocky
Slightly closer to the Lewis Carroll poem than the execrable Sci-Fi Channel movie we watched a while ago. Significant Python involvement: stars Michael Palin, directed by Terry Gilliam, has Neil Inness in a small role. Lots of squalor and gross-out humor, some genuinely funny bits. I really liked Max Wall, who played King Bruno the Questionable. Probably better accompanied by a drinking game.
Oh, Calcutta!
Nothing to do with Calcutta. Supposed to be very risque, all-nude cast, cutting-edge sketch humor, blah blah blah. Surprisingly dull and unsophisticated; much of the so-called humor relied on the assumption that sexual harassment and assault are funny. One bright spot was a ballet-influenced modern dance performed nude, which was very beautiful.
Om Shanti Om
This was so much fun I actually wound up buying a copy. On the other hand - I don't recommend it to anyone who isn't already a Bollywood fan! In many ways, it's a parody of Bollywood movies with over-the-top production numbers, loads of meta-humor, and dozens of cameos. "Hey, there's the guy from Baghban!" "Hey, is that the girl from Kal Ho Naa Ho?" "Dude, there's one of the guys from Dostana!" Heck, we were barely experienced enough to "get" a lot of the humor, and I imagine we can rewatch it in a few years and enjoy it even more. The plot features the usual wild conglomeration of romance, adventure, confused identities, comedy, and tragedy, interspersed with frequent song-and-dance numbers. I thought I knew where the end was going, but I was wrong, and rather pleased with what it turned out to be.
A warning: if you look up the movie or even read the copy on the back of the DVD, what looks like background information is actually a set of major spoilers for the entire first half of the movie.
Jabberwocky
Slightly closer to the Lewis Carroll poem than the execrable Sci-Fi Channel movie we watched a while ago. Significant Python involvement: stars Michael Palin, directed by Terry Gilliam, has Neil Inness in a small role. Lots of squalor and gross-out humor, some genuinely funny bits. I really liked Max Wall, who played King Bruno the Questionable. Probably better accompanied by a drinking game.
