Calendar Girls
This was a surprise. I wasn't expecting such an incredibly funny, and inspiring movie. My wife and I went to see it today. It comes highly recommended from me. For those who have been living in the dark, the movie is based on a true story of a group of women who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for leukaemia research -- one of the women had just lost her husband to leukaemia. Naturally, the Hollywood version departed from the real story somewhat -- who knows why, since the real story is such a good story -- but anyway, I digress. You can buy the 2004 Calendar from Amazon -- and if you're interested, here are the real calendar girls.
Of Movies
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut -- This is one hilarious movie -- but boy is it rude. It's rude beyond the point of being offensive. The movie takes the good taste filter off and amuses with humour that simulate the juvenile in us. Every now and again though, that little kid in us needs to be amused -- and this movie will certainly do that. If you're offended by the movie, it's because the adult in you is watching. The Brothers Grimm -- This was an OK fantasy movie, moving at a good pace, with the appropriate level of action and humour. The special effects were well done -- and so was the cinematography. If you missed it in the theatre, you didn't miss much however. You can catch it on DVD. The Aristocrats -- This is a movie about a joke. One joke. That's it. The delivery however -- now that was something else. The delivery was sick, sick, sick. This is an in-joke for comedians that have been numbed by jokes for us regular folk. The only thi...
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