Now I could make a
lovely joke about how Russell Brand Just Hopped into the lime light, but that
would be a Cheap Shot. There is one thing that I will concede to and that is
the fact that he must have the most amazing manager. If she’s a woman, then her
nipples must surly taste of beer or caramel.
Is the overexposure a rite of passage for upcoming middle-age(ish)
comedians? Let’s not forget the pace at which these things come out; I mean it
like two to three a year. They work so much harder than I ever do, so I suppose
they deserve all the fame and riches.
And before I start to comment on the movie itself, let me just say,
thank Buddha Hugh Laurie is using his native British accent in a movie. I feel like the last time I heard a British
Hugh Laurie was in Black Adder.
Another comment
before I continue with the actual review, there is a good reason why people opt
for pirate movies over DVD’s. The answer is skipping, epic lag, and lost parts
of a movie. My copy of this movie was
brand new, it had only been rented out twice, yet trying to watch so much as a
moment of it felt like pulling teeth out through my urethra. People may go on and on about the quality,
but now that 2 terabyte hard drives have become the norm, I don’t see how a HD
rip makes it any worse than a DVD, when watched on a computer monitor. I am
sorry if I am not talking to the social amongst the human race who watch movies
with their friends, but alas I only see people in bars because my friends have
not been bothered to visit me in 6 months, except the ones that come in from
out of town and use my flat as a motel and get me in trouble with my land-lord.
Let me also add that if you are the kind of tech yuppie who bought the PS3
because it had Blue-Ray support, please find the nearest meat grinder, undergo
hypnosis to make you think it’s a vagina, take it out to a nice restaurant, pay
for the meal, wear an expensive condom, light some candles, slip it a roofy,
then place you penis inside it, lean back and scream out in agony as your
manhood is ripped from between your legs.
I was surprised by
how well the movie integrates the CGI and live action. Admittedly it was no District 9, but it was
not as bad as that one Bugs Bunny Movie with Brendon Frasier. So let’s summarize the plot in one sentence.
The Easter Bunny’s son, yes this is an aristocratic lineage with ascribed
status and good old fashioned genetic determinism, wants to be a drummer,
rather than a magical, super powered bunny who has access to infinite amounts
of candy and only works one day a year, who then meets up with a guy who can’t
get a basic job but is destined for greatness, blab bla bla bla bla. This movie
did strike a chord with me because after my postgraduate degree in psychology I
crawled into the sunlight hoping to find the pastures of employment. I was
prepared to work hard and make my mark in the world. Sadly, all I found was a
professional wasteland in the grips of an economic recession. Never before was
I so disheartened by being the discursive norm. My blond hair, blue eyes and
pasty skin no longer affording me the type of privilege it did my
forefathers. In fact, there are many
companies that are legally forced to not hire me. So here I am, working for
less money than a maid, watching a movie were a guy is in the same position I
am, who is not prepared to work as hard as I am, and he gets to be a bunny for
no particular reason other than he was lucky enough to hit him with a car.
However, for a brief moment, I was half filled with hope, the jovial idea that
perhaps things will get better. However,
when the movie came to an end, the world still had all its unfortunate
problems, and in fact, the movie does not provide any advice for us other than,
don’t worry, luck and circumstance will lead us to happiness in about two
weeks.
Sadly, I don’t see
this movie becoming a classic any time soon. It borrowed too much from the
“this was cool last year” tree. David Hassle Hoff has been played to death. I
was almost expecting the waitress to tell EB that the carrot cake is a lie. And
hay, dear Buddha, why are all soon-to-be-friends unable to stand each other
when they first meet. That shit just does not make any sense.
So here is my
summery, its strangely relatable but for teenagers, the voice acting is great,
watch stoned.
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