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Directed by: Michael Dowse Starring: Paul Spence, David Lawrence Fubar is a fake documentary about two headbangers -- the skid row metalheads native to Canadian cities. Brilliantly acted and written, Fubar manages to be absolutely hilarious while also weaving somewhat of a story (which even ends up including the fake filmmaker). The movie is dependent on having met or seen these types of people, but if you have, you'll likely find yourself laughing a lot. The portrayals are dead on and absolutely convincing. It's easy to forget that the people on the screen are actors because the two leads play the losers so well. Their dialouge and day to day lives are just plain funny. Once they start dealing with a plotline involving one of the headbangers getting testicular cancer the movie gets even more hilarious as we get to watch the skids at doctor appointments and cancer treatments. At times the plot is ridiculous enough that it kills the realistic feel to the movie, but the laughs make up for it. As far as I'm concerned this movie belongs right alongside other mockumentaries like Best In Show, Waiting for Guffman, etc. RATING: 4.5 PROS: Absolutely hilarious mockumentary CONS: Slow at times, the plot sometimes kills the realistic feel ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302585/
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I grew up in Western Canada and although it may be hard to believe for some who have never been here, people like Dean and Terry, the movie's protagonists, do exist and act pretty much the same. They are known as bangers or skids and spend their time listening to Priest, Maiden, and AC/DC while shotgunning beers and working minimum wage jobs. The film follows Dean and Terry's exploits in Edmonton (or was it Calgary?) in faux-documentary style, including a fake film crew headed up by a sheltered and up tight director. The two characters meander around for awhile until Dean is diagnosed with testicular cancer, and we are treated to various hijinks as they go to the doctor's office and go camping one last time. The documentary style works really well, and there are only a few times when it seems fake or forced. The two lead actors do a fantastic job, while the supporting cast is not quite as good but still do a decent job. My favorite was the squash-playing doctor. If I read the credits correctly, I believe he's a doctor in real life too. This movie is a must-see for Canadians especially. Everyone else should give it a watch because it is very funny and even touching at times. 4.5 Boy Wunder fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Jul 5, 2004 |
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Jul 5, 2004 04:54
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Fubar is probably one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Coming from western Canada, ( Dean and Terry live in calgary ) I am all to familiar with this breed. To say they are overdone or over the top is simply untrue, they're pretty accurate portrayals of Albertan white trash. The acting was surprisingly strong, and at times the characters were so convincing it would be difficult not to believe them real. A very funny and original film. Pros : Improvised dialouge and drunken white trash philosphizing makes for some very funny scenes. Cons : Not many, some parts seemed to drag on a little longer then they should have. 4.5 needle exchange fucked around with this message at 07:14 on Jul 5, 2004 |
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Jul 5, 2004 07:10
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Hilarious, absolutely hilarious. The replay value this movie has is endless. I must've watched it about 20 times and laughed at it everytime. If you're from Western Canada you've probably seen these types of people before and they get the whole impersonation spot on. 5/5
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Jul 5, 2004 21:20
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I met these guys at a bar in Calgary and ate hotdogs with them The movie is pretty cool too
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Jul 6, 2004 11:52
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I can't believe that anyone being from an area with people like this wouldn't vote this a 5. This movie gets a 5 because i know people who are these two guys.
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Jul 7, 2004 15:13
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Yeah I really enjoyed the movie but taught it was less funny towards the end with all the serious subjects. So 3/5. Fubar 2 looks pretty loving amasing. Our studio did fx for it and cant wait to see it on the big screen.
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