Movies

So what's the Boosh when they ain't being the Boosh? The 2009 movie Bunny and the Bull. It's not a Boosh movie, but it is by the director of the Boosh and stars most of the Booshian universe. It's quirky, it's cute and it does bear more than a passing resemblance to Boosh. The humour isn't as delicate, but it is funny. And the cameo's by Noel and Julian (Julian in particular as a dog breeder...) are excellent. The movie itself is a strange combo of roadtrip, mindtrip, and betting trip. There's more than a passing resemblance to Eagle v Shark, Withnail and I (definitely) although unlike those two movies, it does fall a bit flat near the end, though it picks itself up nicely.

Recommended, 3.5 or 4 /5, depending on mood.

Next up was the Korean movie, H (2002). In keeping with cop movies the world over, everyone has issues. However in this one all three lead cops have major issues and all want to work on their own. This does seem to be a failing of many cop movies, and the cliches were piling up on themselves. There's strong links to Silence of the Lambs in this movie, copycat killer, jailed original crim called on for information. Some links between the various copycats. There's elements of Seven, but the crimes are more sexually orientated rather than biblical. Korean horrors/thrillers do seem to be a cut above many others at the moment, although that may just be the ones I can find - there could be an element of filtering of those who make it out of Korea. I think the reviews may have been too kind, I found it badly paced, badly scripted (a lot of 'oohhh look what we found, let's race after that' kinda situations) and quite predictable. The subtle clues are presented heavily laden with extra long lingering shots by the camera. 

It's ok, 3/5 and it wouldn't waste your time too badly if you had to fill in 100 mins.

I think zombies now.

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