ANGRYPILLS

I found this wonderful understated little picture gave me an insight into my own childhood. Like the bratish little boy I was put in a situation of being looked after by an elderly relative for some time and I could see the difficulties she must have had looking after me from a new perspective. On a larger scale it well illustrates how us city dwellers can become quite an arrogant know it all bunch of b*stards and how we as a society have developed an unhealthy respect for older persons who can offer us an unlimited wealth of knowledge and experience. Also maybe that unconditional love can make a difference. Just as a footnote it also proves that you can make a good picture without a multi million dollar budget, cgi and special effects and a superstar cast.

This is the first time I think I`ve seen Buddhist wild west gunslingers. The colour in this noodle western-cum black comedy are like a seriously bad acid trip and so is much of the story line. But this is probably one of the best send ups of the genre since blazing saddles. There are some potentially great karaoke sing-alongs in the soundtrack that are essentially Thai pop ballads with an old West feel (where can I get this soundtrack?). The violence is quite noteworthy and bloody and is grossly accentuated by the richness in the colour so that it almost seems characters spout bright red paint when they are shot. Altogether a unique cinema experience likely to remain a real cult classic

Director and star of this quirky black comedy Jerzy Stuhr well Illustrates the tedium and blandness of life in a small town with the stark black and white of this film about the peace being disturbed when the chief protagonist adopts a camel from a circus annoying the townsfolk and exacerbating the situation by refusing to let his new friend be exploited for commercial gain. This shows all too well how difficult if not impossible it is to stand out in such a small minded and hypocritical environment. Something I think Jack Nicholson said in `Easy rider` about people being afraid of real freedom springs to mind.