"Water" Floats Along on a Few Good Yucks

Water

Starring Michael Caine, Valerie Perrine, Brenda Vaccaro, Billy Connolly, Jimmie Walker

Directed by Dick Clement

Written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, and Bill Persky

There's something oddly refreshing about watching a film that aims low and hits its mark. Like a Cheech and Chong film. You know you're in for a silly and ultimately worthless ninety minutes of low-brow humor. You're in no imminent danger of having your intellect challenged or your consciousness raised. And yet you find yourself laughing, smiling, and shaking your head, thoroughly entertained for the duration. The feeling doesn't last, of course. It's all but vanished by the time you turn off the TV and put the DVD back in its case.

Water is just such a film.

The movie is centered around the people and politics of Cascara, a tiny little-known island in the Caribbean. Cascara is a British colony of little economic or strategic import, ruled by its rather easy-going Governor, Baxter Thwaites (Michael Caine).

Things are pretty mellow on Cascara until representatives for Spenco, a massive American oil conglomerate, return to the island to film Hell Holes of the Earth, one in a series of television commercials promoting the company and its willingness to cover the globe in search of oil. Of course, its oil rights to Cascara proved worthless years ago, but during their visit to the island they strike something worth much more than oil. You guessed it: water. Mineral water. Perrier. The works.

But oil and water simply don't mix, so Spenco decides to switch from the fossil fuel to the mineral water business. England wants to get into the act. So do the French, who want to destroy Spenco's operations on Cascara and preserve their share of the bottled water market. All hell breaks loose, and suddenly Cascara is thrust into the limelight of evening news cover stories and heated UN debates.

Director Dick Clement, who also wrote the screenplay with cohorts Ian La Frenais and Bill Persky, turns this premise into an amusing hour and a half of disarming comedy.

In addition to Michael Caine in the leading role, there are also Brenda Vaccaro as his socialite wife who'll do anything to leave the island, Valerie Perrine as an environmental activist out to save a species of bats endangered by Spenco's drilling operations, Fulton MacKay as the Reverend McNab whose spiritual lapses have made him related to nearly the entire island population, and Billy Connolly as the singing rebel whose most lethal weapon is a camouflaged electric guitar. And Jimmie Walker (Good Times) is absolutely Dyn-O-mite as Jay Jay, the oh-so-cool deejay of the island's radio station.

Former Beatle George Harrison (who shows up at the end of the film in a jam session with Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton) serves as executive producer along with long-time partner Denis O'Brien.

Water's brand of all-out, zany comedy owes a lot to the films Harrison worked on during his Beatles years (Help!, A Hard Day's Night, and Magical Mystery Tour) though this newest outing doesn't break any new ground, as the earlier films did. One also can't help but wonder whether Water would have been made at all if Harrison didn't need a tax deduction on all his Beatles income.

Either way, this proves to be an entertaining and diverting film. Though Water offers little in the way of taste, it is a nice low-calorie refresher which should quench most anyone's thirst for laughter.



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Bollywood which originates from Hindi is the loose term popularly used for the Mumbai-based Hindi-language motion picture industry (Hindi cinema) in India. The term is frequently incorrectly used to relate to the whole of Indian cinema; when it is only a part of the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the biggest film producer in India and one of the largest in the world.

The name is a portmanteau (used broadly to mean a blend of two (or more) words) of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the core of the American film industry (as most of us well know). However, dissimilar to Hollywood, Bollywood does exist as a real physical place that you can actually visit. Though some deplore the name, indicating that it makes the industry look like a mediocre cousin to Hollywood, it seems likely to prevail and now has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. Now that you are more ware of what Bollywood is maybe you know a Bollywood actor or actress.

Some of the movies you might want to look for include:

-The Last Lear (2007)
-Hello Darling (2008)
-Black and White (2008)
-Wanted Dead and Alive (2008)
-You Me Aur Hum, U Me Aur Hum (2008)
-Yuvraaj, Main Yuvraj (2008)
-Agent Vinod (2008)
-Bachna Ae Haseenon (2008)
-Chandni Chowk To China, Made In China (2008)

Some popular Bollywood actors and actresses:

-Preity Zinta (Heroes)
-John Abraham (Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal)
-Ranbir Kapoor (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
-Deepika Padukone (Chandni Chowk To China)
-Rani Mukherjee (Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic)
-Aamir Khan
-Abhishek Bachchan
-Katrina Kaif
-Aishwarya Rai
-Priyanka Chopra

There are just like "regular" movies guys, they come in different genres with different story lines and actors and actresses. You might be really surprised at how popular some of these moves are and NOT just within the Hindi community either, but everywhere. Ya know some people like Indie movies, some like documentaries, others like Horror. When I think of Bollywood, I don't think of it as this really different thing, I just think of it as a type of movie!

Check out some of the aforementioned or you can look on a few websites for actors, actresses, movies, wallpapers, videos, pictures and a whole lot more! You never know if your going to like something unless you try it, right? And hey, you don't know, it could be something you could really love, are you willing to miss out on something like that? Didn't think so!



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Tropic Thunder is the making of a movie within a movie. This ensemble cast includes Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Nick Nolte and Tom Cruise.

The movies cast and crew has ventured into the jungle to film a war movie based on a memoir by a Vietnam veteran John Tayback played by Nick Nolte.

The characters include a fading action hero, a hip hop artist, an acclaimed actor, a comedian along with a host of others.

While on location filming a movie the director Damien Cockburn is presented with a series of problems, but none more important than that of the studio executive threatening to close down productions if he doesn't get it back on track.

Under intense pressure the director turns to the author of the memoir "Tropic Thunder" for guidance. Vietnam veteran John Tayback suggests the director drop the actors into the jungle to illicit genuine performances from its cast.

Unbeknownst to the cast they are dropped off into a real life situation and that's when the adventure begins. Immediately the director befalls a mishap but the actors can't distinguish if it's real or fake.

The main character Tugg Speedman played by Ben Stiller is convinced that everything is being orchestrated by the director and that they are being filmed. Meanwhile, the other actors are not so sure and try to remind Tugg to be cautious.

Not until it's too late does Tugg Speedman realize that he is in a real life dangerous situation but by then it's too late.

Tropic Thunder will have you laughing from beginning to end. Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal of an award winning method actor is so silly that it's hilarious. During the majority of the movie despite the circumstances he remains in character at all times.

Each part was perfectly cast, including that of Tom Cruise as the Hip Hop dancing menacing studio executive. And that is very evident with his 2009 golden globe nomination.

While watching Ben Stiller you can't help but to smile. The way he goes about a role you just feel like saying, "you're so stupid." How can he keep a straight face playing the fool that he plays?

If you are looking for some laughs with a twist here and there then Tropic Thunder is the movie for you. Ben Stiller fans will definitely enjoy this one.

Tropic Thunder is a movie I would definitely recommend and remember parents it is Rated "R" for a reason.


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