OVER THE EDGE NEWSPAPER. OCTOBER 27 , 2006

CAMERON ORR AND KRISTY DA COSTA
NEWS EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER

What the Boyfriend Says:

I'm sure many of you have not seen
the movie yet, and I don't want to spoil
anything and ruin your theater experi-
ence, but Iwill say this; I wouldnt pay
full price for used breasts either.

The Trailer Park Boys’ theatrical debut
has arrived. High-brow critics are shak-
ing their heads and your parents are tell-
ing you you're better than this, but admit
it, you want to see it. And why shouldn't
you? The film is essentially an episode of
the show that lasts for a little bit longer,
but do not think that that's a negative.
The Trailer Park Boys i is not a show that
is based on the situation necessarily, but
on the characters that put themselves in
situations. Julian is the i igs that
puts a plan on the table. Ricky is the,

Wah- Wah

well, he’s something. Simply he's the one

-to take a simple idea and ruin it. Then

there's Bubbles who represents the inner
child irr all of us.

In the film the-trio are released from
jail after a botched ATM robbery and set
in motion their plan to rob loose change
from parking meters. I'll rephrase that
in ‘student critic’ terminology: The film
is 94 minutes of genius wrapped in de-

-licious bacon. The movie brings to the

table everything we love and expect from
the Showcase television show and adds
a little favour of its own. We may not
identify with these people but in some
ways we know these people. We, the
Canadian public, are honest people try-
ing to do the right thing. It’s just that in-
side a trailer park a healthy relationship
is one that can survive jail and a stable
career is dealing pot.

This movie is required watching. The
Trailer Park Boys isn't just simple Can-
adian entertainment; it
is downright iconic. It's
crude and callous, and well
worth the money,

5 used boobs out of 5

What the Girl-
friend Says:

Finally, a funny comedy!
After the last few movies
I reviewed, I was begin-
ning to give up hope, The
Trailer Park Boys movie left
me, and by the sounds of
things many other people
in the theater, gasping for
air in between laughs,

This movie manages to
combine sheer humor with ~~
mild drama and action.
On top of it all, it can also
be put into the category of ©"
“feel good movie” since it
leaves -you walking out of

the Review-Review

COREY WINTEMUTE
STAFF WRITER ;

In Spice World star Richard E. Grant's
directorial debut Wah Wah, he takes a
look at his upbringing in 1960's Swazi-
land. A bold move that might make you
think he should have been on our 50
most pretentious people-list, but given
that his father was the Swaziland Min-
ister of Education and the patriarch of
a horribly dysfunctional family it is ob-
vious that his story is one that deserves
to be told.

The film takes a look at the life of
the upper class British colonialists in
Swaziland in the very end stages of their
empire. Surrounded by disillusionment

- and boredom, it is a society where every-

one is cheating on everyone, The movie
opens with Ralph (the films version of
Grant) witnessing his mother having
a steamy affair with a so called “uncle.’
From here we see the tragic disassem-
bling of Ralph's family, starting with his
father's rampant alcoholism, and éventu-
ally his mother’s abandonment of Ralph
and his father. Eventually his father ré-

the theater feeling tingly and content.
_ Like many episodes in the Trailer Park

’ Boys TV‘series this movie is about Jul-

ian, Ricky, Bubbles, Cory and Trevor
and their crazy schemes to get rich. The
sheer stupidity of this group is what
makes audiences laugh until it hurts.
From Ricky's pleads to be kept in jail
to Bubble's ‘Supercats, these guys don't
leave any ‘stupid’ left over for anyone
else.

This time, the group decides to ie
small time crime and avoid the jail scene.
Unexpected situations and people get in
their way and they are forced to over-
come many obstacles. This is one of few
movies that leaves the audience rooting
for the bad guys and praying that the
cops don't show up.

I highly recommend this movie, and
not just because it reminded me of home.

A give it four quarters out of a dollar.

marries a fiery American woman named
Ruby, who Ralph forms a very special
bond with. Although they married in
haste, it becomes clear that Ruby’s feel-
ings for both Ralph and his father are
completely genuine.

The highlight of the movie for me has
to be Gabriel Byrne's phenomenal per-
formance as Harry Compton, the alco-
holic father of Ralph. He has a sophisti-
cated charm about him that hypriotizes
you in such a way that you forget that
a few scenes ago he was in a drunken
screaming rage. Another standout per-
formance was Emily Watson's portrayal
of Harry's second wife Ruby. She proves
to be a savior figure in Ralph's tumultu-
ous early life.

Wah Wah is an impressive first effort
from writer/director Richard E. Grant.
The skilled writing and acting are com-
plemented nicely by some of the beauti-
ful backdrops of South East Africa. This
Swaziland coming of age tale.is a very
heartwarming affair and I would recom-
mend you track down the DVD and see
it for yourself.

KYRA JANOT
STAFF WRITER

AA Sound System is a group of three
self-proclaimed electro-roots pop rock-
ers, and the songs of Laissez Faire reflect
that somewhat confusing label nicely.
‘The first two tracks are by far the best
(as far as standing out goes) on the al-
bum; “I Don't Get You At All” brings to
mind Stephen Malkmus gone country
while the title track is riddled with in-
teresting imagery, “I snapped at you like
a dragon in full bloom’ being one case.
This is not to imply that the rest of the
CD is not up to par...On the contrary,
Laissez Faire is the perfect album to

| ‘ANDREW KURIJATA
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The first thing that need to said about
Toronto MC k-Os’s new cd is that yes,
it does follow the pattern. What I mean
is that once again he has the same art-
work on his CD only in a different
color: for 2003's “Exit” it was green and
for 2004's “Joyful Rebellion,’ it was yel-
| low. For his latest disc, “Atlantis: Hymns
for Disco,’ hes gone with blue. My as-
sumption would have to be that the
reason for this colour was to represent
the water that is found throughout
this album-- there's the title, first of all,
and the album was recorded entirely in
port cities such as Vancouver. And then
there's what the liner notes describe as
the album's centerpice: track number 2,
“Rain.’ After opening with first single
“Electric Heat- the Seekwill,’ an enjoy-
able enough remake of Joyful Rebellion's
“B-boy Stance; k-Os launches into
this gut-wrenching soul song. We've

- | heard him sing before, but never like

this. Driven by a piano line and urgent
strings tempered by a low bass, it is clear
that this song has emotional resonance
for the man whose parents named him
Kheaven Breheton. And it seems as if
once again k-Os is going to take us on a

TABATHA LUNDHOLM
ARTS EDITOR

Scott La Pointe is a local musician
who specializes in the new wave, rock,
and singer/songwriter genres, You can
read all about him in the Features sec-
tion, but here we're going to be talking
about his 4-song demo that was released
in February 2005.

The CD was produced by Marty
Robert and Scote La Pointe himself,
and “was recorded in Marty's basement
on his 8-track Yamaha Mini Disc Re-
corder.’ With Scott La Pointe handling
the vocals, guitar, and bass, Mike Vigano
took lead guitar, and Derrick Knudsen
plays drums; the three combine together
to make a very interesting and catchy
little demo.

Although its only a wee lice demo,
the songs are powerful and display a

AA Sound System

Electro-roots pop-rockers

wake up, get dressed and brush ceeth to.
It has an early morning feel to it, switch-
ing between feel-good bouncy and
sleepy (without being hypnotic). That
having been said, this is not an album
to listen to too closely, You will find no
exceptional originality or controversial
sentiments in the lyrics of AA Sound
System, merely the everyday trials and
tribulations of developing relationships.
Laissez Faire is a good find for fans of
background music, undisruptive with-
out being sleep-inducing. 3 stars for ori-

ginality and variety, 4 stars for being a

more gentle alternative to caffeine.

k-Os Still Organized

Rapper returns to find ‘Atlantis’

musical rollercoaster that no other artist
can provide,

Unfortunately, he doesn't quite deliver
on the same lyrical level as he has before.
Track three, “Flypaper,’ is another jazz
attempt-- and who can blame him for
trying after “Crabuckit” was such a hit?
But it is here that it becomes clear that
despite claims that this was going to be
his “personal record,” k-Os is going to
keep going along the lines of sounding
“deep, by observing that he's just a man
who doesn't know the plan and he just
can't understand. There's nothing wrong
with this, really, but after three albums it
starts to lose its resonance.

But the music is still there, and it is
fantastic. Just like with “Joyful Rebel-
lion,’ repeated listens to “Atlantis” reveal

hidden subtleties and levels of explora-

tion that cannot be found anywhere else
in hip-hop this side of Outkast. Of par-
ticular mention is a collaboration with
Sam Roberts; “Valhalla.” k-Os channels
Leadbelly over a Bo Diddley beat while
Roberts lives in the same psychedelic
dreamland he inhabited on “Chemical
City.’ This and other tock-based tracks
serve to make this yet another notch in
k-Os belt.
4.5 out of 5.

Scott La Pointe Demo Review

decent talent. The potential for Scott
La Pointe and his group of music mak-
ets is greatly exhibited in the interesting
surprises of certain songs. The acous-
tic-based song “Mystery Angel” is sud-
denly faced with an electric guitar solo
which greatly reminded me of Santana.
‘There's just something about a howling
six-string combined. with light bubble-
gum lyrics that just fits, It’s like leather
and lace,

The music on this demo just sounds
like fun! And I’ve recently caught myself
humming the songs to myself while I do
things like the dishes. It’s good stuff, and
if you can, I suggest you get a hold of
Scott La Pointe and see for yourself the
fun beat of his music.

And remember to check him out,
along with many other local artists in
the Local Music Scene Feature section!