Film Screening 2nd August, 2003

Poster for Fat Pizza

Fat Pizza 

8:00 PM, 2nd August, 2003
No Guests

  • MA
  • 97 mins
  • 2003
  • Paul Fenech
  • Tahir Bilgic, Paul Fenech
  • Paul Fenech, Pauly Falzoni, Paul Nakad, John Boxer, Tahir Bilgic, Annalise Braakensiek

Fat Pizza is the big screen version of the SBS TV show, 'Pizza' And that's exactly what it is ? basically a really big episode.

A quick synopsis of 'Pizza' Paulie (Fenech) and Sleek (Nakad) are pizza delivery boys for Fat Pizza, owned by Bobo (Boxer). The show follows their exploits.

The main stories of Fat Pizza are: Bobo is eagerly awaiting the arrival of his mail-order bride; meanwhile Sleek and Paulie continue 'delivering' pizzas and getting into trouble (all the gangs in the city after Sleek, and Paulie's in trouble with (among others) disabled people and McDougal's fast food chain); we are also introduced to Davo (played by Jabba from Channel [V]), the newest delivery boy for Fat Pizza, and rivals of Fat Pizza, Phat Pizza.

If you like the TV show, you'll like the movie; if you dislike the show, you probably won't like the movie. I'm not a big fan of the show, and I'm not really a big fan of the movie. Though I did enjoy Davo's adventures. He's heavily into, um, 'mushrooms' and really reminded me of some friends of mine. Funny stuff. Kamahl as the manager of Phat Pizza is great as well

Brad Hoff

Poster for Jackass: The Movie

Jackass: The Movie 

10:00 PM, 2nd August, 2003

  • MA
  • 85 mins
  • 2002
  • Jeff Tremaine
  • Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius

I've reviewed Mr. Deeds in the past, I've just reviewed Anger Management and now I'm typing my review for Jackass: The Movie; I'm getting used to sticking up for low-brow comedy. I'll plead the case for Jackass by saying that it is not 'below' you. If you don't enjoy it, I think the problem lies with you. Be shocked, appalled and grossed out, but remember that everybody who laughed did so for the same reason you didn't: it's all WRONG. There is no logic to the dangerous, asinine, embarrassing and disgusting things Jackass confronts you with, but some of the best humour is an affront to logic. That's what absurdity is, and Jackass proves that absurdity can be an art form; you really have to marvel at the sheer ingenuity of some of their antics. I don't know why a guy eating a snow cone made from his own urine is funny. I don't why a bunch of guys tearing around in golf carts is funny, either. I definitely don't know why the Jackass gang's obsession with what goes in out of bodily orifices is funny, but it just is, and there's something wrong with you if you disagree.

Tom Brewster