Fubar (2002)

Fubar: Directed by Michael Dowse. With Paul Spence, David Lawrence, Gordon Skilling, Andrew Sparacino. Headbangers Terry and Dean explore the depths of friendship, and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.

“Recently I got to watch two films that were shot in and around my home town of Calgary.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne film was u0026quot;Open Rangeu0026quot; and the other was u0026quot;Fubaru0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBoth films are focused on the reactions of two close friends to the trials that life can throw at you. Both films involve a lot of walking around, talking and strange interactions with other characters in the film. Both films feature people who basically wrote, directed and starred in the movie. Both feature lots of cool alberta scenery and both are worth watching. However, while one film is a carefully crafted yet somehow lifeless product that is ultimately a chore to watch the other is a throbbing wild thing that wiggles like a fish in your hand.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe great flick here is Fubar.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was mesmerized from the start, mostly because I knew all of the locations intimately. Then I realized, I also knew these two guys intimately. I grew up with them. We all played hockey in the living room and busted stuff. We shotgunned pilsners and we all went u0026quot;campingu0026quot; and did hideous amounts of damage to ourselves and those around us in the process and we only survived through sheer luck and by keeping the gas pedal floored and not looking back. Man, its bang on right.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film captures certain of the unique qualities of being u0026quot;Canadianu0026quot; better than any other film that I have seen. Nothing Second City or Bob and Doug Mackenzie ever did compares to the genius that made this film. Its not the goofiness or the idiocy, its the spirit of these two bozos that wins your heart. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBravo, Iu0026#39;m proud of these guys.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGiver!”