The Gods Must Be Crazy.

[Suzy]

I just finished watching the movie, "The God's Must Be Crazy". The last time I saw this was about 20 yrs ago. A funny movie but with really bad acting. In fact, I thought the best actor was the one who couldn't speak english, (the man from the tribe) he was so funny. And when he spoke, he's language used "click" sounds. Something like.. donk, took took, click click

The movie is centred on an empty coke bottle, boy what that poor coke bottle went through. It rolled dough, got used as a pestle, to break things open, a weapon etc (someone should have shown them a rock )until they started fighting over it. Since they never had violence in the tribe before, and figuring enough is enough, the man from the tribe decides to embark on a journey, coke bottle in tow to return said Coke bottle back to the Gods. This involved walking many miles to climb to the top of a mountain high above the clouds where Earth cannot be seen....... and drop it.

In one scene which went on for about 15 mins, he was using a reflector telescope to spy on a group of people. The scene kept cutting into the view through the scope. And guess what? Every time he looked through the eyepiece, the people were the correct way up. Pretty nifty reflector hah?! Wish I had one of those.
Seriously but, how silly do they think people are... The movie was made I think in 1980, weren't there many people with reflectors back then that they didn't think would be able to spot the difference.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yep, I remember that movie from waaayyyy back then too Suzy

I thought it was silly but funny.

Originally Posted by Suzy

Seriously but, how silly do they think people are... The movie was made I think in 1980, weren't there many people with reflectors back then that they didn't think would be able to spot the difference

About 99% of the population these days wouldn't know that the image in a Reflector telescope is upside down and back to front.

Show anyone from the general public some trees in the distance through a reflector during the day and they will be suprised and comment on how the image is reversed.
Dang! Even many amatuer astronomers are amazed when they see it too for the 1st time.
I have seen many amateurs get a surprise when they use their reflectors during the day and see that everything is reversed
It's just not common knowledge, or something expected

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Suzy I think the fact that the movie was silly and slightly mad was the reason for its success it allowed you to escape for a while and just enjoy laughing I thought it was wonderful and even the second movie was the same.

[Suzy]

The DVD has got the second movie in the case too.
I don't remember anything about the second one. Was contemplating whether to watch it or not .
I bet that silly coke bottle that got thrown down that mountain in the end winds up back in the tribal camp right???

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

.....And when he spoke, he's language used "click" sounds. Something like.. donk, took took, click click

Xhosa - enjoy:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF2nG48r-6s

[Gem (Grant)]

You also need to realise that it wasn't a Hollywood/Western culture movie: it was a South African movie I believe. Humour is always a bit different in each culture. Mr Bean was VERY popular when I lived in Zambia. They enjoyed that "silly" style of humour. Needless to say, the Gods must be crazy was also a favourite in Zambia.
Life doesn't have to be serious!

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by erick

Xhosa - enjoy:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF2nG48r-6s

Oh my gosh I didn't know they really spoke like that, I thought they did it just for the movie.
OOps, I hope no one thought I was being disrespectful. *gulp*
Thanks for the video Erick.

Originally Posted by Gem

You also need to realise that it wasn't a Hollywood/Western culture movie: it was a South African movie I believe. Humour is always a bit different in each culture. Mr Bean was VERY popular when I lived in Zambia. They enjoyed that "silly" style of humour. Needless to say, the Gods must be crazy was also a favourite in Zambia.
Life doesn't have to be serious!

It is a goody!
When it first came out in Aussie, it was really big here as well. So many people saw it over and over again. Near where I used to live, there was this suburban cinema and they were playing it for years. That's where I saw it first time around. Also my daughter watched it as part of her senior year programme at school and she watched it again with me.

And Bean is one of my favourites too.

[bartman (Bart)]

I loved the movie! Silly but I still laugh every time I watch it!
Great find Erick!
Bartman

[stephenb (Stephen)]

Originally Posted by bartman

I loved the movie! Silly but I still laugh every time I watch it!
Great find Erick!
Bartman

Ditto, thanks Eric.

The Gods is a great movie. I recall seeing it when it was first released.

[midnight (Darrin)]

Yes I loved those type of movies too watching them as a young kid.

Talking about silly movies, the one that almost sent me to hospital with multiple stretched stomach muscles was Kirk Douglas in Cactus Jack (Arnie Schwarzenegger was in it too).

Don't see many of these types of movies today.

Darrin...

[shelltree (Shelley)]

My Mum use to always rave about this movie and I never knew what she was talking about til she finally made me watch it Was a pretty funny "silly" humour movie

[joeallen (Joe)]

I enjoyed it also but my wife didn't. Sometimes she's not very liking of humor she doesn't understand.

[rider]

Long time since I saw this one, but I think I remember that the finderscope was in back-the-front as well as the impressive correct-image reflector. (why don't they still make those?

[Suzy]