I have been watching the MOST ridiculous movie of all time - Brotherhood of the Wolf. I really really love it. Of course, it stars one of the coolest characters of all time - an Iroquois named Mani transplanted to France from America after his tribe is wiped out by plague. He's an expert in Chinese Kung Fu (!!!) and...wait for it...gets to wear a loincloth. I should do an entire list of loincloth movies.
This movie is so Hollywood, with guns, axes, hatchets, rabid animals, epileptic women frothing at the mouth, spurting and splashing blood, that it is really hard to believe you're listening to French. Another plus!! I would have to say this is a guilty pleasure, and I suspect many of my friends would also like it. This was the first time I saw Vincent Cassel - and he has a lot of fun with his role in the film. He's totally upstaged by his real-life wife though, Monica Bellucci. She plays a hooker with an incredible wardrobe (in an 18th century French province that is mud 90% of the year - but that's not even remotely the most unrealistic thing in the movie) who has some insane secrets, amazing skills in and out of the boudoir, and really bad dialog.
Honestly - it's a boatload of fun. It even has a soundtrack that is cringe-worthy. I loved it in the theater in 2001 and I still enjoy it.
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