Highlight of the Night

The food was tasty, the pictures and movies were interesting, but the highlight of the night was definitely the screening of the Bollywood film “Dus.”  Megan, you definitely missed a classic.  And when I say classic, I really mean “movie full of factual errors that only Canadians would pick up on.”

First of all, this movie is filmed predominantly in and around Calgary, Alberta.  We could recognize all the sights and landmarks, as well as understand the references made to places like “Canmore,” “Mac Mahon Stadium (actually, McMahon Stadium),” and “The Banff Police Station.”  The best part was when the producers tried to pass the Calgary skyline off as Algiers, Algeria.

Second, this movie didn’t feature a love story…only fast-paced action scenes with guns, grenades, and bazookas.  One had to wonder about the realistic nature of the action, but it was entertaining nonetheless.

Here are some of the highlights:

-Lumberjack assassins that come out of nowhere and shoot people on a bridge
-Two “urban thugs” rob the owner of a Canmore restaurant
-One of the guys saying, “Can’t you find another place?…there must be some jungle around (referring to the Alberta wilderness).”
-Trying to pass off Yankee Stadium as McMahon Stadium
-Showing a football field, baseball field, and soccer field in three consecutives scenes (the intention was a soccer field)
-The catchphrase, “Let’s rock.”
-And many more….

What a great movie.  Never have I laughed so hard for a full 146 minutes.  If you are planning on watching this classic, do be prepared for a test of patience.  The plot moves slower than molasses and it’s really tough to decipher what’s going on…even with subtitles.

Dus Bahane….