Sweet Flick 2/18/08 - Bustin' Loose

Kids, I have been gone awhile but now I'm back. Be consoled.

Today's subject is Beauty and Comedy. Maybe you're thinking Ryan Reynolds, Legally Blonde, or even Foul Play with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. (shout out to a previous blog o'mine)

No, these are not for today's conversation. As I type, I am watching Bustin' Loose with Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. Have you ever spent a movie laughing over the lump in your throat?? You should. I am and I'm loving every minute of it. What a movie. Everyone knows that Pryor is a genius but the range in this movie is ridiculous.

The story is about a group of young troubled, orphans who are abandoned by the state and their caretaker decides to take them across the country to her home farm to live. I am by no means a sap and try to avoid tearjerkers. (Boys, I'm still feminine, sometimes, so you need not be frightened.) But this move has a wide variety of issues it covers and does it fantastically. There are so few movies from my childhood that stand the test of time. This one stands proudly, as Pryor, as an ex-con in the movie, redeems himself by helping these children and making us laugh uproariously along the way.

Why don't they make movies like this anymore? Do we need another Rambo? What about stories of regular people doing things that make them superhuman? Not superpowers, but helping others and showing that human emotions and goodness can solve problems. Don't get me wrong, I'm ready to see Iron Man as much as the next guy but this movie makes me feel all warm inside and I kinda like it.

I'm serious, see this movie. It's one of my top five now, and you know what kind of weight that carries. The Candi stamp of approval is your seal of quality. Go forth and get your cry on.