OK. it's 1962. i'm 10. the single-screen movie theatre is showing a witch film (another great one: burn, witch, burn) and the, what i would assume to have been, r-rated mondo cane. i'm not prepared for this adult glimpse of the world as-it-is, as-it-were. no big shattered reality, or anything of the sort... but: definitely brought me from playing with my erector set to... well, you know. i'm 53 now, and on occasion glimpse back upon that volcanic day, so innocently interspersed among the myriad others that were so prominent at that ripe age. i found the glimpse of the world almost astonishing, even as my pal & i were giggling, mostly. the very diverse experience presented to the viewer can be almost overwhelming, that is, of course, if you are age 10. the prurient value contained therein was, well, errr, lets see... i know: helpful! but second to that, just the mere concept of people skiing naked would have easily astounded me. but SEEING people skiing naked, well, that was just what a growing mind needs to SEE to realize that life is not just what you're taught at home, or school, or even heard from your pals. this was the REAL world. the really real world, where people just did... what people do, i guess. and that was great to see! on that note, i think i'll look into finding a disc of this and revisit the whole experience all over again. ahhh, life. enjoy.
Review of A Dog's Life
