pixrox1 Review of Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills (1934)

I've never seen my dad wear a giant clown boot . . .

[7/10 · 15 April 2019]

. . . for his gout, a form of arthritis allegedly afflicting "Ollie" and instigating the road trip forming the backbone of THEM THAR HILLS. When the jagged gout blood crystals congregate painfully inside one of my dad's leg or foot joints, he's generally able to gently rub the problem cells away where they will hurt no more. My parent discovered this form of effective self-massage gout treatment the second time this crippling disease attacked his left big toe, and he was able to dissuade his third and fourth gout offensives from even gaining a toehold with a little rubbing at the first signs of gout's infiltration. Then Dad's condition wised up and took a turn for the worse, launching a surprise attack against his indefensible right knee. It was back to Square One for him, having no means of reaching INSIDE the knee to rub the gout out. This episode hung around for two debilitating weeks. Dad no longer can eat jalapeno peppers and asparagus, two of his favorite staple "treats." During THEM THAR HILLS, it's impossible for gout victims or their family members and coworkers to believe that Ollie is REALLY experiencing gout. THEM THAR HILLS is tantamount to watching a White actor don Blackface to portray "Rod King" getting beaten by the police!