Reviews
Project Grizzly (1996)
very funny and very well-made documentary
This is a hilarious documentary about Troy Hurtubise, a Canadian scrapyard worker who, after an encounter in the forest with a grizzly bear, devotes his life and money to researching and building a grizzly-proof suit. Troy's dialogue alone is reason enough to watch this movie, but add camera shots of his "research" (Troy (in the suit) standing in front of a 5-ton pickup at 50km per hour, throwing himself off the Niagara embarkment, getting hit by a huge log suspended in a tree) and it's brilliant comedy.
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
excellent despite the high-brow
This movie is terrific. Never sluggish despite the period-movie stereotype. It's funny, romantic and never gushy. A few jokes went over my head, and I had to go home and look up a few things afterwards, but that's because I'm an idiot. Go see it, don't wait. Both thumbs!