Stuff That I Have Watched #2

RRRrrr

    Be prepared for spoilers. I was recommended this film from someone at work. Yes, that is the title of the film. RRRrrr is a french comedy film made in 2004. It’s about two groups of cavemen, set in the year 35,000BC. One clan is dirty and is in a 800 year war with the other clan for their possession of shampoo. The weird things is, if the war over shampoo isn’t weird enough, the rival clan doesn’t seem to realise that they are at war at all. 
      The whole film comes across a bit childish as everyone in the film is just plain, fucking stupid. So if you need a film to relax to and don’t mind a little reading. This is the film for you.  
     I did personally find this film relaxing. I watched this film on my night off and my brain was a bit fried. The childishness was refreshing and annoying, all at the same time. 
  This is how the film starts: On May 9, 1969, two kilometers from the northern border of Laos, the 101st Infantry Division of the US Army advances to Hill 937.  For them, it is a simple recognition. For the Viet Cong, Hill 937 is a strategic area.  The dozen of the 101st Division, poorly trained in combat, had to perform this routine mission in less than two hours.  They will resist heroically for nine days. This film does not tell their story.
Then all of a sudden it’s 35,000BC.

Gerard Depardieu is a recognisable face in the film. Who becomes leader of the dirty clan after their leader kills himself after failing to get some shampoo from the other clan. So he sends his daughter in to infiltrate and get her hands on the shampoo. Oh and her mother is a literal chimpanzee.
     Whilst this is happening the other tribe have their first murder in history and then another. So the leader of the clan tells two members to investigate. This leads to them to use modern day crime detecting to try and solve the murders. These detectives spend the start of the movie hiding away, to get out of hunting with the rest of clan, by the lake.
Oh, just to let you know, all the men are called Pierre.
The weirdest scene, but a great scene, is when the clan leader and the detectives are waiting to trap the murderer. The clan leader walks through a field and ends up on a highway. Across the road is shop. He goes in and has a walk around wondering where he is. When he comes across some kitchen appliances. A clerk turns up and starts talking to him about washing machines and all this time the clan leader is freaking out like he’s on a bad trip. And then wakes up.
         All in all I like it. Yes, the characters are incredibly stupid, but I think that adds to the charm of it. Even the town criers job, which is to tell everyone when it’s time to go into their caves, as they’re all afraid of the dark. Even during a police chase, they stop, go to their caves and continue when the sun comes back up.
If you don’t mind a bit of reading or speak french, you should give this a go.