Angry Boys [Blu-ray]

Australian Auteur Chris Lilley Is Back Playing Multiple Roles In A Comedy That Is Both Broad And Heartfelt
I'm not sure if I'd prefer to call Chris Lilley an outrageous comedian or a convincing character actor because, truthfully, he is both. Having been a tremendous fan of Lilley's most recent endeavor "Summer Heights High" in 2007, I was eager to look into this new project. "Summer Heights High" had Lilley playing various characters in a mockumentary about a typical Australian high school. The series skewered every conceivable cliche of that world in highly amusing ways and yet still had great heart and warmth. The show won the Australian Film Institute's top prizes for Best Actor in a Television Comedy for Lilley as well as Best Comedy Series. Lilley aims for something much bigger and broader in "Angry Boys." Here, the various plot threads are not confined to one setting but spread across the world! It's an interesting approach but one that isn't as instantly accessible as some of Lilley's other pieces. At first, I had certain favorite characters that I felt stole the show. But as...

I Loved This Heaps
The comedy genius of Chris Lilley of `Summer Heights High' fame returned with this rocking gem of a series. Chris plays a number of characters including identical twins, Daniel and Nathan Sim. Nathan is going profoundly deaf and reluctantly their mum has decided he has to go to Deaf School. So Daniel decides to throw the most awesomest farewell party ever in the uninspiring backwater where they live called `Dunt'. They also have a guinea pig loving grandmother, who works in a juvenile correction facility and is simply called `Gran, Chris also plays her.

We also get to see the lives of their `Legends', who are all being invited to the party. These heroes are surfing legend Blake Oakfield, African American rapper Schwayne Jr who is also called S.mouse! and has all the intellect of a door mouse and a girlfriend with the best name ever - Lasquisha. Chris Lilley plays both of these too. Then their third `Legend' is skate boarding hero Tim Okazaki, who has inspired his over...

Slap my elbow
This is S.Mouse, Smouse, with some very important information,
I want you to get your elbows out and slap them!

Slap my elbow, you do it like this,
Slap my, slap my elbow, you do it like this!
I slap my el, slap my bow,
Slap my el, slap my bow
Slap my el, slap my bow
Slap my el-bow!

Slap it on the right, slap it on the left,
Check my phone, check my phone, what's your age.
My money is right, my money is right,
My homie in the ghettodays, doin alright.
So slap it up! (Your elbow!)
So slap it up! (Your elbow!)
S.M.O.U.S.E is moving it right,
Not your shoulder or your knees is you elbow aight!

Slap my elbow, you do it like this,
Slap my, slap my elbow, you do it like this!
I slap my el, slap my bow,
Slap my el, slap my bow
Slap my el, slap my bow
Slap my el-bow!

Check my phone, check my phone,
Check my phone, check my phone,
I got an SMS...

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