I just saw The Castle, an Australian movie about a guy who fights the government when it tries to take his home.
First, it has a positive social message — Institute for Justice had a screening of this movie in New London, Conn., during its anti-eminent domain battle there.
Second, it’s really funny — (1) in the depiction of the very lowbrow and tasteless (but heart-of-gold) family that actually enjoys living next to an airport runway and under power lines (which symbolize man’s ability to produce electricity), (2) in the youngest son’s deadpan voiceover, and (3) in the character of the not-quite-competent small-time attorney who tries to make arguments that the taking is unconstitutional because of the “vibe” of the Constitution. (This last is, of course, also typical of non-lawyer libertarians, conservatives, liberals, and everyone else, but it’s forgivable when you’re not actually trying to argue in court.)
Third, it’s got Anthony Simcoe in a supporting role, not quite recognizable as the same guy from the campy Australian sci-fi series Farscape, which Hanah has been having me watch quite a bit of.
Watch the whole thing (you can get it on Netflix).
UPDATE: I third this. Also, reader Kevin Law likes Farscape and disputes that it’s campy.
UPDATE 2: Reader Kevin Baker also disputes campy: “It was one of the most cleverly-written and original series I’ve ever seen, and I enjoyed it immensely. Granted, it takes probably five or six sequential episodes for a viewer to immerse himself in the Farscape universe, but it was great fun to watch.”
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