Cool as Ice

“Drop that zero and get with the hero!” A great hit at the Shockproof Film Festival. With the wannabe rap screeching, the perpetually poofy hairstyle, the colourful outfit and the baggy trousers, Vannila Ice represents everything I dislike so much about the music scene. But all this, plus the crappy plot and the terrible overacting (some the better known actors seem to be saying to themselves all "God, what kind of crap did I signed up for?"), makes for a compilation of something to be applauded every other minute, and preferably in the company of like-minded viewers. In addition, this film is a beautiful picture of the fashion of the rad late 80s and early 90s, until Nirvana came along and "kicked in the doors of perception," as one renowned music critic aptly noted. A portrait of a period and at the same time an outrageous unintentional comedy? Bring it on! I'm gonna go across the street and, uh, schling a schlong. (07/04/2014)