Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones is probably one of the most enjoyable local made movies I have seen.

It contains scenes and messages that only a South African will understand. Despite reference been made by a none South African living in the UK as it been poor with toilet humour, even without this the movie is a load of fun.

It contains a healthy dose of good South African actors, a colorful production and an overall message that portrays South African life and culture in general.

All-in-all, its fun for the whole family and Leon Schuster best.

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I thought the movie rock.

What made it even better was to watch my kids aged 8 and 10 enjoy the film.

Everything was kept simple and the good, clean humor, despite some crude jokes, was put in place in a way the whole family can enjoy.

Well Done! This movie has got a place in my collection.

I was disappointed in the overall rating but since some of the finer humor is hidden in cultural differences, it is understandable that some folks might not get the whole picture.

And I have to say that it was masterly achieved.

I went to a sneak preview last week, where i saw Mr. bones. I didn't know that this movie would be shown. At the beginning i thought that it could be quite funny but i was completely wrong on that. It was so bad i couldn't help laughing about the fact that such a movie is even produced. Leon Schuster combines bad acting with a ridiculous story and even the jokes are not worth a smile. They are limited on people getting hammered down by excrements of several animals. 1 out of 10

I saw Mr. bones at a "Sneak Preview" where they have shown films such as "Big Trouble", "One Night at McCool's", "Tomcats", "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" or "The Animal" (with Rob Schneider) previously.

If you did enjoy some of the movies mentioned above - which I admit I did [despite of the lousy ratings they have received], cauz they made me laugh -- and life is just too serious outside the movies after all; and as long as you don't mind some elephants' excrements being shown, then your money and time is not wasted at all.

Aside from the fun aspect - and without immersing to deep into the field of mass media theory: I found it quite remarkable, that this sort of movie would be made in the former apartheid-state South Africa: a white "witch doctor", a black pro golfer ... Mr. Bones reminded me of the books by Tom Sharpe (who got kicked out of RSA while it still was an apartheid-state) which on the average get 8 out of 10 from me as well.

I totally agree. It is definitely the worst movie I have ever seen. When renting it together with a friend, we already feared that this movie might be a bit silly, but maybe funny in a trashy way. It is not. While watching the movie you feel like a 13-year-old boy directed it: The jokes have been borrowed from Police Academy and old Burt Reynolds films (and I like Police Academy!), the story pieces have been "inspired" by mediocre cliche that you have already seen thousands of times and the jokes are simply infantile. Most of the time you see a fat guy tumbling into faeces or you hear Mr. Bones shouting "My prince!". There is a 1-minute dialogue between the "prince" and Mr. Bones that touches slightly pseudo-intelligent ground ("You have to believe in yourself" like stuff) and a ca. 3 minute laughable love story.

To sum it up: The girl falling in love with the prince, plays the role of a subservient woman, the fat guy tumbles into faeces, now and then there are some disgusting jokes regarding animals and Mr. Bones is shouting "My prince!".