Movie Review "Inglorius Basterds"

THAT TARANTINO BASTERD IS GLORIUS

INGLORIUS BASTERD

*Brad Pitt, Christopher Waltz, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent etc

First Things First.

Do NOT watch this movie if:

a) You are expecting a lot of action.
b) You don’t like long winded conversations.
c) You don’t like reading sub titles.
d) You are expecting a ‘Schlindlers List’…. and last but most importantly,
e) You think Mr. Pitt will be the ‘hero’ and all over the movie.

But if you like movies with intelligent conversation, then this will probably be one of the most fulfilling movies you’ll watch this year.

“Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France…” it begins and you will be smart to take the “Once Upon A Time” very seriously.

In the very first scene (which is worthy of every Hitchcock movie ever) the movie opens with a panoramic view of Nazi occupied French farmland with a farmer and his three daughters. Then the Nazis show up, led by Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz in a Cannes Best Actor winning and an almost certain Oscar nomination performance). The action then shifts indoors to the farmers house where the charming colonel puts the farmer through the most smooth yet most scary interrogation ever filmed.

Infact the scene goes on and on (almost 15 min i think) and is filled with common chitchat, in multiple languages all merging seamlessly, and all of it camouflaging a decidedly sinister goal.

I once had a watch repaired in one of the old fashioned watch repair shops (Maya Watch House in Darjeeling) and as the old gent opened the back of my watch what I saw was a complex web of machinery all coiled so tightly and so high strung that a single wrong tap or touch would make it all fly off like crazy.

That first scene is like that watch and the best part is that it is all achieved with dialogue alone.

Infact that scene alone is worth the price of your ticket.

Most of "Inglourius Basterds" tells the story of Shosanna, a young French Jewish woman who witnesses the slaughter of her family by the Colonel and escapes to Paris, where she somehow becomes the owner of a local cinema and gets a Nazi ‘admirer’.

Because Shosanna is in hiding and under a pseudonym she does not get scenes where she can let rip at the Germans but in French actress Mélanie Laurent's remarkable performance, you can always see the emotions beneath the faked composure - terror, anger, sadness, rage, shame – all simmering like a dormant volcano. Again like that tight watch.

And in stunning scene later, when (of all things) she’s applying her make-up, her wrath shows through clearly. Priceless!

Infact almost all of the scenes are priceless including one in a basement bar that plays like a lethal game of poker where the climax is lost on 3 fingers (watch the movie and you will not only understand but will also always remember whenever you order drinks for yourself and your 2 friends)

The story is just an excuse to write great scenes and get great performances in what is quite possibly more of a European film than a Hollywood one. Two thirds of the film is in sub-titles and the characters speak English, German, French and even some truely hilarious Italian.

Infact in another priceless scene 1 character is speaking in German, the second is translating it to French, the third is understanding and replying in French while the second trnslates it back to the first in German. Its like fast paced verbal tango.

Of course it stars Brad Pitt who plays Aldo Raine with his lower jaw permanently thrust out and with an exaggerated hillbilly accent whose main mission is to strike fear in the hearts of Nazi (which he pronounces ‘nat-see’) by scalping the Nazis (which again is shown in typcal Tarantino grisly detail)

Brad Pitt is definitely good, but the scene-stealer here is Waltz as the charmingly despicable Col. Landa, a villain so clever, intelligent and underhanded that he turns World War II into a personal racket.

He delivers his dialogues in four languages (all of the ones mentioned above) and is fascinating to watch –smooth like the cream he orders at a restaurant but one that can curdle just as quickly. Infact his is almost a comical performance save for 2 scenes - one when he orders milk for a character in a restaurant and the other when he asks an actress to put her foot on his leg for a terrifying shoe fitting.

Diane Kruger as the double crossing German actress gets a role that most actresses would kill for and which makes you forgive her for her previous collaboration with Brad Pitt (Troy).

The movie is crazy fun but never boring and always glorious and when David Bowie begins singing "Cat People" on the soundtrack in the spectacular climax where the 'newly dead' speak to the ones 'about to die' from the movie-within-the-movie, you know this is not your average war movie.

But then Tarantino isn’t your average guy.

Oh No Sir ji.

He is a Basterd. A Glorious Basterd

Enjoy.

Vish

"Wanted" - Movie Review

IT IS SO BAD IT IS ACTUALLY GOOD.

WANTED

*ing Salman Khan and only Salman Khan

I remember when we had gone to watch Fanaa with a group of friends a couple of years ago.

As we were walking out of the theatre one of them said something very interesting.
“This movie would be a flop and not even worth a watch without Aamir Khan and Kajol.”

And he was right. In a way, superstars are necessary to keep our sanity among all the silly nonsense that Bollywood sometimes churns out.

Most movies would be a mind numbing affair if not for the sheer presence of the superstars. Don’t believe me? Then take a moment and imagine the following.

Fanaa with Zayed Khan & Amisha Patel
Singh is King with Fardeen Khan
Ghajini with Tusshar Kapoor
Bunty & Babli with Dino Morea & Shamita Shetty
Om Shanthi Om with Uday Chopra

Jodha Akbar with Emraan Hashmi & Esha Deol

I could go on but I guess you get the point.

Now these were all some of the biggest hits of recent times and all pretty decently enjoyable too but would they have been the same without the superstars in them?

IIIIIIIIIIIIIII don’t think so!

Wanted is a horribly, horribly corny film, filled with so much nonsense, that were it not for Salman Khan it would have gone straight to video.

Salman is not a great actor. Perish the thought. But what he does have, is raw unabashed charisma. So much so that it can blind you of most of the inanities in the script.

He dances like a crazy invalid on steroids. And yet you watch.
He speaks to the heroine like he would to a servant. Yet you keep watching.
His hairstyle (and its length) changes in every scene. And yet you don’t mind.

In one of the opening songs (all pretty bad by the way) you have Anil Kapoor and Govinda doing guest appearances. Both are petty big stars in their own right but in the same frame as Salman they end up looking like glorified extras.

Now all this may make you feel that I am a big Salman Khan fan. I am not. Far from it.

But watch what he does with this inane film and you cannot help but be impressed with his sheer star power.

The movie is almost 2 ½ hours long but you hardly mind the time as you watch Salman do the most amazingly dumb things with utter aplomb and cool.

“Ek baar maine jo commitment kar di, toh phir main khud apni bhi nahin sunta” (Once I’ve given a commitment then I don’t even listen to myself) he says about a dozen times throughout the movie and as senseless as that utterly nonsensical sentence is, you cannot help but smile and strangely enjoy this bit of pure unadulterated baloney.

Forget the music (bad), forget the clothes (pedestrian), forget the villains (pretty good actually), forget the heroine (sad), infact forget everything. Just enjoy the movie for what it is.

A campy, melodramatic B grade flick. And you know what?
Wanted doesn’t pretend to be anything else.

“Why do you love me,” he asks the girl at one point, “I didn’t ask you to. Now don’t make me guilty because you can’t forget me?”

Salman doesn’t ask you to go watch this movie, but if you do, can you blame him if you end up enjoying it?

You tell me.

Luv

Vish

P.S. The Hollywood ‘Wanted’ starred Angelina Jolie and strangely it too was almost comical in its absurdity but was redeemed solely by the sheer star wattage of her blinding star power.

Happy Dusshera

OLD FRIENDS SITTING ON A PARK BENCH LIKE BOOKENDS...

With EID behind us and with the blessed days of Dusshera ahead of us, I use this post to remember all my friends and loved ones....

As always, my wish for all of you this festive season is very simple…

“May You Wish a Thousand Dreams,
And May Each One Of Them Come True.”

During such occasions, with the ‘sounds of the city sifting through trees’, eloquence usually fails me so I will take the assistance of two other great friends and leave you with the lyrics of one of Simon & Garfunkel’s biggest hits…

"BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS".

Happy Dusshera to you all.

Enjoy

With More Luv Than Usual…..

Vish

When you're weary, feeling small,

When tears are in your eyes,

I will dry them all;

I'm on your side.

When times get rough

And friends just cant be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

When youre down and out,

When youre on the street,

When evening falls so hard

I will comfort you.

I'll take your part.

When darkness comes

And pains is all around,

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

Sail on silvergirl,Sail on by.

Your time has come to shine.

All your dreams are on their way.

See how they shine.

If you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind

Shock & Awwwww

A SHOCK IN TIME SAVES 9




The Germans (who else) have come out with a series of ad's on a very important topic.

AIDS.

I've always been a very strong advocate of AIDS awareness and infact while in college at St. Joseph’s in Bangalore, I was a member of an inter-collegiate group called J.A.A.M (Joseph’s AIDS Awareness Movement).

The biggest threat vis-a-vis HIV is not the virus in itself but the lack of awareness and knowledge about it.

A friend of my nephew’s recently said something quite astounding.
He claimed (quite shockingly) that even if you have unprotected sex with a woman who is HIV+ you will not be infected unless you have an open cut or sore on your family jewels.

Now this is a modern young 24 year old guy who’s been educated in what we call a ‘good school’ and who now flies for an international airline.

If someone like him can be so ignorant I cannot even begin to think what other outrageous myths the ‘uneducated’ people in the rural areas believe in.

Infact in South Africa there is a horrendous belief that having sex with a virgin will cure you of the infection, leading ofcourse to many child rapes. So you can see how ignorance kills.

Therefore i believe that awareness is the only way of stopping the spread of this virus coz as Elizabeth Taylor (who is one of the staunchest patrons of this cause and who infact was also one of the earliest to take up this cause, much before it became fashionable) said;

“HIV is as easy to prevent as it is to catch.”

You only have to take a few precautions.

Afterall it can only spread through 3 things.

1) Semen & Vaginal secretions
2) Amniotic Fluid (mother to child)
3) Blood

Stay away from these and you will be safe. Simple.

But once again I digress.

The point is that AIDS awareness has become so commonplace that public service Ads aren’t making the necessary impression anymore.

So the Germans have decided to jolt us out of our reverie and have come out with a series of Ads which portray AIDS as a MASS MURDERER and with some historical mass murderers as models. (Saddam may not have had any WMD's but he certainly comes armed with STD's)

Stalin & AIDS

Ofcourse this has been met with the expected outcry and shock but if we are talking about it, maybe it was worth it.

Hitler & AIDS

Check out the ads and tell me..

Saddam & AIDS

What do you say?

Think about it....

As usual...

Luv

Vish

DO GOOD GIRLS FLIRT? SHOULD THEY?

THE LOST ART OF FLIRTING....WELL.



As Eid & Dusshera approaches, i think i'll take a break from blogging on racism and other morbid topics...

Having grown up in a household of strong willed women (like mom who even today wont hesitate to smack me if i disrespect or misbehave or my sis who always tells it like it is) i have always been facinated by and appreciative of strong women.



However Indian men (or most of them however) dont think that way.



As Shabana Azmi's character in Arth put it so eloquently, a perfect wife should be 'like a goddess in front of the family and a whore in the bedroom' and any woman who dares step out of that parameter is instantly labelled, either as a slut or as frigid 'behenji'.





The sluts are for "fun" and this in most juvenile minds means furative groping & rubbing and their version of the french kiss which entails furiously swishing their tongues around the poor girl mouth (too much of naagin-snake movies for inspiration perhaps) while the poor 'behenjis' are for mocking or at the best, getting rakhis tied from.



Thats why i feel, most indian women dont know how to flirt.

They're too afraid it might be mistaken for being a slut.


Infact the delicate art of flirting (which is very distinct from being sluttish) is lost on most people.



The reason i'm writing about this is because last night i happened to watch an interview of Moon Moon Sen taken by Vir Sanghvi.




I remember long ago when i was the Editor of the school magazine, Ms Sen and some others film stars had come to Darjeeling for some function.



After much convincing (and i do mean MUCH) i had managed to get permission from the Jesuit preists at school to go interview her for the magazine (i believe the justification i gave was 'all round education').


Anyway the evening before the scheduled interview there was a charity event for the town people where the school Rector was also invited.


Early next morning, dressed in my smartest school uniform, as I got ready to leave for town, the rector called me in and told me that the interview was off.


"Did Ms. Sen cancel?" i asked.

"No, she did not," he boomed back "she was drinking yesterday at the party and there is no way she will be in our magazine."




He was a preist and maybe justified in his comments but many in Bollywood were equally dismisive of her simply because she refused to partake of her alcohol in steel glasses or mixed with Thumbs-Up as did most of the others.


Many years later while on my way back home from college in Bangalore i ran into her again at the Calcutta's quaintly named Dum Dum airport.


She had probably come to pick up someone and it being those days when the mobile phone was still an invention waiting to happen, she was speaking to someone from one of those public telephones shells, which thankfully are usually lined up in a row and quite close to each other.



Much to the horror of my friend (who claims he is not star struck) I slid into the booth next to hers and pretended to call someone even as i kept staring and listening to her.


I dont remeber much of what she said but the one part i remember is that her voice was almost lilting in its tone and terribly, terribly enchanting in its flirtation.



Watching her interview with Vir, you can see she still has that quality about her and infact its a marvel how perfect she is in that elusive art.


Is it any wonder that she was labelled a 'loose woman' by the hypocrites of Bollywood.


After all arent the 'loose women' supposed to be inside the bedroom only.


Anway enjoy the video and watch as she effortlessly makes Vir squirm and blush.


Aaah Magic....


Enjoy


Vish

Its Funny After All

FAKING IT & ALL THAT JAZZ

Hiya All,

I have mentioned about the very very funny Andy Borowitz earlier in some of my posts he's just come out with a fantastically funny and witty article.

After my blog yesterday on the 'Obama' and 'You Lie!' controversy i thought you'd enjoy this.

Its attached below for you to enjoy. And just to be clear, its a reprint from his website. I dont claim to have written it or to being as witty.

The last thing i need is someone shouting "You Lie!" at ME.

Enjoy.

Vish

Wilson Shouts ‘You Lie' After Wife Fakes Orgasm

Breach of Congressional Decorum, Experts Say

Rep. Joe Wilson courted controversy again today as he reportedly shouted "You lie" during a sexual encounter in which his wife pretended to have an orgasm.

While details of Rep. Wilson's latest outburst are sketchy at best, congressional experts say that it is totally against the decorum of the House of Representatives to speak out during a spouse's faked orgasm.

But the South Carolina congressman got a vote of support from a fellow Republican lawmaker, Sen. John Ensign, who told reporters, "It's so rare for a Republican politician to have sex with his own wife, we should applaud it when it happens."

In a related story, President Obama said that Rep. Wilson's outburst during his speech Wednesday night was "productive," adding, "Joe Wilson highlighted the need for mental health care."

IS AMERICA STILL RACIST?

CAN HOPE CHANGE PREJUDICE?

The normally cool Barack Obama looked a little flustered.

In what must have seemed like a scene from the not-so-distant slave days, a single intelligent black man trying his best to make sense was surrounded and heckled by a group of middle-aged white guys.

And then one of them, Joe Wilson stood up and yelled “You lie!” at a president who hadn’t.

As the camera panned through the crowded chamber filled with legislators, the look on the faces of many others made it was clear that like Joe Wilson, they too clearly did not like being lectured and admonished by the brainy young president.

A brainy, young BLACK president.

Joe Wilson’s tirade was shocking not just in its disrespect for the decorum of the house but also to the office of the President of the United States of America.

Amidst all the euphoria of the sounds of ‘Yes We Can’ & ‘Hope’ & ‘Change’, the one word America had perhaps forgotten to adapt to was ‘Believe’.

Believe that a BLACK man is President.

And in a country where political correctness has almost become a malady, the media, this time round were surprisingly silent.

Yes, Politics is a dirty playground and you have to get into the mud to play by its rules but some things cannot be condoned. Some things cannot be swept away. Racism is one of those things.

Keeping silent is the same as giving consent.

Bush & Cheney told a hundred lies about WMD and Iraq. Did anyone stand up and shout “You Lie!” at them?

Till less than 40 years ago intelligent Negroes trying to succeed and make a better life for themselves were often admonished and told ‘Boy, don’t get above your raising,’ implying that there was only so much that they could (or should) aspire to achieve.

Now many of those same people look at President Obama’s sophistication and intellect and that makes them angry.
A Black Negro has gotten above his raisings. And that makes them very angry.

So angry that a certain Mr. Rusty DePass of the Republican Party has the gall to say that a gorilla that escaped from a zoo was “just one of Michelle Obama’s ancestors.”

And yet the media isn't up in arms.

Maybe we are better off in India.

We may all detest the sight of Miss Mayawati but it’s because she is an inept, corrupt megalomaniac with a diamond and handbag fetish.

NOT because she is a low-caste Dalit trying to get ‘above her raisings’.

Or is it?

You tell me.

Vish

Can You PAtronise Something You Dont Believe In

OF KINGS, PRIESTS & ATHEISTS

With the recent stripping and thrashing of the 2 newly appointed indian preists of the Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal being hot news, i thought i'd do a post on that. However i have decided to repost an old post from the archives instead.

Written almost 2 & 1/2 years ago it seems almost prophetic (even though i say so myself)

Your thoughts please....

Luv

Vish


Tuesday, March 20, 2007,

Hiya,

All of you, Nepali or otherwise, must be aware of all the ‘changes’ happening in Nepal.

One of the saddest ones was turning Nepal into a Secular country.
It was after all the only Hindu kingdom in the world...... And then there was none.

I am not a religious fanatic like Narendra Modi or even a fanatic in a liberal garb like L K Advani but I just feel that this was not necessary.

Who were we trying to appease? The 1.2 % Muslims in Nepal?
They were not even asking for it and neither were they being discriminated against.

Now after this, non existant communal lines will begin to appear in the society and the country will get divided along those very lines.

As some wise ass said If it Aint Broke Why Fix It?

Anyway even if we get over that, the other thing that needles me is that the King & Queen have been removed as Head & Patron of the Pashupati Temple Trust.

This is now under the stewardship of the Prime Minister’s office.



I am not a fan of Gyanendra and am not defending him either so all you Maoist sympathizers, please, get off your pseudo moral high horses right now.

(By the way I wonder if the ‘supporters’ of the Maoists actually understand the teachings and doctrines of Mao or are they just mice being led along to a precipice by Pied Piper Prachanda?

Someone please tell them that when the Maoists come to power, land and houses in Nepal will not be ‘distributed’ to them free of cost.

The rich will remain rich, the ones willing and able to work will go abroad and the poor & stupid will remain just that. Poor & Stupid.
The land of Mao itself is turning capitalist and the fools here dream on.)

Anyway, my arguments are for another reason altogether.

Its religious actually, not political!

Whenever you read of Saudi King Abdullah in any Newspaper printed or published out of a Muslim country he is referred to as "King of Saudi Arabia & Custodian of the Two Holy Sites."

It is an official title and the Muslims are very particular and proud of the fact. Apart from all that oil money, a lot of his influence in the Arab /Muslim world comes from that. It is a deeply religious thing for them.

Nepal’s kings and their heirs (whether deposed or not and with all their frailities & mistakes) will all be Hindu’s.

In secular Nepal, however, you cannot stop a non-Hindu or even an Atheist (as all Maoists should be) from becoming Prime Minister.

And before any of you claim otherwise, let me clarify that I have no objections to a non Hindu becoming PM.

Its just that I don’t relish the thought of a non-Hindu being the Patron of one of the holiest sites in Hinduism. That would be heresy.

I am not a religious extremist because that would mean being intolerant of the others. I am not.

However I am proud of being a Hindu. That’s not fanatic is it?

Give it some thought.

I do benefits for all religions.
I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.
- Bob Hope

Do You Have The Balls?

21 BALLS & COUNTING...

Rohit Timalsina, 25, a Nepali youth has made an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported.

His claim to fame?

Holding international standard 21 lawn tennis balls on his palm for 14.32 seconds.

He shattered Frenchman Arnand Deschamp's record who had held 19 balls for 10 seconds.

Timalsina achieved the feat at Satdobato Lawn Tennis Court, in the south of Kathmandu, on June 14, 2008.

Guinness authorities contacted him a few days ago and though he has received the certificate, his name will appear in the hallowed book only in the 2010-11 edition, according to the report.

Personally I’ve always found the Guinness (and the Indian version Limca) pretty fascinating but definitely not stuff like this.

Quite frankly, this kind of ‘record’ is just plain crazy bullshit.

How can that be a feat and who really cares and most importantly WHY DO IT?

Is anyone gaining by that? Is any scientific theory being proven? (other than the fact that the guy is probably overcompensating with 21 balls for his own lack of 2)

And for that matter is it even entertaining?

Would you pay to watch someone hold tennis balls in his palm?

Has entertainment really come to this?

But then again, when Rakhi Sawant fooling some ass to be her “to-be-husband” is considered as entertainment, this is pretty good actually.

Have a nice weekend.

Luv

Vish

After Kaminey What??? It's Ishqiya.

FALLING IN ISHQUIYA WITH CHUTIYAY's

If you like your movies a little raw, a little rustic and infused with just that little bit of local swearing then you needn't look further than Vishal Bhardwaj.

His recent Kaminey was infact one of his 'softest' movies. (The 'A' certificate and title like that notwithstanding.)

Next up is a movie produced and written by him and directed by his 'chela' Abhishek Chaubey.

More Omkara than Kaminey it is titled "Ishqiya" and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Wardi and Vidya Balan in roles that seem to break every mould and resulting in one of the oddest and yet most interesting love triangles.

"Thode din me hum apna gaon me peepal tale paadenge aur nadi naare haagne jaayenge.
Kya thandi thandi hawa lagegi pichware mein" (In a few days we will be back in our village. Farting under the trees and shitting besides the river with the cool breezy blowing on our bare asses) says Nasseruddin Shah setting up the movie's tone perfectly.

When Arshad Warsi dressed cheesily asks an unimpressed Vidya Balan how he looks, she simply answers "Chutiya"

The soundtrack by Vishal and with lyrics as usual by Gulzar sounds rocking too... (listen to the tempo take off immediately after Vidya says Chutiya)

Till the movie releases later this year enjoy the trailer.

Luv

Vish

Aahhh Bebo...

FLY LIKE A 'TITLI'. STING LIKE A BEE.

India is acknowledged as one of the most creative outputs of print and TV ads and AIRTEL TV his come out with a great new one.

I'm sure many of you've already watched it but its definitely worth a watch again and for those who haven't watched it please do watch it till the end. (WOW how many times did i mention 'watch' in that sentence)

It stars Saif Ali Khan and a 'Guest Star' and is a perfect example of how to use brilliant star power.

The song is called 'Dil Titli...' sung by Atif Aslam and goes......

Dil Titli, Dil Titli Sa
Kabhi Yadoon, Kabhi Sapno Ka
Khoya Rang Dhoondata
Khoya Khusbu ka pata

Dil Yaadon Ki Gali
Khoya Sathi Dhondta
Dekhi Zameen
Dekha Aasmaa
Khojta Raha
Tere nishan.

Dil Titli, Dil Titli Sa
Kabhi Yadoon, Kabhi Sapno Ka.....

Toys of a Different Kind

IS BREAST FEEDING A GAME?

This bit of news is from an american webiste but the 'toys' are available in europe also (just in case any one of you are interested)

Hey kids!

Are you looking for a toy that is sure to give you false impressions of motherhood and ultimately persuade you into having children at a very young age?

Then you'll want your parents to pick up Bebe Gloton, the world's first breast-feeding doll.

That's right! You did read correctly.

It's a doll that cries to suck on the young nips of children who are still unaware what their nips are for.

Well, NOW they'll know!

A Spanish toymaker invented this ingenious plaything, which cries when it is "hungry" and is only satisfied when it gets a drink from the special halter top "nursing bra" that kids can strap on to simulate breast-feeding. It even makes sucking noises (because which kid like silent babies right?)

Doesn't this sound fun?

What happened to kids serving dolls tea or even having Barbie run stark naked through the house because the damn clothes were too hard to get back on once taken off? Guess, we're way past that these days!

Some critics say that this is positive plaything, promoting the "norm" in child feeding, rather than artificial means of the bottle.

Some, more sane people, recognize that this might "speed up maternal urges" and equate the doll to introducing "sex education in first grade."

I personally agree more with the latter!

How do U feel about the breast-feeding baby doll?

Do you think it is bad and sets a weird (that’s the only word I can think of) experience for kids?? Well then I’ve got news for you.

I have found something even more horrifying than the breast feeding baby-doll.

A Pole-Dancing Doll!!!

This particular plaything (is it??) comes with a doll and attachable pole and the box insists the product is "interesting", and that it can go "up and down" as well as "round and round".

It even plays music! (Because what is a stripper without a tune to dance to huh?!)

Though the doll in the picture is fully clothed, I'm sure it won't stay that way for long.

Like the box helpfully tells us, "Every stripper needs 'style'. "

And by the way, fake dollar bills (to stuff down her undergarments I presume) and mini beer bottles (to throw or drink depending on how drunk on juice your kid is) are sold separately.

If any kid (girls or boys) ask for this doll this holiday season, I'd recommend reform school IMMEDIATELY!

What is the world coming to?!?

What do U think of these dolls?

Till next time and more saner topics.

Enjoy

Luv

Vish