Sunday, March 7, 2010

Under-appreciated Things #2: Uncle Goddamn



"Goddamn right."

If you're the kind of person that was sincerely happy when Jackass 3D was announced, then I bet you'd love Uncle Goddamn. Someone has filmed what we've all thought about doing when we were drinking with our friends but, ultimately, didn't do because we valued friendship.

Here's a YouTube video that showcases part of Uncle Goddamn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8y3vfKfwn0&feature=related

That's not even the half of it. The movie is a series of home videos. The Elmore's live in Shelby, NC. They drink. A lot. In their beer-fueled quest for entertainment, they like to mess around with each other. We've all done it... but these guys do it better. We learn that Uncle Robert's response to any situation is "invariably goddamn" (as the film puts it). He accidentally hits his head on the cabinets, "goddamn". He falls victim to the ol' hand-full-of-shaving-cream-face-tickle-prank, "there ain't no goddamn sense in this". A little girl calls him "Tin Man" after his loving family spray paints his entire face silver-gray, "goddamn right!". There's also other little snippets thrown in such as the particularly hilarious segment where Pappy, the matriarch of the family, tells two guys he's upset with on the TV to "eat this dick" as he removes his pants

I don't consider myself highly insensitive. If at all, I'm as desensitized as anyone else growing up in America today. But you can't help but laugh at this family. Everyone gets messed with a little bit, but Uncle "Goddamn" Robert is systematically tortured by everyone. I strongly recommend finding and purchasing the DVD. It's definitely worth it!

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