Blades of Glory. Brash. Obvious. Hilarious.

[icarus]

Just got back from the silliest movie. It was sooo deliberately stupid and I loved every minute of it. My face hurts I laughed so hard.

I wasn't planning on seeing it until after I finished the skating fic, but after iibnf's recomendation (f-locked, so you'll just have to trust me it's a funny review) I couldn't resist.

wildernessguru wants to buy the video.

Oh, right, the name?

Blades of Glory. :D

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

They never lose the pacing, and they nail every bizarre and over-the-top aspect of the sport. Oh, and if you know the specific skaters they're spoofing, it's even funnier. I mean, it opens with Evan Lysacek's ultra-femme skating music, and the blond character is so Johnny Weir, right down to the sweetness-and-light slogans and... hahahahahahahahahahahaha! The jokes on the Caruthers brother and sister skating team, and the mockery of the rivalry between Plushenko and Yagudin, hee!

The part that made me giggle days later was the dangerous skating maneuver: the Iron Lotus. When they showed the footage from North Korea --- hahah! Yeah, tough move, eh?

Icarus