The Last King Of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland [Blu-ray]
$29.99
I know little about Idi Amin and don't pretend to know whether this movie was accurate or not. I can only say two things about the movie.

One, I enjoyed quite a bit about it. I found myself interested nearly the entire movie through and never was I disinterested with any of the characters.

Two, at a certain point the movie becomes disjointed and difficult to understand. That's when I started to dislike the movie - because I couldn't understand what had just happened. One moment Amin was a beloved leader, revered by the people, looked up to and hearalded, the next he's off killing people as traitors. There is no real transition to this event; it's never 100% clear exactly what his motives are. It's like he just snapped one day and became paranoid after something happens (can't say exactly...would spoil it), but that's not realistic at all. I know from what I've read that people regarded Amin as constantly thinking everyone was out to get him, and maybe that was true...maybe it wasn't. But at least portray a possible motive in the movie, and let the people watching decide for themselves.

The Last King of Scotland
$17.98
It goes without saying that the film was excellent, and I've always believed a soundtrack is half of the movie. What's amazing is how the soundtrack for such a dark film can be so listenable when kicking back and thinking about things other than murderous African Big Men. My favorite has to be Nakawunde, which sadly I cannot find any other music by Percussion Discussion Afrika. They are a small Ugandan group it seems. They're on MySpace now, at least so hopefully they'll be heard from more. The film was that authentic in its search for real Ugandan sounds.

The Last King of Scotland
$14.00
The book arrived on time and in the condition listed. It was a gift to a good friend of mine from Uganda! She couldn't put it down and went right past her stop while reading on the bus. She couldn't wait to tell me how much she loved it.

Fox Searchlight Spotlight Series, Vol. 3 (The Last King of Scotland / Antwone Fisher / Boys Don't Cry)
$19.98
This is the third three disc set being released by Fox Studios under their Searchlight Spotlight Series. This set contains Boys Don't Cry, Antwone Fisher and The Last King Of Scotland. Vol #1 contains Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno. Vol #2 contains The Full Monty, Bend It Like Beckham and Waitress. Vol #4 contains Garden State, Sideways and Thank You For Smoking. All four three disc series are being released about the same time.