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Young Einstein (1989) Review
I didn't like this film much the first time I saw it back in 1989. I remember the hype surrounding it, because it was the fourth highest grossing film in Australia at the time...but a hit among Australians didn't automatically transfer to American sensibilities. It was just a goofy comedy with some outrageous characters and plot, that featured some awesome Australian music. This is one of those rare films that have grown on me over the years, as I now appreciate its quirky sensibilities and see it as a great tribute to Albert Einstein. Instead of making a film that's a loyal representation of Einstein's life, the director and star, Yahoo Serious (a pseudonym that unfortunately has the shelf life of a fruit fly) created a unique interpretation of Einstein as an Aussie who discovered the theory of relativity by accident when trying to add bubbles to beer; and then he accidentally creates rock and roll music a year later, in the early part of the 1900s. Its seriously goofy fun that no one should take literally. The humour is distinctly Australian, so that might be hard for Americans to appreciate, but for an Aussie-film fan like myself, I love it.What stands out in this film the most is the choice of songs and how they are used in the film, which is quite exceptional. My favorite being the Icehouse rock anthem tribute to the land down under, "Great Southern Land". The scene it plays in could very well be a rock video, a la Midnight Oil or something. Music really carries this film a great distance from a plot that's not quite so well developed as it should be. Einstein using a guitar to defuse an atomic bomb at an exhibition in Paris, thereby electrocuting himself to cartoonish effect, is the only flaw in this movie for me. That was just too off the wall absurdity that should remain in the cartoon-land of Wile E Coyote...but its the only flaw in this film for me. I don't know if Yahoo Serious is still doing films, but this one pratically guaranteed that he would be forever remembered as Young Einstein...the movie-world's equivalent of a one-hit wonder. With a name like Yahoo Serious...you can't be serious. The only thing this dvd lacks are some special features that would have been nice (especially any music videos and a director's commentary track)...but I'm glad to see it finally made it on dvd, to replace my well worn VHS copy.
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