Posted 7/16/2005 02:13:00 PM by Douglas

The Aristocrats reviewed.

Well, that's what "The Aristocrats" is like. It's a nonstop dirty joke you can't escape from, told by more than 100 of the greatest comics in the world. The only thing to do is sit back and laugh until it hurts. Obscene, disgusting, vulgar and vile, "The Aristocrats" might be the funniest movie you'll ever see. Audiences are bound to flock to theaters to see what all the talk is about, and later the film is destined to become a classic video item. The film, acquired at Sundance by ThinkFilm, is being released without an MPAA rating.

"The Aristocrats" is not an easy movie to talk about, but here goes. The premise is simple. Actor/comedian Paul Provenza and his pal, magician/comedian Penn Jillette, had the bright idea to do a kind of home movie with their friends all telling the same dirty joke. Sort of an Olympics for comedians without the heavy lifting. And the joke to tell was clearly the Aristocrats, a staple of comedians' private reserve since vaudeville days.

The more I read about it, the sillier it sounds, but I'm still going to have to see it.