"Bullyparade: Der Film" or "Bullyparade: The Movie" is a German movie from this year (2017) written and directed by Michael Herbig who is more known here in Germany under the name of Bully. Bullyparade is a television show that ran between 1997 and 2002, which means that it's already a long time since this show made Bully famous. But it is okay because most of the key characters in here got their own films afterward, so they are far from forgotten and with this mention I am of course referring to the likes of "Der Schuh des Manitu". There are some films in Bully's body of work from the last 10 years that were admittedly not too great, but this one here is fine. People criticized that it's nothing really fresh or new anymore, but I'd rather call it predictable and not in a bad way as the comedy as a whole is convincing on a level where I would say that this film is the best Bully has done in recent years. Bullyparade was a good show without a doubt and it definitely says a lot about Herbig's talent that he can still add refreshing and innovative creativity to characters that existed for a really long time. Then again, there weren't any sequels to Der Schuh des Manitu or so like there are five films for Ice Age for example. Back to this one here, it runs for 90 minutes and the quality gets slightly worse the longer the film goes. But it is all tolerable and I also want to give a mention to Rick Kavanian here and even more so to Christian Tramitz, who is probably the cast's MVP showing everybody that even a man in his 60s can deliver goofy comedy to a truly convincing degree because they are often ignored next to Herbig's stardom. This new film here basically is a collection of several short films with sometimes smoother, sometimes rougher transitions between the episodes. Cast includes other Bullyparade cast members like Herold, but also people like du Mont that have worked with Herbig on several occasions. Anyway, overall this was indeed Bullyparade: The Movie, a fairly enjoyable watch most of the time and it is exactly what one could expect. If you are old enough to remember (liking) the show, then give it a go. I give these 1.5 hours a thumbs-up.
Review of Bullyparade: The Movie
