It’s called parkour. I was wondering what it is called–not enough to look it up, but wondering just the same. I first saw it in a French film called District 13, but if You saw Casino Royale or Live Free or Die Hard, then you’ve seen it.

It’s an acrobatic way of quickly getting around stairs, walls, rails or any type of barrier. The early chase in Casino Royale and the air duct fight in Die Hard are good examples of parkour. Parkour is French for “route” and was invented in the mid 90’s. I hear video of parkour is all over YouTube, and 2 documentaries called Jump London and Jump England are out.

So watch for parkour in a cinema near you. Thanks to the Star-Telegram for the 411. That’s short for “information” (for my legions of international fans).

A funny thing happened in Best Buy today. I heard 2 boys about 12 talking about an unrated DVD. One was telling the other that unrated means that they added scenes that would have made the movie x-rated in theaters. I didn’t intrude on their dirty little fantasy but thats not really why its unrated. Its unrated because they never submitted it for a rating. Its a marketing ploy. Sometimes they add gore to the movie (not Al that would be nasty). Its almost never nudity but mostly just deleted scenes and behind the scenes extras. Sometimes its as innocuous as the film with director’s commentary, but since it was not submitted for a rating with the commentary, it’s considered “unrated”. Ah, to be young and pervy again. What did I buy at Best Buy you ask? Lucky Number Slevin, The Host and UFC 67.

Adios

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