In preparation of my French oral examination today (I got a B by the way!), Eric and Mike treated me to the film Les Boys, which is essentially the french equivalent to Slapshot.
It was awesome. I didn’t catch every nuance but I would have to say that I may have enjoyed it more than Slapshot. Speaking about Slapshot, Vero told me that the French overdubbed version is better than the English version just because of the sheer hilarity of it.
Les Boys follows an amateur hockey league somewhere in Quebec (maybe in Montreal) and the lives of all the different players. The manager gets into some financial trouble and the team has to help him out by winning a hockey game.
My favourite line in the movie is when Sonia is on top of Mario in a van and says:
Sonia: “You know this is a team effort, right?”
Mario:”Sorry, this is my first time.”
Sonia:”This is your first time with a woman?”
Mario:”No, it’s my first time missing a hockey game!”
Hilarious.
Check out this film. Even if you have to put the English sub-titles on. This is a piece of Franco history.
