Film
South African funny man Leon Schuster is back once again as Schuks. This time he has lost the holy grail of rugby, the Currie Cup. In lieu of a R1 million fine, the sports minister (Desmond Dube) offer Schuks a lifeline. He must create a documentary that shows South Africa in a positive light.
This leads to us following Schuks as he sets off on a journey to pay for his mistake, and put things right.
Love him, or hate him, Leon Schuster is one of the pillars to South African filmmaking. With a built-in audience, anything he produces is sure to draw the crowds at the box office, and Schuks Pay Back The Money is one of those such films, following the same hidden camera setups and gags we know him for.
While the silly humour is not to everyone’s taste, there are a wide variety of differing situations, interspersed with the overall film narrative, not to mention a fair amount of social commentary on the current political and economic climate in South Africa.
Schuks Pay Back The Money is one of those films, like Schuster himself, that you either love or hate, with no in-between. So if you are a fan of the genre, and the man, this is a definite must see. For anyone else, best get your laughs elsewhere.
Disc And Bonus Features
The mainstay of South African comedy, now available to purchase on disc, in South Africa.
Video
Video is encoded at a high bitrate, with no visible artefacts on screen. Viewers with larger or higher resolution screens can sale this up if they have the correct hardware or software.
Audio
Audio is presented in a 5.1 soundtrack, however given the nature of the film, there is not much use for the surround channels.
Navigation
The menu system is very basic, and static, but easy to follow, with clear text and background image.
Bonus
There is one bonus feature on the disc in the form of a gag reel. While the entire feature is comprised of gags, this featurette gives a little bit of an insight to the fun had on the production, but which is not normally seen by the audience.
