Okay I’ll tell the truth of how I was turned on to a great movie by Mookee that had no nudity, and only one small explosion...well, at least of the chain reaction kind.

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I know that some of you have not meet Mookie and those that have will find this hard to believe that “the Mookee” would tout a movie with out his basics. Especially those of us that have followed Mookee’s dastardly comments or posts on Ookee, or his own site: M.OOKEE.COM. A site whose tagline is: 'I'll piss you off'. No small feet considering he accomplishes it in a tongue in cheek fashion on a regular bases. meta-creation_date: 1/2/2005 02:16:00 Why do I hang out with a guy like this you might ask, he’s abrasive, opinionated and a lightning rod for controversy; its easy- Mookee is a true stand up man and the fact is that he takes it just as well as he gives… most times (LOL). Which is pretty rare in these days of people who won't accept consequences.

But I digress... on this day Mookee told me he had gotten a movie with Jeri Ryan in it, and asked if I wanted to come up, order some pizza, and watch it. Well its been a bunch of crappy days; the weather’s been off the wall: cold, big winds, rain, even hail- all around crappy. So what the hell I’m in, I go up with my lap top figuring to get something, anything done except for sleep. I am not sure if Mookiee got the movie from the cheapo bin or not; with a name like Last Man, and Mookee picking it up, it should have some nudity and a whole lot of apocalyptic explosions at least, right? I wanted to see 7of9 in a real movie; having watched her for years on Voyager in her life threatening tight suit.

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Well he shows me the cover of the DVD with a glee in his eye; all the while saying "...she hot…" and "…I hope she gets naked". Not so secretly I am too, Trek geek. Hey were 'guys' hanging out, I am not sorry; sometimes it’s just like that. (Just a note to head off the fight later, I've been to a few girls night out before- don't ask me why- and I know they tamed it down for me; trust me what we boys say, it's nothing compared to you girls once your wound up [shudder], LOL) So in search for some clean wholesome celebrity nudity we start the movie.

The opening scene starts with a homeless looking man about the age of 32/ 35, pushing his cart full of crap, the guy has that balding creepy kind of serial killer/ Larry Fine type of look. In broad daylight he is eyeballing a video camera in the window of nice little store. With out even a backwards glance he picks up a huge planter and heaves it into the door; shattering the glass like a car windshield yet not breaking through. Slowly, not even pressed he picks up a second, and then a third planter to finish the job before grabbing the camera and adding it to his cart full of food. Calmly he pushes his cart ignoring the alarm and goes off down the road and as the camera pulls back you see the street is sparsely littered with dead bodies. Okay, I think a zombie movie... a twist? Not even, if zombies isn’t your cup of tea; don't worry about it this movie isn't that kind of a flick at all.

So in a nutshell the “last man”, Alan played by David Arnott, we find out was a graduate anthropologist who study some tribe that lasted 4000 years with out any major internal strife because they renounced all claims to ownership, pride, shame, and secrecy. So Alan is making a video diary for the next generation of humanity on how to get life right, since our group some how managed to kill off everyone. The director/ writer, Harry Ralston never explains how this devastation happens and that actually becomes part of the mystery and charm of the movie’s backdrop.

Inevitably like all tales of the last man; Alan runs into the last woman, Sarah; and she is hot- Jeri Ryan in her prime. Well I thought this movie was old; made before Star Trek: Voyager when Ryan was younger but it was filmed in 2000 around the time of Voyager’s final couple of seasons, which means that Ryan was in her mid to late 30's. Amazing she seemed so much younger than her Voyager work.

Desperately Sarah clings to Alan; making him swear to never leave her, that is, until they past the "last" good looking man on earth, Raphael, played by Dan Montgomery Jr.

Raphael, rounds out the entire cast, not counting the credited dead people that is; joins the happy little couple. Isn't that they way it always is when you got a good thing going and don't realize it; but honesty is none of their strong suits and with problems born of a lifetime of humanity can these three work it out. Well the answer is, no... and that’s the fun of the movie.

Men are Men, and Women will always be Women, so you know the story; but this tale has enough disarming insight that even the admittedly movie shallow Mookee sat up and made some universal connections to life and consequences. While I faced my own "holier then thou..." view of relationships’ in light of Alan’s take on things; not that I have resolved it, but hey good movies make you face things you haven't dusted off in a while. If its not obvious by now you should check this one out, then flat out go find it, rent, just see it, its worth the hunt. Like a mad pirate in an empty search for celebrity nudity Mookee found a bit of good ol' movie booty; enjoy the bounty. (Nobody said this would be pun free; so groan and be happy that I'm not the last man... LOL)

No nudity and no explosions...ok, one explosion that was hilarious...I'm not saying anything about it. I stand by my "movies can't be good without nudity and explosions" theme...it's just fun for me...

...but maybe...just maybe, this movie gets away with it. Considering it's an independent film, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Plus, Jeri Ryan is hot (I never saw Voyager so I can't make the Star Trek connection).