Did anyone see Young@heart? For those that didn't, you have missed what is probably the most life affirming docu-film ever made. Quite a bold claim I know, but it really was incredible viewing. For one, it nearly made me cry (which was slyly averted by me being an idiot and talking over emotional bits).

Young@Heart followed a group of groovy geriatrics who sang in a choir. Not any old choir though... a choir that reproduced the songs of The Clash, Sonic Youth and Bob Dylan. I understand that this sounds toe-curling poor, but believe me, it has provided this writer with scenes he'll never ever forget.

Looking back at my review of Young@heart, I astutely said "I know I may be prone to exaggerating on occasion, but this was a sublime piece of film-making that both inspired and touched. Every single second of it was phenomenal," which pretty much sums up how great it was. Young@heart was filled with moments that made me so incredibly happy that I could have cried. Of course, this incredible joy was coupled with real sadness as choir members passed away, and performed heart-wrenching tributes. The tell-tale of how devestating the docu-flick could be was during a performance of Bob Dylan's Forever Young at a prison. One of the key members of the choir had died and the group were told moments before the performance. What could have been an amusing and wry look at their age (singing "forever yooooung") became a touching and moving tribute to their old pal... "May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung and may you stay forever young..." Beautiful. Of course, the tough guys in the prison were originally looking at these old gits and thinking they were stupid. By the end, this group of hard cases were all wiping away the tears and hugging the old dears.

The climax of Young@heart was their homecoming gig which was tainted with the fact that two members had passed away during the build up. Their version of Coldplay's 'Fix You' as a tribute to one choir member in particular was, and is, one of the most moving things I've ever witnessed. Now, keep in mind that I find Coldplay particularly loathesome and the very thought of them makes me wretch. That taken into account, the old chap thinking about his lost buddy, and eyes filling up on the "Lights will guide you home" line was especially moving. Again, I was nearly in tears. Someone should get this out on DVD and make every single person in the universe buy it. It was, and is, a phenominal bit of film making. [Mof Gimmers]