The Best Medicine

Depending on how old you are, you may or may not remember the real Eddie Murphy. Not the imposter that has been walking around for the past ten years making Disney movies for his many children to enjoy. There was a time when he wore red leather outfits, said anything he wanted to. There was a time when he really made you laugh.

In 1983, Eddie Murphy, at the age of 22 waltzed on stage, full of bravado and he made me come quite close to pissing myself when I watched it later on tape. Rumour has it that Eddie did not want to re-release Delirious on DVD because he was ashamed of the things that he said and he didn't want his children exposed to it all. So for years you had to search the earth for VHS copies that were in good working order. It was always rented at your local Blockbuster and if you did rent it, you probably ended up just stealing it so that you could keep a copy. In any event, I don't know what crazy woman Eddie owes money too, but in February, Delirious was finally released on DVD.

Everytime I watch it I'm afraid that it won't be as funny as it is in my memory and everytime I'm wrong. It is comedy gold and you can't place a price on that guttural laugh that you get from watching Eddie in his absolute prime.