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Mission: Impossible III (2006)
psychology amongst the bangs
Despite misgivings about going to watch this movie; expecting the usual blockbuster nonsense that Hollywood produces. However it is entertaining. It does contain Explosions, car chases, helicopters and non-stop action which is rather a let down compared to Bruan De Palmer's double bluff intelligent spies mystery. Of course Cruise is central Tom Cruise and does a pretty good job as usual which is why he's seen as a safe bet by Hollywood. But more of his screen time should have been for supporting cast, Philip Seymour Hoffman in particular. He is great actor turns in the best performance ease the villain, but had he more time he would have upstaged Cruise and exposed his limitations. If there's going to be a fourth then maybe Christopher Lee, Stephen Armourae (that would be really dark and psychological, and he would know all the science of the gadgets), Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Charles Dance (oh so suave as he kills everyone) should replace Hoffmann and upstage Cruise again.
Big Brother (2000)
more brain death and dearth
Thusday 18 May 2006 was the launch show for yet another series of Big BRother in the UK. This show is the most popular Channel 4 show over the summer. Inexplicably. The only time I see nay of it is at 2 am when I look for a few minutes in disbelief that everyone is asleep and they insist on continuing to televise nothing happening. THe only time it becomes interesting is whenever they substitute bird song for speech as the producers feel the inmates re saying something libellous. This occurred endlessly during the Michael Jackson trial. It arouses our curiosity as to what is being said. Otherwise just enjoy the birdsong instead of the inmates inane wittering. What started as a serious psychological study in the 1970s has been reduced to a bunch of unknowns stuck on TV for 10 weeks doing nothing and thinking they have a career. The launch show ridiculously hypes the next 10 weeks with a hyperventilating Davina Mccall shouting to compensate for lack of presenting ability.