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Slither (2006)
The 'True Lies' of Horror Flicks!
And I really mean it!I'm not a big horror movie fan,especially of the most recent fair,but I just finished watching this movie on HBO and I just have to say that this is the way to make a good MODERN horror movie.The CGI effects were done perfectly...outstandingly gross,but so understated as not to distract from the action(please send a copy of this flick to George Lucas,stat!).The plot/action,as predictable as you would think,goes at a nice pace and the comedic timing was nicely done as well.All of the acting is pretty darn good and you get the feeling that they really believed in their characters,as well as have a lot of fun making this movie...a rare feat nowadays.
This is the first modern movie in a long,long time that I wished that I saw in a theater when it first came out.I'm also surprised that it's rated only at 6.7 out of 10! More Hollywood movie-making people watch this and then understand what this movie gets so right: SCREW THE BUDGET,LET'S JUST BE ENTERTAINING,FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!
10 out of 10 for me...and now to search for the next airing!
Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee (2003)
A review of a cooking show...
Did I say cooking show? Oh,I meant a lifestyle show,because it seems to me that to Ms.Lee making her food to match her table-scapes or kitchen-scapes is more important than making said food TASTE good.
The 'Semi-Homemade' food-making credo is that you take 70% store-bought items from your kitchen,add 30% fresh items,and you have 100% fast and easy meals.This concept in and of itself is not a bad idea,if properly implemented.And the main problem with this show is just how Ms.Lee attempts to do just that.She tends to prepare meals at a very novice level of expertise,kind of like a 10-year-old pretending to be a world-class chef with all the ignorance of the job that comes with trying to pretend.She uses words like "cut into nice pieces" instead of "dice" or when she's brushing any liquid to any solid at any temperature,it is called "basting".She also consistently mangles foodie words like 'EXpresso' for 'ESpresso' or 'MARScapone' for 'MAScarpone',giving other words too much of a lazy Mid-western dialect* like 'melk' for milk or 'frush' for fresh.But it's the way she phrases her sentences that drives me nuts and makes Yoda sound like he's freaking Shakespeare (ex:"...a cup of sugar into the pot it goes" WTF???).
I can forgive her show not being the apex of culinary terminology if the food she makes looked or tasted good,but she tends to make unusual flavor combinations and to over-flavor the bulk of her concoctions with seasoning packets and pre-made sauces out of the bottle.
And speaking of bottles,Ms.Lee has the infamous 'Cocktail Time' which is where,near the end of the show,she puts together her versions of alcoholic delights her to enjoy.These cocktails are usually made up of tons of booze(almost never properly measured into the drink *wink-wink*)and these drinks always has some big piece of garnish floating in it that serves as a choking hazard after knocking back a few of her 'tinis'.
After all of this I still will give the show a 10 out of 10 because no matter how terribly bad her show is,I will continue to religiously watch it for the "it's so bad,it's good' factor...kind of like watching a roadside crash of a clown car,if you know what I mean.
*Note: By this,I don't mean to put down the dialect of the fine folks of the Mid-west...heck,we here in the South talk about as good as y'all do up yonder,I reckin'!
Gilmore Girls (2000)
For the love of God,SHUT UP!
No,I'm not talking to the fans or the haters of this show...I'm speaking directly to everyone in 'Gilmoreland'.
As a TV SHOW,I find the banter between any two or more of the multiple characters to be hip,witty,topical,sarcastic,but most importantly IRRITATING AS HELL!!!! If I knew people that talked like that in real life,I would A)avoid them like the plague or B)smack 'em right in the chops.I'm not surprised that the characters have been around for as long as they have because if they tried that BS anywhere else in the world they would butts kicked eventually.
And in a way,it saddens me that I feel this way because I do try to watch it because Lorelei is pretty hot,the plot lines and the drama are unique and realistic,and I like shows that have lots of current pop references in them,but I just can't take HOW they talk to one another for more than 15 to 30 seconds without hitting the mute button..."Headache-inducing" is an understatement.
8 out of 10 for WHAT they talk about.
2 out of 10 for HOW they say it.
The Twilight Zone: Of Late I Think of Cliffordville (1963)
a good twilight zone episode...
First off,I love the original Twilight Zone and although I haven't seen every single episode of this series,I still think that it's the greatest TV series of the 20th century...hands down.
I liked this episode,but like the previous poster says the 'comeuppance' factor is kind of weak if Rod Serlings point of this is 'rich = evil'.Feathersmith does seem to have changed for the better after coming back from Cliffordville,and the role-reversal with Hecate was apt,but the new 'evil' Hecate was a bit too much,IMO.
But,the reason I'm writing this is that I thought I was IN the Twilight Zone when I first saw the episode!!! I was just channel-surfing one day and caught the very beginning of this show and saw the character named Deirich,played by John Anderson...and man, he looked EXACTLY like he did when he was on M*A*S*H and Star Trek:The Next Generation TV shows,playing as an OLD MAN on this episode.I've seen a lot of actors try to look old in parts when they are young or middle-aged and then look nothing like that when they actually do get old,but seeing Mr.Anderson look exactly like he did in the 1990's in a 1960's show freaked me out big time.
Heck,this situation could BE an episode on the Twilight Zone...I guess I have to see them all to be sure,but that was scary! 6 out of 10