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Legion (2017)
One word. AMAZING
I can't rave enough about this show and I'm beyond excited that they have renewed it after watching the season finale last night. The first episode starts us off with the shows protagonist, David, in an insane asylum thinking that his mutant powers are actually a mental disorder. As the series goes on he learns that he isn't really schizophrenic but he does have a sort of....parasite inside him that is slowly taking him, and his powers, over. The series isn't exactly linear, often jumping around in time lines but it's not in any way detracting. There is a fine line between a show being so confusing that it's annoying to watch and being able to predict the outcome. Neither of which this show is guilty of. It will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat. All of the actors do an amazing job, the scenery is beautiful, there are some genuinely funny and horrifyingly creepy moments to this mind bender of a show and I can't stress enough how satisfying and fun it is to watch. And I will utterly plotz from excitement if they get Patrick Stewart to play the father....for reasons most comic book fans or fans of the character/series should understand.
Dads (2013)
Really trying to like this...
I'm a huge fan of Seth Green so I was looking forward to watching this hoping for the best and for many parts it is actually pretty funny. The main thing, and most distracting problem is the laugh track. When I say it's horrible I can't stress it enough, it. is. atrocious. There are some funny moments and I've stuck with it so far hoping that it gets better but the 'audience laughter' is so ridiculous it's getting harder and harder to overlook both the father's stupidity and the laughter when it's only a chuckle worth moment or worse...a bad joke. On a positive note, most of the actors in this show tend to hit the one liners and zingers fairly well, combining funny facial expressions and over the top gestures in a fun often wacky moment. IF you can get past the stupid laugh track you may enjoy it, but it's pretty difficult.
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Get what ya expect
I really enjoyed this movie. For me it's easily better then the first in that there is more action more explosions and better banter. Granted I'm probably one of the few women out there that gets their kicks out of over the top action movies and this one certainly fits the bill. Don't expect there to be too much depth to it, I mean come on....it's a crap ton of actors whose main claim to fame have been kicking, punching and shooting everyone who tries to fight them. If you go in expecting something other then what it OBVIOUSLY advertises itself to be then you may be disappointed. It's mainly rated for blood and violence, lots of heads being shot off or holes being shot through the chests, it's honestly pretty laughable but in a good way. Basically if you want a movie with deep substance....watch something else, this is all explosions, all macho men strutting around and all banter with lots of fun and cheesy references to any actors previous movies.
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Very lovely
I truly enjoyed this movie although I do have to agree with some posters and their question of ratings. Personally I didn't find anything terrible about it and would allow my 8 or 9 year old to watch, possibly 7 if I felt they where able to handle it. I grew up watching the visually amazing cinematic accomplishments like Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Watership Down (that one was horrible for a child), and The Secret of Nimh, while I never found those scary (except Watership) I can imagine some parents wouldn't want their young ones to watch them either.
From a story stand point, The Tale of Despereaux is lovely; the animation is quite stunning with the colors running more towards the dark then the light (since the sun went away). It's a fairly classic tale, brave mouse gets ostracized for being brave (different) and banished to be eaten by the rats. One rat takes him in and they become friends. All through out there are different characters with their own personal stories emerging which all in all I found well done. The cast was amazing with some well known actors lending their voices, while personally I didn't like Matthew Brodericks voice as Despereaux, I still think he did a fine job of it. I think it's a movie worth watching for adults and older children, but I would think a PG rating would be better suited.
Disneyland: Mr. Boogedy (1986)
What a great memory!
I remember watching this movie when I was younger, and 25 years later I STILL remember it. It's a simple plot with funny acting. A family who deals in selling gags and practical jokes moves into a house haunted by ghosts that are roughly 300 years old. So of course any paranormal activity that happens they think is a joke being played on them. With early performances by: David Faustino (Bud from Married with Children), Kristy Swanson, and stars like John Astin (TV's Addams Family), Richard Masur and Mimi Kennedy,(and later in the second movie Bride of Boogedy), Eugene Levy, Vincent Schiavelli... this was an all star cast either before they reached stardom, or still during, in a made for TV show.
There is a petition for Disney to release both Mr. Boogedy and Bride of Boogedy on DVD, which I REALLY hope Disney will do. This is just a fun movie to watch and a great throwback to the 80's music.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mrbooged/petition.html
America's Sweethearts (2001)
I enjoyed this
I actually highly enjoyed this movie. The relationship between Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts was rather cute and I really loved Billy Crystal and Seth Green in this movie.
It's a fairly simple premise, woman cheats on man, man goes crazy, they have to pretend to be getting back together to encourage people to see their final movie together and fool the critics at a junket. At the beginning we find out that the director (Christopher Walken) is refusing to let anyone see it until the end of the junket, so Billy Crystal and Seth Green have to run around and put everyone though some distractions to keep the press from asking too much about the movie that they don't know is currently missing.
I can't say it's the greatest movie ever but it's certainly one of the cutest. I love the interaction between everyone and on days I just want a 'feel good' movie, this is the one I always seem to gravitate towards.
Bones: The Finder (2011)
Wow.
This is quite possibly the first time watching Bones and hoped the episode would be done sooner rather then later. I'm going to assume this is an attempt to create a spin-off of another series, but as the other reviewer suggested, the actors brought in for The Finder, where not endearing, or personable at all. It was like a failed attempt at Psych, with less then fair acting. Even 'seasoned' actors like Michael Duncan (whom I adore) seemingly forced lines from the script, which is sad because he was acting his fairly usual gentle tough guy persona. I truly hope this isn't a foreshadowing of things to come from this series.
Xena: Warrior Princess: Fallen Angel (1999)
...what?
Honestly, I'll admit my favorite Xena episodes are the ones that don't involve a story arch, the fun light-hearted campy episodes are the best for me. This episode could have been a great re-opening for season 5 but it completely blows the Xena-verse off into nothingness. The special effects should never have been attempted on the budget they have, not to mention there are huge contradictions all through out. The largest one is obviously the depiction of Xena and Gabrielle going to heaven, however Gabrielle gets dragged down to hell by Calisto who is now a demon. OK....so....in the opening to season 4 we are told that Gabby goes to the Amazon version of the afterlife. Where did they switch from Grecian beliefs to the 'newer religion' beliefs? Why is Gabby not going to the Amazon place? To me the whole Indian/spiritual/Eli arc was weak, and so far this episode isn't promising to make things better. The one good thing about it was the actual handling of their bodies by Joxer and the others. The music was well done, the acting was well done. All and all while I enjoyed some parts, there is just too much going on that had nothing to do with the general idea the series was originally about.