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When Good Pets Go Bad (1999)
We're not safe
This is the sort of program that I find insulting, offensive and downright deplorable. Like many other reality programs I have seen, particularly from America, it's main objective is to scare people. I swear that the guy narrating is the same man that narrates every other American fear show, talking in a low key, with overly dramatic emphasis on "animals go bad." It shows animals that, in the majority of clips, that are actually reacting to human cruelty or stupidity. But the program seems to think that its the humans that we should feel totally sorry for, as if they have done nothing wrong. The editing of the clips also enforces this view, giving close-ups of their "Murderous beasts."
The talking head that appears for a brief few seconds after a couple of clips to say "This is the humans fault." makes the whole thing even worse, trying to cover their backs.
To be quite honest, this is only one of many reality shows that uses these sorts of techniques. I could post a comment on many more similar shows, but I have other things that I could be doing. Like protecting myself from the almost certain danger of my little Jack Russell. THE MURDEROUS BEAST!!!
Moonwalker (1988)
Warning. Ego monster on the loose
I really don't see how I can write ten lines about this rubbish, but I will try.
Firstly, what the hell is a man like Joe Pesci doing playing one of the most clichéd, stereotypical bad guys, Mr Big. Maybe the dollar signs were a big for him.
Finally, this is nothing more than a blatant egotistical promo, spawned by a man who quite obviously has a messiah complex and a bunch of money grabbing executives looking to cash in on Jacksons fame in as many ways as possible.
This should go down as one of the worst movies of all time.
The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
What????
What to say. This film borders on the ridiculous for its lack of just about any kind of artistic integrity.
The acting is truly laughable. There is one scene in particular where a huge train is coming close to colliding with a car, and the driver of the train gives the kind of reaction only seen in silent movies of the early 20th century. But I suppose this can be overlooked, as a film like this is going to struggle to pay for decent actors when they have such spectacular effects that have obviously needed an awful lot of money. After all, it is going to cost a huge sum of money to have a standard sized gila monster walk over a minute model bridge, and then have a toy train crash into it.
One final word for this film. Pap
The Fairly OddParents (2001)
Hit and miss: Great episodes mixed with utter drivel
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When I first saw this show, I loved the anarchic and downright stupid content included in the show. However, since watching the show more often, I have found a great deal of the show to be particularly mushy, or downright weak. For me, the show hit a low point with its ridiculously over-the-top stereotype of the British when Vicky the babysitter fell in love with him. Now don't get me wrong, I can take a little light sterotyping of myself and the country I live in. In fact, I quite enjoy making fun of the country myself. But to show the British as pompous, brutal and utterly shallow is an insult. I find the shallow part particularly hard to stomach, especially coming from an American writer.
But besides that, there is still some fantastic content, with some great physical gags. I also think that Cosmo and Timmys Dad are superbly dumb, whilst the Crimson Chin and his over the top mertaphorical descriptions of justice are utterly classic.
Overall, this is a predominantly average show which sometimes hits some fantastic heights, whilst also capable of sinking to some deep, dark lows.