I was seeing ads for it during Breaking Bad at every break. First I just saw the promo art and thought it might be a comedy or something. Like Paul Blart and Taxi Driver. But then I saw the show itself in another ad for it and it looks like Jersey Shore or some shit. Damnit AMC, what the hell's going on? And an extra fuck you for embedding the preview for BB's next ep in that shit.
Short answer: The Academy awards a very specific kind of film. Fellowship of the Ring was not that specific kind of film
Long answer: Because the concept of giving awards for something that is almost entirely subjective is pointless and moronic. You were unsatisfied with the outcome of the awards, but if you were satisfied and FOTR got the award, the people who loved A Beautiful Mind and hated Fellowship would be in your shoes. Who's to say that Lord of the Rings is better or worse that A Beautiful Mind? How can you judge one performance versus another? Especially when you're dealing with different genres? Judging movies on their own merit is one thing, but comparing different movies is another, very dumb, thing.
All in all, Woody Allen was right.
The show's taken kind of a drop in quality for me. Particularly with the character of Neil. He was fine in the first two episodes but especially in the latest one his humor is just way to broad. It seems way out of place and is taking away from the more interesting parts of the show. Also we're getting less Mac, or at least it seems that way.
And dude, lay off the Coldplay.
Thought it was a very strong opening. Rarely do we see episodes of serialized dramas with clear cut beginnings, middles, and ends. While the main story still needs closure, we saw Walt/Jesse/Mike identify a problem, come up with a plan, and execute that plan fully. Also, Walt, Mike, and Jesse is a great combination, hope we see more of that.
Also, WHAT THE HELL WAS UP WITH THAT OPENING. Walt looks like Gary Whitta. And he's got an M60. And he's got a new identity. But he's still eating at Denny's.
Most of Kevin Smith's movies take place in New Jersey. But they are more in central Jersey while I'm up in the Northeast.
Fiona Apple, Bjork, Stevie Nicks, Ann Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Adele, Jenny Lewis, Siouxsie Sioux, Debbie Harry, and of course the aforementioned Deal sisters.
So, 3 part paintball? If they keep upping this ante season 4 will have to be a TV movie.
Two words:
Die Hard. And Pulp Fiction. I've never liked Sixth Sense or Unbreakable but he was fine in them, given the material he was working with and at least turning out something decent if not whisper heavy.
I vote yay on Mr. Willis.
She really is an awful actress. And I was never as turned on as some were with her Black Widow getup.
It's an action movie with a big name as a great character in the lead, and you're surprised it's getting a sequel? It's like Die Hard getting a sequel. Initially it seems weird but in practice it's not bad at all. Let's wait until we have some more info and maybe a trailer before we starting writing this one off because it's a sequel.
Only on Community will an episode like this come off as "meh." It had great stuff, mainly the Troy/Abed bits, but I was not fully entertained by the rest of it. It seemed a little lazy. The writing behind exposing the cliches was actually kind of bad. And the whole thing just fell apart at the climax. The ending saved it a little but overall it was good not great.
Made this for the GB thread with Alex's new ID photo:
"How would I know which one I was?"
@Paulrus: The Wire.
I will never not respond with this gif to a Pony topic.
I think these posts might be getting deleted, so let's give some insight:
I'm certainly not someone who believes in things being defined as male or female, or age ranges for that matter. But something about the MLP love rubs me the wrong way. It's probably the 4chan association.
@MrMazz: Well, you yourself just admitted he is not an actual writer but some BermanBraun suit. Him being a movie fan makes him qualified to write about them? A lot of people like movies, not a lot of people can write well. And sure, we all like to throw links to other internet, but there's something intangibly awful about linking to your personal site at the end of an official site review. Matt Rorie didn't end every movie review with a plug for his puppies blog and Alex didn't close out his Gamespot reviews with a url for theheadofalfredogarcia.com (which is now a Japanese fitness site). Criticizing this type of stuff is perfectly fine.
Amazing. I've never seen an episode of television like this before. Had consistent, great laughs and managed to get me to buy the emotional moments, which is always easy for Community but it seemed to be a lot more here. Great bigger moments like the brief moments of Abed's voice in the people he was embodying, then Troy's meltdown. Everything worked beyond the gimmick.
How about we get actual writers with some integrity to write reviews? Holy shit the site he linked us to looked like it hasn't been updated since 1998.
Hiring someone like litrock might be smart but he'd have to start reviewing new films. I'm not going to read an Aliens review because my mind is already made up about that one. Especially considering the length of his reviews and my distaste for long internet posts.
Justin McElroy RAVED about it on the latest MBMBaM. Which is the only recommendation I need.
