Category: Movies & TV
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Robot Stories
Alisa and I watched Robot Stories on Sunday. The title of this quartet is deceptive, as the term ’robots’ is used loosely, both in subject matter and theme. The series of four short films is a study of human nature far more than a study of robots or their influence on our lives (or speculative…
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New Show Idea
Alisa and I are going to fund a new TV show to compete with Martha Stewart and Donald Trump. It’s called ’How Many of You Will Be Alive After All This Punching?’ We’ll get a bunch of ambitious, whiny, self-serving MBAs and just punch them for a solid hour. Whoever’s left after that day gets…
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LOST (so good, it gets all caps)
At the insistence of Rebecca and Brian, Alisa and I have been watching the first season of ABC’s Lost on DVD. Wow. I had no idea how great it was.
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Team America: World Police
This movie confirms that heavy-handed satire built on a foundation of predictable humor and cursing is still not something I find entertaining. Also, that puppets are a hit-or-miss humor tactic. There were a few genuinely funny, witty moments, because Matt Stone and Trey Parker are funny, witty guys, but this movie felt shallow to me.…
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Serenity
The Firefly-class transport ship named Serenity, home of much goodness, action, and hilarity. Go and watch Firefly right now. Go to Netflix or wherever and rent all of the DVDs of the show (there’s only one season). If you haven’t done this already, you’re living a seriously diminished life. Once you do that and see…
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
::sigh:: I admit it, I laughed. There were a handful of genuinely funny moments. Unfortunately they were buried under piles of ’Oh my God! I just said penis at an inappropriate time!’ gags, or endless ’This is weird, isn’t it? What I said, it was weird! Just like everything else I’ve said!’ scenes. Penis! Look,…
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Battlestar Galactica
One of the best sci-fi series I’ve seen. One of the best series of any sort, for that matter. I’ve only seen the miniseries on DVD thus far, but Battlestar Galactica promises to be as good as Firefly.* Maybe even better (yes, this is my opinion in reference to me). An older-model Viper in its…
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Batman Begins: Comic Cinema Keeps Growing Up
I saw it this weekend, and Batman Begins is better than or equal to Burton’s excellent Batman. This is Batman and Bruce Wayne as they always should’ve been done. The depth of one of the most enduring comic characters comes out brilliantly in this rich, powerful, thematic film.
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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Well, I officially forgive Lucas for Episode II‘s tepid romance scenes. But that’s about it. Episode III is very cool when it’s good, but otherwise it’s swatting you with obvious plot points or making you squirm with dead, unecessary scenes when it’s not. Go see it, but don’t expect too much. Watch it for the…
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