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All-Stars (2009)
Like my drunk uncle - short and goofy
Watched the series (there were 9 short 4 1/2 minute episodes)on Hulu. Decent premise....office softball team hi-jinx. A couple of chuckle worthy moments via the Niffty Rubber Band company's employees. The main characters are OK....not sure how long Kyle the "hey, I'm always drunk/hungover" guy can play that out. I think the actor is also the writer so who better to fix that 8-). Todd, the conniving slacker ex-captain, seems OK and promising as is Brody the "All-Star" who takes the whole thing too seriously.
Quick pet peeves - 1) Marty the "wound too tight" guy is too annoying, 2) You see him at points in the show wearing catchers gear yet for some reason they don't use catchers when playing 3) at the end of episode 10 there are previews for episode 11 yet there does not seem to be an episode 11 to continue the story. 4) There is no episode 8?
Overall decent and funny, maybe a good stepping stone for these guys.
Magnum, P.I.: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1980)
I Don't Think I Ever Thanked Him
In part 1 of the series pilot we are introduced to Thomas Magnum, ex-navy, who has been granted permission to live at the estate of famous writer Robin Masters (RM) in exchange for conducting security checks. In seeing if Magnum can steal RM's Ferrari we are given the set-up that he is on his way to pick up an old navy buddy Dan at the airport. Dan, a son of a high ranking Admiral, is approached while waiting for Magnum to show up by two guys in Navy uniforms and told that he is needed somewhere else. They grab him and beat him up bad enough that he is killed. Magnum drives by and never sees his friend.
According to the autopsy, Dan died when packets of coke his was carrying in his stomach burst during his beating. During the autopsy it is discussed that perhaps this detail of his death not be made public. The big cheese, Captain Cooley will have none of it and orders that Lieutenant Dan (who has his legs Forrest) be stripped of all military benefits, Admiral's kid or not. Be careful Captain, karma can come back and bite you in the butt.
Magnum is outraged at the official finding and shares his disbelief with Dan's "little" sister who has come to Hawaii to claim Dan. Of course she is no longer the "little" sister Magnum remembers but a now a beautiful young woman. Together they set off to find out what really happened as it is clear from the get go that all is not as it seems. Car chases commence, gun fire ensues and the 2nd death in the series officially clocks in at 33:19. Seeing as how Dan was such a straight shooter they target a mysterious "Snow White" as this person is the only dealer big enough around to waste 10 bags of coke in setting up a fake death. To be continued in part 2
.
Funniest parts of the episode – Seeing Higgins's face when Magnum does steal the Ferrari and seeing Rick dressed like Humphrey Bogart right out of Casablanca complete with "of all the cheap gin joints
." quote.
Episode Body Count: Women kissed = 0, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 0
Running Body Count: Episodes = 1, Women kissed = 0, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 0
Magnum, P.I.: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1980)
I Don't Think I Ever Thanked Him
In part 1 of the series pilot we are introduced to Thomas Magnum, ex-navy, who has been granted permission to live at the estate of famous writer Robin Masters (RM) in exchange for conducting security checks. In seeing if Magnum can steal RM's Ferrari we are given the set-up that he is on his way to pick up an old navy buddy Dan at the airport. Dan, a son of a high ranking Admiral, is approached while waiting for Magnum to show up by two guys in Navy uniforms and told that he is needed somewhere else. They grab him and beat him up bad enough that he is killed. Magnum drives by and never sees his friend.
According to the autopsy, Dan died when packets of coke his was carrying in his stomach burst during his beating. During the autopsy it is discussed that perhaps this detail of his death not be made public. The big cheese, Captain Cooley will have none of it and orders that Lieutenant Dan (who has his legs Forrest) be stripped of all military benefits, Admiral's kid or not. Be careful Captain, karma can come back and bite you in the butt.
Magnum is outraged at the official finding and shares his disbelief with Dan's "little" sister who has come to Hawaii to claim Dan. Of course she is no longer the "little" sister Magnum remembers but a now a beautiful young woman. Together they set off to find out what really happened as it is clear from the get go that all is not as it seems. Car chases commence, gun fire ensues and the 2nd death in the series officially clocks in at 33:19. Seeing as how Dan was such a straight shooter they target a mysterious "Snow White" as this person is the only dealer big enough around to waste 10 bags of coke in setting up a fake death. To be continued in part 2
.
Funniest parts of the episode – Seeing Higgins's face when Magnum does steal the Ferrari and seeing Rick dressed like Humphrey Bogart right out of Casablanca complete with "of all the cheap gin joints
." quote.
Episode Body Count: Women kissed = 0, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 0
Running Body Count: Episodes = 1, Women kissed = 0, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 0
Magnum, P.I.: Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too (1980)
You Got A Macho Lei?
Magnum's 1st Christmas episode has him involved in an art con, getting beat up by goons and rescuing 5 schoolgirls. Another day in paradise.
Magnum gets a call from a potential client that he needs to find a missing person. What he does not know is that the missing person is a young school teacher named Linda and that his clients are 5 young girls on school vacation from Vermont (not New Hampshire as the plot summary says – nitpicking but hey in for a dime, in for a dollar). Thus he begins his search based off of some clues they provide. While he is out and about gathering clues he convinces Higgins to let the girls stay as they have been left alone.
We quickly see that the girls are drawn to Robin Master's (RM) newest acquisition, a valuable painting by Gauguin, touching it, much to Higgins's dismay. We see that this is the real motive for their stay at the house. After a series of dead-ends, including one the almost gets Magnum & TC both beat–up and TC grabbed, Magnum finds Linda and figures out that the whole thing is a set-up to get the painting. But wait, there's a reason they are stealing the painting. It turns out that Linda's sister is really good at art and can go to the Sorbonne IF she had the money. Linda is a good art authenticator (& I guess forger) so she strikes a deal with the fellow who "sold" his painting to Robin Masters to send a fake that Linda has made from the original. In the end Linda can't go through with it and is now trying to put back the original in place of RM's fake. Original is now returned and Higgins decides to let Linda & the girls go - hey it's Christmas.
Ah if it were so simple. When they return to the hotel room the swindling art collector turns into a kidnapper and grabs the girls in return for the painting. Of course they double cross the collector, and figure out a way to save the girls.
This is an OK episode. They continue along the theme that 1) fun is to be had at Higgins's expense and that 2) TC and Rick are invaluable to solving cases. There is a good sub-plot that forms from the girls bad leads. We do see Magnum think on his feet and talk his way out of a situation instead of using fisticuffs.
Cute quote from one of the little girls – "She shouldn't be punished for her passion!"
Episode Body Count: Women kissed = 0, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 0
Running Body Count: Episodes = 4, Women kissed = 2, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 2
Magnum, P.I.: China Doll (1980)
"You Have Unsual Friends"
This episode is one of many "Damsel in Distress" cases Magnum takes on. Basically a woman, Mai Ling, must honor her family and their charge in guarding a sacred vase called the "Soul of Song". There is a Tong warrior/assassin pursuing her from China as the vase has great value to the communist/nationalists. Mai Ling enlists Magnum to protect her and the vase until her cousin can take the vase to a new safe hiding place. Of course the thug assassin catches up to them, gets the girl and demands the vase in return. In the end Magnum and his pals all work together so that the girl and the vase are saved and the bad guy is dead.
I liked the episode, didn't love it. Particularly the way the beginning was handled. We see Magnum in TC's chopper and Magnum is complaining in his voice over about TC going on and on about finding this "China Doll" and starting in on Mai Ling again. Wait a minute...what China Doll? Who is Mai Ling? What the hell is he talking about? The premise is just kind of dropped in the viewers lap and it really didn't make much sense. I mean we can catch up pretty quick but it seemed like they started without us.
Some good parts to the episode - 1) Higgins genuine disappointed look when Magnum 1st arrives at the estate and the dogs are not attacking him. He meets up with Magnum only to find that Mai Ling has charmed the "lads". 2) This is the 1st appearance of the iconic Detroit Tigers baseball cap. 3) At one point Mai Ling says "You have some unusual friends". The importance of friends is a theme that runs through Magnum's life, previously in the Navy and now in civilian life. Same guys, just different environment. Instead of running missions, they're now working on "cases" and Magnum couldn't and can't have successful outcomes without his buddies.
Some odd parts - 1) The Tong assassin drugs Mai Ling and leaves her on the beach. OK, I get that. But really, are we to think that nobody, on a crowded beach, would think to check on a bikini clad-woman who has been lying in the sun, unmoving for 9 hours? 2) Why, out of nowhere, in the cemetery scene do we hear the "6 Million Dollar Man" sound effect not once but twice? You know....the background music when Steve Austin would start to run or throw or jump. Just odd is all.
Episode Body Count: Women kissed = 1, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 1
Running Body Count: Episodes = 3, Women kissed = 2, Bad guys shot & killed by Magnum = 2
Young Black Stallion (2003)
A visually stunning movie, but then they start to speak...
Went and saw the premiere with my kids (both under 7) this week. They thought it was great, and although the run time was a little short for my tastes, it worked out great for their attention spans. My little one seemed a little bored during some of the slower portions.
The film was visually very appealing, the landscape was terrific. The far away shots of the desert were really stunning as well as the race footage. You could almost feel the sand being kicked up during the race scenes. IMAX was a great format to see this in and my kids were in awe of the size of the screen.
That being said, the acting was a bit strained but hey 2 of the 3 main characters were kids and the other was the horse. And while it may be nit picking, how does a 12 year-old girl start a fire all by herself with no tools or supplies?
Anyway, overall a fun experience to take your kids to.