Filmed in the neighborhood, using real neighbors as supporting cast. The dialog is an endless string of "Things I Wish In Hindsight That I Had Said." The acting is so terrible; not in a good John Waters way, but in a bad, "let's make a movie with my parents' Handi-cam" way. The story is incredibly stupid, but since it is merely a vehicle for "Things I Wish In Hindsight That I Had Said" it hardly mattered. I am not even sure what the story was, but whatever it was, I hated it. I hated the characters. I hated the editing. I hated every disjointed cliché that was shoe-horned into this monstrosity. I am certain I would have hated the ending, too. I often enjoy bad movies, if they are in good faith. This was just painful.
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The Shield
(2002–2008)
What hype? This excellent show deserves better reviews.
3 June 2006
If you are sick of standard TV fare like those awful Orange County shows, you will love this series! Lot of negative comments here, not surprising. Personally, I never heard of this series until about two months ago. I wouldn't confuse promotion of a show or movie by the people that stand to profit from it with "hype." I rented the series on DVD, I am halfway through the second season, and it's great. It is obviously a video play, and they spent all the money on talent and location permits, not equipment or seasoned crews. But I think the crazy editing complements the storyline, and the writing is great, characters are great, plot is great, and the moral morass is refreshing. I would not recommend this series for young viewers, or for impressionable people who are disturbed by depictions of violence or sexuality. I think that is why it is rated M for Mature. Rightly so.
Road Rage
(2000 TV Movie)
This movie should be called "Come On!"
17 March 2005
Warning: Spoilers
For a lot of reasons. For one, I think the phrase was uttered about 1600 times in 90 minutes. For another, it's the appropriate viewer reaction. This is going on my list of "So bad they're good" movies. Very fun to watch and pick apart. The whole movie is one long chase scene, with a bunch of 30-somethings who are supposed to be in high school (college?) spouting absurd one-liners. The pacing, dialog and plot are horrible, the two trucks spin some cookies in a field going about 5 MPH, then Casper says something like "Wow, that's a pretty view." and the girl says something like "It would be prettier if those guys weren't trying to KILL US!" Couple more cookies, then Casper: "Hey do you think you'd go out with me sometime?" Girl: "Sure, I will, if those guys don't KILL US!" Cut to bad guys: "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, go, go , go, go, go, f*&%!" Cut back to good guys: Casper (spinning steering wheel): "Hey you think you'd like to live on a farm someday?" Girl: "Sure, if those guys don't KILL US!" Wow. Casper is NOT worried about it. After all, he has an Armani suit! The bad guys drive about 6 different trucks. They are supposed to be the same truck, but one is a crew cab, with the fat guy in the back seat, the others are regular, with all three bad guys in the front. Hilarious. You must see this movie. 10 out of 10! Watch for the camera crews in the shots. Dialog at my house. Wife: "You want some dinner now?" Me: "Sure, if this movie doesn't KILL US!"
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