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Rob (2012)
Very stale.
I, somehow, only watched the first half of the second episode, but I think I saw enough to nail it in a nutshell. Take the show "All in the Family" and turn the Bunkers into wealthy Mexican-Americans, and then replace Meathead with Darren Stevens from "Bewitched" and VOILA!, you have Rob! Also, don't bothering updating anything from either one of these two shows, because "Rob!" does not give you anything new at all. Pretty terrible show.
Gosh, I summed everything up so neatly that it is too short for IMDb guidelines so I have to think about something else that I don't like about it. I guess all I can say is that unlike other reviewers, I have no problem with Cheech Marin or Rob Schneider.
Gosh, I summed everything up so neatly that it is too short for IMDb guidelines so I have to think about something else that I don't like about it. I guess all I can say is that unlike other reviewers, I have no problem with Cheech Marin or Rob Schneider.
Cars 2 (2011)
Critics criticized, but for the wrong reasons.
. It's not often that I get to see a movie on opening weekend, so I thought I would write something about it, since many of the critics on Rotten Tomatoes seem to just not get it. Some say the plot was hard to follow, it was not. Some were Southern-phobics, who had problems with Mater, I do not. Some said that they did not like the first "Cars", and that just rips away any credibility that they might have had with me.
The original "Cars" was awesome. It was a parody of ourselves using something we love the most--cars. The story was basically the same as the old Michael J. Fox flick "Doc Hollywood", but the jokes, the music and the artful animation still made it a great movie. Unfortunately, "Cars 2" , in comparison, only has the artful animation.
Most Pixar flicks have some movie or genre of movies in which they take their underlying style. For example, "A Bug's Life" uses "The Magnificent Seven", "Up" uses "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and "The Incredibles" take a A LOT from the Sean Connery James Bond movies. Unfortunately, they must not have gotten enough out of James Bond, because they resort much of this with "Cars 2", and the attempt is far less subtle and creative. This also contradicts all the effort made to relate personally to the cars in the previous film.
Imagine if a movie like "Cowboy vs. Aliens" was the sequel to "Dances With Wolves". It just wouldn't work. "Cars" parodied much of everyday life and "Cars 2" just turned it all into an action movie and the filmmakers should have known better! It also seems that the effort was not all there for this one either. "Cars" had some great gags and visuals placed during musical numbers throughout the film. "Cars 2" only had one of these numbers and it was pretty lame. It was song originally performed by the Cars and it wasn't even sung by them. There was very little to laugh at.
The story in itself was not too bad, but the moral in it was the weakest that Pixar has presented and still was not that different from "The Incredibles".
There was also fairly obvious scenes that were in there to boost toy sales. The product placement for State Farm was atrocious. Since when does the might Pixar have to rely on product placement? Pitiful! Finally, it's rated G, but IMO, it should really be PG. Yeah, the violence is just cars against cars, but cars are personified and killing them by blowing them up or hitting them with a death ray can still be intense.
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The original "Cars" was awesome. It was a parody of ourselves using something we love the most--cars. The story was basically the same as the old Michael J. Fox flick "Doc Hollywood", but the jokes, the music and the artful animation still made it a great movie. Unfortunately, "Cars 2" , in comparison, only has the artful animation.
Most Pixar flicks have some movie or genre of movies in which they take their underlying style. For example, "A Bug's Life" uses "The Magnificent Seven", "Up" uses "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and "The Incredibles" take a A LOT from the Sean Connery James Bond movies. Unfortunately, they must not have gotten enough out of James Bond, because they resort much of this with "Cars 2", and the attempt is far less subtle and creative. This also contradicts all the effort made to relate personally to the cars in the previous film.
Imagine if a movie like "Cowboy vs. Aliens" was the sequel to "Dances With Wolves". It just wouldn't work. "Cars" parodied much of everyday life and "Cars 2" just turned it all into an action movie and the filmmakers should have known better! It also seems that the effort was not all there for this one either. "Cars" had some great gags and visuals placed during musical numbers throughout the film. "Cars 2" only had one of these numbers and it was pretty lame. It was song originally performed by the Cars and it wasn't even sung by them. There was very little to laugh at.
The story in itself was not too bad, but the moral in it was the weakest that Pixar has presented and still was not that different from "The Incredibles".
There was also fairly obvious scenes that were in there to boost toy sales. The product placement for State Farm was atrocious. Since when does the might Pixar have to rely on product placement? Pitiful! Finally, it's rated G, but IMO, it should really be PG. Yeah, the violence is just cars against cars, but cars are personified and killing them by blowing them up or hitting them with a death ray can still be intense.
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Heartland (2007)
A show with potential, but. . .
... it's not using it.
It is basically like "House" only instead of being a team that focuses on mysterious illnesses, they specialize in organ transplants.
After seeing one episode, I really did not see much that made me want to see more. It seemed like a cookie cutter show with scenes that you've seen in medical shows over and over again. What makes medical shows interesting is the characters.
There seems to be a lot of characters in this show, but none that seem very interesting. Treat Williams is about as boring as you can get, and there are no real high points in a cast that seems talented based on past shows.
All in all, if you see Heartland, you might like it. But if you haven't seen it, then you have not missed much.
It is basically like "House" only instead of being a team that focuses on mysterious illnesses, they specialize in organ transplants.
After seeing one episode, I really did not see much that made me want to see more. It seemed like a cookie cutter show with scenes that you've seen in medical shows over and over again. What makes medical shows interesting is the characters.
There seems to be a lot of characters in this show, but none that seem very interesting. Treat Williams is about as boring as you can get, and there are no real high points in a cast that seems talented based on past shows.
All in all, if you see Heartland, you might like it. But if you haven't seen it, then you have not missed much.
Twenty Good Years (2006)
Could be the worst sitcom EVER!
Yeah, I know that is a big claim. I am sure that there have been shows that are worse than this one. But this show had network hype and big comic talents. What they ended up with was a horrible mess. When the jokes in a sitcom are not funny it's like going to a party where everyone is being goofy and stupid. You want to do nothing but get out of it.
There was nothing unique about this show. Other good current comedies use narration (My Name is Earl), creative editing (Scrubs), or a mockumentary style (The Office). This could have been a sitcom in the 70's, 80's or whenever. I think some of the canned laughter was actually from the 70's, 80's or whenever.
There was nothing unique about this show. Other good current comedies use narration (My Name is Earl), creative editing (Scrubs), or a mockumentary style (The Office). This could have been a sitcom in the 70's, 80's or whenever. I think some of the canned laughter was actually from the 70's, 80's or whenever.
The Kids from C.A.P.E.R. (1976)
The Civilian Authority for the Protection of Everybody, Regardless
This comment is being written by a 39-year-old through the eyes of a nine-year-old. I was crushed when this show was canceled. I loved it.
Five guys drove around in a delivery van called the Big Bologna trying to catch oddball "criminals". One "crimina", for example, was called The Goodfather. He went around putting extra change in parking meters.
More like an off-beat, live-action version of Scooby-Doo than The Monkees. They would get a case, work to solve it and somehow include a music video before there were music videos.
My favorite, I think, was named B.J. I thought that he was funny because he would go uncontrollably nuts when he heard the word "banana." There was also a newsman character that was kind of funny too.
Five guys drove around in a delivery van called the Big Bologna trying to catch oddball "criminals". One "crimina", for example, was called The Goodfather. He went around putting extra change in parking meters.
More like an off-beat, live-action version of Scooby-Doo than The Monkees. They would get a case, work to solve it and somehow include a music video before there were music videos.
My favorite, I think, was named B.J. I thought that he was funny because he would go uncontrollably nuts when he heard the word "banana." There was also a newsman character that was kind of funny too.
Sky High (2005)
Not just a kid's movie.
I watched this with my six-year-old daughter expecting to be somewhat underwhelmed, but there was an element to this movie that really made me enjoy it. It didn't just pay homage to comic book superheroes, but it also paid homage to the high school movies (chiefly directed by John Hughes) that were popular in the eighties--when I was growing up.
The latter homage really didn't hit me until the end, but there were hints all through the film. Music is used a lot in this movie (like the ones in the eighties) and the vast majority of the songs were re-makes of hits that were big twenty years ago.
The only fault of the movie was the villains. They seemed way too Power Ranger-ish and the court jester bad guy was REALLY irritating. Overall, it was a decent film and it's great to know that Lynda Carter is still a hottie.
The latter homage really didn't hit me until the end, but there were hints all through the film. Music is used a lot in this movie (like the ones in the eighties) and the vast majority of the songs were re-makes of hits that were big twenty years ago.
The only fault of the movie was the villains. They seemed way too Power Ranger-ish and the court jester bad guy was REALLY irritating. Overall, it was a decent film and it's great to know that Lynda Carter is still a hottie.
Hot Properties (2005)
Hot Properties is at best Luke warm.
I've watched a lot of TV through the years. So much, that when I start seeing new shows that basically seem like reruns of old shows, I get insulted. Luckily, I am not too sensitive because all "Hot Properties" does is updates the cast (meaning make them sexier)of "Designing Women" and drops them in New York City instead of Georgia.
The jokes are more TV-14-ish, but it does not make the show any better. The only thing that this show has proved is that Nicole Sullivan is SO good that she could have made a show like "My Mother the Car" a classic. Her comic talents remind one of a modern day Lucille Ball--only funnier. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is flashy and sexy which might be good for some brainless soap, but they just aren't funny.
Fred
The jokes are more TV-14-ish, but it does not make the show any better. The only thing that this show has proved is that Nicole Sullivan is SO good that she could have made a show like "My Mother the Car" a classic. Her comic talents remind one of a modern day Lucille Ball--only funnier. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is flashy and sexy which might be good for some brainless soap, but they just aren't funny.
Fred
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
There is a goof in this short.
Which is kind of strange since Nick Park is known for the pains-taken effort that he puts into detail. I can't take credit for finding it--my wife pointed it out.
Anyway, there is a shot where Wallace passes Gromit and says, "Good Morning, Gromit" and you barely see him enough to see that he is fully-clothed. Then, as Gromit goes downstairs he sees Wallace in his robe with Feathers McGurk.
It's still a great short and seems to be the favorite of kids, despite a little gun-play. It seems that "A Grand Day Out" is a little obscure for them and "A Close Shave" is a little scary for younger ones.
Anyway, there is a shot where Wallace passes Gromit and says, "Good Morning, Gromit" and you barely see him enough to see that he is fully-clothed. Then, as Gromit goes downstairs he sees Wallace in his robe with Feathers McGurk.
It's still a great short and seems to be the favorite of kids, despite a little gun-play. It seems that "A Grand Day Out" is a little obscure for them and "A Close Shave" is a little scary for younger ones.
Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963)
Might have been an okay series . . .
. . .if they had fixed some things.
I just watched this. They put it on the fourth disk of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3 DVD.
It had a lot of familiar names like William Shallert, Friz Freleng (WB animator) and Richard Donner (now, big-time Hollywood director), but they just could not seem to make it work.
"Philbert" was just too much like a person and the whole premise was "gee, look what we can make this cartoon do in a real world." Unfortunately, there was really nothing extraordinary about Philbert himself. That translated into nothing extraordinary about the show. Now, if someone like Tex Avery had animated Philbert, it could have been quite a show for it's time.
About the only thing that set it apart from the better extraordinary buddy type shows of that era was that there was no laugh track. Ironically, it was one that needed it.
I just watched this. They put it on the fourth disk of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3 DVD.
It had a lot of familiar names like William Shallert, Friz Freleng (WB animator) and Richard Donner (now, big-time Hollywood director), but they just could not seem to make it work.
"Philbert" was just too much like a person and the whole premise was "gee, look what we can make this cartoon do in a real world." Unfortunately, there was really nothing extraordinary about Philbert himself. That translated into nothing extraordinary about the show. Now, if someone like Tex Avery had animated Philbert, it could have been quite a show for it's time.
About the only thing that set it apart from the better extraordinary buddy type shows of that era was that there was no laugh track. Ironically, it was one that needed it.