Reviews

[roguem]

Have been watching a lot of stuff recently, and wanted to do some mini-reviews.

Movies:

Punch-Drunk Love

I hadn’t really intended to watch this, but the TV was on that channel while I was cleaning, so it ended up getting me to follow the story.

This movie definitely goes on my weird-shelf, but on the higher end as I actually enjoyed it. At first I had no idea what to make of the story, as it’s not entirely clear where the movie’s going. I’ll have to admit it was kind of bizarre watching Adam Sandler in a role like this, but I liked it, and I really hope he’ll do more stuff like this, more serious films.

All in all an enjoyable film, but it helps if you’re not expecting anything particular.

 

The Scream trilogy

Most of you have probably seen these by now… but I had to.

I still very much enjoy these films. The first one was hugely responsible for getting me into the horror genre, which is why I’ll probably always love it. The sequels do sadly suffer from what befalls most sequels, a drop in quality. They’re still a fun ride though.

Think it’s about time I got the first one on DVD. J

 

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

I have no idea what possessed me to watch this film in the first place, and what got me to watch it all the way through I will never know. It’s downright painful to watch, and the ending you could pretty much predict from the first minute of the film.

TV-Shows:

Ugly Betty

I had to see what all the fuss was about. I’ve seen four episodes so far, and it’s a fun show, don’t know if I’ll be calling it great anytime soon, but it’s definitely enjoyable. Personally I don’t really think the show needs the whole conspiracy storyline, as following Betty in her daily trials is entertainment enough for me.

I’ll be continuing watching, as it provides some lighter fare amongst the other shows I follow.

Lost, season 3

I’ve only seen 2 episodes so far, but it’s failing to impress me. The series seemed to be picking up the pace a bit at the end of last season, so I was hoping they’d finally get back on track. The insistent focus on Jack is driving me a little nuts, he is rather a boring character, and they have many others to choose from. I just find it kind of weird that a character that was supposed to be killed off in the first episode is getting this much focus.

Story wise I feel that the writers really have no idea where they’re going with this. They need to go learn something from Joss Whedon and Eric Kripke about how to plan out a story arch for a TV series. Hopefully they’ll start tying up loose ends soon and focus on finishing this show.

They have till Nathan Fillion’s cameo to suck me back in.

Dexter: Truth Be Told (#1.11) & Dexter: Born Free (#1.12)

Wow, a great way to end the first season of a wonderful show. Rolling in the threads of the major storyline, while leaving a few out there for the next season.

I loved the way it wrapped up; the big reveal was something I kind of suspected earlier, so it didn’t come as a very big surprise. I keep wondering how next season will turn out, with regards to the things that are still in the air.

I really hope they hurry up and give us season 2 soon!

Vanished

Someone on my flist was really looking forward to this show, I never heard anything beyond that, but figured I’d check it out when it started airing over here.

I’m not overly impressed by it, I keep feeling like they’re building up some huge conspiracy and the reveal will be disappointing no matter what they do. Also I don’t really care about any of the characters, not enough anyway.

I’ve seen 8 episodes so far, and since there are only 5 left I’ll probably watch those as well, had this been a long running show I would have quit watching ages ago.

Shark

This show is great, finally a serious lawyer show. James Woods is great in this role, cocky, ruthless and funny. I’ve only seen a few episodes, and there have been a few interesting things introduced, am really curious to see how this series will progress.

It’s been compared to House M.D. Not the first thing I thought about, but I can kind of see why someone would say that. I will definitely keep watching this.

Numb3rs

Had to see what all the fuss was about. It’s been raved about all over my flist. I’ve seen the first six episodes, and I’m not quite won over yet. I like Charlie and Alan Eppes as characters, but that’s about it. They keep pushing how math will make it easier to solve crime, yet I keep thinking that the way it’s put forth it’s way to easy. It might help in some areas, but it keeps ending up being the key and that element is bugging me. I’ll keep watching as I do enjoy crime shows, but it’s not one of those shows I’ll have to watch.

Comments

[m-agda.livejournal.com]

I gave up on 'Vanished' after three episodes. Even though my 'Queer as Folk'-induced love for Gale Harold will probably go on forever, it was not enough here.

I'm so happy you gave 'Shark' a try. It's not one of my favorites, but I really enjoy it. And I adore James Woods. About the similarities with 'House M.D.', that was something I noticed on the very start (on my own, mind you - later, when I wanted to check out what is the general Net assessment is, it was quite funny to discover that practically everyone else thought the same way), but the feeling disappears pretty soon, even before the middle of the season. At this point the show already has its own identity.
And don't you think that Sam Page is very very pretty?

I think 'Numb3rs' gets much better with every passing season. I think it was seaosn 2 when I got really pulled in.
They keep pushing how math will make it easier to solve crime, yet I keep thinking that the way it’s put forth it’s way to easy. It might help in some areas, but it keeps ending up being the key and that element is bugging me.
You are not alone there. Especially that sometimes it looks like the FBI would be totally clueless were it not for the genius little brother. Come on, show, give those guys a bit more credit, they are professionals, they have their ways too.
That said, I still think 'Numb3rs' is a very entertaining show and the characters are really quite great.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

I can't blame you, I seriously don't know how I've kept watching this far.
They killed off your guy in episode 7, so it was just as well that you stopped watching.

Yeah, the comparison wasn't exactly something I considered until I read a review of it. I don't think it's a big part of it though, and am sure this show will fly away from that soon.
Sam Page is pretty, a little to Ken Doll, so not quite my type, but does make for nice eye-candy. ;)

Yes! That's exactly it! They're Feds!
It's a fun show, but I have a hard time taking it as seriously as the creators seem to want me to.
I will keep watching though, as I like crime shows, and as stated I like some of the characters, but it's not one of those shows that'll I'll feel bad if I miss an episode.

[m-agda.livejournal.com]

If they offed Gale Harold, then it's actually good thing that I stopped watchign.

Sam Page is pretty, a little to Ken Doll, so not quite my type, but does make for nice eye-candy. ;)
True. He's one of these guys that I wouldn't hesitate a second to call 'mmmmmm pretty', but 'omg hot' not necessarily. It goes exactly the same way with Jesse Spencer aka Robert Chase which was one of the reasons why the 'House' similarities were so strong at first, actually.

But it's not one of those shows that'll I'll feel bad if I miss an episode.
And fortunately 'Numb3rs' is one of the few shows where missing an episode will have practically no concequences whatsoever. In the first two seasons they were exactly NO major story-archs. Every single episode was autonomous and had no plot connection to any other episode so missing one went basically unnoticably.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

I actually find Jesse more attractive than Sam Page, but yeah they're more eyecandy than anything else.

Actually feels kind of good to have one of those shows on my list as well.

[aea]

I love the original Scream, too, and I also don't own it yet. Well I have it on video but that's not the same.

I feel the same way about Drama Queen. What were we thinking? :/

Still can't get into Ugly Betty.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have the first one on video too. It's crap quality, so I really need to get the DVD, preferably the director's cut. :)

Seriously. It's movies like this that makes me wonder how crappy the scrips that don't make it are.

Understandable. I just enjoy the silly.

[zellyr.livejournal.com]

I am not big on scary movies but I must say that the Scream movies are really good :) All 3 of them.

Ugly betty, I like that show. It´s fun, and also a show where you don´t have to do a lot of thinking.

Lost, I always miss it, so I have no idea since that´s a show you really have to follow to get it. I want them on DVD thought.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

It's a fun ride. The Scream movies will always be special to me. :) Plus I feel like they took the genre in a different direction, and it payed off.

Exactly, I like that show for the silly. It's all the fashion world cliche's, but it makes for amusing TV

Well if you haven't gotten in to it I'd recomend leaving it. Personally I'm happy I didn't buy the season 1 DVD after the way season 2 turned out.

[elvea-aure.livejournal.com]

I'm such a Shark fan! James Wood does seriously rock. I've followed t from the start and I love it. :)

[roguem.livejournal.com]

It is a great show. And like I said, finally a somewhat serious lawyer show. Very nice balance between humor and drama.

[elvea-aure.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely. I just ♥ his attitude. ^^

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Agreed. :D

[isil80.livejournal.com]

ugh! Confessions... is such a vaste of time! Glad I don't remember much of that movie.
Scream on the other hand is another story.
Scream 3, remember seeing that in the theatre? hehe.
BOO! hihih.
And not to forget, our "bonding" film. :-) In 3 months time it's 7 years ago!

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Ja, eg har blokkert det meste av Confessions sjølv, Det beste med filmen var at dei hadde ein hund med i to sekund.

Scream! YAY! :D
Så klart huske eg det. :)

[lizamarie.livejournal.com]

I got into Ugly Betty as of late and just to see what the fuss what about, too. It's a good sho in terms of not just because it brings a different type of heroine, who's not the stick figures that plague tv on a regular basis, but the fact that the show has a Latina woman as producer. And America Ferrera is so sweet and honest in her portrayal as Betty, I just hope she doesn't get sucked into the Hollywood machine.

Besides Betty and Dexter, I still haven't watched the other shows.

I watched Drama Queen with Lourdes some time ago. Yes, it was painful.

The first Scream film was great. It brought all the movie cliches and made fun of them in a clever way. Too bad the two sequels were so horrid.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much the major reasons I like the show as well, plus the silly. It's using all the fashion world cliches, but it's okay, I don't mind mocking the fashion world.

Well, out of the shows I really recommend Shark, and House if you haven't seen that either.

I still don't understand how I got through the whole Drama Queen movie.

Scream will always be special to me. I enjoyed the sequels as well I have to admit, but yeah, the first one is the best in so many ways.

[moonlightstorm.livejournal.com]

I want season 2 of Dexter so bad! I can't believe we have to wait until fall. *sigh* And we only got 12 episodes for the first season. At least we know that it's going to be continued.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

There is solace in knowing that we'll be getting more. GUess we'll just have to be patient. The fall will bring many fun nes things. :)

[ate-yr-bees.livejournal.com]

current location: Norwayland *giggles* It struck me as kinda funny;)

Haven't seen many of these, and it's so long ago since I've watched Scream. Didn't quite get all of them at the time. Then again, I hadn't seen most of the movies they were parodying.

Confessions was ok, not the best I've seen though, but it had small parts I liked.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

^-^
Hee, I've been influenced by Joss Whedon on that one.

You really should give Scream another go, a fun ride.

I liked the dog, that's pretty much what I liked about that film.