Movies I really don’t want you to see
There are 2 movies I really don’t want you to see for the same reason — because they are unfunny adaptations of funny source material. Of course, there are people who disagree with me — who like these movies — but if you trust my judgement please avoid them. {2/5} The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the […]
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
{4/5} “I know you are but what am I?” Pee-wee would like to be able to fly like his friend Pterri (the pterodactyl). His friend Sergio hooks up cable so he can connect to the internet on his computer. And his friends Miss Yvonne and Cowboy Curtis like each other but are too shy to […]
Movies that are supposed to be funny
There are a few movies lately that I started watching but didn’t finish. They were all supposed to be comedies but I didn’t find them funny. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World This is a 1963 movie in which a dying thief tells the people around him where a lot of money is (that […]
The King of Comedy
{3.5/5} “Better to be king for a night than shmuck for a lifetime.” Rupert Pupkin wants to be a stand-up comedian. He practises in front of a fake audience in his basement. One day he manages to have a conversation with famous and beloved talk show host Jerry Langford. Rupert wants to be on Jerry’s […]
The IT Crowd (season 4)
{3.5/5} “When I was eleven I broke the patio window and my mother sued me… She’s always been a very aggressive litigator.” In “The Final Countdown” Moss makes it onto a TV game show — he then discovers that there are perks for people who do well on the show. On the other hand, “Jen […]
The IT Crowd (season 3)
{4/5} “You best put seat belts on your ears, Roy, cause I’m going to take them for the ride of their life.” The highlight of season 3 is in “Are We Not Men?” when Roy and Moss pretend to know about soccer in order to talk to “real men.” In “The Speech” Jen wins employee of […]
The IT Crowd (seasons 1 & 2)
“Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?” {5/5} The IT Crowd season 1, aired in 2006 {4.5/5} The IT Crowd season 2, aired in 2007 The IT Crowd is a British show that’s very funny. I’d seen season 1 a couple of times but somehow had never gotten around to season […]
The Big C (season 3)
{4.5/5} “I can remember thinking in my dream: Wow, I have to remember when I wake up that I can fly.” The Big C season 3, aired in 2012 Cathy’s cancer treatments are working but she’s still having trouble getting her life together — one thing she would like is to have another baby. Husband […]
Dark Shadows
{3.5/5} “Love means never having to say you’re sorry. However, it is with sincere regret that I must now kill all of you.” Dark Shadows, released in 2012 In the 1770s Barnabas Collins makes the mistake of telling Angelique Bouchard that he doesn’t love her. Angelique happens to be a witch — she sends his […]
Barney’s Version
{5/5} “I’m just gonna keep talking here, ’cause I’m afraid that if I stop there’s gonna be a pause or a break and you’re gonna say ‘It’s getting late’ or ‘I should get going’, and I’m not ready for that to happen. I don’t want that to happen. Ever.” Barney’s Version, released in 2010 Barney […]