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The Simpsons (1989)
Agree with all the negative comments
I don't even watch it anymore because, everytime I do, I make that noise. You know the one. The "God, that's so stupid" noise. It's sort of a sigh, but not quite. Matt Groening has nothing to do with this show anymore, which is probably the main factor. My brother just got me the DVD for season one and the commentary almost made me cry. There was a part where Homer was doing something loving and the creators say, "Homer wouldn't be that good a parent on an episode now. His parenting skills are much lower than they were in the past." Something like that. That's why your show sucks now. Homer used to be a complex character. That's what you strove for, realism through animation. Something touching like Marge choosing Homer over a bowling instructor, or Homer having to steal a tree for Christmas. They talked about wanting to keep the characters in some sort of economic weight, with problems to deal with. Now there's nothing of the sort. Everything is for the laugh, which really never happens. Quick, obvious jokes. Spongebob Square pants and the Simpsons share the same audience now. That's sad. What the show used to make fun of is now a reality. That episode a while back with the different spin-off parodies? Those were better plots than any of the ones used now. The show where Itchy and Scratchy make a movie, the jokes about commercialism and all that.. it's happening. And the plots aren't plots anymore. They've run out of ideas or the people that took over recently never had any ideas to begin with. They're all but giving Homer an imaginary green alien friend, or having Marge give birth again. That's when we know it'll be over. And that won't be bad.
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!
I just came back from seeing this movie and the only words I can think of are brilliant, inspiring, and damn funny. The funniest movie I've seen in years, and yet, when describing the storyline to friends, I'm sure it won't sound that funny. The performances and the way they performed this very smart dialogue are what made the movie as great as it was. Gene Hackman was amazing. I never knew he could be so hillarious.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Am I crazy or is it everybody else?
I did not enjoy this movie at all. This movie was completely boring, especially at 3 hours long. And what can I say happened over this 3 hour span? A guy made a ring. A different guy found the ring. They decide to destroy the ring. They try and get to the place where the ring can be destroyed. Then what? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Three hours of basically nothing. Sure, there were scary-looking monsters and all that crap almost every scary fantasy movie has. Nothing special. I went into the theater with an open mind. I don't usually like fantasy movies, but maybe this will change my mind. Everybody I know likes it. It must be good. The truth of the matter is that if the seats at the theater weren't so damn uncomfortable, I would have fallen asleep half-way through. But no. I had to stay awake and watch the rest of this boring, mindless piece of garbage that indeed did have an ending, but I'll be damned if I knew what it was. And they think I'll sit through two more movies like this one to find out if they actually end up throwing a ring down a stupid cliff. Right.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Isn't Kubrick dead?
You can definitely tell that this movie was touched by Kubrick. The ending is unsettling (of course, the sappy part at the VERY end is definitely a Speilberg thing). There are parts in the movie where Speilberg obviously tried to make it more Kubrickian. The classical music playing sometimes. Making the narrator English. I'm sure this movie would have been better if Kubrick had directed it, but Speilberg didn't do too bad of a job. The Blue Fairy stuff got old. Osment was excellent as David, also. The movie had a very creepy aspect to it. I wonder why some "technology-will-send-us-straight-to-hell" Radiohead music wasn't put on the soundtrack.
Ironweed (1987)
Amazing!!
Why don't people like this movie as much as I did? I thought it was amazing! I loved the storyline (in fact, I'm gonna go look for the book right after I finish this). The acting is phenomenal, especially the acting coming from Streep. Of course, we all know she's an amazing actress, but I think she outdid herself here. Somehow she manages to reveal the character's entire history just through a few words and gestures. At first glance, her character is just another bum. But then you hear Streep's amazing accent and special way of carrying herself. There is a bit of higher-class tinge in all her speech, which I would imaging would be hard to create. How do you make a bum that sounds poor, but also sounds like she was, at one time, rich? Pure genius in her acting. My favorite scene was definitely the one where Streep sings in the nightclub. You'll know what I'm talking about after you see it. You are gonna go see this movie now, aren't you?
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Isn't Kubrick dead?
You can definitely tell that this movie was touched by Kubrick. The ending is unsettling (of course, the sappy part at the VERY end is definitely a Speilberg thing). There are parts in the movie where Speilberg obviously tried to make it more Kubrickian. The classical music playing sometimes. Making the narrator English. I'm sure this movie would have been better if Kubrick had directed it, but Speilberg didn't do too bad of a job. The Blue Fairy stuff got old. Osment was excellent as David, also. The movie had a very creepy aspect to it. I wonder why some "technology-will-send-us-straight-to-hell" Radiohead music wasn't put on the soundtrack.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
One of the best shows on T.V.
I'm really surprised that nobody has left any comments on here yet. Really, this show is one of the best ones on T.V. right now. He gets involved with the most outrageous American situations and exposes their stupidity. I know, nothing new, right? But the way he does it is amazing! Unlike Tom Green or any other comedian going out for laughs, he doesn't make himself look stupid. He adapts to his environment and makes the people in it look idiotic without letting them know that they're being portrayed in a bad light. He can do one episode on a White Supremacy camp one day and another about a Black Power group in New York City the next. He really must be one of the best and most interesting reporters in world today.