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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Salame (2007)
Knowledge is power
Oh, where to begin? Basically "Tim and Eric Awesome show, Great Job!" is some of the funniest stuff I've seen since "Kids in the Hall" and "the State" albeit with a decidedly zanier and psychedelic slant. It is easily the most quotable comedy show The episodes are about 12 minute long and consist of several short-form skits, occasionally self-referential to each other so each episode has a central theme or in-joke. It is comedy with the ADHD sensibilities of the electronic generation who were weaned in the 1980s on bad infomercial and laughable production values. In fact inane commercials and poor production quality are often jokes in and of themselves.
In my experience of sharing "T&E" (as my friends and I call it) among others, there is very much a polarized response. People either find it side-splittingly funny or simply don't get it. There is very little middle ground.
A Cosmic Christmas (1977)
Rockin' 70s Christmas aliens for kids!
In the early 80s at my elementary school we watched this every year during the Christmas season (on a projector!). I've always remembered it fondly but the details obviously became faded over time.
I remember the story was about how a kid with a goose for a pet is visited by 3 floating aliens who want to know the meaning of Christmas. As the boy tries to explain things to the aliens he discovers the magic of Christmas for himself. At the end the aliens belt out some crazy electro-Christmas music on their alien instruments for the whole town and then blast off into space, leaving the image of a Xmas tree in their wake with their shining ship acting as the crowning star.
After college I started to get nostalgic about my childhood and wanted to see this again however I had no idea what it was called and internet searches were pretty useless. I'm very excited (and also relieved!) to finally track down the details of this show.
They just don't make'em like they used to. I cant wait to see it again!
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
*click* *pop* *fizz* *flash*
My roommate walked into the room as the end credits were rolling on 'Requiem for a dream' and asked "was that movie good?" .. I didn't know how to reply. It certainly was an entertaining technical film but I felt emotionally numb...as if someone had just died. I wiped a single tear from my eye and quietly said "yes."
It is not a nice, pleasant or 'enjoyable' film...instead it's mean, depressing and outright disturbing. It's a brutally honest portrayal of addiction and the confusing realm in which addicts live. It's emotional spectrum starts at 'slightly sad but kind of amusing' and ends with 'oh my god! what have they done!', hitting every note in between. It's final impact is similar to being slapped in the face.
Watching the downward spiral of each lead character is like watching a car wreck in slow motion.. you are powerless to stop it yet are mesmerized at the same time. Each has the ability to change their fate, yet in an effort to capture their individual dreams, stay on the downward track.
Some reviewers have compared this movie to Trainspotting. I have to disagree. Call me crazy, but I think trainspotting GLORIFIED heroin use...after watching that movie, my friends joked about going and getting some smack.. "hey that looks fun! HA HA!" I highly doubt there would be similar jokes after viewing this movie.. It's so horribly, deadly, honestly serious.
This movie is a real downer; there is nothing "cool" about it other then terrific acting, style and direction. Not a fun movie by any means, I recommend it for serious viewers only.
9/10