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Colin-Linda
Reviews
Doogal (2006)
Way better than I thought it would be
I honestly don't understand the harsh criticism heaped on Doogal. It doesn't seem warranted.
I have seen criticisms about Judy Dench (incessant narration), Whoopi Goldberg (insipid) and Jon Stewart (should keep his day job.) I also read criticisms concerning constant references to pop culture. Well, Judy Dench was barely there, Whoopi is not and cannot be insipid and Jon Stewart was pretty amusing. Sure there were pop culture references, but nothing like the thousands the critics seemed to hear.
I found it mildly funny and sweet. The train and the moose were very cute. It deserves more honest criticism than it has gotten.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Who thought up this mess?
While reading reviews today, I found a piece by Patrick J. Michaels on USA Today. The author is a scientist. Of course he rips apart this trashy movie, scene by scene, he pointed out the "movie" was done from a book The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber.
Alarm bells rang in my head. Art Bell, the king of the lunatic left UFO crowd.
Now the movie makes sense to me...
Is this the best source of material for a big budget movie? This is highly suspect. The movie will fail in the box office and the backers will lose their money.
Hollywood is really in a bind to rely on this kind of source material.
10.5 (2004)
The worst example of "BAD SCIENCE"
Screenwriters must believe in the power of the atom. I've seen most of the disaster flicks, dating back to the 60s. I must be drawn to them because it's my long time home in Los Angeles that they always ruin. The result of these epics is seeing LA blown to bits. It's always a nuke to save LA, but it never works.
What about that computer screen showing the exact magnitude of the quakes as they happen. In REAL TIME! Did the writers ask how this is done in the real world?
This mini was a complete waste of my time and the producer's money. I simply cannot express just how bad the science was, or the acting, or the camera work. The very concept was flawed. "Let's blow up LA" has been done before.
Did a writer figure out there are interconnecting "Super Faults", 700 miles deep under the west coast? Is this how it started? Well, that's how it ended.
By the third hour of this yawner, I wanted push the buttons on those five devices and atomize this whole mess.
Did they think we would be so gullible to actually suspend our disbelief for four hours? HA!
I gave it g/naout of 10,000, simply because there was no "zero" option.
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
This movie still haunts me
Even now, 25+ years later I remember this movie. It made an impact on me.
I've only seen it twice, but it still hurts me to remember it. As the execution is played out, you hear Bing Crosby sing "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Every time I hear that song, the memory of that movie floods me with terrible, sad feelings.
10/10
Nip/Tuck (2003)
I wanted to like it
I like Julian a lot from his days on Charmed and hoped to see him succeed on his new show.
As I started to watch the Pilot, I liked it right away. The dialog was snappy. The situations were nicely ludicrous. But when things started to go downhill (The Hams) I felt I could never like this show.
It made me queazy.
But it will only make me queazy once.