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Judge Mathis (1999)
Used to be a fan
I used to be a fan of the show, since it premiered. Lately, I've stopped watching completely, because of Judge Mathis calling guests "ugly". Even in jest, it is extremely cruel and unfair to attack someone's physical appearance. It is also completely non-constructive.
Judge Mathis used to represent the power of personal transformation. If I have issues with integrity, I can work to develop empathy and honesty. If I have problems with criminal behavior, I can start trying to walk the straight and narrow. If I'm struggling with addiction, I can go into recovery. If I'm uneducated, I can enroll in school or a training program. If I'm unemployed, I can be more diligent in my job hunting. What shall I do if I'm ugly? What can I do? This is a cheap insult utilized by school yard bullies, when they have nothing else to criticize. The word is also very triggering for victims of bullying.
If this is the best that the judge can come up with nowadays, perhaps this show has run it's course. I, for one, will no longer be a viewer.
More Dead Than Alive (1969)
A must for Vincent Price and/or Clint Walker fans
This is a must for fans of Vincent Price or Clint Walker (I'm a big fan of both). Those who love a departure from the classic Western will enjoy this. I was interested from start to finish.
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
"Jackasses" or "Latent Homosexuals"?
***SPOILERS***
The ridiculous and unfunny "stunts" in this film seem to really be excuses for the cast to express their latent homosexuality.
A group of men in various stages of undress sitting around a motel room watching another man lying on a bed and applying copious amounts of lubricant to his anus in preparation to insert a toy car is one example. Inserting fireworks into another man's anus and tying them to another man's penis is another. Also, during the end credits, a nude man is shown hand in hand with a man in a giant penis costume, jumping up and down on a trampoline. These guys are uber-gay.
The fact that two of the "actors" (Steve-O and Party Boy) wear g-strings as costumes, and that everyone is at least semi-nude from time to time, confirms the homoerotic undertones of this film. Being from Northern California, I have nothing against homosexuals, but these guys should just go ahead and start making ultra-kinky gay porn, so they can stop killing/kidding themselves with "male-bonding" stunts.