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Rich Kids, Skint Holiday: Episode #2.3 (2020)
Not a good episode
Probably the only episode of this show that I don't like. The rich kid was a nice enough lad but the mother of the family seemed to have the worlds biggest chip on her shoulder.
She seemed determined and delighted to see the poor lad fail in everything he tried to do for them.
Rich Kids, Skint Holiday: Episode #2.5 (2020)
A great episode.
This show is a guilty pleasure of mine. This episode is though, is by far the best. The rich kid (Luke) turns out to be a fantastic lad that really bonds with the family. He even takes a liking for caravan holidays.
What he does for the family at the end though will leave you with a massive lump in your throat.
Two and a Half Men: Of Course He's Dead: Part 1 & 2 (2015)
Stunned...And not in a good way!
Remember back in 2004 when Friends ended? Remember how brilliant it was? Remember how it tied up all the loose ends and the gang all moved on to the next stage of their lives? It's was true classic TV.
Well Chuck Lorre and co. would've done well to get in touch with the 'Friends' writers just to find out how you do a finale properly, because this was a complete train wreck.
Where do you start? Firstly, the shameless indication that Charlie Sheen was going to make a much anticipated return for the final show, we all waited on the edge of our seats for that magical moment only to be delivered a swift kick to the crotch instead. Don't get me wrong, I get that the producers want to draw in as big an audience as possible, but to dupe the loyal fans who stayed with the show even when it had been descending downhill at a rapid pace with each passing season of the Ashton Kutcher era was an absolute disgrace.
Secondly, was this really bringing the show to an end or was it just an opportunity to have as many digs at Sheen as possible?
Thirdly, The plot. I use the term "plot" as loosely as I possibly can, as I already pointed out that it was nothing more than a Charlie Sheen slagfest. Charlie is alive and being held prisoner by Rose (the same Rose who went on to stalk Walden and who flew all over the world with her business partner Kate, leaving us to wonder how Charlie never died from dehydration or malnutrition) it was in fact a goat that Charlie was in bed with (don't...just don't) that got hit by a train and Rose convinced everyone that it was Charlie (ok I know it's a comedy but at least make it partly believable that this could happen). Charlie has now escaped and wants revenge on Walden (for taking his house) and Alan (no idea why...maybe just because it's Alan). That's really about it plot wise...No really, it is.
We got some farewells from past and present characters which I accept was nice. It was good seeing Jake,Judith and Chelsea again and it was good seeing the likes of Evelyn and Lewis saying goodbye. Wait, Lewis, the young boy who was such a big part of the final seasons plot, was nowhere to be seen. Not that it was such a bad thing as the character was such a cringeworthy attempt at bringing back a young Jake that it gives me a headache just thinking about it.
All in all this could have been a cracker, right up there with aforementioned 'Friends' finale a decade earlier but sadly it just highlighted how poor the show had slowly become since the departure of the much maligned Charlie Sheen.
Knowing (2009)
Bit of a let down
If you forget about the truly horrible ending then this is a very good movie. The characters have good chemistry and the story is smooth if a bit predictable and there are some real edge of the seat moments, ****Major Spoiler Alert**** The crashing Aeroplane is without doubt one of the most intense scenes I've ever seen in a movie, I actually felt like was right there beside Nicholas Cage.
The movie centres around John Koestler (Nicholas Cage) and his son Caleb (Chandler Canterbury), When a time capsule that was buried 50 years earlier at Calebs school (this is explained at the start of the movie) is opened all the kids are handed drawings that the kids of the time thought the future would look like, Caleb however is handed a mysterious piece of papers that contain just a whole list of seemingly random numbers that was put in the capsule by a young girl called Lucinda (Lara Robinson). to cut a long story short, John figures out that the numbers tell the location,date and number of deaths in every major disaster in the last 50 years with the final one predicting the end of the world.
****Spoilers end****
Like I said it's an enjoyable movie and certainly worth a look but just be prepared for the ending.