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Fresh Meat (2011)
A shock to the funny-bone - at first, but then...
Upon watching a first season episode, not the first episode either, I didn't think I'd like the show or even really understand it. See, I'm from the U.S., which I'm told is a bit of a lengthy walk from the U.K. and can be different with words and meaning and accents etc., but I discovered that I most definitely get the humor and the characters after watching a number of episodes; I decided to start from the beginning after my initial intro to the show. I fell in love with Fresh Meat over time, but it was Kimberley Nixon whom I quickly fell for and was the biggest reason why I stuck with the show. I'm following season 2 now on Hulu and I hope that another season or two is on the horizon, because I just can't get enough of it. It's brash and brazen, sometimes shockingly so, and it makes me laugh my head off, something I don't get from American shows. If you like vulgar British humor, give this one a go!
Update 03/03/13: I just finished watching the last episode of season 2 and I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't any plans for a 3rd. The 2nd started off strong, but quickly faltered, becoming stale and humorless with pointless plots and uninteresting story lines. I got the sense about halfway through the season that they knew there would be no more, so they put less effort into it. The last episode of season 2 is somewhat of a return to the show's roots, but by then the damage was done and I was glad to have it over with. I give the 1st season 8 stars and the 2nd season 5 stars for an average of 6 stars.
Fritt vilt (2006)
A ripoff of crappy modern US slasher flicks
I was hoping for something unique, since I'd never seen a Norwegian horror film. There was absolutely nothing unique about Cold Prey. Even the opening theme to the film is a total copy of the remix of the Ring theme on The Ring/Ring Two soundtrack album. I believe it's track 9 entitled She Never Sleeps. The score for the film is bombastic and over the top, telling you what's gonna happen before it happens or telling you to be scared when something scary is happening. It only stripped away any semblance of fright I might have felt and made me yearn for the death of a character so the music will stop. They could have saved a lot of money by using sound effects and silence, which has always proved to be far more effective. Besides the unoriginal aesthetics of the film, the story is also uneventful and makes no sense. How could this person have lived alone starting as a young lad in that remote location without a steady supply of food for 30 years? What's the motivation for killing innocent people and how could so many people go missing in that area without the police or someone who cares getting involved? After all, there's only one big huge abandoned resort in the area. And lastly, how did the killer obtain copies of the newspaper of his own disappearance 30 years prior when he was just a wee lad? So many questions and no answers, because the film fails to look any further than the tip of one's nose.
Lola rennt (1998)
Poster child for ADHD.
I never bothered to watch this film when it first came out, even though everyone was praising it through the roof. I knew there was a reason why. I finally broke down and watched it.....stop....lets go back....TRIED TO WATCH IT beyond the first scenario. It looks like someone tried to literally translate a video game into a movie and if that's what they were going for, then they succeeded. But what for? Why would I want to watch a live action version of a video game? Why would I watch a movie where half of it is a girl who runs around town with poppy techno music playing along? What's so entertaining about that? Absolutely nothing. Everything about this film is absurd.
Transformers (2007)
Get my gun, son.
You can't polish a turd. Maybe somebody should tell that to Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, the screenwriters, and those of you who thought this was a good film.
I watched the Transformers cartoon when I was a kid, so I didn't walk into it blindly. I know the characters and the overall story. I would rather watch every episode of the original cartoon series than have to sit through this mindless piece of garbage again. Everyone involved with the production should be ashamed, especially John Turturro.
The only use for this film is as a form of punishment or torture. I'd rather you shoot me instead.
The Deer Hunter (1978)
So bad it hurts too watch it.
This is not the most realistic film about Vietnam ever, in fact, it is so completely unrealistic that I couldn't help but become agitated at nearly every turn.
First, the opening of this film drags on for way too long and the style of the wedding sequence is a total rip off of Godfather and any John Cassavetes film. Every point it gets across could have been established much more effectively in a shorter period of time.
With that said, all of the Vietnam sequences are completely contrived. I noticed that a few others have pointed out the same mistakes that I saw, like, there is no way in hell that all three of those guys would wind up in the same village at the same time during a one year tour! Robert Deniro was Special Forces and the other two were regular army. If you don't know what I mean by that statement, then do some research people! Robert Deniro with a full grown beard in uniform? Yeah right! The Russian Roulette sequence? Yeah, country villagers turned Vietcong would know what Russian Roulette is. Sure! And they would bet on it too! How very western an idea! And that ending... By the way, where did Deniro get all of that money? He certainly didn't get it from the sock drawer!
I could go on a lot more pointing out all of the ridiculous things about the film that ultimately make it unworthy of even watching. There are a few smatterings of realism spread throughout, but they're overshadowed by contrivances. One of those smatterings is John Savage's wife's reaction to the loss of his legs. Too bad it wasn't a large enough a redemption to save the film.
Michael Cimino never made a good film in his life and this is certainly no exception.