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Gang Related (2014)
NOT PART OF TV'S NEW GOLDEN AGE. May have 1 spoiler
This show may have been considered OK 10 years ago, but with so much great television out today, Gang Related feels old and dusty. Plot devices have been dug up from Miami Vice, and then sprinkled with touches of CSI Miami. If this excites you, please be my guest, but I was very disappointed in this pilot. Just too wooden, too much explanation, too many clichés, topped of with that weird "slick" quality that network TV thinks will cover up a weak script. I mean, "Fishscale"' referenced as something new, has been a term used for YEARS! It's not new, and I'm a middle aged white lady in the northwest, so if I know it's tired, I can't be the only one. I'm a little bit astounded that whatever powers that be sat back and decided that this was good enough to present while programs like The Americans, Fargo, G.O.T., The Blacklist, Orphan Black, etc are showing how it can be done better.I Think there may be too much Fishscale passed around in corp meetings.
Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h (2006)
What an Unexpected Delight
I totally stumbled upon this movie last night,DVR'd it for fun, and watched it AGAIN this morning! What a kick ass flick! I love the spaghetti western feel to this film, the spare gritty feel was a nice change from this overproduced CGI crap that keeps getting put in my face as "action". You'll either get it, or you won't. I agree it has an early Tarintino feel to it, but without all the verbal vomit Mr. T. has become so fond of putting in his movies. But, anyspray, Thom Doty was PERFECT as Ca$h!I knew I was in for some sweet revenge from the moment his bad ass hit the screen, and he delivered! Yes, the acting was a tad cheesariffic,the blood & brains were a'spurtin hard,and it jumps around the time line a bit, all to delicious perfection. Why hadn't I heard of this movie until now? If you like Botoxed anorexics shot through cheesecloth singing about the wind beneath their wings, this ain't your show. If you like a good story, this is worth checking out.