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Vivacious Lady (1938)
Classic Screwball Comedy
Love this genre and the actors but have never seen them together. Like a Hallmark Christmas movie, you know the plot but watch it for the chemistry between the actors. Wonderful! Then add the usual supporting cast and you have a 10 star movie. Lots of fun and nostalgia.
The latest (and possibly best) thing is that this is now broadcast in HD. It's nice to see how the film was originally presented; great cinemetography and editing, keeping you interested even during the slower scenes. Jimmy was very young and handsome and Ginger was never more blonde and beautiful. Highly recommend for a good, fun movie evening.
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Boooooring!!!
I've seen things like this movie before - wait! I did! In hundereds of documentaries about this time and event. Tarrantino is a hack, pure and simple! No tallent, no vision, no understanding of real people. Just taking videos of friends and neighbors. What a loser.
Black Mirror (2011)
New viewer greatly disappointed
Looked forward to something new and different on Netflix. As a big sci-fi & horror fan, the intro and reviews got me very interested. So I set aside a few hours to binge late one evening and boy, what a disappointment. Two shows, two hours, too long! The concepts were old, not fresh; production values were poor; the plots, derivative; the writing, amateurish. Did I say slow? Very!! I know I shouldn't rate a show on only two episodes but I doubt that this is one that will grow on me, especially since most reviewers think it peaked in the beginning.
Genius on Hold (2012)
Confusing and Dull
What could have been an interesting bio was turned into a political propaganda piece probably written and produced by a few of the unwashed Occupy Wall Street crowd. Not quite historically accurate, very one-sided, confusing and worse - very dull. The story of Shaw is interesting but nothing new. Work done and patents applied for by individuals in corporations usually belong to the firm that provided all of the tools, supplies, equipment, money and benefits, and which is usually stipulated in the hiring contract. Shaw wanted it all for himself and in doing so ran up against one of the biggest companies in the world (at that time). Hubris kills. Shaw wanted to use his products with AT&T's system without any penalty. Think about that the next time you see the FBI warning on every DVD, or if you try to install your app on your iPhone without Apple's permission. Again, the story of Shaw would have been very interesting if the writer - director hadn't used this to promote his own distorted view of American business and capitalism. I enjoy a good story; I don't like propaganda.