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Get Your Stuff (2000)
great idea, poor execution (SPOILER)
This movie seemed like an experiment in movie-making. The randomization of clips and comments sometimes was interesting but usually was irritating and confusing to follow. Some scenes are like 2 seconds. And some of the lines are just horrible, like "I'm the alpha male, hes the beta." / "I'm gamma, this is delta." I don't know how the actors delivered the lines with a straight face.
The acting was not the best either. The worst was probably when Eric takes the phone away from his mother. His "No, no, no"s and his "I'm hanging up the phone now" were really bad. The principal and the social worker did a really good job and I would have liked to see even more of them in this movie. The two dads were okay at the acting but I think they might have been cast because of their looks and bodies rather than because of their acting. The children actors were great.
The story isn't all bad, it does take some very real turns such as the couple breaking up briefly. The mom overcomes her addictions remarkably easily, though, which is pretty unconvincing. However, overall it was pretty unrealistic. When the one kid says that Eric hates him and he hates Eric toward the end, you really don't see it coming because he never acted like he hated Eric before. Also these people are surrounded by gay-friendly people, it would be interesting to see this happen with much more opposition at play since it is a gay couple making the adoption. After all that's the biggest issue in this story.
Weakest Link (2000)
Not meant to be taken so seriously.
Come on, giving a show a 1/10 shows you are giving an extremely biased review. Let's rate shows on their merit.
I am giving this show a 7 because it is extremely entertaining to watch. Anne may be the cock of the walk in this show, but she gets her fair share of insults from the contestants who have the gumption to dish it back out. It is interesting to see people's real personalities come out among strangers--sometimes people are sneaky, other times they are very noble and allow others to stay on and compete against them even though they pose a greater threat.
The voting off can be very unfair, which is something I hate about this show. In plenty of episodes people gang up to eliminate specific individuals based on their gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. These are the moments when Anne's personality makes the show, however. We have all seen an episode where Anne calls a contestant out on ganging up on one individual, when it is clear that one person is not being voted off for being the "weakest link," but for being the only woman left, etc.
The truth of the matter is that Anne has a very unique personality and one that is captivating for others to watch. She is a quick-witted person and makes a great moderator for a game show that pits contestants against each other. I'm in the US, and everyone I know who has seen this show thinks Anne is far more entertaining to watch than her American male replacement.
I've never heard Anne make a comment that could not be taken all in good fun, but she maintains her hard exterior because the show is supposed to have a no-nonsense approach. The cut-throat nature of it all makes the jabs and the personal interaction among contestants that much more interesting, and keeps the suspense high when time is counting down.
I love this show and cannot get enough. I always consider it a treat when I happen across it flipping through channels.