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Futurama: The Mutants Are Revolting (2010) Season 7, Episode 12

I like the font..

[7/10 · 22 October 2010]

I'm very glad we got Futurama back, although I thought the first couple of episodes weren't up to the usual Futurama standards.

There is quite a lot of competition now, especially with Family Guy, American Dad and The Simpsons. At the moment I find both American Dad and Family Guy to be funnier and more entertaining.

When Futurama first came out, comparing it to The Simpsons, the show took The Simpsons humor a step further, and the jokes often more suitable for grown ups than for kids. I welcomed this evolution and later we got Family Guy as well which is one of my favorite shows.

After the success of Family Guy and American dad I noticed The Simpsons show changed a little bit, suddenly there were a lot more jokes and references for grown ups. This was a very positive thing, and now The Simpsons are in the same league as Family Guy and American dad.

But now I find Futurama being left behind a little. That's why I don't understand why characters such as Calculon and The Zapper haven't been featured more in the episodes so far, and this is episode 12. They're some of the best Futurama characters along with Bender and Zoidberg. In earlier series these characters were essential ingredients for excellent episodes.

I find this a bit worrying, surely Matt Groening and co are aware of this..

Machete (2010)

The Plot Thickens..

[4/10 · 21 October 2010]

I enjoyed the Machete 2007 trailer and was expecting the film to be an entertaining ride full of humor and good action. Watching the movie I noticed I did not laugh out loud very often, maybe (I thought) it's missing the hilarious voice over from the trailer.

For an action film I didn't find the action itself to be very exciting, sure there's plenty of gore and slashing but it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before. I was expecting the action to be a lot cooler too. Some of the action scenes looked as if they hadn't been rehearsed properly and came across as flat. If it's because they were trying to make it look like the 70's movies then they should have gone a step further with it.

I found all the Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez plot slow the movie down. I would've thought seeing his wife killed would have been motivation enough for Machete to go off on a killing spree. No he decided to look for construction or gardening work instead..

The showdown with Torrez was a bit of a let down. Why did Torrez commit suicide instead of trying to finish off Machete?? He said that even fatally wounded he could still take Machete out. So why on earth didn't he go for it?? Maybe nobody gets to kill Steven Seagal but Steven Seagal himself ;) After all that's why I enjoy his characters so much, they're indestructible and almost untouchable.

What I wanted from this film was to see Machete go down a one way street of over the top hilarious revenge killings, staying ruthless and relentless until the end (preferebly with the voice over for extra fun)

The best thing about Machete for me was seeing Jeff Fahey, Steven Seagal and Don Johnson in a big budget (was the budget big? it didn't look very big) film and hopefully the success of this film will help to get them better roles in the near future.

I thought Jeff Fahey stole the show and was great fun to watch. Don Johnson too. And even Robert De Niro who I haven't been too impressed with for the past years was quite good as Senator McLaughlin. The Senator's campaign ads were really funny.

For me it was worth watching because of Fahey, Seagal, Johnson and De Niro.

The Traveler (I) (2010)

Wax Kilmer

[3/10 · 30 September 2010]

I agree with most of the reviews here, the movie (and acting) is awful and it looks like they've stolen Val Kilmer from a Wax Museum.

I'm more concerned with Val Kilmers career. Val Kilmer has always been one of my favorite actors and for a while now I've been hoping for a miraculous comeback. I don't have a clue as to why he's been wasting his talents on most of the movies he has starred in for the past few years. A part of me wants to believe his appearance and recent B-movies will make for a stronger comeback when he returns physically fit and giving a strong performance in a good movie.

My favorite Val Kilmer performances:

Comanche Moon - Deja Vu - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Wonderland - The Salton Sea - Heat - Tombstone - Thunderheart - The Doors

Hopefully there will be many more to come.

How about Val Kilmer and Steven Seagal, both lean and fit starring in a good thriller/action movie? That would be something..