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21AprTVDeuce Movie Review Roundup

For me, there really hasn’t been a lot of television on worth watching.  Sure the Office is back and 30 Rock, outside of a mediocre return episode, hit its stride again this week with another fantastic episode.  However, other than that and watching guys cutting down trees on Axe Men, I have had to look else where for entertainment.  So like many young female high school grads, I headed to Hollywood to have my dreams come true.  However, I didn’t end up like the Poison song “Mama’s Fallen Angel.” However tempting it was, I just could not roll “the dice of my life.”

So here are the movies I’ve watched and what I’ve thought about them:
BECOMING JANE. First of all I can’t really judge this too fairly as I am pretty much deaf in one ear, an there’s a lot of whispering going on in this movie.  I don’t know why a lot of people in the 1800’s felt the need to whisper, but it doesn’t help me out much.  Besides from that, its a total chick flick.  I didn’t go to sleep during it, so I guess that’s good, but it really wasn’t my “cup of tea.”  Overall, I give it a C.


JUNO. So I honestly didn’t know what it was about till I watched it.  I knew there was a lot of Oscar buzz around it, and that I don’t much care for Ellen Page (basing this only on her SNL appearance).  I really liked this movie.  I thought it was pretty honest and a bit hokey at times, but overall, like Little Miss Sunshine, it’s one of those movies that’s hard not to like.  I also have figured out 2 things.
A) Michael Cera is in EVERY new movie
B) Wherever Michael Cera is, Jason Bateman is surely close behind.
Overall it was a terrific film, that although it wasn’t Oscar worthy, I’d give it a strong B+

DAN IN REAL LIFE
Steve Carrell goes serious and stars with Dane Cook in this serious movie.  That’s all you need to know.  It’s cool when one comedian goes serious, but put two in there and this movie is getting flushed quick.  It really should have been entitled “DAN IN REAL LIFE: IF REAL LIFE IS FULL OF HORRIBLY TENSE AND UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS!” I saw what they were trying to do here, but its nothing new in terms of romantic “comedies.”  The only difference is that Drew Barrymore isn’t in this.  Overall a meager C-.

I AM LEGEND
I thought this movie was going to be really cool.  Will Smith alone in New York City hunting stuff down to just stay alive.  However, the plot was terrible, and this coming from the guy that enjoys Full House reruns.  Thee ending was unsatisfying and I felt that somebody owes me some money for making me watch this.  I have no problems giving this movie a solid D.

OLD SCHOOL
While at my friend Dustins, I popped in this classic.  Sure I’ve seen it about a billion times, but its a classic.  This is some of Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughns best work.  If you haven’t seen it, then you must run to blockbuster or to your Netflix cue list and get it because it will not disappoint.  “I think what my friend is trying to say, is that true love is blind.”
Old School gets an A all the way!

So there’s the TVDeuce Movie Review Roundup.  Thoughts?  What’s out there that I need to watch?

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19Mar5 People I Miss On TV

I was just running through the old noodle on the way home from work thinking about 5 people I miss seeing on TV. Here are my 5, then you can add your own.

JIM LOUDERBACK (Fresh Gear)

If you were one of the 23 people that tuned into ZDTV/TechTV a few years ago then you knew who Jim was. He was the straight talkin’ review guy on Fresh Gear. He told you what to spend your gadget money on and what was going to become the next Apple Newton. Then Tech TV had to go turn itself into a video game channel (and an awfully sh*tty one at that). Now Jim is off doing bigger and better things, but why he couldn’t be the Tech Reporter for some Nightly News program is beyond me. He was cool geek that wasn’t actually all that geeky.

THE MUPPETS

Why can’t they bring back the Muppet Show? Seems to me, that it always had a “Shrek Type Humor” where kids got some of the jokes and the adults got the other half. The Muppets on NBC at 8pm on a Sunday would be gold. Who wouldn’t watch that? Maybe people with a phobia of puppets or communists, but other than that it would have to succeed. Seems to me if Hank Hill can be on Sundays, so can Professor Bunson.

MATT PINFIELD (120 Minutes)

Remember the bald headed dude on MTV late nights that looked like he’d kill your sister for a nickel, but wouldn’t because he was do busy figuring out who opened for Duran Duran at the Oklahoma State Fair in ‘83. Sure he was about as attractive as Mr. Clean’s illegitimate son, but the man knew music. When you listened to him you always took him and his musical picks seriously. They should resurrect that Pepsi Smash show and put him in charge of booking acts and hosting the show.

MARIO VAN PEEPLES

He may actually still be on television, but I think his name could make a show a star. For instance, if I said “Hey Billy, do you wanna watch Miss Guided?” Chances are Billy will say no. However, if I say “Hey Billy, Miss Guided, Staring Mario Van Peeples is on, do you wanna watch?” There is a 12.3% better chance that Billy will say yes. C’mon, it’s Mario Van Peeples!

DANA CARVEY

Remember when he was like the funniest guy on TV?  Now, he’s relegated to buying box-sets of SNL when they hit DVD.  The shame of it is, is that he was persecuted for doing the Dana Carvey Show, which bombed.  However, if you go and YouTube it, you’ll see that he had Steve Carrell and Colbert as part of the cast.  So in essence, Carvey was a revolutionary.  I bet he could create a pretty successful show for HBO, where higher class humor is appreciated.

So those are the 5 that I miss, who are you aching to see back on the air? 

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