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Black Hawk Down (2001)
Well shot, but that's the end of my praise
I just got back from seeing this film. It's well acted. Great cinematography. The story summarized is: Shining hope America and its 'pure as the driven snow' army are in poor confused backward Somalia and they lovingly help the stupid backward people fight their war against the evil Aidid faction before the nasty UN will do anything. End of story. Just like it really happened.
Jeez you guys like to rewrite history.
Legally Blonde (2001)
Could have been called 'Still Clueless'
I knew I would like this movie. However, I didn't realize quite how much of a sequel to Clueless it would be but without Alicia Silverstone.
Reece Witherspoon doesn't quite give the performance of a lifetime like she does in Election but her portrayal of the (not so) ditzy blonde in this film is great.
Although the film has more substance than you'd imagine you could predict the outcome with half a drunk brain cell. But that isn't the point.
You do feel for the characters, even the bad guys Warner Huntingdon III (why do Americans think naming generations the same thing is somehow indicative of class?) played with just the right amount of smarm by Matthew Davis.
All in all it's well worth the price of a ticket or rental as you get that feel good sensations after watching it.
Rock Profile (1999)
I love you darling but you haven't got the range
The first series of Rock Profile was okay but I didn't bother watching it much unless there was absolutely nothing else on.
However, the second series is so funny with the the celebrity cameos and much funnier 'popfacts'(Geri Halliwell loves foreign food, infact she's even tried Vienetta).
Jamie Theakston is great at deadpan humour and Matt Lucas and David Walliams should become the male French and Saunders
My favourites are the 'Sir Elton John with his partner David Furnish' and the Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones episodes. More please
Till Death Us Do Part (1965)
Original and realistic
This show was great to love and hate at the same time. Alf Garnett was the secret bigot in all of us. It spawned the American version "All in the family" with Alf Garnett becoming Archie Bunker.
Three's Company (1976)
There's nothing like more of the same
This show was based on the English show Man About The House. Just like many other English TV shows, even the English spin-offs became American spin-offs. The spin-off called George and Mildred in England became the basis for The Ropers in America.
John Ritter is lucky to have a career solely based on his similarity to the English actor John O'Sullivan who played the identical part in the original version of the show in Britain.
Like other show before and of course after it the premise becomes diluted due to the heavy influence of censors on American TV that just don't apply in Britain.
Clueless (1995)
I could watch this film on a daily basis.
I first saw Clueless at a preview showing in San Francisco. I loved the parody and humour of the movie. The casting is perfect and although I generally dislike sequels I feel if another classic novel was taken as the premise it could work well.
This movie is complete brain candy, and in some places eye candy too. There are so many throw away lines it's easy to miss them (unless you have seen it a kabillion times like me)
"Do you like Billie Holiday?" Asks Christian, "I love him" Cher responds.
Two very enthusiatic thumbs up, fine holiday fun.
(Those who've seen it know what I mean, but it sums up my sentiment about the movie)
Rent it now
The Golden Girls (1985)
It's not the script, it's the timing
Not every episode of the Golden Girls was wonderful. It had a lot of schmaltz and moralizing.
However, the timing and characterization of each actor worked in perfect harmony to make this one of the funniest comedies of the 80s.
You knew what was coming, but it still made you laugh and that is what is important.
What is so enthralling about the show when watching nowadays is the caliber of acting and none of the need to shock the audience into laughing.