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Rendez-View (2001)
An excellent look at today's dating scene.
Ellen Ladowsky and Greg Proops are the mainstays of this program, and they're an excellent pair. What I love about Ellen are her largely insightful views on courtship, I find myself often aggreeing with her comments about dating, however, I think sometimes, she overestimates the male psyche. I find she gives men too much credit for thinking things through. For example she'll say that a guy might be hurt or turned off by something a woman says, when really, a guy didn't listen that carefully or think that deeply about the implications. One more great thing about Ms. L, she's incredibly attractive. It's a rare treat to find a woman who is beautiful AND intelligent, and yet is still very down to earth, and modest. But then, enough of my gushing. Greg Proops is hilarious as the show's comedic talent, and I think this show is one to keep an eye on.
Shipmates (2001)
Chris Hardwick is the greatest thing since sliced bread!
I'm a guy, and I'm totally hetero, but I LOVE Chris Hardwick. His witty, insightful commentary MAKES this show. Its the first thing I've ever seen him in, but I want to check out more of his work. I'm sure somebody else could write funny things for a different host, but no delivery could ever reach his level. Often the daters are mismatched, and I suspect that the powers that be do this intentionally, so that when sparks fly, we're there to see the action. What might be neat is if Chris Hardwick ever visited Rendez-View, which is another great show, a lot like this, except the date is critiqued step by step, which is neat. I would love to see an Uber Dating show, where they got everybody together, Greg Proops, Ellen Ladowsky, Chris Hardwick, and Aisha Tyler on ONE SHOW! It would be so sweet. Maybe Adam and Dr Drew could visit once in awhile. Often the daters are shallow and cheap, classless, charicatures of humanity. It's a total blast. If you haven't ever seen this show, or Rendez-View, do yourself a kindness, and check it out, you won't regret it.
The Skulls II (2002)
If you liked the first, the second is worth seeing, but don't expect Shakespeare
As far as sequels go, it is par for the course. Here they had a great plot, and excellent possiblities but I think they could have taken it farther. There are tie-ins with the first and takes the conspiracy deeper. It's always good to see a lone wolf rise up and rage against the machine. Good times.
Around the Fire (1998)
a boring, unrealistic piece of self-indulgent trash
The characters were one dimensional, the plot was meandering and devoid of intelligence, meaning, or originality. It both amazes and disgusts me that this film even got past the cutting room. For a good drug culture film, see Half-Baked. It's not realistic either, but at least it's funny as hell, which is its own validation. Validation is something this film lacks completely. Don't waste your time. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being superb (see Wonderful Life, or any Thin Man film, or Heinlen's Puppet Masters) and 1 being Mariah Carey's Glitter, I give this film -5 which ties it with any production Roseann has ever been even remotely involved in.
42nd Street (1933)
critical
This film is nothing to write home about. That is, unless you're writing home to tell your folks to save their time and money. I want to say that it's worth it to watch the show just for Busby Berkley's work, but even his magic can't salvage a terrible script, with phoned in acting. Perhaps this was the beginning of cliches surrounding this genre, but even in a historical context, the script should have been thrown out as too predictable. The story could have been told much better in a much shorter time.