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Death at a Funeral (2007)
seriously....
In all seriousness, I expected a lot more out of this film - and it just didn't deliver. First of all, where I am from we grew up with British comedy (Fawlty Towers, Some Mothers Do Have 'Em etc etc etc), and so I can say I certainly appreciate good old British slapstick. In fact many of my favorite recent movies had followed in such vain (Hot Fuzz springs immediately to mind). But this movie is just bad. It's really not that funny. It is saved by a few Freudian moments but otherwise I feel it relies on overusing blasphemy to get a cheap laugh (just moments where people swore and they didn't need to).
The people out there claiming to be British comedy experts and giving THIS rave reviews quite simply do not know what they are talking about. Sorry. This film is a rental quality effort and no more.
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
oh come on - seriously
Hey honestly guys, I liked the first one. Second one was decent. But this one is honestly terrible. Sure there are some nice little moments from Chris Tucker, but if I want some classic African-American humor I will download Chris Rock Uncut or something. The plot is ridiculously predictable and mundane - I'm sorry it's just boring to watch. And you know how you have some movies where you pick up on a few details that are just implausible, or a few objects aren't where they should be - but you let them slide because they are pretty minute and the movie is good anyway? Well this movie is loaded with so much garbage like that which is so central to the plot you just CAN'T ignore it.
The whole "wise-mouth" American cop with the "slightly aloof but smarter than he looks" kung fu expert Asian cop thing was funny when it started, but it's old, not funny, and hence this movie sucks.
Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? (2001)
Brilliant!
Haha! I love this little documentary. Its a brilliant case of gullibility and the ease of which the human mind can so easily be manipulated.
Of course no man has ever been on the moon! Are you kidding me? I can't believe anyone would believe that. To all of you out there who have actually seen this documentary and still believe man has been to moon - just one simple question - did you see the same thing I just saw?! My favorite part about the whole documentary is the awesome NASA spokesperson who gets paid 50 grand a year and probably a nice bonus to appear on the show. For EACH and EVERY argument, not just one, but EVERY argument put forward against the moon landing he offers absolutely no factual or evidential based rebuttal - just preferring to call any theories "crazy" or "ridiculous" - I mean what's more difficult than that! We never once get any information on his educational background,and how or why he is qualified to refute such claims. The only two guys to back-up NASA's story are both paid employees of NASA!
Meanwhile, hoards of physicists, engineers, photography experts - people with ACTUAL educational qualifications queue up to categorically laugh over the absurdity of NASA's claims. I love it! I love the rubbish camera work. I love the conflicting and multiple light sources. I love the moon lander with aluminum foil feet. I mean I actually laughed when watching it!
Of course the documentary is one-sided, but quite simply it is what it is. 1+1=2, there is no way around it. If it seems like it is slanted in a conspiracy theorists favor, then it is because the factual evidence points to a conspiracy theory!
A recommended documentary for anyone of intellectual substance.