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Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019)
Rocko's Modern SJW Life
For a short 45 minutes, we got an episode that more or less showed us what Rocko and his friends were up to for the last 20 years. Not to spoil too much but the main message of this episode was we should embrace change and accept SJW and progressive values. Rocko had no political messages in the past; just regular jokes and innuendos that appealed to children and adults alike. Using Rocko to talk about a strong SJW topic doesn't really work. Rocko in the past was funny for being offensive and non preachy but alas, times have changed as this episode clearly is on point with.
To name the positives, the voices were right on the money. Virtually every original voice actor returned and sounded identical to 20 years ago and that's not easy to do. Also there were a few jokes that were funny but honestly judging this as a Rocko episode, the laughs were rather few and far between. The comedy kind of got sucked out of the episode during the halfway point.
Overall progressive fans of the show may like the episode but others who liked it for what is was 20 years ago probably won't. Some things are best left alone and perhaps Rocko was one of them. What's ironic is Rocko himself kind of insinuated that himself during the end of the episode.SJW messaging is not what this show stood for
Prison Break (2005)
This seems more unnecessary more than anything.
The original Prison Break was amazing and it's safe to say it had a pretty satisfying and emotional conclusion. Micheal scarified his life but in the end, it was to bring peace and stability to all the characters lives, finally the suffering was over. However that pretty much is all scraped thanks to trying to revived a series that ended years ago. Hate to say it but the story was better if Micheal stayed dead.
It's just not the same anymore. The story goes back to Micheal being alive again but being held in yet another prison for the 3rd time and trying to escape once again. It certainly brings up a lot of questions? Why did he fake his death and why is he caught up in yet another Prison life of hell that is in Yemen this time? For Micheal's sake, it would have been better if he died as a hero instead of being held in yet another prison for all these years as a criminal or at least one that is set up again.
The story itself isn't very interesting and kind of has the same vibe as season 3 when they were in the Panama prison. You have most of the actors revise their roles but it's still not the same when the writing quality has declined. Perhaps this season may get better as it goes on. Who knows but the 1st few episodes seem rather dull, cliché and predictable.
Man with a Plan (2016)
The funniest thing about this show is the title and the 1# Dad T-Shirt.
"Man with a Plan," it's often a cliché saying but something that can grab one's attention. It's sad that it's name is the most standout thing about this show. Honestly, it's in the same boat as the comedy, "Kevin Can Wait." It has a well known lead but nothing else really going for it. It has a weak surrounding cast and bad, generic writing. Of course the god awful, canned laughter just needs to go away. This show most likely will be canceled within a year. It honestly offers nothing new to the table whatsoever. They even had to re-cast the female lead for this show which probably won't make much of a difference at this point. Will give it a few tries but keeping expectations low.
Superstore (2015)
Anything that pokes fun at Wal-Mart gets a thumbs up in my book.
Most people can agree working in retail is just downright terrible but at the same time, people's experiences working in the industry can lead to story line gold. From the downright insane customers to the greedy corporate offices, working in retail gives the writers a lot of material to work with. Superstore is pretty much that story.
It's a goofy and quirky comedy but at the same time it has substance. The characters are funny and well acted. They act just like the same, idiotic co-workers you've probably seen in real life. The best part about this comedy? No laugh tracks. Thank you. The story line basically involves a cast of misfits who have to work at a store (which of course is basically Wal-Mart with a different name) that pays and treats their employees like crap which is often so common in the retail industry. Despite the rotten times retail can cause to people, there are surprisingly some fun times too and this show explores that as well.
As long as the writing stays sharp and the stories can stay diverse, this show can reach the same potential The Office had. It's a comedy that's easy to root for.
Kevin Can Wait (2016)
More like, "Kevin Can Forget it"
It's pretty obvious that 90% of people who have any interest in this show were obviously big fans of the King of Queens. A really solid comedy with a cult following that did very well not only because of it's funny writing but because of the excellent cast that surrounded it including the likes of Jerry Stiller, Patton Oswalt and surprisingly Leah Remini (who came out of nowhere) who proved to be big parts of the show's success.
Nine years later, James decided to give it another go. It was obvious this show would be very similar to Queens. Even James joked that the only difference between Doug and Kevin is Kevin was a couple pounds heavier. The fact that this show is very similar to Queens is not the problem. Queens has been in re-runs for nine years and there aren't many comedies on TV like this show anymore so this show has potential to gain another cult following audience. The old saying is if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? But this show has one big piece missing that Queens had, a talented cast.
Unfortunately, it's very clear this show has an untalented and forgettable cast. James may have brought back his brother, Gary Valentine but he's not enough to make up for this casts other flaws. Lets start with his wife played by Erinn Hayes. Her acting is atrocious. She's not funny, in fact she seems to try too hard and over acts considerably. You can see the chemistry with James is not there. She's 11 years younger than him and is playing his wife. Not sure what to make of her actually but watching her act is cringe worthy. She definitely does not have the wit or the talent Remini had on Queens.
The other people on the show are all forget-tables. He has three kids on the show, the only standout character is his oldest daughter's boyfriend who speaks with an annoying accident and seems to be the butt of James's jokes for being a slacker that his daughter loves but he clearly doesn't like. Is this guy suppose to be the new Arthur? You can forget that. Then you have the three guys that James has as his new crew. None of these guys are memorable or funny whatsoever. He has another black guy and two other nobodies. There are no well known or funny people on this show. James did have Ray Romano guest star recently (where he played a really stupid role by the way)but other than him there are no big names on this show. James will not be able to carry this show on his own. Years ago when Queens started James said he needed Stiller on his show for it to succeed and he was right. Stiller was a huge part of the show's success. This show, there's nobody there to support James. James should start by getting another wife.
This show's life potentiality has maybe 2-3 seasons at most(that is if it doesn't get canceled). It certainly won't have the staying power Queens had.
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
Even the biggest fans of the original will be disappointed.
I was a die hard fan of the original Dumb and Dumber. I loved it so much that I have watched it over 150 times in 20 years, I've memorized all the lines and I even have a Lloyd Christmas avatar for many of my online persona's. The original movie will always have a place in my heart during my childhood. Fast forward 20 years later. When I first heard that there was going to be a sequel to this classic movie, I was ecstatic. Not many movies make sequels 20 years later with the main stars re-prizing their roles.
Now when I saw that the critics slammed this movie, I was not surprised. Most critics seem to hate comedies and there certainly are movies I loved that they slammed and movies that I hated that they praised. Going in to watch this film. I did not expect it to match the original, that bar would be way too high. I was however, hoping for at least a funny, entertaining comedy, regardless.
But this time, the critics got it right. This sequel had absolutely no heart and soul put into it. As a stand alone comedy, it was pretty bad. As a sequel, it was no better then the prequel Dumb and Dumberer.
The story basically went no where. Another road trip yes, but where were the memorable characters? This film had a little bit of steam at the beginning but it didn't last. The only scene that had some humor was seeing a grown up Billy in 4C and all birds he had. But really the only reason this scene had some humor was because it was based off the original. After that scene, the movie went south. There were other moments in this film that tried to duplicate the original but failed. There was very little that stood out in this film. There was no wacky adventure in this movie like the original. The gags seemed poorly done and unoriginal. Sadly seeing Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels 20 years later didn't add much to this film. They worked with a bad script. And it was impossible for a 50 something year old Carrey to duplicate his comic timing genius from 20 years ago.
Overall the film at times just seemed boring, the plot was slow and it did not have the magic of the original. Memorable scenes in the original like the "Don't worry, I'm a Limo Driver scene," the Lloyd fighting the chef dream, the Seabass diner and bathroom scenes, the cop drinking the pee scene, the Harry diarrhea scene, the Joe Mental taking the rat poison pills scene, the Harry getting his tongue stuck on the ski lift pole scene, the Lloyd Christmas wearing that crazy orange suit scene." I could go on and on about all the movie scenes from the original that weren't even close to being matched in this sequel. If you asked me to name one new scene from this sequel that would stand out from me, I wouldn't be able to give you an answer. Nothing did. I'm glad I didn't go to the theater for this one.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Even the biggest Adam Sandler fans are going to have a very difficult time enjoying this movie. To put it simply, this movie is awful!
Most professional critics hate Adam Sandler. They have hated every single movie he has been in and despite that, some of his movies have had huge cult followings and are loved by millions. Maybe those millions are all idiots? Who knows. Nevertheless, I think this time, the critics are 100 percent right about his latest movie, The Zohan. I'll admit, I was a fan of Sandler and despite the fact that all his movies are exactly the same and are about as predictable as a Saturday morning cartoon, they for the most part have been pretty entertaining from Billy Madison to The Waterboy. I've always seen Sandler's films as The Three Stooges like, totally idiotic but somehow irresistible and yes, funny.
Not this time though. The Zohan is just too awful and even the biggest Sandler fans are going to have a very hard time liking this movie. It's bad in every possible way. The acting is horrible, Sandler talks with a stupid Middle Eastern accent the whole film. If you hated his Waterboy voice, that's nothing compared to this one. The supporting acting is just as awful and the story is so ridiculous. Sandler is a Zohan in this film. He's pretty much an immortal force. He's like a retarded version of Superman.
The plot of the film is even worse and it will insult your intelligence. I already mentioned that he's a superhuman force who fights in wars and kills everybody and is unkillable. Well, he's sick of the war life and he wants to move to America to be a.....hair stylist. I guess that's suppose to be funny, but it's not. Nothing is funny about this movie. He somehow lands a job as a hair sweeper and then moves to a hair stylist when he blows everyone away with his special ability; to have sex with the old women customers. Yup, it's true. That's only the beginning. I mean what else can I really say to convince you that this movie is horrible. I don't think I need to detail the whole plot because it's not there to begin with and it's just such a horribly executed movie in every way. There really is no reason for anyone to like this film. I mean how can it be done? The bottom line is Sandler sucked a big fat one. Easily his worst movie and probably one of the worst movies this decade, easily. Stay away from this film, even watching it on Comcast demand for free is a bad deal. I can't believe people actually paid to see this pile of filth.
Family Guy: The Juice Is Loose! (2009)
Downight awful, One of the worst episodes, The Conway Twitty gag ruined the entire episode(not that it was any good anyways).
I use to really like Family Guy (especially the older ones) but episodes like this make this show very hard to like now. I can't believe how awful this episode was and this episode is all the proof you need to see how lazy the producers were and how bad the writing has become. I'm going to get right down to the point. This episode was pure garbage. The episode tries to make fun of O.J Simpson. I mean O.J? Isn't that a little old and hasn't the O.J case been done many years ago? We know he did it, America does. Get over it, he's in jail now.
The O.J thing is only the very beginning and is actually the least bad thing about this episode. Once again, the writers try to start the story out with a plot and then change it half way through the episode to another plot(where the O.J plot begins). It starts with Peter being irresponsible and acting like an idiot as usual. Lois is leaving him alone and he has to watch Stewie which of course he does a horrible job (who didn't see that coming). Then, they make Peter act like a teenage girl and have him invite Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland over for a sleep over which included, gossip, pillow fights, making out (I'm not kidding) and fighting which of course ended with Peter throwing up (which I may add is only a recycled animation). It gets even worse now, when Lois comes home, of course she's upset. Peter didn't watch Stewie and he ends up on the roof. What this episode does now totally ruined the entire episode and was downright inexcusable and VERY VERY VERY unfunny.
I have two words for you: Conway Twitty. Yes, Peter tells the audience hopefully this video of Conway Twitty will make Lois forget about their fight. Then the shows switches over to a Conway Twitty video. I'm not kidding. The video lasted for 3-4 minutes. Yes, seriously. They show the ENTIRE music video. This show has a knack for overdoing random jokes that are unfunny and that last way too long but this one was over the top. I had to change the channel. I turn back a minute later and it was still going. I changed the channel a second time. A minute later, I go back and it's STILL on!!!!! I don't understand what the writers were thinking. Oh wait, I do know, nothing. They had nothing good to write about so they decided to filter the episode with Conway Twitty to pass the time. I'm so disgusted by that. What does Seth think his fans are, retards? This episode was just an insult to the audience. Was that joke added to make us change the channel on purpose? Overall this episode is all the proof you need to see that this show is on the decline and that the writers have run out of any worthwhile material. There are obviously very few idea balls left in their manatee tank.
Oh, I forgot to finish summarizing the episode; so the 2nd half of the episode is with Peter hanging out with O.J. I don't even feel like summarizing the rest because it's not funny anyways and the Conway Twitty gag completely killed the episode anyways. My final word is this episode was awful and I would recommend to any fans of the show to skip this episode and never watch it. This episode is a huge insult to any fans of the show. This episode is a huge miss and if you watch the whole Conway Twitty video, that's 3-4 minutes of your life you can't get back. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Not a bad movie but it's completely overrated.
A lot of people claim it's one of the best movies made. I for one may be blind to that. It might not be the movie for me. I'm not saying it's bad since I know a bad movie when I see one; it's just that I found many parts of the movie completely dull and boring. The storyline is complexed and I'll admit, I didn't understand all of it simply because it didn't keep me interested. If a movie's story does not capture my interest, I will take some points off for that because that's what movies are suppose to do.
One thing I did like about the film is that it mixed the storyline up. As an example, the beginning scene in the movie was actually near the end in the real time line. It basically mixed all the story lines up. They didn't go in the right order. Pulp Fiction is structured around three distinct but interrelated story lines in Tarantino's conception. However I had mixed feelings about each of the main three story lines. The main story that involved Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife was extremely boring in my opinion. I'm not into watching people do drugs and talk because that's what most of that scene was. Only the end of that story was a little interesting. That whole scene overall dragged on for nearly a half hour which really killed some of my interest.
The Gold Watch scene gave me mixed feelings. The beginning where Butch was with his girlfriend at the hotel was again very dull and boring. Once he left the apartment and you see the mess he gets into, it gets a little more interesting. The crazy scene that follows almost made the movie worth watching. Finally, the very end of the movie, which actually started at the beginning(yes it maybe a little confusing)was probably the most interesting scene in the movie. Overall, the plot is very complexed. Many people may like the story's setup and content. I for one am not exactly crazy about watching people do drugs for 20 minutes; then watch people talk in a hotel for another 20. While the storyline has good writing and the ideas behind it are very good, there are too many scenes that drag on for too long. There were only a few interesting scenes that really kept my interest. However, this was a well casted movie that had very good acting.
Overall the movie had good production value and it will be enjoyed by some people. People who like mobster and drug content will probably enjoy it. However, there were just simply too many scenes that dragged on. This movie is definitely not for everyone. However it is very overrated because it does not stand above other movies as one of the best like the way critics in the past made it sound.
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Easily a cult classic. A movie that does an excellent job at what it's suppose to do, bring a lot of laughter.
This movie by no means is known as one of the greatest movies ever. After all, it's not suppose to be taken seriously to begin with. It's called "Dumb and Dumber" for a reason. However, to this day, this movie is still one of the most beloved comedies in decades. It still has a cult following. This movie is so damn funny, that I can't even explain it. The movie does a superb job at what it's suppose to do. It's not perfect, which is why I didn't give it a perfect score. It has a flew flaws that some movie critics would pick at. However, it's nothing compared to all the good.
The storyline to the movie is both ridiculous and hilarious. It takes you on a tour of the lives of Harry and Lloyd; two guys in Rhode Island who are going nowhere in life. Once Lloyd finds the love of his life, he obsesses over her and even gets involved further in her life then he should have. She leaves an empty suit case at the airport and the content in it is very valuable. Lloyd grabs it and thinks she forgot it and wants to give it back to her but it's too late, she flew all the way to Aspen. So, Lloyd wants to go on a road trip with his buddy Harry and drive all the way to Aspen to return it to her. Little do they know that kidnappers and the FBI are after them. On their way they encounter several crazy and memorable characters. Seabass the tough redneck, Mental a somewhat stupid hit man and many more.
The acting is very hilarious and well done. Jim Carrey does a great job at Lloyd who is so damn stupid and hilarious, it's hard not to like him. This character is one of Carrey's best. Jeff Daniels does and equally good job as Harry who is less dumb then Lloyd but still gets into plenty of trouble. The story overall is a road ride in the eyes of two likable idiots who are oblivious to everything and yet, they still manage to get out of trouble without even trying. The dialog in the movie is very funny and memorable. Several scenes are equally as memorable. Lloyd's fantasy dream for instance with his so called love Mary, Harry's explosive diarrhea, The cop drinking the pee out of the beer bottles, the Seabass scenes, the blind kid "pretty bird" scene, "the Don't worry, I'm a Limo driver" scene and several more. There were very few moments in this movie where I wasn't laughing.
Overall this movie may not be perfect because the humor will not appeal to everyone. Some people may be too serious for this movie and if so, you're lose, go watch "Titanic." All I know is it's one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and to this day, I still watch it. I never get tried of it. It will be very hard for people with a sense of humor not to find this movie funny.
Drive Thru (2007)
Was this movie suppose to be awful on purpose?
Hands down one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. Now, why did I even watch it? Because the description of the movie sounded so awful, I thought I would watch it for a laugh. I found the movie on comcast free movies on demand. I should have known what I was getting myself into. I never even heard of the movie before, even though it came out this past year. Anyways, the movie was more than laughably bad, it was painful to watch. For one thing, the story line sounds like it was written by a 10 year old. The storyline is so awful and predictable. You'll probably predict the whole thing before the movie is even half over. The acting is even worse. Some of the worst acting I have ever seen. You will hate the characters guts; luckily most of them get killed. I just wish it were all of them but most is almost good enough. The characters are basically a bunch of obnoxious, trashy teenagers with sewer mouths. Seeing them die is the best part about the film. Really, the movie's plot overall is about some murderous clown killing certain people when they show up at his restaurant. His name will make you laugh, it's Horny the clown. Oh and you have to hear the reason why the clown was killing a certain select of teenagers...
Apparently the murderous clown once lived a normal life. He was a social outcast who was bullied and it was by all the murder victims parents, yeah that's right. The clown wanted to kill all of the children of the parents who made fun of him when they went to high school together. So, the clown at one time was some poor, sadistic, pathetic loser. Oh, poor boy. I almost felt sorry for him... Not! It gets better. The mother of the main character was the one the clown had a crush on. So he wants to kill her daughter on her 18th birthday and here's another reason. The poor kid was killed by a fire by the main character's friends; yes the parents of the murder victims killed him on his 18th birthday. Or was he killed? I think you can figure it out. The plot to this movie makes Lifetime movie plots look like academy award winners. I mean, I find it funny that they actually tried to add a plot to a horribly directed movie such as this one. The movie wouldn't have been any worse without a storyline. In fact it might have been better.
Overall the movie is about as bad as it gets. It's even suppose to be a horror movie which is about as scary as Dora the Explorer. The movie will have a lot of blood which of course looks so fake. Really, this movie looks like one that was made by a local high school. Really, it wouldn't make any difference in the quality. My main warning overall is avoid this movie like the plague. It's beyond "so bad, it's funny". It's under the category "so bad, it's painful."