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Crownies (2011)
Beyond ridiculous....
Crownies - in which junior lawyers ply their trade by being attractive. Shallow characters, stupid dialogue and plots that beggar belief.
This is what happens when you let the ABC loose with an inflated budget: what should have been drama becomes comedy with all the cliche tropes we've come to expect from the bloated national propaganda machine. Naturally everyone who acted in this nonsense has gone on to a glittering career....not.
If you were unfortunate enough have the DVDs given to you for Christmas, then they could be usefully deployed as a paperweight or very small boat anchor.....or you could trade them for a used bus ticket or other equitable exchange.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Good Ones (2021)
Yet another show wrecked by preachy BLM BS and politics
I confess I hadn't watched for a while and happened to tune into this episode, only to find it riddled with lefty BLB marxist BS and the politics of lies. I will not ever watch again. Shame on you Terry Crews for being part of this. You are a sell-out and a disgarace.
Puberty Blues (1981)
Just abysmal...
Atrocious acting, terrible script, incoherent direction and the most ridiculous dialogue. There can be little doubt that this is the worst film ever made.
The Sopranos: Made in America (2007)
Brilliant ending full of subtlety and nuance
There are so many layers in the final scene of the Sopranos, it's hard to know where to start. The subtle details give reference to previous episodes and events that give the intelligent viewer every clue needed to know exactly what happened. Anyone who dismisses and bags this ending is either:
a) A moron
b) An American who needs everything spoon fed.
Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns (2001)
Total lack of understanding of the subject
For a documentary maker, this really is an appallingly bad treatment of the subject, showing almost no understanding of it. According to Burns, the only people involved in jazz played instruments made of brass. Almost no mention of pianists, guitarists, bassists, vibes players (and I HATE the sound of vibes) or the myriad of other players that make jazz the complex and indefineable form of contemporary music it is. Absolutely vaccuous, paper-thin rubbish.
Country Music (2019)
Burns agains shows he doesn't know the subject
As with his superficial and woeful treatise of jazz, Burns shows he doesn't actually know the first thing about the subject. Huge holes in the history, ridiculous time spent on insignificant artists, and what the hell was Wynton Marsalis doing putting his two cents worth in?? A series notable for what it failed to say.
The Windsors (2016)
Very silly...and very funny
Nothing I like more than to see a ridiculous, archaic institution like the British royal family have the mickey taken out of it. Absolutely hilariously ridiculous toff accents and some of the funniest dialogue on TV. Short, sharp and shiny episodes only 20 minutes makes you stick around for the next one. Very silly and very funny. What's not to love?
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
A truly awful film
Ridiculous plot, awful characters. Portman is completely unconvincing, showing she has not a clue how to hold or shoot a rifle. And what the hell is it with putting Australians to play Americans with cheesy accents? Is there a shortage of Americans who can do a Western? Just awful and an insult to the genre.
The Gloaming (2020)
Ponderous and wooden
Where do you start with this? The acting is atrocious and wooden and the dialogue is utterly ridiculous. People do not act and speak like this in real life! Made it halfway through the first episode and could not go on. I don't care what the mystery is and how it gets solved. I just don't care.