Saw this last night at a special screening followed by a Q&A with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I liked "Shaun of the Dead" but wasn't a huge fan but I liked what I'd heard about "Hot Fuzz". I still wasn't prepared to be quite as blown away by it as I was.
This film works both as an out-and-out comedy but also as a high paced action film and also manages to showcase the directing talents of Edgar Wright and the acting of Simon Pegg (who can really *act*) The first half is a gentle build up but is generally and genuinely amusing, but once we put the pedal to the floor for the second half the pace is relentless.
The plot is substantial enough but isn't really what we've all come to see - it's about the snappy dialogue and the gags. To describe it as a spoof is unfair - they just corrupt the genre a little and turn up the comedy.
Great fun from start to finish.
Hot Fuzz
Chuck
Chuck plays like its creators decided to try and make a TV show with as little content as possible, Everything in this show is on the surface. Nothing strikes a chord or recognition of anything human, or even funny.
Then again, to be funny, you need to have real characters, not walking clichés.
It comes as little surprise of course, given that McG and Josh Schwartz have a well-deserved reputation outside Hollywood for vacuous "entertainment" (I use the word loosely) and NBC is now sadly known as the Must Avoid Network if you like quality entertainment.
Still it's rather appalling to see in what contempt the producers of Chuck hold their audience. They manage to insult where they were supposed to amuse.
House M.D (Season 4)
HOUSE, an innovative take on the medical drama, solves mysteries where the villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients.
As Season Four opens, House is without a team to contribute to the perplexing medical cases he undertakes, and Cuddy and Wilson are adamant that he recruit new fellowship candidates. After 40 applicants applied for the newly vacated spots on his team, a group of five doctors -- played by Olivia Wilde, Kal Penn, Peter Jacobson, Anne Dudek and Edi Gathegi -- have emerged as finalists vying for the coveted and hotly contested openings.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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Also Known As:The Sarah Connor Chronicles (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:60 min
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Color
Aspect Ratio:1.78 : 1
Filming Locations:Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
MOVIEmeter: 7% since last week why?
Company:C-2 Pictures
First of all I would like to begin by stating that I actually enjoyed Terminator 3. I know that there are a lot of haters out there but I do not count myself as one of them. I enjoyed the movie for what it was. However, as a die-hard Terminator fan I believe "enjoyable" is an underachievement for a franchise as great as the Terminator series. Terminators 1 and 2 were classics, and the third instalment fell a little short.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles however evokes a feeling which was strangely lacking in T3. Excitement. The idea of ignoring the events of the third movie, which this series seems to be running with, seems a wise move. I enjoyed every moment of the pilot immensely.
Although a little sceptical before I watched the pilot, Lena Headey and Thomas Dekker are cast well as Sarah and John Connor. Initially I didn't believe either had the right look or attitude to play characters portrayed so well by Linda Hamilton and a young Edward Furlong. However I was gladly mistaken. Headly does Sarah Conner almost as well as Hamilton, a high praise if there ever was one, and Dekker plays the reluctant leader with credibility. I see both actors growing into their roles more with each new episode. The main highlight in my opinion was Summer Glau in her role as Cameron. She portrays her character with a grace and beautifully understated performance which is refreshing, and more believable and engaging than Kristanna Loken's performance in T3.
All and all, the pilot was a great beginning to the series with some nice surprises and a lot of action. It may have a few teething problems as all new shows do, but with a little bit of polish before it airs it will be a very strong beginning of a new journey for this classic franchise. Lets hope Fox shows some common sense for once and holds onto this one.
Jumper
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Director:
Doug LimanWriters (WGA):
David S. Goyer (screenplay) andJim Uhls (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 February 2008 (USA)Genre:
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anywhere is possible.Plot Outline:
A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.Plot Synopsis:
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Good idea, but poorly executedPrison Break Season 3
◎ Actor:
Wentworth Miller as Michael Shikefeierde
Dominic Purcell as Linkenbulunshi
Robin Tunney as Weiluonika Donovan
Amaury Nolasco as Fernando
Sucre Wade Williams as Captain Brad
Bellick Paul Adelstein as Paul
Keliman Robert Knepper as Dili
Borg Marshall Allman as LJ
Sarah Wayne Callies as Tangkeleidishala
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the United States Fox television
◎ Language: English
◎ Brief story:
"Prison Break Season3" the outcome of the second quarter to the third quarter has been sown escape hint: Abdul Gayoom of the agents found in Panama Michael brothers, trying to sail once and for all. Fortunately, in the United States successfully exculpatory Sarah in a timely manner, shot and killed The Alem. Not suppose, Panama police have laid an ambush in the four, Michael had to re-separated brothers. Michael decided to stand in for Sarah, being locked up in Panama super prison Sona. He together with the jail, and also by the woman's disposable FBI Ma Hong, child molestation fugitives T-Bag and the former captain Balike guards.
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