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What I've been watching
Jun. 18th, 2007 09:41 amTV shows on DVD
Buffy Season 2: Darker and even better than the fun-but-uneven Season 1.
Smallville Season 1: It's fun, but I'm not exactly "sold" on the series. I think J. likes it better than I do. Pretty young people with problems...
Ren & Stimpy Season 3: We love this series and own the DVDS of Seasons 1 & 2, but it was good to catch Season 3 via Netflix. Some of these are classics, such as "Ren's Pectoral Implants," while others highlight that the show sometimes just goes for the gross-out without being all that funny, like the "hog jowls" episode. Ick!
Roast of William Shatner '06: I'd seen this before, but watched it again with J. A lot of the lesser-known comics went for the obvious aging/fat/gay/racial jokes, roasting all their co-stars as well as the Shat-man. I think George Takei and Nichelle Nichols were some of the most fun and least run-of-the-mill in their remarks. And Andy Dick was an alien, as per usual.
Movies on DVD
Equilibrium: With apologies to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
effy, I thought this was a stinker. The whole premise didn't make any sense, as you can't have humans with NO emotion at all. Adrenaline rush? Ambition? Those are emotional states as well as love, sadness, and so on. It was so campy that I laughed during parts that were supposed to be serious. The upside? Christian Bale looked hot, hot, hot in that facisct suit-tailoring.
Killing them Softly: Dave Chapelle Concert movie. Somewhat uneven, but mostly very funny. If you like Dave you'll like this. If you don't, it probably won't change your mind.
Capote: Seymour Hoffman did a wonderful job as Capote. I had read "In Cold Blood" last year, so it was fun to see the back story behind this. I'm fascinated that he grew up next door to Harper Lee, of "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame.
"Watch Now!"
A nice netflix feature is being able to watch certain films for no extra charge if you download them and watch them on your computer. Since J. was able to hook up the laptop to our projector, we can watch these for free on our big screen. We've been watching episodes of "Jeremiah" from Season 2 and while it's dark and depressing, it's also quite good.
Also via the "Watch Now" option, we've recently seen these:
Who the @#$%! is Jackson Pollock?: Documentary about a working class truck-driving tough lady who buys a painting for $5 at a rummage sale and then spends tons of money and time trying to prove whether it's a Pollock painting worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I was rooting for her and against The Man. We actually got interrupted and missed the last 15 minutes of this, so I'm going to have to go back and watch it.
Red Dwarf Season 1: I'd seen an episode here and there before and have friends who are big fans, but I'm getting hooked now. I find it highly, highly amusing.
Joe Rogan Live: Hate the show "Fear Factor"? Me, too, from what little I've seen of it, but I still thought his stand-up act was great. Some bits were better than others, but he does actually slag on "Fear Factor" a lot and his observations about love, racial epithets, and other matters are fresh and spot-on. I was pre-disposed to give him a chance because I loved his evil, manipulative electrical engineer character on News Radio.
Buffy Season 2: Darker and even better than the fun-but-uneven Season 1.
Smallville Season 1: It's fun, but I'm not exactly "sold" on the series. I think J. likes it better than I do. Pretty young people with problems...
Ren & Stimpy Season 3: We love this series and own the DVDS of Seasons 1 & 2, but it was good to catch Season 3 via Netflix. Some of these are classics, such as "Ren's Pectoral Implants," while others highlight that the show sometimes just goes for the gross-out without being all that funny, like the "hog jowls" episode. Ick!
Roast of William Shatner '06: I'd seen this before, but watched it again with J. A lot of the lesser-known comics went for the obvious aging/fat/gay/racial jokes, roasting all their co-stars as well as the Shat-man. I think George Takei and Nichelle Nichols were some of the most fun and least run-of-the-mill in their remarks. And Andy Dick was an alien, as per usual.
Movies on DVD
Equilibrium: With apologies to
effy, I thought this was a stinker. The whole premise didn't make any sense, as you can't have humans with NO emotion at all. Adrenaline rush? Ambition? Those are emotional states as well as love, sadness, and so on. It was so campy that I laughed during parts that were supposed to be serious. The upside? Christian Bale looked hot, hot, hot in that facisct suit-tailoring.Killing them Softly: Dave Chapelle Concert movie. Somewhat uneven, but mostly very funny. If you like Dave you'll like this. If you don't, it probably won't change your mind.
Capote: Seymour Hoffman did a wonderful job as Capote. I had read "In Cold Blood" last year, so it was fun to see the back story behind this. I'm fascinated that he grew up next door to Harper Lee, of "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame.
"Watch Now!"
A nice netflix feature is being able to watch certain films for no extra charge if you download them and watch them on your computer. Since J. was able to hook up the laptop to our projector, we can watch these for free on our big screen. We've been watching episodes of "Jeremiah" from Season 2 and while it's dark and depressing, it's also quite good.
Also via the "Watch Now" option, we've recently seen these:
Who the @#$%! is Jackson Pollock?: Documentary about a working class truck-driving tough lady who buys a painting for $5 at a rummage sale and then spends tons of money and time trying to prove whether it's a Pollock painting worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I was rooting for her and against The Man. We actually got interrupted and missed the last 15 minutes of this, so I'm going to have to go back and watch it.
Red Dwarf Season 1: I'd seen an episode here and there before and have friends who are big fans, but I'm getting hooked now. I find it highly, highly amusing.
Joe Rogan Live: Hate the show "Fear Factor"? Me, too, from what little I've seen of it, but I still thought his stand-up act was great. Some bits were better than others, but he does actually slag on "Fear Factor" a lot and his observations about love, racial epithets, and other matters are fresh and spot-on. I was pre-disposed to give him a chance because I loved his evil, manipulative electrical engineer character on News Radio.
