2009: The year in video, part IV
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sarahmichiganWhat I watched & loved or hated in 2009, part 4:
October
TV Shows
LOVED MST3K: Laserblast. One of the better MST3K movies we've seen recently. I'm somewhat arbitrarily including it as a TV show, since the snarking is the best part.
HATED: None.
Enjoyable: McGyver Season 1, The I.T. Crowd Season 3, The Dick VanDyke Show Season 1.
Movies
LOVED Idlewild. It was a really interesting contrast with "Bamboozled." Bamboozled focused a lot on caricatured white representations of black people, while Idlewild gave realistic views of working black folks in the 1930s era - and the music and dancing were fantastic.
HATED Tideland. I thought it was well done and had artistic appeal, but the characters and plot were so repellent, I can't really say I liked it. Terry Gilliam is sort of that way, though, isn't he? Very artsy and brilliant, but sometimes kind of hard to take. Also thought Cloverfield was kind of a stinker- I hated the characters and was rooting for the monster. Also, Transformers 2, but I knew I was going to hate it since I didn't like the first one.
Enjoyable: Beerfest, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Romancing the Stone, Possession, Brideshead Revisited, Besieged.
November
TV Shows
LOVED Saturday Night Live Season 1. Great musical guests and hosts. They haven't quite found their weekly formula yet, but that's what makes it so fun!
HATED: None.
Enjoyable: Tenacious D: Complete Masterworks, South Park Season 10, The Addams Family Season 1, Numb3rs Season 4.
Movies
LOVED Star Trek. One of only two movies I saw on the big screen this year, but also enjoyed it on DVD. Great energy and more sex appeal than the original show. Also loved the documentary "Bukowski: Born into This." I can't describe it- just watch it.
HATED Tempest. It's a retelling of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" but I hated almost all the characters. Raul Julia as a rascally Caliban with a love for goats saved this from being a total waste of time.
Enjoyable: The Hobbit, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Insomnia (original Norwegian version), Milk, Orgazmo, Eddie Izzard: Glorious.
There's still a week of December left to go, so I'll make that it's own post later...
October
TV Shows
LOVED MST3K: Laserblast. One of the better MST3K movies we've seen recently. I'm somewhat arbitrarily including it as a TV show, since the snarking is the best part.
HATED: None.
Enjoyable: McGyver Season 1, The I.T. Crowd Season 3, The Dick VanDyke Show Season 1.
Movies
LOVED Idlewild. It was a really interesting contrast with "Bamboozled." Bamboozled focused a lot on caricatured white representations of black people, while Idlewild gave realistic views of working black folks in the 1930s era - and the music and dancing were fantastic.
HATED Tideland. I thought it was well done and had artistic appeal, but the characters and plot were so repellent, I can't really say I liked it. Terry Gilliam is sort of that way, though, isn't he? Very artsy and brilliant, but sometimes kind of hard to take. Also thought Cloverfield was kind of a stinker- I hated the characters and was rooting for the monster. Also, Transformers 2, but I knew I was going to hate it since I didn't like the first one.
Enjoyable: Beerfest, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Romancing the Stone, Possession, Brideshead Revisited, Besieged.
November
TV Shows
LOVED Saturday Night Live Season 1. Great musical guests and hosts. They haven't quite found their weekly formula yet, but that's what makes it so fun!
HATED: None.
Enjoyable: Tenacious D: Complete Masterworks, South Park Season 10, The Addams Family Season 1, Numb3rs Season 4.
Movies
LOVED Star Trek. One of only two movies I saw on the big screen this year, but also enjoyed it on DVD. Great energy and more sex appeal than the original show. Also loved the documentary "Bukowski: Born into This." I can't describe it- just watch it.
HATED Tempest. It's a retelling of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" but I hated almost all the characters. Raul Julia as a rascally Caliban with a love for goats saved this from being a total waste of time.
Enjoyable: The Hobbit, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Insomnia (original Norwegian version), Milk, Orgazmo, Eddie Izzard: Glorious.
There's still a week of December left to go, so I'll make that it's own post later...
