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shadowkatJust finished watching, the finale of S1 The No. Ladies Detective Agency - which apparently only had seven episodes? And the Liam Neeson flick Taken (I don't recommend) and Covert Affairs (an antidote to Taken).
Taken is the latest Luc Besson flick and it's by far the worst I've seen from Besson, who did La Femme Nikita and The Professional. Basically one fight/chase scene after another, and lots of horrific images of drugged and scantily clad teen girls - with Eastern European sleazeballs selling them as commodities. The film makes you hate - in no apparent order: men, eastern europeans, the French government, albanians, and arabs. It's also unrealistic. I kept thinking, oh come on - there is no way he's going to be able to do this all by himself and not get thrown in prison at some point. Also his daughter and her mother are somewhat dumb. Poorly written and poorly directed. I felt sorry for Neeson. Skippable. Makes Covert Affairs actually look amazing in comparison. Unfortunately for both - I've been watching and posting on The Wire. The Wire sort of ruins you for these types of films and tv shows.
It's raining. I think. In the 70s. Sort of drab. And I feel unmotivated to do much. Other tv shows on DVR include Burn Notice (not really appealing to me at the moment for some reason), Falling Skies (hmmm), Game of Thrones (seen), Terminator Salvation Day (maybe), Outcasts (hmmm), and Necessary Roughness...also, hmmm. Wasn't Friday Night Lights on this week? I'm going to hunt that one down. In the mood for it.
Taken is the latest Luc Besson flick and it's by far the worst I've seen from Besson, who did La Femme Nikita and The Professional. Basically one fight/chase scene after another, and lots of horrific images of drugged and scantily clad teen girls - with Eastern European sleazeballs selling them as commodities. The film makes you hate - in no apparent order: men, eastern europeans, the French government, albanians, and arabs. It's also unrealistic. I kept thinking, oh come on - there is no way he's going to be able to do this all by himself and not get thrown in prison at some point. Also his daughter and her mother are somewhat dumb. Poorly written and poorly directed. I felt sorry for Neeson. Skippable. Makes Covert Affairs actually look amazing in comparison. Unfortunately for both - I've been watching and posting on The Wire. The Wire sort of ruins you for these types of films and tv shows.
It's raining. I think. In the 70s. Sort of drab. And I feel unmotivated to do much. Other tv shows on DVR include Burn Notice (not really appealing to me at the moment for some reason), Falling Skies (hmmm), Game of Thrones (seen), Terminator Salvation Day (maybe), Outcasts (hmmm), and Necessary Roughness...also, hmmm. Wasn't Friday Night Lights on this week? I'm going to hunt that one down. In the mood for it.
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Date: 2011-07-05 01:56 am (UTC)Reading how much you are enjoying The Wire (and an NPR piece on it) has convinced me to put it on my Netflix list.
Have you seen Breaking Bad? I found it remarkable...
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Date: 2011-07-05 04:47 pm (UTC)Actually no. Have you seen the film? With Billy Bob Thornton?
Tyler Kitsch (Tim Riggins), Buddy Gerety, and Connie Britton are the only three characters from the original film that cross over into the series.
Riggins is meant to be the great football star, the guy all the girls love, but can't make his life work...it is a social critique of sorts. In the film he turns into an insurance salesman. I find his arc interesting, a bit cliche in places perhaps but no more so than anyone else's. ;-)
Have you seen Breaking Bad?
Loved the first season. Could not make it through the second, gave up on the whole thing entirely after 6 episodes.