Oct 02 2008

there must be some taurus

Published by Fence under Ramblings, TV

Tis fair cold out today boys[1] Fair cold. Could even have done with a hat, gloves, and a scarf. Guess it really is October now. And autumn[2] or fall. Whatever, I’m all about embracing[3] the multitude of cultures. So happy Eid-ul-Fitr. And yes, that was yesterday[4] but still. Effort here. And of course happy Rosh Hashanah and welcome to the year 5769[5]

And any and all other religious/important dates, celebrations, holidays and general good days.

Fringe started on de telly last. I watched it, you know, cause of the whole “by the people who brought you Lost” hype. Course that really should have been a warning to avoid[6] shouldn’t it? Anyways, the pilot was okay. Not fantastic, but not terrible, and it has Denethor so I think I’ll watch a few more before I decide one way or the other. It also has Pacey though, so I must dock points for that. But it gets a whole heap of points on account of having Lt. Daniels. He de man!

I know you shouldn’t make total judgements from a pilot, a lot will change, they have the whole set-up and introduction of the characters to get through. But for something supposed to be all about the omg whats happening, it actually seemed a little predictable in its plot.

And have you noticed the way that all the cool shows now seem to have women[7] in the lead roles. As though the makers are saying, you know what, if we have a pretty face[8] up front then the fellas[9] will tune in to watch that. And the women will follow their lead[10] but also be able to identify[11] Which okay, is better than no women on the telly. But a lot of them seem to be used more because other shows are doing it rather than actually creating proper characters. Cause Olivia seems a bit of a tool so far[12] Now maybe it’ll pay off later on, but Show Spoilers ▼

And did you notice that all the other characters with actual roles were men. See, the little woman[13] cannae do anything without help and guidance from the menfolks.

But then again, it has a cow. So we must watch more.

Linknotes:
  1. meant in a non-gender specific way ↩
  2. in Ireland we’ve already had a whole two months of Autumn, It starts here in August. Just so you know. ↩
  3. can you embrace from a distance? Cause Im not so much with the touchy feelyness ↩
  4. Im pretty sure it was yesterday. ↩
  5. - yeah, blame google if I got this one wrong ↩
  6. slightly harsh, cause I mean, I watch Lost, so I must get something out of it. Its just fun to moan about though ↩
  7. fashion fems I shall dub thee ↩
  8. or, you know, tits or summat ↩
  9. yes Im calling all males shallow. This is not true, but makes for easier blog writing ↩
  10. as is only right and proper. To obey the mens ↩
  11. and comment on clothes, make-up and hair ↩
  12. harsh again? yes. ↩
  13. this too is overly harsh. But Im still throwing this idea out there ↩

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Jan 31 2007

Bobby

Published by Fence under Moving Pictures

Writ & Dir: Emilio Estevez

  • Harry Belafonte - Nelson
  • Nick Cannon - Dwayne
  • Emilio Estevez - Tim Fallon
  • Laurence Fishburne - Edward Robinson
  • Heather Graham - Angela
  • Anthony Hopkins - John Casey
  • Helen Hunt - Samantha
  • Joshua Jackson - Wade
  • Ashton Kutcher - Fisher
  • William H. Macy - Paul
  • Demi Moore - Virginia Fallon
  • Freddy Rodríguez - José
  • Martin Sheen - Jack
  • Christian Slater - Timmons
  • Sharon Stone - Miriam
  • Jacob Vargas - Miguel
  • Elijah Wood - William
  • David Krumholtz - Phil

Image Hosted by ImageShack.usAs you can see from that impressive cast list, this is a bit of an ensemble film, which means it runs the risk of the audience not caring about the characters. And I’m afraid it failed. I just didn’t care about any of them.

And the story itself was a whole heap of nothingness. I mean, I’m sure that it may have an impact on people who lived through the time, or for those who are big fans of Bobby Kennedy, but as a film it just didn’t work. It tried far too hard to push through some big message, but ended up coming over as heavy-handed, irrelevant and, to be blunt, crap. The various stories of the different characters are un-engaging. The acting is all fine, but the characters themselves are pointless. Pointless and boring. I kept hoping for it to end.

What did work was the insertion of clips of RFK, but to be honest, while I liked watching them I found it impossible to actually listen to anything that Bobby was saying. Maybe it was because I was so bored with the film, I don’t know.

Maybe it is because I don’t know anything about Bobby Kennedy, but this film did nothing but make me yawn. Then again, the film isn’t really about Bobby, it is about the people of the time and the affect he had on them. Everyone seemed to love him, or at least everyone in the film did, considering the fact that he got assassinated I’m sure someone must have disliked him. The film is a snapshot of one day in these various people’s lives, but that is it, there is nothing to focus on, or think about, or engage with. I just didn’t care about anything that happened.

Sure the ending works, but not because you care about any of the characters, but simply because it is people getting shot and panicking in a realistic manner. And of course because you know that this is all based on the truth.

Final verdict? Don’t bother with it. It’s crap.

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