ZCT
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I really enjoyed this comedy special from Ricky Gervais. He's a truly funny man, and certainly one of the best in England right now.
He seemed pretty at ease with himself during the performance, and as with other such stand up routines I've seen him do, he sipped a beer (or at least something from a Foster's can throughout the show.
His material was very funny in a lot of parts, but some of the material will be highly offensive to some, especially some of the sexual references.
My only real criticism is that one part of his act was clearly lifted out of his recent HBO TV show, and another part I'd seen somewhere else before. Somehow that takes the edge off it a little.
All in all though, if you like fairly British humor, and are not easily offended, this is something you should enjoy.
He seemed pretty at ease with himself during the performance, and as with other such stand up routines I've seen him do, he sipped a beer (or at least something from a Foster's can throughout the show.
His material was very funny in a lot of parts, but some of the material will be highly offensive to some, especially some of the sexual references.
My only real criticism is that one part of his act was clearly lifted out of his recent HBO TV show, and another part I'd seen somewhere else before. Somehow that takes the edge off it a little.
All in all though, if you like fairly British humor, and are not easily offended, this is something you should enjoy.
I have to say I was looking forward to the show, because as a child of the 80s I used to really enjoy Knight Rider. However, I had a sneaking suspicion that this show was going to suck.
I was not disappointed, at least when it comes to the satisfaction of being right. Sadly, I had hoped I'd be wrong and that with modern CGI and good writing the show would be kinda cool.
What happened however, is a Ford sponsored love fest. The actors appeared to have gone to the Hasslehoff school of acting (with guest lecturer Steven Segal).
My favorite part of the show was when KITT has the bright idea of going into the mountains to elude the bad guys. Frankly the last place a Mustang GT500 is going to want to go to escape is twisty mountain roads. It's a well known fact that Mustangs have antiquated suspension and need to be driven in a very straight line.
So basically the car kinda sucked, and kept growing stupid looking spoilers that you'd normally see on a boy racers Dodge Neon. The car had a creepy voice, the human actors sucked. The special effects were okay, but nothing special by today's standards.
Overall it was like the show was trying too hard. But try as it might even a cameo by the Hoffster himself could not save this show from itself. It's a real turd of a show, and it's going to need a serious overhaul if they intend to run a season of it.
I was not disappointed, at least when it comes to the satisfaction of being right. Sadly, I had hoped I'd be wrong and that with modern CGI and good writing the show would be kinda cool.
What happened however, is a Ford sponsored love fest. The actors appeared to have gone to the Hasslehoff school of acting (with guest lecturer Steven Segal).
My favorite part of the show was when KITT has the bright idea of going into the mountains to elude the bad guys. Frankly the last place a Mustang GT500 is going to want to go to escape is twisty mountain roads. It's a well known fact that Mustangs have antiquated suspension and need to be driven in a very straight line.
So basically the car kinda sucked, and kept growing stupid looking spoilers that you'd normally see on a boy racers Dodge Neon. The car had a creepy voice, the human actors sucked. The special effects were okay, but nothing special by today's standards.
Overall it was like the show was trying too hard. But try as it might even a cameo by the Hoffster himself could not save this show from itself. It's a real turd of a show, and it's going to need a serious overhaul if they intend to run a season of it.
To be honest, this movie was one of those blah movies. It wasn't offensively bad, it wasn't amazingly good, it didn't really leave me thinking. It might just as well have been a remake of the original several movies. About the only thing it brings to the table is a new movie with more advanced special effects that may bring joy to Superman fans.
Otherwise the story is the same old same old; Clark Kent bumbles around, Lois Lane is apparently completely incapable of recognizing someone she loves once he puts glasses on. The plot is along the lines of Superman returns from a trip, does some heroic things, bad guy has an evil plot, tries to hurt Superman, good wins out over evil and everyone lives happily ever after with the door open for yet another sequel if market forces demand it.
I'm sure die hard fans will get something out of it. After all the visual effects are pretty cool compared with the original 1978 movie, but in terms of an exciting new movie, I'd be just as happy in life if I had not paid $2.99 on pay for view to see it.
Otherwise the story is the same old same old; Clark Kent bumbles around, Lois Lane is apparently completely incapable of recognizing someone she loves once he puts glasses on. The plot is along the lines of Superman returns from a trip, does some heroic things, bad guy has an evil plot, tries to hurt Superman, good wins out over evil and everyone lives happily ever after with the door open for yet another sequel if market forces demand it.
I'm sure die hard fans will get something out of it. After all the visual effects are pretty cool compared with the original 1978 movie, but in terms of an exciting new movie, I'd be just as happy in life if I had not paid $2.99 on pay for view to see it.