Sorry, have to make these very quick.
Nip/Tuck (Season finale) F/X
Even though Nip/Tuck had slid right off the rails the last few seasons, the final season had plenty of closure and the kind of adult themes and situations that made us love it in the first place. I thought the last hour was particularly good, penned by series creator Ryan Murphy. It paid small tributes to greatness past, like bringing back the Famke Jansson character (although nobody mentioned in both episodes that Matt was interested in running off with Famke who was...a post-op man.) Although I'm not sure he actually knew that (although I think he did,) it does seem like something somebody would've mentioned as the final storyline with Matt running off with a transexual.
I thought it was very smart to set that final cast dinner over Art Garfunkle's ALL I KNOW which closed out season 2, which was the best season finale they ever did and was never lived up to again. I was almost looking/hoping for a return of the Carver, but sort of glad they didn't go there.
All in all, I liked the final season, enjoyed the final episode and appreciated the irony in Matt's storyline and the inevitable conclusion to the Christion/Troy relationship.
At this point this show won't quite be missed (way too many off the wall storylines to preserve its legacy as one of the greats - which it had the potential to become) but this was certainly memorable and for the first 2 seasons, it really was the bomb. The finale sort of acknowledged many of those attributes and I tip my hat to this show and the amount of balls shown per episode (not literally.)
Grades:
1st season: A -
2nd sesason A
3rd season B +
4 - through 6 - C +/C -
Final Season B
Season Finale B +
THE MARRIAGE REF's debut was unwatchable. The second episode - detestable. I don't quite get it. Seinfeld, get it together, dude. There is nothing believable nor compelling about your stupid new reality show. A + talent compiled for a F - execution.
Blah.
Grade: F
UPDATE: I watched another one. This had a panel of Larry David, Ricky Gervais and Madonna. And the whole thing was unwatchable because of the ridiculous squabbles they portray and the absolute intolerable personality of the host. A bona fida diaster. The A list panel always go away looking like idiots for both taking part ina nd trying to mix it up in such an awful setting having to make jokes about things nobody on the planet would relate to. Not even good payoffs or reactions to the final decision the "judge" makes by the couple. A fucking 4 alarm disaster.
Revised Grade: F -
Killing of A Chinese Bookie (Director's cut)
Improves on the original 2 1/2 hour cut in some ways. This version had a completely reworked and had tons of new scenes and a much shorter running time. I loved this version as I did the original, but the original felt more docu like with all that extra scenery and I liked the setup with Cosmo much more in the older cut than the newer one. Even still, both versions are great Scorsesee like street operals of desperation and grit.
KILING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (Orig. Cut) A
KILLING OF A CHINES BOOKIE (Dir. Cut) A -
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is back. He sent out Ross the intern the other night to do something with celebs. This whole enterprise really sucks.
Jay sucks.
I also think Conan's twitter account is funnier than all the seasons of his tv show combined.
Woman Under the Influence (IFC)
Another great John Casavetes film this time starting Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands as a mentally unstable couple trying (without much success) to keep it together. While the opening would have you think she's the crazy one, by the time we're mid-way though, I thought both of them needed to be institutionalized. By the way, top notch acting and directing. She's so good (Oscar nominated) that you will as if you are watching a documentary, not a film. She really is that good. Falk is pretty excellent as well, but Gena Rowlands is a revelation in this film.
Grade: A +
Am I crazy or from a distance, do Ellen Degeneres and Chef Gordon Ramsey look roughly the same?
The New Dominoes Pizza
Good, dependable...frankly, a lot like their old pizza. I couldn't tell the diference for whatever its worth.
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