20180905:
Ada said she doesn't like this movie. She wasn't sure why. I also didn't like this movie. Telling three separate stories (and only briefly connecting them at the end), the movie is less story-driven and more character-driven. In my experience, I tend not to enjoy character-driven movies - at least not on a first viewing. In particular, I thought the stories were half thought-out and could have been intertwined to fuller satisfaction or left separated and strung together with a narrator or story-teller.
Overall, I didn't like the movie, but perhaps I didn't understand it. Of course, apparently I'm not alone on my negative opinion of the movie: the film has a 56% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (6163 user ratings). On the other hand, it also has an 83% tomatometer (104 critic reviews).
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 74% match. I decided to give the movie a thumbs down.
Instant Comments:
why did he go after the monster and if anything why by himself.
Disgusting.
Ada asked how come it's still bloody.
Huh.
They both gave birth.
Threesome.
"Here is the husband that you chose for me."
At the end Ada said "I don't feel the climax of that." Yeah. Anticlimactic.
Watched 20180905 (Netflix, Instant)
Tale of Tales* (2015) Matteo Garrone. 134 min
*Il racconto dei racconti
Relevant Links:
Tale of Tales (IMDb.com)
Tale of Tales (Il racconto dei racconti) (RottenTomatoes.com)
Tale of Tales (2015 film) (Wikipedia.org)
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (2017)
20180901:
This is Jim Gaffigan's fifth comedy special, but prior to watching this one I've only seen his third comedy special, Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012). Although I found most of his material humorous, I also disliked a couple of bits such as his fat bit and his fish bit. I should also note that while I enjoyed and laughed at most of his jokes, I could say that a portion of those jokes could easily offend more sensitive ears. My impression, however, is that Gaffigan displays that his jokes are just jokes.
Overall, Jim Gaffigan's style of humor doesn't quite match the type I enjoy watching most, but there was enough overlap for me to enjoy the special as a whole.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 84% match. I decided to give the special neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Instant Comments:
I didn't enjoy his fat bit.
Ha. The punchline to "appreciate summer."
hospice - a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.
Hahaha. "Ram tough."
Hahaha. Haha. "Now I need to learn to read again." (as a punchline to show after show)
Hahaha! "... True Blood and I'm not even gay."
"Where do you send that $500?"
Ha. "Do you use that to call the past?"
Hahaha. "What I wanted to say was I have drugs in my butt."
Haha. Ha. Customs joke was good.
(paused during fish bit)
It's hard for me to find his fish bit humorous, because I grew up eating fish and don't relate to his portrayal of fish.
On target with the eyebrows.
Hahaha. Punchline: "But... eventually you die."
Hahahaha. Amen. Why call when there's text or email.
Smile. "I just want to hear your voice daddy." "Buy my album."
Watched 20181015 (Netflix, Instant)
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (2017) Jeannie Gaffigan. 73 min
Relevant Links:
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (IMDb.com)
This is Jim Gaffigan's fifth comedy special, but prior to watching this one I've only seen his third comedy special, Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012). Although I found most of his material humorous, I also disliked a couple of bits such as his fat bit and his fish bit. I should also note that while I enjoyed and laughed at most of his jokes, I could say that a portion of those jokes could easily offend more sensitive ears. My impression, however, is that Gaffigan displays that his jokes are just jokes.
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| Jim Gaffigan |
Overall, Jim Gaffigan's style of humor doesn't quite match the type I enjoy watching most, but there was enough overlap for me to enjoy the special as a whole.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 84% match. I decided to give the special neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Instant Comments:
I didn't enjoy his fat bit.
Ha. The punchline to "appreciate summer."
hospice - a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.
Hahaha. "Ram tough."
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| Jim Gaffigan |
Hahaha. Haha. "Now I need to learn to read again." (as a punchline to show after show)
Hahaha! "... True Blood and I'm not even gay."
"Where do you send that $500?"
Ha. "Do you use that to call the past?"
Hahaha. "What I wanted to say was I have drugs in my butt."
Haha. Ha. Customs joke was good.
(paused during fish bit)
It's hard for me to find his fish bit humorous, because I grew up eating fish and don't relate to his portrayal of fish.
On target with the eyebrows.
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| Jim Gaffigan |
Hahaha. Punchline: "But... eventually you die."
Hahahaha. Amen. Why call when there's text or email.
Smile. "I just want to hear your voice daddy." "Buy my album."
Watched 20181015 (Netflix, Instant)
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (2017) Jeannie Gaffigan. 73 min
Relevant Links:
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (IMDb.com)