Comments on: DVD’s I Bought This Week: September 8th

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:47:34 +0000

Yeah, the show wasn't bad. And it definitely gets props for trying something new. I watched every episode. It could have been better though. I feel like it just hit a point where it was like “Ok well we've dropped 19 red herrings so now we can just totally trick them and be really obvious.” The last 2 or 3 episodes had bad timing, felt rushed, and had some stupid reactions and obvious conclusions.

By: tylerdurden1681

tylerdurden1681 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:21:58 +0000

The Office Season 5…. well I at least have to rent it or something since Hulu was nice enough to not have every episode available when I was watching. Still waiting for the day Trick r Treat comes in October, that will be a must buy day for me!

By: rpaine

rpaine — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:50:30 +0000

crank 2 is awesome, if you like spastic action, ludicrous stunts and completely random and hilarious mayhem, Crank 2 delivers.

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:06:20 +0000

I'm not sure either if the DVD has additional footage, but regardless I think the show started off pretty strong even if it couldn't maintain it through all thirteen episodes. At the very least it was an interesting attempt at “something fresh.”

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:03:52 +0000

Pardon me while I go find a post of yours about a film that did impress you… ah yes, Josie and the Pussycats.

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:56:27 +0000

Saying that House of Games impresses is like saying that watching paint dry while it tries to psychoanalyze me impresses.

And no snarky comments about how impressive anthropomorphic paint would be. You get my analogy.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:33:39 +0000

Re: Harper's Island. The “DVD Edition” while perhaps having a stupid name is more than just the complete series, I think. It was supposed to have extended scenes and more gore shots, but if they ended up doing that I don't know. The show wasn't that good.

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:08:20 +0000

Remember, I specified films that Mamet has directed... if I open the field to ones he's written then obviously my favorite would be We're No Angels.

Kidding.

But of his directorial efforts only House of Games, Oleanna, and Homicide truly impress. Although I haven't seen a few of the others including Redbelt.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:47:34 +0000

By: tylerdurden1681

tylerdurden1681 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:21:58 +0000

By: rpaine

rpaine — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:50:30 +0000

crank 2 is awesome, if you like spastic action, ludicrous stunts and completely random and hilarious mayhem, Crank 2 delivers.

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:06:20 +0000

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:03:52 +0000

Pardon me while I go find a post of yours about a film that did impress you… ah yes, Josie and the Pussycats.

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:56:27 +0000

Saying that House of Games impresses is like saying that watching paint dry while it tries to psychoanalyze me impresses.

And no snarky comments about how impressive anthropomorphic paint would be. You get my analogy.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:33:39 +0000

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:08:20 +0000

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:39:51 +0000

As usual I find myself disagreeing with you, but not about any of these DVD picks.

House of Games? Really? Although it does explain your love of shoulder pads on women.