Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Ricky Gervais Show: Season One, The Last Exorcism, Dinner for Schmucks, Catfish and Machete
Stinker of the week: Ishtar
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 MOTION COMIC
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MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
THE RICKY GERVAIS SHOW: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
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MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
Some folks will probably disagree with me, but I thought 2011 was actually a pretty good year for films. It didn’t have a ton of fantastic movies, but it had plenty of good movies throughout. Sure, there were real stinkers (which you can check out here), but there were plenty of three- and four-star films out there to enjoy. And the beginning of 2011 treated us to some truly original content, even if none of those films made this final list. But when all is said and done, there were still some fantastic films to enjoy, and the year really ended with a bang.
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In this very special episode: With the first episode of 2011, the Idiot Boxers ring in the new year by talking about the best and worst of 2010. After reviewing the scant number of new shows over the past two weeks, they talk about what rocked and what sucked in the past year. Then, the Idiots moved on to sound-off, DVD picks and a couple recommendations. Happy 2011, folks!
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On This Week’s Show: As 2010 rolls to a close, the Fat Guys roll into the Magical Studio in the Sky, braving phlegm and other ailments to talk about the best and worst of the year and maybe review a movie or two. They stutter their way through a review of The King’s Speech and also get nasty-sexy with a review of Blue Valentine. Then in the infamous third segment, the Fat Guys respond to an irate listener voice mail before talking about their picks for best and worst of 2010. All of this is wrapped up in the final minutes of 2010 with some of the most lackluster DVD and Blu-ray picks in months. Should old acquaintance be forgot… Bring on 2011!
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Archer: Season One, The American, Battlestar Galactica: Razor, Resident Evil: Afterlife and Twelve
Stinker of the week: Jersey Shore: Season 2
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This past year had some good films. It also had some great films. And yes, it had some bad films as well. Such is the case for any year, but what stood to me the most was the wash of mediocre movies that hit the screens. These were films that were okay to watch but not great. They defined “meh” and just didn’t rise above any sort of scrutiny. Not much more can be said about the entries to this list, except for the fact that they were all just stunningly okay.
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10. CONVICTION
Each year, some films try so hard to win awards that they become mockeries of themselves. “Conviction” was such a movie, featuring a woman trying to exonerate her brother for murder. Like last year’s “Amelia,” no amount of good acting from Hillary Swank could save this film from the wash of award movie cliches that were thrown at the screen.
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10. MACGRUBER
I may be the only person in the known universe to find this movie funny (or to have actually seen it in the first place), but I’m okay with that. Considering the desolate minefield of unfunny SNL adaptations that have roamed the planet, it was nice to see a flick that actually made me laugh. It worked as a spoof movie and as a send-up of 80s action flicks. And it was classic MacGruber.
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ARCHER: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE
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MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
On Christmas Eve, Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about Gulliver’s Travels, Little Fockers and True Grit
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