WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Senteur
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Jerrie
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Parker Lewis
If The Late Show was to be revived with another host, would it need to resort to celebrities singing endlessly in a car? Is that what the world of late night TV has come to? What would have happened if David succeeded Johnny Carson?There was one Late Show episode I saw I think from the 90s, where a flight attendant, in response to a question from David Letterman, said something disparaging about the passengers, whispering (well loud enough for the audience in the Ed Sullivan Theater and everyone watching at home) that "they're the enemy!". The audience exploded in uneasy laughter, and then the flight attendant upon realizing her faux pas, wondered out loud that she could be in trouble for that, especially as she had already revealed the airline she worked for. I cannot recall the airline but I do wonder whatever happened to that flight attendant. To this day, does she regret her opinion on the customer on national TV?
mattq1966
Letterman used to be cutting-edge brilliant and creative in the 80's and early 90s. The Alka-Seltzer suit, the Velcro suit, stupid pet/human tricks, the top ten list were all wonderful and fresh.To my eye, he's been phoning it in for at least ten years now. There's rarely anything new. He's also become way more political, that's the one area where he's done new things, but it doesn't work. I happen to agree with his political views, but the way he presents them just seems angry and alienates half his potential audience. He's much more likely to take a swing at a Republican politician and that in itself makes him way more predictable.On a positive note, I have to say he's become a lot less caustic and abrasive with most of his guests, listening and having intelligent dialogue. The interviews are the one area where I think he's improved. Overall, though, a staleness hangs over the show.When he was fighting to keep his audience after the extortion and sex scandal, he got edgy and good for a few months. Then when he was safe he drifted back to what he'd been doing. He really needs to retire because he's not offering the viewer anything new.
jared_huss
Wow. I really don't like this show at all. Letterman is funny once or twice and that band leader is ugly and annoying. Leno is much better and tonight I just swapped to see how stupid this show was and I know its a joke and all, but he made fun of president Gerald Ford's death. That was very mean and very unnecessary. Letterman should not be making fun of someone else's death for his show. I don't see Leno doing that. Also, that band leader, whatever his name is, my god so annoying. I can not stand him nor him and his band singing. It sounds like a whole bunch of cats fighting. They really should not sing every title, it is very irritating. Well, my final rating. 3/10
judytydeman
It really frightens me that there are still people out there that admire someone like Bill O'Reilly. Thank God for people like Dave Letterman, who don't fall prey to the bizarre belief that questioning the Right Wing makes one unpatriotic. Good for you Dave. Great show as always. Letterman knows how to turn the tables on someone who is full of himself and blinded by self-importance. And let's hope there are always platforms like Letterman's around that can challenge the bombastic, hypocritical, bitter pills we have to take in the form of O'Reilly, Coulter, Robertson--unfortunately the list goes on and on. Great banter, great commentary--Letterman still shines!
