Thanks for the memories!
Admirable film.
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
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View MoreWhat can i say ,what can anyone say? Apart from emit a high-pitched wail of agony and disbelief? Staggeringly transcendentally bad So bad that by the 3rd episode i had lost the will to live and remained frozen in horror Watching it, I felt like screaming, like the radio announcer who famously witnessed the Hindenburg bursting into flames ("Oh, the humanity!") it never ever reaches the outskirts of slightly vaguely funny , a pooh pooh jokes was the highest point There is a terrifying trend now to use fabulous actors in truly atrocious infantile fare like this,i blame it all on Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller who in order to lend gravitas to dire material and give their uncles and godfathers employment began the trend of using great seasoned actors to give their putrid fare some kind of cred.In this James Brolin and Dianne Wiest humiliate themselves in material that is so incredibly puerile and poor it makes 2nd grader locker room humor look startlingly Noel Coward esque sophisticated .It's a testament to elder abuse and the brutality of the American medical system of paying for healthcare because that has to be the only reason talents of their calibre would agree to appear in this turkey ,the writing is so so so so so bad .It begs the question was this actually written by some senior exec's 12 year old ? HOW did this ever get made ? Seriously if there was ever an indication that we are living the culture of 'idiocracy' and this is the golden age of stupid it is the fact that not only was this commissioned but has gone for 2 series ?!!!! Dire just absolutely diabolically dire .Don't watch it
View MoreEveryone gives this show a rave, which indicates to me that viewers identify with this show. Seriously? Let's look at the characters....The grandfather is a retired airline pilot. His wife is a therapist. One of their daughters is married to a doctor. Another son...well, honestly, I can't figure out what he does but his wife is a lawyer and like the other couple and the grandparents they live in a large home in an upper middle class neighborhood. The third son is a handsome ne'er-do-well who lives in his parent's garage but it's understood that he is talented he will be just as financially successful as everyone else once he decides to buckle down.This is the America Hollywood relates to. It is also the America advertisers love. The show is a consumer's paradise. Everyone is clean and attractive and ready to look charmingly silly. What has only marginal contact with the narrative of this enterprise is reality. Most people would love to only have to confront the powder puff problems these affluent, privileged people find so troublesome.I'm sorry. I can't laugh. I'm too busy gagging.
View MoreLife In Pieces is "laugh out loud while you're alone funny". I happened on to it one night and watched the first season in a couple of days. I love the quick vignettes. Nothing is too drawn out and this keeps the humor fast paced. There is not a weak actor in the bunch. Of course Diane Weiss has always been a favorite of mine. It's a great ensemble of characters. I want it to last!!!
View MoreI have the flu. No not just flu, it is now serious man-flu. Yesterday I discovered Life in Pieces and due to the fact it had my favourite actor from my favourite show from the 60's, Marcus Welby MD.Actor was James Brolin who just happened to also be in my favourite movie from the 70's, Capricorn One.So I set off watching the 22 episodes of this comedy about a slightly dysfunctional family. The acting was top notch and it reminded me of "Soap" from the 70's.Looking forward to season 2 although I think this time I might not watch the 22 episodes in a row.
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