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My Husband's Three Wives (2006)
Absolutely Nauseating!
My Husband's Three Wives is a documentary about a man named Brian Wachtendorf and his family, which consists of two wives and six children. He is legally married to Pam but because the state of Texas believes firmly in monogamy, he has had to resort to private ceremonies to 'marry' his second wife, Kathy. Besides the fact that the husband is overbearing and arrogant, the family is kind of happy. The wives are friends, the children are...well, the children are confused. Not that the adults care, of course, they're all too busy dealing with one another. As a matter of fact, one child was raised not knowing which woman was his mother. But such is typical in everyday life, no? Anyway, chaos ensues when a third woman shows up on their doorstep; Brian's third lover and soon-to-be 'wife', Denise. Suddenly there is tension in the house and the curse words fly...not between the people on screen, but between the viewer and the TV. If they weren't flying already.
Bigamy is resented by a fair amount of people. Therefore I assume it's safe to say that TLC aired this trash to allow a glimpse into the life of a bigamist/polygamist and allow us to judge for ourselves. Me? I'll stick with one or none, thanks. Call me close-minded, but having more than one significant other is adultery, no matter how much you claim to love all of them. Besides, it is quite clear that Brian does not care for any of his three wives. He cares only for himself, first and foremost, and this is apparent in the show. He has a cult-like presence and orders his submissive spouses around as if they were dogs. The entire family is completely dysfunctional and quite revolting (not the individuals themselves, but the situation they have placed themselves in). {{--Possible Spoiler: In once instance, he sits his wives down and told them how to behave, telling Denise that he would end their relationship if she didn't obey him.--}}
Brian Wachtendorf also has a book out, in which he apparently talks about some criminal activity (I hear he's quite the idiot). Anyway, my suggestion to you is to not watch this unless you feel like getting frustrated, angry, and have something soft and/or squishy on which to vent your anger once the show is finished.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
"And each year, these kids get more and more arrogant."
I wasn't yet born when this movie came out and so therefore I could hardly say whether or not high school life was portrayed correctly. All the same, it's definitely an enjoyable film. There are five students, each symbolizing a certain stereotype as indicated in the movie (athlete, nerd, princess, criminal, and basket-case) and a supervisor who I would personally hate to have in or around my school. Throughout the film, the characters become more than characters; they become someone you know or have seen in your own classes; which is a great tribute to John Hughes. The development of these characters allowed an insight into the troubles of teenagers (which I think are grossly underestimated nowadays). It shows that although a teenager can seem like a lunatic, or snobby, or as a rebel, it is not entirely their own doing. The Breakfast Club perfectly suits the saying "You should never judge a book by its cover."
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The plot is actually debatable among some. Some of my friends think that it's a twisted comedy with a bit of romance thrown in there, others think that it's a teenage drama. I personally believe it to be about the character development and the idea that there is more to someone than just an outer appearance and a label. Some think that there are parts of this movie that are cliché, such as the angelic girl falling for the rough "bad boy" but these types of clichés probably weren't clichés back then. >.o
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In any case, the acting is amazing on everyone's part. Judd Nelson is fantastic as John Bender and Emilio Estavez is equally impressive in his role as Andrew Clark. The movie ends at a point so that you're left wondering what will happen when they meet up again, if they meet up at all. There are a lot of conflicts, some of which are cleverly left to the viewer's imagination and perspective, and overall it's just a well-done, well-acted, insightful, and thought-provoking film. If you haven't seen The Breakfast Club, do so as soon as possible.
Æon Flux (2005)
Avoid this movie like the plague.
I personally have no tolerance for run-of-the-mill, predictable Hollywood movies that are saturated with clichés, so inevitably this movie received only one star from me. If you like all of the aforementioned qualities than by all means, see the movie.
Now, two things. One, I have not seen the animated series. Two, I could hardly bring myself to finish the movie. My mom bought it, knowing that I love action films. For her sake I've tried watching it four different times and it has never failed to make me wince in embarrassment. The first three times it found itself back in its case before an hour had passed.
The things I liked about this movie? You could practically taste the potential on your the tip of your tongue. I would prefer to watch a bit of the movie and then imagine how great the ending will be, and try to forget my utter disappointment. There were three things that contributed to my dislike for the film: characters, setting, and plot.
First, the characters. They were dull and underdeveloped for two reasons; they were written poorly and the actors, for the most part, were wooden and unconvincing. Goodchild is not much of a villain after his statement "But...it's wrong!" The real villain, as the viewer will soon find out, looks like someone who spent the better part of his life in a basement singing lullabies and crying himself to sleep. The redheaded lady can be described as nothing less than creepy and everyone else seems to just be convenient extras with the exception of our heroine, Aeon Flux, who leads the typical Hollywood double-life; on one hand she can be very emotional and sickeningly sensitive but in others looked like she could have slaughtered a classroom of kids and would simply brush it off as an unfortunate incident.Oh, and that scarf Theron wore to bed? I don't see the purpose of her even putting it on, she could have just slapped silly putty to her chest and other areas and called it a night. Same effect.
Now for the setting. The first few scenes were people walking down a street, etc, and then here comes Theron in her tight black leather costume, being "completely inconspicuous" among everyone else who's dressed as if it's still 2006. You'd think that for the last place on earth it would be more run-down but apparently not. They have everything you could possibly think of...or so it seems. We don't really get a real idea of the technology they have. They have flying machines, coconut-things that shoot spike-things, blades of grass that are actually grass-looking blades...but then people still need to prepare food manually, fashion hasn't changed, and as another user pointed out, houses are not what you'd expect from a futuristic location but have the comfortable greens and browns that tell of an era already passed. But THEN, you have teleporters and...I don't know. I'm getting confused just thinking about it.
Speaking of confusing, The plot fluctuates between the aforementioned quality, predictable, and just plain stupid. When the movie started I was confused, even with the help of the cheesy narrative. The good guys were bad guys, the bad guys were good and bad guys, and there was a varying level of ignorance in almost every character. Some people have claimed that there are amazing plot twists, but you know a twist isn't a twist when you saw it coming from a mile away. Besides that, it's a "i am hartles but not really!! look, here, want a cliché lol" movie and should have been scrapped.
I don't know what else to say about this film. The actors were irritating, the setting was unconvincing, and the plot was laughable. Thank you Hollywood for providing us with the chance to see an hour and a half of undiluted, unmitigated crap.
Don't see this movie.