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Wonderfalls (2004)
Yes, it was canceled. Get it on DVD
Honestly, canceled shows get a bad reputation. Why was this canceled? Oh, it must have been bad. Well now what should I watch? Oh, I know! Maybe Simon thinks that a singer is bad this week! Wonderfalls began airing on a horrible time slot, so after two weeks they moved it, but since all the TV media still said it was in it's old time slot no one knew when to watch it, and the ratings were bad, so it got canceled. Wonderfalls is a very good show with a very strange premise. A woman named Jaye Tyler, who has a college degree but works at a store called (what else) Wonderfalls, and lives in a trailer park, mostly because she just doesn't like people in general starts hearing voices that come from various animals that shouldn't be talking. A wax lion. A quarter. A stuffed animal called a lovesick a--. She doesn't know why these animals tell her to do things, but whenever she doesn't, bad things happen, and whenever she does, good things do, often turning out in ways that are not what you expect, and in situations that seem to go from bad to worse, but really are better than how it would have turned out if Jaye hadn't interfered. Here's the thing: The clues are things like "Save him from her," and "Don't give her money back." THEY MAKE NO Sense, and leave Jaye to figure out what they are on her own. This isn't helped by Jaye's overprotective and suspicious family, her Lesbian sister, her also smart alek friend, and a new crush on a bartender that is in fact already married and moved from New Jersey to Niagra when he caught his wife with a bellhop. Also, Jaye actually doesn't care about helping people. SHE JUST WANTS TO BE LEFT ALONE! The show has a fresh modern voice through the main character Jaye, who sees everything as it is, even when it isn't. And the show is a dramedy, which means that even though it is designed to make you laugh, and the situations are impossible, it is supported with clever, uncliched writing, a talented cast, and characters you can really feel for. The show was canceled after 4 episodes (with an aggravating preview for next week) to be replaced immediately with repeats of a reality show that lasted for one season. It is however available on DVD. The effects are mediocre after 3 years, but other than that it has stood the test of time. All of the plots wrap up after the 13 made episodes, so you can sort of think of it as a very long movie with incredibly convenient breaks. All in all, Wonderfalls is a very clever high quality show that is definitely worth your time.
Epic Movie (2007)
the truth on Epic Movie
Okay, i laugh at everything. I tried to come into this review with an unbiased account of what you should expect. But this was just plain awful. The film begins with a Da Vinci code spoof, involving Lucy, one of the main characters, discover a clue in the Louvre museum. She discovers that "lame" has seven letters in it, and hurriedly buys candy as she is chased by an annoying psychotic albino guy who has a whip. the candy gives her a golden ticket, which leads her to Willie wonkas factory. Meanwhile, one of the other orphans, Susan, is on a plane. This becomes a parody of one of the most easily laughable films of the year, snakes on a plane. They discover the snakes...on the plane, and she is thrown out of the plane to crush a decidedly self-absorbed Paris Hilton. She finds a golden ticket in her bag. the humor ends here. all of it. The other two discover tickets in similarly ridiculous situations. once in the factory, Willie wonka reveals to them that he has an interesting plan for them, and fergie music blares as he traps them and harvests their organs for candy. They discover the wardrobe to Gnarnia (Narnia) in Mr. wonka's factory. Lucy, the first one in, meets Mr tumnous in a stupid cribs parody, and meets his life partner, the beaver. The orphans are separated from Edward, who was deceived by the 'white bitch'(ha ha very funny) and is now captive in a jail cell. He meets up with captain jack swallow, a pirate on a fake ship. Cue the scantily clad women dancing. the pirates then dance to rap music and we are sickened by a fat man washing himself. The writers apparently found this so side-splitting that they used this rap video type thing one or two times more. The orphans meet up with harry potter who agrees to teach them to use spells, fight, and such. I'm going to skip right over the part with the pregnant Hermione, and continue on to aslow's camp. they are greeted by, among others, James bond from the recent casino Royal. This just shows us how quickly they threw this thing together.there, everybody gets drunk, bonks aslow, and we are subjected to the thousandth unnecessary pop culture reference when they make a fat Britney spears joke. OK, the battle. they get there, realize that they are outnumbered, and are about to fight when the white bitch turns into an..er..extremely effeminate Davy Jones. He mixes a few rap tracks, everybody dances, and in comes Jack swallow on his wheel. an octopus attacks his face, so he looses control of it and just crashes. the writers have now backed themselves into such a corner that the only way they can get out of it is with a major cheat. Peter discovers the remote from click and uses it to stop all the opposing forces. they then take great joy in stabbing, spelling, and breaking chairs over heads of their frozen enemies. at the end, they re-discover the wardrobe, tumble through, and are greeted by borat when they are all crushed by the giant wheel.the end. Okay, there are many things which would have been funnier than epic movie. among them... 1) a six year old making her dog dance to la cucharacha. 2) eating a chunk of asphalt. 3) shaving your hairy great aunt bertha. 4) OK, i've been to funerals with a better sense of humor. So,if you are looking for a laugh, save yourself the 86 minutes, see another movie, go bowling, attend a funeral, just please, don't see epic movie. This message brought to you by the committee of saving people from crappy movies.