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Comedy Gold (2005)
'Comedy Gold' hits Canada's pride bang on
I watched this television special on CBC a couple of nights ago with my parents, and it was a real pleasure to have them get as much out of the documentary as I did.
Fellow Canucks like Mike Myers, Norman Jewison, and Michael J. Fox share their stories of success, failure, and impact on Canadian (and American!) comedy in this two part special. From the crazy antics of "Cheech and Chong" to the hi-jinx of Tom Green and the story of one of the greatest Canadian comedians ever, John Candy, this show covered it all. From the early 1900s up until recent, the show is a fantastic, colourful time line of Hollywood North at its finest.
Look out world, here the Canucks come!
Peter Pan (2003)
Sweet and Lovely!
I have to admit, when I first heard of the movie, I didn't want to see it, and that is quite simply because I didn't like the Disney animated version; I found it to be too childish. Well, after all, it was rated G and about 50 years old.
But this movie put sparkles in my eyes! It's very divine! The music is delightful and inspirational, the acting is excellent, the sets are beautiful, and Jason Issacs portrays yet another villain we all love to hate! This film will truly make you believe in fairies and love; pirates and hidden kisses; mermaids and Peter Pan. I give it 9 stars out of 10!
Volcano (1997)
An Eruption of Junk (contains major spoilers)
I have recently seen this film on TV, and I would have to put it under my "Worst Movies Ever" category.
This volcano erupts in LA--right down town--and really no one knows it's a volcano until it acutally erupts. It's suddenly snowing ash particles (but where's the source? No one knows), and then--out of the blue--lava comes spuing from the pit that is suddenly the opening of the volcano. Nobody knows what to do, so firemen come in and spray the lava with water (in reality, the water would have instantly vaporized when it touches the hot lava). More lava comes out. They still haven't evacuated the town yet (in real life, they would have evacuated way before it even began to snow ash). One thing leads to another, more people die, cars float in the molten lava without really exploding at any time (hello! There's a gas tank in there somewhere!), a guy dramatically dies from falling in the lava in the subway (he should have dies instantly from shock), and in the end, they decide to blow up a building to direct the lava flow into the sea. In the process of the building collapsing, the rubble falls on the lead character, played by Tommy Lee Jones. Is he alright? Of course he is! And he wasn't harmed at all!
In Volcano, there are special effects up the wazoo. If you like that sort of thing, I suggest you watch this film. If you prefer a plot that makes sense, then rent something else.
The Green Mile (1999)
Miles of Green: view from a 16-year-old
When I first heard about it a couple years back through commercials, the only thing I could remember was my parents saying that it'd be a great movie to see because it was directed by the same guy who directed "The Shawshank Redemption", which was also a great movie. At the time, however, I hadn't seen Shawshank, so I didn't know what to expect.
Once the movie came out of video, we rented it. We watched it, and I was blown away entirely. It had to be one of the best best best movies I had ever seen in my life (although I'm only a mere 16, I do watch more movies that the average Joe). The acting was superbe, the way it was filmed was well done, and the story made me cry.
This movie is about a man by the name of John Coffey, who's brought to "The Green Mile", a jailblock devoted to prisoners who will be facing the horrible fate of "Old Sparky", the electric chair. The show goes on to learn more about John and his life, and how he has helped people. One of the people that he ends up helping is Paul Edgecomb (played by Tom Hanks).
If you haven't seen this movie yet, go out to Blockbuster and rent it *right now*.