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H2O (2004)
Beyond the pale
Paul Gross learned many things while playing a Mountie on US TV, I will grant him that. That is all, however, that I will grant him. This 2-part mini-series looks slick, but that is as deep as it goes. The attempts to portray a kind of unrequited affair with the female lead were pathetic. The portrayal that either the First Nations or Quebec would present a serious threat with actual violence (as seen in this film) is laughable; sorry, but Paul Gross is too much a pretty-boy to be taken seriously in this role. Bottom line: the premise is flawed (you cannot possibly be elected in a by-election, then become Prime Minister within the time-frame presented); and the enactment of such a thing as the War Meaures Act could not possibly occur within the context of this movie. Given what went on within Quebec the last time it was used (I was there), an enactment of it under the circumstances presented in this movie is an incomprehensible thing to anyone who lived there at that time. You want to create the situation for a referendum on sovereignty? That would be it, and sovereignty would win, with my vote helping! Second bottom line:way too slick overall to be taken seriously as any kind of drama/commentary on the world we live in in reality! 2 thumbs DOWN! Not even worth a re-watch.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Parody at its best
Whenever viewing this gem, one has to also remember the times. Reagan's second term and after the first (and only worthwhile) Star Wars Trilogy (and what that caused to be brought forth). This movie took all that in and more; and spewed out a vomitus amount of seemingly incoherent information, doled out at a frenetic pace. How can we be surprised when Peter Weller does an excellent take on William Burroughs and soars in the lamented Odyssey 5 series, or Goldbloom does The Fly ( with a previous knowledge of webs with his role in lamentable The Body Snatchers remake)? The DVD will soon be part of my collection; for this is one movie (like Tremors) that bears up so well to repeated viewings. A classic of IN YOUR FACE sci-fi!