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The Comic Strip Presents...: Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
Rik Mayalls' finest hour (or 50 something minutes actually...)
The sad passing of Rik Mayall - a legend. And, as much as I love The Young Ones, my favourite from these guys is Mr Jolly. It is funny, absurdist, very black, but I can never re-watch this without at some point rolling around on the couch in hysterics. I tell myself, every time, this time I am going to sit through it and control myself. But, no, at some point, sometimes different points in the plot, sometimes not, I just lose it.
The review here is excellent. I guess it is the measure of the comedy that Mayall and his cohorts created that it elicits such intelligent and worthy criticism.
What a funny guy. You will be missed!
King Kong (2005)
A BIG hulking dumb animal
For a monster sized disappointment...
Histrionics. What lets it down is the poor script - no attempt made to improve upon what has come before.
Where is the artistic vision? The subtle message of the "Rings" trilogy? The sensitive portrayal of the human characters? Because the ape gets all the good lines! I don't blame Black for his wooden performance, because he was handed plywood, rather than real timber, for lines.
For this reason, the original is far superior.
Overlong, overwrought and over the top.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
JarJar Binks silent at last
Yes, fans of JarJar are going to be disappointed that he has just a couple of walk on parts and NO SPEAKING.
But not here in New Zealand, where we are INCREDIBLY proud of our famous Kiwi voices (and occasionally face - thanks Keisha Castle-Hughes!) featuring in this excellent finale to perhaps the greatest movie cycle yet. Well done, Captain Typho (Jay Laga'aia). Cheers, Temuera Morrison (Commander Cody and the voices of the clone warriors).
Like many in my row, I wanted to stand and applaud at the end of the session last night, to thank Lucas and friends for finally filling in this wonderful tapestry.
But typical Kiwi reticence prevailed. We shuffled silently, but awestruck, out of the theatre.
That's a wrap!