mgbxr Reviews

Hampton's Legion (2021)

OOOOOF

[1/10 · 5 November 2021]

I saw the reviews and they made me laugh. "Surely, it can't be THAT bad right?" - hahaha boy was I wrong. This movie is so terrible, so utterly cringe inducing that it would be impossible for RiffTrax to even parody it - which in itself is quite an accomplishment.

I couldn't stomach more than 5 minutes. Not even in a row, I fast forwarded a bunch and it kept getting worse. I hope the actors at least enjoyed making it.

The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

Hilarious Dark Comedy - Well worth the price of admission.

[8/10 · 20 July 2019]

I saw a trailer for this movie on Youtube and actually laughed out loud (doesn't happen often). So I looked it up and saw that it was already out in select theaters. I had a good feeling about it, and I love 'dark comedies', so I threw down and went with my wife. We both thoroughly enjoyed the film. Everyone in the theater was laughing out loud. Despite the movie dragging a bit in parts, I was in tears by the mid-point. This is just a really fun movie. The acting is great, the jokes are mostly fresh and well delivered. The plot is not anything spectacular (honestly, it's pretty predictable), but it's a comedy so the plot is always secondary to the humor.

I don't want to post spoilers, but suffice to say that I paid $21 for two tickets to see this and would consider going again. I almost never go to the theater anymore because the garage that hollyweird dumps on us is never worth the price of admission - but this film really delivered. Go see it if you can, otherwise make sure to pickup or rent a copy when it comes out on video.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

2 Stars, One for Gal Gadot and one because I used to like Ben Affleck

[2/10 · 3 December 2018]

Beethoven's 5th Symphony:

This movie sucks. This movie sucks. This movie sucks.This movie sucks.This movie sucks. This movie sucks.This movie sucks.This movie sucks. This movie sucks. This movie sucks. THIS. MOVIE.SUCKS!!!

Gal Gadot is the only reason to see this film. It's a try hard cash grab with decent production values but all of the non-Gadot scenes are just wasted pixels.

Still better than Watchmen though.

Holliston (2012–2013)

A balanced review for an OK show.

[6/10 · 10 April 2018]

All the other reviews for this show are 10s or 1s so I figured I would throw in my two cents in case anyone wanted a middle ground.

Basically this show is OK. At its core it is a standard copy/paste generic cliche sitcom where you can predict lines halfway through episodes you've never seen before. HOWEVER, Adam Green has made this mediocre sitcom his own (and worth giving a watch) by adding the following toppings to this otherwise nothing-burger:

1. Random scenes of 'extreme' gore. They often do not make sense, or even add anything to the plot, but there's more blood in any given episode than the entire Friend's series - and to me that's a good thing.

2. Random 4th wall breaks. The show is painfully scripted, but that just makes the 4th wall breaking (occurs totally randomly) actually feel fresh and amusing. A plus.

3. BEST FOR LAST: Dave Brockie and Dee Synder. These two carry the show. Laura Ortiz does a great job, and has the best overall character, but Holliston is less about 'Holliston' or 'Adam Green's life' and more about just enduring the show and waiting for Dee and Dave to show up. Seeing Oderous Urungus in full garb give advice to Adam and occasionally complaining about life on Scumdogia or pondering his love of Slymenstra Hymen always puts a smile on my face. Any Gwar fan should watch this show if they haven't already. As great as Dave is (was, RIP) I think Dee Synder does an even better job. Seeing a hair band icon play a 'too old to rock' van halen cover/tribute band front-man is hilarious. Dee has always been an 'on-screen' personality and knows how to be perfectly over the top. His character gets funnier as the series progresses and the season 2 finale had me laughing until I teared up (at Dee Synder's new music video). As an old metal head, I probably found it funnier than I should have - but I loved it nonetheless.

If you're still reading my rant. Stop its over. Watch Holliston, its not great, but its better than most of the worthless crap on TV these days.