| All right, since I can't think of a single thing to talk about, let's discuss Things. As in, Things that should have been kickass awesome...and really just kinda sucked. Or maybe they were lame. No books, mind you, but there's plenty of other fodder out there. Like... The Cranberries song, Zombie. There were actually no zombies in it. Pity. The TV show, Jericho. Because there's not enough post-apocalyptic roller derby.  Pride & Prejudice - the remake with Keira Knightley. We don't even get a KISS between Darcy and Elizabeth? HELLO? This one was done in 2007 specifically for theaters, not public TV, people. I'm not saying I wanted to see some Darcy dong (even though I do), but I'm saying that you should give a girl something. The Matrix, Part Two - Proving that Hollywood can give you too much of a good thing. Pirates of the Carribbean, Part Two & Part Three - See above. The 80's - Because when you think back on all that music, this shoulda been a decade of greatness. Instead it was a decade of acid-wash jean jackets, waterfall bangs, and men with rat-tails. Shudder. Strip Clubs with male dancers. Hot, almost naked, oiled up men? Too bad they keep looking at each other rather than the girls.  The movie 300. See above comment. And that's my list for the moment. What about you? What sorts of things did you think could have been totally awesome, and just came out kinda lame instead? Impress me with your wit* before Sunday night at midnight, and I'll send you a copy of Mark Henry's HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED, Anton Strout's DEAD TO ME, or I'll pre-order** you Stacia Kane's PERSONAL DEMONS or my BFF Ilona Andrews's MAGIC BURNS. You get to pick TWO (that's right!). I'm pimping out my fellow League-ers. You know you wanna read our shit, right? *I should note at this point that any book bashed gets automatically disqualified. Sorry. Feel free to hate on TV, movies, clothing, Puff Daddy, whatever. Just not my fellow writers. ;) ** US Residents only. Sorry, I'm cheap. |
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First up the tv show Monlight...
It could have been ok..(Buffy was)
instead we got pursed lips, heated glaneces and poser shots.
Low rise jeans..come on now..how many times have you walked by some woman bent over with her thong poking out. That is just nasty folks...
Fringe..fringe is bad, we are not native americans and we look stupid trying to be..
ok that's all
synde
Oh this one's easy. 30 Days of Night. Brilliant concept--vampires have Bacchanalian blood orgy in an Alaskan town, which has no sunlight for a month each winter. Awesome, right?
It's bad when a horror movie makes you laugh and point, right? Let's recap shall we:
Plot--Um no.
Character development--Huh?
Ending--OMG WTF
Highlander 2. I don't even know where to begin. Seething hatred cancels whatever wit I might have brought to bear.
Lost. Because an unending stream of bad things happening to main characters is not "plot."
Jon and Kate Plus 8. Because the only sympathetic character is out of the house at work all day.
Little people, Big world. Just because you're shorter than average doesn't mean you're interesting to watch. Especially in that messy house.
TM- First of all, THERE WAS NO HIGHLANDER 2! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOO!
And hey, I ROCKED the rat-tail in the 80s!
Highlander: The Source
Because Highlander 2 reigned too long as the worst sequel ever made.
Okay, tm, I agree with Lost. How the heck has the fat guy stayed fat? If he ever gets home, he'll need some serious gene therapy.
Vanilla Ice - you all know the words. You can hear the song by just reading his name. But, really he just sucked. His suckage was simply unique and came equipped with a razored eyebrow fad.
Hammer Pants - aka Parachute Pants - oh so flattering and a wearable tripping hazard that caught on like the fashion plague.
Apparently, Irys, all this made me do is shudder at the clothing of my youth. And I was hawt da**it.
Ugh, I hated that Keira Knightley P&P for so many reasons, don't even get me started, lol!
Spider-Man 3 should have been cooler.
Hot pants... they were so cute but very few have the backside of Kylie Minogue.
The first series of Torchwood, so much potential wasted. How can Doctor Who with adult themes be so lacklustre?
Lost... convoluted, repetitive and so downright annoying that should I ever see a physical representation of it I will jump on it, repeatedly. Sadly all I can do is leave the room when it's on.
The remake of Bionic Woman. WTF?
The Transformers movie.
I agree with Jaye on the ending of 30 Days of Night. Seriously? For real? That was the only way? Someone ran out of steam.
Yesss! 30 Days of Night was major wtffery.
And I thought I was the only one that disliked the new Transformers movie. Thank god it's not just me!
I couldn't agree more with the song Zombie. When I first heard about it, I immediately thought it was, obviously, about zombies. I was expecting to hear about blood and eating humans, and all those lovely things but then I hear the song and ... what the hell's this?! I still like the song though, it's catchy.
That Moonlight show - I honestly don't know what to think about this one. It's so.. just WTF?
I haven't watched 30 Days of Night and I'm really looking forward to it, and honestly, I'm not looking for a really awesome plot or character development. As long as there's vampires attacking people, lots of blood and guts, I'm happy. :)
Wait! Let's not forget to pay homage to the mullet!! Whilst the 80's variation rocked the butt part on top, the redo looked great on just about everyone - male and female!
Okay, who am I kidding? That should never have been a popular style int he first place, let alone revisited. Now all it makes me think about is my 8th grade crush and the movie Joe Dirt... neither of which I am terribly fond of.
Was it seriously cool enough for them to try to bring back? Geez, they could at least have focused on Fannah hair or something. Oh wait. They did that too. Oi.
Wendy - I watched 30 Days of Night. It has no plot or character development but it does have blood so I liked it for that. Unfortunately, it is not quite as bloody as the Dawn of the Dead remake.
What should have been cooler but was full of massive fail? The Blood & Chocolate movie. That novel is full of win so it had great source material to work with. So what did they do? Completely change the story and make the heroine completely useless! They changed her love interest to the lame one, which was totally uncool!
Back on low rise jeans. Seriously how many women have you seen with beer guts and belly shirts wearing those... Think about it.
MC Hammer pants: Still have them still love them was baptist in them as well that being said they are not cool to wear neither are box hair cuts you know like boyz II men had.
Oh what about layering your socks. You know what i mean left one was white on bottom purple on top then right one was purple on bottom white on top. Come on people I can't be the only one can I?
Last but not least what is the point of calling yourself the artist formerly known as (fill in blank) are you dead? NO then why the hell would you like the label formerly known as?
I'm not a Moonlight fan either, I was excited when I heard a new vamipe series will be on primetime after the cancelation of two great prime time shows(Blood Ties and Dresden Files)but then I watched Moonlight and it doesn't compare.
and the 2nd and 3rd From Dusk Till Dawn, I got a good laugh, but I like the Clooney and Tarantino original.
Hugs, Danette
I have never seen Moonlight. Is it bad? Is he emo?
And dude, lots of Highlander hate. The men must be trying to tell us something...
Having an agent.
That should have been !so cool!
But ... not so much in the end.
He's a total wimp! And whiny. He's a vampire, why can't he be a bad ass one like his buddy?
"And dude, lots of Highlander hate. The men must be trying to tell us something..."
Yeah. They screwed a really good premise. :) I loved the first movie and most of the tv series, but the last movie is just... well, it makes HL:2 look good.
Pride & Prejudice
OMG. *bow* THANK YOU!! Finally- someone else said it. I mean, yeah... the times and all that... and in the book they don't, but COME ON!!!
Maroon 5's sophomore album. Not only did the group take along time putting out the second effort (while releasing two albums of different versions of the songs from the first album), therefore building up anticipation to a higher than achievable level, but the CD did not even measure up to half of the greatness of the first one. Also, because of repeated listening of the first album and disappointment of the 2nd album, listening to any of Maroon 5's songs now feels bittersweet.
Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Career. "Show me the money!" He was in Lightning Jack (a silly movie, but he was awesome), Jerry Maguire, Outbreak, Men of Honor, Pearl Harbor (I have qualms about the movie, but he had a good part), and Rat Race (with other great actors/comedians). Then he was in Snow Dogs, and it seemed to go down from there (Daddy Day Camp). Occasionally, he comes up for air in a movie (like Radio), but overall, he's no longer up for rolls that will give him quotable quotes or an Oscar.
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. It just had to be said.
TV gameshows. All of them. Why do they have to be so cheesy? Someone could do better than that. It there HAS to be a gameshow, make it a challenge, don't make it silly and can't-change-the-channel-fast-enough bad.
The movie The Weatherman. Loved the idea, love Nicholas Cage, hated how the story played out. A comedy? Hello? Comedies are supposed to funny. The Weatherman was anything but.
Speedos. There should be a law, or at least guidelines, and guys would have to pass a test prior to wearing such a garment. Ditto on thong bathing suits for women. And it lieu of either, warning signs should be posted to prevent branding horrendous images on the brains of innocent bystanders.
The first time I had sex.
'Nuf said.
Amen to karen duvall! Lycra is a privilege NOT a right, people!! Ick!
LOL Colette.
Reading through the comments I have to say that I agree with Mark's wtf comment about the Bionic woman remake.
Also Lost...what is that programme all about? Maybe I should stop watching it in German...maybe it makes more sense in English?
Things that really should have been cooler - The Dresden Files TV series. They totally butchered that...get it? Butcher...
Oh and while Blood Ties wasn't bad to watch it could have been a bit more like the books. I am fed up of Tv Series and films based on books being just 'ok' but because of the eye candy it is brilliant.