Escape to the Movies: DVD Review
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Wallace and grommet was my generations moon landing i loved those cartoons when i was a kid and thankfully my age has not sullied them there still great even though they are technically kids films.
Also i disagree witth bob that this is the darkest one ..... that penguin was scary as shit!
Also i disagree witth bob that this is the darkest one ..... that penguin was scary as shit!
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to all people in this counter If you have any appreciation of british (or just plain slapstick) comedy then watch the Wallace and Gromit series. The first is A Grand Day Out and is older and simpler so may be worth leaving until you appreciate the series.
it IS awesome and....Damn you now I want to watch them all over again! DVD store tonight for me!
to all people in this counter If you have any appreciation of british (or just plain slapstick) comedy then watch the Wallace and Gromit series. The first is A Grand Day Out and is older and simpler so may be worth leaving until you appreciate the series.
it IS awesome and....Damn you now I want to watch them all over again! DVD store tonight for me!
Nice review! Especially the Wallace and Grommit thingy.
Something completely unrelated: Your show's intro and extro music are really good, I wish The Escapist would make new music in a similar style for Zero Punctuation (I really dislike its current intro music).
Something completely unrelated: Your show's intro and extro music are really good, I wish The Escapist would make new music in a similar style for Zero Punctuation (I really dislike its current intro music).
As a UK resident I am most proud to see Wallace and Gromit recieving the love. Hah.
Movie Bob is brilliant, I hope the Escapist puts more of a stake on his stuff in future- in fact now that Unforgotten Realms is out, host the GAME OVERTHINKER.
Yahtzee and the Overthinker on the same site would save me much surfing time.
Movie Bob is brilliant, I hope the Escapist puts more of a stake on his stuff in future- in fact now that Unforgotten Realms is out, host the GAME OVERTHINKER.
Yahtzee and the Overthinker on the same site would save me much surfing time.
The guy at 1:10 looks like my old tutor, i jumped because it looke dlike him so much!
As for Wallis and gromit.. it makes me proud to be british! (But the wrong trousers will always be my favourite! I love that penguin!)
As for Wallis and gromit.. it makes me proud to be british! (But the wrong trousers will always be my favourite! I love that penguin!)
There's people out there that haven't heard of Wallace and Grommit? I'm stunned, does that mean there's people out there who haven't heard of Monty Python too? If you haven't seen either of these classics then I suggest you crawl out from under that rock you've been living under and find some way of watching them. While you're at it, take a look at Black Books; a short sitcom that mostly takes place in a bookshop and SPACED; the very T.V. series that inspired a twenty-something-year-old Simon Pegg into making Shaun Of The Dead. You don't have to pay for these, you can get both of them for FREE on by typing "4oD" into Google and searching for both of them in their "Watch Now" section.
While you're there also check out Peep Show and Garth Maranghi's Darkplace, some of you might hate them, but that's your opinion. Please don't blame me if they're not your thing, I've never met you.
One: Ricky Gervais doesn't work well on screen, he's good as a stand-up comedian and in short bursts like when he did the original version of "The Office" but watching him through an entire feature length film will grate heavily on me.
Two: This concept has been done before YEARS ago. The first episode of "Tripping The Rift" to air on T.V. titled "God Is Our Pilot" where Chode and Gus go back in time and accidentally kill God by crashing their ship on top of him. As a result everything in the universe is perfect and nothing ever goes wrong, but with Chode being the little purple crook that he is, he uses the opportunity to lie, cheat and steal and, in the process, revealing these concepts to the inhabitants of the parallel universe. Chaos ensues, everyone starts raping, stealing and killing for the hell of it and Chode and Gus have to go back in time to set things right.
While you're there also check out Peep Show and Garth Maranghi's Darkplace, some of you might hate them, but that's your opinion. Please don't blame me if they're not your thing, I've never met you.
I'm staying away from "The Invention Of Lying" for two reasons.gim73 said:
One: Ricky Gervais doesn't work well on screen, he's good as a stand-up comedian and in short bursts like when he did the original version of "The Office" but watching him through an entire feature length film will grate heavily on me.
Two: This concept has been done before YEARS ago. The first episode of "Tripping The Rift" to air on T.V. titled "God Is Our Pilot" where Chode and Gus go back in time and accidentally kill God by crashing their ship on top of him. As a result everything in the universe is perfect and nothing ever goes wrong, but with Chode being the little purple crook that he is, he uses the opportunity to lie, cheat and steal and, in the process, revealing these concepts to the inhabitants of the parallel universe. Chaos ensues, everyone starts raping, stealing and killing for the hell of it and Chode and Gus have to go back in time to set things right.
Garth Maranghi's Darkplace is one of the best. Also Black Books was great too. They tried a short stint of showing it here in the States, but...SHOCK...americans didn't get it. It makes me ashamed to be American when You guys have this and we have Tim & Eric and How I Met Your Mother. And knowing us, we probably ripped the concept of these shows from the UK and drained them of the humor like we did with The Office.
Thank you Movie Bob, the Wallace & Gromit movie passed totaly below my radar. Keep up the film geekery.
I'm not so bothered about America ripping off comedies, but when they try putting the cultural genius of Life on Mars into an American setting...DrTrevelyan said:
Why? I mean, God, why? The point of the show was to relive 1973 England's social anxieties and reflect the modern 'over-soft touch' of UK police. How does -any- of that translate to a New York drama?
really? nothing at the theater? no "Invention of Lying"? not even an easy take down with "couples retreat"? well i applaud Bob for avoiding the easy take down, but I would've appreciated his comments on Invention's premise and execution
still I'm glad to now know about Anvil, The Anvil Story. as a metal fan and aspiring rock sar myself I'll have to check that out
still I'm glad to now know about Anvil, The Anvil Story. as a metal fan and aspiring rock sar myself I'll have to check that out
