Cool TV and Movies

Cool TV and Movies
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      Which French castle in England do soldiers defend by throwing livestock at assaulters? Perhaps the greatest comedians of all time, Monty Python will live as long as movies themselves. Their hit movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was one of the funniest movies ever. As soon as you could straighten your face and get back on your seat, they would just send you to the floor in laughter.
      I also watch Mr. Bean, the absolute funniest show on TV and the world's best slapstick; with Monty Python, you could get off the floor, but Mr. Bean will keep you there for a full thrity minutes, laughing so hard that you'll even strugle to breathe, and there are no commercials, either; its on PBS (from BBC?). Bean differs from Monty Python in that there is little or no talk. He says things only when absolutely nessesary (and his comments are always cause for laughter); the actor, Rowin Adkinson, conveys the comedy physically, doing things that seem silly and rediculous to see in writing or hear in conversation -you must SEE it to believe it. Warning: do not watch this after a large feast! Laughter comes from the same area as your food is processed!
      Other comedies that I have enjoyed include Simpsons (FOX sundays, 8p and weekdays, 7:00p? and (in Boston-WFXT 25) 11p), Saturday Night Live (CBS saturdays, 11:30p), MAD TV (FOX saturdays, 11:00p), Rowin Adkinson (Mr. Bean on TV and in the movie), Will Smith (Men in Black, Independance Day), Jim Carrey (Liar, Liar, The Mask), Robbin Williams (Father's Day, Jumanji), and John Cleese (of Monty Python; he who farts in your general direction, Faulty Towers -on BBS/PBS).
      I also watch the X-Files (FOX, Sundays at 9p and (in Boston-WFXT 25) 11p), my current favorite of television shows. I am a long-time X-Phile (watcher of X-Files); I haven't missed an episode since before the second season permier. Here's happening now: Skinner's trustworthiness is questionable. Mulder's suicide fein was unoriginal. They've killed the smoking man and revealed his daughter, . . . Samantha (more unexplained holes, not as much a suprise)! Scully had a daughter, revealed and deceased in the same episode (merry Christmas).
      The Outer Limits is back. This was the show that could blow away any X-Phile or Sci-Fi fan that ever lived; in the first season. Unfortunately, its writers have become obsessed with the "real but not real" theme, covering illusions, hallucinations, and the like. This has caused the show to lose my interest; the theme has been exausted! The shows are now lame and uneventful. The first season was far superior; compared to it, the new season blows fish chips. Still, some of the episodes present cool new sci-fi mind-boggling concepts and play around with them, and some are really good. Check the web site for local listings; in Boston, check WFXT FOX 25, saturday nights at 5p? and 2a. It is also on Showtime (but i don't know when and don't get cable--rats; no South Park).
      Other favorite shows of mine include The Pretender (NBC saturdays, 8pm), The Highlander (still on WABU ch68 here in Boston, and also still on cable (Showtime?), with actual NEW episodes--ooh, gimme cable!), The Visitor (FOX fridays, 8pm).
    Unjustly Cancelled: I also watched Sliders (was FOX fridays, 8pm), Spy Game (was ABC saturdays, 10pm), and Mr. and Mrs. Smith (was NBC fridays, 9p -I guess that Dateline was more important) before some stupid critics thought that there were better things to air.
      Here's a list of good movies:

Men in Black is, of course, a must see for anybody who watches the TV show genre created by Chris Carter (i.e. The X-Files, Millenium)
007 - Tommarow Never Dies is far superior to the other recent Bond film, Goldeneye. It has a better plot and has a female lead role that competes with Bond. The stunts in it were much more dangerous, and, of course, frequent. Kudos to the writers for their excellent work on Bond's manuvering his radio-operated car!
Braveheart; THE movie for any war-gamer. If you aren't easily disgusted by lots (an understatement) of guts and gore, then this is actually a decent movie. It truely defines heroes and honor, glory and righteousness. The end of this very long movie brings tears to the eyes.
Dragonheart, with Sean Connery as the voice of the last dragon, is a movie about classic medieval times, but with dragons. Just past the beginning of the movie, the main character, a dragon slayer, fights the last dragon, half of who's heart had been removed to save the younger main character's life. This is a wonderful story of corruption and justice and I would reccommend it to anybody of any age.
Face/Off is one of John Travolta's and Nicholas Cage's best movies. The way in which evil and good are perfectly portrayed, then swapped is very well done. Although there is one scene in this movie that is not-so-pleasant (where Castor Troy (at the time, Nicholas Cage) was active without a face, shown in one or two flashes), most of the movie is over-rated. If you can stand a little blood, then this movie is worth seeing; multiple times (its easier when you know who's who, but the confusion is fun, too).
Liar, Liar, except for Ace Ventura fanatics, is Jim Carrey's best film yet. Forget about his zany and sometimes gross behavior from movies like Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. Like The Mask, this movie includes no tastless scenes at all, and brings Carrey's sharp sense of humor straight into your face. The story is that a father, Fletcher (Carrey), frequently lies about everything, all the time (uhg, lawyers), even to his son. His son makes a birthday wish that his father cannot tell a lie for a whole day, and it comes true. Fletcher then has to go through a whole (unjust) law suite without lying and while being compulsively honest. Excerpt: When asked how he was that day by the judge, Fletcher responded that he was upset by a bad sex episode the previous night.
Mr. Bean (the TV show). I'll say it again: You MUST watch this show! Look for it on PBS (US) or BBC (UK), or in stores. A man, doing silly things, can acheive the funniest of results!
Home Alone. If you haven't already seen this modern classic, then you are looking at the wrong monitor. If you can't even stand comedies, this is still worth seeing. (Yea, I've heard of WebTV.)
More movie reviews coming; these will shortly arrive:
Independance Day. Aliens arrive. That's cool. The US Government sends a strange hellicopter to initiate communication, and its blown up. That's bad. Soon, the aliens have blown up every major city in the world and are still going. They are armed with invincible technology that prevents bullets from hitting their ships, and they annihilate all opposition easily. It is the herosim of the two main characters that wins the day, and I won't spoil this blockbuster by revealing any more. This is Will Smith at his best. I have never seen him act this well in this good a role ever. You MUST see this movie.
Father's Day. A woman approaches an old lover, Billy Crystal, stating that her son has run away and that he is the father. He immediately starts searching for him. The woman then approaches another man, Robin Williams, and tells him the same story. The two men eventually meet and realize that they are searching for the same son. The acts of the businessman (Crystal) and the suicidal writer (Williams) are wonderful, and one bounces off the other perfectly. The son, who is following a rock group on tour through the country, runs from them, too. This is a great movie for those who like a combination of a drama and a comedy.
Contact. We are not alone. Jodie Foster plays a character affiliated with SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestial Intelligence) obsessed with her job, trying every avenue in search for both financing for her searching and for the life she was searching for. Finally, she finds a signal, a laced version of Hitler's address at the 1944 Olympics in Berlin, the first broadcast capable of reaching the depths of outer space. Inside the video stream, instructions for a strange device are hidden. The end of this movie is very surpising. Be warned, this is a drama. I would reccomend this movie to any Jodie Foster fan, any lover of BOTH drama and sci-fi films, and/OR any X-Files fan. This film also enlightened me on a theory/principle/postulate that disproves god (among other things).

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