Month: March 2009

TAR: Elephant Squatting

Amazing Race Gorilla? Gorilla?? Gorilla??? I have picked the team that I hate! It isn’t really the entire team that I hate, but I’m sorry Cara, you are on a team with Jamie. She is horrible. I have seen it slowly creeping up, but she was in full-on haughty,...

TAR: Hello Camels!

Amazing Race Alright Guys, We’re at War! I know they have people leave in the order that they arrived at the pit stop and some teams have an advantage by coming in first, but I really like it when teams pretty much start at the airports at the same...

X-Files: I Want to Believe

X-Files: I Want to Believe Directed: Chris Carter Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit, Billy Connolly This felt like a very long episode and not one of the good ones. It would have been one of the episodes I would have watched only once with no reason...

Southland Tales

I had high hopes for this movie since I loved Donnie Darko, which was also directed by Richard Kelly. While watching it though, my hopes were crushed as I could not believe this was the same director. Now I wonder if he can only make one good movie, which...

TAR: Bare Minimum

Amazing Race She’s a Little Scared of Stick, but I think She’ll Be OK! I love it when the season comes to the point where they have to drive stick shifts. I’ll say this every season. Why do people come on the show that do not know how to...

MWG: PCU

It is now Jim’s turn to pick our fabulous movie this month to watch and review. He has selected his fine, feature film of college campus shenanigans. PCU This satirical comedy — Hart Bochner‘s directorial debut, starring Jeremy Piven, Chris Young and Jon Favreau — follows the hijinks of...

Watchmen

Watchmen Directed: Zack Snyder Starring: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley I have read the comic. I loved the alternate take on 1985 where Richard Nixon had been elected to his third term as U.S. President and the Cold War with Russia was growing...

TAR: It All Comes Tumbling Down

Amazing Race It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots I am impressed with the challenges this season. I would think that after so many seasons, they would start to seem repetitive, but they aren’t! They seem tougher this season and they don’t really remind me too much of what...

TAR: Can’t Do a Cartwheel?

Amazing Race I’m Not Wearing That Girl’s Leotard! In previous seasons, I usually dreaded the beginning of the series since there were so many teams and things moved too fast, but I have to say that this season is awesome. The challenges are great, the scenery is breathtaking and...