Pawn
I tried to find more information on the background of this movie. The description said it was about the robbery of a pawn shop gone bad. But it had nothing to do with a pawn shop - it was about robbing a safe in the back of a diner.
Michael Chiklis with a Manchester accent what's odd, but he pulled it off. Strange movie, probably worth watching.
Into the Blue
Ok, for guys reading this, I only need to say four words: JESSICA ALBA UNDER WATER. Every bit as glorious as you had hoped.
For everyone else, it's an interesting story line, sometimes falling into the Hollywood pitfalls you expect. But there are a few good twists, and Jessica Alba under water.
Idiocracy
Haven't watched this for years. I love the premise that stupid people breed too much, smart people not enough, and we end up with a future where we can't solve the basic problems in life. Not too much of a stretch really. It plays out well enough, the story struggles here or there, but it gets the job done.
Star Trek The Beginning
As much as I like Star Trek everything, I always feel a bit cheated when movies (and the Enterprise series) play around with the time line. It makes me feel like I have to go back and watch everything else all over again to see how much it changed. Just like sex and violence, I like to keep my Star Trek and time travel separate.
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Along with original content coming out of the pay cable channels, many of the online streaming companies are putting out some interesting products. Netflix has "Orange is the New Black", Crackle has "Cleaners" and "The Unusuals", Hulu has "The Booth at the End" and others. These are just samples, each has more than I can list here.
Most of these have smaller budgets than their network brethren, far smaller budgets than the HBO and Cinemax behemoths - and it shows. Some feel a bit like "place holders" to fill gaps in the actor's resumes - but that's ok too, because you get to see some medium-large names working on pet projects. Look out for these "original content" productions. Might find a gem in the mix. A lot of these (like Crackle) are completely free.
Gravity season 1
This is a Starz Channel production centered on Krysten Ritter. Other names listed for the show are "failure to fly" and "suicide for dummies,which are both more appropriate. Light fare that plods along ok, with a season opener and a season ending better than the season itself (just 10 episodes total).
Ritter, while good a what she does, seems terminally type cast as "the cute goth" practically reprising her role from Breaking Bad. Remove heroine, add suicide, same girl. I think she could do more.
Entourage season 8
The series ends eith a weepy eyed everything happy flare. You'll be "happy for them" as the cast heads off to the next part of their lives.
Nikita season 1
Seems everything cool I remember from 3 seasons of Nikita happened in season 1. I wanted to run through the series again before starting in on season 4, but now am wondering if it's worth the bother.
Firefly
I watch this series once or twice a year, capped off with Serenity the movie.
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