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CARTOONS: Has American pop culture become too dumb for Beavis and Butt-Head? – chicagotribune.com
sounds like somebody let a part of them die, then tried to blame it on the easy target of resurrected pop culture … Now, all the people i know who didn’t let their inner child die, self included, thought the new B&B went off without a hitch, as if it had never stopped. Shuffle that new ep into the other 180, and aside from the Twilight reference, I don’t think anybody in 1997 could have told the difference.
Verdict: Article is a FAIL. And a predictable one, too. Criticizing the latest adaptation / reboot / resurrection of a subversive-cum-mainstream pop culture franchise is the cornerstone of hipster journalism.
tags: media video cartoons TV shows MTV Beavis&Butt-head ChicagoTribune ChicagoLand editorial RexW.Huppke DeadInside naysayer typical lame response articles nostalgia
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WAR ON DRUGS: U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Expands War on Drugs – NYTimes.com
Yup. The D.E.A. has commando squads now. Bush created them for Afghanistan, and Obama expanded them to a shit-ton of other countries. The hope and change you voted for, right?
tags: politics WarOnDrugs drugs war freedom government commandos squads military commandoSquads BushAdministration ObamaAdministration WarInAfghanistan Afghanistan Taliban Honduras Haiti DominicanRepublic Guatemala Belize NYTimes news articles
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ISRAEL: Reporters confirm Sarkozy’s & Obama’s dig on Nathanyahu
Yup. The leader of Israel is an asshole, and even the other leaders of the world are tired of their shit. Obama getting caught saying “You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every day!”
And why is a tiny little country in the middle east our daily business? Lobbying, oil, religion.
Of course, Obama’s press will not mention this. Mr. Government Transparency only let reporters in if they promised to only discuss things that the government approves. American journalism is so fucking dead.
tags: politics Israel gaffes oops BarackObama NicolasSarkozy BenjaminNetanyahu complaints overheard YNetNews articles liar liars
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PLOT SUMMARY: Pushy Canadian boss forces her assistant to marry her in order to save both their jobs. Romantic comedy ensues.
UNCOMFORTABLE PLOT SUMMARY (inspired by this): [highlight for spoilers]→ Illegal immigrant exploits subordinate, deceives family, government.
PEOPLE: Sandra Bullock (yummy as ever) and Ryan Reynolds (who we just saw in Adventureland). Mary Steenburgen (her looks have really held up since Back To The Future 3!), Malin Akerman (yummy, but underused), Oscar Nunez (Oscar from The Office–and he was hilarious), Betty White (who also doesn’t seem to be aging anymore), Craig T. Nelson (Blades Of Glory, Wag The Dog, The Devil’s Advocate), Denis O’Hare. Great cast, actually.
QUIRKS: Formulaic romantic comedy. However, the types of awkwardness that occurred once the plot started to develop were pretty unique. I’d say that from 10% into the movie until about 40% into the movie, this was a 4/5 star movie. But ultimately, it was a 3/5 star movie.
VISUALS: Sandra Bullock naked and barely covering up her naughty bits. Mmmm! My ex-co-worker was right. I didn’t believe him in 2002 when he said she was hotter in HD.
SOUNDTRACK: It takes two to make a thing go right! It takes two to make it out of sight! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
BAD STUFF: Fairly formulaic. I think the alternate ending sounds better than the one they used.
CONCLUSION: An above-average romantic comedy. The awkward subterfuge of an employer-employee sham marriage being explained in front of a huge nosy family created some 4-star moments in this ultimately 3-star movie.
RATINGS:
Clint: Netflix: 3/5 stars. IMDB: 7/10.
Carolyn: Netflix: 3/5 stars. IMDB: 6/10. She only considered it average.
The native public rating for this movie is Netflix: 4.0/5 stars (3.4/5 stars for people who rate like me), IMDB: 6.9/10.
RECOMMENDATION: If you can stand romantic comedies, this one is above average due to the awkward subterfuge.
MOVIE QUOTE: Margaret Tate: What am I allergic to?
Andrew Paxton: Pine nuts, and the full spectrum of human emotion.
COINCIDENCES: (What Happens In Vegas, The Proposal) 2 movies in the same night that had sham marriages that the authorities were investigating, as well as a scene with people listening to headphones while taking a bath/shower, and not being able to hear what is going on.
(the movie Gamer, The Proposal) 2 movies within a few days that have “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” in the soundtrack.
FRIENDS’ RATINGS: Metinee liked it.
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