As a big MJ fan, this was great and I wish the Estate would spend some time showing this kind of love to albums like Dangerous and HIStory. If only his greedy father and family just let the man tour after Thriller by himself. How different things could have turned out... The only negative aspects for me were that some songs seemed like they were spoken about for 30 minutes, while others like P.Y.T., and to a greater extent, The Lady In My Life, received nothing more than a mention. They also spoke about Starlight, which was the song that became Thriller, which has almost identical instrumentation and melody, but unless I daydreamed for ten seconds, they didn't mention why the change was made. It also would've been better if they talked further about some songs that didn't make the album like The Toy and the amazing Sunset Driver.
The historians, critics and French had a ball criticising this but I did enjoy it. Even with the bewilderingly inconsistent decision of Ridley Scott and Co not worrying about the accents of the actors (Americas shouting 'Vive la France' doesn't quite work) most of the time but having other actors speak in one, it still successfully took me back to the 18th and 19th centuries. A light 3.5/5.
This is another example of a movie that doesn't need to be so damn long. By the time they were up to the final battle, I was over it. It has some adult themes in it and then finishes with a moral for 6 year olds about the need to work together. Lots of corny jokes and insults without enough memorable action scenes. I'll give it points for some originality at the end though with the chain of cars attached to the helicopter.
The third in the Rise and Grind series from T-Rock and Dark Cappa sees more of the same formula as before. As with the others, it doesn't overstay its welcome, clocking in at only 27 minutes and is all decent gangsta rap. It's easy to press play and let it ride, with an improving second half, but at the same time, there is nothing memorable.
Best Tracks: Grind Harder, Show Me the Money, Neener
One of the greatest shows on TV! I just rewatched the entire series and rated the episodes. If you haven't watched it, each episode sees Larry David playing a fictionalised version of himself and constantly getting into disagreements, annoying people, trying to make up for it, and speaking his mind at all times. As he says in one of the episodes, "I feel like I'm constantly apologising to people." Unlike many sitcoms, season 1 aside, each season has a story arc as well, adding to the rewatchability of the show. As the show's progressed, some of the characters and storylines have become less grounded, which has been the main issue I've had with the latest season, season 11, and some of 10 to a lesser extent. Some of the plot points have been repeated as well. It has remained incredibly consistent though for the most part.
Season Rankings: S2, S4, S3, S6, S5, S1, S7, S8, S9, S10, S12, S11
Favourite episode by season:
S1: Beloved Aunt
S2: Shaq
S3: Krazee-Eyez Killa
S4: The Car Pool Lane
S5: The Ski Lift
S6: The Therapists
S7: The Black Swan
S8: The Safe House
S9: Foisted!
S10: You're Not Going to Get Me to Say Anything Bad About Mickey
S11: The Mini Bar
S12: No Lessons Learned