February's DVD Reviews,
Part II
Quick reviews from my Netflix queue and/or
the library.
Veronica Mars, Season
2, Disc 1, 2006
There's only one girl to look
at on this one compared to Desperate Housewives, yet this series
is infinitely better at holding my interest after resolving most of its
first-season story arcs.
Kiss Kiss Bang
Bang, 2005
I only checked this one out because
someone at Lisa's birthday party swore it was good. Well, it was
pretty good, but it wasn't great. In other words, it wasn't much
more interesting than this review.
Six Feet Under,
Season 5, Discs 1 & 2, 2006
I love it. Don't think the
irony isn't lost on me. The show is explicitly about death and yet
it expertly handles the existential questions we all deal with in life.
That just kills me.
Desperate Housewives,
Season 2, Disc 5, 2006
It started to get interesting
again at the last, but I think they lost most of their viewers before this
point when it aired. I wouldn't have even paid attention through
most of this season had it not been for the miracle of the FF button.
Desperate Housewives,
Season 2, Disc 6, 2006
Just extras. They're interesting,
but nothing mind-blowing like what's really going on in your neighbors'
lives. Get out your binoculars if you doubt me.
Veronica Mars,
Season 2, Disc 2, 2006
All the complaints I can come
up with about this show are mere nitpicking and have absolutely nothing
to do with her ass.
South Park:
Greatest Hits, Vol 1, 2006
I tried watching the series from
the beginning when they started putting it out on dvd, but I didn't have
the time to sit through the awkward episodes before they found their stride.
It was nice to be able to jump in and catch the most talked about episodes
that once left me wondering what people were talking about.
The Ice Harvest,
2006
Oliver Platt steals the show in
a supporting part, which is a good measure of how weak the rest of the
script is.
Veronica Mars,
Season 2, Disc 3, 2006
Did I mention that I love her
ass? Yeah, there are more reasons to watch on the show than that,
but that tops my list.
An Inconvenient
Truth, 2006
Aside from a few sappy detours
that seemed like thought bubbles, it's like sitting through a college lecture
with a great teacher and good special effects. Of course, if you
didn't like college, then you'll probably be bored, but that doesn't mean
you don't have to know the material, okay?
The L Word:
Season 3: Disc 1, 2006
Yeah, I know it's just a soap
opera about lesbians, but it's so much fun to root for my favorite characters
that it never crosses my mind how little interest they would have in seeing
me naked.
Alias: Season
3: Disc 2, 2003
I honestly have no idea what's
going on sometimes. They've twisted so many threads around one another
that you can't see past the shroud they've woven out of everything.
That's pretty impressive for a show most people would already watch just
to see Jennifer Garner in the sexy disguise of the week.
Super Inframan,
1975
This was just a nostalgia trip
for me since I saw it when I was a kid. It's nothing more than an
early version of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, but far more interesting
was the included hour and a half of badly-made trailers to badly made Chinese
movies.
The Office:
Season 2: Disc 4, 2005
I feel a lot like Jim. Lots
of funny things happen there, but the main reason I keep coming back to
this Office is because I'm in love with Pam.
Gilmore Girls:
Season 5: Disc 6, 2004
I know you need confused and emotional
characters to keep a show interesting, but when Rorie pulls her little
drama queen routine, I just want to slap her.
For Your Consideration,
2006
Another ensemble Christopher Guest
movie. Big surprise this time though: It wasn't very good.
Check out any of his other films instead. They actually are
worth your consideration.
Alias: Season
3: Disc 3, 2003
What can I say, I don't care how
his career is doing, Jennifer Garner makes me wish I was Ben Affleck.
Jabberwocky,
1977
Remember how good Monty Python's
Holy Grail was? Well, here are all the left-over ideas that
sat around for a couple years. They weren't good enough to have been
used to begin with, by the time Terry Gilliam got around to putting them
on film, they were completely stale.
PICK OF THE
LITTER: Six Feet Under. This show has never failed to
captivate me and has never give me cause to complain. It's so unassuming
that I worry that it will be forgotten now that it has concluded its run,
and I don't want this review to be as substantial a headstone as it can
get.
Copyright 2007
Ale[x]plorer.