Give Me a Movie/TV Show/Song/Band and I Will Review

[Limp Ditka]

Jawbox

I remember seeing these guys around 1995 and being genuinely worried that they'd suck live, as a ####ty live performance can just ruin a band for me, but they just killed it. A great live band.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Band: Stiff Little Fingers

I liked some of their stuff back in the day. Pretty good for their time but not something in my rotation now.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Song: A Rose for Emily

The Zombies?

Meh. Not their best work. "She's Not There" "Time of the Season" and "This Will Be Our Year" are stellar.

 

[The General]

Band: TV on the Radio

Movie: Napoleon Dynamite

TV Show: Best Season of The Wire

I got into TVOTR late but I really like "Could You" and "Happy Idiot" off of their latest.

Napoleon Dynamite is outstanding. I know some people can't stand it but I think it a great piece of comedy.

Tough call on "The Wire". Love the show. It's hard to pin down the best season. I will say that the last season was a disappointment for sure.

Agree on all 3. I like the cut of your jib.

If you like TVOTR thier other albums are solid as well. Give "Love Dog" or "Staring at the Sun" a listen.

Season 3 is the best IMO but hard to argue.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Movies

Howard the Duck

Showgirls

Hudson Hawk

Johnny Dangerously

Garbage

So bad the nudity and dirty stuff didn't help.

Pretty sure I've only seen about 1/2 of HH. Crap.

Didn't really care for JD. I know that's not a popular opinion but it just didn't grab me.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Band: TV on the Radio

Movie: Napoleon Dynamite

TV Show: Best Season of The Wire

I got into TVOTR late but I really like "Could You" and "Happy Idiot" off of their latest.

Napoleon Dynamite is outstanding. I know some people can't stand it but I think it a great piece of comedy.

Tough call on "The Wire". Love the show. It's hard to pin down the best season. I will say that the last season was a disappointment for sure.

Agree on all 3. I like the cut of your jib.

If you like TVOTR thier other albums are solid as well. Give "Love Dog" or "Staring at the Sun" a listen.

Season 3 is the best IMO but hard to argue.

Oddly enough the season of the Wire that focused on the kids and the schools was great BUT I think Chase somewhat bungled the point about the schools. I think he focused on the "institutional failure" aspect of why the school was so dysfunctional and not enough about how crappy schools are a product of the communities they serve.

 

[The General]

Band: TV on the Radio

Movie: Napoleon Dynamite

TV Show: Best Season of The Wire

I got into TVOTR late but I really like "Could You" and "Happy Idiot" off of their latest.

Napoleon Dynamite is outstanding. I know some people can't stand it but I think it a great piece of comedy.

Tough call on "The Wire". Love the show. It's hard to pin down the best season. I will say that the last season was a disappointment for sure.

Agree on all 3. I like the cut of your jib.

If you like TVOTR thier other albums are solid as well. Give "Love Dog" or "Staring at the Sun" a listen.

Season 3 is the best IMO but hard to argue.

Oddly enough the season of the Wire that focused on the kids and the schools was great BUT I think Chase somewhat bungled the point about the schools. I think he focused on the "institutional failure" aspect of why the school was so dysfunctional and not enough about how crappy schools are a product of the communities they serve.

Been forever since I have seen the show, will go back and watch again at some point. Have forgotten so much.

For me the way season 3 built up to the conclusion with Stringer and Avon was perfect entertainment.

 

[Hov34]

Gwyneth Paltrow

The Beatles

Pickleball

 

[TheAristocrat]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Gwyneth Paltrow

The Beatles

Pickleball

Not a movie, tv show, or song.

Arguably one of the greatest bands of all time if not the greatest. And even if you don't dig their music you have to admit that they've influenced every band, in one way or another, that came after them.

Not a movie, tv show, or song.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Dog shi t. Just like the rest of Wes Anderson's movies. This is a hill I will die on.

 

[hagmania]

Hey man, back off of Fantastic Mr Fox.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Hey man, back off of Fantastic Mr Fox.

OK, to be fair I've never seen Mr. Fox. But I will go ahead and just assume it is terrible.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Please review the King James Bible.

King James > Kevin James

 

[El Floppo]

What about my post of the Red, White, and Blue?

These were the Three Colors films by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Sorry, I have not seen any of them.

I really like these three films especially Red. I hope you check them out

great stuff... Dekalog is pretty freaking amazing, if you're a Kieslowski fan

 

[hagmania]

Hey man, back off of Fantastic Mr Fox.

OK, to be fair I've never seen Mr. Fox. But I will go ahead and just assume it is terrible.

To be fair it is quintessential Anderson with the added bonus of George Clooney as Mr Fox

 

[TheAristocrat]

Purple Rain - the movie and album

 

[KarmaPolice]

Starship Troopers

Independence Day

Full Metal Jacket

Mulholland Drive

 

[Hov34]

Bob's Burgers

Archer

Rick and Morty

Bojack Horseman

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Purple Rain - the movie and album

Cheesy movie but fun in a nostalgic way. Plus Appolonia's boobs.

Masterful album but not really my cup of tea.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Starship Troopers

Independence Day

Full Metal Jacket

Mulholland Drive

ST: Not a fan. Cartoonified version of a great book.

ID4: Great...if you're 11 years old.

FMJ: Awesome movie. Probably the best Vietnam movie there is. At least a step or two above "Platoon" (which I think is waaaay overrated).

MD: Never made it all the way through. Sometimes Lynch is a genius and sometimes it seems like he's off his meds. MD is one of the latter times.

 

[otello]

Nine Queens

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Band: Television

I hate to admit that I haven't heard as much by them as I should considering they were pioneers. The songs I do know by them are good and more importantly very good considering the time period.

Pioneers were typically ##### fwiw.

 

[otello]

Get The Knack

 

[otello]

San Pedro Beach Bums

 

[otello]

Chico and the Man

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Band: Television

I hate to admit that I haven't heard as much by them as I should considering they were pioneers. The songs I do know by them are good and more importantly very good considering the time period.

Pioneers were typically ##### fwiw.

Mariano Vallejo says you can eat a ####.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Explosions in the Sky (band)

Don't know enough about them to say anything.

Actually, without even knowing it, you might. They do the music for Friday Night Lights (TV) The music in FNL the film... Refused is all you need to know. I almost started a pit in the theater.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

By the way, I think OPM's point is proven. He doesn't hate everything, he just hates stuff that sucks. A few things that don't, but not many.

 

[rockaction]

Explosions in the Sky (band)

Don't know enough about them to say anything.

Actually, without even knowing it, you might. They do the music for Friday Night Lights (TV)The music in FNL the film... Refused is all you need to know. I almost started a pit in the theater.

Explosions and Refused are both great.

You starting a pit in a movie theater -- kind of lame.

Just a fill-in for OPM.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Starship Troopers

Independence Day

Full Metal Jacket

Mulholland Drive

ST: Not a fan. Cartoonified version of a great book.

ID4: Great...if you're 11 years old.

FMJ: Awesome movie. Probably the best Vietnam movie there is. At least a step or two above "Platoon" (which I think is waaaay overrated).

MD: Never made it all the way through. Sometimes Lynch is a genius and sometimes it seems like he's off his meds. MD is one of the latter times.

I used to work for a Vietnam Veteran and he told me two films were always the best films about Vietnam.

Hamburger Hill was the most realistic Vietnam film he ever saw with the brutality of taking a single hill

The Odd Angry Shot was based on the experiences of someone who was there so it was told with the least political agenda

He said FMJ had a great bootcamp scene but that the Vietnam side of the film was portrayed more artistic than it needed to be

I prefer Hamburger Hill and Hanoi Hilton more than I do FMJ

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Explosions in the Sky (band)

Don't know enough about them to say anything.

Actually, without even knowing it, you might. They do the music for Friday Night Lights (TV)The music in FNL the film... Refused is all you need to know. I almost started a pit in the theater.

Explosions and Refused are both great.

You starting a pit in a movie theater -- kind of lame.

Just a fill-in for OPM.

Wrong verb tense for Refused, unfortunately.

 

[rockaction]

Wrong verb tense for Refused, unfortunately.

An 87? An 87? What the hell is my teacher doing giving me an 87?

I still don't understand the verb tense thing.

:shrugs:

 

[James Daulton]

You sound like someone I would not want to hang out with.

No offense brah.

 

[cstu]

Nine Queens

 

[Limp Ditka]

Wrong verb tense for Refused, unfortunately.

An 87? An 87? What the hell is my teacher doing giving me an 87?

I still don't understand the verb tense thing.

:shrugs:

 

[DA RAIDERS]

empire strikes back

van halen

george michael freedom

 

[Limp Ditka]

To be fair, as of last year Refused is considered active. I think they did a couple of festival shows this year

 

[James Daulton]

empire strikes back

van halen

george michael freedom

Great x 3

 

[DA RAIDERS]

empire strikes back

van halen

george michael freedom

Great x 3

that's my challenge to him. all are awesome.

 

[rockaction]

Wrong verb tense for Refused, unfortunately.

An 87? An 87? What the hell is my teacher doing giving me an 87?

I still don't understand the verb tense thing.

:shrugs:

Damn. That took me a minute. I'm listening to the Deftones right now, and that should solidify it all.

 

[James Daulton]

empire strikes back

van halen

george michael freedom

Great x 3

that's my challenge to him. all are awesome.

Seriously, not even a question. You sound like someone I'd very much enjoy hanging out with.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Get The Knack

I'm a big Power Pop fan. There are 3 songs on this LP that are awesome examples of that late 70s/early 80s PP sound: My Sharona, Good Girls Don't, and Oh Tara.

San Pedro Beach Bums

I'm sure I saw an episode or two of this as a kid but can't remember a damn thing about it.

Chico and the Man

Never thought it was funny at all.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

empire strikes back

van halen

george michael freedom

1. The best of the first 3 films. I took a city bus all the way across town to see the first non-VIP showing in my town. Loved it when I was 12. Now? Meh.

2. Hit and miss with me. There are some great songs on the first two albums . Maybe a couple off of the next two. Almost everything from Diver Down on is pretty weak.

3. Pretty sure I'll be OK if I never hear that song again.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

You sound like someone I would not want to hang out with.

No offense brah.

https://media.giphy.com/media/fMuhmGFHWs4SY/giphy.gif

 

[TheAristocrat]

Beavis and Butthead

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Beavis and Butthead

Big fan. Banter during the videos was usually hilarious. Pure genius. The "stories" were typically OK with a few great moments here and there.

 

[Insein]

Futurama

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Futurama

Never cared for it. Can't stand Fry's voice.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Somebody mentioned Archer upthread...did we get a ruling?