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Snow-Wight and the Stripper (2010)
Entertaining, original concept web series
I caught the screening of 2 episodes of this show, amongst a number of others, at LA Webfest 2011. It is great to see so many people creating their own episodic shows on the web these days and to see how they are managing to do it with limited resources and funding. The show is best described as a comedy soap with the 2 main female protagonists being forced to live together in an odd couple type relationship. One is a private investigator, and the other is an ex-stripper/showgirl. The episodes follow them through various (mis)adventures, often hilarious and somewhat "out-there" situations. It's not fair to compare these types of shows to mainstream big budget studio produced ones which have world class sound and visuals. All things considered, especially the fact that this show has no crew and is considered low/no budget, the creators have managed to do an entertaining job with a pretty decent script. I watched a few episodes and laughed - what more can you expect!
The Castle (1997)
This humour is not for everyone
Unfortunately it didn't amuse me much, and I am australian. This is one of those movies that takes just about every single stereotype of aussie suburban life and attempts to make a joke from it. So depending on what turns you on, some will find it absolutely hilarious, and others like me will just cringe. There's no real in between with this one. It was well received in Australia so you cannot deny its popularity, however I don't see it representative in any way. My mum (who is European) watched it with me and after having to explain most of the "jokes" to her all she could say was "but why is that funny"? So I doubt this is something that many European or American audiences would enjoy.