AuVid
Joined Sep 2007
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I did like and laugh a lot when seeing the original Naked Gun.
This time around, after reading some reviews, I decided to give this new one a chance.
The writing is pretty good, with a barrage of silly jokes, one after another, in a never ending stream. The execution is not bad either, if you're not expecting much.
The main problem resides with the casting of the two main characters. Both Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are so wrong for the characters they play, you are left wondering if the person in charge of those choices were just tryin' to conjure old childhood memories of "tough guys" being funny (did not work) and pinup girls being silly and naive (didn't work either).
Liam is too old now (zero energy), can't do american accent, not funny. Pamela also too old for the part, not much believable for the character she's supposed to be.
You're left by the end of the movie with a sensation that you've just watched a really long SNL sketch that didn't actually work. Too bad, it had some promise otherwise.
This time around, after reading some reviews, I decided to give this new one a chance.
The writing is pretty good, with a barrage of silly jokes, one after another, in a never ending stream. The execution is not bad either, if you're not expecting much.
The main problem resides with the casting of the two main characters. Both Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are so wrong for the characters they play, you are left wondering if the person in charge of those choices were just tryin' to conjure old childhood memories of "tough guys" being funny (did not work) and pinup girls being silly and naive (didn't work either).
Liam is too old now (zero energy), can't do american accent, not funny. Pamela also too old for the part, not much believable for the character she's supposed to be.
You're left by the end of the movie with a sensation that you've just watched a really long SNL sketch that didn't actually work. Too bad, it had some promise otherwise.
I was never a fan of Leighton Meester previous TV series, so I was skeptical of this one at first.
The other thing that usually puts me off these types of TV shows is that there are enough "cop shows" out there for a lifetime. And most of them aren't "entirely original". In fact, I always have an impression that, with the rarest of exceptions, all American TV Shows are either about "cops" (detectives, FBI, spies, etc) or "doctors" or "lawyers", like there isn't any other people worth writing about.
But this show is just wonderful. It's surely entertaining, with new angles and ideas about the "cop" theme. It's also very very funny without being silly.
And, of course, Leighton shines bright in it with a healthy dose of charm and wit. The other characters are also very well cast and well written, so we can divide our attention equally and the show is never in risk of feeling boring soon.
Looking forward to the next few episodes already. Highly recommended.
The other thing that usually puts me off these types of TV shows is that there are enough "cop shows" out there for a lifetime. And most of them aren't "entirely original". In fact, I always have an impression that, with the rarest of exceptions, all American TV Shows are either about "cops" (detectives, FBI, spies, etc) or "doctors" or "lawyers", like there isn't any other people worth writing about.
But this show is just wonderful. It's surely entertaining, with new angles and ideas about the "cop" theme. It's also very very funny without being silly.
And, of course, Leighton shines bright in it with a healthy dose of charm and wit. The other characters are also very well cast and well written, so we can divide our attention equally and the show is never in risk of feeling boring soon.
Looking forward to the next few episodes already. Highly recommended.
I have being a faithfull SNL viewer for more than 30 years; some seasons were great, others not so good, but on average they all have been pretty entertaining.
Now the problem with this "special" is that there was nothing new, special or notorious about it.
Throughout the whole thing I kept thinking: "same... same... same... same..." all skits and segments were all "reheated", rushed, badly written and worse (far worse) than the original.
One or two were OK, but nothing felt like a proper homage to the huge milestone that is 50 years of SNL.
To be honest, the 40th celebration was way better than this 50th. Art imitating life. Figures.
Now the problem with this "special" is that there was nothing new, special or notorious about it.
Throughout the whole thing I kept thinking: "same... same... same... same..." all skits and segments were all "reheated", rushed, badly written and worse (far worse) than the original.
One or two were OK, but nothing felt like a proper homage to the huge milestone that is 50 years of SNL.
To be honest, the 40th celebration was way better than this 50th. Art imitating life. Figures.
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