friedhippie Reviews

The IT Crowd (2006–2013)

Have you tried turning it off an on again?

[10/10 · 19 February 2009]

This show is brilliant!! As they would say in the UK. The cast is a quirky ensemble whose chemistry never stops igniting. If you want to check out complete and utter comedy watch the episode where Jen goes to the theater with a man who she thinks is gay. The schematics that Roy and Moss get into will make to you laugh until your stomach hurts. I have heard that they are making an American version of this show...and I've seen the cast right here on IMDb and it pains me to say it. The American cast appear to be a cliché and too cute to work in IT. That is one of the things I love about the show is Jen's natural beauty. Her individuality is what makes that character special. When you throw a 100 pound blonde hair blue eyed actress in my screen and start calling her Jen it just doesn't work.

Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)

My guilty pleasure

[6/10 · 19 February 2009]

The acting can be fantastic and awful at times. The characters change more frequently than I wash my bedsheets. As much as I hate to admit it....I am addicted to Degrassi....Of course I'm not going to tell you the real reason why I can't go out on a Friday night....Or why I was listening in on those teeny boppers conversation about a dreamy boy named Craig.....This show sucks you in and has more drama than a detention cell in juvenile hall. Although I must say when Kevin Smith came to town I wanted him to leave...His insatiable dirty humor does not belong with my beloved Degrassians....If you want to re-live the same high school problems over and over but with a little Canadian flair....turn on Degrassi.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

Pass this movie into the dumpster...

[1/10 · 19 February 2009]

This movie has nothing to offer that will make you care about the characters let alone whether or not they find Fluffy. Michael Cera and Kat Dennings had absolutely no chemistry at all. Watching them act side by side was the equivalent of watching a balloon deflate very slowly. I'm all for love at first sight, fate induced romances but this movie really kicked the bucket. The only good thing about the movie is the little drunken blondie roaming around New York. Out of the entire cast I must say that she really showed superior acting skills. I believed she was drunk. Did I believe it was love at first sight for our star crossed indie lovers? About as much as I believe a meteor the size of Texas is coming to end life as we know it.

On a positive note this movie made me realize that Michael Cera needs a good supporting cast in order to make his type casted awkward/shy shtick shine. In Arrested Development and Superbad the outgoing supporting cast allows Cera to have minimal spotlight allowing the viewer to not become bored with the character and at least allowing some comedy to manifest from it....which is what this movie is lacking entirely.

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009 Video)

what a disappointment

[4/10 · 18 February 2009]

After being addicted to the first two seasons I was eager to see this movie and after viewing it I am highly disappointed. The original Daisy has been replaced with a new face who lacks the sophistication and grace that being Daisy entails. I felt she was too over the top with her acting and lacked the character that Laura Harris brought to the role. The sarcasm and comedic pessimism is almost obsolete in this film and I felt I was watching a thoughtless made for TV movie. Mason, who in my opinion, brought the funniest moments to the screen, barely had any screen time and I would of liked to see the Daisy/Mason relationship explored for more than a minute as the movie entails. Stick with the show. This movie offers no closure