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The Lyon's Den: Pilot (2003)
Boring & Predictable
Just finished watching "The Lyon's Den" with Rob Lowe. Well we have another show about the "Idealistic" do-gooder trying to save man from himself. This show has a great deal in common with another one, namely, "Mr. Sterling", that failed miserably last spring, and yes it was on NBC too. When will these Hollywood writers ever write something meaty and interesting instead of the usual "crap"? Once again we have a young, idealistic lawyer trying to save the world, or his little corner of it. The naivete of this character, Jack Turner, is unbelievable. We are supposed to swallow the fact that this guy is the purest of the pure, then we find out his Father is a very powerful U.S. Senator. Even more amazing, the Managing Partner of one of the most powerful law firms in Washington D.C., either committed suicide or was murdered and they are going to turn to this so called naive pro bono, trust fund baby who has no real experience and make him the Managing Partner. Please! The absolute suspension of disbelief is too much in this show and I can see all we will be served here is the usual Left-Wing philosophical drivel we have seen before. I predict this show want last long. If it did not have the lead in of Law & Order: Criminal Intent it would not last two episodes. So I will give maybe four before it is canceled. Terrible show and too much sugar coated idealistic claptrap!!!!!!!!!!
Daddy and Them (2001)
This Film as Terrible
I was an extra in this movie when it was filmed five years ago and I have been waiting since August 1998 to see this movie. The scene I was in, the cafeteria scene, was cut to the bone and actually makes no sense at all. I was in that scene as a walk on, I walked right past the table as Billy Bob sat down. All in all this was a horrible movie, it really made no sense. The main plot of the entire family going to down to Little Rock to help Uncle Hazel was okay but we never found out what happened to him at the end. This film for the most part deals with the screwed up nature of the Montgomery Family, but nothing is really resolved. We are left in limbo as to what happens with anybody or anything. The acting is for the most part is terrible and all the talent in that film is wasted. There certainly wasn't any need for Ben Affleck or Jamie Lee Curtis, they added nothing to the movie. AS far as I could tell not really well done at all. Could have and should have been better, no wonder Miramax never released this film. If they were looking for another "Sling Blade" they wasted their money. Only hope is when it is finally released on DVD they will restore any cuts and show all deleted scenes and maybe that let make a little more sense.