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Reviews
The Jesters (2009)
If you liked Frontline but didn't like them picking on A Current Affair so much...
Poor Micky, he used to be so funny. But sometime after his Fox-FM gig he sorta lost it. To start, the humour in The Jesters (lame title) feels really old, like from the 90s or something. This may have been great in the 90s, but their bland observations about the TV industry have all been made before. Surely the people making this show work in TV, and would have some more recent observations to make? Maybe the writers wanted to dumb it down for a Foxtel audience, but it just all seemed a little weak. The Jesters' creators and cast give the impression that they are taking the p*ss out of The Chaser, but then go on to prove that they didn't really get the Chaser's jokes in the first place (i.e. there's a pervading antagonism towards the concept of satire). The bad parody musical guy is the same character from Frontline. The stunt guy being obsessed with conspiracies is incredibly one-dimensional and got tiring by the third joke. The second episode raises the idea that women aren't funny, and then ironically introduces a female comedienne who was the only character who was actually funny. This "intimidates" Micky and the boys, and she is fired by the end of the episode. What this was trying to say is anyone's guess. Sadly the writers seem to know their stuff, and regularly have The Jesters' characters quote the works of Jon Stewart, Larry David and other current popular comedians. But just like Peter Moon trying his hand at Curb Your Enthusiasm, this strange hybrid of 30 Rock, Larry Sanders and god knows what else the producers have on box-set DVD falls way short on story, character, dramatic tension, and finally the only thing that really matters in a comedy, laughs. At least it's better than The Nation.
Sample People (2000)
Drugs Are Bad, Umok
Missed it at the cinema, but was always slightly compelled. Found it in the throw-out bin at my local video shop for a measly two bucks! Will I now give it away to anyone who wants it? Probably! No purposeful plot, one dimensional characters, plastic world ripped off from many far better films, no decent dialogue to speak of. You know that empty feeling when you come down off ecstasy? Its that feeling right here. Sad thing is, the Australia I know is heading in this direction, minus the melodrama and simple answers. Interesting only to see the older Aussie actors (who had to ACT back in their day to get by) vs the newer Aussie actors (who have to LOOK GOOD to get by). Like some horribly garish narrative introduction to a film clip that never actually starts... Poor Kylie, started her career as an actress as well...