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Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008)
Well observed but not all that funny
I was looking forward to this as I am a huge fan of Peter Kay. But this prog was just a bit too 'normal' when considering the sort of people you get on the 'real' pop factor sort of programmes.
It was very well observed, but there was too much singing for my liking (one of the main reasons I don't watch these programmes on a Saturday night), and the simple fact is that the parodies of the people who go on these programmes just seemed too real... even the most extreme parodies were just like the people you see on the genuine programmes.
And by the time I had heard Cat Deeley say "Britain's Got the Pop Factor ... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice" for the 30th time I was getting a bit bored.
A good effort, but considering the freakish nature of the contestants on the genuine programme that are constantly on Saturday night TV, it just seemed like another 'talent' show as opposed to a highly anticipated spoof. Shame.
Speed (1994)
Sandra bullock - terrible actress
I am not normally a fan of action movies but I don't mind Speed as a sort of sit down and watch without thinking movie. But the only thing about this movie that is terrible is Sandra Bulock. She is utterly terrible. A flat, nasal, monotone voice interspersed with banal moments of horrendous acting is the only bad thing. And I couldn't get past the first ten minutes of Speed 2 due to her excruciatingly presence. A lot of films from this period have a lot of big name stars in them either as a way of selling the film or because the 'big name star' sees his or her career on the wane. This is what I think about Dennis Hopper. He was amazing in True Romance, but felt that he wasn't the best choice as the mad bomber in this movie.