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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy  (2004)

I haven't posted a review for a while,but this was so lame,it reminded me.

What they give us here is,basically a half-arsed apocryphally accepted notion that everything and everyone was so sexist in the seventies,and that's about it. That idea is barely developed ,and it sounds like they made it up as the went along. Proof that Will Ferrell is only really as good as his material.

Ditched it after twenty minutes and put some Seinfeld on to have a proper laugh.

Under discussion:

The Lookout  (2007)

I got this as a "JGL " fan,thinking it would be another "Indie" goodie,like "Brick" ,but no, it turned out to be pretty mainstream fare..Hockey "jock" ..rich parents..loses memory in a car crash ,career ruined .works in bank as security guard..stalked by crims..fill in the blanks..It's not that bad..Jeff Daniels is his blind "rehab buddie" and the main "baddie" is a very charismatic Matthew Goode, who is a Brit.(?) He was in "Matchpoint" ,that's why i thought ,"Wimbledon" connection!...Looks like it's shot in "Fargo" territory,the police have flaps over their ears,and everyone ice-skates. 

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Tetsuo: The Iron Man  (1992)

Iron Man  (2008)

This blog went to redundant link previously...

I've seen 1 and 2 i think..the "Super Furry Animals" namecheck two on "Rings around the world"..With all the current talk of "Iron Man" and the undeniably crazed Robert Downey,i am reminded of  these crazy black and white fantasies ,with a manic inventive style ,a high camp and extremely dark humour... Cross "Eraserhead",with "Scrapheap Challenge" in Japan,and you've got a visual start point...uses good old Ray Harryhausen "stop frame" animation...  These may have been director Shinya Tsukamoto's  first films,they do seem like student /art school work (and there's nothing wrong with that)..if you're in the mood they are just hilarious..fixated with the good old "man as machine"/"man becoming machine" metaphor,alongside very direct sexual references,all served up in the most literal style imaginable... Tetsuo!!! Hai!!