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Paddy McGuinness live, a review by Rich

22/11

Paddy McGuinness live



Synopsis
Fresh from the success of PHOENIX NIGHTS and MAX AND PADDY'S ROAD TO NOWHERE, Bolton-based funny man, Patrick McGuiness branched out into stand-up comedy with his 'Dark Side Tour'. Riotous adult comedy at its very best.

A nice change from films and TV, some stand-up comedy from one of the UKs newer comedians. As the lesser known performer from Max and Paddy, he is not as dynamic, slick and funny as Peter Kay when live, and the material was too predictably coarse and one-tracked to be considered very entertaining. Foul mouthed and short of laughter, this is easily a 

(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on November 23rd, 2008)

Dial 1119, a review by Antares

Dial 1119 (1950) 65/100 - Before I started the film, I watched the trailer and it looked like a pretty good premise for a noir. But it's let down by some bad acting and some melodramatic dialog that really doesn't sound right when spoken by certain characters. Marshall Thompson, in the beginning of the film, has a quiet menace to him. But as the story progresses, and he kills someone in the bar, he suddenly looks as though he's a little kid who has had a bit too much sugar and has ants in his pants. He bounces all over the screen looking like someone who just needs a good spanking. Andrea King, who plays a young woman who is about to go away on a trip with a married man, does some of the worst acting I've ever seen in a film. The only bright spots in the cast are William Conrad and Virginia Field, who play a bartender and a barfly floozy. Had MGM found a more seasoned actor for the main role, and maybe a much more talented director who could bring a bit more focus on the part of the cast, then this might have turned out to be a small classic. It's not a bad film, just one that could have been crafted better.

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on November 24th, 2014)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Boston Legal: Season One (2004/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Length: 700 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

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Plot:
FROM DAVID E. KELLEY, the creative mastermind behind Ally McBeal, Picket Fences and The PracticeBoston Legal takes a fast-paced and wildly comedic look at the personal and professional lives of the high-priced attorneys at the law firm of Crane Poole & Schmidt. Court is now in session and the jury is in: Season One of Boston Legal is cutting-edge television at its finest!


Boston Legal
Season 1.01 Head Cases
Writer: David E. Kelley (Created By), Scott Kaufer (Writer), Jeff Rake (Writer), David E. Kelley (Writer)
Director: Bill D'Elia
Cast


(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on December 17th, 2013)