I remember finding the Asian family to be a bit over the top.

Thanks, I'll find the Nathan Rabin piece. I'm surprised it's not discussed more, since The Happening really isn't that bad compared to it. It's a bad movie to be sure, but it's nothing compared to War of the Narfs. (And I'm even willing to give him a mild pass on The Last Airbender (I feel a bad big budget flop is a…

There's a difference, at least to me, between being an interesting failure and interesting movie. It's a dull movie (as are most of his flops, even The Happening, etc.), but when you compare it to the rest of his oeuvre, it's such a mess that you're fascinated by every component of it. The RIDICULOUSLY overt racism…

I think he's going to work on a plantation.

After Terminator: Genisys, I was going to respond with "Alan Taylor" as the director, but completely forgot that McG did Salvation.

"a book about how to "fix" American education despite having nearly no relevant experience"

Not entirely that same thing, but what about M. Night Shyamalan in Lady in the Water? The character played by himself wrote a book that was so amazing that it got him assassinated but saved the world.

Eight-Leggied Blonde

I agree with all that too. Also, for all of AoS' faults, they can cast villains well (Inhumans aside). Paxton and Kyle brought an energy to the show that just made you recognize its void elsewhere in the series.

Sure. I think if you're getting some enjoyment out of something, even if it's not the show itself but something directly related to the show, you do like … if not the thing specifically, then the experience of watching the thing.

You know she will return and there will be a "The Fish Is Back" promo sometime this season.

I thought the show was strongest when it had nothing to do with the Inhumans- Real SHIELD, Kyle Machlachlan, Hydra, Ward (especially), etc.. The Inhumans stuff just never really hit for me, and I dread to think that's where it will continue to place its focus. (And Skye is only a small part of that issue.) At best, I…

Speaking personally, ,mostly it's for the forums (or other social occasions). It's fun to mock a show or movie, and doing it on a weekly basis is even more fun. Also, getting to dissect a show, wondering where it's going, striving to find meaning in the madness, and considering how it could be better ends up being a…

For me, the big battle for bottom of the barrel is Agents of SHIELD vs. Gotham. Agents of SHIELD is the better, more competent show, but it's not nearly as interesting as Gotham. Gotham is a far worse, more incompetent show, but it's failures make it interesting. If I had to choose which to stick with, it would…

We have The Grinder and Heroes, all we need now is Hoagie.

Sleepy Hollow. I can't remember the last time a second season made me so uninterested in a show I genuinely liked. And the strangest thing was that it wasn't a genuinely BAD second season, it was just…so empty.

Many shows. Halt and Catch Fire comes to mind as one of them. (It's not a bad show, but it's not a good show either, and even at it's theoretical best, it still wouldn't be that spectacular based on the content we have now.)

I disagree. With "shut off your brain" movies, you might have something to latch onto. You like the action sequences, you like the jokes, you like the visuals - it doesn't matter if it doesn't all come together in the end, for the time you're sitting in the theater, you're enjoying something.

There are some movies that are genetically engineered to appeal to a certain audience. A lot of "indy" movies are just as just as crafted by formula as Generic Action Movie. From the trailer, this seemed like one of them. Squee is not a replacement for quality.

Movies like this aren't about the love of filmmaking. It's about the love of oneself making a film.