It's funny how well this comment matches your name.

The artsy-fartsy subtext only kicks in 30 years later after the movie has been critically validated.

I read this in the voice of David Attenborough.

The remake was pretty good until the end. Then, not.

Your dad sounds fairly reasonable.

I actually enjoyed Jason Goes To Hell. It was funny and gory and didn't take itself too seriously. And I was quite high, which helped I think.

I give the Friday the 13th remake a definite OK if only for the line "Your tits are stupendous."

Review of the year.

Review of the year.

I'm not a fan of being peed on (though I've never tried it), nor am I a fan of Nicole Kidman, but the thought of her peeing on me has me strangely excited. I'm also drunk.

I'm not a fan of being peed on (though I've never tried it), nor am I a fan of Nicole Kidman, but the thought of her peeing on me has me strangely excited. I'm also drunk.

This is a late (early?) contender for article of the year. And it's about Rob Schneider. Go figure.

This is a late (early?) contender for article of the year. And it's about Rob Schneider. Go figure.

You'd like to gift them a fist to the face, as it were.

You'd like to gift them a fist to the face, as it were.

I can't stand that one. But it doesn't seem to have progressed beyond a small sample of Internet geeks that have somehow escaped into daylight. My friend says it occasionally and I give him shit for it.

I can't stand that one. But it doesn't seem to have progressed beyond a small sample of Internet geeks that have somehow escaped into daylight. My friend says it occasionally and I give him shit for it.

Who is this Verissimo and what book of his should I read?

Who is this Verissimo and what book of his should I read?

Only if you are a big Saramago fan. It took me at least 75 pages to get into the book; it is at times dense and slow going (and ultimately very cynical). It was best at cleverly illustrating the absurdist pratfalls and doublespeak of governmental agencies, and I did eventually start to enjoy the book. But unlike…