The Promise
This got some pretty favorable reviews when it came out, and I'm a sucker for the big-budget wuxia genre. While the movie had some absoultely fantastic moments (and admittedly, the cinematography looked really nice overall), the characters were 1/2-dimensional and the plot made so little sense that at one point I just turned the subtitles off. I'm a little bothered by the fact that Chen Kaige seemingly stole the ending for this movie from my unpublished opus (and Part 1 of the Epic Trilogy) Softly Came the Lithographer, written 8 years ago on a graphing calculator. RATING - 2 Sparkplugs
Seven Samurai
I got the fantastic 3-disc criterion version for Chistmas, and decided to make the dog watch this with me last week. The dog, being of refined taste, loved the film and promptly fell asleep on my leg, so by the end of the second disc, I had lost feeling in my left foot and calf. There's not much point in reviewing this movie. If you don't like this movie, I cannot ever take anything you say seriously ever again. Plus, your voting rights should be taken away. RATING - every Sparkplug ever made, plus every Sparkplug that will ever be made
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
I remember watching this show when it was on Friday nights along with the X-Files on FOX. I didn't remember many details, except I knew I loved the whole "sawed-off double-barrell slung over the shoulder" thing Bowler used, even when I was an impressionable young man. I like(d) this show because it doesn't necessarily take itself seriously, but everyone involved certainly seemed to have fun making it, as is confirmed in Bruce Campbell's autobio. Plus, it has cowboy Elvis and his kung-fu fists! Rating: 4 1/2 Sparkplugs
Stay tuned for my massive rant about how much I'm enjoying The Knights of Prosperity
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