Taste of Film
I'm always interested in the types of films people prefer. Some love horror movies, other hate them. Some people don't like depressing movies, I love them. One expanation I always hear alot is that most people like to watch something that's entertaining and will make them happy, the logic being that after a hard days work and full of stress you don't want to add anything negative to the mix. Which is fine and great but i'm the total opposite. Some people actually find it troubling that I like dark and cynical movies(however most them consider 13 going on 30 to be the greatest cinematic achievement in history). The reason I do is because when I've had a bad day I like to watch something where morally detered, depressed, and unhappy people are going through some trully horrible crap. Quite possibly one of the reasons I consider 24 to be the best show on TV. No matter how bad you're day gets it can't be any worse than the one Kiefer Sutherland is having on that show. With the new advent of TV show on DVD I haven't seen a film in a while(which is scaring me a little).
For my birthday I got the first season of the FX show "Rescue Me" It is quickly becoming my favorite new show. I've always been a fan of Denis Leary and think he's one of the funniest. The show is a mix of comedy and pure drama. The comedy is side-splitting and the drama is gut wretching. I like it when there is contrast of emotions in anything film or TV show. Since school began I got through 10 of the 13 episodes of the first season so far and am keeping up with this second season. The first season is a little rough from time to time which I attribute to the writers finding a groove that works. My problems with the first season is when things get a little weird. By weird, I mean the switch between comedy and drama is a little too awkward in places. Some of the gags are so over the top they almost seem sketch comedy and then 5 minutes later theres a serious scene involving a fire fighters flashback to 9/11. In the 2nd season I think the show has balanced itself out with a near perfect blend of comedy and drama. It is the only show I know of that has a slice of life format. Most of the show are just situations and interactions and its performed so well that you buy into it easily that by the end of the episode you want it to go on more. Denis Leary has really proven himself to be a really good actor. There are many times where he really has to perform seriously in an emotional scene and if he didnt pull it off the show would be dead in the water. But he comes through and made me go, "Damn I didn't know he could act!"
For my birthday I got the first season of the FX show "Rescue Me" It is quickly becoming my favorite new show. I've always been a fan of Denis Leary and think he's one of the funniest. The show is a mix of comedy and pure drama. The comedy is side-splitting and the drama is gut wretching. I like it when there is contrast of emotions in anything film or TV show. Since school began I got through 10 of the 13 episodes of the first season so far and am keeping up with this second season. The first season is a little rough from time to time which I attribute to the writers finding a groove that works. My problems with the first season is when things get a little weird. By weird, I mean the switch between comedy and drama is a little too awkward in places. Some of the gags are so over the top they almost seem sketch comedy and then 5 minutes later theres a serious scene involving a fire fighters flashback to 9/11. In the 2nd season I think the show has balanced itself out with a near perfect blend of comedy and drama. It is the only show I know of that has a slice of life format. Most of the show are just situations and interactions and its performed so well that you buy into it easily that by the end of the episode you want it to go on more. Denis Leary has really proven himself to be a really good actor. There are many times where he really has to perform seriously in an emotional scene and if he didnt pull it off the show would be dead in the water. But he comes through and made me go, "Damn I didn't know he could act!"
posted by Rick Klemczewski at 4:09 PM
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