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Kazed on TV: how i met your mother

Synopsis: The year is 2030. Ted Mosby is relaying the story of how he met his wife to his daughter and son. The story starts in the year 2005, when then twenty-seven year old architect Ted was spurred on to want to get married after lawyer Marshall Eriksen and kindergarten teacher Lily Aldrin, his best friends from their college days at Wesleyan and Marshall who was his roommate at the time, got engaged after nine years of dating each other. Ted's new quest in life was much to the dismay of his womanizing friend, Barney Stinson. But soon after Marshall and Lily's engagement, Ted believed that his life mate was going to be news reporter and aspiring news anchor Robin Scherbatsky, who, despite having had a romantic relationship with her after this time, ended up being who the kids know as their "Aunt" Robin. As Ted relays the story to his kids, the constants are that their Uncle Marshall, Aunt Lily, Uncle Barney and Aunt Robin are always in the picture and thus have something to do with how he got together with their mother. I have a lot of good things to say about this show, but there are so many negatives. The thing is, I love this show. It's hard not to watch. Sure, like all TV shows himym has it's flaws, but when you look beyond these flaws, you'll find something that's incredibly clever and intricate. I think that's what makes me want to keep watching. It's the utter curiosity that grasps me. It's the need to want to find out exactly who the mother is. Until I find out who that is, I can't stop watching. So now it's been going on for seven seasons now, and we still don't know who the mother is. Yeah, it's a little annoying, but what makes up for it are the constant back and forth moments throughout the series. The ongoing gags they have and keep coming back to are what make the show amazing. The doppelgangers, the slap bet, the recurring characters, are but three things from a bag full of clever additions to the series. In terms of performances, even after seven seasons I'm still a little unsure  as to why Jason Segel isn't as funny as he is in Forgetting Sarah Marshall or I Love You, Man. No no, it's not the writing, it's bigger than that. It's like he's physically unable to deliver anything funny. Same goes for Alyson Hannigan, even she has the same problem. It's like they've been completely restricted and aren't allowed to go beyond the boundaries of the cheesy humour they're forced to deliver. It's not their fault, because let's be honest, they can deliver. Josh Radnor, the I in how i met your mother, is a great performer. The scenarios he and the other cast members get themselves into can be funny, but quite honestly, what makes this show that much better, is the greatness that is Neil Patrick Harris. NPH epitomises literally everything that is funny in the show. Not that he overshadows everyone, but in terms of humour, his delivery and everything that comes out of his mouth just works wonders. I'm not the biggest fan of sitcoms. I can't get along with them. Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly, and the new How to be a Gentleman are perfect examples of ones that just don't work for me. There are a few exceptions like Rules of Engagement, 30 Rock and the subject of this article. I'll be watching himym until it's run ends, because for the love of god, I WANT TO KNOW HOW HE MET THEIR MOTHER.

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New trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)

                  Wow. I'm not so sure if this works anymore, although I did chuckle a few times, but really it just seems like the charm of the first film fell out of the second film's ass, then the third just completely went off track and, well... just watch:  

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Kazed reviews Studio Ghibli series: Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind

So I'll admit this - The only Ghibli film I've seen before this is The Cat Returns, and that was a brilliant piece of cinema. I see Ghibli as the Pixar as the 2D Animation world(if that makes sense?). I've been wanting to see these films for a long time now, and now I have my chance. This will be the first of the Studio Ghibli reviews, starting with Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind, the 2005 re-release, with the English cast. Behind all of the lush fantasy forests and imaginative over-the-top insect creatures, was basically a 'save the planet' message. This would have usually bothered me, only it was done so brilliantly and subtly that I didn't really care. Wall-E, for example, portrayed the same kind of message, but again, it was done beautifully, and wasn't really shoved down our throats like that atrocity, The Happening. I mean, really, what WAS 'happening'??? Off track. There weren't any moments within this film when I felt it was cliched at all, it all felt natural, as weird as it sounds. I think what added to this natural 'aura', if you will, was the brilliant voice acting by Alison Lohman, who played the Princess of the Valley, 'Nausicaä'. The character suited the voice perfectly, something which is difficult to achieve when something is being translated to English from another language. The emotion that she conveyed through her voice was astounding, I really felt her pain when the insects were being lured by the baby. This wasn't the only scene, but one of many; just thought this was a notable one. Patrick Stewart, Shia LeBouf, Mark Hamill and Uma Thurman also lent a hand, voicing Lord Yupa, Asbel, Mayor of Pejite and Kushana, respectively. The cast was something to admire; like Lohman/Nausicaä, each of the cast members seemed to resonate with their animated counterparts, and this was another element added to what I feel made the film as brilliant as it was. So in staying with the new rating system: Performances: 8/10 Plot: 7/10 Visuals: 7/10 Dialogue: 8/10 Stupidity factor (The higher the score, the more stupid it was): 2/10 Overall (average): 8/10 Kazed

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Marvel plans 'Doctor Strange'

So for those of you who don't know, Doctor Strange:

“Doctor Strange can use magic to achieve virtually any effect he desires, such as telepathy, energy blasts, teleportation, astral projection, the creation of materials (such as food and water), creating planet-wide protective shields, restoring himself from bodily destruction, or resurrecting the dead. Strange is capable of stopping and reversing time on a planetary scale, sealing black holes, restoring universes, absorbing power enough to unconsciously destroy any surrounding galaxies, growing to the size of and merging with universal concepts, and helped to channel the mass of the entire Marvel Universe.”              

So Marvel have received scripts from directors Thomas Donnell and Joshua Oppenheimer, and I guess we're waiting on some word on that. Sounds pretty cool, but, is it viable? I mean, the dude can do basically everything. Might be a little overkill, I think. Another factor is, how many seats are Marvel looking to fill for this? I'm not sure how many average moviegoers know about Doctor Strange and his strange ways, but I can't imagine it being too many. Kudos to Marvel if they're aiming this towards the fans of the comic, but how much is that going to reel in? Don't get me wrong, I commend them for trying to cater to the fans, but isn't everything done for 'good business' these days? Just sayin'     Source: Best For Film Kazed

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New trailer for The Ledge (2011)

Check this indie thriller out, starring Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Liv Tyler (Super), and Patrick Wilson (Insidious, The A-Team). It's not been getting the best reviews at Sundance, but I'm not gonna let that bother me, Hunnam is an incredible actor, he proves just that in Sons of Anarchy, so I'll definitely be checking this out. Here's the trailer:   The Ledge is set to release this Summer.