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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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Muni Reviews: Bad Teacher(2011)

When I went to the cinema last week I was hoping to watch Bridesmaids but as it was sold out I decided to give Bad Teacher a go. When I saw the trailer there were some funny moments but it didn’t stand out to me even with a good-looking cast. Cameron Diaz plays Elizabeth Halsey who just after finishing her first year teaching middle school has to come back for year two when her rich fiancée dumps her for only marrying him for his money. She doesn’t like to teach the kids and makes them watch films in class all day, however when she hears that the best class gets a bonus she decides to cheat and win, and with the money get a boob job. The jokes are funny when they happen, the unfortunate thing is that as a comedy, it doesn’t deliver, I wasn’t constantly laughing, I chuckled here and there but it didn’t stand out as a comedy, which was a huge shame. Story aside, the characters were pretty dull and unoriginal, you can tell that the actors are trying hard to make the script and story work but with the characters being so two dimensional its very difficult. Justin Timberlake was good eye candy for the women, but brought a cringe worthy performance which I was upset about as I thought he did a great job in The Social Network. The only saving grace of the film is Jason Segel who is by far the best thing about the film.  The ending is also a better ending for these types of films, so credit to that. The directing is nothing new and fancy it is however simple and clean cut it works well and it looks like the director got what he needed from the people around him. It’s a shame he didn’t take a risk to create anything original shot wise and it looked pretty bland throughout. Finally the music and the soundtrack was your typical mix of indie pop rock songs and didn’t have an impact story wise or on the film. That’s not a bad thing but again like the film it didn’t leave a lasting impression on me. Overall I’d say that if you want to watch this film wait until it comes on DVD or better still on TV, trust me your not missing out. It’s a wannabe comedy that falls short from coming together. Directing 6/10 Acting 4/10 Story 5/10 Music 5/10 Overall 5/10  

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New trailer for Green With Envy (2011)

I love this. I doesn't look like a typical Rom-com. Check the trailer out- starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Rom-coms are great... ...NOT. I love the way that this was done. It seriously had me at the beginning. Can't say I'm not excited for it, and looking at the enormous list of guest stars, this should be a treat. Kazed

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New Despicable Me(2010) Clips

Check these out, new clips from Despicable Me, the new animated feature starring Steve Carell(The Office, Dinner For Schmucks), Jason Segel(Forgetting Sarah Marshall), and Russell Brand(Get Him to The Greek). Synopsis: In a happy suburban neighbourhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbours, hidden deep beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. One of the world’s greatest super-villains has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes. Clip 1: Gru talks to his mother while she Kung Fus Clip 2: Gru tells his minions his next plan Clip 3: Gru tries to get girls to sleep LOL, sweet. This looks hilarious, Carell just has a voice you simply HAVE to laugh at. Well, not that funny. Still laughable. Kazed.

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Get Him To The Greek (2010) Review

Synopsis - We were first introduced to Russell Brand’s out-of-control rock star Aldous Snow in 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where he hilariously appeared as the love rival to Jason Segel’s recently-dumped protagonist Peter. While Brand’s role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall was relatively small, and asked very little of him in the way of acting, writer/director team Segel and Nicholas Stoller give him centre stage in Get Him to the Greek, in this, less sequel, more spin-off, to the 2008 comedy. While my expectations of Brand were high after his handling of the role in Sarah Marshall, where he played a rather exaggerated version of himself, he generally failed to impress in this first attempt at a major role. Snow is a role suited to the flamboyant, ex-heroin and sex-addicted,  dandy from Essex, whose stand-up and Ponderland shows I absolutely adore, so it was disappointing when he overacted the part. After Brand bombing as host of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, it is perhaps understandable that the movie’s producers were keen to edge away from his recognizable humour and mannerisms, but, to me, this fell short of the mark; Snow as a character is not far enough away from Brand himself to merit a response praising impressive acting, nor close enough to encourage the kind of hysterical laughter we are used to with his usual antics. In my opinion, Brand should stick to what he knows, and perhaps take a leaf out of one of our other national comical treasures, Ricky Gervais’, book, who has basically made a living out of constantly re-dressing David Brent. Similarly, the film as a whole seemed to be lacking something, which stopped it just short of being a fantastic comedy. Don’t get me wrong, there were moments that left me crying with laughter (see ‘Geoffrey and furry walls’ scene, and Snow’s snidey comeback to a certain heavy-metal drummer), but there was no consistency in the humour. It seemed to sit on the fence between cracking farcical comedy (a la The Hangover and Superbad), and sentimental, yet light-hearted drama. While rom-coms pull this off all the time, Get Him to the Greek just couldn’t get the mix right, and any attempt at tragedy or emotional engagement left me feeling rather flat with the whole experience. It wasn’t all bad, however, and the upsides included some fantastic cameos (of which P Diddy was NOT one) and an excellent selection of pop-culture references, some rather more obsure than others; see aforementioned drummer comment and the best introduction to prog supergroup The Mars Volta ever. Jonah ‘Superbad’ Hill also played his role of  the responsible record company chaperone being led astray by Snow down to a tee, not disappointing but not particularly shining either. In all, Get Him To The Greek is a fun, pretty harmless piece of entertainment, but don’t expect a laugh-a-minute, as you’ll have plenty of time to rest between the sporadic aisle-rolling hysteria. 6/10 Steve