roadrunner777 Reviews

Pawn Stars (2009– )

Great show, getting long in the tooth

[19 July 2013]

I thought this show was an inspired mix of Orange County Choppers and Antique Roadshow. That's a bit like mixing beer and milk, but it works.

I Tivo it... near the top of my list actually. But, it is getting stale.

I have a little pet peeve I work around with the fast forward button, and that is any scene with Chumbutt. It kind of gets to me when someone purposely acts stupid and annoying just for the attention. I mean, more power to him getting rich with this schtick. He is clearly stoned and/or drunk in many scenes. Drooping eyebrows, messed up hair, slurred speech.

And you had better believe this is a scripted show. Rick is the only one that can read from a script in a believable way. But, it has to be that way, you can't have a crew sitting around waiting all day for an interesting scene.

I do like the beard of knowledge. I would love to see someone pump something fresh into the show. I'd love to see more outside the shop stuff, like the episode where they did the bar trivia challenge. I'm still watching, fast forwarding around chumplee and I hope they find a way to keep it on the air a few more years.

Contagion (2011)

Nice scenery

[5/10 · 4 February 2012]

Flat and forgettable. Good scenery, nice props. I think there can be issues casting an action figure like MD into a more passive character. Meh... none of the plot lines take leadership, ending was boring.

There was a barn-load of talent, yet no central character that I could see. I paid top dollar for HD DVD, disappointing. I should go back to renting.

I'm not exactly sure what the right formula is for an epidemic movie. Nobody has done it right, though I liked Andromeda Strain better, at least I can remember the plot lines after 2 days.

Well, I'm having trouble finding 10 lines of review to write. That pretty much says it all.