thereffman Reviews

Pitch Perfect (2012)

This movie is about a "college" singing group

[2/10 · 5 January 2019]

That's right, this is about a group of college singers, starring:

Anna Kendrick - 27 Brittany Snow - 26 Rebel Wilson - 32 Skylar Astin - 25 Anna Camp - 30 Ester Dean - 26

If those names at those ages don't scream "first year of college" I don't know what else does.

truTV Top Funniest (2013–2015)

I sometimes leave this on for my dog when I'm not home

[1/10 · 19 November 2018]

I'm pretty sure dogs are the only ones this show is left on for, 99% sure. I like to do it to give TruTV the false sense that people actually watch this entertainment version of an abortion, but we do not, oh boy do we not. Some no talent hack making just the absolute worst comments followed by a laugh track that is beyond bad over some of the worst videos you'll ever see on tv. There are just no shortage of bad things to say about this series, and I have epically good taste.

Black Panther (2018)

Forrest Gump wouldn't dare fighting at this Black Panther party

[7/10 · 25 February 2018]

I doubt that even with his army training he would stand a chance if one of these guys decided to punch his Jenny. In all, I'd rate this movie as solid yet predictable. Creed was a pleasant surprise, he's come a long way since getting knocked out by a soft looking British gent. I'm hoping Black Panther plays a rightfully larger role in the upcoming Avengers movie.

Over the Top (1987)

One of the best movies ever made

[10/10 · 24 February 2018]

I watch this movie when I go to bed every night. Well, not every night, I missed one day the other week. Sure, people may think "Why is Hawk the good guy in this movie?" But I say to this person "Who are you, and why are you talking to me?" But then I tell them "this is a movie, you have to ignore the fact that Hawk abandoned his dying wife and son, for what reason you say? Well, her dad wasn't a good guy." Then you may ask "But Robert Loggia raised the kid as his own, took care of the mother and provided them a good life, Hawk just shows up and takes the kid, why would you support a deadbeat dad?" I say "Doesn't matter, he arm wrestles, you can't beat that, I win" Then we go back and forth and you bring up that he picks the kid up at the military school and 10 minutes down the road they stop at a diner that Hawk frequents and everyone knows him. Well, if he's a regular at a diner that's just a couple miles down the road from where the kid is, why couldn't he attempt to be a dad and a part of his life? To this I answer "arm wrestling". You concede this point, because of arm wrestling, and move onto the tournament at the end of the movie. Ignoring the fact that a 12-year old on his own drove to the airport, boarded a plane, flew to the tournament in Vegas and no one had the means to stop him, because all it would take is a 2 minute phone call. So at this double-elimination tournament, which is shouted continuously by the announcer so we all know Hawk will lose at least once, why is everyone who Hawk defeats automatically out of the tournament? The grizzly guy who beats him, we never see him lose again, and who could beat him anyway? He beat Hawk. One loss and he's out. The Canadien guy that loses to the Bull, seems he only lost once and he's out. The black gentleman who looks like he was cheated, lost once and he's out. Bull, only loses once, and he's out. Also, what if the arm wrestler isn't a trucker? What the heck would they do with a tractor trailer? Doesn't matter, because Hawk is a trucker, eat it guys with real jobs. In all, I would rate this movie a 12 out of 10, it shows me what's important in this life. It's not being a good husband to a dying wife who never did anything to deserve it, it's not being a good dad to a son who desperately needs it, it's about arm wrestling. The real tragedy here is that there was never a sequel.

Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks (2018– )

Wow.....

[1/10 · 17 February 2018]

Is this bad. I'll echo another review, all the positive reviews you see are fake. Why? Just look at the excessive exclamation points, they can't even try and hide the fakeness of the reviews, pathetic. I thought TruTV turned a corner getting rid of Hardcore Pawn, Chicken Fried Stings, Operation Repo and the other complete and utter garbage they had and signed shows like Impractical Jokers and Adam Ruins Everything. Two shows that are actually worth a watch. However, shows like this, Carbonaro Effect, Hack my Life and Talkshow the Gameshow, I have my concerns about the network again. I actually didn't mind that show they had about the high school teachers, but that's been gone for a while.

I'm hardly even talking about Laff Tracks here, and neither will you, even if you force yourself to watch this abortion of a show.

Comedy Knockout (2016–2018)

Doesn't even induce a smile

[1/10 · 25 August 2016]

No idea how the little ninny lady could rate this movie a 10/10 a few weeks ago. Kid needs to learn what comedy is, extremely embarrassing. I attempted to watch this show twice, it was unbearable. The jokes aren't even jokes, they're just sentences spoken with no emotion. I don't know where the laughter comes from, when you compare the audio to how the audience is actually responding, it doesn't make sense. Audio you'd think Richard Pryor was up there, but the audience smiles occasionally and barely laughs. The contestants are people you've never seen or heard of before, they also don't even look or act like comedians, just people from the audience. There is honestly not a single joke on this entire show that will make you even smirk, Please, avoid at all costs.

Hack My Life (2015– )

More like Hack my Trailer Park Life

[2/10 · 31 July 2016]

hard to really say any more than what the title says. Impress your date by bringing surgical masks to the movies, yes that really happens in this show. Get free drinks at a restaurant simply by being nice, no, that simply does not happen unless the employee knows you. Take 20% off the price of a car simply by saying that's what you have on you, again, that simply does not happen. Use trash bags, in public, for several different purposes. Sure, that won't make you look like you married your cousin. You might be able to use 5% of the hacks in actual scenarios, but even that is being fair. This show simply does not help the average person, which is what i was hoping it would do.

The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)

This is how you make a television series

[10/10 · 27 July 2016]

You could watch 90% of the episodes today and you wouldn't feel out of place given the show was made about 60 years ago. The writing is superb, the writing, directing and settings are second to none. This is the show that a majority of science fiction shows take their material from. Seen an episode of the Simpsons Tree House of Horror? They got all of their ideas from this show. There is not enough good stuff to say about Rod Serling and this series.There is suspense, mystery, action and a bit of romance in these episodes. If you're lucky enough to come across it on TV or find it streaming online, take a minute, you'll thoroughly enjoy it.

The Carbonaro Effect (2014– )

Just another painful to watch TruTV Show

[1/10 · 27 July 2016]

It's not magic, it's camera cuts and bottom of the barrel acting. It doesn't take you watching even a single full episode to deduce how he does his "magic tricks". He says one thing or another, there's a terribly edited camera cut so you can't see what is happening, then the camera pans back and "magic!" If that alone doesn't give it away, notice how in 99% of any scenario that it's just Michael and the plant, even in a business during the middle of the day, there is never anyone standing or sitting right there who's not a part of the act. It is just terrible and I wish TruTV would compensate me for the time I've wasted watching such a terrible, terrible show.

Edit: The overwhelmingly "not helpful" votes for my review show you that it's real. The positive reviews are beyond fake to the point I'm embarrassed for the people who think they're fooling anyone.

Fameless (2015– )

Geez, what a pile

[1/10 · 18 July 2016]

I've seen 3-4 episodes of this show and it is beyond bad. It's not like the newer TruTV shows of today but more in line with the crap the network was showing 3-4 years ago. Not a single aspect of this show is real, the kids they get to be "pranked" are underpaid and the worst kind of actors in this world. There is little surprise when the "prank" is revealed because these kids couldn't act their way out of a paper bag.

I'll throw the producers a bone here. Each prank lasts about 3 minutes, you can't believably get someone into a scenario that you can "prank" them in a matter of a couple of minutes, there has to be actual work put into it. Why this concept is lost on the people who are creating this show and not on me, someone who is not associated with film in the least is very depressing. Rest assured, any and all positive reviews of this show are from people associated with it, there is not a walking person alive who has seen this and would truthfully recommend it.

Please do better.