Stewey

After watching this movie, I couldn't help but be grateful that I hadn't paid to see it. As a movie theatre employee we get to screen movies the night before they open, so I attended. To be honest, I wasn't even expecting much. My presence was merely an attempt to enjoy my last few days of summer before school begins.

Anyway, I knew that Rowan Atkinson(yeah Mr. Bean!) would be funny, because I don't think he's capable of not being funny. Seth Green is pretty funny too, and some of the cameos/smaller roles were good too. Most notably, Kathy Bates was funny--I would have bought a squirrel! Wayne Knight was also pretty funny, despite his short screen time. However the rest of the cast, especially Breckin Meyer(who, sadly, had more screen time than pretty much anyone, if I remember correctly) who was just annoying as hell. Jon Lovitz should stick to "The Critic" and Whoopi Goldberg...well, I'm not even going to go into that.

The ending was one of the worst I've ever seen(and I saw Planet of the Apes this summer), and there were a few things that, frankly, I thought were inappropriate. Some of the jokes they made about certain groups of people seemed, to me, to be in poor taste. I recommend that this movie be avoided at any cost, especially if you have to pay.

I started watching a few months ago, catching the reruns on A&E. I'm not entirely sure what made me start watching, but I'm glad I did!! L&O has quickly earned itself a place in my top 5, hell, probably my top 3 tv shows of all time!! The actors are almost always(sorry, but I've had a problem with a few of them) highly engaging, and the plots are very interesting. Plus I really like the settings, and come on, who doesn't love the little sound effect when it changes locations?! :-)

Sam Waterston, at least in my opinion, is a much better ADA than Michael Moriarty. Not that I have anything against Mr. Moriarty, I just think Waterston's acting gave a more whole picture of the character. I really enjoyed Chris Noth(Yeah Mr. Big!!), and was pretty upset that they chose Benjamin Bratt to replace him--I REALLY don't like that guy! Jesse L. Martin isn't so bad, but I do miss the Mike Logan/Lennie Briscoe pairing. However, my favourite character is definitely Jill Hennessy's Claire Kincaid. She is such a strong character, holding her own in a whole group of strong male characters. She's the kind of lawyer I'd want to be, if I were to pursue the profession--her values don't interfere with her work, they motivate her. She is adamant in her opposition to the death penalty(which makes for some great interactions between her and Waterston's Jack McCoy), but she doesn't let that keep her from prosecuting aggressively. I also enjoy the subtlety of her relationship with Jack McCoy.

Honestly, I'm not all that fond of the new episodes. I really miss Steven Hill, and while I like Diane Wiest, she'll take some getting used to. I definitely prefer Angie Harmon over Carey Lowell--Lowell was by far my least favourite character of all the ones that have EVER been on...ick. I've also tried watching the spin off, L&O: SVU. It's not bad, I guess...I like Chris Meloni(spelling?) and Richard Belzer is great but still...I don't know. I'm perfectly happy with my reruns on A&E, catching up on lost time!