szisoman

Spitting Image was an extremely funny show. It stopped at nothing & ridiculed everyone, from politicians to royal rivalry. It is a pity it ended & didn't get the chance to parody Blair, Prescott & Buyers, i am sure they would have had a great time coming up with sketches as good as the thatcher era. as for de_niro_2001 from Scotland, i guess he can't appreciate humor or lacks one, or maybe because the show made fun of Scotland one time, when they showed a list of some things that Scotland brought the world: Dr Finlay, Lulu, English tourists, wee wee on the floors of trains,that really horrible Dundee cake, a monster that doesn't exist & lots of silly dancing. Scotland, not far from London.....not far enough! that was a classic!

The final star wars episode "Revenge of the sith" is mighty dark & undoubtedly the best of the prequels. We see how palpatine is successful on pulling anakin to his side away from the Jedi's, using anakin's rising fear of losing amidala. Of course Yoda's advice to anakin not to hold on to those he cares about isn't heeded as he slowly but surely slips into the force's dark side with flabbergasting consequences. We also get to see at last Darth sidious at work & there's a fantastic duel with Yoda near the end to show their skills matched against each other. The film tries to tie all the loose ends together, anakin's light saber which Luke gets a hold of in "a new hope", why was obi wan close to Luke, how were the Jedi's wiped out,which i hoped wouldve been more darker than it really was, how anakin is transformed into Darth Vader & why he wheezes all the time. I found that one question still mystified me,why or how did obi wan's body disappear when he was struck down by Vader in star wars 77 & how was he able to communicate later with Luke in episodes 5 & 6...qui gonn is mentioned by Yoda but how or what is never mentioned, nonetheless, i found this final ending of the saga to be quite dark, entertaining & beautifully made by Lucas considering Phantom Menace. Don't forget that star wars isn't a film for adults, its mainly a film for kids where adults can enjoy, Godfather it isn't!

I Think yousef shahin should stop making films! I'm afraid he must hang up his boots, i.e, stop rolling. I saw portions of this film, not all of it but its the usual Shahine clichés. Shahin still insists on using songs & dances in his films which alienate viewers from the serious continuity of the film, when it exists. The scene where Yehia(Ahmed yehya) is angry and shouting at his mother Ginger(yousra) after finding out his real father is Egyptian (his looks aren't exactly American or Caucasian either) is just another example of cementing notions in the psyche of the audience. Another scene where Yousra-Ginger is confronted by a racial burst of venom that's only to inflame the inferiority complex of many. Some bits seem distant in nature & do not fit but then that could be just me. Casting the new comer Ahmed yehia wasn't a good choice. He can dance but cannot act. The other new comer Yousra Louzy seems quite promising but will she drift into the mainstream Egyptian cinema scene or will she break the mould & do something inventive? only time will tell. Shahin should have stopped those auto biographies years ago, it was OK for a film or two but now it's really boring & tedious. If there aren't any other interesting topics that fascinate him, then his health is obscuring his vision & must stop making films, at least not his biography anymore.