president242003
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"Perfect Strangers" was one of my favorite sitcoms from childhood and remains so until this day.
Bronson Pinchot is truly magnificent in his role as Balki Bartokomous I would consider his portrayal of this role as perhaps his best performance to date and perhaps one of the best comedy performances of all time. Mark Linn-Baker is also a truly wonderful and talented actor who plays his role to perfection and provides his character with a degree of liveliness and enthusiasm that is truly first class. Together they form one of the best comedic duos in modern comedy. A strong supporting cast further enhances this already wonderful particularly Melanie Wilson and Rebecca Arthur in their respective roles as Jennifer and Mary Anne. Each and every member of the cast provides their respective characters with a great deal of depth, dimension and realism that only enhances the quality of an already excellent show The humor in this sitcom is truly priceless and would often have me in fits of hysterical laughter. As well as this, the dialogue between the characters flows naturally and the plots of each episode are both easy to follow and hilarious in how they unfold.
"Perfect Strangers" was a highly enjoyable, entertaining and wonderful comedy. I wish there were more like it in this day and age.
Bronson Pinchot is truly magnificent in his role as Balki Bartokomous I would consider his portrayal of this role as perhaps his best performance to date and perhaps one of the best comedy performances of all time. Mark Linn-Baker is also a truly wonderful and talented actor who plays his role to perfection and provides his character with a degree of liveliness and enthusiasm that is truly first class. Together they form one of the best comedic duos in modern comedy. A strong supporting cast further enhances this already wonderful particularly Melanie Wilson and Rebecca Arthur in their respective roles as Jennifer and Mary Anne. Each and every member of the cast provides their respective characters with a great deal of depth, dimension and realism that only enhances the quality of an already excellent show The humor in this sitcom is truly priceless and would often have me in fits of hysterical laughter. As well as this, the dialogue between the characters flows naturally and the plots of each episode are both easy to follow and hilarious in how they unfold.
"Perfect Strangers" was a highly enjoyable, entertaining and wonderful comedy. I wish there were more like it in this day and age.
I'm not sure that words could even come close to indicating what a wonderful, beautiful, truly magnificent and enchanting masterpiece the latest movie version of "The Phantom of the Opera Is". This movie sets a standard of excellence and high quality that should very well serve as an inspiration for future movie makers of this genre.
Everything about this movie works well and exceeds expectation. Most notable is of course the performances of all the cast involved in the production and their musical talent. Emmy Rossum gives a truly breathtakingly magnificent performance in the lead role of Christine. Her style of singing in this movie conveys wonderfully the emotions her character is feeling as each stage of the story unfolds something which is very hard to do when you are signing in an operatic style. Rossum's facial expressions, her body movements and all other aspects of her performance provide a wonderful depth and dimension to her character that makes it in my opinion the best portrayal of what her character should be like to date. Emmy Rossum has the makings of both a great actress and a great musical performer Gerald Butler also gives a truly first class performance as the Phantom of the Opera. This is a hard role to excel in but Butler does it so wonderfully and with so much passion that he greatly enhances the quality of the production and draws us into the true power and mystique of his character. And Patrick Wilson makes the character of Raoul come to life I think that this must be the best portrayal of Raoul I have seen to date. Also making an already truly magnificent show even more wonderful is the supporting cast ranging from Miranda Richardson to Minnie Driver to each and every one of the cast members involved. The depth and the quality of acting provided in this movie surpass that of any other musical that I can remember in recent times.
The musical numbers are beautiful and enthralling, the sound effects add greatly to the enchantment and mystique of the whole production and the scenery is just breathtaking. Joel Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber clearly put immense planning into this movie and it has paid off wonderfully. I didn't think that the movie could be even better than the stage production but this movie has exceeded my expectations way beyond what I could ever have imagined. I highly recommend it and will give it 10/10
Everything about this movie works well and exceeds expectation. Most notable is of course the performances of all the cast involved in the production and their musical talent. Emmy Rossum gives a truly breathtakingly magnificent performance in the lead role of Christine. Her style of singing in this movie conveys wonderfully the emotions her character is feeling as each stage of the story unfolds something which is very hard to do when you are signing in an operatic style. Rossum's facial expressions, her body movements and all other aspects of her performance provide a wonderful depth and dimension to her character that makes it in my opinion the best portrayal of what her character should be like to date. Emmy Rossum has the makings of both a great actress and a great musical performer Gerald Butler also gives a truly first class performance as the Phantom of the Opera. This is a hard role to excel in but Butler does it so wonderfully and with so much passion that he greatly enhances the quality of the production and draws us into the true power and mystique of his character. And Patrick Wilson makes the character of Raoul come to life I think that this must be the best portrayal of Raoul I have seen to date. Also making an already truly magnificent show even more wonderful is the supporting cast ranging from Miranda Richardson to Minnie Driver to each and every one of the cast members involved. The depth and the quality of acting provided in this movie surpass that of any other musical that I can remember in recent times.
The musical numbers are beautiful and enthralling, the sound effects add greatly to the enchantment and mystique of the whole production and the scenery is just breathtaking. Joel Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber clearly put immense planning into this movie and it has paid off wonderfully. I didn't think that the movie could be even better than the stage production but this movie has exceeded my expectations way beyond what I could ever have imagined. I highly recommend it and will give it 10/10
"Sabrina The Teenage Witch" is one of those programs that promises much but delivers little. With some very talented actors and actresses, an intriguing premise for a plot and the potential for some wonderful story lines to unfold as the series progresses, this should be a compelling TV series and should provide good entertainment. But unfortunately it fails to live up to expectations.
The whole premise for this show was presumably based on the comic series and also on the made-for-television movie that was the immediate prelude to this series. The movie actually exceeded my expectations in terms of quality and enjoyment and the acting and script was actually very strong and entertaining. Again, however, this has not carried over to the series.
Melissa Joan Hart was great in the movie but here the character she portrays is just very annoying, precocious and even obnoxious. It's impossible to feel any sympathy for the plight of Sabrina or, even as a person of her age group, to relate to her. In the movie, the scriptwriters provided Sabrina with a considerable amount of depth and dimension which seems to be lacking in the comedy. Melissa Joan Hart tries hard with the script she is given but just cannot make it work.
The aunts are the characters who really provide the show with some quality and class. Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea are excellent, wonderful, first-class actresses and they really did the best that they could with the scripts that they were provided with. They were perhaps the only endearing aspect of this show and indeed they were the only two characters who kept me watching this show. But even here the scriptwriters and producers fail to use Rhea's and Broderick's full acting potential to their benefit. I've seen Broderick in other movies she shines in every movie and TV series that she does and it's painful to see both she and Rhea being sidelined to such inconsequential roles when the potential exists for so much more from them. The dialogue that they were provided with is weak and predictable and their roles were essentially very stereotypical and lacking in imagination. Again this is not the fault of Broderick and Rhea they did add a much needed depth and dimension of life, zest, enthusiasm, energy and high quality to the show and I cannot commend their actual acting highly enough. But once again there were so much underused potential here for Hilda and Zelda.
In other magical shows such as "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie", the producers and scriptwriters did what they could to make the show imaginative and innovative. I find this lacking here. The plots for each episode are laborious and predictable and the script clichéd and even painful and even given the enormous plot potential for a teenager with magical powers, the powers that be in relation to this show don't seem to be able to come up with anything exciting, adventurous or enthralling for Sabrina to be involved in Despite all this I keep watching the reruns of this show simply because I like Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick so much and, the more I can see of them the better. But I can't help feeling like this show is a wasted opportunity, a void of potential that never quite got filled. And that is sad
The whole premise for this show was presumably based on the comic series and also on the made-for-television movie that was the immediate prelude to this series. The movie actually exceeded my expectations in terms of quality and enjoyment and the acting and script was actually very strong and entertaining. Again, however, this has not carried over to the series.
Melissa Joan Hart was great in the movie but here the character she portrays is just very annoying, precocious and even obnoxious. It's impossible to feel any sympathy for the plight of Sabrina or, even as a person of her age group, to relate to her. In the movie, the scriptwriters provided Sabrina with a considerable amount of depth and dimension which seems to be lacking in the comedy. Melissa Joan Hart tries hard with the script she is given but just cannot make it work.
The aunts are the characters who really provide the show with some quality and class. Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea are excellent, wonderful, first-class actresses and they really did the best that they could with the scripts that they were provided with. They were perhaps the only endearing aspect of this show and indeed they were the only two characters who kept me watching this show. But even here the scriptwriters and producers fail to use Rhea's and Broderick's full acting potential to their benefit. I've seen Broderick in other movies she shines in every movie and TV series that she does and it's painful to see both she and Rhea being sidelined to such inconsequential roles when the potential exists for so much more from them. The dialogue that they were provided with is weak and predictable and their roles were essentially very stereotypical and lacking in imagination. Again this is not the fault of Broderick and Rhea they did add a much needed depth and dimension of life, zest, enthusiasm, energy and high quality to the show and I cannot commend their actual acting highly enough. But once again there were so much underused potential here for Hilda and Zelda.
In other magical shows such as "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie", the producers and scriptwriters did what they could to make the show imaginative and innovative. I find this lacking here. The plots for each episode are laborious and predictable and the script clichéd and even painful and even given the enormous plot potential for a teenager with magical powers, the powers that be in relation to this show don't seem to be able to come up with anything exciting, adventurous or enthralling for Sabrina to be involved in Despite all this I keep watching the reruns of this show simply because I like Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick so much and, the more I can see of them the better. But I can't help feeling like this show is a wasted opportunity, a void of potential that never quite got filled. And that is sad