Like its forbearer The Simpsons, the early seasons of Futurama contain consistently vintage episodes, some of which carry a particularly powerful emotional punch (looking at you ‘Jurassic Bark’. I could’ve discussed you in this post, but you’re just too darn sad, especially since Seymour’s design is based on a border terrier, my favourite dog breed). Luck of the Fryish definitely falls into this category. Fry seeks revenge against older brother Yancy after believing that he stole his precious four-leaf clover and lived the life he always wanted.
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So. If you’re here then you’ve watched Gladiator in its entirety. If you haven’t, then get out of this post, or I’ll unleash hell. And I’ll say those words in an Australian accent that should be English (sorry Russel Crowe, your overall performance is top-notch, but it went a bit off here. Don’t shout at me like you shouted at that interviewer during that awkward Robin Hood interview).
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Fast walking to the Prince Charles Cinema following a substantial meal at Bodean’s,
Causing mild but temporary damage to my spleen,
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The dust has settled, the winners are in, and I’m here to give my opinion on the outcome, while acknowledging that I haven’t actually seen about the half the films and TV shows that are in the listings yet. So…let’s a-go.
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Sharks have never really had a great rep in cinematic history. Jaws established the popular stereotype of those big-jawed dudes as fear-inducing, violin-accompanied agents of dread and death. Sharknado probably didn’t help either. Nobody wants to think about a load of those guys attacking you in a weather cyclone, right? I guess there is a positive portrayal of ye olde shark in Shark Tale, but then again, that movie’s pretty shite. Shite Tale, right?
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