Infamuz Review: Lethal Weapon (Series) Episode 1

All Reviews are spoiler free and the ratings are based on entertainment value. I did not go to film school, I just know what I like and what I don't. Scale is from 1-10. Also note, I leave open the right to revisit later in case the hype got to me the first time I saw it.

10 - Masterpiece

9 - Awesome movie (series, episode)

8 - Is a great movie (series, episode)

7 - good movie (series, episode)

6 - decent, enjoyable romp

5 - Solid movie, kept me entertained, but it didn't really catch me.

4 - Ehhh, this movie (series, episode) didn't do it for me, but it didn't keep me completely bored either

3 - I did not like this, this sucked

2 - Fuck this movie (series, episode)

1 - Fuck this movie (series, episode) and the people that made it. Every one of them.

Infamuz Review: Lethal Weapon (Series) Episode 1

I've been anxiously waiting for this series to debut. The trailer did give me some hope, but a trailer can be very different from the actual show. The Rush Hour series was the latest one to let me down, it had a few sparks, but was ultimately a letdown. So for Letha Weapon, I lowered my expectations, and went into the show with nothing except hope that I would at least like it just a little bit. As long as this doesn't turn into a lifeless show with a popular name, I would be satisfied... I just hoped it wasn't another Rush Hour.

Lethal Weapon Episode 1 was about as great as a debut as you can have. Yes these are new takes on the characters, but they are not complete overhauls. A lot of the personal traits that the originals had  are still there. Riggs is an expert marksman and former special forces (or some equivalent). Murtaugh is a loving husband and father of 3. Riggs brings the action, Murtaugh brings the heart. The old traits don't feel forced on the characters, they really are part of the characters. And as a fan of the originals, I am anxious to see them in new situations, and to see how these actors take them there.

Mr. Clayne Crawford is great as Martin Riggs. He really sells the show for me. Some of the hokey 'heroics' Riggs pulls off would not work with many other actors. But Crawford really makes you believe that his Riggs would do those things. He helped me believe that Riggs really is that bad-ass. But what I appreciated more was that his acting helps make Riggs a well rounded character. To see him at the very beginning where he is perfectly happy to someone who has absolutely nothing to live for. In one scene, you can see Riggs trying to hide the pain his memories bring him while talking to Murtaugh's family. I've never seen Crawford before, but he looks to be a guy to keep an eye on (the man's charisma is off the charts, I think he will blow up big time). 

Infamuz Review - iPic Theaters

Infamuz Review - iPic Theaters

Most of the time the movie theatre experience is just fine as it is. But sometimes you want something with a little more panache. The good folks at iPic Theaters thought the same and have done something about it.

The best way to describe iPic Theaters is high end movie theaters for adults. You can buy regular 'premium' ticket and sit in some nice seats, or you can get 'premium plus' seats and have a waiter come by to drop off some finger food, or popcorn, or drinks while you recline on your lazy-boy type of couch and have a pretty darn good view of your movie.

Ok, I'm trying not to get ahead of myself. Lets take this one step at a time...

Trailer Park - MacGyver (New TV Series)

Trailer Park - MacGyver (New TV Series)

(Actual trailer is at the bottom you can scroll down)

There is an old criticism of television companies, "they've run out of ideas." I'm not one to believe that, however with Rush Hour's attempt at television, Lethal Weapon's upcoming series, and now MacGyver, I think they're getting lazy.

I mainly say that because Rush Hour TV series was just terrible, and I'm afraid they will do the same to the upcoming series. Lethal Weapon has a trailer that shows some potential, but its not like I liked everything about the trailer and it did not make me think, "I can't wait to see it."

So here we have MacGyver, a remake of an old television show which I liked a lot and watched as much as I could. Sure I was only a lad at the time, and I only saw the reruns but I dug MacGyver's ingenuity and charisma. In the original show, 'Mac' was an independent troubleshooter hired by the government, and later the Phoenix foundation, to go to different places and help someone overcome their oppressor, or solve whatever injustice was going on. Richard Dean Anderson's (MacGyver) performance helped make the show for me. Instead of him coming off like some kind of super spy, he came off more like an everyman. Until you locked him in a death trap with a paper clip and bubblegum.

Epic Rap Battles of History (Youtube Channel) - Infamuz RECOMMENDATION

Epic Rap Battles of History (Youtube Channel) - Infamuz RECOMMENDATION

There are many reasons I love the internet. One of the many is running into something and it blows you away. This was the case with this Youtube channel.

First let me say that this is not about any actual historical rappers. This is about a channel which people play fictional or historical characters and battle (rap) against each other.

I heard about this channel before, but I never wanted to give it much of a chance. I'm a rap fan, so I didn't really want to see an overly corny version of it. As good as the internet can be, it can also be disappointing, you sometimes have to sift through a lot of dirt to get some gold. If I was going to watch one of these I wanted to be invested in the characters who are battling. The best battle raps get really personal, therefore the more I knew about the characters, the better I could understand the attacks.

When I'd watch some of my geek videos, I kept hearing them recommend the channel. I would just push it away and think, "someday I'll watch it, but not right now. I'll sit down and look for an interesting one." Since the recommendations came from geeks, I didn't consider them the best judges for rap battles... But they did know comedy, and they were enjoying the videos.

Well, today (well, yesterday really... I have to proofread this thing after all) was the day my feed showed me a battle I would want to check out.

It was a regular day, and as I was winding down my evening by checking my Facebook page, answering messages, and posting funny pics I saw James Bond vs. Austin Powers and thought "Hmmm, I'd check that out."

Before, I didn't see any battles that I would want to hear. Alexander the Great rapping? ehhhh, Babe Ruth? ehhhhhh. But James Bond vs. Austin Powers? "OK feed, you've done your job well, my interest has been piqued."

Epic Rap Battles of History, where have you been all of my life?

This has all of the sharp wit of a great rap battle. The insults fly, the flows flow, and there is even a great "run in" (as it is known in the wrestling business) by a second Bond or "Classic Bond" (as I call him) that makes this a 3 way battle. A real funny and just awesome presentation. This was smooth, clever, sharp, to me just entertaining as hell. And of course it pays off that I know the characters and their history.