Bad Grandpa.5 (2014)
Johnny Knoxville in old age makeup goes on a roadtrip with a kid. Knoxville looks like Stan Lee in his makeup. He drives a golf cart into a water trap in this 'Jackass' spinoff. There is no intensity or tempo. Scorn is heaped on Knoxville by strangers. This means absolutely nothing. He and the kid do a malicious campaign to annoy. This was atrocious with a few laughs.
Best Lines:
“Penguin guy.”
“Kept generating footage.”
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Jackass The Movie (2002)
Untold harm, destruction, pain and suffering are inflicted on idots – one of whom is a future mental case. Another is a future DUI. There are harrowing stunts as the gang shun dignity. The stunts escalate in frquency and potential lethality. This was once a defining cultural force.
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The Mitchells Vs The Machines (2021)
Katie doesn't fit into her family. She has been accepted to the California College Of Film. Her father is dismal, her mother is a doormat and her brother is an idiot. There is no broader discourse. The father is abhorrent and the robots take over which a grim theme.
This was inadequate and so obviously American. Katie is overlooked by her father. This was unfruitful. Family unity is simply not to be until it is. This was dismal and implausible. There is a lack of satisfaction. The father is a tool who undermines and ignores his daughter.
Nobody is motivated. There are lies, subterfuge and mendacity. Events conspire to distract from the robot apocalypse. It is absolutely unbelievable how very disheartening and sappy this is. There are unintended impacts by a tech saviour who doomed humanity. One cannot be scathing enough about this. Something has gone badly wrong. Things can and do get much worse.
There is a crisis the father is deeply unpopular. This was stagnant with no alleviation. There are vagaries. Happiness is increasingly unattainable. The father has reverential piety for himself. This casues impatience. There is pervasive danger and problematic impulses. This was loud.
Robots are calculating. The father is gruff and impatient. Robots plan a national victory. This was bright and the robots aren't of paramount concern. This was dreadful with ignored immediate implications. This was muddled. The father is useless and lumpen with a limited grasp on reality.
This was disappointing. Strange unsettling events unfold. There are absurd outrages. There are brutal, tense interactions. There is no hard naturalism or terrible sacrifices. Katie is a non-conformist. There is no reasonableness. This was sap. The father is challenged and held to account for the terrible hurt he has caused. There are no profound regrets. Anger is atriculated. He has had toxic effects. Danny McBride and Maya Rudolph and Oliva Coleman are part of the voice cast. This will have no cultural legacy. This was unambitious and disappointing. There is no intellectual force. There are emotional changes.
Best Lines:
“The machine apocalypse.”
“Stare slack jawed at the screen.”
“Black void of distant space.”
“Large feral hog.”
“This is like 'Dawn Of The Dead'.”
“Time and place for looting.”
“Throwing your dreams away and living at home forever.”
“Worst family of all time.”
“Brought about the end of humanity.”
“Don't let the world make you normal.”
“Wasn't your best thought.”
“Dog cop.”
“7 hour mule tour.”
“These dinosaurs aren't accurate.”
“Why is he like this?”
“Old Iron Eagle here.”
“Making lifelong bonds!”
“Do not eat here. Ever.”
“Meaningless garbage.”
“Togetherness trap.”
“Why aren't you normal?!?”
“Terrible choice.”
“Less horrifying.”
“Thousand dollar hoodie.”
“Get my future back.”
“Make a sacrifice to the router.”
“Causing me no joy!”
“My future is over.”