Movie Info: Cast: Lewis Black, Andrew Daly, Patton Oswald, Paul Tompkins, Andy Kindler, Greg Giraldo, Kathleen Madigan Rating: Not Rated Studio: Comedy Central
Release Info: DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008 Online Availability:Amazon for $19.99
The idea behind Root of all Evil is simple. Two comics face off in a hilarious style of debate with two topics that are either incredibly random or incredibly unimportant. It doesn’t seem to matter if they are important or not because they are completely hilarious. There is just something funny about having two comedians face off in a debate about Kim Jong II and Tila Tequila. That might seem easy to answer for you (Kim Jong II, right?), but there are some more difficult choices included such as Weed vs. Beer (really, who can choose?).
Most of the episodes are more random than anything. For instance, Donald Trump vs. Viagra is one of the episodes that come to mind. I don’t know about you, but I would vote erections over comb-overs any day, but it’s still funny to hear these options fought out.
These episodes are all from the first season. It appears that the random nature of most of the episodes in the first season is seen as a downfall. Apparently, the second season is going to try and be more structured and make a little more sense in regards to the topics that are chosen.
The only major problem I noticed was the length of the show. If there was just one comedian discussing two ideas for 30 minutes with commercials it might not seem so bad. However, removing commercials brings the show to about 23 minutes and that’s not a lot of time for a show that has a structure (opening statements, time to debate, etc) and two people debating. Of course, looking at it from another angle, if it sucked, I probably would have said it was too long.
The episodes included in this set are:
Weed vs. Beer
YouTube vs. Porn
Las Vegas vs. The Human Body
American Idol vs. High School
Donald Trump vs. Viagra
Kim Jong II vs. Tila Tequila
Oprah vs. Catholic Church
Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney
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Written by Dominicus - Visit Website
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At 23 years old, I feel that I’ve lived enough life to share my opinion with the world. That’s what I’m doing here, as a writer, for Literary Illusions. I was born in Florida, raised in California, and currently living in Colorado, where I go to a small school in the middle of nowhere.
Majoring in Business Administration, I have the goal of one day ruling the world. Interests in life include dating, movies, sports, hanging out with friends, drinking, bar hopping, and writing in both an inebriated and sober state.
Fans of the show The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency will want to check this out. All of Janice’s models will be featured in Bonfire Magazine. The following click of Hazuki is one of Janice’s models. She details why she decided to become a model and why she likes the idea of being in Bonfire Mag.
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Written by Ryan the Admin - Visit Website
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Ryan is from California. He graduated from USC with a degree in English. In his free time, when he isn’t working as a Literary Illusions gopher (er…editor) he enjoys writing short stories.
Movie Info: Cast: Brian Regan Rating: Studio: Comedy Central
Release Info: DVD Release Date: September 9, 2008 Online Availability: Amazon
I am somewhat new to Brian Regan though I have long been a fan of standup comedy. I decided that this would best be viewed with a group of friends. Perhaps that’s because I was new to Regan, as I said. What I learned was that while he can be funny at times, he is more often than not spastically annoying to the point of no return.
There are things that many people will like about him. For what I noticed, he does not appear to tell topical jokes. Equally as important to others, his bits are pretty clean in comparison to other comics. One would think that his act would be limited because of this. The truth is he does fine covering a variety of material. However, he seems to focus more on stupid people than anything.
I have nothing against making fun of stupid people. Some of the funniest comedians I know do this. It’s his approach more than anything here that gets on my nerves. A friend of mind likened it to an ape overdosing on caffeine. He shrugs and smirks one minute and then he appears manic and puts on these odd faces the next. I am by no means against physical comedy, but it felt as if most of his jokes hinged on the fact that he would do a stupid little jig to accompany them.
Some of his jokes are funny. The joke writing isn’t bad. He talks about things as general as toasting a pop tart. These things are fine. Some hit the mark and others fly right by it. I don’t expect any comedian to keep me in stitches the entire time because that is completely too rare. In the case of Regan though, he missed more than he hit in my case.
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Written by Dominicus - Visit Website
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At 23 years old, I feel that I’ve lived enough life to share my opinion with the world. That’s what I’m doing here, as a writer, for Literary Illusions. I was born in Florida, raised in California, and currently living in Colorado, where I go to a small school in the middle of nowhere.
Majoring in Business Administration, I have the goal of one day ruling the world. Interests in life include dating, movies, sports, hanging out with friends, drinking, bar hopping, and writing in both an inebriated and sober state.
TV Show Info: Cast: Jeff Bozz, Nick D’Anna, Devin Haman, Holly Huddleston, Janelle Perry, Molly Shea, Erin Tietsort, Keely Williams, Roxanne Rating: Not Rated Studio: Lionsgate
Release Info: Original Air Dates: May 28, 2007-September 30, 2007 DVD Box Set Release Date: August 5, 2008 Online Availability: Amazon, Wal-Mart Episodes: All of the episodes from the first season of Sunset Tan
I hate reality television. We’ve seen physical competitions, endurance competitions, whiny celebrity mothers, whiny celebrities, drunken celebrities, celebrities who swear to be in love only to split up, celebrities that have daddy/mommy issues, celebrities in rehab, fat people trying to lose weight who may or may not be celebrities and just about anything else you can think of. Well, at least that’s what I thought. Then I found out that Sunset Tan was the *hot* new reality show on the E! Network. Seriously, have we hit a new low? We have seen celebrities do everything else, so why not see them go tanning?! That sounds about as exciting as watching paint thin, but trust me, somebody likes this show, since it just started its second season. I am not one of those people!
Have we become so obsessed with celebrities that we’ve had to find every possible situation and location where we can be voyeurs? Reality television has allowed this nation (no, world!) to hit a new low. Sure, not all of the people that come into ‘Sunset Tan’ are celebrities, but who really wants to watch anyone getting a tan? I don’t tan, personally. I find fake tan to look disgusting and think the whole process of baking yourself is moronic in and of itself. If I wanted to be exposed to excessive amounts of UV rays, I’d strip naked and run around without sunscreen on, in my backyard. Even then, I wouldn’t be nearly as exposed as I would be to these harmful rays, in a tanning bed.
So, when I received the box set to review Sunset Tan – Season One, I dragged my feet a bit. Why would I want to watch this? I don’t even like some of the more *possibly entertaining reality shows. Needless to say, I had no choice, but to sit down, pop these DVDs into my player (Sunset Tan – Season One comes in a two-disc set), and begrudgingly watch one of the stupidest shows on the planet. Seriously, this is nearly as bad as the Nick and Jessica reality show, only there is no mention of Chicken of the Sea and *most* of the workers at Sunset Tan are slightly smarter than Jessica, though not by much! The jury is still out on the Olly girls and Jeff and Devin for hiring them in the first place.
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Written by Dominick - Visit Website
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Dominick Evans is in his late 20’s. He spends his days working as a full time writer/editor and a part time musician/composer. His passions in life include music, directing films, watching movies, reading books, watching sports, wheelchair football, politics and spending time with his family (fiancée Ashtyn, son Robert, and shih-tzu Oliver). Other interests include being an advocate for the disability and GLBT communities.
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