Blimps and Ponzi schemes are always funny. Aging boy band members with striking sartorial choices are also always pretty funny. Hell the mere idea of the state of Florida is pretty hilarious come to think of it.
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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry 2008
Totally acknowledge Lee Scratch Perry as one of the most important figures in 20th century music. That said, allowing him to describe his own biography as the central cog in a documentary about his life was never gonna work. Look, If you can get Benicio Del Toro to narrate, surely ya could have nabbed a few relevant (and more lucid) talking heads to speak about their interactions with him - where the the fuck is Adrian Sherwood here, for a start?
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Mobile Suit Gundam I 1981
Yeah I spent a Friday evening watching a kids show. One that contains brutally frank depictions of violent death and a bleak, nihilistic view of humanity mind you.
It's pretty funny the mobile suits were apparently inspired by the powered armour from the original Starship Troopers by libertarian anti-commie nutjob Robert A. Heinlein. Unlike the original text (subverted by Verhoeven's 90's cinematic take) however, Gundam presents war as a living nightmare - an experience central character Amuro Ray is so…
