I love reading online reviews of stuff. Endless hours of great comedy. Last time I posted one of these, it was from some doofus who decided they didn't like a Japanese film because they couldn't understand Japanese on the DVD. I'll let you people put the pieces together on that one.
Today I was looking around at what other people thought of the TV series, The Sopranos. I've seen four episodes and I'm enjoying it, despite the claims that a show about Italians in the Italian Mafia somehow paint all Italians in a bad light. Isn't that sort of like saying shows about Hitler (oops, Godwin's Law) paint all Germans in a bad light? I'm still trying to figure that one out, but anyway...
So, over at Neflix, I stumbled on this gem from a PJB (which I read PB&J for some reason):
My wife and I had heard a lot about this series and noted that it also had a long run. We had to turn off the first episode before we had gone even 30 minutes due to the filthy language that started and kept appearing in most scenes. Anyone desiring to watch this needs to be warned. If I actually used language like this at work, even sporadically, I'd probably be fired.
I laughed out loud reading this. First, the Sopranos was made for HBO, an uncensored channel. Second, I don't recall Tony spending much time at work during the first episode. Most of the time he was passing out or subtly threatening his therapist while retelling stories of his aggravating uncle and even more infuriating mother. Third, this is a show about the Mob. While I can't be sure, I highly doubt mobsters run around saying things like, "Golly Gee, Uncle Tony! I meant to get rid of the body!" or "Now Mr. Jones, you're loan payment is three months over due. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to shoot you in the head with this water pistol." Just...no.
I am disturbed though, that the reviewer seems more concerned about a few f-bombs than the severe beatings that occur in broad daylight, the torture, and the point blank murder. Is it just me, or is something wrong with this picture?
Posted by Zoso at January 19, 2007 08:44 PM