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Otway93 (580 KP) rated Plebs in TV

Dec 8, 2019 (Updated Dec 8, 2019)

Plebs

2013 | Comedy, History

7.3

(19 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

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Absolutely superb...until the cast change.

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This is a truly superb show, or at least it was to start with. The humour can be brilliantly stupid, and the casting is absolutely perfect.

Unfortunately, with the start of series 4, there came a new cast member following a previous character being killed off, possibly due to other acting commitments. But the show shouldn't have replaced the character. The new casting replaces the young, daft, jack-the-lad character with an irritating Essex boy type character, who now seems completely out of place with the programme and the rest of the cast.

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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Bad Santa 2 (2016) in Movies

Jan 11, 2020

Bad Santa 2 (2016)

2016 | Comedy

6.1

(8 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Meh

The original movie was a real guilty pleasure. Dark, twisted, funny and something very different from the million other saccharine and sentimental Christmas movies out there. The sequel is unfortunately very disappointing, it seems to think just consistently swearing is an acceptable substitute for actual humour . The writing is very weak and none of the actors look like they want to be there. It feels like a contractual obligation and a waste of talented actors like Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates. The delightfully weird sandwich obsessed Thurman Murman does provide a bit of amusement and a few callbacks to the superior original but overall this is a poor sequel.