TNA 20/12/2019

In the land of tag teams, I love how evil and manipulative the North are. They are being evil by appealing to Willie Mack's better nature, and how much he only wants the best for Rich Swann and ... wah! I love Swann 'n' Mack! (This storyline is going to tear me apart and I am going to want GBH to be committed on Ethan Page.)

We appear to be in "respectful opponent mode" in TJP vs Daga.

The Halloween knockouts are being weird again.

Dear Impact, I owe you so much!!!! (Petey Williams vs Ace Austin) Little bit of a deviant, Don? Austin's all of a deviant.
You are a horror, Ace Austin, and I love you.

I wish to join the crowd in booing and hissing, before OVE even appear.
Why are they giving Callihan a mic?! He's going to be horrid. I say this not just because he is "the vile" Callihan but because they've moved Impact half an hour later.

So far, Callihan's rant is reasonable ... ah, now we achieve unreasonable ranting.

Actually, that's the thing I like about how this feud was done. They could have gone to all kind of really unpleasant places but they've basically treated it like another match between two wrestlers, and I like that. All the lines Callihan is using are lines that he'd use on Tully Blanchard's son. It's really refreshing.

And then we discover why Impact has been time shifted on UK TV. Parking lot brawl and neither of them has ever heard of behaving like reasonable human beings.

100 Great Scenes In Not So Great Films - 38 - Motley Löü in Hot Tub Time Machine

I haven't forgotten about this, it's just hard to find suitable films.

There are spoilers throughout.

Case for the Prosecution:

Hot Tub Time Machine relies on unnecessary toilet humour for most of its jokes. The characters are unlikable, and we're not given much reason for want them to achieve their selfish goals.

The Scene Itself:

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Why the scene is so good:

Hot Tub Time Machine gleefully subverts several time travel cliches, and does it with a glee that I admire.

People do not learn lessons, the film tries to pretend they do, but they really, really don't - they are still the same schmucks at the end as they were at the start, they just have more money.

While someone does stay back in history to set right what once went wrong, Lou also uses his knowledge to make a lot of money, and does it in such an ego-centric manner (Motley Löü and Lou-gle) that he'd be the villain in anything else.

They alter history in major ways, for their own benefit and nothing bad happens. Tropes are warped and spindled in a marvellous way. Now if only a good film could do it.

(This would also be the part where I rave about Rob Corddry who does great work as Lou. Lou is vile, filthy and a disaster zone. He really does not learn. And Corddry makes him just vulnerable enough to make you feel for Lou. He does an excellent job.)