BobAndy
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I gave it a solid 7. The James May bit at the beginning was quite good, I thought the news was really funny, especially the taking potshots at Jeremy for his 'shoot them' comment. Liked to see the news about the Dacia! And the Toybaru... I sense a 'performance' version of that, with the STi coming across with the 2 liter. Wouldn't that be awesome? I did like the approach that Jeremy had with the chase film all-round. Even when taken to the extreme, I thought the hyper-realism was funny. Not so much on the other side, when it was intentional wanton destruction for no apparent point. But when the traction control button was pressed for 3...4...5 seconds I was "Are they really going to do all ten?" ... and laughing about it. Liked to see the news about the Dacia! And the Toybaru... I sense a 'performance' version of that, with the STi coming across with the 2 liter. Wouldn't that be awes
The accents killed me. Of course the actors were having a laugh at it, but I thought their bit was funny too. I didn't like the 'Hammond-ness' of the film though. A *little* over the top would have been great, but knowingly going too far overboard was a bit far. I won't pass along the 'hate' that Andy and Jeremy thought it might get because there was a little something for everyone in this episode. Star in a Car was brilliant, that went very well.
But I'm a 26 year old dude from the frozen tundra who steelz' from teh netz too. Not that I have an option, but I figure I have enough family still in 'the old country' (for real) who pay the license fee...
Long story short: Good show, but not great. Great initial segment from Sensible James, Solid news, great star in a car, good start to the film, poor finish. All together, earns a 7.
(To contrast, the Cars as Art / Geoff / VW TV Ad episodes received a 3 from me)
The accents killed me. Of course the actors were having a laugh at it, but I thought their bit was funny too. I didn't like the 'Hammond-ness' of the film though. A *little* over the top would have been great, but knowingly going too far overboard was a bit far. I won't pass along the 'hate' that Andy and Jeremy thought it might get because there was a little something for everyone in this episode. Star in a Car was brilliant, that went very well.
But I'm a 26 year old dude from the frozen tundra who steelz' from teh netz too. Not that I have an option, but I figure I have enough family still in 'the old country' (for real) who pay the license fee...
Long story short: Good show, but not great. Great initial segment from Sensible James, Solid news, great star in a car, good start to the film, poor finish. All together, earns a 7.
(To contrast, the Cars as Art / Geoff / VW TV Ad episodes received a 3 from me)