This is not going to be a real review, for the simple fact that I couldn’t get through the whole film. Quentin Tarantino is kind of hit or miss for me: I love some of his stuff, hate others. File Inglourious under “Hate”.
Ugh, I could only stomach about 40 minutes before giving up in disgust. Was the plot moving anywhere? Was there ever going to be any dialogue worth listening to? Actually, I’m surprised I even made it 40 minutes. That long-ass opening scene, which consisted almost solely of a couple of talking heads, was excruciatingly boring — with absolutely zero payoff for sitting through 20 minutes of gibberish. Yeah, I’m sure the girl who escaped turns up later in the film to exact her revenge, but I didn’t feel like sitting through nearly 3 hours to see it. Seriously, listening to my little cousin jabber on about all the new truck accessories he’s gonna buy with his allowance is infinitely more exciting and interesting than anything I saw in the first part of this film.
Look, I’m sure there are people who love Tarantino and think that I’m probably not smart or sophisticated enough to appreciate his “genius”. Whatever. I hated the movie and wasn’t about to waste 2 more hours of my life on something so utterly craptastic. I give it 0 stars, obviously.
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Desperate Housewives 6×08 — “The Coffee Cup”: So this coffee shop which has never been mentioned before in six seasons is suddenly supposed to be the center of Fairview town life? Riiiight. I hate it when shows try to pull stuff like that. But even aside from that retcon, this episode wasn’t very good. The only one who did anything remotely interesting this time around was Angie. I’m really glad she has been added to the cast, but at the same time, I’m worried about what it means for the state of the show in general.
House 6×07 — “Known Unkowns”: This ep felt far too disjointed and had too much happening in it. The patient of the week crap was boring as hell once again. I cannot stand how House isn’t, you know, being a doctor this season. Yeah, yeah, he doesn’t have his license back yet, is mentally unstable, blah, blah, blah. That doesn’t change the fact that the medical mysteries aren’t quite as compelling when House isn’t even in the damn hospital.
Castle 2×08 — “Kill the Messenger”: This was kind of a weak episode, mostly because there wasn’t as much Beckett/Castle flirty interaction as I was hoping for. They seemed to be all business in this one, which isn’t nearly as fun. Sure, there were a couple of lighthearted moments, like when Castle answered “Not yet” and Beckett emphatically said “Absolutely not” about whether they’re together, and when Castle said he used Ryan’s computer for p.o.rn (sorry, don’t want the spambots attacking me), but other than that, this episode was about as exciting searching for a good 
Bones 5×07 — “The Dwarf in the Dirt”: The case was really boring this week, but I liked the other stuff involving Booth, Gordon Gordon, Sweets, and Bones. I can’t believe Booth is ok admitting in front of other people that he loves Brennan. Obviously that’s the case, but that’s something that the old Booth would have denied vigorously and kept to himself. It was kinda sad when he said that they were just too different and that she wasn’t in love with him. Doesn’t he have any hope at all?
Criminal Minds 5×07 — “The Performer”: I was completely unspoiled for this episode and had not seen any previews at all. Still, as soon as Dante was on stage, I knew it was Gavin Rossdale! I mean, I wasn’t 100 percent sure until the credits rolled, but the hair and the tall, lanky build gave him away. He was decent in the role — not great, but not bad at all.
Plot summary (with possible spoilers): Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) is an 11-year-old girl who has just moved into the Pink Palace Apartments with her mother Mel (Teri Hatcher) and father Charlie (John Hodgman). The Pink Palace is actually a huge, 150-year-old house that is mostly dilapidated and in disarray. While Mel and Charlie busily work on their computers trying to put together a gardening catalog, a frustrated and lonely Coraline is left to try to entertain herself.
Actress 