'Glee' Bashed, 'This Means War' Crashed And More: The Week In Ouch

In the third installment of our weekly roundup of snarky, harsh, and at times excessively brutal reviews, a critic proclaimed "Glee" a show about absolutely nothing, McG's rom-com "This Means War" was labeled canned spam, and Warwick Davis and Ricky Gervais' "Life's Too Short" ended up being too awkward.

This week, we've pulled in reviews from Washington Post, Publisher's Weekly, and our friends at HuffPost to get the most brutally honest commentary on the latest movies, TV shows, and books.

Let us know who you think deserved the blast, and who you think critics should ease up on in the comments.

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Comments

[telefvrad]

05:41 PM on 02/25/2012

"Bland, over-processed and cheap."

Just what the romcom minions love! Ka-ching!

[Sellons1]

02:40 PM on 02/19/2012

I think the first season of Glee was definitely about something and had a specific purpose. It's season 2 and now 3 that lack the focus that the first season had that drew in the large fanbase. Now a days for live action drama/comedy there has to be a level of continuity that Glee just doesn't possess.

[rabit818]

01:28 PM on 02/19/2012

"Prolly Moon was txted to publisher"

[Winthorpe]

09:03 AM on 02/19/2012

Maureen Ryan's review of Life's Too Short is an outlier. It's the lowest rated-review on metacritic by a mile.

[paul k 666]

08:04 AM on 02/19/2012

"Glee" is about something. Every week there is the question: "Is there a song that we are unable to suck the life out of?" So far, no.

[52tucker]

08:48 AM on 02/19/2012

Ha, that's pretty accurate!

[arx754]

07:26 PM on 02/25/2012

I find it IS really difficult to trash a program without conceding you watch it, and if you dislike it, why do you watch? ; )

I'm writing this somewhat jokingly because I know I trash programs after only catching bits and pieces over a period of time.

Personally, I enjoy Glee and make it a point to watch each week. It's fun, light entertainment and I love the musical numbers most of the time.

[tmrn31m]

06:38 AM on 02/19/2012

Is it me or does the guy in the middle look like a real life Alfred E. Newman?

[Luke McIntosh]

04:58 AM on 02/19/2012

The Life's Too Short review is a classic case of the difference between American and British humor.

It'sfor the very reasons that the reviewer felt the show was crap that the British audiences find it so hilarious.

[CtrlClick]

05:21 AM on 02/19/2012

The ratings were poor in Britain. It’s a struggle to find anyone who liked it let alone found it hilarious. There is one set piece comedy moment in most episodes. I stopped watching after the third episode, like most people.

[Cynthia Foxxe]

04:47 AM on 02/19/2012

I SWEAR THAT GLEE CHICK GOT A NOSEJOB

[skantea]

03:58 AM on 02/19/2012

I think most critics picked up on the fact that 'Ghost Rider' is about selling flaming motorcycles to little boys, so serious critiquing would be pointless and anticlimactic.

'Life's too short is' very odd (only saw 1 ep). It's like they want to be crass about dwarfism and it's issues while being self righteous about it as a social cause. But if you're going to do that, don't be moderate. You have go farther in the direction of both extremes before the satire becomes pointed enough to pierce the audiences sense of discomfort. But they certainly have the talent base to work that out.

As for that book review, phew. I think it's time for me to get serious about writing a novel, because if dreck like that is finding an audience then I definitely have a shot.

[Jared Plotkin]

03:00 AM on 02/19/2012

I liked "Frasier". Nothing has been as funny since in my opinion.

[topkatnc]

09:02 AM on 02/19/2012

I agree .. tv is mostly crap now .

[arx754]

07:30 PM on 02/25/2012

Frasier: One of the BEST sitcoms of all time.

[Dahveed1]

12:22 AM on 02/19/2012

Yeah, I want to see a movie about a cursed, motorcycle-riding skeleton from hell with chronic fatigue syndrome. That will be much more realistic.

Who complains that an action movie has too much action?

[JohnCochtosten]

11:20 PM on 02/18/2012

Ah, the age of the internet. Everyone is a critic and everything sucks. Let us rejoice in the slamming.

[RButler]

12:20 AM on 02/19/2012

Are you criticizing the criticism?

[brorstein]

02:29 AM on 02/19/2012

Are you criticizing the criticism of the criticism?

[ChaseSimms]

09:05 AM on 02/19/2012

Hey!! How'd you get that photo of me?

[JohnCochtosten]

10:37 AM on 02/19/2012

It was in Alan Stanwyk's medical file.

[captainindustry]

11:19 PM on 02/18/2012

Look at MEEEEEEEE!!

I'm being critical of GLEEEEEE!!

I must be Hollywood ROYALTEEEEEEE!!!!!

Um Excuse me now. I have to go think up some really clever things to say for the little people.

[stupid humans]

10:43 PM on 02/18/2012

americans just don't understand Comedy
Friends is about as good as it gets on US tv.

[Talking Wall]

11:02 PM on 02/18/2012

Pitiful if that's true...

[RButler]

12:22 AM on 02/19/2012

Are you serious?  I couldn't take more than a minute or 2 of 'Friends' in all the years it's been on and in re-runs and even when there's nothing else on.  They were simply actors who had learned to block a scene and say their lines.

[stupid humans]

02:27 AM on 02/19/2012

exactly.....

[GabrielGrey]

10:42 PM on 02/18/2012

Life's Too Short is hilarious. Maureen Ryan is the only thing that is off-putting and pointless.