'The Lorax', 'GCB', 'Glee' And More: The Week In Ouch

It's Saturday, and we spent all week sifting through reviews and collecting the snarkiest critiques of blunders and missteps in the latest movies and TV shows for the fifth installment of our "Week In Ouch" series.

This week, we've rounded up reviews from Vulture, The New York Post, our friends at HuffPost and more to get their (at times) over the top take on new movies and TV shows like "The Lorax", "Project X" and "GCB."

Let us know which films and shows you think deserved the bash, and which ones you think critics should ease up on.

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Comments

[jmols1031]

03:39 PM on 03/05/2012

I had a great outing seeing The Lorax over the weekend with my 5 year old. He has had this story memorized inside and out for at least a year. The critic is almost humorous with his perspective. I don't think this is intended to make a political statement. But it does reflect the message of the book very well, that "UNLESS someone like you care a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better its not." They do a good job showing a dreamy perfect world deteriorate by the way of a greedy industry and yet, for the children, do not villainize the Onceler, but instead humanize him.

[rhondarenee]

11:30 AM on 03/05/2012

I took my adult daughter and two grandsons, 14 and 8, to see the Lorax and we all loved it. We'd recommend it to everyone.

[fiLthyLiberaLdotcom]

11:46 PM on 03/04/2012

Conservative panic over the Lorax is a bonus to any film.

[kvolovesart]

11:05 PM on 03/04/2012

My inlays took my daughter to see the Lorax and all the shows were sold out way ahead...they got in just in time to a later show and loved the movie...kids and Dr. suess...no brainer there...

[LkeToRead]

10:26 AM on 03/04/2012

I was so sick of getting very intrusive and annoying full-page Lorax ads, I had to activate my popup blocker. If you try to force a movie on someone, they will not go to see it, or at least I won't.

[Joseph Schmoe]

10:12 AM on 03/04/2012

Theodore G.'s family didn't even wait until he was cold in his grave before completely selling out his reputation. This "Lorax" is just one more monery-grubbing act akin to urinating on his grave and place in history. Shame on all of them.

[chrisr1]

09:34 PM on 03/03/2012

I just saw Project X and thought it was quite good. It's pretty unsurprising that a pretentious snob who makes a living criticizing others work wouldn't enjoy the film. Go jack off to The Artist.

[Christian Shaffer]

04:05 PM on 03/04/2012

Project X was exactly what it was marketed as. A movie about a party and the three guys that threw it. Nothing more, nothing less. I got what I expected and I enjoyed it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with some mindless, stupid, fun every once in a while. People need to get off their high horse and enjoy things for what they are. An in-depth story is not necessary for all movies.

[flbeachgirl]

08:58 PM on 03/03/2012

The HuffPost author needs to review grammar. "In case your interested," should be, "In case you're interested." This comment is directly below the GCB photo.

[Joseph Schmoe]

10:13 AM on 03/04/2012

Poor grammar is the least of HP's problems.

[Whogivesafox]

08:19 PM on 03/03/2012

Jealous and bitter on the internet.

[Steven Kim]

04:11 PM on 03/03/2012

funny

[DixieMelody]

03:45 PM on 03/03/2012

And why wasn't the new TV series Awake reviewed?

It has an innovative premise with wife and son killed in a car crash. . .

Then wife is alive for half the day and son alive the other half but not sure which half is reality and which is a dream state.

I thought the pilot was very good. . . so the series probably won't last long since it isn't formulaic.

[husky22]

04:25 PM on 03/03/2012

Thanks for bring this up. Personally, I was very aseptically at first, but I was surprised that I actually had to think and make connections on my own while watching the show.

[mimidec67]

03:04 PM on 03/03/2012

Not the least bit interested in anything Kristin Chenoweth is in. That Betty Boop on helium sounding voice grates on my nerves.

[TaxpayingVoter]

01:08 AM on 03/04/2012

I love her, especially when she sings. She's got an amazing singing voice.

[Mack Lazarus]

02:46 PM on 03/03/2012

They just need to stop at this point. Out of ideas. Seen, heard it ALL. A thousand times. - http://2yous.com/2012/03/03/the-lorax/

[James Killough]

01:59 PM on 03/03/2012

To be honest, I've never laughed at a Funny or Die vid.

[plasmaorb]

04:07 PM on 03/03/2012

Not even the the baby one with Will Ferrell? first time i saw that.. i almost wet myself in laughter...

[James Killough]

04:43 PM on 03/03/2012

Okay, okay, maybe I need to watch more than three or four.

[husky22]

04:26 PM on 03/03/2012

Not even at Forehead Tittaes w/ Marion Cotillard?

[James Killough]

04:44 PM on 03/03/2012

Okay, okay, maybe I need to watch more than three or four. (I'm just going to cut and paste this reply until I'm taken down from the pillory.)

[Talking Wall]

01:56 PM on 03/03/2012

I could have saved everyone a lot of time.... If it's American television, it's probably bad.

American movie? Rarely not bad.

American movie based on a television series? Most definitely bad.

[Bruce Forbes]

02:20 PM on 03/03/2012

"Breaking Bad" -- great American TV
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" -- great American movie

[Veronica]

03:50 PM on 03/03/2012

I agree both are great, and The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly is one of the greatest films of all time -- but it is most definitely not a good example of a "great American film." Italian director, Italian production.

[Talking Wall]

04:42 PM on 03/03/2012

Hence the "rarely"... There's always an exception. But anything really good is indeed the exception.

OK... I'll back-peddle... Some non-network TV can be good.

[Gigity]

02:32 PM on 03/03/2012

I'd wager that the best TV shows in the history of the medium are American.

[DixieMelody]

03:32 PM on 03/03/2012

Especially the ones we highjacked from England.