Ted [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Ted, Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Aedin Mincks, Bill Smitrovich, Patrick Stewart, Norah Jones, Sam J. Jones, Tom Skerritt, Bretton Manley, Ralph Garman, Alex Borstein, John Viener, Laura Vandervport, Robert Wu, Ginger Gonzaga, Jessica Stroup, Melissa Ordway, Max Harris, Zane Cowans, T.J. Hourigan, Owen Clarke, Kristina Ellery, Katelyn Lorren, Chanty Sok, Sarah Fischer, Cassie Dierf, Joe Sirani, Pat Shea, Paul Campbell, Josh Duvendeck, Chris Cox, Henry Penzi, Talia Cabrera, Colton Shires, Viera Andrea Moya, Haejee Kim, Lydia Hannibal, Shawn Thornton, Eric Weinstein, Danny Smith, Mike Nikitas, Robin Hamilton, Mike Henry, Johnny Lee Davenport, Christina Everett, Kilo Alexander, Emmalyn Anderson, Alecia Batson, Ellen Becker-Gray, Marshall Berenson, Ronald Boone, Paul Bronk, Jeff T. Buco, Ryan Butcher, Jeffrey Corazzini, Richard DeAgazio, Aaron Dorsey, Alexandra East, Jquelyn Fabian, Shawn Fogarty, Evan Fonseca, John Franchi, Sophia Gilberto, Enku Gubaie, Rosemary Howard, Frankie Imbergamo, Mike Jablon, Olivia Jordan, Kahdiak, J. Parker Kent, Seamus Knight, Ren Knopf, Mark Kubr, Kathy Lashay Berenson, James L. Leite, Daniel Lowney, Phyllis Lynn, Tom Mariano, Rob Marin, Jeff Martineau, Sara Murphy, Ken Murray, Allan Oliveira, Ted Oyama, Richard Pacheco, Chris Palermo, Joseph Paolo, Laura Pizzuti, David Pulson, Stacey Queripel, Donna Glee Reim, Kayla Ruhl, Megan Sacco, Nicole Signore, Matthew Spinale, Sean Daniel Stentiford, Stream, Shannon Elaine Sweeney, John Talalas, Ally Tully, Jamie Christopher White, Luke Young, Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Mark Kamine, Joseph J. Micucci, Scott Stuber, Wellesley Wild, Walter Murphy, Michael Barrett, Jeff Freeman, Sheila Jaffe, Stephen J. Lineweaver, Kyra Friedman, Carla Antonino, Liz Berstrom, Carol Dantuono, Mark Kamine, Holly Rymon, Eric Heffron, Dylan Hopkins, Elizabeth MacSwan, Mike McGuirk, Richard Oswald, Brad Robinson, Scott Rogers, Christopher Sadler, Alison Troy, Jason Allard, Beth Anderson, Bobby Anderson, Shadya H. Balluq, Alix Belleville, Justin Bliss, Doug Cluff, Bryan Felty, Tom Williams, Mark Norby, Dana Reed, Kirk Bloom, Mark Vargo, David Adkins, Alyssa Barnes, John Burke, Amiee Clark, Ryan Cook, Jeff Crandell, Kelly Cronin, Sean Patrick Doherty, Kathryn Farino, Ethan Fox, Donna Glasser-Hancock, Timothy J. Gorman, Anna Gossman, Tim Haber, Chase Hall, Michael Harker, Jacob Head, Matthew Herman, Henry Humphreys, Elliot Kahan, Shea Kammer, Kate Kelly, Brady Kephart, Katie Kramer, Ashley Kravitz, Tim LaDue, Scott Levine, Jeff Maclean, Ruben Malaret, Jeffery Mannarini, Matthew Mayer, Joseph J. Micucci, Bryson Mooso, Cameron Morton, Julia Nemerow, Nick Noyes, Michael Oxton, Maria Palazon, Kevin Pasdon, Michael Peavey, Sean Perry, Michelle Poole, Brendan Potter, Jaydi Samuels, Cory Scott, Claire Severance, Shannon Shea, Missy Simms, James Slater, Cyndal Todd, Neil Tuli, Stephen Turro, Michael Twombly, Lorenzo Vigil, Alex Wayne, Peter Wentzel, Kit Wiltanen, Steve York, Dawn Bardan, Ryan Spenser

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Ted, Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Aedin Mincks, Bill Smitrovich, Patrick Stewart, Norah Jones, Sam J. Jones, Tom Skerritt, Bretton Manley, Ralph Garman, Alex Borstein, John Viener, Laura Vandervport, Robert Wu, Ginger Gonzaga, Jessica Stroup, Melissa Ordway, Max Harris, Zane Cowans, T.J. Hourigan, Owen Clarke, Kristina Ellery, Katelyn Lorren, Chanty Sok, Sarah Fischer, Cassie Dierf, Joe Sirani, Pat Shea, Paul Campbell, Josh Duvendeck, Chris Cox, Henry Penzi, Talia Cabrera, Colton Shires, Viera Andrea Moya, Haejee Kim, Lydia Hannibal, Shawn Thornton, Eric Weinstein, Danny Smith, Mike Nikitas, Robin Hamilton, Mike Henry, Johnny Lee Davenport, Christina Everett, Kilo Alexander, Emmalyn Anderson, Alecia Batson, Ellen Becker-Gray, Marshall Berenson, Ronald Boone, Paul Bronk, Jeff T. Buco, Ryan Butcher, Jeffrey Corazzini, Richard DeAgazio, Aaron Dorsey, Alexandra East, Jquelyn Fabian, Shawn Fogarty, Evan Fonseca, John Franchi, Sophia Gilberto, Enku Gubaie, Rosemary Howard, Frankie Imbergamo, Mike Jablon, Olivia Jordan, Kahdiak, J. Parker Kent, Seamus Knight, Ren Knopf, Mark Kubr, Kathy Lashay Berenson, James L. Leite, Daniel Lowney, Phyllis Lynn, Tom Mariano, Rob Marin, Jeff Martineau, Sara Murphy, Ken Murray, Allan Oliveira, Ted Oyama, Richard Pacheco, Chris Palermo, Joseph Paolo, Laura Pizzuti, David Pulson, Stacey Queripel, Donna Glee Reim, Kayla Ruhl, Megan Sacco, Nicole Signore, Matthew Spinale, Sean Daniel Stentiford, Stream, Shannon Elaine Sweeney, John Talalas, Ally Tully, Jamie Christopher White, Luke Young, Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Mark Kamine, Joseph J. Micucci, Scott Stuber, Wellesley Wild, Walter Murphy, Michael Barrett, Jeff Freeman, Sheila Jaffe, Stephen J. Lineweaver, Kyra Friedman, Carla Antonino, Liz Berstrom, Carol Dantuono, Mark Kamine, Holly Rymon, Eric Heffron, Dylan Hopkins, Elizabeth MacSwan, Mike McGuirk, Richard Oswald, Brad Robinson, Scott Rogers, Christopher Sadler, Alison Troy, Jason Allard, Beth Anderson, Bobby Anderson, Shadya H. Balluq, Alix Belleville, Justin Bliss, Doug Cluff, Bryan Felty, Tom Williams, Mark Norby, Dana Reed, Kirk Bloom, Mark Vargo, David Adkins, Alyssa Barnes, John Burke, Amiee Clark, Ryan Cook, Jeff Crandell, Kelly Cronin, Sean Patrick Doherty, Kathryn Farino, Ethan Fox, Donna Glasser-Hancock, Timothy J. Gorman, Anna Gossman, Tim Haber, Chase Hall, Michael Harker, Jacob Head, Matthew Herman, Henry Humphreys, Elliot Kahan, Shea Kammer, Kate Kelly, Brady Kephart, Katie Kramer, Ashley Kravitz, Tim LaDue, Scott Levine, Jeff Maclean, Ruben Malaret, Jeffery Mannarini, Matthew Mayer, Joseph J. Micucci, Bryson Mooso, Cameron Morton, Julia Nemerow, Nick Noyes, Michael Oxton, Maria Palazon, Kevin Pasdon, Michael Peavey, Sean Perry, Michelle Poole, Brendan Potter, Jaydi Samuels, Cory Scott, Claire Severance, Shannon Shea, Missy Simms, James Slater, Cyndal Todd, Neil Tuli, Stephen Turro, Michael Twombly, Lorenzo Vigil, Alex Wayne, Peter Wentzel, Kit Wiltanen, Steve York, Dawn Bardan, Ryan SpenserTed

With Wit, Reviewed By Kimmo Mustonenen

This week is a suck week.

There is the movie that I wanted to write all over, and the other I see in my smoke heightened brain daily.

Why should I see something that I all the time see?

Things make talking on me all the time.

That is life.

I wanted the writing for “Magic Mike.”

Stripper movie!

Maybe a “Showgirls 2” thing.  Hot, slutty, and dumb chicks – the best.

With boobs.  Better.

But no.  There are no tears cried, just the disappointment lump in my stomach place.

So.

“Ted.”

Talking bears are all the time in Finland.

For two days, after a rage week of drinking, everything talks, talks too much.

Trees.

Fish.

Bears.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Ted, Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Aedin Mincks, Bill Smitrovich, Patrick Stewart, Norah Jones, Sam J. Jones, Tom Skerritt, Bretton Manley, Ralph Garman, Alex Borstein, John Viener, Laura Vandervport, Robert Wu, Ginger Gonzaga, Jessica Stroup, Melissa Ordway, Max Harris, Zane Cowans, T.J. Hourigan, Owen Clarke, Kristina Ellery, Katelyn Lorren, Chanty Sok, Sarah Fischer, Cassie Dierf, Joe Sirani, Pat Shea, Paul Campbell, Josh Duvendeck, Chris Cox, Henry Penzi, Talia Cabrera, Colton Shires, Viera Andrea Moya, Haejee Kim, Lydia Hannibal, Shawn Thornton, Eric Weinstein, Danny Smith, Mike Nikitas, Robin Hamilton, Mike Henry, Johnny Lee Davenport, Christina Everett, Kilo Alexander, Emmalyn Anderson, Alecia Batson, Ellen Becker-Gray, Marshall Berenson, Ronald Boone, Paul Bronk, Jeff T. Buco, Ryan Butcher, Jeffrey Corazzini, Richard DeAgazio, Aaron Dorsey, Alexandra East, Jquelyn Fabian, Shawn Fogarty, Evan Fonseca, John Franchi, Sophia Gilberto, Enku Gubaie, Rosemary Howard, Frankie Imbergamo, Mike Jablon, Olivia Jordan, Kahdiak, J. Parker Kent, Seamus Knight, Ren Knopf, Mark Kubr, Kathy Lashay Berenson, James L. Leite, Daniel Lowney, Phyllis Lynn, Tom Mariano, Rob Marin, Jeff Martineau, Sara Murphy, Ken Murray, Allan Oliveira, Ted Oyama, Richard Pacheco, Chris Palermo, Joseph Paolo, Laura Pizzuti, David Pulson, Stacey Queripel, Donna Glee Reim, Kayla Ruhl, Megan Sacco, Nicole Signore, Matthew Spinale, Sean Daniel Stentiford, Stream, Shannon Elaine Sweeney, John Talalas, Ally Tully, Jamie Christopher White, Luke Young, Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Mark Kamine, Joseph J. Micucci, Scott Stuber, Wellesley Wild, Walter Murphy, Michael Barrett, Jeff Freeman, Sheila Jaffe, Stephen J. Lineweaver, Kyra Friedman, Carla Antonino, Liz Berstrom, Carol Dantuono, Mark Kamine, Holly Rymon, Eric Heffron, Dylan Hopkins, Elizabeth MacSwan, Mike McGuirk, Richard Oswald, Brad Robinson, Scott Rogers, Christopher Sadler, Alison Troy, Jason Allard, Beth Anderson, Bobby Anderson, Shadya H. Balluq, Alix Belleville, Justin Bliss, Doug Cluff, Bryan Felty, Tom Williams, Mark Norby, Dana Reed, Kirk Bloom, Mark Vargo, David Adkins, Alyssa Barnes, John Burke, Amiee Clark, Ryan Cook, Jeff Crandell, Kelly Cronin, Sean Patrick Doherty, Kathryn Farino, Ethan Fox, Donna Glasser-Hancock, Timothy J. Gorman, Anna Gossman, Tim Haber, Chase Hall, Michael Harker, Jacob Head, Matthew Herman, Henry Humphreys, Elliot Kahan, Shea Kammer, Kate Kelly, Brady Kephart, Katie Kramer, Ashley Kravitz, Tim LaDue, Scott Levine, Jeff Maclean, Ruben Malaret, Jeffery Mannarini, Matthew Mayer, Joseph J. Micucci, Bryson Mooso, Cameron Morton, Julia Nemerow, Nick Noyes, Michael Oxton, Maria Palazon, Kevin Pasdon, Michael Peavey, Sean Perry, Michelle Poole, Brendan Potter, Jaydi Samuels, Cory Scott, Claire Severance, Shannon Shea, Missy Simms, James Slater, Cyndal Todd, Neil Tuli, Stephen Turro, Michael Twombly, Lorenzo Vigil, Alex Wayne, Peter Wentzel, Kit Wiltanen, Steve York, Dawn Bardan, Ryan SpenserIn America, they are called hallucinations.

In Finland, a hangover.

“Ted” is about a kid who am had a 35-year hangover?

O.K.,Hollywood – I’m ready.

Plot?  Crazy, crazy plot!

Young John has and only friend – a cuddly teddy bear, a Christmas present – through an accidental magic, the bear arises to life, talk, and have feelings such as its new owner.

Since he’s a kid and not on the sweet, sweet smoke, shock happens – then goes away.

Ted of a media sensation will appear even with Johnny Carson as guest on the Tonight Show – Ed McMahon (probably drunk on the whiskey) thought Ted was ALF.

Funny!  80’s joke, for the win!

As the years go on, John (Mark Wahlberg, almost as funny as in “The Happening”) and Ted (Seth MacFarlane – as Peter Griffin as a Teddy Bear, with better taste in the woman-whores) to remain roommates, that’s it.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kimmo Mustonenen, Behind the Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Ted, Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Aedin Mincks, Bill Smitrovich, Patrick Stewart, Norah Jones, Sam J. Jones, Tom Skerritt, Bretton Manley, Ralph Garman, Alex Borstein, John Viener, Laura Vandervport, Robert Wu, Ginger Gonzaga, Jessica Stroup, Melissa Ordway, Max Harris, Zane Cowans, T.J. Hourigan, Owen Clarke, Kristina Ellery, Katelyn Lorren, Chanty Sok, Sarah Fischer, Cassie Dierf, Joe Sirani, Pat Shea, Paul Campbell, Josh Duvendeck, Chris Cox, Henry Penzi, Talia Cabrera, Colton Shires, Viera Andrea Moya, Haejee Kim, Lydia Hannibal, Shawn Thornton, Eric Weinstein, Danny Smith, Mike Nikitas, Robin Hamilton, Mike Henry, Johnny Lee Davenport, Christina Everett, Kilo Alexander, Emmalyn Anderson, Alecia Batson, Ellen Becker-Gray, Marshall Berenson, Ronald Boone, Paul Bronk, Jeff T. Buco, Ryan Butcher, Jeffrey Corazzini, Richard DeAgazio, Aaron Dorsey, Alexandra East, Jquelyn Fabian, Shawn Fogarty, Evan Fonseca, John Franchi, Sophia Gilberto, Enku Gubaie, Rosemary Howard, Frankie Imbergamo, Mike Jablon, Olivia Jordan, Kahdiak, J. Parker Kent, Seamus Knight, Ren Knopf, Mark Kubr, Kathy Lashay Berenson, James L. Leite, Daniel Lowney, Phyllis Lynn, Tom Mariano, Rob Marin, Jeff Martineau, Sara Murphy, Ken Murray, Allan Oliveira, Ted Oyama, Richard Pacheco, Chris Palermo, Joseph Paolo, Laura Pizzuti, David Pulson, Stacey Queripel, Donna Glee Reim, Kayla Ruhl, Megan Sacco, Nicole Signore, Matthew Spinale, Sean Daniel Stentiford, Stream, Shannon Elaine Sweeney, John Talalas, Ally Tully, Jamie Christopher White, Luke Young, Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Mark Kamine, Joseph J. Micucci, Scott Stuber, Wellesley Wild, Walter Murphy, Michael Barrett, Jeff Freeman, Sheila Jaffe, Stephen J. Lineweaver, Kyra Friedman, Carla Antonino, Liz Berstrom, Carol Dantuono, Mark Kamine, Holly Rymon, Eric Heffron, Dylan Hopkins, Elizabeth MacSwan, Mike McGuirk, Richard Oswald, Brad Robinson, Scott Rogers, Christopher Sadler, Alison Troy, Jason Allard, Beth Anderson, Bobby Anderson, Shadya H. Balluq, Alix Belleville, Justin Bliss, Doug Cluff, Bryan Felty, Tom Williams, Mark Norby, Dana Reed, Kirk Bloom, Mark Vargo, David Adkins, Alyssa Barnes, John Burke, Amiee Clark, Ryan Cook, Jeff Crandell, Kelly Cronin, Sean Patrick Doherty, Kathryn Farino, Ethan Fox, Donna Glasser-Hancock, Timothy J. Gorman, Anna Gossman, Tim Haber, Chase Hall, Michael Harker, Jacob Head, Matthew Herman, Henry Humphreys, Elliot Kahan, Shea Kammer, Kate Kelly, Brady Kephart, Katie Kramer, Ashley Kravitz, Tim LaDue, Scott Levine, Jeff Maclean, Ruben Malaret, Jeffery Mannarini, Matthew Mayer, Joseph J. Micucci, Bryson Mooso, Cameron Morton, Julia Nemerow, Nick Noyes, Michael Oxton, Maria Palazon, Kevin Pasdon, Michael Peavey, Sean Perry, Michelle Poole, Brendan Potter, Jaydi Samuels, Cory Scott, Claire Severance, Shannon Shea, Missy Simms, James Slater, Cyndal Todd, Neil Tuli, Stephen Turro, Michael Twombly, Lorenzo Vigil, Alex Wayne, Peter Wentzel, Kit Wiltanen, Steve York, Dawn Bardan, Ryan SpenserHowever, the troubles arise when Ted is in the way of the present, with John of the romance with his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis – she made a stiffening in my area) interfere on the search for something more serious and bear-free.

As for Ted, he writes letters to the Hasbro over his tiny little pecker thingy.

I have just accepted mine.

Although Extenze may be in the future used. Kimmo’s women must be happy!  They are always happy.

Really.

Much man on bear comedy follows.

Funny.

Vulgar.

Funny again.

More of the vulgar.

The just the damn funny.

So, two thumbs as straight in the air as my man-ness when Mila Kunis appears on the film.

That’s pretty damn straight!

See this movie.

Although my “Magic Mike” disappointment still leaves a discomfort, I am happy.

Now for kossu shots and weed.  “Ted” was a success!

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano, Kimmo MustonenenKimmo Mustonenen – (Kimmo On Kino) – Behind The Proscenium

P.S.  I have just learned that “Magic Mike” was about the man strippers.  Avoided!  WTF!?!  Maybe the lucky Kimmo is returning…

P.P.S.  “The Glee Project.”  Charlie kid is defining assholishness.  First, he blabs about himself like he is another of him (Editors note:  We believe he means Charlie was talking about himself in the third person).  Only one word for Charlie, in any language blabbed:  douche-bag.  Nina was cute.  Blind guy and fat chick were not so much for irritation.  But Charlie must be slapped.  In the face.  Hard.

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Is An Absolute Triumph! [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, Foxwoods Theatre, Bono, The Edge, Julie Taylor, Live Nation, Michael Cohl, Jermiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, Hello Entertainment, David Garfinkle, Tony Adams, Sony Pictures, Norton Herrick, Billy Rovzar, Fernando Rovzar, Stephen Bronfman, Jeffrey Hecktman, Omneity Entertainment, Richard Weinberg, James Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, Jam Theatricla,s Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, Patricia Lambrect, Paul McGuinness, Anne Tanaka, Marvel Entertainment, Glen Berger, Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa, David Campbell, Teese Gohl, Kimberly Grigsby, Dawn Kenny, Rori Coleman, Louie Zakarian, Daniel Ezralow, Chase Brock, Keith Batten, Jason Snow, George Tsypin, Eiko Ishioka, Donald Holder, Jonathan Deans, Kyle Cooper, Luc Verschueren, Judy Chin, Reeve Carney, T.V. Carpio, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page, Jeb Brown, Matt Caplan, Dwayne Clark, Luther Creek, Isabel Keating, Ken Marks, Michael Mulheren, Matthew James Thomas, Laura Beth Wells, Kevin Aubin, Gerald Avery, Collin Baja, Marcus Bellamy, Emmanuel Brown, Daniel Curry, Erin Elliott, Craig Henningsen, Dana Marie Ingraham, Aya Janeen Jackson, Joshua Kobak, Ari Loeb, Natalie Lomonte, Kristin Martin, Jodi McFadden, Bethany Moore, Kristen Oei, Jennifer Perry, Brandon Rubendall, Sean Samuels, Dollar Tan, Christopher Tierney, Kevin Aubin, Kyle Post, Joey Taranto, Aiden Moore, John Clancy, Tony Kadleck, Theresa MacDonnell, Marcus Rojas, Aaron Heick, Jon Epcar, Charle duChateau, Zane Carney, Matt Beck, Ben Butler, Richard Hammond, Don Downs, Scott Rogers, Jaque Paquin, Philip William McKinley, O&M Co., Situation Interactive, Keith Hurd, Deborah Hecht, Len Gill, Fred Gallo, C. Randall White, Kathleen E. Purvis, Marc Borsak, Thom Mitchell, Adam Silberman, Aaron Lustbader, Glenn Orsher, Stphen Howeard, Martin McCallum, Alan Wasser

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, Foxwoods Theatre, Bono, The Edge, Julie Taylor, Live Nation, Michael Cohl, Jermiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, Hello Entertainment, David Garfinkle, Tony Adams, Sony Pictures, Norton Herrick, Billy Rovzar, Fernando Rovzar, Stephen Bronfman, Jeffrey Hecktman, Omneity Entertainment, Richard Weinberg, James Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, Jam Theatricla,s Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, Patricia Lambrect, Paul McGuinness, Anne Tanaka, Marvel Entertainment, Glen Berger, Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa, David Campbell, Teese Gohl, Kimberly Grigsby, Dawn Kenny, Rori Coleman, Louie Zakarian, Daniel Ezralow, Chase Brock, Keith Batten, Jason Snow, George Tsypin, Eiko Ishioka, Donald Holder, Jonathan Deans, Kyle Cooper, Luc Verschueren, Judy Chin, Reeve Carney, T.V. Carpio, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page, Jeb Brown, Matt Caplan, Dwayne Clark, Luther Creek, Isabel Keating, Ken Marks, Michael Mulheren, Matthew James Thomas, Laura Beth Wells, Kevin Aubin, Gerald Avery, Collin Baja, Marcus Bellamy, Emmanuel Brown, Daniel Curry, Erin Elliott, Craig Henningsen, Dana Marie Ingraham, Aya Janeen Jackson, Joshua Kobak, Ari Loeb, Natalie Lomonte, Kristin Martin, Jodi McFadden, Bethany Moore, Kristen Oei, Jennifer Perry, Brandon Rubendall, Sean Samuels, Dollar Tan, Christopher Tierney, Kevin Aubin, Kyle Post, Joey Taranto, Aiden Moore, John Clancy, Tony Kadleck, Theresa MacDonnell, Marcus Rojas, Aaron Heick, Jon Epcar, Charle duChateau, Zane Carney, Matt Beck, Ben Butler, Richard Hammond, Don Downs, Scott Rogers, Jaque Paquin, Philip William McKinley, O&M Co., Situation Interactive, Keith Hurd, Deborah Hecht, Len Gill, Fred Gallo, C. Randall White, Kathleen E. Purvis, Marc Borsak, Thom Mitchell, Adam Silberman, Aaron Lustbader, Glenn Orsher, Stphen Howeard, Martin McCallum, Alan WasserSpider-man: Turn Off The Dark

Reviewed by Kyrle Lendhoffer

Superlatives.  A word that means (to some – to ME) “of the highest order of quality or degree surpassing or superior to all.”

And then there are words to describe the superlatives.  Or “Super”-latives, since I’m writing about a super hero masterpiece.  There are not enough of them (the superlatives) for me to adequately describe what I just saw.

What did I see, dear reader?

I saw theatrical heaven on earth.

I saw an apparition of God.

I saw Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark!

Oh, where do I begin?  Perhaps with the beginning – or the beginning of the construct in my mind – that is now my impression of Spider-Man – for now that it exists in my mind, so it is mine.

So, first, the performers.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, Foxwoods Theatre, Bono, The Edge, Julie Taylor, Live Nation, Michael Cohl, Jermiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, Hello Entertainment, David Garfinkle, Tony Adams, Sony Pictures, Norton Herrick, Billy Rovzar, Fernando Rovzar, Stephen Bronfman, Jeffrey Hecktman, Omneity Entertainment, Richard Weinberg, James Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, Jam Theatricla,s Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, Patricia Lambrect, Paul McGuinness, Anne Tanaka, Marvel Entertainment, Glen Berger, Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa, David Campbell, Teese Gohl, Kimberly Grigsby, Dawn Kenny, Rori Coleman, Louie Zakarian, Daniel Ezralow, Chase Brock, Keith Batten, Jason Snow, George Tsypin, Eiko Ishioka, Donald Holder, Jonathan Deans, Kyle Cooper, Luc Verschueren, Judy Chin, Reeve Carney, T.V. Carpio, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page, Jeb Brown, Matt Caplan, Dwayne Clark, Luther Creek, Isabel Keating, Ken Marks, Michael Mulheren, Matthew James Thomas, Laura Beth Wells, Kevin Aubin, Gerald Avery, Collin Baja, Marcus Bellamy, Emmanuel Brown, Daniel Curry, Erin Elliott, Craig Henningsen, Dana Marie Ingraham, Aya Janeen Jackson, Joshua Kobak, Ari Loeb, Natalie Lomonte, Kristin Martin, Jodi McFadden, Bethany Moore, Kristen Oei, Jennifer Perry, Brandon Rubendall, Sean Samuels, Dollar Tan, Christopher Tierney, Kevin Aubin, Kyle Post, Joey Taranto, Aiden Moore, John Clancy, Tony Kadleck, Theresa MacDonnell, Marcus Rojas, Aaron Heick, Jon Epcar, Charle duChateau, Zane Carney, Matt Beck, Ben Butler, Richard Hammond, Don Downs, Scott Rogers, Jaque Paquin, Philip William McKinley, O&M Co., Situation Interactive, Keith Hurd, Deborah Hecht, Len Gill, Fred Gallo, C. Randall White, Kathleen E. Purvis, Marc Borsak, Thom Mitchell, Adam Silberman, Aaron Lustbader, Glenn Orsher, Stphen Howeard, Martin McCallum, Alan WasserPowerful.  Delicious.  Bouncy.

None died, or appeared to be in danger of dying (some in the audience were disappointed with this – NASCAR barbarians!).

There were no obvious hard feelings amongst the artistic staff – Julie Taymor didn’t pull out an Uzi in the lobby.  It was a celebration as well as a show.  And after 181 (or 183 if you believe Brian Williams and NBC News) previews, the long celebration was overdue.

Taymor’s original vision was genius (in my humble opinion).  The NEW vision (brought to us by new writer, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and creative consultant Philip William McKinley are even more geniuser (I will stick to this word – if you touch it, dear editor, you will die in your sleep).

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, Foxwoods Theatre, Bono, The Edge, Julie Taylor, Live Nation, Michael Cohl, Jermiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, Hello Entertainment, David Garfinkle, Tony Adams, Sony Pictures, Norton Herrick, Billy Rovzar, Fernando Rovzar, Stephen Bronfman, Jeffrey Hecktman, Omneity Entertainment, Richard Weinberg, James Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, Jam Theatricla,s Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, Patricia Lambrect, Paul McGuinness, Anne Tanaka, Marvel Entertainment, Glen Berger, Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa, David Campbell, Teese Gohl, Kimberly Grigsby, Dawn Kenny, Rori Coleman, Louie Zakarian, Daniel Ezralow, Chase Brock, Keith Batten, Jason Snow, George Tsypin, Eiko Ishioka, Donald Holder, Jonathan Deans, Kyle Cooper, Luc Verschueren, Judy Chin, Reeve Carney, T.V. Carpio, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page, Jeb Brown, Matt Caplan, Dwayne Clark, Luther Creek, Isabel Keating, Ken Marks, Michael Mulheren, Matthew James Thomas, Laura Beth Wells, Kevin Aubin, Gerald Avery, Collin Baja, Marcus Bellamy, Emmanuel Brown, Daniel Curry, Erin Elliott, Craig Henningsen, Dana Marie Ingraham, Aya Janeen Jackson, Joshua Kobak, Ari Loeb, Natalie Lomonte, Kristin Martin, Jodi McFadden, Bethany Moore, Kristen Oei, Jennifer Perry, Brandon Rubendall, Sean Samuels, Dollar Tan, Christopher Tierney, Kevin Aubin, Kyle Post, Joey Taranto, Aiden Moore, John Clancy, Tony Kadleck, Theresa MacDonnell, Marcus Rojas, Aaron Heick, Jon Epcar, Charle duChateau, Zane Carney, Matt Beck, Ben Butler, Richard Hammond, Don Downs, Scott Rogers, Jaque Paquin, Philip William McKinley, O&M Co., Situation Interactive, Keith Hurd, Deborah Hecht, Len Gill, Fred Gallo, C. Randall White, Kathleen E. Purvis, Marc Borsak, Thom Mitchell, Adam Silberman, Aaron Lustbader, Glenn Orsher, Stphen Howeard, Martin McCallum, Alan WasserArachne almost disappears in the second act – no more bizarre psychobabble now.  We are returned to the basic Spider-man story – will Peter get Mary Jane (of course!), will Peter learn to balance his life as mere mortal and super hero (duh!) and will Spider-man be able to turn off the dark (I still haven’t figured that part out).

The performances are, across the board, magnificent.  Reeve Carney IS Peter Parker.  From supple human to then powerful super-hero, Carney runs the gamut of our collective experience.  And how can he not run said gamut when paired with the winsome Jennifer Damiano – beautiful, graceful – a song bird.

Tony Awards loom in future of Carney and Damiano.  Bet on it.  I will!

Patrick Page is also beyond wonder as Norman Osborne/The Green Goblin.  A villain, yes.  But a villain who is having the villainous time of his life.

Shall I give Page a Tony, too?  Yes, I will.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, Foxwoods Theatre, Bono, The Edge, Julie Taylor, Live Nation, Michael Cohl, Jermiah J. Harris, Land Line Productions, Hello Entertainment, David Garfinkle, Tony Adams, Sony Pictures, Norton Herrick, Billy Rovzar, Fernando Rovzar, Stephen Bronfman, Jeffrey Hecktman, Omneity Entertainment, Richard Weinberg, James Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, S2BN Entertainment, Jam Theatricla,s Mayerson/Gould/Hauser/Tysoe Group, Patricia Lambrect, Paul McGuinness, Anne Tanaka, Marvel Entertainment, Glen Berger, Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa, David Campbell, Teese Gohl, Kimberly Grigsby, Dawn Kenny, Rori Coleman, Louie Zakarian, Daniel Ezralow, Chase Brock, Keith Batten, Jason Snow, George Tsypin, Eiko Ishioka, Donald Holder, Jonathan Deans, Kyle Cooper, Luc Verschueren, Judy Chin, Reeve Carney, T.V. Carpio, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page, Jeb Brown, Matt Caplan, Dwayne Clark, Luther Creek, Isabel Keating, Ken Marks, Michael Mulheren, Matthew James Thomas, Laura Beth Wells, Kevin Aubin, Gerald Avery, Collin Baja, Marcus Bellamy, Emmanuel Brown, Daniel Curry, Erin Elliott, Craig Henningsen, Dana Marie Ingraham, Aya Janeen Jackson, Joshua Kobak, Ari Loeb, Natalie Lomonte, Kristin Martin, Jodi McFadden, Bethany Moore, Kristen Oei, Jennifer Perry, Brandon Rubendall, Sean Samuels, Dollar Tan, Christopher Tierney, Kevin Aubin, Kyle Post, Joey Taranto, Aiden Moore, John Clancy, Tony Kadleck, Theresa MacDonnell, Marcus Rojas, Aaron Heick, Jon Epcar, Charle duChateau, Zane Carney, Matt Beck, Ben Butler, Richard Hammond, Don Downs, Scott Rogers, Jaque Paquin, Philip William McKinley, O&M Co., Situation Interactive, Keith Hurd, Deborah Hecht, Len Gill, Fred Gallo, C. Randall White, Kathleen E. Purvis, Marc Borsak, Thom Mitchell, Adam Silberman, Aaron Lustbader, Glenn Orsher, Stphen Howeard, Martin McCallum, Alan WasserI would call out every actor in this spectacular achievement but this review would go on too long.  Suffice it to say that everyone involved in the magnificent production are soon to be Broadway legends.  Just go here (http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=488485) and read all of the names.  You will be glad you did.

You will also be glad to know the Bono and The Edge (they are named like characters in their own musical!) have written some of the most startlingly superb music to be heard on the Great White Way in many years.

I can’t imagine that any theater patron with a beating heart and working ears could be able to leave Foxwoods Theater without humming the very catchy songs.  I say this with great resolve – Bono and Mr. Edge, please give up that silly U2 and take up musical theater full time!  You won’t regret it.

In conclusion, do what you must to see Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark.

Sell your blood, or a lung or even your mother.  Blood regenerates, you only need one lung and Mom won’t last forever.  And neither will Spider-Man.

When it becomes the winner of the most Tony Awards in history, you will be glad you did.  I’m betting on it!

What a great start to the new season!  And with Rampage Of The Stegosaur set to flatten Broadway (in a good way!) this fall, it will, indeed, be a season to remember!

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind The Proscenium, Theater blog, Broadway talk, Ben silverman, Ari emanuelKyrle Lendhoffer – Behind The Proscenium