5 shows or movies Netflix should drop in August

Netflix recently released the list of new additions for August. Some of the shows or movies should be dropped.

Netflix has filled the queue again. All in all, it’s a pretty amazing month. Tons of top-notch additions, especially some Clint Eastwood action. Unfortunately, however, there are sure to be some picks that, for a variety of reasons, shouldn’t be added.

Here are five August additions that Netflix should have passed on.

Year One, too many.

Picture Jack Black naked. Hot mess, right? That pretty much sums up Year One. Plain, messy, and something that’s almost shaped like a wheel. It wants to be viewed as Biblical history with attitude, but it never reaches beyond shaping that block of stone into the actual wheel. It’s just sloppy, uninspired, and primitive.

The only way to enjoy Year One is to indulge in Beer One.

Sorry, it’s not funny.

The Informant! doesn’t deserve the exclamation point. It’s spiritless, rambling, and packed full of meaningless digressions. It’s easily the worst performance Matt Damon has ever had. Slow is not an adequate description. As much as this movie tries to be Fargo, it only succeeds in looking frozen in the snow, like someone forced to watch The Informant! while sitting outside in the snow. It’s absolutely horrendous. I like everything from bad horror to musicals, and I’m disappointed in myself for sitting through this entire snoozer.

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Whistleblowing is not exciting, much less when Steven Soderbergh attempts to make it far more complicated than it really is. It’s just like Soderbergh’s Burn After Reading: incredibly boring, convoluted for no purpose, but adored by fans who will say everyone is missing the point. Trust me. We aren’t.

Bankrupt.

If New Jack City is the aim, and New York is the target, Bankrupt misfires somewhere near Nebraska. Part Blaxploitation, part Rapsploitation, and the rest is just derivative. Moreover, Cam’ron gets significant screen-time. That’s not a good thing. He tries to follow in the foot steps of other rappers, but it’s not comparable. The man couldn’t compete with the acting chops of two guys named Ice T and Ice Cube. Read that sentence again.

Bankrupt serves as the movie title and the one word review.

Unbingeable.

Honestly, it’s difficult to say anything bad about The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Having said that, offering only the first part of the trilogy is just wrong. Either offer everything so the entire story can be binged, or keep it off.

Best part of the movie? The end credits.

The Nut Job gave me a peanut allergy. The animation is choppy at best. It’s almost like video game animation. Super Nintendo is the best comparison.

Saying this is a tough nut to crack is an understatement. A primary voice is provided by Liam Neeson, and all I could hope during most of the movie was for his character in the Taken series to seek revenge on the people responsible for this atrocity. Honestly, the best part of The Nut Job is the end credits.

Do you agree? What are the shows or movies that you think shouldn’t be on Netflix in August? Leave a comment, just ensure it’s wittier than The Informant’s insipidness.