A Few Things to See on Hulu
By stephanie - Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Hulu is quickly becoming one of my favorite websites because I can watch a bunch of movies and TV on demand, without having to go out and get a rental or wait for whatever is in my Blockbuster queue to arrive. Here are a few things I’ve recently caught on Hulu:
The Fifth Element
Now a classic sci-fi film from the 90s, The Fifth Element is on Hulu in its entirety with only a few short commercial breaks. Boy, how I miss the 90s and how freakin’ over the top we were. Sci-fi was just a lot more colorful and humorous back then. Now it’s all grey and dreary and “realistic.” Blah. The Fifth Element is so totally wacked in moments that it would have been a complete failure were it not for Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, and a surprisingly good performance by Milla Jovovich (in her trademark white bandages and skinny little bod).
Alfred Hitchcock Presents/The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
OK, not really sci-fi for the most part, but these are really worth a watch. I remember seeing them a long time ago and forgot how good some of the episodes are. While a few are predictable, many are well-written with surprising twists and turns. Hitchcock himself makes the show with his goofy black humor. Keep an eye open for stars before they were stars.
Regenesis
A Canadian TV show about biotechnology and all the gory things that go along with it (such as massive viral outbreaks), Regenesis is OK – something to watch while you are doing something else. The first two episodes featured a deadly virus run amok and a mysterious boy who claims he is a “clone.” I wasn’t blown away by the two episodes I watched (it seemed like a cheesier version of House meets CSI meets the movie Outbreak), but some reviewers loved it. I’m willing to give it a few more episodes before making my final decision on it.