Reviews

You simply cannot make a whole fantasy dragon/princess epic experience and totally not develop the character's stories.

Good points... Cinematically, this thing was beautiful.

The CGI Was incredible. Netflix spent all our money on that part.

The actors acted the hell out of their parts....even the dragon.

Bad points.... Excuse me whilst I stew over the under utilization of both Angela Bassett and Robin Wright. Both of those characters had such potential....those actors should take someone to task at the utter waste of their potential in what could have been memorable roles.

Whoever wrote or edited the entire royals vs dragon back story needs to go back to school.

Millie was great as always, but even her character was drawn in such a way that I didn't have time to develop caring for her until she saved the dragons life.

This entire thing could have been 10s across the board. Shame on y'all for making this a 5.

I haven't been this annoyed at Netflix for awhile.

Based on the actual title and description of this limited series, I was expecting this to be a straight forward documentary specifically about the effects of omnivorous versus plant based diets on twins. As a middle aged woman, I was looking forward to seeing what changes took place with each respective diet, what foods were being eaten, how these foods were prepared, etc to determine whether these might be changes I would consider making to my own diet.

Unfortunately, this very quickly turned into less of a documentary on twin diets, and more of a documentary about factory farming and climate change. Which would be fine, but that is not why I tuned in. Additionally, the series is overly packed with interviews from dozens of people who didn't seem to have anything to do with the twin study.

Ultimately, because this was not what I was expecting, I couldn't make it past the 2nd episode. Definitely not for me.

I am from the area where these gruesome murders occurred and watched it all play out in real life. Keep that in mind as you read this.

First... this documentary did an excellent job of telling this story. The filmmakers laid it out exactly how it was. They could have dived more into the "voodoo" (ie satanic panic) that was already prevalent in Central VA at the time and got worse because of the murders, but otherwise, the facts were told well.

Second...John Grisham had nothing to do with this case. His presence in this documentary was pointless. Other than to establish some random celebrity support for Jens.

Third.... Jens and Elizabeth were both convicted. Elizabeth ultimately owned at least part of her involvement via plea deal. Jens was guilty by conviction. The vast majority of locals at that time, believed both parties were at the murder scene and actively participated in the crime. Locals continue believing that to this day. That is not an unreasonable belief. Locals still remember because it was the worst murder to date that we had ever seen or heard of.

Fourth...it's important to remember that in those days, there wasn't DNA analysis, forensic units everywhere, cameras everywhere. While it is considered that some of the police work was shoddy by today's standards, they likely did the best they could given the year, their training, and the absence of anything like that ever happening in Central VA prior to 1985.

Overall this documentary was done well. *Personal thought*.... It disturbs me that Jens has become some kind of falsely imprisoned folk hero in Germany. I would have liked for no part of that to have been included in this documentary. Jens did it. Elizabeth did it. They are both extremely manipulative and intellectually brilliant people who comitted a horrible crime. They never should have been paroled.

Recommend watching.

This was absolutely incredible. I rarely go to the theater anymore....too expensive.

I watched this yesterday on streaming...and I am still feeling it. The actress who played Mamie Till was totally robbed. She was absolutely incredible.

Yes...the movie is LONG, and very heavy on drama and diaglogue. Which is good, but also, it was just so emotional I had to pause and rewind several times due to weeping.

I appreciated that they didn't go full on and show the horrific torture and murder of this poor child. It was quite effective to have that crime happen in sound only, leaving the details to the imagination of the viewer (even though many Americans already know the gross details). I also appreciated that for the most part, it was accurate based on accounts from those who lived it. Very little creative license was taken.

This film and all of the performances are top notch. This is a MUST WATCH for everyone....especially mothers of children who are targets whilst we sit here still worried in 2023, that we might get the call Mamie received. Highly recommend.

This was a decent watch.

I would have never watched this if David Harbour wasn't cast.

David Harbour was amazing as the mute ghost. I seriously want his ghost to haunt me. His character's story is what kept me watching.

The not ghost family could have been likable, but for the most part they were written poorly. The likable kid and his girlfriend who loved the ghost could have been more developed. The brother didn't even need to be there. The father was horrible, the mother was mostly uninvolved...the backstory of the family should have been played up better.

I gave this a 6 because David Harbour and his character's back story was amazing. Everyone else was a bit forgettable. Both family stories should have been played up equally.

Everything about the crimes committed as depicted in this story is gross. All of it....the not convicted caller, the staff who strip searched employees on site, the utter ignorance of staff who believed it was okay to not only strip search, but disgrace and sexually assault the victim as part of some "telephonic police procedure", the corporations that knew this was a problem and did nothing....it's just utterly mind boggling AND GROSS.

This story was very difficult to watch. But it is necessary to watch. If for no other reason...to educate people on the utter depravity that exists in this world and the too often absence of justice.

The documentary was well done. Definitely recommend.

For the most part, I have loved this show. I invested a ton of time into it. I've watched and rewatched more times than I can count. I left my 10 rating because of that love.

That said, I was largely underwhelmed by the finale. I never cared about Luke and his entire crew. Way too much time was spent on them. I could not have possibly cared less about their deaths, lives, or get back togetherness.

Rosita's end was sad and moving, but her escape from the walkers made no sense. Carol's wrap up seemed off. It was nice to see Ezekiel be King /governor again. Gabriel's overall character growth was nice. Negan just walking in the yard at the end annoyed me. I don't care about anyone in the Commonwealth or where they ended up.

I don't know. This once awesome series was circling the drain for awhile. The finale fell short for me. Everyone knew who wasn't dying because of the spinoffs.

As much as I love this show, I'm glad it's done.

This documentary was all over the place in terms of its story telling. The portion of the story involving the Falwell sex scandal (which was why I tuned in) was very interesting. Even connecting the evangelical political machine to this story made sense. However, it jumped around so much it became a difficult watch. One minute the documentary is deep into the sex scandal, then the next minute Tom Arnold shows up. The entire program was like that.

This choppy editing really did a disservice to the victim who was trying to tell his story. And on top of that the documentary didn't end with the victim, it ended with reproductive rights.

Also, the music was WAY over the top and only served as a distraction from the story.

Overall, this could have been done better.

Full disclosure .... I totally wanted to hate this. I didn't.

I watched it pretending like I knew nothing about the original. Watching it like that, made this a pretty decent watch.

Now I will compare.. 1. The cenobytes just weren't as menacing as they were in the original 2. Obviously technology made the effects better 3. I enjoyed H1 and H2 throw backs 4. The cube house was cool 5. I hated that people who didn't seek out the cube got killed 6. The...whole family connection from H1 was missing. I never really cared about the human victims or human antagonists. It played like a cheap slasher where you don't really care about anyone.

Bottom line...not half bad so long as you don't compare it to the original.

I was so looking forward to this movie. I love the 2 lead actors and assumed this would be a great watch because of the casting. It was not good.

It was advertised as a comedy, when in reality it was more of a poorly thrown together mockumentary. The jokes did not land at all. The "interviews" jumped back and forth a LOT, which made it boring and hard to follow. I almost dozed off while watching. This could have been a fantastic satire. It just totally missed the mark.

Bottom line, this was simply not good and it didn't seem to understand what kind of film it wanted to be. I'm grateful I didn't spend the money to see this at the theater.

Do not recommend.