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House of the Dragon (2022)
So promising with a greedy non-"payoff"
I had such high hopes for this show. I was legitimately intrigued and loving the story the first few episodes. Once the first time jump happens you can tell the timing, characters, story, and general intrigue starts to take a decline. I was holding out for the much built up finale and seriously expecting something awesome to pay off the long dragged out and honestly boring couple of episodes leading up to the finale, and was heavily, heavily disappointed. The last 2 episodes are basically just there to set up the next season to drag out viewership. I honestly feel cheated. The entire season is built up to absolutely nothing. No pay off, no satisfaction, no resolution to anything set before it, just....nothing. The "finale" legitimately disappointed me enough that I am not even interested in watching the second season when it eventually debuts. You get the feeling that this is a very greedy cash grab and viewer baiting to drag out the GOT magic and its fanbase as long as they can to drain as much profit as they can. I'm still in awe that they ended this much promising show the way that they did. Started out so amazingly, with so much potential, only to go out with a whimper of "well...that was a thing I was expecting way more more from and it never came through"
Persuasion (2022)
Throw your pre-conceived notions of what you feel a movie should be, and enjoy it for what it is at face value.
The problem with cinematic criticism in today's day and age, is that almost every project is derived from some sort of influence, history, or source material. This leaves viewers with a pre-conceived idea or expectation, that if not met to the most scrutinizing detail, they refuse to see any good that is clearly present in an amazing film such as Persuasion.
I'm a 33 year old male viewer that has never read, nor had any idea going into this movie that it had been written and adapted from a Jane Austen novel. I see this as a blessing. Because by allowing myself to go into this film with no knowledge of the source material, I can appreciate it for all of the beauty it has to offer, rather than scrutinize it for every lacking detail it does not mirror from Jane Austen's novel. This is not the novel. You should not compare it to the novel, period. Enjoy it for what it is;
Beautifully written, captivating shots, witty and non distracting bits of genuine comedy, slid seamlessly into absolutely amazing and moving performances by the leading cast. The decision to narrate the film through 4th wall was intensely engaging, and so perfectly executed by Dakota Johnson that I genuinely felt the sorrow, longing, and eventual bliss through her performance. I cannot speak to just how amazing her performance was enough. I have never felt more related or deeply invested in a character of the opposite sex while watching a film, and this is how I know the movie was actually good.
Throw out your pre-conceived notions and ideas of what you expected this film to be, and only then are you able to appreciate it for what it is at face value; a deeply moving period piece about a long lost love reunited, beautifully performed by an amazing cast that has you deeply connected and invested through genuine felt longing, sorrow, love, and laughs.
This movie deserves so much more than what it has been given.
Pirate Gold of Adak Island (2022)
Don't waste your time.
I knew 30 seconds in this was going to be another Curse of Oak Island. Another 5 minutes in and we have our first atrociously scripted and acted sit down with our "professionals". 5 minutes later we have our first planted item for our "professionals" to stumble across and react to....terribly obvious might I add.
Fast forward through many, many........many cringe moments and you're wondering to yourself why you even bothered to stick it out. Oh yea, for the possibility that they might actually find something cool. Spoiler: they don't. Only a single planted coin in the last minutes of the last episode. Curse of Oak Island 2.0 is exactly what I expected from the first 30 seconds. Hours and hours of build up, exposition, scripting, bad acting, planted items, and all with absolutely no payoff. Nothing. Zilch. Nada.
Do. Not. Waste. Your. Time.
The Curse of Oak Island (2014)
My god, this show is trash.
Pure garbage. Infinitely endless exposition, repetitive and extremely annoying narration, reused clips over and over and over again to fill episodes of nothingness, hundreds of theories introduced that go nowhere, and most importantly never any answers or treasyre found.
My breaking point is when they are metal detecting, find bullet shells, and the narration and tone is like theyve just found ancient gold..."a bullet shell?! Fired by gun?! Maybe some time ago?! If so, What. Was. The. Prey?"
Dont waste your time. Show shouldve been cancelled a long time ago. Even skipping through all of the filler and exposition is mind numbingly boring and annoying realizing that nothing ever comes of this show.
Jim Jefferies: Intolerant (2020)
Instantly Top 10
I am 12 minutes 40 seconds into Intolerant, and already this stand up has solidified a spot on my top 10.
"Millenials are the worst people on this earth"
I have never felt a quote more true to the core of my being than this. Everyone hates you except other millenials, and Jim Jefferies is a god for slapping you in the face with reality.