Reviews

Why don't directors get the concept of an intermission?

3h26m for a film means the movie goer isn't just in the seat for that time, but add on at least 10 to 15 min MORE for many, who have to come and claim a seat, come in get settled watch 10min+ of movie previews and theatre notes and the film begins. People sitting in their seat for nearly FOUR HOURS. Directors, wtf, we need a bathroom break! We don't want to leave and miss action on a film we paid to be in, and we can't pause it.

The editing was poor at times, jumping around. At least one point there was a non-sequitor of people seeing news of the Tulsa racial violence, slaughter of African Americans, but it hardly covers it, then immediately jumps back to the flow of the film. What was the point, other people were mistreated by American civilians, local, state, federal gov't? Yes for sure but the film is already covering that. The editing at times felt just...*jumpy* amateur.

It's an important film topic for sure, that hasn't been looked into enough, addressing the layers of how one tribe were completely abandoned mistreated by the state and federal gov't. It was embarrassing and cruel the way the gov't didn't step in and help, sheriff being incompetent, corrupt, state not doing anything, federal gov't barely getting involved even after dozens clearly murdered. After the private detective went 'missing' there should certainly have been a manhunt which would have saved others, peeled away at that rotten onion of violent yt people savagely willing to kill for a chance at dirty money inheritance.

I would have given another star as I saw MANY people get up and use the restroom during the film and I myself would have used that refresher with an intermission, the film just dragged on without one. It felt just a bit long, dragging after 2hr though would have been far better movie-going experience with an intermission.

The idea that Wells has the resources of the FBI but isn't willing to use ANYONE from the org is preposterous. She could use her komrade and vet even a couple guys to assist her in going to ND to the 'middle of nowhere'.

It was just very poor writing that an FBI agent, would be staying BY THEMSELF in a hotel after they are done working for the day on a conspiracy to overthrow the US gov't. Wtf?? She's pulling up to a HOTEL alone? They're going into a silo, then going back...alone??

It's just dumb. I know she has to be careful considering there could be Incels in the FBI, but she could vet them. She's not a superhero.

The movie was an 8 right up to the event--then the director for some reason decided to show an hour+ of repetitive hearings, drawing out the story but not adding any value to the film. We get it! Those in power wanted to punish Op and never renew his license. Having scene after scene drag this out drag this out drag this out was monotonous boring for the viewer especially with the film being so long. Some films flash right by, this one was great for a whole then dragged on. The many minutes showing the days of hearings did NOT add value or take the story forward. Overall: 6. I'm required to add fluff to this review.

As Hanna is saving Abas? Her friend for the nth time, she jumps down on the hit men kills them, then slowly throws her empty pistol aside, leaving herself unarmed. This is just ludicrous to think this trained person, 'fighting her whole life' who has shot many many people, would, when knowing an army is after her not pick up an assault rifle and pistol/ammo off one of the mercenary dude's bodies, even taking two to give even a pistol to her buddy. BUT that wouldn't follow the plot line where Sandy and her roll around and fight.

Also the running through the woods and guys see their target they just stand there. Call on the radio that they see him, and let him run away? Then with their machine guns they completely miss him?? That's completely unbelievable as well, just a silly storyline for that scene. These guys could gain accuracy by training with StormTroopers! Overall great episode, season, show otherwise.

It's an important topic, certainly, so I wanted to have watched it. After having watched for just a few minutes it's clear there was no budget to pay for actors. Were they all volunteers? The writers too? This is one of the worst films I've seen. I dragged myself through it to 15:50 and just could not take any more . The first case a judge gets, and she's out with her lady friends discussing the case BEFORE THE VERDICT with them in public at a bar? Nah, that didn't happen. The dialogue in the first 16 min at least just, yikes. Scrap it, rewrite. I'll watch a movie on this topic, but it needs different writers, actors.

This episode was very dramatic and well-written, etc, but I just really hate the fact that Grey's Anatomy was selling people on the idea that a war in Iraq was a good thing. Invading a nation to satisfy political egos is NOT reasonable, especially since the framing of the show is about people saving lives. The idea that somehow there was this pile of American freedom to be located by invading another nation, bombing poor brown people for corporate profit, is simply disgusting. Americans were not helped by killing people in Iraq. Killing poor people is not "serving your country." We need to get past this horrible, evil mantra. Military invading nations does not equal heroes does not equal service. It's shameful that G'sA writers took on the coercive practices of Uncle Sam. US invasion of Iraq, and elsewhere, becomes more acceptable when the media, and the arts--including tv and movies do this sort of stuff.

Not much of a story line. If you want to watch a film about people murdering each other, this might be your jam. Just a lot of gratuitous violence without much of a story.

The comedian was not funny. He was not funny before, and he was not funny after he met some famous vaping comedian ghost in the comedy club. The audience was cracking up after he said people's names. WTF? That's a joke? He started out with some stupid line about the 2nd amendment. He learned it wasn't funny like 5 times, but he keeps going back to it to start off the routine? At the end, the lady comic he speaks her name and she vanishes, but then she's back? the nephew too? This doesn't follow any pattern. So is the Cat back too? This was just poorly done, and I mostly felt awkward and bored about a "comedian" telling the same old 2nd Amendment line 12 times. I will watch episode 2, but this one was ridiculous. The host needs to step it up a notch, also quite drab.

There were numerous comments and stances in this film that made it seem more like a political propaganda piece trying to influence people than it was to tell the story at hand. e.g. Phys ed teacher is incredibly snarky, and instead of teaching rules and drills of basketball just has them do what they want. Teacher straight up tells parent they need to medicate their kid--which would actually be illegal, to diagnose and give medical advice, since she isn't an MD. And the bored school district staff person in the hallway sending everyone to the principal. Must be a busy principal, seeing everyone who is one minute late for class. All those scenes were a clear attack on public education. Is Eastwood wanting more public money taken from public education so it can go to elite/private schools, making current problems worse? Movie is also heavy on the religion. There was so little dialogue, yet so many conversations about prayer and god. Certainly a pro-gun movie as well, though the kids playing 'war' with air-soft guns and having a huge arsenal might have been a factual part of the story.

There was no story here. Just pimps, sex, and violence. The opening scene was a joke with two schmucks "robbing" someone who they observed had already made the DROP at the bank--just a dumb scene. The writers really need to work on the characters, the story, not just focus on the shock value of showing t,a... & penises.

The pilot was an interesting take on crime solving, sort of an Elon Musk approach, though it seems to skip a lot of logistics. How does this guy have authority to operate drones with cameras for policing and even ones with Tasers? Cops carrying Tasers in lieu of guns though is a very interesting approach. That said, however there were some very aggressive police actions--which a couple of the officers joke about later, hitting a suspect with the patrol car and cuffing them. Slamming the car door on a man's arm. What's with the officers driving like they are in a Fast and Furious film--all the burning rubber, the reckless driving? You can't catch the perp. if you crash before you get there. I would like to see more episodes, but will discontinue watching if this gets to be embracing and encouraging violence BY police. Police officers in many nations can take people into custody without severely injuring them or killing them, I wish that were the case in the US. We don't need t.v. shows making the problem worse.

It was an interesting film. I wonder how many people viewing the film will get the connection between pigs invading a bird colony to steal their eggs, making this method of reproduction their food--and humans doing the same thing. There were a lot of creative antics and cultural jokes throughout the movie. I just feel better watching the movie knowing that I am not one of the pigs who goes in and steals bird eggs and claims it is my food, nor do I pay other people to do that for me. Cute little movie with kid jokes and adult jokes too! I wasn't familiar with the angry birds going in, but I got a good idea from the film. I like posting good reviews of 8 lines but they won't let me do that, I had to add an extra couple.

This film took about an hour to warm up to tepid. I spent the first 30 minutes of the film wondering if it was specifically about the lives of trans-gendered people, all speaking in a male voice. It was a perverted film about a filanderous robot-doll-man and watching him pee, shower, have sex and buy a 'toy' for his 7?yo son at a porn shop. For the FIRST TIME EVER, I really wanted to walk out of the movie 15 minutes in--and regret staying. There was no point to this movie just some rich old white perverted chain-smoking dude hanging out in a hotel room who bangs a young naive lady planning to attend his conference. I wish had left 15 minutes in so I didn't have to witness the rest of it. I didn't even want money back, I'm just sorry I saw the rest of it. They require me to write another line, but I think I wrote enough already, I'm not sure what they want for me to write yet an additional line of text. I told my piece. This is the last line that I will need to author today, thankfully.

It is wonderful to see how much care and love the various people in the movie have for a person they don't yet know, Frank. I really enjoyed how they really allowed someone to be human on camera. It was natural and real.

What was missing is really much focus on the FOODS that were utilized. Which foods did Frank start to enjoy? What happened to that black plastic bag full of fridge/freezer food (compost?) from his home? The love and respect was part of the transformation, but the quality, nourishing foods, though extremely important, seemed nearly absent in this film. Okay, he did the wheatgrass thing---but what else? In this screening, I heard not a single tune by the wonderful band the Makepeace brothers, of which one of the MAIN Characters is a part of! Their harmonies were notably absent. Perhaps this and the info on dietary changes can be adjusted for future screenings.

Go see it! It sold out the show I went to (and at least another night), and I also observed many people picking up the DVD **AFTER** they watched the film, which I feel is a very meaningful. How many great movies have you seen that you wouldn't want to watch again, even a year later? Many people, I'm sure, wanted to gift it or watch it again with a loved one.

There were some good lessons for children included in the movie. These lessons were not just hinted at, but negative consequences were shown and even commented on during the movie; I enjoyed those. The 2005 C&CF is its own movie as it should be. I wasn't looking for a duplicate with only updated special effects. I didn't like how the Oompa songs were difficult to understand at times and were not funny, memorable ones and were poorly done. Set to rock/metal music? Are you kiddding? (OK OK I'll compare it to the original: ~"like the Oompa-doompas doopity do", the original movie had those songs you would find yourself singing long after the movie). I checked the "spoiler" box because I also want to say Willy Wonka was not really funny or simply quirky, but was rather creepy. And he's ~35yo and searching for a replacement (for retirement)? I doubt I will watch it again, **I was rather disappointed**. I would love to watch the Original again.