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Fallout (2024)
Anything a Fallout fan could ask for
I wasn't expecting much from the series when I first saw the trailers but in short IT DELIVERED. It is a story that doesn't rely much on you knowing the lore and is a great introduction to the franchise. Great cinematography and direction, amazing acting, surprisingly good original music, great story and fan service. It is a mature series like others from Amazon and it doesn't shy away from showing some graphic content so it's up to par with the games. If you've played any of the games you'll feel right at home in this great series that has already set up season 2 with an amazing teaser that will get fans waiting for whenever the next season comes out. As a fan of the games and of good television I give it 9/10 (pretty biased).
The Mandalorian: Chapter 19: The Convert (2023)
Finally some good television
I wouldn't say the episode is perfect but it was really amazing and gave me a lot of andor vibes. A new subplot is introduced which gives light to what happened to corrusant after the new republic took over. It shows in a very mature and realistic way that the new republic simply takes over the role of the empire and maintains a somewhat dystopian society especially for former imperial sympathizers.
The cgi used in the episode are phenomenal and I have no complaints about them. In this episode we see the dogfight that was teased in the trailer, and I have to say never has a tie interceptor looked this good on screen.
Other things I liked are the characters, development of the story and lore in this episode. These are real people and they have real motives and goals as well as feelings. It's a shame that we didn't see that sort of quality in the first two episodes. Star Wars feels very inconsistent when it comes to episode quality.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore (2023)
I have a bad feeling about this
This episode feels weird in all the wrong ways. Exposition dumps are prevalent and the story is slow with a lot of jumps from planet to planet. The characters don't feel like actual people except from Bo Katan who brings a lot of memories from the clone wars. Actions from said characters contradict past episodes, like Din not wanting a droid but actually getting one, or that he still doesn't know how to use the dark saber properly.
There are some good things like Mandalore, Bo Katan or the CGI used which is better in this season in general. Plus that robot hermit guy was pretty cool. But these get overshadowed by the mismanagement of other characters and mismanagement of the time that is available in each episode.
It feels weird that the bad batch episode this week was some of the best Star Wars I've ever seen. I guess Dave Filoni has the Mida's touch.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 17: The Apostate (2023)
We got spoiled by the quality of Andor!
This episode was a weak start to a season with low expectations. It felt like a quest in a 2010s rpg video game with so much travelling/collecting important items and oversaturated content in a 40min episode. A lot of characters are back for the sake of being back and we get a lot of cameos. And apparently IG-11 who was killed in season 1 is coming back, so his death meant nothing and now has no weight. But not yet, because Mando has to get some rare components and deliver them to baboo frick in order to get him working, in order to go to mandalore. Why? This episode does have some good scenes like the one where grogu sees the creatures from Star Wars rebels while in hyperspace or when he dogfights pirates. Overall a very mediocre start. The only thing that can truly save this season is the return from Bill Burr who was amazing in the past and was surprisingly more compelling and complex than boba fett. Only time can tell. By the way I will lose complete faith in the mandalorian if I see more shows being advertised and teased within episodes just like season 2.
Andor (2022)
What a show!
This show had high expectations from me when I first saw the trailers but man, it is on another level. A truly good show that doesn't care about making money or views and offers a beautiful masterpiece with excellent production value. It feels like a high budget film at times. It does get a bit slow at times but that is very far between really good episodes. Music,characters, visuals, acting are all so good and made my appreciate the work put into this. As a fan of the franchise and of good television I can't recommend this enough. A very good Star Wars show that pays a lot of respect to the franchise and with that finale solidifies itself as the best thing to come out of Disney Star Wars BY FAR.(Even The Mandalorian)
The Boys (2019)
Unusual but in a good way
This is a show very unusual and original in its ideas. The graphic content distinguishes it from all the DC/Marvel stuff which makes it the sole of its kind. There is drama , love , hate and payoff. All the good ingredients to a good story . The characters are all likeable and they seem properly motivated and all seem to be 3 dimensional. I have some issues with it though. There are some concepts that are very and I mean very overused, like blackmail which actually gets quite boring quite fast and really shows some lack of writing variety and relying way to much on one way to solve problems. One other thing is that the producers want to drag it out as long as it takes and I fear it is going to have so many seasons that it is going to be like the case with the walking dead. My biggest issue is that it is too "American" and it depicts a lot of religion stuff, forcing nazism somehow , terrorism , war and patriotism and forgetting that any other country exists in the world. Still I think it is a solid 8/10 with a lot of room for improvement.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Part IV (2022)
Ruining lore for the sake of money
Inconsistencies with the lore. Why no purge troopers? What were these guys. Leia being interrogated makes no sense because she reveals she has information about the "path" to an inquisitor. Vader is ok in this episode. Not much of him. I like that. Fortress inquisitorious looks good and it feels like an imperial facility. I also liked seeing the T-45 speeders again. Overall a slightly above average episode for me. Could use some effort and attention to the lore. I would like to see some more effort by obi wan to connect back to the force and even see Qui Gon at some point in the next 2 episodes. Not too optimistic though....
Morbius (2022)
The one movie to rule them all
This movies brought tears to my eyes and made cry out load on the cinema. I could listen all the women in the theatre orgasming at the same time while watching it. It makes Christopher Nolan's movies look like childish compared to this masterpiece 🦇/10.
Utopia (2013)
A hidden and forgotten gem
WOW. It is really good to see a low budget tv series be so good and well thought of. The theme and cinematography are the best I have seen in a while and the slow pacing gives it such a appealing taste.
The Batman (2022)
How Batman is reborn
Truly a work of art. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire 3 hours. It had some small pacing issues in the end but I really enjoyed it. When a movie wins you over in the first scene you know it is really good.
BoJack Horseman (2014)
One of the best series of all time
This series is an absolute gem and deserves all the hype behind it. A truly life changing experience even 3 years after I first saw it. Some of the best writing I have ever seen and beautiful animation. 10/10 would recommend ,if you endure the first 5 episodes which are sub par.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Part III (2022)
At least it was better
I was an improvement over the last 2 episodes but still not perfect. The dialogue was good and the pacing was on par. My major problems are the lack of inspired sets and the lack of a noteworthy performance except of course from James Earl Jones. There is also no music to excite the audience and no choreography what so ever .It could use a bigger budget. I think this is the highest score I can give it.