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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Surprisingly good
I sat down to watch the pilot with a pretty closed mind. It was gonna be rubbish. John's not hard enough, the mother ain't the original, and would another woman terminator work?
Here are the answers: John. He doesn't quite have the look, but he's not too bad at the part. During this series it is clear that he will BECOME a leader- but he's not one at the start.
The Mum: Very good. Lena is definitely strong enough for a pretty hefty role, and she, an experienced actress, shows her prowess.
The Terminator: Summer Glau. Excellent. Very good actress, different to Arnie, but by no means disappointed. Her performance in the pilot that she will be more than just their robotic protector... we'll see I guess.
In the pilot itself, the acting is decent. That is to say, there were no weak links in the chain. They were believable, and some more than that. As for the script, could have been a tad better in the first half, pretty good in the second.
A lot of good action, decent script and acting- the show shows promise. Doesn't mean it can't fall, but something tells me it won't.
EDIT: I figured out what's telling me. It's the voices in my head : )
The Last Mimzy (2007)
A brilliant comedy!!!
However, I don't think it intended to be a comedy. I saw this film on a plane, and I was getting stares because juice was coming out of my nose while laughing. Ahh good times.
This film is just crap. The story is TErRIBLE- some alien future scientist's last hope for the universe. It's liked they lined up every cliché POSSIBLE and strung them as scenes one after the other. The parents are just dumb, and seem to be blind in many scenes. YOu have this duo of morons (not the kids) who believe in aliens, and conveniently they know the protagonists... It's all just poo.
There were literally only two good things about this films: 1) The special effects were fantastic.
2) The 2 child leads were convincing actors, and were pretty much let down by the adults in the film.
Some people have compared this to E.T...NO NOO don't do that. Children might find this film okay, sure, but honestly there are a THOUSAND other better family movies. Rent the Lion King or Toy Story which are simply a thousand times better than this.
(I mean for God's sake the little alien thing is called a Mimzy....wtf!! Was the writer high when he wrote the script??)