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Shadows of History (2020)
Absolute Rubbish
I am a big fan of the paranormal and unexplained - but this show is just rubbishy stories ten years old night tell each other at a sleep over, No basis fact whatsoever.
They tell it like it's true, like they've researched historical records and people's diaries etc.. they embellish the stories left, right and centre with how the person felt, what they thought, what they said etc.. then the story ends with them dying unfound or something -so how the heck did they know any of it then? Simple answer - they didn't! Someone who fancies themselves as a writer made it all up. The whole show is a complete waste of time, and anyone who buys into it beyond 12 minutes into the first episodes must have an IQ lower than dirt.
Pan (2015)
Visually stunning with wooden action
I actually quite like this movie. I like the premise. I like the CGI which there is a tremendous amount of. I like the music. I like the scenery and costumes which are predominantly steampunk. I like the orphan boys and the other extras who are very interesting and full of character. Peter is very likable (though it would be nice if he could choose an East or West London accent and stick with it), Smee and Blackbeard are likable... But.. Tiger Lily's expressionless face and wooden acting, and Hook's unnecessarily loud, booming voice succeed in detracting attention away from everything else that was good about this movie. The brutal fighting action with no blood was confusing, and although a lot of the content was noticeably unrealistic you need to bear in mind that Neverland is a children's fantasy so of course it is not going to be true to life. So overall I like it, except for those two characters who, I am sorry to say, completely ruined it for everyone else. Your are left with the impression that the casting director for the extras did a much better job than the casting director for the main characters. For example - Tigerlily who I doubt could look less like an Indian than anyone you could ever imagine and who displays no fighting skills, agility, footwork, facial expressions, emotions, intent, strength or flexibility whatsoever, yet still somehow manages to slay pirates left right and centre throughout the film - mainly, it seems, because the pirates wait on the spot for her to chuck a tomahawk their way or slash them with a knife without ever making a move or reacting defence of their own lives as you might otherwise expect them to. If you can overlook the bad acting of those two (which unfortunately you can't because oddly enough they seem to get more screen time than anyone else) you may well think it is a terrific film. Which is why I give it six stars out of ten.
Into the Woods (2014)
appallingly bad
I love fairy tales and I love musicals, but this is dreadful!! How can a movie with so many good actors be this bad?! I blame the director for choosing such lousy camera angles (is the director 10 yrs old or something?) and allowing such thoughtless line deliveries (the actors sound like they're just reading through the script for the first time and haven't rehearsed at all), the casting director for picking people who can't sing (I don't like to say mean things about children but I never want to hear anyone bellowing like that Red Riding Hood character ever again - yelling is NOT singing!!! - and what's with all the rrrrrrrrrrrrr's?!! Her singing teacher should be taken out and shot!), and the composer (more like decomposer!) who wrote the dreary tuneless repetitive crap that passes for music in this production. This movie has blown my lifelong belief that Johnny Depp only does good films. Truly appalling!! On a par with Mamma Mia bad. And that's saying something!