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Viking Power: The training of Svend Karlsen (2004)
Very insightful documentary
A very interesting and entertaining training documentary on the training of Svend Karlsen who won worlds strongest man back in 2001. If you are into strongman or just a fan this is not to be missed.
Dumbo (2019)
The elephant in the room
First of all I rarely review movies on here, in fact it's my first review in literally 10 plus years but I was so annoyed and upset that a film I have loved and held dear for years, an absolute classic and one of my favourite animated films has been ruined, it really is an insult to the original. I went with my four nieces to see this and spent a lot of money and wish to god I hadn't. To describe how bad this was just look at all the reviews that said this was forced, an obvious cash cow, lacking the soul and heart of the original, well they hit the nail on the head and I had a feeling this movie weren't going to be great but I was curious anyway and the kids wanted to see it so I thought why not? The original is a classic and actually made me cry, that's how good and touching it was, this remake also made me cry as it was so bad and they might as well have just killed dumbo, this movie was awful. I will admit the cgi was ok and dumbo and his mother were good but the human characters and the plot was total crap and a complete waste of time. Burton, Disney and whoever else came up with this crap and allowed it to go ahead should be ashamed, it's just a money printing movie with no plot and this doesn't bode well for Aladdin and the lion king and based on the strength of this I won't bother with the latter two. Disney, you had your chance and ruined it. This is a reminder to me why I rarely go to the cinema as it's expensive and most films are crap nowadays. I have just lost the will to live and wish I could get my money back. Anyone reading this and thinking of paying good money to see this at the cinema think again. The kids might like it...maybe but you probably won't and I'm not going to reward the film industry anymore that just seems to keep pushing out rubbish like this. Whatever happened to plot and story and characters?? It's just overblown cgi and nonsense that is not memorable at all. I almost want to cry as this movie is just an insult to the original. When they first announced they was remaking dumbo my first thought was no, leave well alone. It's a classic and you'll only ruin it. Looks like my prediction was correct. Please stay away from this mess and if you absolutely have to see it make sure you don't pay for it, Disney doesn't deserve your money, they deserve shooting.
Star Trek: The Man Trap (1966)
Excellent Start To The Series
First of all I was born in the eighties and saw the Star Trek movies first but then a few years ago I bought the original series box set as I wanted to see the original series and see how it compared to the movies. The first episode shown, and the 6th made is The Man Trap. I love this episode very much and really recommend it. The way it begins is a great mystery when Kirk, McCoy and Darnell all see Nancy in a different form and you're like, what the hell is going on? It captures the attention immediately and the story gradually opens up and starts revealing itself and we quickly learn there is no Nancy and it's really a shape shifting creature. The dialogue is very good and the characters of Kirk, McCoy and Spock are quickly established and Alfred Ryder is excellent as Professor Crater, who is very eager for Kirk and friends to leave his planet at once, the reason not entirely obvious at first but we later learn it's because he doesn't want Kirk to find out the truth about the creature, which he nearly killed but now wants to keep around. I really enjoyed this episode and although it is a bit slow in places, I can't really fault it. Glen's rating - 9/10