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Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
8/10
DVD review
26 April 2024
I bought the final season of Jack Ryan on DVD. It is quite good.

However the aspect ratio is wrong and nothing I could do with my aspect control on my TV or player could fix it. Even after binge watching every episode the aspect was still annoying.

Having watched every season before I could predict what was going to happen next, but that was OK. I am glad to see that my cast favorites survived and was satisfied that the evil ones paid a price. The scenery/locations were superb. Casting was well done. I recommend this as great viewing.

I will attempt to buy again on Blu-ray and hope that the aspect ratio have been corrected.
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Dune (2021)
5/10
Slow, terribly slow with no character development.
15 January 2022
Maybe this should have been a mini-series. There was absolutely no character development.

Slow paced, monotonous and bland visuals.

I haven't read the book, most unlikely I ever will. I have to believe that neither movie did book justice. I didn't like the earlier Dune movie and this one isn't any improvement.

I watched this on DVD. Pet peeve, the end credits are horrible, small and unreadable. Why, why even put them there if they can not serve their purpose ?
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8/10
Another great war movie from Russia.
4 January 2022
Nicely done with very good visuals.

The bad guys, the prisoners, were very scary fellows.

I could not detect where, if anywhere, the CG images were.

All the images were first rate and period correct.

I watched this on DVD and the only draw back was the subtitles being rather poor translations. I didn't care, I was hooked right away !
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Dark Matter (2015–2017)
9/10
Wonderful show !
3 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Love this series.

Dirty rotten shame it cancelled the way it was. It desperately needed another season or at least another episode to end it. We were left hanging without answers.

This is not the fault of the actors or writers, it is the fault of the dirty rotten bean counters.

All future series should have in their contracts that should the series be cancelled they will have enough notice to end the series properly.

A real crying shame it ended the way it did, I loved it !
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Russkiy Reyd (2020)
6/10
Typical hero fighting all the bad guys
17 March 2021
Predictable story line. Typical portrayals of Russian stereotypes, but enjoyable anyway. Several of the fight scenes were extremely well choreographed and superbly executed. Several of the fight scenes not so well done. I watched this on DVD and the sound and subtitles were excellent. It was worth watching one time, maybe not two times.
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Undoing (2006)
3/10
Slow paced, very slow.
20 February 2021
Story line is OK, acting is good. Very slow pace and virtually no action. I watched this on DVD and there were no subtitles. The sound editing for the DVD was horrible, I had my system turned up to 100% just hear a few words. Subtitles would have helped greatly. The sound quality pretty much ruined the movie for me.
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Batwoman (2019–2022)
7/10
Again I beg to differ, There are some worthwhile subplots here.
21 January 2021
Rachel Skarsten is marvelous as Beth/Alice ! Interestingly Rachel Skarsten was in the earlier Birds of Prey series. The best sub plot going the interaction between Kate Kane played by Ruby Rose and Alice/Beth. Riveting !

I believe the series is now dying from the lose of Ruby Rose, Sad.

I will agree with some that the lesbian theme seems to be the major aim instead of the crime fighting.
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7/10
Enjoyable !
21 January 2021
Others have panned this movie, but I found it quite enjoyable.

Hidy Yu is special and funny.

Is the movie predictable ? Yes ! That isn't bad though.

I will watch this again and again as I bought it on DVD with subtitles.

I enjoyed the humor and I understood it.
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Sniper: Assassin's End (2020 Video)
8/10
Very good and entertaining.
20 September 2020
Enjoyed this movie very much. Lady Death played by Sayaka Akimoto needs to either have her own spinoff or be in the next Sniper movie. A suggested story line could be that Lady Death is working for Zero and needs assistance from the Becketts, or she assists them on the next adventure. She needs to be included, Sayaka totally owned that role !
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10/10
Wonderful story telling and amazing CG work
26 May 2020
Great images and feelings. The music is spot on and the CG aircraft carrier is superb ! The performers are spectacular and the dancing is very good. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and "The Making of" video is really great too. A very fun video !
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Peppi Dlinnyychulok (1984 TV Movie)
9/10
Magical and fun
10 December 2019
Put out in two parts in 1984 in the Soviet Union this at times resembles a play being filmed. The youthful star is perfect for this role. Some of the background acts are some fine circus performers and are well worth watching. The disc I watched was a restoration and was nicely done. A very enjoyable movie.
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7/10
Sad, Melancholic and oddly gripping
10 December 2019
First of all the sand painting in the opening is super, please don't miss it. The story of women in a Soviet Gulag. The balance of power shifts back and forth. Who is the leader and why ? The misery of the gulag is tremendous, the abuse is constant. The ending could very easily be interpreted in several ways and your interpretation will tell much about yourself. I enjoyed it, I had some doubts but it was a fast enough pace that the misery portrayed didn't overwhelm me
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9/10
Loved it, though I'm not a teen
17 August 2019
This is a wonderful glimpse into Nancy Drew set in modern times. The young lady playing Nancy Drew is perfect. There were lessons learned by all the characters and a tease about the next story. I really hope they will make more of these Nancy drew stories into this style with Sophia Lillis playing Nancy Drew, she is perfectly cast ! This was such a nice change from most movie styles today, very refreshing. I was expecting to watch a simple movie aimed at teens but found myself fully engaged with the story and the characters. Well worth watching !
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8/10
Ben Mendelsohn
21 June 2019
I enjoy this movie more every time I watch it. I believe those who rated it poorly should watch it again. But, Ben Medelsohn's performance was superb ! The writers and the director did a nice job.
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Cyborg Soldier (2008 Video)
6/10
Yes, this is a "B" movie, but a very good "B" movie.
22 February 2019
Because the actors Tiffani Thiessen and Rich Franklin are so good this movie is quite enjoyable. The bad guys are bad enough so you don't like them and I was rooting for the good guys. Bruce Greenwood is always a perfect bad guy or a perfect good guy ! I may watch this once a year but I do watch it again and again.
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The Predator (2018)
7/10
Wonderful humor
21 February 2019
While this movie was predictable it certainly had some great moments. I especially loved the interactions of " The Loonies" with everybody. Olivia Munn was superb. I loved the space dog too. I bought it on DVD and have watched it at least six times now.
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