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Reviews
The Italian Job (2003)
Go and watch paint dry
Some remakes are better than the original, this one sadly isn't! They've taken away the charm and humorous script and tried to make an Oceans eleven style of film. Sorry it doesn't work; maybe it's because I'm British and love the original I don't know. The acting is wooden, unoriginal and clichéd. Don't get me wrong there are some good actors, but the script stretches the ability of the actors to the point they're just going through the motions. I rated it a one purely and simply because of the tiny clip of the original film and because you can't give negative numbers! So if it's raining outside and you're bored don't watch this go and watch paint dry!
The Grand Tour (2016)
Amazon should demand a refund
At first I was going to review the grand tour after a couple of episodes but decided to wait to see if it improved; I wish I had not. The best way to describe this is to compare it to a Chinese knock off (other countries available) it's a poor imitation of Top Gear. The news is now conversation street and the Stig has been replaced by the American. Whereas the new Top gear did evolve albeit with Chris Evans at the helm (a mistake) THE Grand Tour has gone backwards. The only saving grace was the double episode Trip to Namibia other than that it's a waste of time. Finally whereas Top Gear has a Star in a reasonable priced car they have used a sick joke which wore thin after week two.
Billion Dollar Wreck (2016)
Too much recap
The overall premise of this is good, however the constant recap of the tragic events thirty years earlier have no real bearing on the current quest; if you record the programme then forward fast to present day makes it just watchable.if like me you enjoy dive programmes avoid this one. This programme like most American documentary / reality television series such as The Curse of Oak Island suffer from repetitive recap syndrome, a one hour show has effectively between five to ten minutes worth of original programming. This series is one of the worse for this syndrome a dive programme with minimal dive content! There is a saying in diving, plan the dive, dive the plan.Martyn and the rest don't seem to have a clue as to what they want to do to achieve their object and finding the gold!