Reviews

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WASTE GOOD MONEY ON THIS UTTER RUBBISH.

Another rip-off designed to make a few richer and steal two hours from movie-goers lives.

The entire movie is shot in the dark...the use of shaky cam is diabolical and the speed at which scenes change is mind boggling.

All this combines to ensure that you will have no clue what is going on.

There is no point in commenting on the acting, as it would be impossible for any actor to perform under this direction and production.

You will not forgive yourself for wasting your precious life on this absolute rubbish.

As an absolute fan of Star Wars...I had been looking forward to this from the day Disney announced it would produce a further trilogy. I genuinely did not think it would be possible to make a bad Star Wars movie, given the history and endless plot line possibilities.....well....despite the odds they managed to screw it up.

It really is a remake of the first Star Wars movies....the Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader saga was simply reversed for this one....so not much work needed there. The acting was stilted and very sub-par. Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) were like puppets on strings and really showed their age..it was sad to watch.

The story was all over the place and really had a thrown together feel. There was simply nothing to get attached to. In fact it was impossible to figure out who was the main character, as the plot was chaotic.

The action was a mirror of the action in the early movies (which was great),,,,but this time around the abundant use of the shaky cam and light speed scene changes took all the entertainment value away.

This movie will make ton's of money no doubt....because die hard fans will go to see it regardless and the newer generation will be coerced by all the hype.

Sadly, however, it will destroy the legacy of a truly great franchise and also the mega-star status of some of the original actors.

An absolute shame to see a classic die so horribly at the hands of studio butchers.

I cannot express how disappointed I am with Liam Neeson for allowing himself to be involved with this utter garbage. I sincerely hope the money makes it easier for him to sleep at night. The story is so basic as to be laughable. The script would be an insult to any kindergarten drama. The continuity was so bad, that at times it was hard to remember which movie you are watching. He had so many escapes that could have only been achieved by magic. Obviously the director decided that it was not necessary for this movie to make any sense. Even when he (Liam Neeson) cleared his name, he should have still been locked up for life for all the innocent motorists he killed in a major pileup he caused on the motorway while trying to escape, and for blowing up a college campus. How this movie has a 6.3 rating, defies the imagination. If this is a genuine rating from the real viewing public, then maybe they deserve having to watch this rubbish as punishment for encouraging it. If you have any respect for your intelligence and mental health...STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS SO CALLED MOVIE.

Katherine of Alexandria also titled Decline of an Empire...is definitely in line for the title of one of the worst movies ever. Do not be drawn in by the big name stars, Peter O'Toole and Edward Fox, as it becomes obvious very quickly that they are there to lure the unsuspecting movie goer into a false sense of expectation. As great as they are as actors, even their abilities cannot save this disgraceful offering. In fact I am surprised that Peter O'Toole did not take his payment and then get his lawyers to obtain an injunction to prevent the release of this so called movie on the grounds that it will be a blot on a distinguished career. The story,-for the want of a better word- is all over the place. It feels as if the director had numerous different versions in his head and got them all mixed up. The way it jumps from scene to scene is mind boggling, be prepared to be very confused. The acting is non-existent,,,the dialogue is atrocious...the use of the shaky cam for the action scenes confirms that this Hollywood disease has arrived in the UK. The little pieces of the action scenes which you can actually see are unbelievably bad. Indeed a bunch of kids playing at war would have done a more realistic job. The props are rubbish and the constant music score in the background will have your teeth on edge. The very sad part of this disaster is that it could have been a great movie with the right director and script writers. I hope that director Michael Redwood will take up a different career for his own sake and for our sakes. The one redeeming factor in this debacle is the exceptional performance by Nicole Keniheart in the title role. She made the part her own and despite all the obstacles gave a really wonderful rendering. I hope we see a lot more of her. Unless you have two hours to spare and feel the need to punish yourself for past sins...I strongly recommend that you stay far away from this offering.

I do not believe the English language has the words to describe the brain numbing boredom of this program. We have gotten used to documentaries repeating statements/facts....but this offering has taken it to a whole new level. Not satisfied with making the viewer feel like an idiot by repeating everything a couple of times...they decided that people are so dense or forgetful that they repeat EVERYTHING over and over and over and overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... In other words they take about 15 minutes of useful viewing and stretch it out to a soul destroying 60 minutes. Additionally, they show experiments performed by people who should never be allowed near anything more dangerous than a rubber spoon. They show a guy proving whether a steam cannon will work, and the idiot is standing right next to the pressure vessel which is sitting in a blazing fire...and there is absolutely no protection should something go wrong...and that is just one example. They then test the steam cannon on a derelict boat where they declare they are pushing the limits of safety by taking the pressure higher....guess what...yep, he is standing right next to it without even gloves or coveralls. He then fires the cannon manually, and succeeds in moving it all over the place, making it very obvious that the shot would miss the boat...however the scene changes and not only does he hit the boat but the boat explodes...amazing...considering he supposedly fired a five pound metal ball which even though it was magnezium would not explode. Now if you run the sequence in slow motion you can clearly see that the projectile which penetrates the wooden boat hull is in fact a cylinder and not the original ball...I am all for theatrics, but this is blatant bulls**t in a documentary which is supposed to have some scientific/historical value.....WARNING...do not allow your kids to watch this dangerous rubbish. As for the adults....if you watch this documentary, you will probably require resuscitation afterwards...and you will forever regret the missing 60 minutes of your life.