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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Am I the only one cheering for the killer?
The characters in this movie are so stupid that you end up cheering along the killer to kill every last one of them so that you be put out of your misery, and for the movie to end, and you can get on with your life.
Cleverman (2016)
Don't waste your life on this.
Was hoping this was a good sci-fi show to get into - it wasn't..
Some comments say that the 'negative reviews are due to people not watching it all the way through'. I did watch the whole 48 minutes.
1. It is not "Sci-Fi" as currently tagged. Having one scene with people using see through touch screens, some bad wigs, and a couple of splashes of red hair dye doesn't make a show 'sci-fi'.
2. The show is basically pushing an agenda about aboriginal culture, and some kind of segregation and living conditions.
3. There are overly long and slow dialogues with the camera panning everywhere.
4. The best part of the show is the cinematography. However - the bar fight scene about 42 minutes sways so much it seems to have been shot on a rocking sail boat.
5. The biggest disappointment in the acting for me was Iain Glen (Jorah from Game of Thrones). His character is a media mogul who owns a TV station. A Game of Thrones extra made of painted cardboard would have done a better job.
6. There's a guy who does a ritual by the water, reminiscent of the fountain scene at the start of "Hand of God". He looks like a crazy Santa, and its the best part of the show.
7. There's a pointless sex scene about 30 minutes in, where the guy collapses during the act. Maybe he wasn't wearing protection - who knows ..
It tries to be 'urban' and mysterious.
As a tax payer, I am disheartened to read that this has already been renewed for a second season. Obviously someone thought they were 'doing the right thing' even if the show is totally rubbish.
Kindergarten Cop 2 (2016)
So much better than the original.....
3 Reasons why this is so much better than the original:
1. Dolph is about 60 years old, and so its understandable that the 20 something attractive teacher in the school swoons over him.
2. Dolph Lundgren has more on-screen charisma than Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. Dolph is super tall and has this really nice hunched shoulder like Jaws from the James Bond movies as he walks around the school. Maybe this adds to the on screen charm.
Oh wait ...
On a serious note. It's an OK time waster movie for the kids on a rainy day, but Kindergarten Cop the original has more to offer.
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
*no spoilers* Great movie for kids and adults alike
I am old enough to have experienced Star Wars when it was first released in the 70's. This is a better movie than the first, and among the better Star Wars movies. The Force Awakens contains:
- Some of the old characters
- Some plot elements from older movies (but this is not a remake)
- Classic space ships
- A faster moving story line
It's an exciting movie to watch. Frankly, the original "A New Hope" had long stretches that seemed slow and lumbering when I watched it as a kid. This movie holds the attention much better.
It's not a perfect movie. Some of the characters could have been better developed, and I don't like who they chose as the bad guy (he's just looks like a big dork). However, these are minor gripes.
Go see it.
Pompeii (2014)
Poor version of Gladiator
This film is a poor copy of Gladiator with Russell Crowe, and Joaquin Phoenix. Here's and actor comparison Gladiator vs Pompeii:
- Russell Crowe = Kit Harrington (John Snow from Game of Thrones) - Joaquin Phoenix = Kiefer Sutherland - Oliver Reed = Joe Pingue
Just as the actors don't hold a candle to those in Gladiator, the fight scenes are a blow by blow replica - albeit on a smaller budget. They also copy key script lines from Gladiator but John Snow can't deliver them like Russell Crowe.
At least we can all agree that we think Kiefer Sutherland is an idiot, and so we can hate the bad guy, just as we rallied against Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator.
Because the acting is so wooden, they had to add in a bunch of special effects about earthquakes and volcanoes at the end.
The only saving grace is they didn't have the music from Gladiator in it.