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Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
LORE OUT THE WINDOW!
Game Of Thrones gained its popularity through it's intricate storytelling. It was clever, so many angles - one thing effects so many other things, it's crazy! And the gory moments are thrown in when you least expect it, never overblown, always effective.
However...
This final episode threw all those details out of the window!! Soooo many plot holes and unanswered story lines left and swept under the carpet so that DUMB & DUMBER could wrap this once great series up... as quickly as possible.
I would've easily waited another year or two for them to work on an appropriate ending - even if it meant having more seasons to go through. But Season 8 has been an insult to the show.
I'll refuse to to watch the prequel series they have planned, sounds like a cop out to sort out the plot holes.
Please avoid!
Rogue One (2016)
Rogue One another worthless Hollywood cash-in that runs at snails pace.
Rogue One - another worthless Hollywood cash-in that runs at snails pace.
Die hard fans will obviously find enjoyment in this film - entering the star wars universe again, the stunning visuals, and soundtrack... But look closely at the film itself and there is not a lot on offer.
It starts out with this awfully paced run of throwaway scenes to showcase the main characters in the story - they go far to quick to feel any emotional connection with them later on in the film.
Two large chunks of the film are worthless dialog (that sound like video game instructions) and this 'epic' beach siege at the end that clearly looks like the Atlantis hotel resort in Dubai. Once you see it in your head - you can't take what is going on seriously.
The cast are also not well put together, the main character Jyn Erso is unlikable - half her lines are rushed and predictable and her acting made me cringe. On the other hand the characters - Chirrut Îmwe (blind fighter), Saw Gerrera (dying extremist) and Orson Krennic (Empire deathstar leader) offer some great nuggets of depth but aren't in it enough to justify their full potential.
SPOILERS!!: I did enjoy however the stunning cgi restoration of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin, but when a young cgi of Princess Leia appeared at the end of the film acting as the lead into 'A New Hope' - felt cheap and reinstated the fact that this was a cash-in film and i was stupid enough to fall for it and go see it!!
Rant over! x