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Supercell (2023)
Twister with none of the charm
I loved Twister and went in to this film thinking we would at least get storm scenes improved by two and a half decades of effects development.
All this film had to do to win me over was great storm footage with a mediocre plot and likeable actors. Unfortunately Twister did everything better than this film in 1996.
The young cast members are likeable enough despite dealing with a not good script. I have never been an Alec Baldwin fan but the rest of the adult actors were mediocre at best also.
If you need a storm fix I suggest settling in with Twister instead. This film is a stinker. 2 out of 10.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Beautifully boring
The world is gorgeous the music is everything we've come to expect from the franchise, most of the characters are surprisingly likeable except for the lead (Galadriel) which is not a small problem. I was able to overlook the pacing issues of the first two episodes as a slow start was practically to be expected but the third episode took me a week and repeated attempts to get through. If something doesn't change in a hurry this series is DOA unfortunately. What an unfortunate whiff for Amazon and a tragedy for fans of Tolkien. This could set back future Tolkien adaptations for many years to come.