The Mandalorian started out OK, but ended up as some half-baked, lazily written show that exist merely to lure parents to justify a Disney+ subscription. Kids get the usual Disney contents, moms get Baby Yoda, dads get Star Wars nerdy reference. The show almost feels like being made by a bunch of fanfiction writers with familiarity of the setting but zero sense of screen writing.
Nothing wrong with liking it, it's just the show appears to be all style and no substance.
Storyline shows no complexity at all. In fact, most of them are fillers. You can skip 4 of 8 episodes and you'll still understand the story just fine. Characters are completely uninteresting. None of them are developed. None of them had nuances: protagonists are morally good heroes; antagonists are one dimensional evils. The show relies only on a cute muppet and flashy action, but has zero substance. Had a potential great world-building with some details, but they chose to abandon it for rule of cool (and cute).
The "it's Star Wars, so it'll be simple" excuse commonly said by the series' defenders doesn't hold up if you actually consider other Star Wars titles such as Knights of the Old Republic, Republic Commando, Jedi Academy, Thrawn trilogy, the original and Tartakovsky's Clone Wars, and so on. Those titles are known for having remarkable storytelling; something that The Mandalorian doesn't have for its poverty of creative vision.
These new Disney+ series are developing into the the modern, overbudgeted equivalent of direct-to-video films from the ‘90s.
In an age where popular and accessible television is continuously pushed to new and exciting heights (Daredevil, Money Heist, Ted Lasso, Stranger Things, Arcane to name a few), these recent shows banking on the Star Wars and Marvel brands feel amateurish, schlocky, and often read like bad fan fiction.
Look, Boba Fett in the original trilogy is nothing more than a visual.
He’s not really a character, I think he has about 4 or 5 lines, but he became popular because of his look.
You can’t just throw me in a story where he’s the main character and expect me to care without putting in the work.
It’s a show that operates in Disney’s new business model of throwing references, ‘member berries and empty spectacle on the screen, while the important and engaging stuff (character, story, drama, emotion, filmmaking) are reduced to an afterthought.
Granted, that’s pretty much the same problem that I have with a lot of IP related content from the past couple of years, but this show in particular feels so calculated, focus tested and cynical, it’s gross.
Even the production kinda sucks this time around (compared to The Mandalorian), it looks really ugly and washed out, more like Marvel than Star Wars.
Where is the voice of Jon Favreau?
Where is the voice of the director of Iron Man, one of the most character driven and vibrant blockbusters of the past 20 years?
This show is not even close to being up to par in just about every sense.
The cinematography is great and dancing all looked fantastic. The score was amazing. The editing and sound design were great. It does a good job of creeping you out. A slow burn until the bat shit crazy third act. I need to see it again to even try and begin to understand what happened but I think I loved it.
I thought I knew what was going on before the credits, but after the credits, no fucking clue.
Wait... What?
But.. But.. but.. what about that stuff with Ray? He couldn't have done that from within, right?
I'm puzzled......
I really love Kara's emotionally heave scenes. But seriously, is this going to be the same every single week? Hello Kara and welcome back to Supergirl, how what emotional issue can we write for you today? Things aside, that departure from Krypton was pretty dope and heartbreaking, especially when you see Kal-El's pod jump into hyper space and Kara's doesn't. Psi was cool though. Not a very strong meta but she did put everyone in a tough position and the fears she brought to the characters were an interesting way of setting up the story and a whole new bunch of plot lines that were missed after the premiere. I was a bit disappointing that Kara's greatest fear wasn't re-living her home being blown up but how guilty she felt for putting Mon-El on that pod. Putting it all aside, her greatest fear wasn't what happened to Mon-El and her guilt over allegedly killing him, but putting him in the same position she was. She did exactly the same she hated her mom for doing.
The Sam/Ruby combo felt a bit weird, though. But I liked that the writers set them up as normal characters. Ruby is an annoying brat running towards danger. That pissed me off. However, her overconfidence made me think she's developing powers of some sort. And Sam is just focused on being a mother and we already know she's the big bad this season, so having her acting all normal was refreshing. I guess it'll be Ruby the one who pushes her to realize her powers but that last scene showed that she can't use them whenever she wants but when really needed.
Big-ass giant hole at CatCo' elevator. nñNo one notices. Kara even left her belongings there. It's hard to believe they don't have CCTV footage of her flying out the elevator.
I feel like the Maggie/Alex relationship is not gonna last long. Maybe it was that stupid argument but I can feel. I don't forsee a happy ending for them. Plus, Maggie is there just to be Alex girlfriend. They should give her a job at the CEO to develop her character. Lena was great.
After 4 episodes: The visuals are unexpectedly beautiful but it suffers quite a lot from typical teen drama bs. But the fantasy world seemes interesting enough for me to keep watching.
This Anime is just like watching a beautiful poem unfold and progress. Reminds me a great deal of the famous works of Miyazaki.
Forget about dumb isekai and overpowered anime with convoluted power systems, Frieren is the opposite, a calm slow burn slice of life. It's everything you need from a fantasy adventure.
BO-KATAN!
This was the episode I was waiting for from this season. Finally, we progress a little bit of the season's overarching goal, and we get everyone's suspicions confirmed. Bo-Katan and Ahsoka Tano are coming to the Mandalorian!
Not only this, but we finally get an explanation as to why Mando acts so different compared to those in other Star Wars media (e.g. Star Wars: The Clone Wars). He's apart of a Mandalorian clan (cult) who wants to restore the original way of the Mandalore. It all makes sense now.
Seeing him interact with Bo-Katan and think they're fake Mandalorians at first was pretty amusing. It's quite a "fish out of water" moment.
I love this show.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
TECHNICAL SCORE: 7/10
ENJOYMENT SCORE: 8/10
Visually stunning.
That's about all I have to say about this film. The story line was ridiculous, the acting was less than bearable, and for it's over two hour run time you would think that something would have connected. A random overacted film that could have used a lot more work in the story department.
I stayed for the visuals, but tuned out the story line.
Saw Molly’s Game today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great dialogue and wonderfully acted. This is Aaron Sorkins directorial debut, and while it was perfect from that aspect it is a great first outing. The movie is long but it’s well paced so it doesn’t feel like it drags, it feels like it needed those 140 minutes to tell the entire story. The scene between Chastain and Costner at the end is definitely one of the best I’ve seen in 2017. I give it this movie 4 out of 5. Go see it if you have a chance.
Awful effects. Good jokes, bad jokes. No one can save it from drowning in our list of forgettable remakes/reboots.
A pleasant surprise. Great premise, strong acting and high production value... The story loses focus in the third act, but not too late to garner 9/10.
My name ia Hunter Zolomon and I am the highest Man Alive. When I was a child I saw my father shooting my mother. My father went to prison for her murder. Then I went to an orphanage because nobody wanted me. Then an accident made me the impossible. To the outside World I am an ordinary hero whose name is Jay Garrick, but in secret I kill time remnants to mentally confuse Others and find speedsters like me. One day, I'll find Barry Allen and I'll race him. I am Zoom
Mixed feelings about this. The show started out good but got worse towards the end. Bit too much teen drama, some parts were just bad acting and the story line didn't live up to it's potential if you ask me.
Anyway, it was worth my time, but nothing special.
Oh man the Red Tornado was not well done. He moved like a human trying his best to seem like a robot but not quite getting there. Felt pretty awkward. That aside I hope this ep spells the end of the Kara x James stuff and focuses more on the Supergirl and the character stuff. Really liked the scenes with Cat and the views on how women are perceived/expected to act. Loved the rage heat vision at the end also!
The second season is way better than the first, in the first season you think this would be another chick flick with an apocalypse theme, but in the second season the story takes a more serious turn with questions of right and wrong, and what would you do if those who you love were in danger.
