I've gotten more story from the back of a cereal box then this movie.
Trailer shows a very different movie.. just waisted an hour of my time (not watching it further)
The movie shows what it wants to show very good. The acting is fine. But not my type of movie, what’s fine. But the trailer mislead me into thinking otherwise..
If I could a have back story, like wtf happened and all. I would like this movie more. Now it’s just watching some people with a camera make photos of dead and injured people. Not my cup of thee thx.
Predictable and laughable. Who could have seen the cold grizzled veteran photographer turning into a scared child, while the petrified newbie becomes fearless in a matter of days?! The young fearless photographer is directly responsible for her hero's death... SHOCKER! -"Would you photograph my death?" Whoa!! What a plot twist! I love how Dunst pushes the young photographer out of the way from the imminent gunfire and then just stands there and waits to get shot in the back. Then once she collapses from being shot multiple times, not one member of the press even checks on her. The movie had potential, but the writing got stupid and lazy in the most crucial parts.
Lots of head shaking and eye rolling to be had in this one
Could’ve been so much better. Lots of potential. Felt like a circle jerk for journalism in the context of much more important topics. It had the potential to be a character piece, but between the bad writing and inconsistent acting, it doesn’t even do that well.
The music and intensity is all this has going for it. War never changes. Here’s what war in America might be.
But there’s no way a photographer would be given that priority on the battle field, intentionally.
Actually impressed with how boring this turned out to be. Marketing scum wins again.
I might have actually liked it if they didn't make me expect something completely different...
I really wish this movie was UNWRITTEN.
Making it in B&W. Why? It isnt clever or cool, just annoying.
Really enjoyed the start of Season 1, but as it's unfolded it feels like it's becoming a soap opera. Not going to continue with Season 2.
mike flanagan im obsessed with ur mind
This is the role of a lifetime for Carla Gugino. She’s transcendent in her role and deserves every award under the sun for this performance.
Every actor in here gives a performance of a lifetime, but the role that Miss Gugino plays is the biggest scene stealer. Quite reminiscent of The Man in Black from Stephen King’s work. Mark Hamill being a close second to her.
Kudos to the whole ensemble and crew for this masterpiece.
At this point Mike Flanagan is like 90% of the reason why I'm still subscribed to Netflix.
Ok, maybe it was my low expectations or this was really awesome and entretaning.
Loved it so far, watching the rest of the episodes. The cast is great, loved the Sweet Tooth character and can't wait to see more of hi(only at EP.3 while writing this).
I think this is one of those you hate it or love it. But if you're into comedy with some gore action give this a chance.
I've quickly become a fan of the burgeoning "True Corporate" genre (as opposed to True Crime). Between this film, Tetris, and Air, I consider the genre three for three this year. I'm sure the films aren't for everyone, but having worked most of my career at the intersection of legal and finance/accounting, I find the stories fascinating. The case of BlackBerry is even more so given that it took place within my lifetime. Being able to map the events in the film against my own recollection of BlackBerry's prevalence definitely adds something. Combine that with solid writing and fantastic performances from both Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton and the end result is an easy recommend.
As a tiny little nitpick, I think "save the cat" moment of Mike fixing the buzzing intercom in the opening scene was a bit cliché and ultimately unnecessary. I think the theme/message would have been equally (if not more) effective had he just identified the buzz, given the same commentary about it, maybe even opened it up and tried to fix it, but not actually fixed it. It's just a bit of an eye roll, because I don't buy that thirty seconds and a paper clip is enough to fix much of anything. But I'm not an electrical engineer, so maybe I'm totally off base. In any case, not a big deal, and ultimately the scene works just fine as is, but I would have tweaked it.
It is like watching half a movie...
first, since the show never gives any kind of message in this way: for anyone who's ambivalent to or already has negative opinions or therapy, please know that finding a safe, ethical therapist who knows just how important the doctor-patient relationship truly is can be difficult but is also highly rewarding. i've been in therapy a number of years and during stressful times i may go once a week, while most of the time i'm happy to go every month or two months. i take medication for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder but therapy is what gave me the ability to actually live and thrive—medication was also necessary, but simply allows me to function. the shrink next door and the real events behind it are horrifying, but trust me when i say that they are not representative of all therapy, and that if you ever think you might need to talk to a professional, to please look into your options. it's not just for people who have mental illnesses and it's not just for people with trauma. everyone, truly, can benefit from it.
onto the review:
not a terrible watch, but i do think the investigative podcast into the story was the right format for this kind of thing. it wasn't enjoyable to watch as a piece of entertainment. it's very sad and disappointing, much like the real story is.
i will say that the end, with the epilogue text, was my least favorite aspect of the series. ending on the note "marty has never returned to therapy" is troubling—i don't expect the man to ever feel safe doing so. but the message isn't a clear one. you can't tell whether they're saying this because they want you to be mistrustful of therapeutic processes or because they want to illustrate the damage that can be done by an unethical therapist. that lack of clarity is irresponsible, as people can be put off of the idea of therapy very easily, despite it being an incredibly valuable and important tool. it seems a little silly to say, but i think that this show would have benefited from the pre or post credit call to action that a lot of netflix shows have implemented regarding traumatic subject matter. even as someone who has a very positive relationship with therapy, watching this (and listening to the podcast) was difficult.
Love the series. I have read the books until Tower of Midnight and this TV adaptation is really great.
I love the casting and all characters are spot on how I remember them to be. Yes the Tv Series rushes some plot points and switches places and where characters are introduced but its OK we have lots of books to get material from.
Also the part where the characters are a bit older is a win for me. Perrin married was a new one.
I don't care about small details since the main story is intact. The character arcs are there. I Also love that we now can skip all the boring parts of the books where clothes and environments are written down in excruciating detail. Also the 1st book is the worst one in my opinion so skipping there Is no big deal.
The Whitecloaks are awesome in the Tv-series. Abdul Salis as Eamon Valda just kills it. Cant remember that character being that evil but he just nails it. Doing what they do with Logain story is great. I'm happy and hope the series will go on for many years to come.
I can understand that fans of the ip are discontent, but thn again fans always are. As someone who doesn't know anything about the source material I think this show is just excellent. The cast is great and diverse, the writing is good and it keeps me wanting more every episode
First I'll say that I've never read the series. With that said I enjoyed the 8 episodes we were given. I'm excited for season 2. Shoot I might even try reading the cliff note version of the books to see how the story is going to evolve.
Such an utter meh of a season... especially when compared to the first one. If this had been the first season I doubt I would have looked forward to more, to say nothing of recommending it as much as I did the first one. It may have to do with the fact that this had fewer episodes and thus less chances to wow me, but I dunno, calculate the percentages, first season, I had about 5 episodes I didn't care for that much, while this one had... still 5 episodes I couldn't give a damn about, and even the remaining 3 way weaker than the first season favorites.
Yeah, not a good look. All that anticipation for a letdown sadly.
Compared to first part, the second is so bad. As one friend said, no content left - only form
They played it too safe this time; there were no fucked up stories like Good Hunting, no funny ones like Sucker of Souls, no artistic ones like Zima Blue, and nothing I'd come back and re-watch like Sonnie's Edge.
They deserve a movie or at least a chance to develop their story.
Season 2, in my opinion, was just a little bit too much of everything. Too many twists, too many side storied, too much violence. On the other hand it lacked in mystigue. The implied story of the evolution of an AI into independence degenerates into the old story of the search for immortality. With the upper echelon having the upper hand because of their money. As for the violence in this season: I don't think it was nessessary. In S1 the violence shown by the guests towards the hosts made sense to underline that human thought of them as toys, as a lower form of existence. After all, a host can't die so what do we care. Now it seems violence is just there to be there, everything has to be bloody. And we have a load of muscle packed, stupid security that gets shot down at every instance.
While watching further and further I wondered how this could ever generate into a third season. To be honest I am totally fine if the ending of this season beeing the end of the show. A kind of open ending where you can let your imagination fill in the rest. We know that a third season is already confirmed and the post credit scene of the final episode layed the foundation. But I am not sure it would be a direction that interests me.
Making pop culture references is not a substitute to humour.
A couple days of bliss watching, and a whole year to wait for the next segment. That's frustrating :). I loved the show, hope it lives till the end of the story is told.
One of the worst endings of a beloved show. Often still think about it... so it has left a SCAR
It's definitely stupid, but it's fun.
