I loved this movie and I think it's absolutely underrated! Not only is the art gorgeous and the voice-acting fantastic, it also tells an amazing story that is not just unusual, but relatable despite the unusual circumstances. I was captivated by this film and enjoyed every second of it, and while I have to acknowledge that it's not a movie for everybody (as you can see from the other comments here), I really appreciated the way the movie slowly unraveled the main character's past. For me it's a rare and for sure one of my most unexpected 10/10 ratings.
Don't get me wrong, it's great fun to watch! But what's with all the food waste?
I highly doubt I was ever so captivated by a TV show. This. Is. Gold.
This was one of the most boring movies I've ever seen and the little plot it has wasn't even that original looking at the TV show Californication. Actually, watching people react to the boring nature of this movie in the cinema by leaving the room or falling asleep was way more fun than the movie itself and the only thing about it that was even remotely interesting.
Well, the only thing I liked about this show was that parts of the cast of 'Community' were in its first episode. Otherwise this show is barely even bearable. Go watch something else, with this you'd just be wasting your time...
If you're into Joel McHale, Community is far better!
Seasons 1-5 really are the heart and soul of the show; everything beyond that really just is repetitive and it's just too visibly scripted in my opinion.
The show is important and eye-opening to the impact of the decisions we, as consumers, make everyday. However, Rotten tends to focus too much on one specific issue while neglecting others, and at times the episodes seem badly streamlined. Many of the episodes could be broken down in 15 minutes or less and yet they'd contain the same amount of information.
I really don't know whether they made that guy look better or worse.
I liked the concept of the show and the story it tells–but when it comes down to the details, there were many things that it could've done better.
The fact that many of the couples in this show are homosexual is an encouraging move which, I assume, was a decision made by Netflix—those couples felt out of place in the show to some degree though, I'd even say it felt forced. Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't challenge the common believe that heterosexual couples are the norm, in fact I do encourage that! It's just that the way legacy works in this fantasy universe sticks to the traditional system and there are no efforts made to explain who is the heir to a throne if its current king/queen is married to a person of the same gender. This and other things threw me off about that. What are your opinions on that?
In terms of script, there were many references to modern real-life which also made me feel less immersed in the world they are trying to build. That, and the fact that many of the six 'primal sources' of magic don't seem to have any relevance at all in the world; up to the current season, you can only see people utilize the powers of the sky and of the moon in their spells (and, of course, those of dark magic, which is the 7th kind of magic though), correct me if I'm wrong. Also, why the f*** doesn't anybody teach Callum any new spells? Perhaps I'm still hung up on the way you could see Aang grow and become stronger in The Last Airbender over the seasons, but it gets really boring to see Callum do the same spells over and over again and also getting rejected by all the potentially interesting people they meet. Additionally, there were many plot-holes in the show, that sometimes were far too obvious. You'll notice them when you see them, so I won't go into more detail here.
On the positive note, though, it was really easy to fall in love with almost all of the main characters and even for the evil characters, it wasn't impossible to understand their reasoning and all of them have good intentions at heart even if they deny the existence of a better approach. Many of the characters a subject to change, which is also something that's great to see and one of the aspects that kept me watching the show for all of its current seasons. The story, so far, and overlooking all of its flaws, has been one of love, peace and unity, and, let's be honest, that's the kind of story that's easiest to enjoy.
Designated Survivor is a good show, but it struggles with problems similar to the ones Prison Break has: It just goes one or two steps to far at some point (starting somewhere in season 2) in my opinion.
Unfortunately, the only thing good about Season 5 is that they decided to end it. The show not the relationship.
I loved Season 1 and 2 but the show just fell apart afterwards i a never ending circle of seeking drama and cliffhangers. S5 had some peaks but few of them. And if you ever get annoyed by S3-5, just watch S5E10. You won't feel like you missed anything.
Season 4... what to say? I liked that everything seems to go good for a change and I also liked that the show had far less over-dramatic scenes than it had in season 3 — after all, the Trakarskys seem to be a couple for a change and it seems as if they figured out how to communicate (finally) (soft spoilers); what they did with the story-lines of the side characters seems logical and I almost enjoyed watching them grow in dimension more than I enjoyed watching the main plot. What really factored into my rating negatively was mainly the ending — Izzy's decision not to sign the contract seems so irrational and makes it look like they were just looking for something to go wrong in the end to create an artificial cliffhanger for the next season. Apart from that I really didn't get how Jack changed his mind about his mom within not even a minute, I mean, he didn't even take any time at all to invite his mother and brother into his house straight after they tell him they'd been lying to him for all his life. (hard spoilers).
Over all, I still enjoyed watching the season and if you're a fan of the show I can only recommend spending a couple more hours in the lives of Izzy, Jack and Emma.
I liked that first episode! What you might critique though, is that it doesn't really show too many extreme variations of pizza. Sure, some ideas are different from Italian pizza, but there's almost nothing that's absolutely groundbreaking.
That being said, the first episode is great to watch if you're a food enthusiast. But if you came looking for something distinctly different from Chef's Table, in a way that you want to see uniqueness to an extreme degree (which is what I was expecting), you probably won't be satisfied with Ugly Delicious.
Not quite as good as the original, but better than the NZ spin-off. Sorry NZ
What a show! I would absolutely recommend giving it a watch, it's well worth you time; and not only if you're into chess.
I knew I would binge-watch S3 and I did. Tonight was the night and boy, what a ride. You're in for a well-told story and rich characters. The acting is amazing—especially by the younger cast and I want to highlight Millie Bobby Brown [Eleven] here. She really outdid herself!
However, it was indeed a pretty foreseeable season and the plotline follows Seasons 1 and 2 roughly. Although it has some twists and turns in there, it's not really original anymore.
Overall, I'll still give this a 7/10 but I probably won't watch Season 4 unless a lot of people tell me otherwise. The end of S3 is just amazing and S4 just seems forced. Start something new already, Netflix!
