Why is the picture so fuckin’ dark? It’s almost unwatchable.
Pretty fun time. I love what they did with the color and visuals! So over-the-top and creative. I liked the main characters, they're funny and genuinely seem having a really good time. The musical part was super cheesy but I liked it! The message could be more powerful if they didn't hold back.
Aren't lightsabers supposed to be these super rare weapons? Yet, this bunch of rag-tag farmers have a whole case just laying about?
The plot points of this entire show are soooo simplistic, it's embarrassing: A door needs to be opened? Meh, let's just have it open and shut by itself, no need to explain. The little robot has been hacked? Meh, just pull a little magnet off it and it's back to normal. The little robot destroyed the main hatch controls, oh and what's that, it'll take you 4-5h to fix? Meh, just send in the 10 year-old actual princess with a Philip's screwdriver, she'll get it done in under 20min. Vader can pull ships right out of the sky and tear them apart like paper? Meh, just hide another massive 20-ton ship behind the first one, and pretend this one can take-off faster than the first, so it can safely get away .
Barely an inconvenience.
This has curried critical and user acclaim but I just don't get it, so this will be a minority review. I'm a huge SciFi/Fantasy fan but beyond being a vehicle to show off Rotoscope animation, I wasn't drawn into the premise, at all, in fact, I was bored, and eventually felt jilted. The film never declares its intention to be a piece of Science FIction or a deep dive into mental health perspectives and it spends so much time exploring the "hows" that the ending was just an empty creator of "why?" for me. I repeat, it is getting rave reviews, and both Trakt and IMDb reviewers are giving it an 8.3 (83%) out of 10. But, the premise is unresolved (it is un-done) for me so I give it a 5 (meh) out of 10. [SciFi? Drama? Animation]
Uncanny valley-inducing rotoscope animation aside, the first season was alright. Alma's characterization tends to be a bit too heavy-handed at times, but the dialogues usually work. The show could have gone in dramatically different directions after the end of the first season, but unfortunately, it just went for more generic family melodrama with even looser time travel mechanics. It all boils down to a simplistic feel-good story about accepting that life is not always exciting, and that not all problems can be fixed. But was that really the case? Because despite the sudden turn of events and final statement during the last five minutes, the show had spent most of its time offering simplistic solutions to the most delicate troubles. As if preventing one single event or conversation from happening could fix everything without messing up an entire timeline. Surely there are times when the most trivial things can have a big impact on our lives, but I don’t think that was the point of the show either.
Really bad acting. Even worst writing. Need to drop the show after next episode.
Watching this I cannot help but wonder how the planet would look like today, had it not been for a stray comet some 65 million years ago.
I seriously can't believe all the positive reviews of this. So many plot holes and dumb moves by every character. The killer could have been stopped SO many times so easily, by the main characters and the police. A big disappointment, don't waste your time.
OYE!! is it me or does any one else know what’s happening this season what’s will all these Cassie’s
You need to be drunk to actually understand what is happening in this show.
Brilliantly written, directed and acted.
Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod are astounding.
The series gives you a knot in the stomach at seeing the hospital staff stress and working conditions, but it's also full of empathy and signs of humanity. Humour and breaking the 4th wall give it its final unique touch.
Remarkable 7 episodes, truly positive discovery
The season 1 finale was a little underwhelming, so not perfect, but definitely the best medical drama since House.
oh look, another episode this season where the cliffhanger fundamentally-changes-the-show event from the end of the last episode is undone in the opening minutes
I don’t know what is happening in this show or where it’s going. So confused.
Yeah, this doesn't happen and the misconception about the tradition is once again skewed to the bias of American eyes.
Granted I'm from Belgium and the tradition is slightly different from the Netherlands but still.
Even the Dutch don't do whatever the hotel staff and public was doing unless they were in character of Zwarte Piet. Which, they were not. I know this show is satire and shows an extreme view of things but still...
Good episode, just don't fuck with Zwarte Piet
Why is the show portraying Melanie as the bad guy when Layton has done nothing but lie to the passengers and act on a stupid „vision“. He's an awful leader and a boring main character, I don't understand why the writers push us to be on his side.
Still as great as ever, though I still love 1 best. This season Gaia Girace recedes in screentime to full supporting now and I miss her quite a bit (even if her Lila-focused showcase in episode two is the season's highlight), but I think turning the spotlight more fully to Elena makes me slightly prefer 3 over 2, as the focus helps enrich both her character and story with the time it takes carefully to develop them. Man, those last three episodes are like watching a slow-motion trainwreck happening in real time; I really thought from the premiere's ending that Elena would get over Nino for good already. Another reason I miss Girace is that it seems from the last scene they finally are going to switch the actors for the final season now, so this is probably her last turn out. Necessary though since as good as they are, their characters' age is starting to speed past both Girace and Margherita Mazzucco already. Can't wait for the final season, then I'll start reading the books.
Really the enjoyed the third season. I think it's at least on par if not better than the first two. Jaime was a great addition to the cast and Kano (Sully) really killed it considering he is not a trained actor.
Is it just me or does it seem like this show is losing steam? Or maybe it's just a few bottle episodes to save money to pay Melanie?
I am Ukrainian and I claim that this movie is complete propaganda
Full disclosure, I was and am a HUGE fan of the 1961 WEST SIDE STORY. I know it’s every detail, every word of every lyric, every emotional cue. Rita Moreno was the iconic Rita. So, I went to see this new Spielberg directed, Moreno produced, 2021 version with more curiosity than expectation. Not forgetting that WEST SIDE STORY was inspired by Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, the general structure of the movies is the same yet contemporary and musical. The 2021 version is grittier. The context of the drama is more developed, setting it in a disappearing New York neighbourhood, which makes the rivalry of the street gangs more a matter of life and death that either the play or the first movie. Rita Moreno is very much celebrated in this new film, with a newly created character and a reallocation of a song. Two musical numbers in the 2021 version paled when compared to the 1961: (1) the dance at the gym didn’t have the battle fever of the original (probably solely due to the incomparable Rita Moreno in 1961) and by moving Tony and Maria’s first meeting from the actual dance to behind the bleachers it lost the transcendent quality of their love at first sight; and (2) Maria’s “I Feel Pretty” scene being moved from a Dress Shop (where the girls worked) to a department store (where they were but a small part of a cleaning crew), despite the clever use of store displays, changed the context from dreaming of a wedding to dreaming of blending into Americana. I also felt that 2021 suffered from the loss of (a) priest, which stripped away marriage vows in a church for promises in a museum (??), and (b) the the loss of the potion separated the lovers and the tragic death of love at the end. HOWEVER, ALL COMPARISONS OR DISAPPOINTMENTS EVAPORATED when Rachel Zegler’s soaring soprano lifted Maria’s first note. It was so beautiful I had to remind myself to breath. Her duets with Amsel Elgort were transporting. What would have been a rating of 7 (good) was made 9 (superb) by Zegler’s performance, making this a must see film. [Musical Drama]
It was nice to watch a movie where I didn't need to use my brain. This was 100% predictable and you knew who the killer was as soon as you saw him on the screen. But I needed something where I didn't need to think tonight so this delivered perfectly.
All I can say is, poor Pia! Dad and mom both want her dead, and do everything they can to ensure it! OK, he's not her real dad, but he thinks he is, and because he raised her, he should act like a real dad.
And nothing against Anders Andersen personally, but a poker face is a terrible curse for an actor.
No depth, no excitement and nothing new. Feels like some school project made in a hurry.
It could be a very good movie. But it isn't. In the end you understand how powerful this movie could be and how poor it was made. Even The Human Centipede is better than this. Maybe it will serve as inspiration to others make a good movie.
Most unrealistic part of this entire episode ? The soldier placing an international call, on a god damn public pay phone, without even inserting any coins !
What even was that, like they couldn't have him call from a landline in the bar or something less dumb ?
People discovering they have psychic powers, experimenting with it, growing stronger, then falling out and confronting each other. Known story, except this time it's with very young children.
It's actually funny because every little plot issue made to keep the story go on that would normally be very easily spotted and annoying (like "why the hell is this character acting like that, that's so stupid, of course there will be consequences") is washed away by "of course they're children". For instance, Aisha's death was easily preventable, but they just weren't allowed to go out. Though why didn't she take precautions against her mother ? Ida did.
The whole story takes place out of sight of adults, they're just accessories. So much that you're kinda wondering what they're doing. Children are out all the time, unsupervised, even if one is autistic, left to the supervision of her 9yo sister, even when a teenager got killed. No one seems to be noticing Ben's mother absence either. It's an interesting take on the theme, the way the children experiment with their power is totally different from what adults would do, simpler, funnier, in the beginning, and rapidly more cruel too. Even the simple fact that they just simply accept the existence of these powers.
Not a fan of "the innocents" concept. These children are not innocents, it usually implies they wouldn't know the difference between good and evil, but they clearly do, they know what they're doing is bad. Even less a fan of the cliche of the psychopath child killing a cat.
Here it's still important, it's Ida's turning point but still would have rather not see it. Before that she's pretty bad herself, specially with her sister. I mean the broken glass in the shoe ? When she knows that Anna won't say anything and keep hurting herself for a long time, that was pretty hardcore. She was also ok with throwing the cat from the 10th floor, and just drew the limit at crushing his skull afterwards...
I like that we have no idea where these powers came from, and even if the last fight show us that lots of children are at least able to feel what's happening, it's not even a subject, clearly still a secret from adults, and they never interacted with others.
Anyway, even if it's pretty expected the story works, and the tension is still there, the children are actually quite good, specially Anna, and they have a lot of evolution during the story.
Ben is a solid antagonist. It's shown early that he's a psychopath but the getting worse part is well done and you rapidly have no issue accepting that this child must be killed.
I rarely give anything a 10/10, but how can I not when it comes to Peter Jackson’s «Get Back»?
Casual viewers are not the target audience here. This is, however, absolutely perfect for anyone who wants to be a fly on the wall while The Beatles are writing songs, rehearsing, discussing, kidding around, rewriting songs, smoking, arranging songs, reading newspapers, tuning instruments, looking back and planning ahead. Oh yeah, and they also perform a spectacular 42-minute gig on a London rooftop at the end.
I’ve been waiting for something like this since 1993 (when the first rumours about a remastered «Let It Be» movie surfaced) and I went in watching «Get Back» with sky-high – really absurd – expectations. «Get Back» not only fulfilled my expectations, but surpassed them. Jackson and his team have done a spectacular job! The series even has a happy ending!
Any bad parts, you ask? Well, the intro in the first episode has a few factual errors, f.ex. that John and Paul first met in 1956 (it was 1957) and that Ringo joined The Beatles before Brian Epstein became their manager (he didn't). It doesn't affect my 10/10, though, because... well, because the rest was so fantastic.
This is The Beatles as we have never seen them before. A splendid time is guaranteed for… some.
The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) • Movie Review
Jeo Baby directed the great indian kitchen is hard hitting social commentary on the patriarchal society in which we co-exist even in the 21st century. Its not made for entertainment but is meant for a reformation which is very much urgent. A must watch for if you are a man.
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This documentary about the 800 km / 500 mile hike to Saintiago de Compostela is a nice little jaunt, even if it is a little flat and doesn't go very far.
That said, not gonna lie, I got choked up listening to some of the hikers' tales of sorrow and loss. Hey, I may be a dick but I'm not a monster.
