Woke, misandrist crap.
One of the very first scenes with Rosalind shows her at school, ranting about male privilege and mansplaining like straight out of the radfem handbook.
Those reviewers who claim this series is not sexist af are either in denial or watch TV with ears and eyes closed. Get a grip.
The worst Star Trek thing ever made.
They traded acting skills and suspense and credible world-building for woke nonsense and diversity and the outcome is a dark, cringy nightmare made by people who got no idea what Star Trek actually is and who dont give a damn either.
The worst.
Sadly the last few years have been feminist garbage screaming "all men are rapists and should not exist". The first dozen seasons are awesome though. All kinds of interesting topics and victims and baddies and nice, credible interactions in a teams of friends.
Highlights were Dr Huang and Elliot imho.
Unbelievable characters (90% of them complete psychopaths)
Good effects
Unless your mind is clouded by nostalgia, this is not worth your time. There are worlds between this and Friday 13th or Halloween.
Yes, we get it. You're a sexist and hate men.
Neon colors? Check.
Teens played by twens? Check.
Supernatural menace? Check.
Conspiracy? Check.
Sex without nudity? Check.
Pseudo 80s fashion and music? Check.
They followed the playbook for Stranger Things wannabe series line by line, but still: the execution is sadly lacking.
You might watch this with some popcorn as a trash installment of more of the same, but it's not a good series.
PROS
+ Great opening
+ Entertaining first half of the movie
+ Interesting MIB-style world and characters
+ Did you notice the cameo by the guy from Dark?
CONS
- Seth is unbelievably useless, gross and unfunny
- Why do people turn into Kung Fu masters after becoming a vampire?
- The villain starts off as most powerfull biatch in the universe and end as weakling that cant kill crap
- The second half and especially the end is pretty bad
- You probably have to be Murican and a Snoop fan to not find his final scene cringe
Good series if you're into mystery. Cthulhu meets X-Files meets Sliver meets Blair Witch.
GOOD
- intriguing lore (the statue, the mold, the cult, the compound, the black ink)
- plot is well-done and interesting
- some good actors and interesting characters
BAD
- protagonist is forgettable and no good actor
- ending of first season is decent at best, disappointing for some
Overall: despite its flaws definitely worth you're time if you're into X-Files style mystery without actual horror.
Underrated and unknown even in its country of origina Germany, this gem of a movie shows one of Germany's greatest actors of all time in what could be describes as Mindhunter or True Detective in a single room.
The movie tell the true story of a serial killer in early 20th century Germany, long before the word serial killer even became to be.
Unsettling and fascinating and sad and awesome. Watch it.
I watched until the black guy held a knife to the protagonist's throat FOR NO REASON in episode 1.
Shows that do this for artificial tension do not know how to tell a story. No, thanks.
Are you kidding me? This crap has ~90% on Rotten Tomatoes?
Gould's Marlowe is an unfunny, mumbling, bumbling, obnoxious, cringy idiot. They replaced the signature crime noir protagonist speaking from the off with this guy speaking to himself no matter if there are people around or not. He's a clown in need of psychological help.
The plot is full of things that make no sense. Marlowe running after Eileen and getting hit by a car, ends up in hospital? What? Why? Waste of time. Verringer hitting Roger in the face and Roger not killing him in return? Ridiculous. Augustine never laying a hand on Marlowe after all the sht he says? Yeah, sure. Marlowe knowing somebody brought the money and who it was? GTFO!
The only top 10 seconds of the movie was the final scene with the hammock. And even that got ruined by the ridiculous harmonica dance nonsense that followed it.
In conclusion: I had hoped for a hard-boiler crime noir thriller for adults, and got some kind of clown fiesta for kids.
First season: great cyberpunk thriller.
Second season: bad, boring plot that is all over the place. The only good thing left is the legendary barkeeper.
This had so much POTENTIAL! And they effed it up so bad.
Tries to be Breaking Bad, but 95% or the plot and characters fail after season 1. TERRIBLE second season.
Delightful trash.
Trashy acting, trashy plot, trashy villain, trashy movie.
Watch this with friends, popcorn and alcohol and you might have a lot of fun!
Mysterious murders, religious fanatics, dark conspiracies, historical plots, intriguing characters, good acting, awesome camera work and audio - this movie has it all.
One of my favourite movies of all time, this is what a historical thriller should be like. Masterpiece.
A surprisingly watchable movie. Maybe not something to watch on the big screen with your family or friends, but on your computer with the option to fast forward it's pretty entertaining.
The scenes are also surprisingly well written and acted. Some seem to be improvised, with people misspeaking and it's still all in the movie. Add to the realism.
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No, the big porn stars are not male. They're female. You have to be brainwashed not not realize men are just replaceable object in this industry. The only man ppl even remember might be Rocco Sifredi. Women are the stars. It's all about them. And if you think they're mistreated in some genres, you havent been paying attention to the movie. Some ppl (m & f) do that because they love it, or because it pays well. Does the existence of femdom mean the industry is misandrist? Use your head.
THE GOOD
Surprisingly fun old-school adventure movie in the line of Romancing the Stone or Indiana Jones. Good performances by Radcliffe and Tatum, especially.
Interesting location / treasure (although not really fleshed out) and characters.
THE BAD
Sandra Bullock's face looks like she's had surgery and it's not okay. Cher, anyone? Killed the immersion for me and made it absolutely unbeliebable that a young dude like Tatum would fall in love with her.
In general, the love story between the protagonists was the weak part of the movie and completely unnecessary. Letting them become good friends would have been wholesome and a nice change - this ending is an unbelievable version of what we've seen in Hollywood movies for 80 years now.
Also, some of the locations (the tomb surroundings, the beach at the end) had way too much CGI.
THE UGLY
Come to think of it, the nude scene Tatum had to go through for the laughs seems like something from another era. Imagine James Bond staring at the naked butt and vagina of a woman for several minutes, making funny remarks. Feminists would BURN THE CITY DOWN. But oh well. It's just a guy.
OVERALL
This review might not sound like it, but I enjoyed the movie a lot. Watch it with some friends and popcorn.
7/10
Does not make any sense. But thats a requirement for any artsy-fartsy movie: to make zero sense.
Acting, music and cinematography are superb, though.
It just lacks a plot.
Every good about the first movie they dropped in this one.
The helicopter scene at the end of part 1 was awesome, so they decided to put 50min of ridiculous, stupid racing-shooting-kungfu action in the second that doesnt fit the franchise at all.
This is not a spy thriller (part 1 was a very good one), but a Michael Bay action flick for the drunk.
Wanted to be like Breaking Bad, became more and more like desperate housewives.
Such wasted potential.
PROS
+ Dunno
CONS
- Terrible visuals. The CGI and lighting is completely off, destroying any sense of immersion.
- Woke diversity nonsense kills off the remaining realism: random people are now gay or black. The latter is especially cringy, because no black woman would have been accepted in Gal Gadot's school for rich aristocracts in the early or mid 20th century. This kind of historical revisionism is dangerous and kinda racist.
- That same black girl is portrayed like an aggressive tank girl full of self esteem, hurling insults and btchy comments at everyone, including a potential EMPLOYER. Bro. Instagram egirls might do this in 2020, but not black girls in 1937. At least try to aim for some realism.
- Three days since watching the movie, and I can pretty much only remember the 4 main characters. The other 10 were completely forgettable.
- The final scene was terrible! Poirot standing at one end of the ship, shooting a gun for no reason, trapping the entire cast in one room and a camera drone flying around him like its some action movie. WTF.
- The proof that made the murderers give up? I didnt get it. And I know the old movie by heart.
The 12 years old daughter is played by a woman almost double her age and the most undislikeable brat you could think off.
Why?
An intriguing whodunit murder mystery set in World War II. You're presented with 3 suspects right from the start. The case and chase span several decades, and other events from the war play a role as well.
Basically every role is played by a famous actor, and they're all good.
You notice it's not a film from the 2000s the way the case develops and the way the thing is resolved.
If you get the chance to watch this, do it!
CONS:
The murder mystery is not the most breathtaking by today's standards. The characters basically just aged by putting wigs on.
PROS:
Good actors. Weird, uncommon story line. Interesting WWII backdrop.
If Breaking Bad is the best TV series every made, this is the wannabe.
It's decent and watchable until it suddenly goes full men-are-trash feminist hate in Season 3. I stopped midway through it. Pity.
Well-made slice of life movie without much of a story or meaning. For those hoping for some steamy action between these beautiful people: there is none. The only scene happens within the first 5min — after that, it's a 3 hour tease.
Maaaaaaaaaaybe dont call Owen a 'her' in the teaser? Just an idea.
Three lunatic C movie starlets living out their MAGA delusions.
Show went full feminism in episode 2.
The female cop femalesplaining to her partner how she is a better cop than him and he should stfu. Then, telling him she's driving. In the 70s. Sure.
When they find the car they were following, the police chief (female, obviously) says "Woman driver" implying only a woman could have caught him.
They dont say "woman driver" when she loses him a few minutes later btw, obviously.
I quit after that episode.
The very first episode was too much cringe.
They could tone down the religions bullsht a tad, but still widely entertaining.
