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Although Fred was a POS, I think he was more flexible to value his wife's opinion than other commanders. He wasn't always like "you're a woman shut up", he was acting like they were a team and letting her to contribute some ideas. Before, we even saw that Serena played a big role at the beginning as she was giving talks at colleges etc.. Now that Fred is gone, nobody values Serena and she faces the monster she created in full force for the first time. She tries to come forward, get her credit, gain a leadership. In a world where women must obey men. Which she created and supports. Then she gets upset when men don't allow her. Then she goes to make evil plans to trap women further. Wonder if writers will turn Serena against Gilead at one point (losing a finger didn't help), or she will eventually make her end. As ironic as it is, the worst part is that many Serenas are exist in today's world as well.

Also, poor sweet Jaeden. It was clear that was coming. All his scenes were very childish, pure and hopeful. A bit cheap writing, but the end was pretty good.

This movie was a reflection of us a society when we let our insecurities and fear fester, when we are not kind, when we assume the worst, and let reason have no place in our hearts or minds, when we do not forgive. It was a profound piece and very sad. They said she was a whore until they made her one by starving her out. If she had given her the opportunity to work or anyone had been kind enough to give her food..... just basic food, even that lustful boy, she would not have had to resort to her only currency. Everyone noticed her ass but only the boy noticed her tears & her hungry belly & her sullen face & her broken heart. Shame on a society that is that cold and unforgiving. Her husband was her saving grace. Thank goodness for him. Thank goodness that boy finally grew a pair and a spine and said something. Thank goodness he was beyond the rumours and innuendo and saw the truth. I shudder to think how many Malénas are created in war times. She says so much with her silence. No one bothered to ask her anything at any point. No one bothered to help except the boy. The concept of telling this story through the town's words was exceptional. The subject of their words never really spoke but everyone else sure did. No one is innocent in this town not even the boy because all allowed it to happen. When things came to a boiling point still no one stood up for her. The worst of it is that only when they saw flaws in her beauty did they welcome her. Well executed."Beauty is pain."

2001: A Space Odyssey is my favorite film of all time. It stands as a testament to finest of film making, with groundbreaking set designs and costumes. And 1968 practical effects still look competent, even by today's CGI standards. Its minimalist approach in story telling is certainly polarizing, but I find Stanley Kubrick's audacity astounding. 2001 is the benchmark of pure science fiction film.

2010: The Year We Made Contact is not a pure sci-fi. It looks and feels like Ridley Scott's Alien (minus horror elements). It's more of a sci-fi thriller. The look and feel of the movie, not to mention sound, take a radical departure from hyper realistic 2001. Computers in 2010 haven't evolved at all from 1980s Apple IIe and Commodore 64. There's sound in space. Newton's laws of motion are rarely observed. Heck, even "Also sprach Zarathustra" fanfare is poorly timed and the performance lacks the grandeur.

No doubt about it. 2010 looks very dated. This is an 80s movie but the film embraces it by wearing that badge proudly. The only exception is the depiction of outer space. Using newer telemetry images from NASA and other space missions, Jupiter and its moons look spectacular, especially in comparison to 2001 made more than 16 years earlier.

So a terrible sequel, right? If you watch 2010 soon after 2001 as I originally did, yes, 2010 may be terrible. But watching it with an open mind, you might find yourself enjoying it a lot more than many 2001 fans give credits for.

For one thing, 2010 dismisses all the pretense of its prequel. It aims for three goals: (1) explain the mysteries of its prequel, (2) entertain, and most of all, (3) make a strong case for science and humanity rising above politics. To me, the film succeeds in achieving all 3 goals.

One of the most remarkable things about the film is the cast. The film features who's-who of Hollywood. Roy Scheider may be a poor doppelgänger of William Sylvester. Yet it works. He is the prototypical stand-in for conflicted and righteous everyday man. He is just so personable and easy to sympathize. And we have John Lithgow, a master of expression, amazing Helen Mirren, who just fills the role perfectly even though it's essentially a bit part, and Bob Balaban, always lovable (even though he is playing a part that should've been played by Indian/Pakistan). The only misfire is Dana Elcar, whom I personally respect a great deal, but his terrible Russian accent is just too distracting. And there are a couple of standout cameos later in the film.

Most sci-fi films with transcendental climax often demand repeated viewings, as to shed its initial shock so that viewers can digest its intents more rationally. 2001 and Contact are prime examples and 2010 falls into this category as well. (Close Encounters of the Third Kind is perhaps one of few that immediately captivates and succeeds.) My initial impression of its climax was highly negative. But over time, its simplicity and earnestness won me over and 2010 became a worthy companion to understanding and appreciating 2001.

I was recommended by a colleague to watch this show. To put it bluntly I was sceptical - it seemed just like a kids cartoon, and I am in my mid 30s - but I decided to give it a go, mainly because he kept saying "trust me"!

Over the past month I have watched the entire series and must say I was quite impressed. While it definitely is aimed at a younger audience, like all good children's stories it appeals to parents and children alike. If anything, it appeals to adults because it reminds them of what they loved about children's stories as kids.

The first season took a few episodes to get going. It took me a while to get into it and embrace the characters. The early episodes tend to be generally self-contained stories, however towards the end of season 1 the story takes off, and the story become much more serialised. From then on out it is a really enjoyable ride all the way through to the series 3 finale. If anything it gets better from season to season.

The animation is first rate for TV. I have never really watched any anime (or anime-style, in this case) series before so I was definitely going into this green, but I found the quality to be first rate. The characters were also very well written, and the constructed world of element benders was believable within its mythos. I highly recommend this to kids and adults alike. Better still, watch it with your kids.

At the end of the day, they are just telling good stories, and who wouldn't enjoy that?

So this movie premiered in Poland today and I just got home from the theater. I have two things to say: this is hands down the best installment in the Thor trilogy and it also definitely ranks somewhere in the top 5 MCU movies for me.

This movie was a wild ride from start to finish. The story was a ton of fun and so many things happened along the way, keeping you engaged at all times. While I do love slow movies that allow their scenes to breathe, the crazy pace of this one worked in its favor. There wasn't as much action as I had expected, but we did get some cool fights and general destruction. In the typical Marvel fashion, there were a lot of jokes and most of them were really, really hilarious. Some of the MCU movies try way too hard to be funny and I end up feeling annoyed at how many quips they cram in there, but in Ragnarok, the humor definitely worked. My personal favorites were the "Get help" scene, Thor's story about Loki turning into a snake and Bruce falling onto the Rainbow Bridge (especially Fenrir's reaction). Those had me laughing uncontrollably. And on the other end of the spectrum, there was quite a lot of emotional weight to both Odin's demise and the fall of Asgard. The movie struck a good balance between the two, keeping things exciting and light-hearted most of the time, but not being afraid to go a little deeper when the situation called for it.

As for the acting, Chris Hemsworth seemed to be really enjoying himself and while I'd often found Thor to be the blandest Avenger in the past, he had a lot more personality and charisma to him here. He was extremely likable and funny, but he was also the hero you rooted for throughout the movie. Cate Blanchett didn't get to do much as Hela, to my disappointment. She looked incredible and she did the best she could with what she was given, but in the end, the Goddess of Death didn't do much in terms of breaking the tradition of one-dimensional, evil-for-the-sake-of-it MCU villains. But she did at least seem to relish and enjoy her evilness. Tessa Thompson stole the movie for me. She was amazing as Valkyrie. She had wonderful chemistry with Thor and I like the idea of the two of them together, she's a much better love interest for him than Jane, but she was by no means reduced to that role here (thankfully!). She was a fully-fledged character with her own arc and personality. She was brash, badass and absolutely deadly in a fight while still having a more vulnerable, softer side and dealing with horrible trauma. She reminded me of Jessica Jones in that way. Watching her go from a drunken scavenger back to a mighty warrior ready to fight for her home and her king was a pleasure. I absolutely loved her and I hope to see more of her in the future MCU movies. Tom Hiddleston delivered as always, Mark Ruffalo was a great addition and Bruce's partnership with Thor was fantastic, and the supporting cast was also very good.

The soundtrack. Man, the soundtrack. 11/10, totally buying it. One of the best I've heard in a while.

The cinematography was gorgeous. So many colors, so many beautiful shots (the one with the Valkyries bathed in light riding towards Hela who was surrounded by darker colors? Holy shit, that looked like a baroque painting. Absolutely stunning). It was a pleasure to watch. The special effects were simply outstanding as well. Fenris/Fenrir was magnificent and let's just say I want ten angry, giant wolves immediately.

I had high hopes for this movie. The first Thor was pretty good, the second was meh (perfectly adequate, but painfully forgettable), but there was a lot of hype around this one and I really wanted it to be great. And it was! I had a blast watching it and I'd definitely see it again. Every standalone hero trilogy in the MCU so far has had at least one fantastic installment. Iron Man had the first one. Captain America had The Winter Soldier. Now, Ragnarok joins the circle. I'm very happy that it turned out as well as it did.

"It's every man's worst nightmare, getting accused of something like that."
"Do you know what every woman's worst nightmares is?"

Promising Young Woman is dark, entertaining and engaging. It’s not flawless, I don't think it's a cinematic masterpiece or anything like that but I really enjoyed it. The film surprised me by how many turns it took, it had me wondering where the story would lead. The tone and genre shifted a little bit too much, which was jarring at times but ultimately made the movie more exciting.

What I liked:

• The use of symbolism, colors, music, and framing. The movie is so damn visually pleasing;

• Great ensemble cast. Carey Mulligan was absolutely brilliant in every single scene;

• I liked that Cassandra is cunning, she is not the typical 'cold sociopath' but rather a vengeful woman completely fed up with masculinity. I also liked that Cassie is not a Mary Sue. You don’t get to see a female character like this so often. Her revenge on Madison was too cruel. Later, she admitted nothing really happened when Madison was drunk, but how can we be sure she wasn’t rape? The film’s logic is that men will always take advantage of drunk women, why would this time be different? I know that hurt people want other people to feel their pain when they believe they were never acknowledged, that’s what the creators of this movie wanted to show;

• It's an interesting choice that for once, the main character is not the victim herself, so the movie is based on the depth of a friendship, and loyalty between the bond of women;

• The ending, really exhilarating, matched the message of the film. Yes, it’s bitter and cynical, and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But that’s the point. The twist was pretty brutal and bold, I definitely didn't think they'd go there. At a certain part I thought this was going to turn into a melodrama about Cassie and Ryan's relationship. It seems like some reviewers were expecting Cassandra to be a hero, to literally kill the men who wronged her. People want some movies to be documentaries, not fiction, but just some!! For example, they have absolutely no problem with watching Borat, despite the fact that this is not how Kazakhs behave or even talk (Sacha Cohen’s fake accent is just horrible and wrong), they don't think how the movie would affect Kazaks. BUT according to these people Promising Young Woman should have ended with the main character triumphing and a happy ending, otherwise it would have negative effect on rape victims. One don’t get to dictate people’s politics but surely we can at least expect them to be consistent? You can’t want acting to be a physical representation/stand-in for a belief system when it suits you and don't when it serves your interests.

What I didn’t like:

• The comedic tone of the scene following Cassandra’s death and at the wedding is inappropriate. The characters of Joe and Al Monroe are completely cheesy, idiotic, and quite unrealistic. I wanted them to be more serious because this is not a sitcom.

• Cassandra is putting herself in a lot of incredibly potentially dangerous situations. How come none of the guys she was trying to deceit didn’t have weapons of any sort, or didn’t get mad that a woman played them?

All in all, the movie is tense, topical, and eye-opening for people who don’t believe victims of sexual harassment.

I have so much to say about this show and how bad it is. If you want a excellent supernatural drama, then watch this BUT only from season 1 to 5. The fifth season's finale offers a great ending to the show and after that, everything is just plain bad. The plots stop making sense, they bring back characters just to kill them off and introduce new ones nobody gives a shit about. Think about everything that makes the show amazing, all those characters you love. Well, you'll be lucky if they decide to kill them off, because they managed to ruin Castiel and Crowley's characters to a point where I can't even stand them. Season 10's Crowley is just terrible, all he does is sit on his chair in his castle or whatever the hell that is (look i made a pun) and kill random demons. Regarding Castiel, a lot happens to him after the fifth season, sure, but his character just doesn't evolve. This is so irritating because i was such a huge fan of this show but now i feel like i'm gonna have to drop it.
I can only recommend the 5 first seasons, after that everything is just bad.
Just look at the gap between season 1-5 ratings and season 6-10 (or 11 now, since it has been renewed), and really the only people still defending this show are tumblr hardcore fans and shippers.

Was this a series finale? Because it sure as hell felt like a series finale. If it was, it was absolutely perfect, so, in a way, I hope this is where Elementary ended. We already have BBC's Sherlock in the UK, no need for Elementary to cross that line and start to get even more similar to the British series.

These last two episodes were actually quite above average than the rest of the season (which was rather forgettable, to be honest about it). Regardless of this being a series finale, the season ended on a high note, at a point where I already didn't have much hope for this show. I was pleasantly surprised!

I would like to keep watching more Elementary but this ending is just too damn good to go to waste, so...

I just googled a bit and found out that the show will be back for its seventh season next year. There goes the perfect ending for Elementary, there's no way they can top this one. What's worse, I'm sure the crappy episodes will keep pouring in (as it has been the tendency of the last few seasons)... Sigh!

Anyway, this episode was, indeed, written to be a series finale, that's why it really feels like one. This article provides good insight on this season finale (and a bit of what's to come next season):
https://tvline.com/2018/09/17/elementary-recap-season-6-finale-sherlock-joan-move-to-london/

Well, this is certainly a remake of the original film and not just another adaptation of the novel. Most of the dialogue and shots are directly from the Swedish film and it's very obviously trying to recapture the magic that Let the Right One In has. All in all, I don't understand why this movie was remade (aside from the obvious desire to profit off of it) because this American version really brings absolutely nothing new to the table. It's an alright movie but I'm hesitant to say that it's a good remake (as remakes go) because, like I said, I don't understand why you'd watch this when you could watch the original and get almost the exact same thing but...better. Regardless, it's not like I didn't enjoy watching it, and I can easily see how anyone who hasn't seen the original could be very impressed with it. Chloe Moretz delivers, as usual, and the soundtrack was lovely. The only serious complaint I have was with the "climactic" scene - it was just hugely disappointing compared to the original and I really got absolutely nothing out of it. They really missed the mark for what made the original scene great and took the film out on a very low note. Bottom line, no, I would not recommend this movie to a friend. If they expressed interest in it I'd tell them to watch the original instead because I genuinely believe they'd get more out of it. But if you want to watch this one I think it's safe to say you'll enjoy it enough for it to have been worth your time.

• Wow, that interrogation scene with Ani was so fucking dumb.

  Cop: "So you're gonna tell me who did it?"

  Ani: "Yeah, but before that I'll rat out every single other person and reveal their darkest secrets because they all had motives, even though none of them actually did it. iT's AlL AbOut HomECOminG NigHt ANd EverYOne HAd A ReAsoN!!!"

• Speaking of my biggest complaint - Fuck Ani. I barely made it through this season and was close to dropping it because I couldn't focus on anything else than how goddamn annoying and bad her character was. And now she's a love interest and will be in the next season. Holy shit.

• I'm not satisfied that they shifted the blame to Monty. Not at all. It just feels so frustrating to watch how that goddamn Mary Sue even convinced a cop to lie. Yes, it was his son, but it doesn't feel any better. This is not How To Get Away With Murder.

• What will the next season even be about? Who killed Monty and that gun from the ocean (had to read comments to figure out that was Tyler's bag from season 2)? And wasn't Bryce having some "blunt force trauma" and a gaping hole in his head? But guess that isn't relevant anymore...

• I said it before and I'll say it again - Bryce should've been the narrator. We should've seen from his perspective how and why he tries to becomes a better person. As an unreliable narrator it would've made more sense to see him being nice suddenly. Though that part still doesn't make sense to me - Why did he suddenly try to get better? Because some rich kids made mean comments, he fell in love with a "special girl" and had an epiphany? Nah, miss me with that shit and try better. We're talking about the guy who got hard thinking about rape and showed no remorse until this season. His scenes were nice, but made no sense to me in the bigger scheme of things.

Okay. So here's the short recap for everyone confused:
Geralt saved Duny, father of Ciri (the hedgehog), by calming Calanthe down. As the price for saving his life he got the Law of Surprise as payment: Whatever's already in Duny's possision without him knowing it, is now Geralt's. Paveta, Ciri's mother, was pregnant at that moment and Duny didn't know about it. Therefore Geralt is destined to be Ciri's foster father. But both Calanthe and Geralt weren't fans and didn't honour the deal. So Destiny got angry and fucked things up for Calanthe and her kingdom by letting Nilfgaard invade Cintra successfully. Geralt knew about Nilfgaard's advances and wanted to save Ciri from it - by doing that he fulfilled the Law of Surprise and took his role as Ciri's foster father seriously. But he was too late. Cintra has fallen, Calanthe killed herself, and Ciri is on the run. There she meet elf kid, wandering into the Brokilon, trusting and following fake Mousesack for some time, before realizing her mistake and running away from Nilfgaard again. They are searching for her, because she has a power that seems to fulfill a prophecy about something End of the World-ish.

As I said again and again before: The books are not really that much more straightforward, maybe even less than the Netflix series. And they are intertwining lore and background only explained in the saga with the short stories of the prequel books, while also fleshing out Yennefer's and Ciri's story. And all of that within 7 episodes.

History is repeating itself. Back when Jane was Remi and in Orion, her team was sent to Afghanistan and killed by American drones, and when she was in the process of recovering with the particular help of Nigel Thorton, the village where his wife was got bombed by American drones. I think it would be great from a plot standpoint if everyone in the team minus Jane and Rich is dead. One or two of them would be ridiculous. It should be all of them. But it's most likely more probable given how predictable this show is and can be that they somehow knew what was coming and were able to get into the tunnel to survive even though Ice Cream told them that they shouldn't go in it because it crumbles a lot—I forget his actual wording. And if any of them were in it when the cabin got bombed, they'd definitely be dead in that scenario too because the explosion would've easily made the tunnel collapse completely, killing anyone who happened to be in it. I just hope that the writers use this opportunity to not do the predictable thing to where they all survived or only one of them died.

Are you kidding? What the hell? I mean sure I was pissed at the conclusion of season 2, but really that was about the half-arsed setup for season 3 considering they'd tied everything off & needed an excuse for more episodes, & the actual story arc was properly concluded. Here, we didn't even get that much. I get that sometimes an arc needs space to play out & sometimes that means spreading it across more than one season but that's not the case here. There was so much going on, but at the same time it felt like nothing was happening.

They've woven disparate elements in before, & the action has always taken weird twists & turns, but everything always still felt like it was part of the same mystery. Here everything just seemed hastily cobbled together into a poorly paced mess as they desperately tried random stuff to see what would work.

Let's spend the first chunk of the season with Jane working against the team - cool idea! Oh wait now she's been found out! Now she's sick & needs a cure! Zapata is a traitor! Only not really, but she can't prove it! Oh no wait Keaton woke up so he can vouch for her! Madeleine is a threat! Only she got caught easily! But there's still Dominic who is out there just kinda being an annoying loose end I guess? Oh hey Psycho Hacker Girl is here too because why not everyone else is! Here's Boden, & Hirst! Oh & that lab tech who got murdered it just terrible at trusting people. Oh hey Shepard left Jane something must be a big deal... Oh no it's just a random collection of stuff! Oh, but who is this mysterious figure??! Oh wait it's Kurt's mother, who has never been mentioned before (& for some reason has no contact with anyone in the family, even Kurt's sister, who was willing to stick up for & spend time with their accused-of-child-murder dad but apparently a few drugs are a step too far) & this is a pretty big deal... for like one episode. Oh, look, the team are fighting over secrets. Again. Aaaaand it turns out that this was all Madeleine's plan all along & all the murder & terrorism & power-grabbing was just to screw with the team so she'd have an excuse to take over the FBI because she's mad about her father or something.

And that's just the shit I can remember.

Oh & don't get me started on them pairing off Reade & Zapata. They had an awesome ride or die friendship, & then the show randomly throws in romance there, because OF COURSE a man & a woman can't be just bros. And they make it worse still by milking this shit for maximum drama.

I was gritting my teeth & pushing through hoping it would be worth it in the end. The finale was never gonna make up for this shitshow of a season, but I'd hoped for some payoff. And what's gonna happen next season? There surely can't be a whole season worth of material in the team clearing their names? So it's just gonna be a few episodes at best... & then what?

A little more Black Mirror like than the first one, but come on.

The plot is a very basic hostage situation and they all look the same. The whole thing is totally predictable and hold little interest except for Andrew Scott performance. I didn't even recognize Topher Grace, so good on his part too. It's not bad, it has all what you would expect, but also yeah, you expect it all.

As for the theme, this show used to be about visionary stuff not dayly occurences. Social media is addictive and the company design it this way and it's bad. Really ? Now ? Also don't use your phone while driving, wow ! I mean, there's nothing special here, how many people died this way ? Thousands ? There are litteraly hundreds of people dying each year by taking selfies in stupid places, will they also make a whole episode about it ?

It's also showing that these companies can have everything on you, and spy on you, that's actually a bigger thing than the addiction issue, but it's just passed over when that should be a way better reason to go after them.

And where's the boldness in attacking Facebook now ? And not really attacking either, taking the choice of humanizing the ones that take these decisions like they just happened and were not conscious decisions to make money at the detriment of everything else, that's a poor direction for what this show used to be about.

A small point, that most people will probably not notice. The Persona company sends the mother her daughter's password. It kinda look like a nice thing, but it shows that they won't do it for legal reasons (wouldn't the heir of a deceased person would be lengally entitled to that ?), but they will share their customer data if another billionaire tech bro asks them too. It also means that they can access the clear text passwords of their users. Both things are very wrong. Both also happened to have been in the news about Facebook in the past months. Not sure if it's on purpose or a coincidence. It's pretty hidden for something that's on point on technology misuses, you know, the kind BM used to be about.

Praised be, bitch! I never knew how much I needed to see Serena being called out on being a gender traitor.

- That's uncalled for.

- Fuck you.

June and Rita's complicity was another high note. It was probably the best happy emotional moment since we last saw Emily - we need an update, by the way.

Oddly enough, it was more satisfying to see Fred's face when he realized Serena had betrayed Gilead than Luke punching him. If that's where the story leaves us concerning Serena and Fred, I'm happy. She betrayed him because she was weak and selfish, not by becoming an anti-hero she never was. She still got a little more out of it than I would have liked but as long as Holly is still seen as June's child, I can compromise.

There's no turning back for June now, she's a bona fide freedom fighter and will stop at nothing. Good. I misremembered the Breaking Bad reference back in S03E02 (the former chemistry teacher) but it's still funny that they dropped that then, and now this with Eleanor.

I'd really like to see or at least learn about Emily and Nick's whereabouts. While I think Emily is probably safe, I can't rule out anything yet. As for Nick, I just want to get a measure of Gilead's military power to see what we're up against. I'm guessing they will at least be powerful enough to keep the rest of the world at bay so that the Resistance is front and center and will be pivotal to Gilead's eventual downfall.

Definitely the best episode of the season, 100% because of David Tennant. Having Kilgrave back entirely overshadows the whole main plot that is extremely disappointing.

So Jessica's reaction is let's make it look like a suicide ? Didn't expect that. We're totally in the morally grey there. Kilgrave could not be handled by the legal system, but this guy definitely could. And even if he was more responsible, his crimes were less than Alisa's, whom Jessica is still trying to protect.

New guard is nice. She'll probably be the first casualty when Alisa goes crazy and escapes (because of course she will).

I thought evil Trish wanted more inhaler but she actually wanted the whole procedure ? That is really crazy. And they thought he could do that just like that. When he's supposed to be a fugitive and everything ?. That's not really though out. It seems pretty strange that Karl would go with it. That's not how the character has been shown until now. He wanted to heal people, enhancements were a side effect. Trish was clearly not ill, just crazy and addicted. He could clearly just have knocked her out and escape, or help Malcolm and find Jessica. He really seems like a nice guy who wanted to help people, and was genuinely in love with her mother.

And Jessica holds him responsible when Trish is definitely the evil one here. And she's even taking it out on Malcolm that is also a victim here. She really has an incredible weak spot for Trish. She doesn't even protest much when Karl wants to kill himself, even though she knows what impact it will have on her mother.

What's with all the hate towards the doctor throughout the series? It was first thought that he's been using Jessica's mom to kill people, but it turned out to be completely untrue and related to her own anger issues. He saved the lives of Jessica and her mom, then made huge progress on making her mom look normal again. He appeared to be genuinely in love with the mom. He cared for her despite her history of murder and violence, and he sedated her so she wouldn't keep attacking people. More often, he just talked to her and it calmed her down.

The real villain was Trish. She held the doctor at gunpoint, attacked Jessica's sidekick, completely disregarded Jessica's and her mom's plans to help the doctor, all just so she could be as strong as Jessica. She was completely out of her mind, simply because of her jealousy. It wasn't a sudden rush that could be explained by drug withdrawal.

What does Jessica do about it all? She blames the doctor and sees Trish as the victim. No wonder he cracked under the pressure and killed himself. He didn't deserve it. Trish would have, and it will be a total mess if Jessica starts bonding with her again in later episodes.

Smartest creature ever. Super adaptable, evolutionary. This is by far the bad assiest being ever imagined. The science in the movie was up to my extremely lofty standards. For the first time, ever in a horror movie, this thing could theoretically actually exist makes the movie extremely interesting. The main reason I gave it a 9, is due to the fact, they should have sacrificed the first guy, immediately. I had one other issue, but that would tip spoilers. Other than that, this is a great, thrilling, mind bender of a horror sci-fi movie.

And for those who ridiculously state this was "like Alien". This movie had a super intelligent, highly evolved bacteria. This was never done before. Actual physics and biology was implemented. It wasn't just some creature out of the mind of a teenager. The crew were attempting to contain and survive. Never before have I saw a movie, that was about containing an entity while above the planet. This used an actual space station, that is real and does exist. This was not a fairy tale of a movie, as was Alien. No one was hunting this thing down with guns and such. This movie is about what can actually happen as we go frolicking around our solar system. This is something that we should actually be worried about. That is completely ground breaking in every way possible. The Europa Report was closer related to this film, but even that was not as real of a threat as this movie, since it was on a Saturn moon, using theoretical science and fictional equipment. Life used all actual equipment, actual science, and actual crew reactions, although, I would have sacrificed the first guy, immediately and launched the immature state of Calvin at the first sign of an issue. And one last thing, Calvin didn't even kill anyone, except the first guy, who was attempting to incinerate it. I bet in part two, we will find out he is actually peaceful.

This movie was nothing like Alien. Besides the fact that the setting was in space and there was a creature hunting them down (or was he?). The Alien was killing, Calvin was surviving.

I'm glad that this was not a case of an intriguing and genuinely good pilot episode, followed by a bland rest of a season, like it tends to happen a wee bit too much in these days of the abundance of TV series. The fun and quality that was originally presented to us was steadily kept throughout the whole season, and it ended in a very satisfying and comfy way.

After these six episodes, I got vibes of Pushing Daisies (because of what I mentioned in the pilot episode), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (for its overall quirkiness), Supernatural (a demon named Crowley and the whole bromance thing), and Stranger Things (kids on bikes trying to save the world — and, yes, I know Stranger Things was hardly an original snow). But, in the end, Good Omens was its own thing, and quite some of the most refreshing TV time I've had in a while. And it's impossible not to love Michael Sheen's and David Tennant's ineffable chemistry on screen.

A special mention to the little girl of the gang... Shows these days tend to shove SJW characters down our throats (the "politically correct" is becoming such a nuisance), but the way they handled her character turned out to be both adorable and hilarious! Characters like her often annoy the hell out of me, but she actually provided some genuine comic relief while trying to sound serious. Unintentionally or not, I say well done, show runners!

Also, did Agnes Nutter foresaw season two?

It has more twists than a barrel of pretzels. When you’re watching this movie pay attention and keep on paying attention cause you can get lost pretty fast.

I feel like they dragged out the story a little bit but it’s been refreshing none the less, the romance in this movie is new and for that time not too common. The movie takes place in Germany in 1989 just around the time the Berlin wall goes down. This has nothing to do with the movie but they make use of the east and west Berlin.

This movie is much more enjoyed if you were around in the 80’s, I don’t think a 17 year old will like this movie as much as a 30 year old would. Simply because of the music for one (awesome note Tyler Bates does the music, he’s my new fav music writer cause he’s worked a lot with James Gunn and did both Guardians of the Galaxy movies) it has some of the best tunes in the 80’s. Especially the use of the original song 99 luftballons is amazing. Also kudos for using Queen!!

Spoiler alert:

another reason this movie is awesome cause back in the day Zardu Hasselfrau was touring with his band in Germany.. oh wait David Hasselhoff

Anyone remembers tetris? The makers of the movie did, ugh that tune will be stuck in my head now. Also they use the best date ever at one point: 2nd of November

Conclusion it’s an action filled movie with 80’s references that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I give this movie 8,5 out of 10

Whether you like or dislike this movie, the ridiculously unrealistic portrayal of the CIA, tropes or uncomfortable situations, there is one thing you can't deny:

The female protagonist -Lauren- is not ridiculed or slutshamed, despite having had relationships in the past and considering sleeping with/dating two guys. (And rightfully so!) Neither the two men in question nor anyone else thinks of that as slutty or bad, which should be a given but ends up being one of the redeeming factors of an otherwise mediocre film. It's sad, but it's also true: I found it positively refreshing how they never questioned or judged her.

I do have huge issues with the actual love-triangle, though. Regardless of the Beauty-and-the-Beast nature of the relationship between Lauren and Chris Pine's character, there is also the fact that both guys used their CIA technology to spy on her and, truthfully, stalk her. To find out where she was, what she liked, whom she had been with in the past. - I don't care how unrealistic it was, or how it was just a plot-decide and a comic relief. It's not acceptable, period.

Lauren and Tom Hardy's character, too, made me slightly uncomfortable. They weren't Beauty-and-the-Beast material, but did the writers need him to be with his ex-wife again after Lauren's final rejection? Was that really necessary? Yes, I, too, wanted him to have a happy ending, giving his sweet and genuine (and stalker!creepy) nature, but that was just too easy, and frankly also too predictable.

Had a few laughs, predicted most of the plot (was surprised one or two times) and overall enjoyed it enough. For a chic flick, it'd probably deserve about 7 stars - IF you're drunk like I was while watching it.

Sorry Angelina, you're in the past now.

Alicia Vikander is phenomenal in this movie, and I appreciate the italian version of the movie for not dubbing her "screams" and "moans" because they are fantastic and add to an already adrenaline pumping movie.

The movie is the same as the first reboot game on the "next" gen, personally I did not play it, but I did play the second one and if they are going to make the next movie the same as the game, it's gonna be even greater!

This cinematic reboot is a rollercoaster. Lara's ability to come out of situation is always a bittersweet taste of disbelief that makes you love it even more. But, in this movie they took a nice step back to her and so we get to see a more inexperienced Lara. Because of this, every failed step doesn't look... "fake" as it did (in my opinion) with the original Jolie movies where she was a badass from starters, feared and known by everyone and still went on about and made stupid mistakes which didn't make sense really.

I gotta say that if you let yourself be immersed, the suspense in some of the scenes is thick and palpable. The line between mythos and reality is thin, but it develops perfectly near the end without resulting boring or monotonous.

Regarding every other aspect of cinematography: I have to say, some of the CGI felt a bit cheap, but usually is surmounted by the amount of action the movie delivers, sound editing and engineering was on point, note that there aren't really big, romatic or thought-provoking photografical shots, but it's to be expected in an action movie.

Alicia Vikander is perfect for the role. I absolutely loved her for the entire runtime and she honestly kept my interest up entirely on her own.

I don't know if Square Enix is to be thanked for the level of quality and "textuality" of who Lara Croft is and what Tomb Raider is about, but I think it's a safe bet and I hope it stays this way.

Please if you have the choice, watch the movie in english, it might sound creepy or weird, but Alicia's screams are fuckin fire in this movie, it gives depth and dignity to the struggle of a character that is supposed to be strong.

I remember seeing this one on TV a few times as a kid back in the early 90s. I think the last time I saw it was probably around then too, played back to back with Conan the Barbarian and Master of the Universe. So now about 20 or so years later, I rewatch it and I could still recall each notable scene: the part where Sonja meets the little prince, the "sword-practicing" scene between Kalidor and Sonja, the final battle scene with Gedren, and so on. I miss fantasy action films like these days. It's so rare to see one shot in this style today. Another thing I liked about this is it had a focus on love and romance. Sonja is a strong and beautiful woman and warrior. I never had any problems with it as a child; I mean I never minded female leads in films. I was only a child, and only viewed it and admired it for what it is. I always liked watch sword fights and martial arts, and the characters in this one kicked butt. I wonder why they never made a sequel or a series out of Sonja, perhaps even a crossover with She-Ra!