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Moonhaven (2022)
Sooooooooo Sloooooooowwwwww
You know, this could be a decent scifi series. Some of the premises are quite unrealistic, but you can look past the illogical part of the science if there is an engaging story line and interesting mystery. The problem is that the story just moves so incredibly slow that I really don't care about the mystery(s) anymore. Spending 45 minutes on the most mundane topics and then a small reveal at the very end about some mysterious plot, or a hidden alien race, or whatever. I just don't care. They really need to put more work into keeping the viewers' attention, and I don't feel like that is being achieved.
Less filler, more substance. Even as a soap opera or drama, Moonhaven fails to keep the story moving.
Frank and Penelope (2022)
Pretty bad acting....
The story kind of grew on you, although it was painful taking the baby steps to reveal the plot. And you really had to focus to understand what the heck was going on in some places, but it was interesting even if it has been done many times before.
My main problem is the really bad acting from the 2 main characters Frank and Penelope. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be bad on purpose, but it was hard to watch in a few places. They are a likeable couple, but man the acting needs work. I've seen Caylee Cowan in another movie and her acting was very similar, so either this style is her niche, or she is just getting by on her looks.
Anyway, it was watchable, but you won't remember it in a few weeks.
Bridge and Tunnel (2021)
What is with all the smoking????
I moved to Long Island after graduating college in 1985 and was in the same age range as these characters. I think the accents were pretty good, but these characters reminded me more of kids raised in Queens, or maybe Brooklyn than Long Island. How come they all had such crumby jobs? It was really unbelievable that the kid with the Accounting degree couldn't find work. It's New York City! There were tons of jobs for professionals!
And what is with all the smoking??? I'd say maybe 1 in 10 people I ran into at clubs or work in Manhattan smoked. All these kids smoke constantly, but not their parents or siblings? It was just way overdone.
Lastly, the story was kind of boring. It was difficult to watch all 6 episodes of the first season. By the 4th episode, it was very repetitive and mundane. Not really much to come back for except the goal of finishing the season.
Halo: Homecoming (2022)
Slooooooooowwwwwww
Please, enough with the Kwan Ha story line. Not only does it have nothing to do with Halo, it is extremely Boring!
And please speed up the story. An entire episode to examine Master Chief's childhood is a bit much. Especially when there was very little of interest in his story.
Halo (2022)
Pretty good, but the plot direction is questionable
I have played the Halo RTS games, so I have some experience with the source content, but it is limited.
I felt the special effects and the Spartans, Covenant, Pelicans, all were done very well. The characters seemed to fit the Halo narrative well, and I thought they were mostly interesting.
My problem is the plot of having the Master Chief getting a conscience in the first episode. That is a very rehashed story line and there are so many other directions they could have gone with this franchise. Maybe if I had grown to like the rebel girl character he was defending, it would have been more engaging, but we had just been introduced to her, know nothing about the rebel cause, and I really couldn't care less if they Article 72'd her or not.
I hope this is not the whole story line, because I will tune out fast if that is the direction.
R.I.A. (2021)
Not good, not bad, but ending was out of place.
I thought the first 30 minutes were boring beyond belief and I almost turned it off, but then the plot picked up a little. The story was pretty interesting overall, but some of the minor directorial decisions seemed really out of place and the pacing was very unbalanced. The ending was just awful, IMO. That was the worst decision of the whole movie.
Overall, watchable if you are just looking for some entertainment.
Sensation (2021)
Complete nonsense
This movie is directionless. Assuming you make it until the end, you will have no idea what you just watched. The ending is so nonsensical, with zero explanation, that you will come on here and joyfully give this movie 1 star, zero stars if possible.
I am dumbfounded that IMDB shows this movie winning 11 awards. It must have been the only contender in the competition. There cannot be any other explanation.