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Star Trek: Discovery: Choose Your Pain (2017)
Fails to grasp basis Star Trek fundamentals
The Klingon's are probably the 2nd hot potato of the entire show . The first being Michael , a character theatrically murdered by a bad actor having a lot of bad days , supported by an even worse production team and director .
In Episode 5 its safe to say their entire appearance hits rock bottom for several reasons : 1) The prosthetics used are so bad . when speaking the entire facial structure wobbles . They say less is more . This is something the Discovery production team has never heard of and that is why they overdid everything from size to coloration and now .. well ... it shows. 2) Strentgh and abilities : For a cast that is supposed to be warriors , bread for battle etc etc , they get overpowered with 1 punch , while the theatrics of their movement resembles .... a man in a oversized suit . 3) Language : Oh that beautiful Klingon language , now sounds like the sounds like they are all speech impaired .
Alas , let us not forget the F word . Yes , a franchise that prides itself on being intellectual , now casually drops the F word as if they are all a bunch of school kids with no regard for the core values of Star Trek .
To summarize . This show is insulting . May its end be quick !
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
In the end , bad acting and bad character development will be the end of this show
Lets start by stating some obvious point that despite our wishes and beliefs we all have to accept :
In an age where science fiction becomes science fact within less than a decade , it is impossible to produce a star trek show where the technology on board would look like something from the 90s just to satisfy the optical continuity the time line it is set it . This sadly is the result of not having any show to bridge the 12+ years gap since ST:Enterprise . Practically and visually ST:Discovery has too look modern by today's' standards or else has no hope of attracting the next generation of star trek fans which are our children , in the same way TOS to me ,that was brought up with TNG , looked outdated and never really attracted me at my early age .
So is Star Trek ?
Despite being set in the Prime time line (I think after watching it would have been best to have placed it in the Kelvin instead ) , The emphasis on explosions , lens flares , angled cinematic shots for everything ,and a world of personal dramas within the first 20 minutes makes it clear that the Star Trek we knew of exploration and philosophical and ethical lessons is over for good . It looks and feels like the continuation of Star Trek Into darkness which in my personal opinion was crap even compared to the Star Trek 2009.
The klingons that appear to be the main setting of the series so far are completely reworked in appearance and ways . This is actually not a bad thing as they do finally come across as a fierce and strong war- based race . Many shots on board the klingon ship give you a sense of awe and excitement however what is gained through imagery is lost through script . Even though the klingons speak their language non stop throughout the episodes (which is a kudos to the show) ,that once beautifully aggressive language with its rough pronunciation now sounds as if it is being spoken by retards with a stuffed nose . However I have to say , the klingons are the stars of the show so far.
And what of the federation ?
Unfortunately star fleet appears to be lacking in acting talent .
Sonequa Martin-Green , might be good for the Walking Dead however her performance goes from bad to worse on Star Trek . Her deliverance is like she is reading her lines from a tele-prompter and her non-stop watery eyes look like she has a bad case of the flu . Furthermore it appears she has completely missed the mark in being the cold logical human trained the in Vulcan way , mistaking the appearance of a person acting on logic alone with bitchy-ness . Her character also seems to have fallen in the hands of bad character writers , placing her decision making abilities, responsibility and integrity in the same league as the crew of the Alien covenant ship who , as Sonequa , are unable to make even basic correct decisions despite being in a position of command .( So much for strong female leads with such bad character development )
Michelle Yeow as captain Georgiou is actually better than the show average . Would be nice however for someone to explain why she has a Greek surname but she pronounces it as if it were of Japanese . Someone get their geography wrong ?
For now , Star Trek Discovery is nothing more than a continuation of the Star Trek into darkness recipe . In fact it could have made a good movie in the kelvin time line instead . There is however hope , even though a lot of work needs to be done specially in regards to the characters and the actors trying to portray them . For now a 5 is as good as it deserves . When you try to sell the fan base something better than the worse they expect , at least make an effort to hit that benchmark .
The Orville (2017)
The Orville is what ST:Discovery failed to understand about Star Trek
The Orville is everything Star Trek should have been and is truly delivers that star trek feeling of exploration both of other worlds but also human social issues . Its true the first episode needs getting used to but the humour gets better and the stories become solid . Furthermore each episode is fulfilled with that magical music of star trek scenes . Take this from a person that wrote a horrible review of this the first time i watched it . After seeing Star Trek discovery , The Orville is truly the next genuine Star Trek . Give it a chance and you wont regret it !
Baywatch (2017)
Excellent action/comedy that delivers !
As with all movies with "The rock" I must start off by saying "Don't listen to the haters" .
Baywatch(The movie) based on the popular/cult TV series is an action packed comedy with a great cast and epic punchlines that will have you gasping for air from the non laughter .
Less than 20 minutes into the movie , you will be rolling on the floor laughing and it only gets better ! The script follows the familiar story-telling of the TV show where you don't need great mystery or detail to create a great story . There is plenty of suspense and plenty of comic relief to keep this movie well balanced and true to the feeling of "Baywatch" .
There are many many haters that are slamming the movie for being too vulgar , not funny etc etc . Trust is , they propably expected a 2 hour slow motion strip show to drool over .
All in all , this movie is hilarious and has you crying in laughter with the epic punchlines and trolling while at the same time paying its respects to the original TV series with cameos and a special treat!
Don't listen to the haters . Its an action comedy , and its awesome !
Alien: Covenant (2017)
A disaster on all levels !
Let me start off by pointing out a worrying trend in todays sci-fi movies where , the otherwise professionals in charge of multibillion projects and spacecrafts, cripple almost instantly under any sort of pressure and make mistakes and judgement calls that cause disaster. It is getting pathetic and sickening seeing characters being suddenly overcome by stupidity in every movie .
As for Aliens Covenant ....well , i am angry , furious at this piece of crap to be allowed to be made . Starting off with the script . Shoot the script writers .This movie plot has more holes than swiss cheese , more contradictions that Trump . The cast is absolutely terrible and what little can be salvaged is saved thanks to Michael Fassbenders performance who , is called upon to play more than his role just to save face for the extreme lack of any acting talent.
A few specifics :
- CGI aliens , an insult to a franchise that was built on the beauty of alien suits instead of computer graphics to provide ultimate realism. - Copy-paste prometheus style cast . Even the haircuts were copied . - Actors obviously sourced from failed Fox series & failed comedians which says a lot about their acting performance - Story is so stupid , it makes Jupiter ascending look like a movie worth an Oscar ! - oh and the dialogues and script ... again ....shoot the script writers
To sum it up , if you liked the darkness of prometheus , the suspense of Aliens , clever plot and original suspense . If you hate people insulting your intelligence and value the money you work for in order to spend it on a good movie , Don't watch this movie.
Life (2017)
Funding scripts like this should be criminal .
A crew of weekend professionals trained in protocols for first contact and quarantine procedures , totally fail on every level within the first 5 minutes of the movie when they are unable to handle even the most rudimentary of challenges aboard a 200 billion dollar space station that has only ONE , i say again , ONE way of communicating with earth , a single Antenna. One by one the crew turn stupid and perish while the multi billion machinery they are trained to handle falls apart as if it was made in Bangladesh .
Somehow 2 crew-members are able to momentarily overcome their mental handicap to worsen the movie by proving that stupidity does reach a completely new level when you introduce space.
Meanwhile the earth is threatened by a giant squid that defies logic and nature . By the end of the movie however , one comes to realize that the biggest threat are the people that approved the budget for this script to be turned into a movie. Beware !
Masters of Science Fiction: A Clean Escape (2007)
Watching from the future
Stumbled by accident on this series a few weeks ago yet never got around to watching it . Today i decided to give it a shot and right after i have an weird ominus feeling . In 2007 this dystopian future described by this episode would have seemed , sci-fi , a long shot , a apocalyptic story that could maybe happen in 100 years if everything went completely crazy and yet , here i am , just 10 years after this looking at a future that looks more and more like this episode everyday , and Trump has only been in power for a week .... The future of my past is now my present . As far as the episode is concerned , even 10 years later i don't feel this is a cheesy bad episode from the past . Story was solid and offered a great climax revealing key clues at the right time to keep the suspense going right to the end . Great work .
Arrival (2016)
Excellent and thought provoking
A film about aliens that deals with humanity . Taking on a very different approach to the usual sci-fi arrival themed alien movies where aliens are only after our resources and planet , Arrival explores multiple unseen aspects of what aliens might be like from appearance and origin to alteria motives hidden to us due to our humanity . Despite falling to the usual Hollywood theme of vilainizing foreign powers like China and Russia and portraying again the Americans as the only rational thinking country of the planet earth (Donald Trump seriously ? ) this movie is by far one of the best sci-fi thrillers/drama to date . Using hard science to back up its theories and understandings that we have acquired recently as a species about how space , time and the understanding of these variables tie together with the way we perceive the world , the movie stands apart from Alien invasion and VFX overload movies and delivers suspense and drama in a league of its own . Some call it slow going , however time is relevant.
Spectral (2016)
It COULD have been soooo goood
This is one of those films that had everything going for it ! Superb graphics , good actors , realistic props , that kinda apocalyptic landscape feel that is missing in so many other movies , and even though the story itself is really really good and original , somehow they managed to take all the pros of this film (the above mentioned) and pack them into the last 15 minutes making the rest of the film just ...meh .It is a shame . I feel that this movie had so much potential both as a movie itself and for maybe even future spin-offs and prequels yet it just lacked in pace , a slow moving story , dragging on , climaxing for less than 20 minutes and thats it ....
Worth watching , not worth re-watching