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8 Reviews
Kingdom
(2014–2017)
I felt my IQ drop with every second of viewing.
9 January 2021
If someone told me that this show was written by a 13 year old boy with brain damage, I would definitely believe them.
The writing is terrible, the acting is laughable. Frank Grillo essentially plays the same one dimensional character in everything he appears in.
None of the characters are likeable, or behave in recognisably human ways. Their behaviour changes at random to create random plot points. During the entire length of the show, absolutely no one learns anything, there is no character development, no story arc. People just do random, stupid things for no discernible reason.
In Kingdom, fighters are all portrayed as moronic thugs and junkies. This does a great disservice to real fighters, who are often dedicated and decent in real life.
Finally, Bryan Callen, please just stop.
The writing is terrible, the acting is laughable. Frank Grillo essentially plays the same one dimensional character in everything he appears in.
None of the characters are likeable, or behave in recognisably human ways. Their behaviour changes at random to create random plot points. During the entire length of the show, absolutely no one learns anything, there is no character development, no story arc. People just do random, stupid things for no discernible reason.
In Kingdom, fighters are all portrayed as moronic thugs and junkies. This does a great disservice to real fighters, who are often dedicated and decent in real life.
Finally, Bryan Callen, please just stop.
Batman Ninja
(2018)
Truly awful
25 April 2018
This film perfectly illustrates how film companies manage to make a mockery of imdb rating systems by the flooding the website with fake ratings and reviews to offset the terrible ratings and reviews from real viewers.
This film has terrible voice acting and a ridiculously bad story. Even my friend's 10 year old thought it was stupid.
I usually like anime and Japanese culture, particularly I like ninjas and samurai stuff, but this is just awful.
This film has terrible voice acting and a ridiculously bad story. Even my friend's 10 year old thought it was stupid.
I usually like anime and Japanese culture, particularly I like ninjas and samurai stuff, but this is just awful.
Utterly shambolic.
17 April 2018
This film is just awful. It's a real insult to Star Wars fans and casual cinema goers alike. The story contradicts previous films, in particular makes a mockery of Luke's journey to become a jedi. There are several characters who serve no purpose to the story and are simply annoying. The story goes off on pointless tangents which just waste time and detract from the flow of the movie. Finally there are multiple continuity errors which are really obvious and just plain sloppy and unprofessional on the filmmakers part.
Wonder Woman
(2017)
Not good, contains spoilers
11 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers
OK so it's a superhero film so allowances need to be made for silliness, but even by the internal logic of the film there are some glaring errors.
First a big part of the story is the danger presented by a new kind of gas which can melt gas masks and kill any one who comes in to contact with it. Later in the movie several characters come in to contact with the gas, have a few coughs, then just carry on like it was a mild annoyance.
Second, during a big battle scene in a Belgian town, Wonder Woman gets to do her super stuff, jumping 100 metres in the air, throwing tanks etc, does any one bat an eyelid? Nope. The rest of the characters and the rescued villagers don't react at all to this display of super powers. It's as if they think it's completely normal for a woman in hotpants to pick up tanks and throw them around.
The biggest problem with this movie is Gal Gadot. She simply can not act. She has all the nuance and depth you would expect from a former beauty queen, or a plank of wood. There is no chemistry between her and Chris Pine, he is a good actor, but he can't make her look good. Gadot has a strong Israeli accent, and it seems in an effort to try and cover this they got the other Amazons to fake some weird hybrid accent so Gadot wouldn't stand out so much. The overall effect is to make all the Amazons to sound ridiculous and it really takes away from the film.
Yet again Warner bros have messed up a superhero film and it doesn't bode well for the upcoming Justice League. Personally I would avoid this turkey.
First a big part of the story is the danger presented by a new kind of gas which can melt gas masks and kill any one who comes in to contact with it. Later in the movie several characters come in to contact with the gas, have a few coughs, then just carry on like it was a mild annoyance.
Second, during a big battle scene in a Belgian town, Wonder Woman gets to do her super stuff, jumping 100 metres in the air, throwing tanks etc, does any one bat an eyelid? Nope. The rest of the characters and the rescued villagers don't react at all to this display of super powers. It's as if they think it's completely normal for a woman in hotpants to pick up tanks and throw them around.
The biggest problem with this movie is Gal Gadot. She simply can not act. She has all the nuance and depth you would expect from a former beauty queen, or a plank of wood. There is no chemistry between her and Chris Pine, he is a good actor, but he can't make her look good. Gadot has a strong Israeli accent, and it seems in an effort to try and cover this they got the other Amazons to fake some weird hybrid accent so Gadot wouldn't stand out so much. The overall effect is to make all the Amazons to sound ridiculous and it really takes away from the film.
Yet again Warner bros have messed up a superhero film and it doesn't bode well for the upcoming Justice League. Personally I would avoid this turkey.
Billion Dollar Brain
(1967)
By far the best of the Harry Palmer films.
8 May 2014
By far the best of the Harry Palmer films.
Looked at now there is an almost prescient quality to it. Given that one of the main characters is a crazy Texan Billionaire intent on fermenting war to further his crazy right wing ideas.
Have the Bush family ever seen this movie?
The film is witty and smart and Michael Caine is excellent as usual and the supporting cast are all good too. Particularly the Red army General who seems relatively wise and sane compared to his American counterparts.
Harry Palmer is the antidote to Bond.
Looked at now there is an almost prescient quality to it. Given that one of the main characters is a crazy Texan Billionaire intent on fermenting war to further his crazy right wing ideas.
Have the Bush family ever seen this movie?
The film is witty and smart and Michael Caine is excellent as usual and the supporting cast are all good too. Particularly the Red army General who seems relatively wise and sane compared to his American counterparts.
Harry Palmer is the antidote to Bond.
X: First Class
(2011)
Embarrassing
14 July 2011
This film was shamefully bad.
While watching it I noticed a look of embarrassment on some of the actors faces.
The story didn't make any sense. Particularly the ending, which was totally unbelievable and could have been written by a child.
The sets and costumes looked cheap and artificial. Particularly Beast, when he appeared after his transformation the whole auditorium collapsed in fits of laughter. I'm sure that wasn't the intention of the film makers.
How could they mess this up so badly. A crime against the X men franchise and cinema generally.
While watching it I noticed a look of embarrassment on some of the actors faces.
The story didn't make any sense. Particularly the ending, which was totally unbelievable and could have been written by a child.
The sets and costumes looked cheap and artificial. Particularly Beast, when he appeared after his transformation the whole auditorium collapsed in fits of laughter. I'm sure that wasn't the intention of the film makers.
How could they mess this up so badly. A crime against the X men franchise and cinema generally.
Predators
(2010)
Save your money
26 July 2010
I had actually been looking forward to seeing this for some time, but was badly let down.
This film is awful on many fronts.
Adrien Brody was badly miscast as the lead, he actually looked embarrassed as did the rest of the cast. The predators themselves weren't intimidating in any way, partly because the guys in the suits just weren't physically large enough(previous actors have been 7 feet and above), but also because there was no tension due to poor direction.
The worst thing about the film was the script, it could have been written by a 10 year old.
This film is awful on many fronts.
Adrien Brody was badly miscast as the lead, he actually looked embarrassed as did the rest of the cast. The predators themselves weren't intimidating in any way, partly because the guys in the suits just weren't physically large enough(previous actors have been 7 feet and above), but also because there was no tension due to poor direction.
The worst thing about the film was the script, it could have been written by a 10 year old.
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