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Infinite Storm (2022)
Un-likely
First of all, i get the therapeutic effect of walking in the mountains. It is often a bliss to get up and breathe some fresh air. Especially with her history and trauma. However:
If you are a regular guest, like the main character, you would likely not behave like this.
The clothing: You would keep your hood on, most of the time, when the wind is like this. Keeping your hood off, and goggles around your neck, while beeing totally showered in snow, not very likely. She has so much snow on her face and it doesnt ever melt. It looks fake. You would use the valves in your clothing to get ventilation, not the hood, and certainly not your hood in a blizzard. Your ears and face would feel very painful in a few minutes.
Orientation: where is the GpS? Or the maps? Are we simply following a trail? Not very likely, it is so steep that she is sliding backwards in gravel, there is not much of a trail there. Even if she knows the place like her back pocket, she would not find her way in the blizzard that appears. Those little piles of rock has no meaning to me for orientation. She would get lost without GPS. She can hardly see 30 feet.
The Blizzard: it is forecasted, it is evident in the ever deteriorating weather, it is impossible to not read the warning signs. Why does she not turn around? Anyone with an ounce of experience would return to base immediately.
The victim: after she has made him start walking, he seems to want to stay there. I would presume he had a death wish, that he was trying to end His misery. He behaves irrationally, but not entirely like a hypothermia patient. Suddenly he seems to be conscious and runs around like a mad man, then he fades away again, and refuse to get up. Hypo patients are almost always slow and confused, constantly. Not back and forth. Could be he is intoxicated of course. Which she also suspects, that was impressive, and one of the few good things.
The terrain: it takes from 0600 to 10:00 to get up. It then snows over and the route to get down, suddenly looks nothing like the route going up. It also takes much more time, even though it is now downhill. The terrain is alternating between snow-clad mountain tops, to thick forest with almost no snow, constantly and back and forth. You would almost certainly be going from snow to less snow, and from no trees to more trees, gradually. Unless of course you are going up and down and up again, which is not at all what we see, when she went up.
Unfortunately, with my mountain walking experience, i cannot recommend this. The plane crash mountain film with Idris Elba/Kate Winslet, or the walking movie "Wild" with Reese Witherspoon are both more realistic than this. I dont think a anorectic woman in her mid 50s would be able to walk where Naomi Watts goes, not with a full backpack. So: the casting is wrong as well. Maybe if she had 10 kilo muscles added to her frame.
Rgds
Anders.
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Very interesting
Not just for the hilarious display of motion sickness, but also for the intricate way of displaying human interaction, role play, manipulation, power and status. I can not really think of a modern movie doing the same, except maybe Lord of Flies.
This film i can totally recommend.
It will have you reflect on your own social state, and how you treat others.
Food for your mind. And also a few giggles.
Repeat:
Not just for the hilarious display of motion sickness, but also for the intricate way of displaying human interaction, role play, manipulation, power and status. I can not really think of a modern movie doing the same, except maybe Lord of Flies.
This film i can totally recommend.
It will have you reflect on your own social state, and how you treat others.
Food for your mind. And also a few giggles.
Bodies (2023)
Slow, dull and with quirky behaviour
Imagine finding a naked man with an appearant eye wound, lying in the street. Without much investigation, you:
A: pin the murder on a nearby boy who kills himself.
B: use a random photo as "evidence"
C: try to get rid of said body
D: discover said body is not dead.
Imagine visiting nearby boys friends home, using swat team to plow the door in, just for a friendly chat. What sorts of investigation is done ?
Not a thing. The communication between police members is non-existant and one police colleague is so dumb that you just hope he will die soon, luckily he does. One detective looks anorectic and really weird. Another is like hetero Poirot on a diet.
Neither is very believable.
The police "communication" goes like this:
-"there was a boy"
-"so he is the killer then?"
No reply.
How are police supposed to work based on 1-word conversations with each other ?
Its not realistic at all.
This series is very far from little gems like Bodyguard with Richard Madden, or Happy Valley.
This is Stupid Valley on steroids.
You would use your time better, if you were to swallow a fistful of small stones.
Ahsoka (2023)
Dull
I enjoyed so much Disney's efforts with Rey, and then i enjoyed somewhat the mediocre-to-good Mandalorian, especially when Luke appeared😁,
but Ahsoka is just painful to witness.
The main character can hardly move at all, she is just like a Penguin on land. Her apprentice is a little more agile, but not smart nor powerful. The dialogue is dull and synthetic.
The best character is Ukraine Ivanna Sahkno as Shin Hati and Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll.
I will watch all episodes, while i daydream of a new Rise of Skywalker. But Ahsoka will quickly be forgotten.
I think Disney has just lost their touch completely.
The scene where Rey holds back the Starship from taking off, and is struggling balancing her dark side, anger and frustration, with the immense power she holds, and the wish to do good things, must be the best scene in any Disney Star Wars story, or Rey's death/revival, and i thought back then, Disney really had cracked the code. Turned out, they hadn't.
Yellowstone (2018)
Not worthy my time
Yes, finally a series worth watching ? Nope.
The only reason this gets 2 stars, is that the 1 star reviews has to be series like "Pieces of Her" on Netflix.
Yellowstone is not. How can 2-3 people get killed each episode without nobody noticing ? Why is this Kaycee character so stupid ?
How does his kid go from nice little kiddo, to raving mad howling rabies infected lunatic ?
You can not go around and kill a victim of meth lab explosion, directly to rape victim - killing the perps, to burying evidence and setting bodies on fire, fighting with a bear, hitting nurses in the face, having your wife get brain surgery and then leave you, beating up some scum on gas station, having your kid fight a rattle snake and pondering returning to Afghanistan while digging up a fossil dinosaur in front of
your house - ALL in 3 episodes ?
WHY dont he get the tractor back on its wheels ? It has been laying there for 2 months, and it is irritating as HELL.
Nobody walks out bathing naked into the horse troth with 2 bottles champagne, while rest of the ranch is looking at you. Silly !!!
Its not even filmed in Montana. Sorry folks, but this series is pure crap. Yes, a few scenes are cool... thats about it.
I wish they make series like Fargo, or Six feet under. Seems like volume is the only thing that counts these days. Maybe Yellowstone gets better season 2-3-4-5 - i doubt it. Its amazing it lasted this long. I guess many americans like the show and how it depicts them. I dont.
Pieces of Her (2022)
Watching this and Pray to go blind or die
Netflix has really hit a low point by dragging a patient from the silly hospital over to write the script for "Pieces of me" which is a series about a mother, struggling with her mentally challenged daughter.
After seeing how the daughter acts, by episode 3, you just hope she would wander off into the highway and get hit by 2-3 big 18 wheelers, that would be bliss for both the mother and the audience.
Who in their right mind would do all the stupid stuff she comes up with ?
Even a 7 year old child would know the difference between "laying low"
and going to a bar, drinking shots, and go for gun training with the
people you are running from.
This is absolutely insane, i can not understand how Netflix can allow this.
Do they have absolutely zero quality control ?
Dont watch this, i tell you. Staring into a wall for 8 hours is better.
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself (2022)
Sorry it dropped pretty fast
Again, another youth series with promising 2 first episodes, descending into absolute vulgar time consuming activities, meaningless "training" sequences, endless flirting/arguing/flirting/not flirting/bi-sexual flirting?/whatever, and the reasoning behind big decisions, defies all logic.
There is just zero brain activity going on. By episode 5, i was hoping his evil sister would just end our hero's life, to stop his silly actions. The evil sister, and the tall amazone woman, turns out to be the only interesting characters.
Will the heroes ever reach their goal? Is there an end to their travel? They cant seen to move more than 100 meters, before falling into a trap,
or being distracted to go get drunk In a bar, instead of doing what they should: saving their own life.
Hoping and praying a waterfall would swallow their boat and crush them on some pointy rocks, would have been absolute bliss.
The Devil's Hour (2022)
Hoping Satan would show up
Imagine you have a little weird son "seeing" things, or acting really weird. You also have a mother doing the same. And interestingly, you are doing it too, i mean "seeing" things, imagining things, having weird connections to people and work and objects and incidents. You are even hallucinating, or suspect you are. What do you do?
Maybe scream "fish and chiiiiiiips" to your son, while driving and not watching the road?
Take a lot of pills with some wine, and stop sleeping?
Tell your son to "go play" in his room, even if you know he is almost autistic and only stare at the wall.
I am sure anyone would talk to their kids, try figuring out how they feel, and what they think, and tell them you feel the same. You cannot go in therapy, if you intend to lie about almost everything in your life. Then you dont need a therapist, but a good friend, or a quack.
This woman has no business in therapy, because she knows they might take her son away from her.
The kind of logic, that compells you to leave your phone in the car (omg it looks like a Nokia) when the police is trying to reach you, searching in pitch dark for strange noises at 03:33 every night (for gods sake, turn on some lights), or going to therapy when you are mad, is something normal folks will not do.
Thats why this hasnt really caught on with me yet, i am currently on ep 3. But i am still hoping. I will adjust my score when i am done watching, it is at 7/
I mostly watch now, to admire her sculpted nose and soft big lips.
While i pray for some action.
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
Why was there troubles ?
You have to look at a map, to see that Ireland is not part of Britain, yet the land-owners were British and the British treatment of the Irish was like king Leopold in Kongo. Only after you have understood this, are you allowed to mean anything about anything. Read about the famine in the 1840's. A million people died and another million left. Thats 1/4 th of the population, if that happened today in usa, that would mean 40 million dead. And while the poor starved in the west and south of Ireland, the land-owners kept exporting food !!! The British have always treated Ireland like trash. This history is where the hate comes from, there are similarities to the history and situation black people had in the USA, even after they were "free" the land-owners still owned the land and had all the power and soldiers, they could parade their Ulster squads all week.
Rose McGowan said that if she had been born Irish and lived there in the time of "the troubles" she would totally be in the IRA. As we would all.
Fact is, the brits should have given the Irish self government and support and cooperation, but all they gave them was exploitation and contempt.
While the film depicts a story of an agent, the agent is fighting for the wrong side.
Anyone would react to a parade of bands marching outside your door 20 times a year, saluting the victory and massacre of your ancestors, while throwing rocks through your window, spitting your mother in her face and degrading your folk to the lowest paying jobs.
Brits should have left Ireland alone, or treated them as humans, none of this would have ever happened. They shot 26 unarmed civilians protesting in 1971, in the middle of Europe !!!
I mean, that is what we expect in Iran or Chechnya, not United Kingdom.
Lou (2022)
good til 1:15
Everything, or most of it, is good until 1:15, when the not-so-bright mother of the child, lashes out at her protector for not protecting her, when in fact, she has no clue what is going on (demonstrated by the use of VHF radio when told not to), or what _has_ been going on for many years. Why Hollywood fails so miserably on the finish line, is almost as amazing as the incredibly low quality video material that comes out of it.
This is just something to cry of. The actors are trying their best, but the script is just inches above dung and manure. This could be a nice B-Movie, or maybe a nice C-movie, but now its just not worth watching.
Why would you take it this far, and then let it be ruined by such a scene of unbelievable nonsense ? Everything there defies logic. Why would the mother rip an axe out of Lou's shoulder, and then 20 secs later, attack her for not protecting her against the father of the child ? Nobody in their right mind would do anything like that, the time is to short between the extremes in her emotions.
Legion (2017)
Masterful
An absolute must see, and a series you will not forget. I have never been much of a series binger, but after watching 1st episode, i was trapped.
It is not interesting 100 % of the time, but it is 10x better than anything ever made about superheros or mutants, and both weird, cool and funny and sexy at the same time. This is like Fargo for Marvel.
I recommend this for all series lovers.
I Am Not Okay with This (2020)
Better than 97% of series
This first and only season, is totally watchable. Of course, you wish for more, but thats not happening. Be glad for what it was. Very well made and likable characters, good dialogue and relatable issues.
Compared to many other series, i recently tried watching "Pieces of me" and "Ozark" and many other Shows, "I am not okay with this" was much more natural and believable than shows lasting 5-6-7-8-9 seasons. I mean stuff like "Blacklist" or "Walking Dead" is not worth that many seasons. There is too much poor directing, and scripting in the business now. Shows like "Fargo" is just on another planet, the quality is that much higher. I fear the streaming services are destroying much of the quality themselves by just dumping hundreds of mass-produced series with Bangladesh quality each years.
Netflix has showed with "Roma" what they are capable of, but fails miserably with these mass produced series, which are only made to make money, and reduce costs.
WHO would want to work as a screenplay author, producer or director, when you are competing against the McDonalds of series ?
97% of new series is not worth watching.
And then they cancel this show.
I think a good season 2 could have been achieved, but season 1 was very much worth watching, this means it was better than 97% of all other content on Flix.
Midsommar (2019)
Not for the ordinary viewer
While i do not think Midsommar may ever be a super hit by public view numbers, i think it is very remarkable in many ways.
First off ,you get a very unnerving feeling, while at the same time,
everything seems to be in order.
Until it is very much not so, and too late too turn around.
And i think Aster has not pulled the cult out of a hat, you know.
I have seen people gathering in large meetings in Jehova Witness up close. They have the same looks like in MidSommar. Girls with long hair, very little make-up, and a look in their eyes and expression in their face, like they are off to a better place already, mentally.
We have cults that kill, i remember the closest as KnutBy in Sweden where the priest had sex with at least 4 of the women end eventually had his wife murdered, the neighbor barely survived.
If you have seen any of Lanthimos movies like "Lobster" or M. Shyamalan "The Village", or "Pan's Labyrinth" - you willl enjoy this. I did.
It is terrifying, but not horror-like. You have to keep an open mind.
The movie does not bring any ending easily explained, or any badass killing spree or answers, it actually raises a few questions.
But i find it to be a believable story. I also appreciate the personal conflicts and feelings that drive Dani to make her choices, it is not always logical what people do.
It actually did not have be a cult, it could easily have been a bad trip or some unfortunate circumstances abroad. Imagine yourself going on vacation abroad, saying yes to a little walkabout, ending up in some back ally while drunk or intoxicated and robbed, or mountain hiking, breaking your leg and dying of thirst, or getting attacked by islamists - knifed in your tent at knight...... things CAN over short time, go from cozy and snug, to horrible and life threatening in a subtle manner - it sneaks up on you.
So does this film.
I have seen it once, and still remember it 2.5 years later.
The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
No seat jumper, but more of a hair-raising chill
I liked it. I think it has qualities. It is no action movie.
It has a feeling i have not had since "Omen"
Its like a slow descent into madness, how it must feel if you are
going insane.
And i am sure many of the people back then, living off the land,
living in the woods, hard work, little to eat and harsh conditions, felt that
religion and superstition was much closer connected to their destiny.
When the daughter, sitting in the shed, hears the soft voice and is finally convinced to convert, i could feel the hair in my neck rubbing against my sweater, and i was afraid to blink.
My kind of horror, i love it. Absolutely recommended.
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Smoke and mirrors
There is no story, no characters and not much action. I like the fight scenes, but they are only 2-3 minutes. I guess this is what the audience wants, people posing with a gun in 1 hand and a cigarette between their bruised lips. Also a bit of lesbian action and some casual ice baths for the hardened super agent. If you want to see a good film on DDR, i suggest "Das Leben der Anderen" , which is *****infinitely****** better than this stylish garbage heap of junk-food-film. And if you like spies and agents, i guess "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"from 2011, or any old classic will be better, like: "The Day of the Jackal", "The Forth protocol" or even any BOnd or Bourne film, for that matter. The point is: This film, "Atomic Blonde", is crap. CRAP !
Why Charlize, WHY ? Fire your agent !
The Wall (2017)
BrainDead
Lets hope no war veterans or soldiers see this movie. First of all, i cannot understand why anyone, like a SNIPER, would carry binoculars they KNOW "fogs up" now and then. Just because good memories of his DEAD partner? And how anyone can spot anything if they just zoom across the horizon so fast that the image gets blurry, is beyond me. Now these 2 "soldiers" look so gritty and dirty and experienced, that it is shocking to see their panic and feeble fumbling when something actually happens. The amount of dust and dirt on their clothes, weapons and faces is just incredible.
A pipeline is being built. All (some?) of the construction workers has been shot, along with their body guards ? 2 soldiers (our heros) are hiding in some bushes, looking at the bodies. WHY ARE THEY THERE ? Are they part of the "protection" for the construction workers ? Are they sent to investigate ? Did they just stumble over the scene by accident ? Do they have ANY orders ? They have been there for 20 hours, where is their relief ? Why is there not anyone coming in armored trucks to clear out the area and get the pipeline built ? Why do they not contact headquarters and ASK what to do ? Maybe they could get a drone in to spot for them ?
So: WITHOUT CALLING HQ ON THE RADIO, the big soldier gets fed up with sniping, walks in to the open and gets shot. The little one then starts breathing heavily, and fumbles around with his equipment like a total noob, before he does the same. Does NOT call for help while hiding in the bushes, oh no, that would be too easy. The little one manages to get in cover, (whatever cover may be, when you have no clue where your enemy is), behind this "wall", a pile of bricks and rock that would provide very little protection in reality.
Of course their mysterious enemy has shot his water bottle and radio, while he was running around in circles in the open, so he has no water, and no means of calling for help. Luckily, he does not need the radio, because by a MIRACLE: the rescue team calls him up on the intercom (short distance radio) and little soldier has no suspicion and proceeds to tell how his situation is, he is wounded and his buddy is shot and probably dead, all while breathing heavy, rolling in the dust, crying, and screaming Feck Feck Feck constantly. At this time i was hoping he would get shot more, because then maybe he would die faster.
Then he frantically hammers a hole in the wall to peek out, and nearly demolishes his shooting finger when the wall collapses. Of course there is no rescue team, only the psycho (with a radio) who shot the water bottle and knocked the antenna off the radio, ON THE MOVE, FROM 8-900 yards away.
Psycho is sitting in a pile of dung and waste, and has probably no hurry getting back to his hut for dinner, even though he must have been there for days.
Now he want to scare the little soldier. But hey, little soldier manages, with his little retar*d brain to figure out where Psycho is, because of the background noise on the radio, from metal sheets banging against each other.
If I had to sit and snipe in a waste pile for days, i would certainly put a stop to any banging metal sheets in my environment. That would just drive me crazy.
I had to stop watching the film, it was just too stupid.