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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)
Not very realistic :/
Ok, so the idea was a pretty cool one, but I have a hard time with the reality, or lack there of, of the series. I mean, how real could the dangers really be with cameras rolling and an entire film crew along with what I'm certain is a behind the scenes security team? Imagine if it were just him. No film crew. Just him doing the same series, but instead of the camera constantly running he can only turn it on himself at the beginning and end of each day to report how his day went. I venture to say that at some point early on he wouldn't be around to report on his 'adventures"(or his camera at least. I"m sure it would fetch a few hits of someones' favorite drug lol) I'm certain someone would take him out knowing he was not only a foreigner, but a white from a wealthy country. At the very least someone would have taken him as their "bride" or "b*tch", and I seriously doubt that he'd have gotten away with telling the one drug addict "no" about the rules and requirements of their shared 'cell' telling the guy "I have my weapons, my hands! when the guy told him about his brand of punishment using a knife. He'd have been shanked right then and there, or certainly soon thereafter. Again, it was a cool idea. Entertaining, but not very realistic.
Creed (2015)
It's Hollywood, so don't expect realism
Call me a scrooge if you like, but As fight scenes go in movies this one is pretty lame and unrealistic to a fault. Scenes which cost it a few stars and made me laugh (although the stunt scenes are actually pretty good) In the real world this fight would have been stopped at any number of junctures. Most likely is the scene where Creed is knocked out cold for what was easily a 15-20 count (and that was with the slow motion segments, yet he wasn't counted out. No way would he have been allowed to continue. Another scene was when he was hammered numerous times and ended up draped over the top rope, not defending himself. Again, this would have warranted a stoppage. Also, the amount of times the fighters were allowed to wind up and hit one another was astounding. I'm not talking about exchanges, but times when one fighter would basically stand there and allow the other to haul off and swing. Now, I don't mind a little unrealism in film, but scenes like this are way too much for my liking. And the end of the fight? SPOILER!! SPOILER!!! SPOILER!!!
Can you say "ADRIAN?!?!" LOL