cfcannon Reviews

Cooper's Bar (2022– )

I went in expecting laughs

[3/10 · 11 October 2023]

I'm not sure who would consider this show a comedy. I even enjoy dark comedy but this show never made me even have a "sensible chuckle" or slightest grin. It is a drama not a comedy and not even a dramedy (which most of the times are dramas with 1 or 2 funny moments amidst all the pain and stress) so that misclassification made it hard for me to enjoy the show since my wife and I went into it thinking it would be funny.

I'd rate it higher as a drama but even then it doesn't work for me. I'm was never interested in the sad sack characters or their interactions. Others who enjoy "maelstroms of pain" may disagree and really love this work but it isn't for me.

King Kong (1933)

Should've seen it earlier

[8/10 · 11 October 2023]

I watched tons of classic films including most Godzilla and other monster/Kaiju films but somehow missed the original King Kong until I was in my 30s. I was surprised at how excellent it was compared to many other Kaiju films made much later. It holds up well nearly a century after coming out. I'm not surprised that the latest King Kong remake chose to go back to many of the elements of the original and ignored the 1970s version. Highly recommend this film to anyone interested in classic genre films and all Kaiju lovers.

Fay does an amazing job and the rest of the cast believably bring their characters to life. I enjoyed the animation of the monsters which was great for the time period.