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Golden Years (1991)
Sadly, Bad
Firstly, this is NOT an adaptation of a Stephen King book, short story, novella, or anything else. From EW's Web site, and their review on the show when it first aired, "...he never writes down to his audience, and he never betrays contempt for his subjects. His first original work for television, Stephen King's ''Golden Years'' (CBS, July 16, 9-11 p.m.), is no exception."
The series was apparently going to be (as others have mentioned) an ongoing series, which is why we never saw the ending after the cliffhanger they left us on. But this was never quite made clear to the viewers who were left wondering how it all ends??
When the series came out on videotape, it touted itself as having the "never-before-seen ending!" It should have said, "the should-never-be-seen ending!"
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The very ending was the only significant part changed for the video (though parts of the whole were left out), and that changed ending was what destroyed the story. For example, rather than our two intrepid FBI agents realizing that they were now labeled as bad guys and on the run from the evil Jude Anderson of The Shop (as originally broadcast), Jude simply walks up to them... And they shoot him. Bang, dead, and no real emotion to speak of in the scene. Ditto on the bit with Harlan and his wife going poof. Whereas the original ending left us with a spectacular cliff-hanger, on the video, they simply get out of the cock-a-doodie car.
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It was a sad ending to a rather well made mini-series, and makes the video completely not worth buying, or even renting. Sincerely, save your money and your time.
Ultimate Avengers (2006)
Pathetic
This is a pathetic attempt to dumb down a terrific comic series. Being a fan of "The Ultimates" comic series myself, I was sorely disappointed by this DVD. Then again, when they named it "Ultimate Avengers" instead of "The Ultimates," I should have known.
Where do I start?
1. The voice acting. Either hire people who actually speak with the accent you're looking for, or don't bother. Also, when Bruce Banner has a deeper, more manly voice than Captain America, you're in trouble.
2. The art. It looks like the team that did every cheesy Saturday morning episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was in on this one. But they added shadows! Oooo...
3. The CGI. With the cel art as bad as it is, they should have left CGI completely out of it. It only serves to highlight how bad the rest of the film is.
4. The story. I'm not going to give anything away here, but they dumbed the plot down to where an 8-yr-old would say, "This is dumb." And then got it rated PG-13. Not swift, Marvel. They took subtle elements and threw them in our faces.
Overall, this was the most disappointing movie from Marvel I've seen yet. And I'm including Elektra when I say that.