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A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Great atmosphere with professional acting
The sets and lighting really capture an english and new england magical feel. The characters are well cast and have plenty of chemistry. It's a little slow, but I think that's because they don't want to rush good work. I'm looking forward to more episodes (I'm only on the 3rd).
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Two movies, one great, one sad
I loved the first half and was very frustrated with the second half. It ends up being more of a tragedy than I would have guessed, and all due to the stupid mistakes of the characters. A classic, but I wish I'd only watched the first half.
Casablanca (1942)
Awesome show
The plot is excellent, the chemistry is palpable, the acting superb, and the dialogue is amazing. I'm so glad I finally watched this classic. It didn't disappoint, and even had some surprising plot twists.
Gran Torino (2008)
Unfortunately Disappointed
I wanted to like it, but the acting was too stiff, the plot way too predictable, and it fed off of a lot of shallow sterotypes. I'll admit, I couldn't finish it. I'm sure I'm in the minority, but that's fine. I was bored and disappointed.
Hostile Planet (2019)
Heavy handed narration, amazing photography
Climate change is real. It has always existed. Humans surely contribute. How much, it's debatable. This series (I only could stand the first one) however is so heavy handed that EVERY SINGLE LOCATION mentions climate change multiple times and blames it for whatever threat the animals face. Sorry Bear, warming winters in the mountains won't make more avalanches (a claim they make). It would make FEWER avalanches. Sorry Bear, the great feeding grounds (for plants) aren't at the tops of the mountains above 10,000 ft. those are great areas to get away from more threatening predators. Sorry Bear, the highest river flows in the rockies that you listed likely aren't the highest in 100 years. And no, they wouldn't be caused by global warming necessarily. I'm a licensed hydrologist/water resources engineer who lives in the mountains. And finally, the dead fox they show at the end of the episode was NOT killed by an avalanche caused by global warming like they imply. It has freshly fallen snow on it, not the broken snow found in an avalanche. It's really too bad that Nat. Geo. in general cannot catch that same objective magic that focused on the awe inspiring instead of acting like a street preacher who's sure the aliens behind the moon are going to destroy the earth. Political agenda in nearly every 4th sentence. I was really looking forward to watching this, just like I've enjoyed nature documentaries my entire life. WAY TOO HEAVY HANDED.