Soooooo many glaring inconsistency. The patrol leaves with like 5 or 6 guys, but everytime there's a conflict another "American soldier" of some unknown name and face drops to up the drama. The level of storm trooper fighting where there's an entire platoon nazis and NONE of them can hit the group that's out there and exposed with poor cover and just outright running(hobbling?) in the line of fire. The special effects look terrible and don't do a thing justice. The escape at the end, one of the soldiers randomly grabs a radio and somehow messages the suddenly there planes for a rescue and bombing strafe with coordinates and they had before the next round of conflict, and yet NO ONE checks for clearance of the unknown person in the midst of nazi territory... where no troops officially are?? Nah this is a massive trainwreck of a story.
Reviews
46 Reviews
Okay... but not really great.
13 May 2023
Look it wrapped up the guardians and tied things up in a pretty bow.... But ultimately it wasn't really good? Adam Warlock's inclusion was kind of lackluster, definitely played up the dumbhimbo thing and his reasons for existing and doing what he was doing werent really there. A lot of emotion and action to remind us we should be wowed and sad about the disbanding.... But then the guardians end up plowing through a bunch of other experiment victims in a "cool" blaze of glory. Ultimately it just left me thinking that if everyone that was crushed under The High Evolutionary's control or was an experiment got together to wipe his smug ass out, would have made a lot more sense and would have been a lot less destructive to the Guardian's tech and world. 🤷🏻??? Honestly it's just another indicator that marvel has run its course and can't think of better was of including and removing characters.... Too much copy and paste.
Garbage.
25 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This was a rough waste of time... I didn't read the books so I'm not a die hard fan or even a fan. So I can say with a clear conscience that I didn't have any preconceived notions past my Greek knowledge. The dialogue is ridiculous. The acting is hammy and gets extremely choppy due to weird camera pans and terrible cgi. The cgi is inconsistent and the horse parts of a Chiron's body get bigger and smaller depending on exterior or interior shots. Also can we talk about the "dogs" in the underworld that didn't resembled ANYTHING dog like? Medusa's face doesn't line up right with her snake heads in every shot. The pacing in the movie could have been done better and instead it's all wasted on flashy (and again extremely choppy) fight scenes and too much time wasted on wire work. It's a rough waste of time.
Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
Time is your enemy...
6 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Time is your enemy and that applies to the top gun movies AND especially Tom Cruise. He's a dried up crusty ol' has been and should have quit acting a long time ago. Tom cruise is not nor has ever been a good actor but it's especially evident with contemporary movies..... but I'll give him credit here..... "Maverick" didn't give him much to work with. The whole premise is flakey at best and it tried to bring about the cool parts of the og TopGun.... But it feels like it comes from someone who doesn't understand the og. Doesn't understand and love what the military can and does do. The whole plot line is from decades ago, just a nebulas bad guy using bad things and of course they must be eradicated...... the characters are boring and not all that interesting. I'm glad I didn't go in theaters to see it, this still comes off as a really expensive love letter from Tom Cruise to himself...... also I'm still here for the homoerotic oiled up men on men sports montage even if it doesn't do a damn thing for the plot. Also.... Can we also mention exactly how ducking bad it'd be if any American equipment /pilot were found in a foreign nation after a missile strike like this, let alone more than one? Absolutely ludicrous.
9 Bullets
(2022)
Kluster
3 September 2022
This movie is a kluster and a half. It's messy and disorganized, buried in unnecessary scenes and terrible editing. The non linear moments aren't necessary. The dialogue more than a little ridiculous. The costuming and makeup department when more than a little heavy handed in trying to show us how much Gypsy is a disaster. I got about half way and tapped out. I don't understand what Jack is the big bad and how he's gotten away with it.... It's just a messy messed up story and I hate that this is where Lena Hadley has had to go to get away from the game of thrones mess, she has a great acting ability and I wish she had found a better gig than this.
Disappointing.
24 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Honestly I'm really bothered by the fact that they are stretching fantastic beasts into yet another movie. I honestly thought this would wrap everything up and we could move on. I only gave this 5 starts because of everyone's hard work. The sets and prop were amazing per usual. The characters were fun.... But several felt completely unnecessary and had really poor introductions. I'm pissed that they put Tina in the back corner and barely had her at all. So they damn well better have a good explanation for it on the next movie. But I'm still standing with JKR being a transphobic troglodyte.... And refuse to give her any more money, she's a horrible human being who has effective ruined an amazing world for several generations. She's trash and it's moved into her work too, trying to exclude Katherine Waterton because she sees people as people and that all should be protected ONLY serves to further wash out the magic. -_-
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Eh
9 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Seriously.... When do women get to be the hero's and not just the accessories to heroism????
Look it was an alright movie I guess but it wasn't a marvel movie. It felt more like comedy/action flick that's just poking fun at different gods more than anything else. I'm just getting really tired of it always being dudes being the main focus in Marvel... there aren't really any female leads you can get behind and support that get any real film time. If you're lucky you might get some time in 1 movie.... But then they get shoved into the back corner and don't get to exist in the franchise.
It's making me burn out in the fandom fast.
Look it was an alright movie I guess but it wasn't a marvel movie. It felt more like comedy/action flick that's just poking fun at different gods more than anything else. I'm just getting really tired of it always being dudes being the main focus in Marvel... there aren't really any female leads you can get behind and support that get any real film time. If you're lucky you might get some time in 1 movie.... But then they get shoved into the back corner and don't get to exist in the franchise.
It's making me burn out in the fandom fast.
Dexter: New Blood
(2021–2022)
The right way...? Idk maybe
8 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
New blood ending this way seems to me, to be the right way... or at least Dexter dying is.... He broke his own code long ago so his death has been a long time coming.... He was a justice killer... but the moment he took an innocent life he deserved his own end..... Harrison being who ends him? Yeah that part I don't really feel kosher with.... I'm a little confused as to how Cody and Aster weren't involved with this Harrison mess.... I also struggle with the Chief looking so much like Debra... it feels like a snub that once again Debra (and Debra 2.0) doesn't get the killer, and Dexter slipped through the hands of the judicial dept.... Over all, and interesting edition to the Dexter Saga.... But nothing super impressive.
Love and Leashes
(2022)
Very good but the WEBTOON is better
2 July 2022
This is a very adorable spinoff (I say that loosely) of a WEBTOON comic. It's quirky but I'm not sure how much of that is just the way Korean movies do things or just this version.... It's not too far off the mark as far as bdsm is concerned either.
Conspiracy Theory
(1997)
Better than I expected
21 June 2022
Definitely a product of its time.... But it's still good. It stirs up a sense of nostalgia of what movies were like growing up.... But seriously it was really nice to see Julia be a badass and not just the romcom fluff she got pigeonholed into.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Why did I wait so long??
18 June 2022
Honestly this is the BEST sequel I've ever seen and I don't know why I waited so long to see it. It's delightful and feels like such an authentic continuation. I don't think any of us could have wanted for anything better. So much love for this movie.
True Detective
(2014– )
All over the place...
30 May 2022
Season 1: rate it about a 9. Maybe a touch slow going but there was justice even if it was a little dubious.
Season 2: rate about a 6. Justice with a massive ? Too many characters and interference to really follow things through. It's not really sewn together well.
Season 3: rate it about a 3..... it drug on SO very long and telling the story in a nonlinear way didn't make it more mysterious or intriguing... but just frustrating to get through.
Now the actor's performances were spot on... it's just such a bummer that the storylines mucked it all up. It's was like this slow downhill roll that just built up into yikesville.
Season 2: rate about a 6. Justice with a massive ? Too many characters and interference to really follow things through. It's not really sewn together well.
Season 3: rate it about a 3..... it drug on SO very long and telling the story in a nonlinear way didn't make it more mysterious or intriguing... but just frustrating to get through.
Now the actor's performances were spot on... it's just such a bummer that the storylines mucked it all up. It's was like this slow downhill roll that just built up into yikesville.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
(1996–1998)
A product of its time.
30 May 2022
This has not aged as well.... And it's hard to compare it to my fond memories growing up and watching the reruns of the reruns. It's a quirky cute little show with easy to predict solutions and what not, so it's nothing super stellar... but it's still fun for a weekend watch of something to see if you've never seen it before..... but there are more than a few nasty tidbits with old stereotypes that weren't so great and didn't age well either. But take it as it is and it's not so bad.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
(2020–2021)
Slower than it should be.
21 May 2022
Season 1 was insanely slow and it was hard to focus on and keep paying attention to.... But I powered on only because I wanted to know where's it went.... That being said season 2 IS better.... But I can still see why it was canceled so early. Out of all the WD shows this one pissed me off the most. If this is supposedly 10 years past the turning.... Then why is everyone so wasteful with all of their supplies and resources... it absolutely made it ludicrous to me.... And that bs scene with the French doc? Yeah no way.... I'm still pissed that after all the seasons and all the shows they still can't even tell us how it started and how it's really spread...
Death on the Nile
(2022)
Decent
21 February 2022
It's difficult to watch procedural movies or shows and not feel a sense of justice.... And the ending of this story definitely makes one feel like there is none to be had. But then I guess, always wanting the good guys to win is rather juvenile a best. Over all the movie did feel a little long and I feel like a little of the extra overly grandiose things could have been weeded out to cut a little of the flack out. But still a good movie, I just like the first one best.
The King's Man
(2021)
Messy and in pieces fun and enjoyable.
21 February 2022
The King's Man is interesting and I still find it better than the second one..... but it is still seriously messy, with lots of unnecessary bits and pieces. It's a cool idea over all but still long and drawn out. At least this one's ludicrous aspects are more palatable than the second one.
The 355
(2022)
A fun movie
9 January 2022
It's a fun movie and I enjoyed that I wasn't about the boys. It wasn't a killer team that represented all the nations against an evil doer but that individuals came together for a good cause. The characters were fun and engaging and the humor was nice but not over the point. It'd be nice if they did another one down the line at some point.
The Dresden Files
(2007–2008)
Luke warm if not tepid.
25 December 2021
The Dresden Files had so much potential.... And yet the show was brought about in such a boring way. The pilot episode made me feel like I missed a huge chunk of the lore or at least a few episodes. I've read some of the books so I know there was so much better they could have gone with.
Arcane
(2021– )
So very, very worth watching.
8 December 2021
The artistry of the animation is worth the time to watch this show, the artwork and amount of detail put into every scene just takes your breath away. The story itself is interesting and engaging and I have so many questions and it makes me wonder how much what is explained in the games that I've missed. But I hope they put out more episodes.
Live by Night
(2016)
Interesting but still mildly bland.
8 December 2021
Interesting to me as it expanded my knowledge of not the usual gangster based story and it being based in Florida and not Chicago or New York... but idk if it was Ben or the story line itself but it was longer than it needed to be but ultimately boring overall. Lots of mixed directions and not really a clear story.
Encanto
(2021)
Family is magic
8 December 2021
This movie isn't like the Disney we all grew up with. There is no good and there is no evil.
There is just the weight and expectations that family can put on you, and only those that have experienced what damage it can do can really FEEL this one. But in this movie there is also the reminder that family can be magic, you can heal wounds and you can lift mountains when you have the love and support of family.
There is just the weight and expectations that family can put on you, and only those that have experienced what damage it can do can really FEEL this one. But in this movie there is also the reminder that family can be magic, you can heal wounds and you can lift mountains when you have the love and support of family.
Good for a one time watch.
7 December 2021
I had no comic knowledge on this one but this was still a mildly interesting movie. It wasn't really thought out or a deep story line by any means. For two hours it's a fun movie but it is not really a good indication for the next wave of marvel movies... definitely feels like another indication to me that the marvel run is over.
Red Notice
(2021)
A fun movie
13 November 2021
A very silly, cheesy, and predictable movie... especially for anyone that was watched spy/thief movies that aren't contemporary.... It's definitely not a new story line. That being said, it's an enjoyable movie, it's funny and entertaining. My honest and only complaint is the subpar cgi and body double switch outs. Other than that, it's fun.
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