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Sons of Steel (1988)
I tried to like it...
I get what they were going for, the creators obviously took a lot of time and effort into the production design and look of the film, and the world building, which was pretty decent.
But the script and the acting left a lot to be desired. A sort of cross between Mad Max and 12 Monkeys but both those films are many, many levels above this effort.
Some great ideas that just weren't properly thought out or realised to their full potential are there. The songs that are in the film are also pretty lacklustre and amateurish even for an 80s film.
I dunno, maybe I just need to watch this on as many "mind altering" substances as the screenwriters and director were.. lol.
Ribspreader (2022)
Abysmally Bad..
What can I say about this film? It's bad.. and not in a "so bad, it's good" type of way. From the incoherent plot, the awful, amateurish acting and the directing (or lack thereof) make this easily one of the worst films I've had the (dis)pleasure to ever watch.
Some seem to liken it to Peter Jackson's earlier works, like Bad Taste or Brain Dead. But this trainwreck makes his early works seem like masterpieces in comparison.
Trust me, if you value your time on this planet, do not waste one second of it by watching this movie. Instead I actually would recommend watching a test pattern over this trash.
How this got funding, or the OK to make it, is beyond me.
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
If I want to see "beautiful" I'll look outside at the REAL World.
Sure, this movie is visually stunning, and kudos to the special effects team, that probably spent the yearly budget of a small country, in creating the jaw-dropping special effects.
But the story, is strung out and for the most part cookie-cutter boring. There is no real purpose or meaning behind the story except for.. "bad guys return, and try to ravage our planet, and destroy us.... again".
And of course, we can't have a "new bad guy" we have to (much like a Jason Vorhees or Michael Myers film..) resurrect the bad guy, to have him have yet another crack at our band of do-gooders.
I think this is, by far James Cameron's worst cinematic effort yet, and makes other movies I seen this year, look that much better. Films are supposed to elicit an emotional reaction from us, get us feeling and thinking. All I got from this 3 hour and 15 minute movie was the feeling to snooze.
From this film maker, who has created some of my most favourite cinematic memories from Aliens, The Abyss, T2 to Titanic, who even self-declares himself as being "able to do what others can't...".... I expected better... much better.
The Possessed (2021)
A decent supernatural thriller
Based on a true life story, it tells of how an "accidental exorcist" battles the evil supernatural forces around us, and helping to "cleanse" those who become possessed by these entities.
The effects both practical and CG, are effective and very well done, but I thought the film could've had added more atmosphere, dread and intensity with a more potent film score, combined with better character writing and story elements. But, overall a decent genre film. 7/10.
Scared Stiff (1987)
Scared..... Stupid.
This is bad. Really, really bad, even by 80s horror standards. Story?.. Bad , Acting? Mediocre, Direction?.. Terrible... there's not one redeeming feature about this film... at all.
Watch at your own peril, you have been warned. At least I only picked it up on a "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" sale on blu ray. But it would still be nice to have 90 mins ofmy life back...
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
A new DC low, and that's saying something!
I wanted to like this movie, but after the first 30-40 mins it was getting hard, and by the end I just wanted it to end.
The overall story and screenplay is just BAD. With all the money and talent they have at WB, this is the best they could do for the next Wonder Woman? I really like the first one, but this one is a pale, distant, horrible shadow of the first one.
If Patty Jenkins and Co. are signed on to do the next one, I'd doubt I'll be watching it.
As for this one.... if you value your time on this planet, AVOID it.
The Lighthouse (2019)
I needed the lighthouse to steer me AWAY
This was just incomprehensible dribble, some good acting I'll admit, but the story and script, what the hell ?? I enjoyed the directors first effort "The VVitch" a lot, but this was a huge letdown for me. 👎
Better Call Saul (2015)
Final episode of season 5 review.
This show has been amongst my favourite shows of all time, but while the story has been mainly well written, the way that Lalo gets away from the "best in the business" hit squad was really pathetic, and almost keystone cop like. And for a show like this, it was a big letdown. But looking forward to the sixth, and possibly final, season. Hopefully it's not another 18 month wait.
Game of Thrones: The Long Night (2019)
It's no Battle of the B*stards
An episode that was supposed to be the biggest and best episode for the entire series, what most had been waiting almost 10 years to see... the battle between the living and the dead. While the effects were spectacular, the story arc was clumsy, formulaic and predictable. Still better than most episodes of other TV, but for what was supposed to be, the best epuside of the best series on TV... it falls short. That title still belongs to the episode mentioned in the title of this review, in my opinion.