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Moonfall (2022)
Entertaining but...
The movie was entertaining is the same mindless way as were those very early movies made based on the works of Jules Verne. Sadly though, you have to abandon anything you may ever have believed about physics, human behaviour or just about anything else. In short, the move can most generously be summed up in a single word; ludicrous. Or possibly four words; ludicrous in the extreme. I can only assume that the film makers decided not to consult with anybody who might know anything about anything, not even conspiracy theorists.
Don't Look Up (2021)
Not worth watching
This movie as categorised as both a comedy and a drama. The reality is that it's an extremely poor drama and the most unfunny comedy I have watched for a long time. Despite the big names, the acting is dreadful, with each cast member trying their best to lift an appallingly bad script out of the sewer.. and failing. Quite simply, this movie has no redeeming features at all.
Cowboy Bebop (2021)
After a slow start, very funny and enjoyable
The first episode was pretty mediocre and I very nearly didn't even watch it all the way through. I'm very glad I did though, because the series improved greatly from there on.
In short, it's a somewhat absurd, technically nonsensical comedy that reminds me a lot of Killjoys, albeit with more comedy and killing. The main characters get up to a lot of crazy things and somehow never seem to make any money, so are destined to keep trying.
This is one of the few recent sci-fi shows that I think are worth watching. In fact it's one of my favourite shows of 2021. Now I just need to wait for what will seem like forever for the next series.
Encounter (2021)
Not sci-fi, just boring
"Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat." Ah, no that's not what it's about at all. It's about a man with PTSD who imagines there's an alien threat, which does not qualify it as sci-fi. All that and boring as well!
Dune: Part One (2021)
Barely worth watching
This version is nowhere near as good as the one from 1984, despite improvements to special effects. The first half an hour or so was an incredibly slow and boring start. Almost bad enough to make me want to stop watching. It them improved a bit but never got to the point where I thought it was even good enough to be a TV movie, let alone something to watch a the big screen.
The script appears to have been written by people who haven't even bothered to read the book. Large and important chunks of the story are missing. Other parts have been twisted out of shape.
At best, this movie should only be watched by viewers who have never read the book and never watched either the original movie or the TV series. Otherwise, expect to be disappointed.
If there are follow-up movies, as suggested by the "part 1" part of the title, they're going to have to be very much better than this one.