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The View (1997)
what does it say about the viewers who keep this show on air?
This show is an echo chamber for fools. I have never heard so much garbage. They feed of each other's idiocracy... but worst of all, it continues to stay on air, meaning its either produced by fools or there are still plenty of people watching it... and if its the latter, that's truly sad. Sad indeed.
When someone told me how bad it was, and the drivel they discuss, how they tear guests apart and don't let them speak, only pitching what they want to convey, I thought they must be wrong or it was a satire show.
Sad to say i was wrong. They take themslves seriously. The views they are presenting are so false, so extreme, and so far from reality, i can only imagine they are ideas that have snowballed from moving within their own toxic circles.
Its like a fantasy land for the deranged.
The Invisible Man (2020)
It's a thriller not a sci-fi
Just watched this on its release in New Zealand.
I was hoping for a little distraction during a busy week. Instead I watched an edge-of-your-seat intense thriller.
Yep, plenty of suspense. Plenty of LOUD music at the right times to make the suspense more thrilling.
Not a good movie to relax too.
Also, don't go expecting any sci-fi. There's no tech about how the guy develops the invisibility and there's no intrigue as to what cool stuff he can do once invisible.
It's the story of an abused wife who escapes the husband who then uses invisibility to hunt her down and torment her.
If you enjoy thrillers you'll enjoy this. Somewhat reminiscent of Double Jeopardy...
Interstellar (2014)
Don't expect too much
Just watched this in New Zealand. The IMDb rating is still above 9 at the time. Not sure it will stay there though. It's not a bad movie but it's not a great one either (which a 9 should be). It's creative in terms of story but it is drawn out. It goes for the Gravity look and feel, being slow, filmed in space and with dialog often replaced with music, but it does not have the suspense of Gravity. It's doesn't draw you in. It just doesn't have enough substance to carry it off. It has plenty of promise but lets you down in the end, especially once you pull all the pieces together to formulate what's going on. It's still worth watching, at 7/10, just don't expect a 9/10.
Dredd (2012)
Very good movie but skip 3D though
I saw this movie the day it opened in regular 2D and really enjoyed it, especially the special effects, lighting, costumes, etc. There are some great scenes and its a well made movie. Definitely worth seeing if you enjoy good sci-fi.
After a couple of weeks I wanted to go see it again. It's one of those movies worth seeing a 2nd time. I don't do this often so that tells you what I thought of this movie.
I thought about seeing it in 3D this time. Checked the reviews, 3D sounded worth it (its not always). Boy was it not. After ten minutes I went and asked the manager if there was something wrong with the projector or my glasses. After her checking out the movie and calling the projectionist they confirmed what I saw: this movie is simply better in 2D than 3D. We all agreed the 3D version has many blurry scenes, especially the close-ups.
The 3D version is hazy, not clear (close-ups). In fact, it loses the dark and brutal feel it had in 2D. Scenes that should be better in 3D are worse than 2D. There are scenes with smoke and water droplets that are hazy in the 3D version when they should be jumping out of the screen. The 3D version seems budget to me and overall it brought down the movie. I gave up in the end and walked away from the movie... I didn't want this poor 3D experience ruining my overall Dredd enjoyment.
My recommendation is to see it in 2D only.
Total Recall (2012)
Enjoyable
If like me you're just looking for entertainment in this movie then you won't be disappointed. I was absorbed... the music, costumes, technology, etc. It was well done.
I forgot about everything else and became completely engrossed. For what I was looking for, i rate this movie highly.
I knew the story going in. I saw the original. Its a copy of someone else's idea so its not a movie to judge on story, although the story itself is well done and brings "it down to earth" a little better than the original.
Forget the critics trying to address these types of movies on some kind of artistic level. Irrelevant. You go to these to lose yourself in an imaginary world of the future, well made, with lots of good CGI.
They clearly spent some money on this and put it together well. This was an enjoyable film which is why I give it 7.0. If you're a fan of these types of movies go see it, you'll be entertained and will forget about everything else for 135 minutes.
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Worth watching
Just watched this movie in New Zealand. The trailer got me interested.
No way this is a 7.3 rating though, I'd say more like a 6.3. 7.3 is getting too close to something like Avatar (8.0).
This is still a good movie though. Well worth going to see. Plenty of folks complaining about the story but ignore that if you want to simply enjoy a decent well-made action movie.
There's a few twists on the Bourne series that make it interesting enough. It could use a few more fight scenes, they've done a great job on making these seem so realistic in previous movies.
But I'd say this sets up the Bourne series to continue on positively.