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Love Strikes Twice (2021)
Hallmark Ups Their Game
This was a charming, witty, funny, well-written movie. That's right, Well-written! I hope Hallmark takes note that they can up their game and possibly attract even more viewers. It was a little trope-y but in a fun way. The dialogue was great and the lead character was an intelligent and likeable woman. I hope this is a sign of things to come!
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Zzzz...
I'm not sure why this movie got such good user ratings. It was the first of the franchise which actually bored me. The film was a mindless action movie and had none of the intelligence of any of the television series. It's hard to enjoy the it even as a simplistic action movie when you can't summon up any interest in the characters' fates. Try as I might, I truly couldn't care what happened to any of them. Maybe I cared a little bit about Khan, but that would only be because of Benedict Cumberbatch's fantastic acting skills. The character of Khan himself was flat, just like all of the rest of the characters.
I'm super disappointed in this movie, especially since I like JJ Abrams and the work he did on SW:TFA. I think the weak point in Star Trek Into Darkness was the writing. It always shocks me how much money studios are willing to invest in production values, actors salaries, and special effects. Yet they treat the writing as an afterthought. Not sure if that's because they don't invest in top-notch writers or because they put such limitations on the writers that there's not much they can do to make the plot interesting.
Don't waste your money or time to watch this. A good two-and-a-half hour nap would be time more wisely spent.
The Walking Dead: Strangers (2014)
Ehh...
This has probably been my least favorite episode to date. I love the suspense and surprise that The Walking Dead provides, but I think the cannibalism aspect was adequately covered when Terminus was destroyed.
The last scene is really what brought the episode down a few notches for me. It seemed like gore for the sake of gore. It was less like The Walking Dead and more like Saw. I guess I don't look at The Walking Dead as a horror show. It's definitely a scary show, but it's also a fascinating look at how civilization and acceptable social behavior would change in an apocalyptic world.
I'm sure there would be cannibals. Probably more than I'd like to imagine. But I hope the season does not continue down this road much longer. I am really not watching The Walking Dead for an experience like Nightmare on Elm Street. The show is way better than that, and I hope the writers don't start looking at the show with the thought of, "What more disturbing and disgusting actions can we portray just to horrify the audience?"
Again, the last scene was disappointing. It felt like a cheap scare / gross-out. Plus Gareth is not a very engaging villain. The Governor was a wonderfully disturbing villain because you could see how he slid down that slippery slope to evil. You didn't really feel sorry for him or think that his actions were justified, but they fleshed out his character and we were able to get a view of the man as a whole. Gareth just seems very two- dimensional. Maybe they will make him more interesting as the series progresses, but right now I'm not seeing how that's even possible. He doesn't show remorse or even a motivational vengeance. He's just kind of casually cruel. Even the kid in the baseball hat is more intriguing than Gareth. If there was such a thing as a boring cannibal, Gareth fits the bill.
Once Upon a Time: Skin Deep (2012)
Best Season 1 Ep So Far
I just started "binging" Season 1, and I have to say this is the best episode yet. It's touching and shows us yet another side of Mr. Gold / Rumpelstiltskin / The Beast. (Robert Carlyle is an amazing actor by the way!) I don't think any of us saw the Belle story coming - at least not with him as the Beast! The show thus far has teased us by not quite revealing how much Gold knows about the curse. So the jail scene is super satisfying when we finally discover where he and Regina stand. Now it leaves us wondering who really holds the power in Storybrooke. Personally, I think the final scene where Regina "visits" Belle was pretty shocking. Keeping someone in solitary confinement for that long is a new level of cruelty. It was bad enough when she killed her own father, but at least she felt a little bad about it. She gloats over her possession of Belle and how it may ultimately ensure she has the upper hand with Gold.