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007: Road to a Million (2023)
What is this rubbish?
Rather than give us all a new Bond movie, we have this disaster. Babs Broccoli has signed off on this ... why? Please dont. No Time To Die was pretty much done and ready to show. The redemption of cinema; popcorn and darkness. Then lockdown, delayed until cinemas were ready. That's at least 3 years ago. Being generous, more like 4. Rather than secure a new JB they green light and agree to this crap? Disney ripping apart Star Wars is bad. Don't do the same to our 007. James Bond is silver screen only. It's not - as they call this sort of thing nowadays- a franchise to be diluted and ruined in such a way. Wake up: new Bond; new movie. Don't let our James go the way of the Star Wars train wreck.
Beckham (2023)
Qatar washing
Becks has regularly been up and down with the fickle favour of the English public. Chucked under the bus for the send off in 98; redemptive in his last minute free kick against the Greeks, ensuring qualification for 2002 World Cup. His knighthood is still allusive. Becks has been there attempting World Cup for England, and brushing royal shoulders. Queen queuing to pay the regent's coffin was well received, but he messed up, and likely lost that king sword tap on the shoulder with being the ambassador of Qatar, who execute those struggling with not being straight . David had previously been a metrosexual, posing for gay friendly publications. £300m sweetened that bitter pill. This doc is essentially getting him back into a positive light. The Rebecca Loos affair, is mentioned but brushed off. It's a wash attempt, and does quite well. It is made nicely, and Victoria comes out well. Good luck with the knighthood David.
The Last of Us (2023)
Joel is a fun guy
A usual build to the anticipation of societal collapse follows the usual tropes: tv emergency channels, warnings of killer mushrooms; excited police cars, planes dropping and their CGI boom booms. It's done effectively, and I was looking forward to the uh oh doomed stuff.
Some frantically bad ideas in a bouncing truck adventure, leads to the inevitable boohoo
Mando is up against it! With some grey streaks we meet up 20 years later. Surrogate daughter required asap
This is hastily arranged as the exposition shifts into top gear.
The acting is fine. The quality
is delivered- not fully confidently - that this is not another walking dead show. They bite, but only to yeast you, not eat you
Alas, I am not a gamer. My viewing colleague who does, was loving it.
The Sandman (2022)
Acting is a bit cringe
Abel especially, and the Dream chap thinks lowering voice makes it feel profound. Great story, I guess the casting dept messed up. A shame really. A quality cohort delivering would have really helped.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Part III (2022)
I find your lack of quality, disturbing
Us old fans always fantasied a Kenobi v Vader rematch, and we finally got it. Sadly, it was in a car park with piles of gravel. Poorly lit, shockingly directed and fully underwhelming. It was a car crash of an episode, another totally dropped catch by the muppets running this shameless cash grab. Just stop kicking Star Wars, it's dead already.
Shoplifters of the World (2021)
Superb soundtrack
Not sure of the plot, but lovely stuff to hear The Smiths in a movie. Times without them, was sad. No idea on what was going on for some of the time. Disappointing they didnt play Last Night... or Asleep. Otherwise grateful to watch.
His House (2020)
Interesting set up, with usual pop scares
Intriguing beginning, and then a possible asylum seeker metaphor. It then begins to fail. The jump scares aren't really scary and the obvious twist is laboured. Clumsy metaphors of culture are lost, and I was watching the clock after 40mins
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Wonderfully made, but so sterile
Good actors, doing their best with QTs overlong and embarrassing words. Folk waiting for their lines, doing their best with a mess of a story. Many reviews are along the lines of "it's good, you just don't get it", like some teenager explaining to his parents the joys of modern music. We do get it: Tarantino is indulged as he did some great early work; he must be defended. Sadly, the last few movies have been indulgent and overlong, and they get steadily worse.
Des (2020)
Starts well, tails off, becomes dull and contrived
Decent set up and acting soon hooked me in, but ep2 began to drag, and then the cliches and occasional poor acting began to become obvious. Picks up a little in ep3, but could have been much more. Overall, its the usual simple ITV formula, and ended up more The Bill than Prime Suspect