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Stranger Things: Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (2022)
Insane!!!!
That was... Incredible! Just binge watched the lot of it.. I cannot wait for 01/07!
Visually stunning, brilliant acting and an absolute masterpiece of story telling..I can't begin to say how much I love this show. And to make each episode the length of a film, meant it's dragged on a bit longer than the usualy season would.
Back to the Future (1985)
My favourite film of all time
I love this trilogy. I was weaned on them in the 1980s and now my kids love them. Can't beat this.
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Bloody loved it!!
Nearly broke my husband's hand in the cinema! Poor guy lol. Thought it was brilliant.
Godmothered (2020)
I really, really enjoyed this!
I saw this come up on Disney + and thought "why not?" And I wasn't disappointed either. Bear in mind I'm 41 and I watched this on my own with no kids - I was smiling and laughing and it was a really enjoyable two hours of my life. The character of Eleanor was really lovable. She played a great part. Not too saccharinely-sweet that you got a toothache and she bounced off Isla Fisher.
So screw the haters. This film deserves the credit it's due. After such a rubbish year, we all need a bit of Disney magic.
Holidate (2020)
A lot of fun
I liked this film! It was exactly as expected - a bit friends with benefits - but the writing was genuinely funny and I laughed out loud a few times. Just the right amount of adult humour, not too cheesy and Jackson is very much eye candy!
Honour (2020)
Truly shocking
Brilliant actors - I love Keely Hawes - but the second episode was so rushed. One second they were cross examining the witnesses and the next, the father and uncle had been found guilty. Obviously this was a hooray moment but what evidence did they get them on? Can we assume that the forensic evidence was irrefutable? Or that the phone calls that "Keely" painstakingly trawled through, made the mother's statement against the father a pack of lies? The evidence that they said was hear-say finally stood up in court? More attention to detail please, ITV
The Baby-Sitters Club (2020)
I'm twelve years old again!!!!
So I'm old enough to be their mothers but I was that generation of girls that bought the books when they were originally published - I had all of them.
To say I was delighted when this popped up on Netflix is an understatement. The show was originally thought aired years ago and it was so twee and sugary, it made my teeth itch. With the worst theme tune ever. Now it's super-funky and has a modern twist for this generation. And the kids can actually act.
Nice to see Alicia Silverstone as Kristy's mum too. I wonder whether she read the books too!
Code 404 (2020)
What a pile of rubbish
Watched ten minutes and switched it off. Dreadful writing. I've seen all the actors in other roles and they're all brilliant. Just not in this.
Outlander: Never My Love (2020)
Just wow! Bring on season six
It's not often that you see Caitriona Balfe really go to town on her acting. The last time I cried for her was when Claire lost baby Faith in season two. Well she really out did herself and I felt it.
Stunning acting and a truly moving storyline. I'm currently reading book six and Claire's abduction was right at the beginning. It was harrowing enough to read it, but seeing it acted was heartbreaking. And I loved the sixties montage for her coping mechanism.
Well done all! I can't wait for season 6!
Outlander: The Ballad of Roger Mac (2020)
I cried like a baby
Having read the books and now one book past this season, this was the episode I was waiting for - as soon as I saw the title I thought "oh god, here we go!" And as predicted, there were tears.
I've been watching the storyline with Murtagh with interest as he didn't make it past the third book. I did wonder if/when he was going to get killed off. That said, it still didn't stop my hand flying to my mouth when he was shot.
I love Sam Heughan, I think he has owned Jamie for a long time now but even more so this season. And may I just say - nice gratuitous topless shot in the river!
Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
My heart is broken
So, after investing five years of my life, countless watching hours, almost breaking my husband's hand during the "omg" moments and being a little bit in love with Tyrion... we have this. I can't begin to express how disappointed and ant-climatic I feel now that it's all over. As Jon rode off into the snowy distance and Arya sailed to unknown lands, I didn't shed any tears. So now I feel disloyal to the two I loved the most because I should have been sobbing. It didn't move me at all.
Shame on you, D&D for not giving the most talented cast the endings they deserved.
Game of Thrones: The Long Night (2019)
I actually want to cry
That is all. I'm wrung out and I actually can't wait for Throne Cast now.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Easily one of the best films I've ever seen
As a true Potter Fan, I was more excited than the kids when I bought tickets to see this. It had me "spellbound" from beginning to end.
There were more references to the Wizarding World than you can shake a wand at and having read all the books, I had plenty of lightbulb moments and I think I started to bore myself with all the times I thought, "oh my God, yes!"
The only thing is that some references came from the HP books and as the films didn't explain Dumbledore's back story, there was a lot of confusion from my husband who hasn't read them.
Visually STUNNING and jaw dropping, this is a MUST for all HP fans.
Bodyguard: Episode #1.6 (2018)
What a shame :(
Well I've finally caught up with the rest of the UK and watched the finale. Gutted. I was so excited to settle down to immerse myself in it after binge- watching the other five since last Sunday evening.
I was expecting twists and turns and to almost break my husbands hand off like I did during the pilot. Well the credits rolled and his fingers were still intact and we both said "oh..."
The acting, let's face it, was bloody awful from more than one member of the cast. It was only saved by Richard Madden who is consistently brilliant - thank God. For all the big British stars I could count (including two from Jamestown and one from In The Line of Duty) I was expecting more. I wanted fireworks (bombs and bullets would have sufficed) I wanted a character assisination and more importantly, I wanted to be left gripped for another season. Instead I got a load of loose ends tied quickly into a pretty bow and some, frankly, unbelievable character traits that had nothing to do with anything they had promised in earlier episodes.
Oh Bodyguard, you promised so much and your writers let you down. It peaked mid season and limped home - shame.
Kiri (2018)
Such a let down.
What a shame. I smirked throughout the first episode as I enjoyed the black humour and was then hit with the murder of Kiri so I thought, "hey this is actually really good." But as the series went on, I started to doubt the characters. None of the were believable, which I can't actually believe I'm writing about Sarah Lancashire as she is an amazing actress with many fantastic accolades.
I do have to say the boy who played Simon was brilliant but he was a touch too clever for his age. I didn't identify with him being of school age; rather that he was a 20-something, still living at home. I enjoyed his cynicism but it angered me that his mother didn't fight for him. And for someone who was supposed to be adored, I didn't feel their chemistry neither did I empathise with the turmoil as their relationship broke down.
The resolution was terrible. Seriously, it just wouldn't happen. Come on ITV, you can do much better than this!