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Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
Great Scott, What a train wreck!
I have watched a lot of Christmas movies this year, about 15 of them being Hallmark romances and this is my least favourite one so far.
Characters:
Though I am normally a fan of the female protagonist Lyndsy Fonseca, I did not like her at all in this movie. I did not find her to be engaging, charming, endearing or any other traits that would make me want her to have a happy ending. Her love interests weren't any better and I didn't really feel any chemistry between any of them. Christopher Lloyd was decent as the conductor, but didn't really have much screen time.
Story:
I like the concept, but the execution was sloppy. There were these weird time jumps where one second she is doing one thing, then she is on the train talking to the conductor, but instead of going back to the point she left, suddenly its the next day and she has been miraculously dropped off in a new location with no explanation of how she got there and what happened in the interim. Did anyone wonder why she wasn't at dinner or spend the night in her bed? Because of the jumping story, it made it hard to stay in the moment, or connect with any of the supporting characters. The best friend cliche is also my least favorite form of romance, particularly how it was handled in this film.
Soundtrack:
The background Christmas music seemed, I don't know, too loud or prominent, like they were trying to force christmas down your throat. Whatever it was I found it very annoying (like a really bad canned laughter track).
Overall:
Though I have no problem overlooking silly plot lines like a time-traveling train, there were too many things wrong with this one for me to just kickback and enjoy. It was tolerable, but there are better Hallmark movies to choose from.
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Not as good as I was hoping for
While this was okay to decent, I preferred MK legacy and even the original cheesy 1995 film to this one. The opening scene was really good and it got my hopes up, but after that, aside from the comic relief of Kano, the whole thing just fell a little flat.
The story was all over the place and often rushed. They really didn't do justice to many of the characters and the decision to add a new character did not sit well with me. The treatment of Goro in this movie was criminal and the actor who portrayed Shang Tsung was a terrible casting choice.
The CGI was good, and I felt they handled the gore really well (not too little, not too much), but I found the fights as a whole to be quite lackluster.
Having Sub-Zero as main villain was cool (pun intended). But needed more Scorpion and less Cole (or better yet, no Cole).
Overall, enjoyable enough to pass the time, but don't get your hopes up too high or you will be disappointed.
Doragon Bôru Zetto Fukkatsu no 'Efu' (2015)
Power level inconsistencies really let this movie down.
I love Dragon Ball Z and as such there is much about this movie I was willing to overlook (Like Frieza somehow becoming 100 times stronger after 6 months of training) but the power level inconsistencies of Roshi, Gohan and Piccolo really let this movie down.
1. Master Roshi who has never had a power up on this show and as such should still have a power level below 1000, somehow being able to battle multiple Frieza henchman.
2. The Z crew struggling against the 1000 man Frieza army - by this stage in the show the Z fighters are so strong and fast that they should have been able to take all 1000 of them out in a matter of seconds.
3. Piccolo struggling against a single Frieza henchman whose power level was compared to Daddorio and Zarbons in the movie. Gohan had to go SS to beat him. If the henchman was that strong, why would they need Frieza back at all!! 4. Frieza in his weakest form managing to knock out Gohan with a single punch, yet after Frieza transforms to his 4th form (The one before Golden), Goku doesn't even need to go Super Saiyan to keep up with him.
Here's what they should have done to make it a good movie.
1. Have Piccolo, Gohan, Tien and Krillin obliterate Frieza's henchman with ease. Leave Roshi at home, or give him a one on one battle against a weak henchman.
2. Have Piccolo and Gohan fight Frieza in his 4th form, prob commenting on how they were heaps stronger and that Frieza doesn't stand a chance.
3. Then after taking a small beating, have Frieza turn golden and kick the crap out of Piccolo and Gohan.
4. Then the final battle, but for a change, let Vegeta get the glory. Just once I would like to see that.