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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
A good, solid film
There's nothing wrong with this movie, as the ratings seem to suggest. It's a good movie: the action is good, the plot isn't overly complex like Genysis, and it had a cool new setting and characters. The new characters are great and complement the classic ones well.
Boardwalk Empire: Friendless Child (2014)
Rushed story lines affecting impact, but still great
Without giving away any spoilers, this episode was really good. It had some shocks, although held itself together pretty well- if that makes sense. It's not easy to find much to criticize about this episode, but I'll give it a go.
From my perspective, it may have lacked something. Don't get me wrong, a lot happened... but again, the big events would have played out nicer if the season wasn't cut to 8 episodes. It seems a bit like the secondary story lines (e.g. Gillian or Margaret to name a few) have had a greater impact due to a longer build up (throughout the season) to any upcoming resolution; this is generally how most conventional dramas play out. Not to mention their stories seems more... 'credible', because the audience is already used to these characters having less screen time.
However, the rushed nature of the main characters' story lines are something we as the audience have had to get used to this season. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the creators decided to include Nucky's childhood as a segment, to add more credibility to Nucky's rushed story.
I'm afraid the speedy shift in the playing out of the dominant stories will have implications leading into next weeks finale; I hope nothing is skimmed over or forgotten. If the finale next week wraps everything up in a well-paced, dramatic and meaningful way, I'll be happy.
All up, there was not much else to fault. And I won't discuss the much-more-frequent positives of the episode, otherwise I'll end up rambling about what happens (= spoilers). I will say however that it had plenty of symbolic moments which you just can't miss. Hope you enjoy!
Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy (2014)
An Excellent Job Dealing With Contrasting Styles
Quite simply, this is an absolute must-watch for any Simpsons and Family Guy fan. Even if you like one and dislike the other (which is pretty unheard of), you should still watch this.
The writers of Family Guy did an excellent job writing the Simpsons characters. They kept them the less-evil-than-Family-Guy characters that they are. The contrasting relationship between Bart and Stewie portrays this very well. Bart is, and always will be, the mischievous young boy; whilst Stewie Griffin will always be the hardcore, maniacal evil baby suited for the older audience. The way Bart waved away Stewie at the end exemplified this difference perfectly.
I also want to comment on the way the writers gave Marge the moral high ground over Lois. Let's be honest, at the beginning of Family Guy Lois was the typical, caring mother. Throughout the series, however, she's turned into...well, a bad example. Marge's statement suggesting Lois should wear a bra next time- like the relationship with Stewie and Bart- neatly expressed how The Simpsons (at the micro level) is an entirely different show than it's more suggestive younger cousin, Family Guy.
There was also a fine balance of humour. Perhaps the humour overall was tilted slightly in Family Guy's direction, but I think it's fair to say they didn't tip the scales too high in anyone's favour. The arguments over which show is better (Simpsons past it's prime, Family Guy a copy) were excellently masqueraded through Duff and the court case and were a touch of class. Finally, the references to other shows, (The Flinstones) were all perfect.
If there's any critiques, they would be: a) The fight, while awesome, might have lasted a tiny bit long. b) Harry Shearer couldn't voice Ned, Mr Burns etc. c) When Cool-aid guy called saying he was in the wrong Springfield, he should have said: "I'm in the wrong town" and it showed him in South Park. That would have capped it off for me.
That's about it. 10/10. It will be remembered for years to come. Cheers.
(Favourite scene: Meg and Lisa's sweet moment; 'Shut up Meg.' I thought perhaps Meg, after 13 years, might have finally learned to love herself. But then any suggestion of a one-off "nice" scene was ruined by Peter grabbing the saxophone and dumping it in the bin, saying there was no room left in the car)