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Merlin's Apprentice (2006)
A total insult to the first movie...
I had been excited for some time about this sequel, and was even more ecstatic when it came out in my local video store. However, after watching this movie the only thing I felt was relief that I hired the movie rather than buying it straight at the store.
I really, really am thoroughly irritated by this sequel. OK, I was well aware of the fact that it wasn't so much of a sequel, as an 'alternate' retelling, and I was fine with it. But by the end of the movie I was ready to pull out my hair. This sequel is a total insult to the first movie.
The only decent acting I saw in this movie came from Sam Neil, Miranda Richardson and maybe a few others. I really think Sam Neil and Miranda Richardson tried their best, but both look very out of place, and their talents and time were really wasted in this. As for the other actors... all I could do was laugh, and not in a good way. Most of the acting was really cheesy, and throughout the movie all I could think of was how funny their accents sounded.
As for the plot, I can probably only rate it one iota above the acting. I could hardly see anything good about the story, and most of it was pretty bad, from the not so surprising plot 'twists' to the corny romance. There was only one thing I found half way decent about this movie and that was the battle towards the end, but even that was ruined by the actual ending.
The lack of special effects don't really bother me, I've seen plenty of movies that are absolutely riveting without them, although the movie may have been slightly more tolerable if it had had more.
erk... I'm going to stop now, because I seem to have annoyed myself again. So, overall, If you are someone loved the first movie, like me, spare yourself and don't watch this. I would not recommend this to anyone.
Shingetsutan tsukihime (2003)
all I can say is... great!
All I can say is this is a fantastic mini- series. I stumbled across this on you-tube and out of curiosity, started watching it. I was hooked from them first episode, and I ended up watching it throughout the night. It is one of the strangest and most interesting shows in anime that I have ever seen and although I watched it in Japanese (with subs, of course), that didn't make it any less entertaining.
Spoilers: The main character in this show is Shiki, a senior high schooler who can see death lines in people after he had a terrible accident when he was young. At the beginning of the show he moves in with his sister (who is much more than she appears to be)after being away from home for a number of years. He soon meets Arcueid, a vampire whose job it is to keep other other vampires in check, but also one in particular called Roa. Arcueid is incredibly naive about the modern day world, having only just awoken from her sleep, and killed by Shiki once already, she finds herself experiencing feelings and emotions she hasn't in centuries. In her weakened state, Arcuied forces Shiki to help her, and both precede to battle several mean vampires throughout the show.
As I said, this show is very interesting. All the characters have depth to them, and many are not what they appear to be. There are plenty of plot twists and turns to keep the viewer guessing what's going to happen next.
Apparently this is based on a PC game... one which I am going to get!
Neighbours (1985)
didn't mind it at first... now it's just crap!
Firstly, I'll give an outline of the show in a few words (spoilers: maybe). A bunch of people live on fictional Ramsay street who all suffer a whole bunch of of tragedies from breakups to deaths. There... that's it.
When I first started watching it I didn't mind it at all, it wasn't to bad, then it started getting crap. How many times can you come up with the same storyline? To demonstrate... I'll just show some of the story lines that are repeated a couple of billion times a year. Consequently, this can also give a general outline of the plots for several years to come from now. If you wanted to know what happens with neighbours next year, this is it!
1.someone accidentally gets pregnant.
2.a young teenaged couple get together generally followed by a messy and horrible breakup (as an example, Goodrem/ and that black haired dude whose name I can't remember).
3.someone gets married... followed by some tragedy and/ or death.
4.or... my favorite... someone dies!
Still... occasionally there are some original story lines that pop up in the show, none of which made me continue watching. You can only do the same story so many times.
I agree with one of the reviewers when they said that the most interesting characters are the pets. I think my favorite at the moment is the scully dog (if he is still there). They are more interesting than the actors, most of which are not very good (there are a few exceptions) and make me want to laugh at the show every time I accidentally come across it.
well... just to finish off and to put it in a nutshell, the show would be more interesting if it weren't shown 364 out of 365 days of the year. (I might be over exaggerating that number, but I'm sure it comes pretty close).
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show (2005)
sorry... but can't compare to the original
I was flicking through the channels a few days ago and happened to stumble across this. When I saw it was titled 'Kelsey Grammers Sketch Show' I was interested, mainly because I loved the 'Sketch Show'.
sorry, but the only people that I found funny in this pile of wreck was Lee Mack and Kelsey Grammar. Sticking a bunch of American actors in was a really bad idea, they just can't compare to the original cast in this sad attempt of a remake. Lee Mack was funny as always, but his talent is sadly wasted in this. Kelsey Grammar is good and I found him funny, but I guess I like him better in sitcom roles such as 'Frasier'. The rest of the cast in my opinion are not all that good, but did occasionally make me giggle.
If you liked the original than by all means watch this, it isn't a complete and utter waste of time, though it comes pretty close. Still, be prepared to be disappointed, it just does not compare.
Veronica Mars (2004)
I was hooked from the first show.
I saw 'Veronica Mars' when I was flicking through the channels and started watching it more out of curiosity than anything. It had only recently begun airing in Australia and very near the holidays, where they shove in shows like 'Threshold', (a doomed show before it had even begun to air in Australia) and repeats of 'lost' to fill in time slots, I'm surprised they didn't do it sooner. I'm still watching it after five episodes, which I don't normally do for these types of shows.
Veronica Mars is slightly different from your normal teen drama... Which to me was a very good thing. I usually can't stand these sorts of shows, having absolutely despised 'The OC' and 'One tree Hill' due to the fact that they were pretty much all the same clichéd teen flicks. However Veronica Mars is different in that it is almost like a detective show, with Veronica having to solve a different case each week for different students that come to her for help. For anyone who is still looking for a teen flick, this is definitely it, but it also does a little extra to make it a little more interesting than your usual drama.
Basic plot: (spoilers: I think). Veronica, a former miss popularity has been rejected by the popular rich kids since her father accused Veronica's best friend Lilly Kanes father of her murder. Now an outcast, Veronica tries to solve the mystery of who murdered her best friend. At the same time she solves different cases of students that come to her for help (usually for a fee, of course) and other mysteries (like finding her missing mother) that fall into her lap.