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A Million Miles Away (2023)
Cheese Cheese Cheese....or should I say Queso
This movie is the cheesiest I've seen in awhile. The emotional plays are over the top. It's unconvincing to have a man who looks forty to play a twenty year old. I don't really get why he was so obsessed with going to space, his wife was right he was selfish. There were amusing parts, and i appreciated there wasn't any inappropriate content-but over all i spent most of this movie waiting for it to be over.
I need more characters to make this a full review. I don't understand why I need to say more I already said what I said and i think i got my point across. Its unnecessary to add anything extra.
The Friar (2008)
Jesus's Parables in a fun and approachable format
This is one of the best tv series available. It is a catholic show, but all christians will appreciate it as each episode is dedicated to retelling one of Jesus's parables. Each episode has a re-enactment of the parable, a story about a saint who embodied the lesson of the parable, and a song about it. The episodes are all led by "the friar," a patient priest who has a few little friends (puppets) who he helps understand what each parable means. Through these parables, Renata (a girl), Leopoldo (a frog) and Tim (a mouse), learn about Jesus's will for them and their lives with classic parables like "building your house on solid rock," the birds of the field, the sower, light under a bushel, and quite a few others. I recommend this to any and every christian friend with children but it's one of the few kids shows which i don't despise watching because it's fun and the music is good. My favorite character is Leopold, he is very silly but his heart is always in a good place.
Odd Squad: Mobile Unit: Monumental Oddness/Party Crashers (2021)
LGBTQ Agenda
This episode an otherwise outstanding show revolves around Odd Squad helping a homosexual couple get "married". For parents who are not pro-LGBTQ+, you probably will not enjoy showing this episode to your children.
It's really unsettling that an otherwise wonderful tv show about math and silliness would bother to attempt to push an anti-traditional view of marriage. Why even approach this topic unless you have an ax to grind? Why lampoon your major target audience (families with children) by pushing a political and religious agenda that is incongruent? It makes no sense and is inexplicable. I loved giving my kiddos unfettered access to quality content- I'm sad to see that Odd Squad is no longer on that list.
The Chosen: Jesus Loves the Little Children (2019)
This episode is A bit creepy
This episode was a bit creepily done. Or at least none of the writers were parents and they really didn't think it through.
I don't think Our Lord encouraged children to do things secretly/without their parents knowledge- in the gospels the parents are always there. And this is why: He respects and understands parental authority, and doesn't put himself in a situation where a parent might worry "what have you done to my kid!?". A dude living alone and spending lots of time with small children...yeah, doesn't play well today. I know of course it's Jesus and he wouldn't harm anyone, least of all kids but....it's too close for comfort.
Love the rest of the series, certainly, this one just gave me the heeby jeebies.
Covert Affairs: Communication Breakdown (2010)
This episode sucks
I'm sorry but it's absolutely ridiculous to swallow that a blind guy can be doing 95% of the stuff in the episode. It's asking waay to much for suspension of disbelief. For goodness sakes', he fights hand to hand combat, and dodges an SUV trying to run him over? Sorry guys, i'm all for equality, but this episode an absolute hilarious joke.
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I'm sorry but it's absolutely ridiculous to swallow that a blind guy can be doing 95% of the stuff in the episode. It's asking waay to much for suspension of disbelief. For goodness sakes', he fights hand to hand combat, and dodges an SUV trying to run him over? Sorry guys, i'm all for equality, but this episode an absolute hilarious joke.
Vengeance (2022)
Ashton Kutcher as Guru- No, it's not a Comedy
BJ Novak has always been annoying but i liked the plot idea of this. However, THIS IS NOT a "whodunnit" like the trailer hooks you on, it's a "wow! Hollywood has so many deep opinions about everything! How intriguing and DEEP."
The point at which the main character goes to interview Ashton Kutcher, who, apparently, is not his usual cute fool self, but is: the wise sage. With a cowboy hat. Yes, it's laughable.
Then there's the "wow aren't these texas people quaint" scenes. HOW FUN.
Then there's this annoying and POINTLESS framing device if the main character sending all his interviews in texas back to the city so his friend can....listen to it....just like us.....because apparently her helping him make a PODCAST is a SUPER INTERESTING premise for a movie.
This movie is super boring. I don't even care if she was murdered or not. And that is why I started watching.
HARD PASS.
The Snowy Day (2016)
Why try to improve upon perfection?
Snowy Day was one of the first books published about a black child/family in the US. It was pivotal. And also it was excellent.
With that in mind I understand why some, like myself, might be annoyed that there are several (very) white (and inexplicably, very jewish) characters added in. Although i appreciate there is also an Arabic man and an Asian woman in as well as other children of color. But: if you're adding in characters, why not add in the boy's father? Why does his friend have to be white? I don't want to draw conclusions- but come on. It's annoying.
Why can't we (just) have a story about a sweet little black boy exploring the wonder of snow? Because this is what the book was-and it was excellent, did i mention?!
I understand you might have had to be more creative on the length, but really, the original story was totally crowded out. If I had a nickel for every time "MAC AND CHEESE" was said... I could produce a better movie, ha.
The message added in seems forced because it is shoehorned in. But it's still a good message, so i still like the movie and will let my kids watch it. But it falls short of what the original was, ironically by adding too much in- 3/10.
BUT had i not read the original, i would give this story a 9/10. So I compromise on a 6/10.
The Proposal (2009)
NO KNOWLEDGE OF IMMIGRATION
This movie is an absolute travesty and is a slap in the face to anyone who has married a foreigner and knows how tricky it is to get residency. This makes it all a joke and is so unbelievable it's just disgusting.
Why make a movie with the entire plot turning on something you obviously know NOTHING about?! Next they should make a movie about all the fish living on the moon.
Big Sky (2020)
Have these people ever BEEN to MT?!?
Hookers swarming truck stops in the middle of the day?
Black women running detective agencies in Helena MT?
Highway patrol dressed like some green mounty?
WHAT THE HECK.
Also the show is stupid. But can we stop filming a show about montana if we've CLEARLY never been?!