Change Your Image
bash-01270
Reviews
The Winter King (2023)
I had such hopes for a historic piece.
I expected at least sensible care to be taken to stay true to historicity of an ancient indigenous people and their ancient lore and superstitions whilst also working within the framework of the books. What I didn't expect was a complete slap in the face of ahistorical nonsense that feels like the creators didn't even know it was based on a series of books to begin with.
This is as much a period piece as A Knights Tale. And as much true to the books as Game of Thrones' last episode was. This was painful to endure, but I powered through hoping for some kind of redeeming quality to come into the light. I am actually more disappointed with myself for holding out any hope given the state of media in the last ten years than I am with the writers. I should know Hollywood writers are going to destroy everything they touch by now. I wasn't surprised.
Das Boot (2018)
Has nothing of what made Das Boot incredible.
Das Boot was unique as it was the first instance of depicting German soldiers as human beings, instead of demon possessed genocidal maniacs. There are two sides to every story, and two sides to every war. We all understand winners write the history books, but the vast majority of German soldiers were just normal men doing normal jobs in horrific conditions trying to survive to get back to their family. Das Boot showed this humanity and reminded us of the fact that war is the real terror, not man. The men who start, finance, and peddle wars. Meanwhile plebs like us are just the cannon fodder. I went into this with so much hope. But the preachy aspect of it mixed with trying to turn it into a soap opera fell flat. Das Boot as a franchise has so much potential but these writers have doomed it to obscurity forever.
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Think Ghostbusters, but not the good one.
Writers writing for writers. This is an ongoing problem with most movies. This should have been incredible but came off as lackluster as the all woman Ghostbusters. They go out their way to not cast attractive women (the few they do they make sure they look trashy or drug addicted covering them with tattoos or the like) and push the old tired tropes of giving women predominantly male hobbies like electronics just to rock the status quo and stick it to the man.
When writers and directors are activists first, entertainers second, you repeatedly get material like this put out. It is a shame to the franchise that this even exists. I propose we all just pretend it doesn't. I was SO looking forward to this when it was about to release, but having just watched it I can't express my disappointment.
Whilst everyone else can't seem to put their finger on why it's bad - I propose it's because it's writers being activists and writing to check checkboxes for quotas for writers guild stuff - entertainment and the audience come last now.