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The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (2022)
But, is it art?
Is this the eclectic art and croissant crowd that mistakes ind film projects as a level of depth in an abstraction, professed with transcendence of varying topography of hypocrisy, and.... (What the hell?)
It's not an experiment in anything but delusions: is probably too real to be a thing else.
Money from business, that " good" at ("you're a great insurance salesman") never mind the pronoun (for shame).
Makes money, check. Nice house and wife, double check.
Arse and incompetent... Yeah, that's about right.
So the the Ineptitude of Joseph Chambers involves an idiot, no training, maybe on the spectrum, Rich friend won't stop him just send of to have fun with a rifle not sure which end is which.
Yeah, brilliant.
Stargate SG-1: Orpheus (2003)
typical Jack style
How'd this thing last over ten season? Amazing. Nothing else going on I guess in late 90's. Star Wars... which they copied immensely. No fan carried of course.
And this... sits for 24 hours looking through a scope. Let's Teal'c get captured. Punished. Now another lability to get out. but then, guess ran out of one-liners and beer, so started shooting. Used cohort of prisoners, who took upon themselves. Job done.
Another one to fastfwd.
The Invisible Man (2020)
stay invisible
Oh good, another bunch of waste made anyway. Inexcusable plot holes. So tired of this. After stupid start... obviously had planed out to leave, but how can mess that up. Hmmm... oh, still fumble around putting items in hidden bag. Then do more stupid things like stop... do an approach/avoidance with dog. "Oh, okay..." then go back and fumble around with an electronic dog collar and push into car that you can see will happen and set alarm off. Check.
(And, choice to be their in first place. Wanted an arse, so... why break precedence now? You want crap, stay there).
So finally leaves.
Then almost not get over the wall that was planned out. Check. Then meet friend in car on road, who obviously told of plan ("Oh, she asked me to pick her up at midnight... guess making a beak from arse dude.") So, I'll just keep us stopped in car and ask, "gee...waz up? Is something up?" and 20 more questions, but keeping sitting there whatever you do. Don't even think that proximity to arse place and midnight isn't something to at lease be intuitive about and... never mind. Check.
And then when arse dude breaks window... Humm.. I guess something may be up with this situation... Nah, just keeping sitting there some more. Maybe you can get your therapist on the phone.
Turned it off. So tired of things not making sense and inexcusable. Writers that rude to think you will pay to sit through their deliberate plot holes?
Star Trek: Voyager: Warhead (1999)
Starfleet confusion
Another prime example among many other particular episodes where writers once again denote StarFleet "Principals" in usual confusion and immense frustration to the viewer!
So tired of the Star Fleet/Janeway making decisions off rationalizations. It's like find the most illogical idea and do that one.
The irrationality is nicely demonstrated here. Kim cites Starfleet protocol. Doctor cites is morality (anyone else want to add some philosophical construct that will make real consequences for the crew based on more abstraction, which can't ever be argued with?) Then the scientific fact of an explosion is noted, Ah, but any medical procedure has risk is countered with (What?)
But of course the illogical nebulus comment is what drives the reality of the crew to keep explosive on board (What?)
Then planets are at war. Janeway says won't help one against the other because... "we can't interfere with the affairs of planets (What was that contradiction?) If won't interfere with plants that have their own dispute... then you're actually interfering with the planets by not letting them dispute...?
Of course it does! Base real decisions on conjecture and irrational sayings and sentiments... it's the Starfleet way on Voyager!
Just off the wall thinking and it's like the crew says, "Ah, darn. Guess we got to do that silly thinking and base reality and harm on that!. Doesn't make sense from some general conjecture speculating thing. So... let's pick that one to base fact on!" Set a course....
Half the series has this conflict. Just another inconsistently irrational situation, or a benefit in being obtuse. You can't argue with an abstraction, conveniently so.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Get ready for an illogical Voyage
Another prime example among many other particular episodes where Janeway (writers) once again denote StarFleet "Principals" in usual confusion and immense frustration to the viewer!
So tired of the Star Fleet interpreting Janeway making decisions off her rationalizations. It's like find the most illogical idea and do that one. Sometimes it's to not interfere with a cultural, unless it suits her..., unless the whole crew could benefit. Then better to let the crew starve. (What?) Or take ore from a plant because a species won't trade. Or, "don't mess with Voyager" and she will blow them up to protect her crew (with advanced weapons designed not to ever be used... because is Star Fleet policy to die first before harming(?)
As in here, don't want to offend so give away the crews food. Let them starve. Unless she rationalizes a technical reason the benefits her to save them (and then act as if she would have always done so). Confront a manual, which has no credence to a new system or guidelines, just shows how unable to perceive a new situation and act accordingly.
Half the series has this conflict. Don't use a tricorder on a burial site per Chakotay. Hey, what if your breathing in an organic lifeform... better put everyone in suites I guess. If going to play out the hypocrisy, then do it in all situations. And which is worse, Janeway explaining yet another inconsistently irrational situation, or that I have to listen to her do such in that fingernails on chalkboard voice.
Must be a benefit in being obtuse. You can't argue with an abstraction, and Janeway uses that conveniently. Adding to this, is the factor of the absurdity being delivered by someone trying to act tough. As if that must be a good manager and/or compensating for a female role. Or is it to gaslight everyone to be shamed if she's not in charge, And... why does she have to be if there are more competent Picard types that could do the best job (ah, but their males, so forget that whatever you do). And keep that character whatever you do, even though fights off screen with Ryan (seven of nine character). Briliant.
So, we get this frustration instead. We suppose that if someone was to stab Janeway she would probably be the one to apologize. That would make good Starfleet sense after all.
Star Trek: Voyager: The Void (2001)
convoluted principals at its finest
Another prime example among many other particular episodes where Janeway (writers) once again denote StarFleet "Principals" in usual confusion and immense frustration to the viewer!
So tired of the Star Fleet interpreting Janeway making decisions off her rationalizations. It's like find the most illogical idea and do that one. Sometimes it's to not interfere with a cultural, unless it suits her..., unless the whole crew could benefit. Then better to let the crew starve. (What?) Or take ore from a plant because a species won't trade. Or, "don't mess with Voyager" and she will blow them up to protect her crew (with advanced weapons designed not to ever be used... because is Star Fleet policy to die first before harming(?)
As in here, don't want to offend so give away the crews food. Let them starve. Unless she rationalizes a technical reason the benefits her to save them (and then act as if she would have always done so). Confront a manual, which has no credence to a new system or guidelines, just shows how unable to perceive a new situation and act accordingly.
Half the series has this conflict. Don't use a tricorder on a burial site per Chakotay. Hey, what if your breathing in an organic lifeform... better put everyone in suites I guess. If going to play out the hypocrisy, then do it in all situations. And which is worse, Janeway explaining yet another inconsistently irrational situation, or that I have to listen to her do such in that fingernails on chalkboard voice.
Must be a benefit in being obtuse. You can't argue with an abstraction, and Janeway uses that conveniently. Adding to this, is the factor of the absurdity being delivered by someone trying to act tough. As if that must be a good manager and/or compensating for a female role. Or is it to gaslight everyone to be shamed if she's not in charge, And... why does she have to be if there are more competent Picard types that could do the best job (ah, but their males, so forget that whatever you do).
So, we get this frustration instead. We suppose that if someone was to stab Janeway she would probably be the one to apologize. That would make good Star Fleet sense afterall.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Didn't want to see it then... don't want to see it now.
Tried to see what I was missing from the phenomena that is "Buffy", but... not seeing the "depth", the "brilliance"....
First off, always cautious when see reviews noting, "... yeah first season slow, but second, well mid second...wow."
To go through an entire season not hooked, in order of hopes to be some day, is crazy making.
Next, that it seems "...for teens especially of that time, ex-Charles Angels, too much makeup, Valley Girl (but the "nice" one), or Scooby-doo incarnate... is because it is. (A nostelgia period piece then perhaps for some).
It's a chic show. And all that Angel saga, OMG (in a Valley Girl voice), couldn't take much of that.
As too, "Wow...it was cutting edge... the jump stone for TV...". Really? Because... special effects of the time? Humm... 30 years before that, was this little thing called Star Trek. (And no, not a precursor to The Witcher and such).
Have to admit, hoping to watch it after Buffy's resurrection, at least last two seasons possible. But, not even that. back to campy, cutesy mouth movements and leather pant fight scenes, when not long girl/boy/girl dragging on fill scenes you could drive a hearse through.
Can't see it. But, not surprise the Glee club/Normies do see it, seven seasons.
The Expanse (2015)
dedicated fan 1-3. But...
Love the Expanse. Season 4, bugging me. Mind you, is off book three, I get that (since not that good). But, had enough of Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), United Nations President/executive.
Too annoying Avasarala trying to keep her political job and expensive Sari and Churidaar, made in France, "authentic" hindi garbs (like real world politics!) And, can't do the voice anymore.
(Maybe is why Amazon released all at once; to get through them fast. Which, is really fast when necessary to fast forward through all episodes with annoying Avasarala!)
Bobby, I love that character. Good to see Frankie Adams as Bobby again! Love that caracter. ope increase in roles.
So... guess wait for season 5, since book Four should be best!
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Not as good as should have been
Awaited squeal... did provide the canon connections all been waiting for...did preserve linage and forecast into next stories...yes, did all that housekeeping stuff (used word "stuff" so maybe have a chance to fit with new mentality of moviegoers).
But, speaking of content, speaking of mentality of script recipients viewing movies, wow, was like the first movie played in reverse. Same devices and, the masses loved it (of course they did! Look at the bro. trucks and fast and furious cars in the parking lot).
But, content... So, Ant-man was arrested for... helping the world (in Civil War movie, which is another standalone issue... fighting aliens in cities, things blow up, let's have an accord to prosecute. Fine rational thinking there... really?)
And same recipe as first movie, with interjections of hilarious moments like...Scott playing digital drums when cops walk in..., wow, amazing. And, speaking of bland & predictable... character of Paul Rudd... just basic, easy-going, it's all good, family ex-con, electrical engineer basic fun loving Cali dude.
Everyone wants more of that. Of course they do.
Expedition Unknown (2015)
Expedition Known
Interesting travel scenes, since required being a travel show for "Travel Channel", but, wow, same familiar TV formula... several minutes of pre-fill at start; re-due same last two minutes again when return from commercial cut; (hey, just like History channel, etc.!), and redundancy recipe continues in not having content.
Is a show about traveling to a place in follow-up on conjecture/leads (at what expenses? Great work to get, but not an actor/"archaeologist." Besides my teeth aren't bleached white enough, for Indiana Jones jungle work). And, never any content.
So, the story is about everything else... the bones that turned out to be cow bones. The plane wreckage, that's of another WWII crash site (and known diver site, but do pay to run a sonar camera over site anyway), crossing scary bridges...which were just made by crew (Thanks Bear Grylls!), or he would be so safety roped up upon crossing.
Oh and why are most searches, especially in a jungle, at night...and use burning palm fronds for light(?) Humm... (they do have these thing called flashlights and portable construction LED lights). More phony fill. More everything but the obvious. But,,, show is still running, current people mentality still paying. Of course they are.
Hum... me thinks I'll do a show about... looking for ghosts...but never find anything. Probably get 50 seasons. Or, maybe just looking for people's lost senses. Anyone interested in paying for my travel?
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Approach/Avoidant
So... after a non-stop run of sequential violence (That's the story line of Marvell), now comes the PC curve, really?
Trying to hit the brakes, and do a cerebral attempt at a show, is a noble change up (not really), but doesn't work. it smacks of raw inauthenticity; it's the Marvel style and now a writer wants to be PC and sincere(?) Never mind the convention to be violent and then say you're not, and make the viewer feel guilty. Never mind the violent-tepid-violent frame, which throws the viewer off (it's like domestic violence syndrome... victim calls police, they show up, offender immediately feigns calmness and points to hysterical victim, which is what cops only see. And victim is at fault for thinking that!).
Never mind that hypocrisy. At least make sense whilst being confusing.
An Accord? Aliens blew up the world each move, Heros battle (gee, can't imagine why any global damage spillover), and so get rid of Avengers...? They should have said, "Okay", and go hide. See what happens.
How about next time an alien race invades earth, the General stops them and has them sign a damage control accord. Maybe asks them to say "sorry" whilst they are fulfilling their agenda on destruction. Yeah, that feels right.
And, in the story line, only Capt. Amer. sees footage? No one else sees the security camera of "psychiatrist:, just go to war. Man, we had enough of that damn Stark conceited arse! (like previous movie said, he can't tell the difference between creating and destroying the world. That's who should be deciding things?)
"Now, lets be sensitive...unless we're not, but feel should be, while not to be... unless saying sorry, but don't...".
Same approach-avoidant contradictions.
What you bet, to mix you up with Marvel's writer hypocrisy, the next epic movie is usual stock violence again. Hey, wait... it is! (Infinity Wars).
(From the nice old comic writer that brings you Jessica Jones).
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurarseic
Got up and left (feel free to enjoy out ticket money. No really).
Let's see... condescending, deliberate type casting... the cool alpha chics and computer hackster and put in mix an old white male kinda militant, which the millennials have to be defensive and inconvenienced that he takes up space... (why not call it "Millennials World"; get rid of those Jurassics (don't see movie with grandparents. May be uncool.
And, pull back a level (of abstraction)... writers would say they merely sampled the temperament out on the street, (which they created and reinforce), which, they then sample, which.... Nice excuse to market and propagate 20 gen y. New world. Old dudes... they dumb and bad. Get them off world. they be the enemy.
Thanks for that hate. I'll hide my grandparents. Guess should not be in my 20's and color my hair gray. But...hypocrisy sells, so....
Annihilation (2018)
Seperated
I think what's being annihilated is equality... if we're all equal, then why keep pushing this alpha women rule; why can't have a male/ (Where's matthew mcconaughey in a space suite even?)
What is this... Ghost Busters? Oh, guess not. Just five civilian women (oh, ivy league scientists) carrying rifles (for the first time) going into an anomaly.
Let's be sensitive. It works (at the expenses of other genders and color).
Yeah, about right.
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
At least try to make sense
First few at least had some sense of a plot, especial first episode (in spite of the constant "acting direction" given to Dylan O'Brien... " ...always use bewilderment...always pause before need to run from bad situation...always come in arms flaying and fall down..." wow).
So... transport train chase (and... why are they being transported?), trucks 100 mph chasing, but stop 2 meters from a prescribed pit with troops landing in desert, oh, and take said hover craft, but... don't use awesome machine guns...they didn't against ens of last movie with machine gun in a truck.... wow.
And.... you got the wrong train car. wow.
And... now there's the plot(?) wow. What writing.
And least have things obey probability even in sci-fi. what writing.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Emperor's New Clothes syndrome
Not that good. Just because you see a "Wazneack" label, or collectively known as the "Wachowskis" since now are both trans women, or misfit acting using an odd hand gesture, or 'energy" style in performing (and performing they certainly are spotted as doing)... it must be avant garde and chic. Therefore, must watch and agree is good (don't want to speak otherwise...may be thought of as "un-chic" if tell the real reaction).
Let's not be "co-dependent" here. I'm not going to be fooled into believing something that isn't any more. Trendy because someone said so (?) Someone who doesn't know the reality from Hollywood perception?
Propagated receptions at Hollywood hotels dulls the sensibility to speak out. Forget stylish acceptance and anxiety to not be included. Rubbish is not art. I don't care how many unconscious Rodeo Drive models say so, or how many olive branch cladded comments are bought (oops, I mean...won) and placed on the cover jacket.
Ghosted (2017)
Ghosted but not Busted
Please don't let this continue!
I understand the majority mindset probably think this is great... but, hopefully, some trait of sensibility resists the default of bra Idiocracy, and who wouldn't want that, but... this is beyond bad.
Ghost Busters was slap stick, but at least worked.
This is trying to appeal with usual uncomfortable gender and social awkward correctness, but doesn't have anything past that. Noting that most media material is written to an 8th grade academic level, this show only infers things are getting much more disintegrating.
Most Haunted (2002)
marketing
First time watched. And 20 seasons... unbelievable. I'm in the wrong business. People eat this stuff up. Wonder way.
Except, I notice it is all the style that people respond to. It's not the evidence, it's the suggestion that something is eminent.
Supposed to be "investigators", yet we noticed most action happens off camera. Need to leave room for an action to occur, because we all know can't happen with people noticing(?)(not to mention the energy required to throw something).
And not enough equipment. Just always happen to do a replay with a bad/in shadow camera.(Use some of your ill gotten money and buy more).Unless a camera shot is required around some emf tech shot.
Hmm... and, why are you filming in night vision/black camera mode when... the room lights are on? (Answer- spook effect!) Or, maybe they can see the items they point out to in darkness? Unreal.
How convenient
The Flash (2014)
whitebread
New season... new shows... can the Flash ever not apologize all the time? Sorry, no I mean really, sorry, can you not apologize Barry? Sorry, but really?
Followed by more white teeth schmaltz.
Same Canadian style. Guess go watch "DC'S Legends..." now. At least not the same... wait, it is the same. Style and everything but the obvious writing, 'cuz folk be dumb, and so write to them, and short term attention problems to let plot go that doesn't make sense, I guess.
Sorry.
Game of Thrones (2011)
Broad Beginning
The issue I have with "Fill" being used too much becomes very pronounced when viewing such a great story line which is this show. Hate to see too much dialogue used as a device to fill over content; see it in all shows. Don'y know why has to be relied on so much, but does allow new plots to happen. Thing is, the turns need to be believable... Stark girl could get out of bad situation and leave with The Hound, but stays. Same with "Dwarf" Lannister, why leave and have something better. Or, release of Jaime Lannister by Mum Stark...."Huh?"
Or, other Stark girl... could have "three wishes Assassin" kill bad king, etc. But no. Was even asked why, but conveniently, and unbelievably, dropped for new angle. But...everything but the obvious doesn't allow to shift thoughts. Needs to be explained, not explained away.
Even with shades of "Token", the added pain display and sex adds seasoning, but then becomes a mandate. Perhaps so the "brain dead" show viewers (with modern age mentality)will watch. But perhaps they will think in spite of themselves...hum, a function of keeping a show series going I suppose.
The Walking Dead (2010)
walking away.
What a series of @*#^.
New use same fill technique; each episode uses same device so can fill in an episode time frame (probably sounds like a good thing to those that don't get it... but that's the level of viewership and mentality as is). Ne-gun is another reused recipe; some mandate I suppose of one person in charge of all. And repeats with the low level mentality.
Well, now new season. Battle to eliminate the "saviors" in full force. Only, once again, stop during battle so Jesus can debate if should kill (What!? "Jesus! Are you kidding me!?").
No content, and the peeps love it.
Everything but the obvious. Only element carrying show are all the extras walking around; zombies are the ticket, sure not the content...and off to the undeserved Emmys! Off to attraction at Universal Studios!
Jesus.... I weep. I think must be Zombies already.