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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020)
I understand the critics, BUT...
I totally get the criticism for this game. It is a SLOG to get through (especially 100% completion) but wow. The story is actually fantastic, with a few great twists in the end. The mechanics were janky at first especially after coming from Odyssey. Buy I am thoroughly hooked. This was an absolutely GORGEOUS game, and it was super fun once I got going. If you can make it through the first few hours it really gets great. That said, it is definitely a time eater game (it's massive) but the battles are brutally ambitious and exciting. If you've got the time, dedicate to the game and you'll like it.
WWE SmackDown (1999)
What the heck
All I can say is...what the heck happened to this show? It used to be fun and chaotic. Now it's mostly weak talking with no charisma and poor action.
I guess I'm an old head because I miss the 90s and early 2000s era.
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Simply amazing
Wow. I just recently discovered this gem. This show perfectly captured what highschool is like. The acting was great and believable by everyone. Everyone should see this and it's so heartbreaking that they didn't continue after the first season.
Wow...just..wow. such a fantastic show!
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Better than I expected
This isn't the greatest movie. But it's not awful. That being said, I do have a few complaints.
The lighting was kind of too dark. I get they're trying to paint a mood but I was straining to see the screen.
Solo himself did pretty good, although he was a bit too selfless compared to what we were introduced to in A New Hope. Lando was almost spot on, although the whole droid romance thing was a bit ridiculous.
I don't like that these stand alone movies don't seem to even reference the other movies. I understand it, but it should still feel connected to a degree.
Finally, Maul at the end was completely unnecessary fan service.
Overall, it was entertaining enough for me to buy the DVD and definitely better than the crap fest sequel trilogy.
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Super underwhelming
The plot is a carbon copy of a new hope, the acting falls flat, MARY FREAKING SUE, and the philosophy of the established force just is completely thrown out. And why in heavens name is the victorious Rebellion (episode 6) still a rebellion?? How did that happen?
The only cool thing was the concept of the masked kylo ren. Aside from that this movie (entire trilogy for that matter) is a disappointing view.
Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)
Such wasted potential
This game had a lot of issues at launch, and I freely admit that it did in fact have a complete turn around and became a pretty great game. But suddenly, EA pulled the plug just when the game was starting to peak. Now there are way too many bugs to even list and although they release a patch every now and then despite having no live support, the bugs just seem to get worse and worse. It's sad because I love starwars and loved this game but it is beyond infuriating. This is literally the only game I ever rages at due to incompetent servers and support.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Abrams redeemed this crap fest of a trilogy
I'll be the first to admit, I was very biased going into Disney's new era of Starwars. I had been a longtime fan, and was hesitant. Force Awakens fell flat, TLJ was a failure. But this one tied all the plot holes and made a great fun of it.
Arrow (2012)
Arrow lost its mark
Much like many of the other reviews on here, I also say that the first 2 seasons were great. Then it started going downhill. The writing seemed to get really lazy, the PC became overly blatant to the point of not even making sense aside from having the PC points checked off. It's too bad because this show had great potential and now it's just a disappointment.
Captain Marvel (2019)
It was decent; mediocre
I went in with low expectations: Brie Larson touting her virtue signaling by telling white males not to watch it really killed any enthusiasm for me. But a friend got free tickets and invited me so I went. Putting the political crap aside, it was a mediocre, if not decent movie. Nothing really new in the formula. The action was subpar. But it was fun seeing Nick Fury and how he lost his eye. The story is a bit convoluted, with a few inconsistencies with established canon and timelines. First and foremost, the Tesseract being with the aliens even though it was found with Captain America. It wasn't explained how it goes from Fury's desk (end credit scene) to being with Loki and his scepter in Avengers. But again, putting that aside, it was a bit better than I expected. There was a nice twist with the shape shifters actually being the good guys. But damn, Larson has no real facial acting abilities. And it is sad to see that for "strong female characters", they have the same generic cocky attitudes, demeaning any men characters they cross paths with. This one is hard to dismiss the politics and the feminist wave. At least with Wonder Woman, she showed emotions and real struggles of trying to find her way in life and her role in the universe. Here it just seems on the nose and the idea of "oh, strong lady needs nobody, she's a strong bitch". But maybe that's just my white male privelage, and I'm just a troll?
But I digress. I recommend you watch this movie to continue piecing together the puzzle that is the marvel cinematic universe, BUT I would say wait til DVD. You're really not missing much other than how Infinity War end scene ties in with this one. Hope this helps.