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Dark (2017)
A Dark screen would be better.
I'm still trying to figure out how this extremely poorly written show has received such good reviews.
The characters are all bland and uninteresting let alone compelling in any way. The chief of police is a terrible investigator who couldn't solve a child's riddle let alone a criminal case. There is no investigation going on, the events have happened before and no one is looking into that. No one is searching. The chief ignores what little evidence does come up.
This is yet another case of writers who believe tension is the result of characters who don't communicate at all. We're meant to believe it's a mystery because no one speaks.
The worst part is that episode after episode nothing happens. Children are disappearing and no one is doing anything. At one point the father of a missing child says this exact line and it's the only bit of the show where a character says anything meaningful.
The 10/10 reviews are the only mystery here because the obvious truth is this show is a dud.
Night Sky (2022)
Wanted to like it but,
I'm a big fan of Sissy Spacek and truly wanted this to be a big win for her.
It's slow, painfully so like molasses in January. I made it though the first 3 and a half episodes but just couldn't do more. It was 4 hours of waiting for something to happen and in that time a few things did but not enough to overcome the plodding plot development. Not even sure it's fair to call it development as it's still not clear what's happening or why anyone should care.
Bottom line, I know it's not possible but would like my four hours back. And no I don't expect another Star Wars spin-off all the time but I do expect the writers to appreciate my time and give me something, anything in return for it. If you are up for 90% of a show to be a day in the life of a married couple in their 70s go for it.
Since we appear to be stuck with this new, ludicrous reality in which 8 episodes is now supposed to be a full season (utter BS, if you or i worked two months a year we wouldn't get paid for 12 would we?) The very least writers (ha) could do is provide some small amount of entertainment. You remember what that is don't you?
I barely do.
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Far from Good...
5 Stars is a gift and only because the cast and casting were excellent. That said the dialogue and (apparently) never-ending childhood of Peter Parker is a huge disappointment. Here we are 3 or is it 4 movies into the Tom Holland portrayal and he's still the pathetic weenie he was at 15 dressed in a home made costume. Also, the writers seem to think morons doing stupid things equates to comedy.
Guess what? Morons behaving like idiots is only that. It's not funny just sad.
Cowboy Bebop (2021)
All style no substance wannabe noir
The title pretty much says it all. Four stars all for style - zero for content.
Probably entertaining for many but too lacking any substance for this viewer. Relies solely on flash and rote noir tropes to get by with characters who are thin, generic and predictable and many of which are directly lifted (hopefully in hommage not just petty theft) from past movies and TV shows.
The use of known noir gimics and characters is meant to give it a "feel" but it fails because it's too obvious with delivery by the cast that's also obvious and unnatural.
Anyone who likes Doom Patrol might like this too.
Another of the tales of the uninteresting and untalented genre (which could be good if there were any decent writers left in TV or movie production)
Invasion (2021)
Relies on poor communication and ignorance to create drama
I still watch Invasion and find it mildly entertaining while at the same time hating the writers who rely on characters which are either hugely poor communicators and or grossly ignorant to create tension. Sadly it's typical of almost all current production to use characters who one minute are amazing and the next minute utter morons who would have Darwin-ed out years ago IRL.
Oh, and excessive, EXCESSIVE emotion in inappropriate times. Examples, Mitsuki, genius at her job and a pathetic sobbing idiot when she has a chance to save us all... Aneesha: apparently the only person who has actually killed an alien and in possession of the means to do so and instead of telling anyone who could use that information to make a difference and maybe, you know, save the human race, decides to have a make-out session instead... And her being the great gifted doctor and all... right. And why did Ahmed even make it past the first episode? Utterly useless except to make Aneesha look good in contrast.
Trevante is just a jerk. I generally fast forward through his garbage.
Let's not even talk about the Sheriff of Methingham... Who cares? Let the aliens eat them all.
I'll keep watching to see if/when some of these idiots finally realize what's really happening but no promises for how long.
Altered Carbon (2018)
a look back and wonder show,
This is one of those shows that people (thinking people) will look back at over the years and wonder how this was canceled. Sure the secind season wasn't up he the level of the first but that could have been easily remedied. There was much potential here and yet again we are left with more garbage and less quality. I suppose it's to be expected when programming caters to the masses. Too bad, another goodun bites the dust merely because it required thought to enjoy. I will re-watch it now and again and enjoy it every time.
Doctor Who (2005)
Post-Capaldi Disappointment
Other reviews have been severe regarding seasons 11, 12. While I have issues with several aspects of these season as well overall i found them watchable if not great.
The biggest problems come from the dismal writing and direction. The stories venture past the point of positive commentary on current events or issues to preaching. Not necessary, we are capable of getting a subtle message thanks, don't need your perspective jammed down our throats.
Several episodes / story lines have huge plot holes that we all notice and truly don't appreciate. The final 2 episodes of 12 are truly poor. What were they thinking?
I'm not sure if JW or the producers chose her portrayal / characterization of the Doctor but we got Inspector Gadget with horrendously poor posture and rainbows. I haven't seen JW in anything else but assume there isn't a medical reason why she can't stand upright.
In the end JW wasn't given the resources to 11 & 12 being stellar which is doubly unfortunate for the first female portrayal. I hope the producers are paying attention to the reviews and do better for 13.
The Last Days on Mars (2013)
The cast are all weeping because they were in this garbage.
Such a disappointment with such a good cast. Where to start? Without spoilers this film had potential, sci-fi with a bit of a twist. However it relies on my least favorite plot framework which is weak unlikely characters using incredibly poor judgement and incompetence in an attempt to create drama and suspense. At any point in this drivel if any one of the crew didn't become pathetic morons or cowards at the first sign of trouble it wouldn't have happened. Sorry but I can't encourage idiot screenwriters who lack skills ruining potentially good films and certainly not with this cast. What a waste. The idea that members of a mission to Mars would be this useless in a crisis is just ludicrous. If you don't mind sci-fi with stupid astronauts then by all means watch it.
Passengers (2016)
Alone Together in Space
Keeping it short.
Love the ship and the entire premise of colonizing space, excellent.
Love the plot. Although in the middle more should have been done to clarify his faith in his actions beyond mere infatuation.
Jennifer Lawrence was great. Michael Sheen was too. Chris Pratt however in the scenes where he was meant to be the doting lover or show real emotion was hilariously bad.
The notion that in that short of a time a person would basically go mad is silly. Read a book why don't ya?
The ending was disappointing - I expected someone to be there when the crew woke up. 'nuff said.
Ad Astra (2019)
Drama in space not sci fi.
I've been circling around this film for a while and finally watched it last night. While BRad Pitt's acting was very good the film itself was truly disappointing. Forget it's merely set in space not really about space or science at all, forget the lack of characters. Forget everything else lacking and just imagine an entire film dedicated to one character's Daddy issues and his constant whining about it. And the premise that a space agency of any sort would put that madman out there in the first place is ludicrous. And at no point does anyone bother to explain how this potentially solar system ending catastrophe happened nor how it could be ended with a mere bomb or why it was ok for our hero to kill an entire crew to get what he wanted - a face to face with dear old dad. Like I said, no science much less sci-fi much less common sense.
Annihilation (2018)
Mixed Reactions
After watching this film a couple of time now I have raised my initial rating. At first I didn't like it at all. The overall plot, effects and direction were great but it has flaws. The biggest is that the female characters appear to have been written for male actors and they simply used a female cast to play them. The characters are also stereotyped and culture-typed. Regardless of the fact the cast is female it has all the usual characters of a buddy war film. I get the idea that a woman can be or do anything a male character can but feel this movie would have been better served leaving the gender politics out. Also, the film fails to clearly answer any of the questions raised to any satisfying degree. It left me wanting to know more, much more about what happened. FYI - searching out the book series and even reading the wiki about them helped me get more out of it. And lastly, I enjoyed it. And did more the second time I watched it. So it's in my regular "to watch" list. My best advice is to familiarize yourself with the book plots before watching. It will definitely help.
Titans (2018)
Seriously lost it's way
The entire reason the core members of the group got together was out of shared hardship and a sense of loyalty to others like themselves when regular people wouldn't and didn't get them. This ran out quickly because almost to a person they are all raging narcissists with serious issues. The only ones who are even remotely loyal are Rachel, Gar and Kori. The rest of them are self-obsessed wanna-be's. In the end they all run away from the real threat (twice) because, it's too hard and because they fail again and again because they do not communicate with nor trust each other. That's the absolute antithesis of a team. Season two was it for me. Rachel and Gar deserve better but won't get it from these losers.
Hanna (2019)
Superb for a second then boring teen drama
The first few episodes were good but by episode 5 it becomes yet another teen angst - my family and all adults suck cliche ridden "drama".
Star Trek: Discovery: Perpetual Infinity (2019)
And another thing,
The title, Perpetual Infinity is stupid, redundant and pathetic as are the writers for this show.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Gave up, tried again and now it's rubbish again.
Like so many others who have written of their disappointment I too suffered through a few episodes of season one and then gave up - quite simply Discovery is not Star Trek. Season one was just an attempt on the part of the studios to leverage $$$ from the Star Trek brand without bothering to actually produce a Star Trek show. Recently I watched a trailer for one of the S2 episodes and it seemed better so I tried again. I watched the end of S1 for context and began S2. While not perfect it was better for a time if you accept the gibberish pseudo-science, ridiculously poor decisions by officers and over-emphasis on Burnham character. However by S2 E11 it's fully back to rubbish. If these are meant to be the best of us then we are all in serious trouble. The biggest sin in screen writing is thinking that creating conflict through the stupidity of your characters is acceptable. It's not, it's just sloppy writing and pathetic just as your characters have become. Every sentient life in the universe hangs in the balance and instead of focusing on the enemy our main characters are having a heart to heart with dear mommy... What a joke. I'll try one more episode but pretty sure the plot is going right back to another war which is the ultimate deal breaker for me. Star Trek is NOT about war and blasting bad guys, it was so much more than that and now it's rot.
Stitchers (2015)
Started slow, got better then crashed hard.
I enjoyed this show, even the first season though it needed development at that point. It got better in the second season but then crashed hard when we were asked to swallow the idea that these nerdy cool geniuses were also kung-fu master bad-asses because now they have NSA badges. Please, dude is 140lbs dripping wet and has a heart problem, yeah, he's a total threat... not even remotely. Sallie R is the best, I really hope she lands something worth her talent after this. If you are bored on a rainy Saturday binge it and don't feel bad when you stop in the middle.
Solis (2018)
Left me feeling robbed of my time - spoiler -
Neither effects, acting nor any level of technical proficiency can save this movie from it's fatal flaw - there's no ending. None. I wish I had read the reviews stating as much before wasting my time. Aside from that, other serious flaws are the ridiculous attempt to build tension by having s ticking clock till ultimate destruction and yet the characters waste time looking off into space and doing nothing. You have 4 minutes - ok, let me just take my old sweet time talking and talking and talking oh wait, out of time, what happened? Idiocy & Poor writing. Someone has a M. Night Shamalan crush. No idea why this has more than 2 stars. Nor how it got funded for that matter.
Bottom line is don't waste your time.