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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
Pretty close but certainly not there
I loved avatar as a kid. When the live action was announced I was skeptic like many others. But I changed my mind after hearing the original creators were involved.
However just like Avatar, they disappeared. Unfortunately due to a 'creative disagreement' with Netflix they left. Which is sad. Surely must be Netflix's fault because they change too many things nowadays.
However, when the show aired I still wanted to watch it. I actually blew me away at the beginning, however after a few episodes in, I could see why the creators must have left. The visuals, music, costumes, sets and (most) casts are amazing. Firelord Ozai, Iroh Katara, Sokka, Aang and Sukki all fit perfectly.
The show squirms a lot of episodes from the animated series into single episodes of the remake. Which makes sense because those episodes are short. However the 2024 remake does a lot of this. Plots points are changed, rearranged or completely left out. While still mentioned in later episodes. Meaning some happend off-screen. You'd guess they might leave things out so the show doesn't leave it's pace. However a pace isn't even truly set. The animated series was always portrayed as a race against time. Aang has a limited time to master the elements and stop the Firelord. However the live action doesn't bring up this 'race' until the very last minute. Aang has to learn the elements sure, but it felt like there were little stakes at play. They didn't even say anything about him Water bending until the last few minutes. Furthermore the show does shine bright where it can actually go into more details about the (side)characters. For example Zuko's crewmen.
I'd wish they'd stick to the source material some more because almost everything but the plot and some writing is amazing. Except the casting for Azula and Mai. Shame.
Deep Dark (2015)
Interesting?
The ratings for this movie are a great example of how opinions can wildly differ. Which is great because everyone has their own perspective. I personally hated this movie, it was boring, had bad acting, a horrible story and was not scary in any way. The visuals were 'ok' i suppose.
I also dislike how nothing makes sense or stuff is just 'forgotten'. A woman finds out about the hole she's hurt and nothing happends. A guy finds out about the hole and tries to use it. He dies and nothing happends. Another woman finds out about the hole and dies. No consequences.
And yeah in the end it was just a Glory Hole.
Jurassic World Evolution (2018)
Nice but not perfect
It is a very beautiful game with amazing visuals, sounds and music, but I think it lacks content. The dinosaurs are amazing but the rest of the park building is kind of boring. More customization would be nice.