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Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (2022)
Too long and one-sided
Many problems with this documentary (not sure if it even qualifies for that category).
The pacing, as usual with Netflix everything is dragged over multiple episodes without enough material to warrant the time. Lots of repeated discussions about transferring money and bizarre claptrap reasons or consequences attached to not sending the cash.
Beyond plausible, "a fool and their money are soon parted". Well, it's hard to believe she was a fool, with her background. However, certainly with her actions, as presented here, would say differently to the point that she is a complete idiot.
Clearly, he wasn't what he said he was. Why would anyone not see through that, with even the most basic of questions or checks.
Why would you even marry someone you barely know that you don't even find attractive, well because you want his money. The reason you went along with his BS, was you didn't care as long as you got your cash, which then backfired.
The questions are how much of your story is BS, how much in the end was collusion and you knowing or even instigating the taking of the money. Why would you give him full access to your business, its accounts, the banking access. No one does this and then can be surprised by anything.
I don't think many Black Ops solders tell anyone they are Black Ops! I also doubt they are completely out-of-shape.
My guess was she thinks she is attractive, so can manipulate men into "helping her", she thought she could get this guys cash, but ended up getting taken herself, but even then, maybe was well aware what she was doing.
Why didn't we hear from the guy or his father or anyone who knew the guy, school friends, job history? Still know almost nothing about him, what were his motives.
The phone videos when in Vegas, were very suspicious, why would you record those moments, her breaking down, not getting out of bed or having a shower. Strange those moments were recorded, why? Was it to try to control some later narrative.
There probably is an interesting story here, but taking the so-called victims' one-sided account isn't going to get to the truth. A documentary needs to be neutral and get to the facts.
The Tourist (2022)
Totally implausible and quite boring
I have only watched series/season 1 and can't watch any more. The first 20 mins of Ep1, were interesting, but it got more and more ridiculous and unbelievable as it progressed. When I say progressed, I mean dragged at a snail's pace.
I am sorry I can't ignore massive plot hole and general believability.
If it was meant to be a dark comedy, shouldn't it have been funny, which it wasn't.
Every show needs some basis in believability, even if it goes off at a tangent, you need something to start from.
- A truck can't go very fast, can't accelerate and definitely can't turn easily. Just turn the car around and drive.
- How can you not see a massive, noisy truck coming out from a flat landscape.
- Tracking down someone's identity, especially someone from Ireland should be quite straightforward in 2022. Fingerprints, DNA, flight records, facial image searching, etc.
- When a large man in a cowboy hat goes around threatening people and just wanders off, wouldn't the police start looking for him.
- Do you have a nice little conversation under a table when a gun man is about to shoot you both, he then takes ages, even though there is a just a wafer-thin table, he could have shot through.
- How does Elliot eat and drink, when he has no money.
- Why aren't Luci and Elliot questioned about the bomb, she worked there.
- Police officers don't need to call in crimes or explain what they are doing.
- Police just take statements as facts, no need to investigate anything.
There's plenty more, but I guess you get the picture. And the Actress playing Luci couldn't act to save her life.
Stath Lets Flats (2018)
Not funny at all
I have watched the first 3 episodes and haven't even smiled.
It is a clumsily, poorly directed and acted farce. However, a farce can only work, if the characters are believable in some way or are in genuine situations that have some form of reality.
This doesn't work, as its not perceivable that anyone here is employed, the Agency is solvent, or their action are believable in any way.
The main character is just an incompetent wimp who mumbles to everyone and apparently that is sufficient to make you laugh. Occasionally he then knocks something over. Rinse, repeat.
Anyone finding this funny, watch Fawlty Towers, Nighty Night, Blackadder, Only Fools or Life of Brian, and perhaps the bar of will be raised, so you will realise how bad this is.
Slingshot (2024)
Unbelievable and not enough of a plot
Probably like most people I thought the main twist was predictable from the first 10 minutes of the film.
- We never see either of the other two people, hibernate or do much other than show-up.
- They never interact with Houston.
- Nash doesn't know the surname of Zoe at the same time that John doesn't
- Would you send a overweight 63-year-old on this mission.
- You would never have a gun on a spaceship would you, as you can never use it.
The problem is then, when are they going to reveal the twist. Over an hour later we finally get to it. This makes the movie very boring.
A few weird things to mention:
- Casey refers to "we" in his messages, no one on Earth picked up on this?
- There is a scene where they are filming their response message to send back. Nash has his arms down, but on the screen, they are folded in front of him. Was this just a mistake?
- You would never send one person on this trip
- How would you get the methane back to Earth?
- Why if you have got all the way to Jupiter, why would you then need a slingshot just to make it one planet further?
- Why would you manually need to target your flight path to Titan and have a critical few seconds to get it right. This would have been done well in advance or just automated.
- Astronauts are very highly trained; They have all sorts of back-up scenarios to avoid issues with isolation.
- If you are only waking up for about a day every few months, technically you have only been on the duty for a few days, hardly enough time to go bonkers.
It's a shame, as a good sci-fi movie can be great, this wasn't one of them. They should have had a more elaborate story and maybe if he started questioning his reality earlier in the movie, it would have been interesting.
Edit:Just formatting.
Monsters (2022)
9 episodes are you kidding me.
It's a bit silly for IMDB to mix up the two completely shows really into one show. The title here is Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, yet season one is about Dahmer.
I am rating this purely on the Menendez season.
First, I did think the acting was top notch, across the whole show. However, as per my title comment, 9 episodes! Are you having a laugh. If this was 4 episodes, I think I would have given it a much higher rating, but there isn't enough material here to drag, and I mean drag, this story over 9 hours.
A comment on the crime itself, there was no real need to murder their parents, they were adults and could have just left the situation, they had the means.
Gary (2024)
Not enough material and not that interesting
Yet another documentary that tries to drag out a 45-minute story into 90 minutes.
Basically, a child star, with some serious health issues, gets taken advantage of financially by his very naive parents and their business partners.
Its not really a surprise that any child star struggles with becoming a non-famous adult, its more the norm than the exception.
No mention of Gary's personal mishandling of his money though. According to this documentary he lost around 40% to 50% of his money, but that still left him about 8m, which is a decent amount, so how he ended up broke, is not covered.
They drag out his last relationship and his death for quite a long time. They try to raise some suspicions around his death, but don't offer any real evidence to prove either way if it was an accident or not.
If I understood correctly, he was able to communicate after the accident, so wouldn't he have said something.
Edit: Grammar correction.
Shantaram (2022)
Yawn
I managed to get through Episode 1 and half of Episode 2, and gave up.
Any show or movie has to capture you in the first 15/30 mins, in the case of a movie or the first Episode of a TV Series.
I found myself immediately doing other things, it was so slow, with almost nothing happening. It didn't get you into the story or the characters. I didn't particularly care about anyone.
I also found the lead guy difficult to understand with his fake Ozzie accent, even though he is British.
It looked well made in terms of the set and the filming, just an incredibly boring story that I cant be bothered to sit through. No idea if it goes somewhere, but giving up now.
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022)
Too long and wrong focus
Unlike many of the other reviews here, I thought this was quite a poor documentary for multiple reasons.
The focus of this should have been much more around the negligence of all the parties involved, such as the Tour Operators, the local government and the NZ government.
Instead, we got the drawn out and overly long focus on some of the people who survived the incident. I have great sympathy with their experiences, but there wasn't enough material to cover the running time, so this was the wrong approach.
Also, we got very little clarity on what was happening. Normally you would expect more video and re-constructions to make it more understandable and relatable. They had cameras on the island, where was the footage?
As mentioned, they should have had more emphasis on the fact that there were clear signs the volcano was about to erupt, and they still conducted the tours. The complete lack of any shelter points on the island, medical kits, inflatable boats, etc. The absence of any emergency plans from the Tour Operators and the authorities. The lack of any this was astonishing.
The documentary should be asking some awkward questions to the local government and NZ authorities, how can health and safety be so lacking in 2019.
One Life (2023)
Brilliantly understated and very moving film
As someone in my 50s who typically dislikes most new films, I discovered a true gem with this movie. Firstly, lets address the criticism, that it's understated and perhaps a bit slow, this misses the point entirely. The film's deliberate pace mirrors the nature and character of the main protagonist-an unassuming man.
This character embodies the best of the old English gentleman stereotype: introverted, selfless (Nicolas Winton should now be definition in the dictionary of Selflessness), and modest to a fault. While these qualities exist across cultures, there was a time when thinking of an Englishman would conjure up precisely these traits.
The film's tone grapples with the dilemma of portraying a genuine hero whom doesn't seek attention or recognition. Refreshingly, it contrasts this with today's prevalent approach of shameless self-promotion.
Despite my usual cynicism, I found myself moved to tears throughout the film.
The Fall Guy (2024)
Dreadful
This film left much to be desired, as it seemed to be a collection of haphazard action scenes with a lack of coherent plot. A well-structured narrative could have significantly improved the viewing experience.
The plot had several implausible elements that were hard to overlook. For instance, a high-profile individual commits a crime in front of numerous witnesses, yet no one reports it to the authorities. Furthermore, the character Colt is implicated in the crime despite not being in the country at the time, which raises questions about the storyline's credibility.
Another puzzling aspect was the handling of crucial evidence. A bystander records the crime on their phone but inexplicably leaves the footage undeleted. Colt discovers this but neither shares it with others nor reports it to the police. The subsequent destruction and inexplicable recovery of the video further muddle the plot.
The film also seems to exist in a world devoid of law enforcement. High-speed car chases and crashes occur without any police intervention, and bystanders appear indifferent to these events, which detracts from the film's realism.
The dialogue was another weak point, coming across as uninspired and stilted. It lacked the spark that could have made the interactions between characters engaging.
Speaking of characters, the main protagonists lacked chemistry. Their interactions felt forced and lacked the emotional depth that could have made the audience invest in their journey.
Lastly, the presence of numerous perfect scores in the reviews section raises eyebrows. It would be beneficial if platforms like IMDB could implement measures to prevent the proliferation of such seemingly automated reviews.
In conclusion, this film was a disappointment. Despite its potential, it failed to deliver a compelling narrative or engaging characters. My rating for this film is a regrettable 0/10.
Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut (2024)
Lack of science and loaded with filler/fluff.
I imagine many of us are very interested in what is healthy eating and with Nutritional science almost being an oxymoron, this/that is good for you, next week its bad, etc.
I was genuinely interested to see what the evidence for gut health having an impact on more than just your waistline and toilet activity. However, what we got was a light touch of speculation without really any evidence or facts. Worse than that many things they said, can't be true.
If humans must eat non-cooked varied vegetables to be healthy, we would all be dead. A healthy human is one taking a natural diet, one mankind used for most of our history as we evolved, which would be what is local and seasonal. Moreover, we have cooked for most of history, which will kill bacteria, so therefore, we wouldn't be getting any, according to this doc.
We all know how successful a low carb, high fat, high protein, low fibre diet has been for many people, which again contradicts this documentary.
Our gut doesn't make us crave food, we have evolved to want calories, therefore we always look for those foods.
Most of the tone of the programme, was childish and simple, lots of fluff with no real revelations.
Disappointing, like sadly most of these health documentaries are.
Oppenheimer (2023)
Toilet water
I will start by confessing that I have disliked nearly everything Nolan has done. He is a charlatan of a filmmaker. He has "The Emperor's New Clothes Syndrome". He likes to think he makes clever, deep, and challenging films, but they are in fact, shallow and generally average.
I like the topics he takes on, but his execution is clumsy to say the least; It would seem massive plot holes don't seem to bother his fans.
Oppenheimer isn't one of his Sci-Fi fancies though, so I thought maybe he might have found another genre to deliver on. Unfortunately, without the Sci-Fi angle to fall back on, its 3-hour drivel bore fest.
What was the point of this film. Oppenheimer as a character, isn't particularly interesting, he doesn't have any amazing life journey. He basically Project Managed the creation of a bomb. Seriously 3 hours to tell that story. When I say that, I mean, not even tell the bloody story. Flip flop with timelines, lots of quick cuts, tons of boring chats. Throw in some B&W footage, that seems trendy, why not.
The Shadow Makers (aka Fat Man and Little Boy) did a pretty decent job of showing the real story. This was just a jumbled mess of a filmmaker desperately trying to look clever and failing miserably.
Cillian Murphy was very good I have to say, but I can't give this toilet water anything more than a 1/10.
EDIT: Spelling.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Silly, unbalanced and over long
In all these mainstream action movies, you need to get the right balance between Action, Comedy, Character Vulnerabilities, Story, Pacing & Tension.
You strike the right mix of these, and you get a great movie. A tiny few get it bang-on, and few more get it close enough.
Unfortunately, most get it wrong, some get it very wrong. Marvel has moved into always getting it very wrong now.
GOTG v1, was heavier on the comedy, but it still got the balance about right, which made it an entertaining and successful movie.
I didn't care for v2 and v3 was the same. The comedy was poor, forced, and inappropriate in terms of balance. The action was basically silly. Once you realise there is nothing at stake, no one is going to die, there is nothing to really care about.
The green girl, whom didn't really have any superpowers, as far as I can tell, is invincible and now a great fighter. How can she be beaten up, thrown around, breaking every bone in her body, just stand-up and get on with things like nothing has happened.
The girl with the mind control, is now also fighting, and winning, how is that possible.
Groot can re-grow in minutes to full size.
The big chap gets shot in the chest and back, looks dead, a few minutes later up and walking around.
The pacing of the movie was bad, long boring parts and the shameless emotional manipulation of the story, totally over-the-top and overdone.
A mass dance off at the end, seriously?
Who is giving this a 10/10, I mean come-on, you might like it more than me, but it isn't a 10/10 movie is it.
Poker Face (2023)
Gets very old very quickly
I seem continually baffled by high ratings on this site, for Movies and TV Show that no one can rate that highly. This show is a one-trick pony that get very boring, very quickly.
First of all, most murder shows are a "who dunnit" for a reason, it makes it interesting!
If you already know who and how its done, where is the interest? They should at least let you discover "the how", see Sherlock Holmes.
I enjoyed the first episode then saw the formula for the 2nd and then exactly the same for the 3rd, now can't be bothered anymore.
Btw, why hasn't she used this skill before to make money.
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Val (2021)
Self-indulgent and boring
This got deleted with no reason so re-posting.
I am a bit baffled by the positive reviews here.
Home movies are only interesting to the people that are in them. Most of them here are tedious and uninteresting. There isn't really any interesting material on show.
Val comes across as a childish person, his stupid pathetic clownish antics all the time, are just annoying and not clever or charming in any way.
What is with famous people and money, he claims he has none, after all the big budget movies he has made over the years, how did you spend 20m? This is not covered in any way.
Why did you get divorced, what happened, this is not really covered?
Did he have any other relationships, after Joanne, if not, why not? No more kids?
What is the other side of the story, what do his fellow actors and directors think of him? Is he disliked? What does Joanne think of him?
His cancer situation, was this down to lifestyle, smoking perhaps, did he try and stop, was this the cause?
None of these questioned are answered, you just get a self-indulgent view on how is misunderstood and wants to be a real actor, but in the end, you don't get any real insight into the man, in front of the camera, he doesn't really ever show himself, he just acts like a clown.
Why anyone thought this would be interesting, I don't know? Self-indulgent and boring.
Dark (2017)
Collapses under the weight of ambition.
Warning lots of spoilers.
I have watched the whole 3 series now, at the beginning it seemed like a great mystery to follow, but by the 3rd season was getting so over-the-top and repetitive, it really fell apart.
Obviously, Time Travel is a very difficult subject to pull off, and this does a decent job at times, its certainly very ambitious with the number of connections and paths, but ultimately there are too many flaws/questions about the show that aren't resolved by the story.
I am sure you have all seen the show, by the time you are reading this, but just in case, this is one of those shows where everyone talks in riddles and existential scenarios. At no point does anyone, go well "this is what is a happening, so maybe avoid this". Its not like they worry too much about interfering in the timeline. Lots of people meeting themselves or relatives at various points and giving advice, very cryptic advice, which could easily be misunderstood, I may add.
As others have rightly mentioned, too much of everything, too many episodes, too many characters, too many timelines. In the end it can't keep up with itself, let alone the viewer. Even with the complexity, there's lots of filler, and pointless camera shots, showing nothing. A stare here, another person on a bike, lots of rain. A few subplots that go nowhere.
For a show to really work you need to see why they are doing what they are doing, see their plan or logic, but this completely leaves that process out.
In the first season, a few people seem to be involved in TT, by series everyone was jumping back and forth all over the place, for no valid reason. The massive suspension of belief that no one recognises their own family, children at different ages or even previous events, is not believable.
Why knowingly create these incest loops? Why did Mikkel kill himself, never really explained? Why did Hanna go back in time to save Ulrich, then decide, nah, I'll have a baby with someone from the past, whilst I am here. Why, when you must know they might be related. What about the impact on your life? Why does Adam settle in the past?
Very few of the characters seem to ever work, eat, shop or doing anything other than Time Travel and sleeping with their relatives.
In the end, it simply doesn't hang together as a coherent narrative, but worse it loses the viewer, due to not making it interesting enough, or having some kind of main clear objective to overcome that we can all root for.
Nope (2022)
Genuinely one of the worst films ever made.
Simple start to this review, this is film is complete rubbish. Here's why:
Terrible pacing.
Showing people doing nothing with no purpose, not moving the plot forwards or developing the story or characters is boring, simple as that. The whole first 40 mins could be removed, and no one would notice.
Terrible characters.
Spending time with Em, would be like spending the weekend using a pair of cheese graters as headphones. What an annoying character she was. The male chap, a man that looked like a constipated person on suicide watch, who had listened to too many Morrissey records. He was about as interesting as listening to an 8-hour insurance seminar.
The Plot.
The main characters motivation is to get some money, well, so why spend a fortune on camera equipment? Does anyone believe a photo of an alien craft (as they thought it was) would make money, there are plenty on the internet.
Lack of logic/Believability.
For some reason this creature for the most part hides in a cloud and picks off a couple of horses, not to raise any suspicion. By the end of the film, it is zooming around in clear daylight, not giving a jot about being seen.
Don't Knows (you must imagine the "don't know" is said in a sarcastic drawn-out way).
How did it get there, how long has it been there, can it reproduce.... Don't know.
It only affects electrical devices as it flies over them, okay so film it from a far, with a zoom lens, problem solved, why don't they do this? Don't know.
At one point it turns into a cross between a camp lampshade and a tissue paper exhibition, why, for what reason.... Don't know.
It decides to throw up/relieve itself on a small house in the middle of nowhere, why... Don't know.
It doesn't attack people if they don't look at it, wouldn't that make it very easy to deal with then? Why did it attack the man with the silver helmet then.... Don't know.
Why would Jupe have a "show" to meet the aliens, how did he know about them, why didn't he mention it to anyone, didn't he think about the potential danger.... Don't know.
Why does the creature hang around the place with the least amount of its food source.... Don't know.
I could go on an on. What is shocking, are the arrogant pretentious reviews, "you didn't get it". I go to see a movie to be entertained/surprised/moved/informed. I don't go to see a movie to be boring, silly, and empty, but is really meant to be symbolic/allegorical/existential, so therefore I should review it as brilliant, even if it sends most people to sleep.
We can all pretend any poor film was meant to be mean this that and the other, it was badly made crap, stop trying to make excuses.
What's next, Plan 9 From Outer Space, was genius representing the struggle of communism against the West.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Feelings..oh..oh..feelings
Warning Spoilers
I really liked series 1&2, it still had about 20% woke crap, but the 80% of good story, conflict, action, science and intrigue kept the show interesting.
Series 3 was a disaster, a meandering mess that had no interesting thread at all, this series went full Woke jacket, dull boring characters only getting in the show, as they are diverse, apparently being an interesting character, adding something or being a good actor is irrelevant, just be diverse and you're in the show.
Series 4, up to now, is marginally better than 3, but come on enough with the cringey, rolling eyes, feelings discussions every 5 minutes. No one cares, it's not interesting, its boring. Let's make this clear, most people don't care if you are gay, black, trans, whatever, so stop making every show, movies or advert, a reference to gender, identity and race issues. It's been done to death, move on, no one likes being dictated too all day and having this stuff rammed down our throats. It's about entertainment, escapism, not politics. As for the computer with a feeling's crises, I mean seriously, could you make this show any camper and more pathetic.
I will say the special effects and set design have been excellent across the whole show. Just please grow up and make the show interesting and stick to science-fiction, this is not a study into diversity and their feelings, stop with the crying all the time.
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Rushed clumsy b-movie
Warning Spoilers.
First part of the movie, tried to be some kind of self-ironic introspective on the state of movies and even made a direct reference to a Matrix sequel. Now the problem with that kind of commentary is that you effectively break the 4th wall or ruin any idea that this isn't just a movie.
The film then stumbles towards some kind of plot about the new matrix and Neo/Trinity but fails miserably.
The ending is a bore fest of mindless dark action (I mean filmed in the dark) with no tension or point.
Did they have a budget of 10m and a timeline of a week to make this film, it certainly looks like it.
The original Matrix, in my opinion, is the best film ever made. It has perfect pacing, actions, beautifully realised, cool conversations, properly filmed and choreographed action scenes and even manages a philosophical theme, with all that going on. There is tension, people may and do die, there is a purpose to what they want to achieve. It had a serious tone. It established a set of rules, which is crucial to this type of movie. It was an against-the-odds film.
In this, the fights are meaningless, badly filmed, just thrown in for no reason. Neo now just has a super-power and that's it. There is no tension, no one dies, nothing is really at stake, the FX are terrible. When Neo realises, he has Kung Fu abilities again, he has zero reaction, nothing.
Did anyone believe the Japanese train was real? The casting is awful, did anyone care about any of the characters and their terrible acting. It looked rushed, cheap, and amateurish.
The mocking of the original film and it dialog was sacrilege and childish. Showing actual film footage and claiming it was game footage, really?
I suspect the comment at the beginning of the movie, about having to make a sequel, was genuine, so they made the worse film they could.
Dune: Part One (2021)
All style and no substance
I am surprised this is even categorized as being a movie. Presumably a movie has to have some kind or story or plot, which this didn't.
It looks like an experiment in beautiful visuals, slow motions, and atmospheric music with more facial close-ups than LOTR 3, I was waiting to hear "my precious" at one point.
Too much repetition of dream sequences and amazing long shots and great special FX, but under that, nothing, no great drama, no action, no real story of any kind.
Why do movies make multiple antagonists look the bloody same? I am seeing battles going on and I have no idea who is who. Loads of different parties just sort of thrown together and fight with knives for some bizarre reason, who are mostly in suits and look like each other. What exactly is the point of the buzzy thing they turn on; it doesn't seem to actually do anything.
Did I mention a space faring set of nations, use knives and hand to hand combat? I will again.
The reason historically soldiers wore different colours was to avoid friendly fire. It would have been nice to know which side was which.
So, you little bomb that can destroy buildings and ships, you have a portable laser that can cut through anything. Why didn't you just use those in combat to wipe people out, no, much safer to fight hand to hand with knives (got it in a 3rd time).
Beautiful and technically well-made film, just like Blade Runner 2, but empty, boring, silly, and dull. Very disappointing.
The Wire (2002)
Not for me.
I don't really see the appeal of this show. Its well made and professional, but its bloody boring.
I managed to get through the first 2 episodes of season 1, but then lost interest and starting doing something else. It already felt like I wasted time doing that, so going to give this a miss.
Seems to be liked by many, but not for me, too dull. Not really interested in the total waste of time that is drug enforcement.
You Belong to Me (2021)
Ridiculous
So, let us get this straight, to get away with murder and fool the police, you just say I am her brother. No need to investigate any further or find our who the next of kin is, for the girl, just assume it's a random man who claims so.
Why would the board of psychiatrists take notice of the same anonymous person contacting them?
Is it easy to escape a mental hospital?
I won't go on, silly boring film.
Seaspiracy (2021)
Be Careful what you believe
On face value this would seem a vital documentary, warning the world about the destroying it through over-fishing.
However, Kip Andersen has his name attached to this project, so you need to put on some heavy sceptical spectacles, when watching anything he is involved with.
If anyone has seen "What the Health", you will see a pattern:
- He always pushes an aggressive Vegan message.
- He implies there is some business conspiracy to hide the truth.
- He tries to pretend people will not engage with him, when, he is pushy, rude, and often picks on people, who are not responsible.
- Very one-sided with the argument, no balance at all.
- Uses images of animal's slaughter.
- Economical with the facts.
Obviously, Kip was not the main character here, but you can see his usual style and pattern throughout this documentary. I hope Ali Tabrizi did a more balanced job; I have not had the time to investigate if all of his claims are true. I did check some and clearly many are false and exaggerated, so please investigate a bit further when you watch anything from Kip.
Always worrying when people make documentaries that clearly have an agenda and use shock tactics and emotional manipulation get a reaction from people.
Be sceptical and check out what is really true, before assuming it's an accurate documentary.
The Serpent (2021)
Massive missed oppurtunity
Massive, missed opportunity to tell an amazing story, overall, not truthful enough and dissatisfying.
I will start straight off with the huge problems with series:
- Constant timeline jumps, stop it, just stop it, it was Avant guard once to mess around with storytelling, but this takes it to a new level of pure annoyance and adds nothing. Just make it a linear story, it would have worked so much better.
- Tell the truth. When you read the real story, this leaves way too much out and leaves a lot of meaningless boring stuff in. It did not cover his love of gambling and womanising, or that his first wife was part of his initial crimes and continued to support him for most of his life. The French couple helped a few people escape, not just one.
- Overly dramatic, ok, I know you need to make series, but do not overdo it so much it becomes a ridiculous and borderline painful. The scenes, where Charles, just is always behind someone or next to them at key secretive moments, is not believable. Nadine, visiting the apartment, really? Dominique leaving at the airport.
- No fleshing out of Charles. I still cannot say I really know anything about him or understood him in any way. They did not get under his skin and show us the real man. He certainly did not seem engaging or charming.
- Over long, there is not enough material for an 8-hour movie, should have been 4 to 6 episodes at most.
- Pacing, as mentioned above, some episode's really drag and could have been removed all together and then others seem rushed.
- Casting, ok, did not bother me as much as some, but why not have Dutch and Belgian actors (who normally will both speak Dutch together) play their countrymen.
They should have done an accurate, linear story, from his early years to today and not do the ridiculous time jumping. They should have stuck to the facts and not tried to make other character more sympathetic than they were. They probably should have got the language situation right; French speakers do not switch to English mid-sentence for no reason. Flemish and Dutch people would not speak English together and a Dutch person would not speak English to another Dutchman.
Such a shame, as this is an amazing story and in the right hand would have been gold dust, unfortunately this seems a massive miss.
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
One the worst mainstream films ever made.
Everything is wrong in this film; it comes across as some amateur dramatics first attempt at a play. You would think they must have run out of money or changed director multiple times to end up with this mess.
The editing is terrible, scene's just pop-up and end uncomfortably with no real flow or sense.
There is scene at the beginning of the film where Wig is holding some papers she dropped and, on every cut, the papers move to a different place. I can understand some continuity errors, but to have about 4 in one 2-minute scene is amazing.
You have this bizarre plane scene, which stretches believability like a giant snapped elastic band.
- How can he fly a modern plane?
- Why is it ready and fuelled up?
- Why are people working at night in an airport tower when this is not an operating airport?
- Why would making a plane invisible, make it invisible to radar?
- Why doesn't Diane use her new "make things invisible" power more often?
- How can a small fighter fly from America to the Egypt?
- Why does a plane hover at 1 mile per hour in a sea of fireworks?
- How did they land and get out of the plane?
- How did they get out of Egypt?
Now these are the problems with just one scene!
On top of this, the CGI is terrible, the acting is awful, and the plot is stupid.
There are scenes of chaos at the beginning of the movie, when nothing really has happened, why? Is this just bad editing?
Oh yeah and Wonder Woman can now fly. Which is strange as this is set before Justice League or Superman V Batman, where she cannot.
I looked at some of the critic reviews here and I actual wonder (see what I did there) if they saw the movie. How can anyone think the movie can get a remotely positive review. Its like buying a car with 2 wheels and no doors and saying the car is not that bad.
There are some review here giving a rating higher than 5! (some even 10, which must be a studio connection).
1/10 is too generous.