This is just a poor rewrite of "Die Hard", done without any greater wit or finesse. "Yippee ki-yay mf"? No, absolutely not. The acting is far from anything the original had, not even the usually so magnificent Morgan Freeman can save anything in this sorry attempt with his appearance. I had some hope for this movie but it gunned down, without any mercy at all I might add, hence the summary title. The story? Well, it could have been...but it wasn't. You can't replace a good story with lots a of action and firecrackers, which is something this movie contains quite a lot of. I like Gerard Butler but this time his character is heavily set with an incurable Rigor Mortis, like the most of this movie. Was it a complete waste of time? No, if you like brain dead action it's two hours well spent. However, a comfort star goes to Melissa Leo, for best acting performance in this movie.
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The Bible
(2013)
Awful as usual...
28 March 2013
Someday perhaps someone brave cares enough about history to make a TV-show or movie about the Samaritan prophet Joshua, a rebel who led his followers up on Mount Gerizim and got himself executed there by the troops of Pilate. The gospel of John oddly mentions that Jesus was a Samaritan, so you can't really dodge this.
Someday someone brave even might care enough to make a TV-series about James the Just, the true founder of the Jewish movement that became the pagan Christianity we have today. Perhaps they'll even mention that he probably was the original "risen" Christ.
I'd love to see a show about the Herodian kinsman Paul, the roman spy and Antichrist himself, and how he valiantly fought against James the Just and his message of salvation to all.
But until someone brave enough comes along to do that we have to live with non-historically founded TV-series and movies like this. Shows that always goes against better knowledge and continues to sit comfortably in the lap of Christian mythology without ever questioning it. This sort of religious fantasy TV-shows are just boring me out, which is why I cannot give more than a bad review.
Someday someone brave even might care enough to make a TV-series about James the Just, the true founder of the Jewish movement that became the pagan Christianity we have today. Perhaps they'll even mention that he probably was the original "risen" Christ.
I'd love to see a show about the Herodian kinsman Paul, the roman spy and Antichrist himself, and how he valiantly fought against James the Just and his message of salvation to all.
But until someone brave enough comes along to do that we have to live with non-historically founded TV-series and movies like this. Shows that always goes against better knowledge and continues to sit comfortably in the lap of Christian mythology without ever questioning it. This sort of religious fantasy TV-shows are just boring me out, which is why I cannot give more than a bad review.
Zero Hour
(2013)
Been there, done that.
22 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Well, this is an old concept done again. Skeptics meets the noble apostles of superstition, becomes superstitious. The end of the world is coming and it's, once again, played out from the stories in Christian mythology.
The theme is familiar but not very well performed. The acting is so and so, mostly not convincing at all. I'm sorry to say it but this show is boring and tedious, IMO just a waste of time.
How I would have loved to see it turn the concept around, men and women of faith meets the noble apostles of skepticism and become skeptics too, that would have been a true innovation in the doomsday ridden landscape of movie and TV-show scenarios.
The theme is familiar but not very well performed. The acting is so and so, mostly not convincing at all. I'm sorry to say it but this show is boring and tedious, IMO just a waste of time.
How I would have loved to see it turn the concept around, men and women of faith meets the noble apostles of skepticism and become skeptics too, that would have been a true innovation in the doomsday ridden landscape of movie and TV-show scenarios.
Torchwood
(2006–2011)
Highly addictive show.
10 January 2007
With some finely chiseled characters this show caught on directly. As a spin-off from the awesome new adventures of Doctor Who it holds the banner quite high. At the same time as it's great drama it sometimes keeps a bit childish, but oh so entertaining, tone.
It's all about love, death and sacrifice, in a new package for the 21th century modern human. The emotions run high, just as it's tension and somewhat twisted tales about a twisted world. The feeling I get is that this is about real blood, sweat and tears.
The actors are as real as any human being, they're afflicted with guilt, pain and all the human flaws normal people suffer from. Well, maybe not Captain Jack, not all the time anyway.
Just keep it coming.
It's all about love, death and sacrifice, in a new package for the 21th century modern human. The emotions run high, just as it's tension and somewhat twisted tales about a twisted world. The feeling I get is that this is about real blood, sweat and tears.
The actors are as real as any human being, they're afflicted with guilt, pain and all the human flaws normal people suffer from. Well, maybe not Captain Jack, not all the time anyway.
Just keep it coming.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
(1993–1994)
Excellent show.
30 May 2006
Warning: Spoilers
"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." was great fun, as long as the sci-fi story line continued.
Bruce Campbell gave a great performance, as always, and this was the most innovative western show I've ever seen. With a side kick like Lord Bowler, Julius Carry, and a villain like John Bly, Billy Drago, together with actors like John Astin, as Professor Albert Wickwire, and Christian Clemenson, as Socrates Poole, the show meant incredibly much fun and excitement brought to us by a great set of actors.
The love interest Dixie Cousins, Kelly Rutherford, was an almost unbearably beautiful character, just as the actress portraying her, that added quality to every episode she was in.
All good things end though. I will always remember this show with great pleasure.
Bruce Campbell gave a great performance, as always, and this was the most innovative western show I've ever seen. With a side kick like Lord Bowler, Julius Carry, and a villain like John Bly, Billy Drago, together with actors like John Astin, as Professor Albert Wickwire, and Christian Clemenson, as Socrates Poole, the show meant incredibly much fun and excitement brought to us by a great set of actors.
The love interest Dixie Cousins, Kelly Rutherford, was an almost unbearably beautiful character, just as the actress portraying her, that added quality to every episode she was in.
All good things end though. I will always remember this show with great pleasure.
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