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The Princess (2022)
More fun than the title or score would indicate
I am a bit sad with the low score on IMDB: I really enjoyed the movie.
Yes, it is cheesy, and the kingdom conforms to all movie stereotypes of medieval kingdoms and very unrealistic.
But it also doesn't take itself too seriously, and where I expected the typical 1 hour of (bad) drama with 1 or two short fight-scenes, we get a movie with a young woman who has no problem spending an hour killing a few dozen soldiers in - sometimes - creative ways.
There are a few cringe-worthy dramatic scenes to pretend to have an actual plot, but those do not take away the action fun.
Much more enjoyable then the regular 'Disney' princess movie. I recommend it if you are looking for some simple escapist fun with a young woman who enjoys killing people.
The Astronauts (2020)
Best Nickelodeon series I have ever seen. Didn't know they had it in them
Apart from a rare few of their comedies I am normally not very impressed with Nickelodeon productions. Too 'happy, colorful, perfect world stuff': children series lack some grit nowadays.
Whit that mindset The Astronauts really surprised me: the kids are not all perfect, their relationships with each other and their parents are strained. The people on the ground have no better idea what to do then they have. The AI genius is a loose cannon and as much a danger as a help.
There is real danger, real bravery. And it is not some 2 day trip but a serious deep space mission. Some very good visuals as well: the launch sequence was awesome.
On the flip side: finding a scenario that gets kids launched into space will always a bit convoluted / tricky, but I think the script writers did as well as could be expected.
Sammy reminds me a lot of 'April' in the book series of Mackey Chandler.
All-in-all I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be watching it again. I hope it gets a second series as the story is far from finished.