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The Last of Us (2023– )
6/10
Good but it has a fatal flaw....
8 February 2023
We've seen this all before of course. Infected people infect the I infected and society collapses etc. It is done very well here although there is a flaw that I fear it will not be able to overcome. That flaw is they unlike in the video game, the main characters cannot die. This means that there is no tension to propel the plot along as you are aware that what ever is thrown at them; however tense the music gets; however much they scream; they WILL get through this. After all, if they don't the series ends. The interest so far (episode 2 as I write) lies in how the infected are portrait. So far we have had couple of good descriptions and a "cauliflower head".

So, a solid survivor plot with no real peril. It's hard to see how real tension can be generated here.
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3/10
Seems good content but...
13 November 2022
A lot of documentary programs have music over the intro and this was no different. Once the first part started the music stopped - for a few minutes maybe - then, to my dismay, it started up again. I don't need music over people talking, especially since this is not a drama. It was at best intrusive and at worst distracting. I just had to give up on it as it was just too much.

In factual programming, if people are talking then let them talk. I have no interest in the music (for the record I am a musician). By all means, drown out the singer. It will be good for their inflated egos. Most of them are a load of old rubbish anyway :)
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2/10
Awful movie. Worthy doesn't mean good
1 October 2021
I'm guessing people are scared to mark this down. The acting is TERRIBLE. The direction is TERRIBLE. Casting is TERRIBLE. Really really bad. Hollywood needs to start making entertainment again.
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Lenox Hill (2020)
6/10
So dedicated??
26 July 2021
My guess is that they are dedicated to people rich enough to afford the insurance .
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Unhinged (I) (2020)
6/10
I'm on Rusty's side
1 June 2021
Her husband is right to get rid of her. What an awful woman. I was rooting for Rusty all the way.
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Colony (2016–2018)
8/10
Good series except...
25 May 2021
Really good story BUT why do all the characters have to look so guilty every time they do anything dodgy :))

Seriously though, well worth your time.
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Hippopotamus (II) (2018)
10/10
Not one for the phone generation
10 April 2021
Not a movie to be texting and tweeting to. This needs to be watched and absorbed. Slow burn and brilliant.
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The Twilight Zone: Point of Origin (2019)
Season 1, Episode 8
4/10
A real missed opportunity
1 November 2020
What could have been a great episode is ruined by yet another heavy handed message, this time immigration gets it's turn
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The Twilight Zone: Not All Men (2019)
Season 1, Episode 7
2/10
I was expecting this
1 November 2020
....and here is the "men bad - women good" episode. This one is the worse so far on SO many levels
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The Twilight Zone: Six Degrees of Freedom (2019)
Season 1, Episode 6
6/10
Not bad
1 November 2020
Apart from the glaringly obvious fact that these fragile flowers would be the last people you'd send to Mars, not a bad episode at all
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The Twilight Zone: The Wunderkind (2019)
Season 1, Episode 5
5/10
Who'd have thought?
1 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Kids don't know much. Who'd have thought eh? Took a whole episode to make the heavy handed point too
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The Twilight Zone: A Traveler (2019)
Season 1, Episode 4
8/10
At last
1 November 2020
Probably the most like a classic Twilight Zone episode so far. I fear it may be a highlight as the seem unable to resist PC twaddle
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The Twilight Zone: The Comedian (2019)
Season 1, Episode 1
7/10
Decent first episode
14 October 2020
Interesting premise and good story. Let down by slightly laboured direction. Cut this down to 30 minutes and it would be great.
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The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 30,000 Feet (2019)
Season 1, Episode 2
8/10
Like an old episode
14 October 2020
This one is like an old Twilight Zone episode. Dark ending and all. Pretty good effort.
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Anna (II) (2019)
8/10
Ignore the rubbish "feminist" trailer, this is good
8 July 2019
If you have seen the trailer for this movie and hit put you off then then you are not alone. Without giving away plots and spoilers it is difficult to describe but see it despite the marketing. You will be missing out of you don't.
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8/10
A solid horror flick
10 May 2019
I enjoy a horror flick and this one actually made me jump a few times. It is creepy and there are some genuine scares in there. A solid effort.
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10/10
Saving the best 'till last
10 May 2019
Wow. That was 3 hours? It flew. Great storytelling, great acting, great action. Nothing more to say.
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7/10
A feel good movie
9 April 2019
An old style movie that could have been made in the 60's (except for the annoying mobile phone use)

A good if not great piece of cinema
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Us (II) (2019)
9/10
A grown up horror movie
23 March 2019
Not the "teen slasher, here comes the surprise, oh is that it?" fare we usually have to endure as horror fans. This is a horror movie for grown ups.

I'll say no more other than go and see it.
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2/10
A mess of a movie
15 March 2019
Dear Captain, looking miserable and clenching your fists does not make you look strong it makes you look constipated. Also, producers, when casting an action movie, don't pick someone with a funny run. The funniest since Roger Moore.

Feminism is apparently all about correcting an alien who is not politically correct. Well done lady.

Horrible cartoon graphics, and a story that goes all over the place yet is ultimately pointless and predictable, make this the superhero movie that makes Green Lantern look good.

I gave it 2 stars because the cat was funny.

I suspect that this one was thrown into the mix because End Game is coming and there weren't enough female Avengers. We can't have a man saving the world can we? Hahahahahaha
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Cold Pursuit (2019)
9/10
Darkly comic
25 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I suspect that this is not getting a higher rating because people have looked at it as a revenge thriller, rather than the dark parody of a revenge thriller that it is. It was one of those pleasantly surprising movies that you catch every once in a while. Great Indian joke as well. Highly recommended.
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7/10
A fun sequel
21 February 2019
This is a fun sequel to the delightfully crazy Happy Death Day. We know what happened. Now we get to know why. I don't think it is quite as good as the first one as it repeats the formula, but that's the point really isn't it?
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7/10
An old fashioned kids movie
21 February 2019
I didn't think children's films like this were made any more. No toy or computer game tie-ins, just a familiar story turned into a fun filled romp. If a trip through the Arthurian legend sounds good to you then this will fit the bill
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8/10
Enjoyable romp
7 February 2019
I saw the 3D version and it is the best looking 3D I've seen. Stunning. As for the plot, it's cyberpunk "business as usual", and a bit convoluted, but the visuals will keep you interested if the plot doesn't.
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1/10
Awful xenophobic rubbish
5 February 2019
Horribly anti-English, wildly innacurate and acting that would disgrace a daytime soap. The producer even managed to tick all the diversity boxes. Quite a feat in a historical drama. Worst film of the last year, and I have seen loads. Worse than Widows, and that take a some doing!
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