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No Time to Die (2021)
Wait for this on video
We all waited a long time, and it was well hyped by the cast on the Graham Norton Show, but for a $300,000,000 film? It's an absolute waste of resources.
There is absolutely no brashness of the original Bond franchise, and to us many devotees of 24 previous, not all good but decent, films, this is a sad excuse and aside from the usual exotic locales, there is nothing redeeming about this. Rami M is useless. Yes it's his fault. Simply not a good actor no matter who pays his exorbitant wages.
Wait for this on streaming if you must, but save your theater bucks.
Have a nice day.
Unbroken (2014)
Not good
The flaws are ubiquitous and egregious. Sad state of affairs during the pandemic that we reach for anything and this is simply a waste of your time; bereft of anything good to say.
Wash dishes or clothes or vacuuming is more beneficial (well always a good plan).
Have a nice day.
The Dirties (2013)
Ouch
This is really horrible. An egregious product with the intended viewer being a preteen male who has a lower-than-average brain function. Avoid with prejudice.
Outer Banks (2020)
Should be called "Low Country"
Why it is called "Outer Banks" when it so clearly is the Low Country of the Charleston area. Which, IMO, having lived in both areas, is a preferable locale, for many reasons. And no, they are not interchangeable. But I digress. After 8 weeks of C19 quarantine any diversion is OK. It's easy to nitpick too. Nothing close to proper accents, etc.
It's Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew with Scooby Doo in a pretty coastal setting. So I give it 3/10 because of the scenery.
Have a nice day and smile.
Knuckleheads (2016)
Montreal animation
Great to see this unique style of animation - of course it's from Montreal. Typically Canadian with silly stuff mingled with adult-friendly higher humour Cops eating donuts being stupid. Who thinks of a plot where the antagonist installs chest implants in their targets? This crew does.
Well done. Enjoy y'all.
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
Horrible
This is one of the worst films I have ever seen. The CGI is abysmal. Waste of Sizemore's talent,
Wheelman (2017)
Avoid at any time of day
This is a waste of anyone's time. It is all filmed from inside a car, a guy driving away from bad guys while constantly on the phone. Very cliché, very boring, horrible all around. Hope BMW didn't sponsor this merde in any way. Ever notice that almost everyone who owns a bmw is a penedjo and drive horribly? Netflix's output is extremely haphazard and this is one of their worst.
Have a nice day.
The F Word (2017)
Save your time for your family
Incredibly bad.
Pompous guy, who doubtless can cook, has taken his popularity to a new low. Goodness knows it is difficult to find truly interesting viewing opportunities when TV providers try for 24/7/365 content. As a member of the Nielson polling community, I am asked to "test" things. Tested this.
If IMDb had a rating lower than zero, this show would get that. That bad.
Grab a recipe, go to your kitchen, create something.
Your day will be much better.
Genius (2017)
Avoid at any time of day
Wow. Looked forward to this but instead massively disappointed. Who cares about AE's personal life except relatives? He came up with stuff that the show belittles. As a scientist I am very offended. Such is made-for-TV stuff. Delete from PVR and avoid at all costs, even if you are sick at home kind of avoid. This site only allows a lowest score of 1. Please revise IMDb to give a zero, or possibly a negative one. Nothing redeeming about this tripe at all.
Have a nice day.
Private Eyes (2016)
Good Canadian fun, which is better than most
Agreeing with another observer, who commented about how so many movies/shows are made in Canada, primarily Toronto or Vancouver, playing off as New York or Seattle, respectively. Consider how many actors that are Canadian...SCTV, SNL. Lorne Michaels, John Candy, Dan Ackroyd, Dave Thomas, or others that honed their skills in Toronto like Bill Murray. Anyway, interesting show. Priestly is good. Sidekick is too. Have a nice day.
MasterChef Canada (2014)
Avoid at any time of day
Certainly wanted this show to be good. Cooking shows have become ubiquitous. Advertising for the "hosts". Original Julia Child shows, wow. Jacques Pepin. Real deal. Even the Japanese Iron Chef episodes were amazing. Sakai.
Yes it is business but we all can vote and my vote for this sh plus and IT is 0.01.
Embarrassing. Since we vote with our wallets, it is suggested to never purchase anything associated with the individuals commenting on the prepared food. Asian guy with blue hair dye? That went out ages ago.
Interesting to see who was a "judge" on the show then quit. Anyone good did. Chefs are arrogant dill weeds. Hey, it is a job like any other. We go to get our vehicles fixed. Drop the shop like a hot rock if you get treated poorly. Same with restaurants/prissy chefs. More female chefs are needed IMO.
Completely agree with above reviewer who wrote: "love master-chef, especially UK, UK professionals, NZ and Australia. US is OK, but agree that Ramsay has become unauthentic. just watch his old UK Kitchen nightmares, totally different person. but this.. is not watchable.. the Canadian version seems to be choosing their candidates based on looks, pink hair and tattoos and always wearing a hat. very big brother all of it. the drama of the judges, especially Mr Leung comes across very forced. and then, the very blatant product placements, with Kraft products that are definitely fresh local produce. it is so obvious and makes me NOT want to buy these products.
Have a lovely day.
Quantico (2015)
Pass with prejudice
This is truly a POS show.
Ignore, avoid, if not at your chosen waste of time.
Others have already expounded on the soap opera premise of this merde.
Take "Presidio", Connery/Harmon perhaps 6/10. Set in SF, always a good thing. Then this nonsensical crud.
Have a nice day.
Go for a walk.
Enjoy that spring is kind of here for 2017. Ride a bicycle. Walk your kids, do laundry, make kimchee...anything but waste your time on this.
Libraries are very nice. Social atmosphere, no cost rentals of all forms of media. And if you are a hetero male, lots of milfs.
Plant a garden, even mow your lawn if you have one. All noble and good activities. Hard to pan this further without very profane language.
The Illegal Eater (2013)
very bad
Grew up, raised in TO, Leaside to be specific. Traveled all over the planet. TO is very cool but getting not as good as it used to be. Part of it is the "wanna be something else". It's not anything else, just be TO, YYZ, Hogtown, the big smoke, pick a winner. All one has to do is get out into the public space and see how many others from foreign lands have moved to TO because of it's worldwide reputation as a hugely cosmo city, which it is, but it has gone overboard, as all great cities do. Plus it is massively expensive, in the parts one would like to live in. Average homes in Leaside are about $2 million. New York or San Fran of Canada. This show is bad and puts a poor light on TO. People not from TO like the host are never part of the true scene. Wanna-be's. Money or less money, you can be there. Enjoy life. Since I can write, am well educated, watched the CN Tower be built. Yup, watched the Sikorsky helicopter place the last piece in 1975. My name is in the time capsule. Ontario Place too. Steven Page is a TO poser. Tool. Don't waste your time.
The Living Daylights (1987)
Avoid this one
As a lifelong Bond fan, having seen each movie many times, this is absolutely one of the very worst, if not the most stupid, goof-riddled show (Moonraker being the other in contention methinks). Nothing wrong with Dalton or D'Abo, just under-used and over-written. Music is good however - Chrissie, A-ha, Tchaikovsky. All fine there.
Even the font used in the credits is lame.
Cool filming locations as always.
I gave it a 2 score instead of 1 because it is a Bond movie. Nice cars, nice ladies, etc., but because it is Bond one's expectations are heightened. Huge budgets and all. Live and Let Die is crap too but much better that this turd.
Have a great day.