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Succession (2018)
Unwatchable because of cinematography
I stopped watching less than 10 minutes in, and yes I believe this is enough for a review. I was shocked and disappointed when I saw that this show used the "shaky camera" filming style, which makes me nauseous within minutes. To add insult to injury, all to many shots are made as extreme proximity closeups, so that sometimes not even the entire head of a character is seen on screen. It looks horrible on a big screen TV. Overall, the look of this is as if you gave a cell phone camera to an "aspiring director" in the 5th grade of elementary school and presented it as prime TV.
Yes, this is the entire review.
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
No motive for his attitude given
I watched this movie quite a few years ago, when I was younger (I am 44 now). My father wanted me to see it, as he saw in me a person who refuses to conform to authority, a rebel who insists on his rights and viewpoints a little too much.
So, I went into it expecting to "learn a lesson where such attitude leads you". I was left completely disappointing. There is no reason for Paul Newman's character behavior. No motive whatsoever is provided, not even a hint of it. In any other movie, you would expect him to reveal himself as some "badass" and knock out those who threaten him. It doesn't happen here. He refuses to submit and keeps silent, gets punished, then refuses again (and keeps silent, of course), gets punished, all the way to the sad end (he dies if I remember correctly).
Very disappointing and in my opinion a pointless movie.
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
I loved DS9, hated this
While there are quite ok and even good moments in this documentary, all of it is utterly ruined by typical Hollywood leftist philosophy. I enjoyed DS9 because it was good, fun, thought provoking sci-fi. In the current year, however, we are to learn that DS9 was all about empowering women, LGBT rights and fight against the phantom menace of;racism" (with all the predictable cliches that come to mind, such as presenting US president Trump as "racist" and similar nonsense). If this is the direction the show would have taken if it continued, I am glad it is long over. What I left behind, 20 years ago, was a good sci-fi show. Thank you, DS9 crew, for not making it long enough to ruin it with your leftism.
The Big Bang Theory: The Retraction Reaction (2017)
The best episode in the past several years
I am surprised that most people haven't liked the episode (if you check out show's FB page, for example, you can attest to it). Humorous stings against contemporary theoretical physics are spot on, and so are nerdy jokes - they made hilarious references to Star Trek, Star Wars and Lost. I especially enjoyed the subplot jokes about Romulan ale. THIS is what TBBT is all about, not "exploring commitment issues in long term relationships" or something. The episode is a pure 10, among the best the show has ever had.
The Walking Dead: The Well (2016)
So bad it prompted me to write a review
First off, I have to say that I don't care for either Carol or Morgan, and I find both of them very boring. Morgan's ridiculous "philosophical depth", vs Carol's "shoot first, ask later" approach is somehow supposed to provide for an interesting dynamic between the two, yet it never gets interesting.
Theatrically over the top funny "king" Ezekiel might have been an interesting character if he hadn't dropped his mask and exposed his whole story in the first episode he appears in. His fascination with Carol isn't believable at all. His "subjects" pretty much worship him, so he falls for the first woman who calls his bluff? Yes, it does make some sense, but it isn't believable at all. Maybe because Carol is an unattractive older lady?
Z Nation (2014)
Unconvincing and cheap
Those two words sum it up. Unlike The Walking Dead, this series features the kind of zombies who can run, jump, and even create simple ambushes. Outnumbering human survivors by several thousands to one (at least they present it as so), there is no plausible way to explain ANYONE's survival three years into the infection. That's why the show reverts to cheap thrills, such as bringing a character into a hopeless situation every five minutes, only to be rescued by someone's incredibly precise shot in the zombie's head. Besides, while survivors' naivety is a regular thing in zombie movies during the EARLY stages of zombie infection, there is nothing to explain stupid moves of "Z Nation" characters THREE YEARS into the infection (SPOILER: for example, a very stupid decision to return to a room with a zombie baby, which has cost the first episode's main protagonist his life).
Now for the visuals. While it's not that important for the story, when you see a special "effect" which looks cheap even by 1970s standard, you should know better than to put your hopes up. I am referring to one of the first scenes with an airplane taking off from some base, and crashing into it several seconds later. The entire base is clearly a very cheap toy model, and the plane looks as if there is a puppet-master above it, pulling the thread.
I may give this another chance with a second episode, but it's already obvious that this show won't ever be able to hold a candle to TWD.
Blade Runner (1982)
Pointless, boring and a very UGLY movie
Dear reader of this review, I feel sorry for you. Why? Because reading this means that you've probably seen this crap of the movie, and you're wondering what happened, how this tedious, ugly, pointless crap could possibly be so highly rated? As one other reviewer pointed out, to call this movie overrated is just not enough. This movie is supposed to be philosophical. What is the meaning of life, what is the point of death, why must I die? Well, there are hundreds of movies and books out there dealing with this subject, and every single one of them does a 1000 times better job at it than this movie. BTW, try reading the Bible and the Gospels for answers about life and death. Since other reviewers have pointed out the terribly slow pace of the movie (the only other movie that was this slow was first Star Trek movie "the slow motion picture" - don't watch that one, either), I will write about something else - the ugliness. First of all, the creators of this "masterpiece" have used the irritating cliché of setting the entire film at night. It's always dark, in every single scene. Every single room is ugly. The makeup is ugly. The whole damn thing looks like a hell hole full of broken drug addicts, and the music contributes to the feeling. I felt mild nausea throughout the whole thing. There are a few visually interesting scenes of Los Angeles from above (at night, of course), but the most prominent thing in those scenes are gigantic videos (placed as advertisements on buildings) of Asian women swallowing pills. Maybe the best symbol, of how wrong the makers of this movie were about the future, were prominent advertisements for Atari and Pan Am. While they drive flying cars in 2019, they watch TV on old sets which look like from 1970s. It's just a terrible movie, overall.
Finding Forrester (2000)
Terribly overrated
I hardly managed to watch this movie to it's end. I found nothing about it particularly interesting or inspiring. Main character, young Jamal Wallace isn't interesting in any way - he is presented to us as being just perfect, so perfect that it becomes unrealistic. He plays basketball perfectly, he is a role model son, incredible natural talent for writing, and, at age 16, he can quote by heart any novel ever written in English language. His mentor, William Forester (Sean Connery) has spent decades in hiding (for no realistic reason whatsoever, nor for a reason that one could ever sympathize with, or understand as serious). It is painfully obvious that the only reason why producers created his character as such was to have him "liberated" and inspired by our imperfectionless hero. As was clear from the start, Forrester appeared at the end of the movie in a pale imitation of Al Pacino's entrance in defense of his protégé in "Scent of a Woman". Don't waste your time on this one.