Immensely fun, would go see it again.
I've been a sonic fan since Sonic 1 and 2 on the Genesis, enjoying both the comics and some TV shows as well. This FELT like sonic to me. It captured his confident attitude and gave him a backstory that was really touching and a great character motivation. Fans of the Mobius universe will recognize more references to the franchise, but this film is great for casual fans or even newbies to the franchise too.
The most jarring element for me was Jim Carrey's Robotnik. He didn't feel like any iteration of Robotnik or Eggman that I know. He was a fun character all the same but aside from his final costume he felt maybe 5-15% Robotnik throughout the movie.
The jokes were well done and there were times the wpile theater was in stitches. Lots of dad jokes, but the kind that makes you actually laugh.
Over all this is definitely a 10 for me, one I want to buy when it comes out and I am sorely hoping we get a sequel.
I read this book ages ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, this TV adaptation by Amazon has been just as enjoyable. I was really reassured when I saw Neil Gaiman was involved in writing this script. It more or less holds very well to the original book. The pacing feels good too, not too rushed, but it doesn't drag on either.
The casting is SPOT ON! I will admit I'm a fan of David Tennant anyway, but his portrayal of Crowley is just fantastic. All of them really fit their roles to a T.
I also appreciate the use of a narrator, I think that was a great stylistic choice. It not only helps it hold to the book more closely but is also a good way to add a little exposition where some might be needed without it feeling forced or awkward/clunky.
And of course there is plenty of the classic Terry Pratchett wit and humor to be found through out. It's quirky, but not so goodfy that it fails to take itself seriously when the situation calls for it. It's one of those shows I wish there could be more of, but all good things must come to an end, and of course being based on an existing book assures that won't happen either. ^^;
WTF, they butchered the characters and the family dynamic. Is it too much to ask to have a family that isn't totally f***ing dysfuncrional on TV these days?
I've seen a variety of Godzilla films from every era and Minus One is hands down the best Godzilla movie I've seen yet. The visuals are spot on, they got the classic look of Godzilla but added all of the gravitas and feeling of weight that the guys in suits were always missing.
The music is on point and they make great use of the Godzilla main theme to punctuate certain scenes.
The story is just so good, we really felt the emotion you were meant to feel in each scene. There were moments where my husband and I were both crying in the theater (he was trying to be so stoic but I saw the wiping of manly tears), and then other points where I could see him about bouncing around in his seat with childlike joy at seeing Godzilla being a bad ass on screen. We really appreciated the setting too, post WW2 Japan and seeing the scars and brokenness that left on the people and then to have them face Godzilla in that state of brokenness made the story and the actions of the humans feel even more heroic and meaningful.
This movie will definitely be a must buy for me when it comes to DVD.
As someone who read the book some years ago this film was a letdown. All of the key challenges were different and they made less sense. Being a gaming nerd myself I was able to figure out the clues along with the book but the movie they were so abstract it took huge assumptions and leaps in logic to figure out what they were.
The way they used the 1up token especially annoyed me. In the book it was very clear what it was, and that it would be useful but not how or when. In the movie it was a total mulligan and felt pulled out of the ass just for convenience.
The way they conducted IOI's activities as a whole was wrong and the whole movoe I just kept thinking "so where are the f***ing cops in all this?". Yet again, in the book it made sense, but in this film it was just ignored for convenience. They turned an intelligent antagonist into a bumbling shallow one.
It was pretty to watch, and the references were enjoyable. But as someone who originally read (and enjoyed) the book, this is one film I'm fine with not seeing again.
Decided to write this while I'm watching the episode.
This episode is just social justice vomit. 36 minutes in and I'm so BORED!! I thought Black Mirror was supposed to be a sci-fi concepts anthology. The only reason I made it this far is rockin' 80s music and my OCD about dropping things in the middle. Even the acting is sub-par from what I expect from this show by now.
Still trying to figure out the point too. It's just a lesbian soap so far...
40 minutes, finally hits future setting at least.
Having to check the time as I go. I don't remember 60 minutes bent so long a time...
50 minutes, finally a sci-fi concept, not very original though. I feel like they've covered this one before. =/
55. This is absolutely HORRIBLE writing. These chicks supposedly just got married and now they're having a fight because they know nothing about each others lives. Are you fucking store serious?? Isn't that something you should, I dunno, maybe know before getting hitched. I can't buy any of these characters. Seriously, they aren't even good caricatures of believable people. Can they just die and end my misery?
End. FINALLY!
Worst Black Mirror episode yet. At least there's a good credits track so I want to hurt things a bit less now. Waste of an hour.
With all of the hype this movie gets I was really very disappointed. The share were super predictable and cliche, the concept they were working with, astral bodies, wasn't super original but had some potential to it that felt squandered with the lackluster route they took.
Over all a fine movie. Good for a one over, I think the rewatch-ability of it is very low.
Overall...
Pros
- The communication element and focus on that element was neat and different.
- The effects were decent. Though this is more of the lower side of a pro though because I've seen video games with better looking CGI than they used during the climax. That was a bit jarring. They're decent, nothing to write home about.
- The alien language looked cool. Yes it's a shallow reason, so sue me.
Cons
- Super generic character behaviors. Unfortunately it couldn't escape the sameness that all alien encounter movies seem to share.
- Lots of useless people. If you're like me you will only know 2 of the characters names by the end. The rest are either functionally useless, or cliche "imma just get in your way" roles.
- and my biggest annoyance we never find out what crisis the aliens needed humanity's help with. That would have mades MUCH more interesting movie. Instead we're just left to wonder because like virtually all alien encounter films only the humans story gets too told.
Another treasure by The mad geniuses behind Sharknado, The Asylum.
What sets Z Nation apart, and in my opinion makes it better than any other zombie show out there, is not it's comedy, it's that it has an objective and is going somewhere. In every other series I've seen, TWD being one of the worst offenders, there is no hope for a future for humanity. It's just buying time while each character is slowly picked off. Z Nation has an objective every season that revolves in some way around curing the Zombie virus and ultimately saving humanity. Meaning there's hope for this series to end in a satisfying way, not just killing everyone off.
If you're a fan of Asylum though you'll also enjoy little cameos and references to their other works that bring a nice chuckle on top of the already rich good humor the show brings.
"Gender pay gap" my ass. And "can t pass a background check" made me want to rip my hair out. I called it back in episode 4 this this "independent" is actually just a liberal.
These episodes are the WORST. It's not even suspenseful, smart politics like House of Cards, it's stupid politics thumping leftist agendas.
Enough of this crap, they need to get back to the conspiracy and give mire focus to the FBI chick. She is awesome, and really what's driving the plot at this point.
Looks like SyFy forget it wasn't HBO of a moment. O.o
I'm not really sure why they lumped every series of Ultraman spanning from 1966-2022 under one series. That's a little odd and makes it hard to navigate. But that aside, Ultraman is awesome and wildly underrated in the West so I'm glad it's at least present here.
Really good pilot but I have reservations.
I do not trust the CW given how woke the rest of the arrowverse is. The teenage boys being in a central role concerns me becuase I fear there will be too much teenage angst and drama and not enough superman supermaning. Also, hugely displeased with what looks to be a race swapped Lex Luthor. If they wanted a black villain there are plenty they could have chosen from, if this is Lex its disrespectful to the source material, and insulting to blacks who apparently aren't allowed to have their own characters, just race swapped hand me downs of existing ones.
Positive points though, they did a surprisingly good job not outright demonizing small-town America. They actually did voice some of the problems we face and issues we have with city America, albeit with a bit of a confrontational approach. But even that is fair because at this point we've become fed up and justly confrontational.
The moments of family relations were good ones. Showing a 2 parent household with a father who may not know what he's doing but cares and tries to be present is sadly a rarity in media these days. There wasn't a forced injection of "girl power" right into your face too. The strong women in the series don't feel like they have to remind you that they're strong women. They just are, they do their thing and it shows in its own in their attitude and actions.
My gosh, Picardo was fabulous in this episode, and it was so cool to see a cameo from my favourite Trek character growing up.
Hippie girl is SO IRRITATING! She doesn't understand animals or the natural world at all. If they could and/or needed it like humans do animals would 100% be using fire and would use as much of their environment as they wanted/needed to be comfortable. That is survival, and it's not limited by species. The ability to achieve it is the only limitation holding them back. When she said "I'm vegan" I was honestly hoping she'd have a malnutrition tap. Humans are omivores for a reason girl.
Pretty standard transformers film. I go for the visuals and Cybertronians, and just sit through the mostly uninteresting mid sections of human drama. I found these human characters mostly unlikable, it's a large step down from Mark Wahlberg, the military guy's writing in particular was meme levels of horrible. The deus ex machinas in the story are really heavy handed and obvious.
The biggest redeeming quality of this film is that it has some wonderful returns to G1 Transformers, a sweet appearance by Soundwave for the older fans, and had a really nice view of Cybertron for the audience in general.
Now if we could just do away with the cumbersome humans and do a whole movie there I'd be ecstatic.
We wuz Kangs, the movie.
Action scenes were at least fun to watch.
Omg, the Flash series just pulled a Buffy. I knew I loved this series.
I'm getting extremely sick of this show painting any who's concerned about terrorists piggy-backing off of "refugees" as some kind of bad guy. The look it was phenomenal but from there on it seems to be just this slide in to liberal propaganda.
I definitely would put this more in the Thriller genre with Horror elements rather than an all out horror, but that might just be me.
As a fan of the game lore, and having even read the FNAF book by the creator, "The Silver Eyes" I think the movie has ability to appeal to both old fans and newcomers to the universe. If you are already familiar with FNAF and some of the game lore you will not be surprised by much and there are a lot of nods and fanservice thrown your way, if you aren't already a fan I think it explains this iteration of the universe's mechanics and lore well enough that you won't feel left out by anything. It isn't identical to the games, favoring a whole new take so both camps are going in fresh in that regard.
The use of practical effects wherever possible was 100% the right choice. It looks way better than any CG would have and it will give this movie lasting power visually for many many years to come. The atmosphere of the set and way the music builds up and provides relief in the right spots is well done.
The beginning though and establishing the protagonist feels rather slow, it's also a little hard to get invested in him at first because he keep seeking that escapism and fixating on his dreams to solves the mystery of his brother's disappearance as a child. However at about mid way through when the ooky spooky stuff starts to really ramp up it appropriately moves the plot and character development along to make the rest of the movie very enjoyable.
Now hearing that they're approved for a second installment I have high hopes for that.
Playing matador with the monster's own bloody severed frill this was probably the most awesome and most gruesome fights I've seen yet from this series. I love it, will definitely remember Jirah.
Holy s***, I was not expecting something this profound and deep. This is one of those kinds of thought provoking episodes that I am used to seeing out of classic Trek and TNG, I did not expect it from Thundercats, and I absolutely love it. This just entered one of my top ranked episodes of any animated series.
Man, this show totally got done a dirty by only getting one season.
Holy $hit that's my town! I've been by that place while my husband and I were out looking for the similarly named Olga's Kitchen. O.o
I feel bad for that Sadie girl. Her parent(s) have made her insufferable with her "I'm a feminist" zealousness. So much cringe the whole challenge.
Woah.... That's all I can really say to this one is Woah. O.o
I knew the woman was insane at $
"we have 3 kids in cat bodies" but I was not expecting the route this episode took at all.
(Super glad to see there's a follow-up next season. Off to watch that now.)
Human elements more or less sucked, aside from Ken Watanabe (as expected), the humans are painted cardboard. The Kaiju though is MUCH improved from the last installment, and has me looking forward to what they'll do with them next. There's a lot of Easter eggs and setups for fans of classic Godzilla to pick up on.
Definitely plan to buy this one when it comes out on DVD
All I can say about this episode is "Oh, New Jersey". There's a reason the rest of America has a stereotype of this little state.
This one had me in stitches many times throughout. I'm really enjoying this new character, Jen, too. It's almost a shame she's foreign exchange and we know she'll be leaving before long. The dynamic is so great, I can't wait to see what we get while she's here.
Sally Kohn is just insufferable. She ALWAYS appeals to emotion and foregoes logic or facts to uphold this worldview she has that America was a horrible and racist place and is exactly the same as it was then.
It was funny to each Ben with his thinking face when it wasn't his turn to talk, and then his mouth opens and words explode out at 100 miles a minute.
It was cool to see Dr. Phil's body language and psycho/behavioural analasys as well. This show is super click bait much of the time, but Phil really does have some underappreciated skills.
All in all, enjoyable. A well executed story and no complaints about the acting or cinematography. A very satisfying ending too, some cliches bit not enough to hinder the enjoyment. Definitely worth a watch.
