Cheesy fun episode about aliens invading a small town. Not the worst way to spend 80 minutes. It's like a popcorn movie.
So Ramon goes to fight in Vietnam and it's supposed to be a happy ending?! What the fuck kind of military propaganda is this? Is his story arc supposed to be "growth" from a disgusting peace loving draft dodging hippy coward to a brave American fighting for freedom and his friends. I liked the movie, but that ending put a bad taste in my mouth. Also, the backstory of Sarah felt underdeveloped, like she was a side-character and not the main villain. The movie is very pg-13 and it shows. This is the kind of horror that would probably scare me at 10 years old. But now it feels more like a monster(s) feature (which may scare a lot of people I guess, but I unfortunately couldn't find it scary). The monsters are not exactly hiding and are clearly visible most of the time, almost like under a spotlight. The designs are cool, the practical effects are cool for the most part. But the second to last monster, Jesus fuck. It has the most screen time (more than Sarah, yeah) and is the most video-game CGI monster in this film. Looks like a cutscene from outlast.
I actually enjoyed the episode up until the ending. Sure, the editing is really wonky. But the story was good enough to make me feel invested. The ending however... It's a complete U-turn and a huge out of character moment. Pretty much the same ending as the one in "new year, new you", beat for beat. Another example of how you can ruin a perfectly fine episode with a dumb ("twist"?) ending. If like me, you hated the "new year, new you" episode's ending, you'll probably hate that one too.
Felt like I was watching a teen drama, or a boring soap opera, an episode of the OC maybe. Took me 3 tries to finish the episode. And also, do cops not exist in this episode's universe? What the hell?
I was not expecting a second season. Was excited for a moment, and disappointed for 8 episodes.
That's like the first time in years that I'm actually able to enjoy this show. All thanks to Negan. I have no idea why people call this season boring.
"I yelled at you. Big deal. You should have let it go."
Damn, that was very hypocritical, Hannah.
Why? Just why? Who wants this?
I was going to write about how the movie is chock-full of stupid unrealistic clichés that I hated, but half-way through the film there were to many of them to list. So I'm just going to write this: it's still a fun movie even considering all of that. And even though on paper I should've hated everything about it I've still found a few moments that made it fun to watch. (And half-way through the movie it gets better!) Also: amazing soundtrack!
And I did not like the message of the Hannah & Liz storyline, which is basically "don't settle for ugly or dull looking people, they suck, looks are everything". And why's Josh Groban's character suddenly a douche? Are we supposed to hate him or something? There were like 2 scenes with him, seriously! Hannah's reaction at the dinner was totally uncalled for.
In the earlier episodes they could easily spot every deviation from the script (even the smallest one) and any suspicious host behaviour. But now hosts just go about they business becoming sentient unnoticed. They openly admit knowing of the outside world, use "cheat-codes". But security just doesn't care for the most part. That makes me think that the so-called "real world" is a also a park. Also, I find it suspicious that we weren't shown any of the outside world, only the park and it's staff facilities. It feels like none of the characters have any backstory or life outside of the park (except for a few, but even then those backstories are just clichés or a few compact lines of the script). Maybe it's poor writing, or perhaps it's very clever foreshadowing. And maybe this whole "hosts going sentient" thing is also just a story to make the guests feel special (hence no one from the staff noticing it).
Oh, and I don't think there is an Arnold. Probably Ford's name before he became a host or simply his alter-ego. Or maybe Ford is the original Bernard.
Ok, at first I was like "They're dragging on the reveal of this dumb gimmicky cliffhanger for 12 minutes? WTH? Got to be honest, that kind of ruins the season premiere for me." But that other kill was brutally unexpected (or at least the timing of it).
And when Negan gets out this bottle of hydrogen peroxide or whatever that was, I'm thinking "Oh shit is he going to cut of Rick's arm?". Well, almost. Negan is surely one of the most amazing antagonists on TV.
But then Negan left and its back to the same BS we've seen for almost 6 seasons. Obviously, I can't know for sure what the rest of the season is gonna be like, but it feels like it's gonna be more of the same, except for the Negan scenes, and I'm not sure there will be enough of them.
"Guess I got what I deserved"
You know that feeling you get when you pick up a family photo album and start reminiscing about the past. This movie is that feeling.
Called it! Guessed it by S1E6&8. I mean he was basically a Billy Loomis cosplayer. It was however a pure guess, since you can't really logically figure out who the killer is, after all you don't have a lot of evidence to go on. The only thing you can say is "That guy, he looks dodgy. He's probably the killer". But damn, it feels awesome to be right :) Sorry for getting too cocky.
To quote Conan O'Brien: "Heroes: Recancelled". Shame, I actually enjoyed this season.
To quote fake-God: "Balls!"
Good show, fun to watch, especially in the beginning. But it gets more and more ridiculous with each season.
Wow, the Cowboy is a real dick in this one.
The Twilight Zone episode that Healy and Lolly talk about is called "5x30 Stopover in a Quiet Town". If anyone was wondering.
WTF? Are you serious? Hold the freaking door? So you are saying that the entire purpose of Hodor's life was to hold the goddamn door? This kind of cheapens the character's death AND his entire life. I get that self-sacrificing can be moving if done right. But self-sacrifice shouldn't be the entire purpose of character's existence. Since he was a kid Hodor knew he'll have to hold a door at some point in his life and it is his destiny. I don't know, it just seems wrong to me.
Also. Freaking fireballs. Goddammit. The show always had SOME magic in it and it was a vital part of this world. But we didn't really see a lot of it, and if we did see it, it was always subtle. That made the show more real and interesting. But now it's just full-blown fantasy bs in some scenes. The magic is just out the wazoo with those combat-like spells. It just seems cartoonish and cheap to me. The tree-women are throwing grenades at the white walkers who are casting ground spikes spells.
The entire season seems weaker than the previous ones so far. It's still good, but not mind-blowingly good. Bran's storyline is especially weak with those flashbacks.
Surprised that Jessie's death wasn't even acknowledged. She obviously meant a lot to Rick, but except for the initial shock while she was being devoured by walkers he didn't even mention her AT ALL. In fact, no one has mentioned her ever since, like she was just an extra, like she didn't even exist.
I'm sorry but WTF? Is everyone gonna ignore the fact that he just left the love of his life to marry her abusive husband just because a crazy man told him so? It doesn't make any sense! [flips the table]
Why the heck would Sadie die? If she didn't die in the original timeline then wouldn't her dying be the change that the hat guy says is impossible? And btw - we do know that it is possible to change the past (i.e. Sadie's death) - Jake DID save JFK! Goddammit, Stephen!
In all honesty, the ending seems unfinished. It's like Stephen King just went "Eh. Good 'nuf." Although I sincerely hope that the book ending was better fleshed out.
And yeah, I know that Sadie's husband "dies unexpectedly in a car crash" (real convenient btw) and that she's lead a good life all things considered. But it just seems like a shame Jake doesn't want BOTH of them to be happy. I mean if that is a possibility. And I also do get the main idea about the dark and the light. But this little titbit just ruins it for me. Such a positive message ruined by a small incongruity in the plot. I actually really enjoyed the mini-series right up to that point.
P.S.:Oh, and one more thing, the part with the alternative future was kind of ham-fisted. I mean, we get it: don't mess with the past too much. But the apocalypse? I mean, really?
I thought of a new game. You need to guess if a quote is from Adventure Time or Game of Thrones.
"-What dimension is this?
-All of them.
-That's great! Then we can live everywhere.
-Everywhere you will die. You, your family, everyone will die over and over. Mountains of broken bodies beneath the wheel."
Everyone hates this part because Jason is technically not in it. But it is actually one of my favourites. Who cares if someone else is wearing the mask? There are some great kills, some nudity, some funny moments. A great slasher overall.
And the final kill count is: 8 (9 if you count Piper and 11 - if you count the couple from the flashback in episode 3). That's truly pathetic. It's the same number as in the first scream movie. Yet the show ran 4 times longer than the movie. I'm really disappointed. The season was okay, but nothing more.
Also, the pilot episode's cliffhanger (with blood on Noah's forehead) is still unresolved. Wtf?
The reporter theory looks more and more plausible. But I still think Emma's boyfriend is somehow involved.
Calling it now. I think Emma's new boyfriend Kieran is the killer.
A) He looks exactly like Billy Loomis from the first movie. And he, coincidentally, is also dating the main heroine.
B) Almost every character on the show was given a motive, or a dark secret, or something except for him. He is just squeaky clean right now.
C) He carries a gun. No one is usually "allowed" to shoot the killer in those movies (Unless the killer is supernatural or wearing a vest, both variants are kind of dumb, in my honest opinion). So chances are - he is not gonna be able to use it. Either he is not gonna encounter the killer EVER because of a bunch of ridiculous coincidences, or he is gonna loose it in a ridiculous way. Or more likely - he is the killer.
The second killer might be Emma's father whom we still haven't seen, judging by the star-wars-esque vision. Or maybe he was the original killer, 20 years ago.
Or the 2nd killer might also be Audrey. Since we didn't have a lot of (if any) POV segments with her. And she also was "wrongfully" accused, put into police custody and then released (just like Loomis).
The teacher - Mr. Branson looks dodgy. But I think it's probably just a red herring, it's too obvious.
And also, we still haven't been given an explanation for the episode one cliffhanger with blood on Noah's forehead. Might be too obvious though. Although, the killer's build looks quite similar to his.
I think this quote from the show itself sums everything up quite nicely:
"You can't do a slasher movie as a TV series. Slasher movies burn bright and fast. TV needs to stretch things out. You know, by the time the first body's found, it's only a matter of time before the bloodbath commences."
"Oh. I can see you've been doing the Tardis up a bit. Hmm. I don't like it."
Thoughts based on the first episode.
I like zombie movies, especially the old ones. And what the more recent films of the genre don't pay attention to is the fact that zombies are dumb, they are slow. "Night of the living dead" [minor spoiler ahead] ends with humanity prevailing (in a way), and it's not surprising, decaying slow-moving corpses are a threat that can be dealt with. [end of spoiler] But I guess it doesn't make for a good movie or a long-running series. And film makers would rather have a grittier, tougher, depressing ending, that would make it clear that humanity is doomed and they are willing to toss all logic aside. But I've never felt it, because it doesn't make any sense. It's like a cliche now, and I'm sick of it. [minor spoilers for 28 days/weeks later ahead] 28 days later had an amazing ending. But the sequel had to go and ruin it: "Yeah! Zombies are everywhere, humanity is doomed, look at it! Are you depressed yet, are you?! Isn't this cool and exciting?" No! Quit it. [end of spoilers]
My point is, Fear the Walking Dead shows the start of the epidemic from a social standpoint and it does it well. It seems realistic. I watch it and I think "yeah, that is probably how it would have happened". Not fast with lots of screaming and people running around, but with lots of confused people not knowing what's going on. The government doesn't know how to deal with this problem, no one does.
This show finally dares to answer the question: if zombies are slow and dumb - how are they in power? Even when people see a walker, they don't fully comprehend it, they can't believe their eyes. They have never seen a zombie-movie, there's no such thing as a walker yet. No one knows the true gravity of the situation, they don't know what awaits them, they don't know there is going to be an apocalypse.
And that's why it's interesting for me to watch.
I also continue hoping for a zombie movie sequel taking place after the apocalypse, where survivors would have to deal with the guilt of things they've done, trying to rebuild society, scientists trying to figure out what caused the epidemic (with possible flashback). But I don't think it'll happen, because the majority apparently thinks it's boring. And it's a shame. Oh, well.
