This movie got a lot right, but it got a lot wrong too. The main character ranted about leftist worries, but was labeled a right-wing extremist in the movie. No, this guy was a leftist. Hollywood loves to label anyone with a gun a right wing extremist. Not only is that wrong, it's stupid.
Other than that, the movie was actually quite good. Well written, and the actors did a good job in portraying their characters. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone that likes action/adventure type of movies.
This review does contain some spoilers, so read at your own risk. With that said, this movie was nothing like the original, and lacked the same atmosphere. It does the original no justice. While Harrison Ford does play Deckard very well, and the character is indeed well written, he doesn't have much of a role.
I wanted and expected noir, and got NYPD blues instead. Other than Deckard, the movie was a disappoinment. There wasn't much special effects or the neon lights, it was bland and boring.
I can't say much for the soundtrack, it wasn't memorable either. I don't remember it.
So, to sum things up, movie was a disappoinment, Deckard was the only bright spot, and if you're looking to relive some noir of the original movie, this movie isn't the place to do it.
This movie had a level 5 writer, forgive the pun. It wasn't really a thriller, more of a drama if you ask me. sure, the girls in the movie were scared, but thriller, no.
The story elements all had a been there, done that feel to it, and the storyline was ripped right out of the headlines of the news. They did try to make up for it with the soundtrack, but it didn't do much.
The whole "going to a new family" bit had me going for a bit in the beginning, until I realized rather quickly that they were dragging, and doing other notorious things to the girls.
The ending was ripped right out of a storybook Hollywood endings book, watch, the movie, and you'll see what I mean (I don't want to give away too much away in my review).
The ending did leave too many questions unanswered about the plot, I guess many screenwriters do that in hopes that they get asked to write a sequel (I pray they never make one of this horrible movie).
Overall, while a Level 16 is an OK movie, it's not something I'd pay to see at a theater (thank you N*tflix), nor would I ever want to see again. 4*/10.
The series started with a bang, but the end of the second season sucked. Too many unanswered questions. I know that they want to leave an opening so they can continue, but at least create more closure than there was.
The writing also lacked compared to its parent series, the second season really showed it. It's like they were running out of things to write about. It was the same ole crap, travel, scavenge, get chased by some zombies, or some boring unnecessary storyline of some character that gets killed later.
Seriously, what happened to going to interesting places, and getting out of precarious jams by the skin of their teeth? Sure there was once or twice that happened, but that's what made the original series interesting.
The Characters weren't as interesting and as in-depth for that matter either. The writers don't give you a chance to in the storyline.
I think I was too generous with my rating of 6 stars, but it wasn't totally horrible. I do hope that if they do make another season, that they fix these horrible mistakes. Maybe make less episodes, but make the series more interesting. If not, I don't think I'm going to keep watching this series.
This Review Contains Spoilers
Top Gun Maverick was a poor attempt at a sequel. Maverick was still fighting this same demon of his father plus now he had Goose's ghost, and his son to deal with. Too bad many of the former actors on the original film didn't return. The ensuing was a disappointment, and how the lead Character's role ended his story was lame. It didn't match his character at all.
The soundtrack was a disappointment, they reused the songs from the original film, and there weren't as many dog fights and there were an the previous film.
I rated it fairly high only because they convinced Tom Cruise to return, and he did a good job in reprising his role as Maverick.
Also because the actor who played Ice Man returned, and their scene together was probably the best in the movie. The F-16 also made a return in the sequel, even though the Navy is already phasing out use of the plane. If you watch, you'll see how.
Overall, for me, the movie, was a disappointment. But, a highly rated one for the reasons I listed. See it for yourself, and make you're mind up for yourself. I grew up in the era of the original. This sequel failed to recreate the feel of the first movie for me.
The Basement is not scary, so I can't really classify this as a horror film. I would classify this more as thriller, perhaps a crime film. Well written, and the actors expertly portrayed their characters.
Very noir-like and very classic to the core, this film did keep me guessing as to what character was going to appear next. The noir tone persists throughout the film, and the soundtrack was very bleh throughout most of the film.
It did although keep me wanting more at the ending, which is unusual for me. For a B-Rated movie with little to no special effects, that's truly amazing. Also, there's a twist. in the movie that I also find unusal, normally movies of this genre don't end in this manner.
Overall, even though many other review sites rated this movie rather low, I liked this movie. I would watch it again, and recommend it to others. I give it 9.5 stars. Purely for the Originality of the film. I can't recall when I've actually seen a decent original film last.
The Netflix movie Death Note was nothing like the Anime, not even close. While they had elements from the anime from the series in the movie it was horrible and disappointing.
They didn't even make an attempt to follow the storyline. It did have a high school student who finds the book, but his father wasn't a cop and had nothing to do with the story if I recall correctly. Horrible. I wanted to place this movie out of my mind ASAP!
On the other hand, the special effects were pretty decent. The deaths of Akira's victims were fairly...entertaining. So, there were some good aspects about the film, just not what I was looking for.
The ending didn't match the ending of the anime either, which was another disappointment of mine. But, the soundtrack was pretty good! I liked that.
In the ending, I would have to say that my disgust outweighed the pros of the film. I would have to give this one two thumbs down or 4 stars out of a possible 10. I rarely rate anything this low. I guess I had high expectations because the anime was so awesome.
Sorry Netflix, I would not recommend this film.
