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Supernatural: Wayward Sisters (2018)
Not the best/Not the worst
It makes sense to try to build a pilot episode from a series that's been running for thirteen years. Who knows how much longer Jensen and Jared are going to be willing to do this? And using established, liked characters like Jody and Donna makes perfect sense. Adding Jody's adoptive daughters, and the new psychic that was just introduced? Also makes sense.
No, it was not the best scripted episode, ever. There were more plot holes than usual. No, it was not the best acted. But I don't know if that falls on the actresses, or the script, or the direction, honestly.
But as a backdoor pilot? It worked. You have the monster of the week, you have the hunting and the interpersonal emotional dialogue. You have the rescue of the endangered citizens (in this case, Sam and Dean), and you have the personal loss.
If Jared and Jensen ever decide to leave the show, I would continue to watch if Jody and Donna were the main characters. But not Claire, Patience, and Alex.
(Now, if they brought back Ellen, and added her to the mix? DYNAMITE!)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
The longest feeling movie ever
If it's action you want, then this is the movie for you. if you want plot, acting, three-dimensional characters, any sort of through-line, or some sense of satisfaction... skip it.
This movie drags from the first moment. It never lets you invest in the characters, because there is nothing to invest in. The plot is so convoluted and confusing that I stopped even trying to follow it about ten minutes in. Autobots are introduced but never named, so you have to have some previous knowledge to understand them. Bad guys are flat and uninteresting.
if I were going to list ALL of the positives of this movie, they would include Jack Reynor's eyes, Mark Wahlberg's arms, Jailbait Nicola Peltz's short-shorts, some cool CGI, oh, and Bingbing Li. She kinda kicked ass.
2 1/2 hours of robots fighting. That's it. nothing else.