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Castlevania: Nocturne (2023)
Please cancel this and use the funds to make something good
Just got to it. I binged all four "original" Castlevania seasons right before this. I find it rather unwatchable. A couple of entitled teens, talking like 21st century teens too, and with a dialogue that is empty and doesn't match the time it is supposed to be happening. Some comment on the quality of the animation. Why? Because of the cool shade of the protagonists' eyes? Besides that there is nothing remarkable regarding the animation. Don't get me wrong. It is not bad but not (much) better than the "original" series.
About the race switch issue: OK. Not big deal but it does a disservice to keep converting characters to their darker versions. We need to create original characters of whatever ethnicities, with great stories that viewers will love. Switching characters and inserting a past to make them more credible and add a reivindicatives message to the show is like charity, and not the right place or way to do it. What is needed is opportunity for those new characters and stories to emerge, not charity.
Choose or Die (2022)
The end kind of saves it... from being below a dirty 5
Very good idea that should have probably seen a lot more work and thought before considering the script as done. The beginning is pretty good, the premise, the characters, the scenes of the projects, etc. It goes down fast after the first 20 minutes or so. The mid-section gets you close to press the stop button to not even continue it later. The final 20 minutes or so is not that bad, but you still have the aftertaste of the mid-section so you don't expect much. Two or three characters are exaggerated and the acting of one of them is just amateur-level. The protagonist does a decent acting job. It is seriously a pity that this idea was poorly implemented, as it has so much potential.
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Going down fast
OK, this show is not going to increase your intelligence or help you gain much knowledge in basically anything. Nevertheless, it is funny, uncomplicated and it is good to just relax and chill. Unfortunately, the show went down fast after switching from Charlie Sheen to Ashton Kutcher. Not saying AK is not good but once you've gotten used to the original setup and characters... it just doesn't work for me. Also, Alan's character gets exaggerated to the point of sad ridiculousness. The further addition of new (pretty bad) characters render it unwatchable. How it was on the air for around 12 years, I have no idea.
The Green Hornet (2011)
Watchable if you don't have anything else to do
If you consider it a superhero movie, it is terrible. If you consider it as a parody of superhero movies, it is a bit better but not really funny. Just three or four good funny moments. It would be funnier with good actors playing the main characters (GH, sidekick and main bad guy) and a better script, so basically a whole different movie altogether. Seth, stick to writing... The acting was just terrible, except for Cameron Diaz and a few others, who are real pros
The Big Bang Theory: The Stockholm Syndrome (2019)
Sweet ending with a sour aftertaste
While I did enjoy this last episode (this actually applies to the two last ones), there is something that bugged me. The Big Bang Theory once in a while presents the idea of women struggling in the STEM world as it is one dominated by men. The female doctor characters mention this as well while they feel proud of being highly recognized in their respective fields, especially Amy winning the Nobel Prize, when she feels she can be an inspiration to all young women to pursue science. All these great ideas get a bit shot down, in my honest opinion, when Penny gets pregnant, as it reinforces the idea that women need to become mothers to be fully fulfilled. A science career. Yes that is great, but motherhood is a must for women. She did not even want to have kids in the first place and that would have been OK. Couples with kids, couples without, Raj single, real life options. Would it not have been a happy ending leaving everything as it was and just do the Nobel Prize and Sheldon's realization? Apparently not. The pretty girl had to get pregnant, as that is the ultimate role in life for women, right?