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The Flash (2023)
Best DC movie to date. Don't watch any trailers or spoilers beforehand.
Took my wife to watch this as we didnt fancy anything else that was showing at the time. Shes not really into these types of comic action movies, so I was expecting some complaints from her throughout. All I got was laughs and giggles from her all the way though.
Pretty much sums up the movie, its funny, light, full of action plenty of nostalgia and lots of past references which if you are old enough and geeky enough you will get instantly.
Some of the CGI looks a bit dodgy (first scene particulary), but I wouldnt let you put this off watching it. This would have been 10/10 if the CGI would have been up to scratch.
Decent storyline and even the end was a bit teary eyed. Go watch it.
Ted Lasso (2020)
Gets better by the season!!
Loving this series.
Surprised to hear it was written by US writers, however I think the cast conveys the comedy and timing perfectly.
Great colaboration, throughrouly enjoyoable, i look foward to every episide.
Season 2 was average for me personally, but season 3 has now picked up since the Amsterdam episode, seems more character develepment and less Ted Lassso is working for the series.
I really really hope the writers actually read the USER REVIEWS here and use this feedback as they write and develop further episodes and characters. Whoever cast this TV show needs an Emmy on their own.
I also had no clue how popular this ''soccer'' TV show was so popular in the USA and around the world. Kudos, fingers crossed for many more seasons.
The Terminal List (2022)
Chris Pratt's best performance to date....
I seen this floating around for a week on Amazon prime. The poster looked like the typical US military show/movie that I have seen a thousand times. I decided to give it a go and wow it was great..
The pilot episode started pretty much as I expected. I was playing with my phone and was getting distracted, this is generally not a good sign. But after the Action sequence finished that's when the real action began. This is where the story-line grabbed me and I then had to watch the whole 8 episodes over the weekend.
Chris's performance was easily the best in is career so far for me. Totally believable as his Seal Character Reece. Casting and the whole cast was top notch and was an excellent production, really top quality.
The story-line, perhaps inst totally original, probably played out a few times disguised in a few different shows and genres over the years, but it felt great to watch regardless and had you questioning your own morales, did he go too far, you decide?
Not sure if a second season is planned, it certainly ended open to another season. I really hope they renew it. Great entertainment, top quality show. Amazon are dong well with their shows.. the Boys, the Outer Range etc... good stuff Amazon keep em coming..
A rare 10 rating for me, well deserved though.
The Outfit (2022)
In a time full of CGI we get this golden nugget
Refreshingly easy to watch, just plain good old fashioned superb acting.
You can smell the wood and smoke and feel the fabric of the cloth almost. Just proves you don't need to spend millions on a movie to make it special. I think the entire movie was shot in a single set, but that doesn't matter, I was gripped from the beginning to the very end.
I really thought this was going to be a 'the usual suspects'' type ending, but it was real, gritty and emotional. Very nicely written and excellent casting, plus not too violent, which is also refreshing.
Not the very best movie I seen this year, but definitely worth a refreshing watch, regardless of the genre of movie you like to watch.
Give it a go, you might be surprised.
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Underated original movie gets even better!!
I always thought the original movie was highly underated anyway. All the Marvel fanboys putting this movie down didnt help. Yes Marvel make great movies, but this DC Justice League movie is very very watchable, just give it a chance.
Originally I thought directors cut, will have a few extra scenes. However watching this, its like a completely different movie. There are so many extra scenes with fantastic CGI I lost count, I couldnt believe this much extra footage has been taken or generated, you can see why these movies cost so much if they work on so many scenes that dont maike it into the final cut.
There were a few scenes from the first movie I would have kept in personally, but on the whole, this cut improves the movie by at least 2 stars for me. Definately worth a watch, even though its long at 4hrs. I actually had to watch this in two sessions, which is fine definately worth it.
Back in the 80s there used to be a half way intermission at the movie theatre for snacks and icecreams, they should start making better longer movies, so they all make sense and dont cut out important story binding scenes and bring back the intermissions to break it up. More money for movie theatre too and lets face it movie tickets and snacks are not cheap any longer, so help out the theatres and also get your monies worth I say.
Yip Man 4 (2019)
Great finale to an awesome legacy
Some films, you are clock watching, and then, there are some that you clock watch hoping there is more left that you anticipate. IP man series are one of those series of films. I am sure some of the storyline is embellished, and the bigotry and racism I hope is a little far fetched in places, but this makes for a classic Kung fu genre good/bad guy movie that really entertains and what I grew up with. nostalgic, classic, great action sequences and throw in a bit of Bruce and this was really enjoyable from start to finish and I include enjoying some dodgy Chinese acting throughout. Nice to see Ip man legend was human in the end, 5 stars.
See (2019)
Stop taking this so seriously and literally people.
This is just a TV show not a factual future style documentary, its just entertainment people. You really think transformers, light sabres and those cars in too fast too furious all work like that in real life? Yes, a lot of this doesn't make sense and is kind of annoying in parts, and yes, I agree the emphasis on their blindness should have been less hollywood and more realistic like Birdbox. If this would have been the case i would have given it 9 or even 10, but i only seen 2 episodes so far.
Photography is amazing, so are the detailed costumes and the performances seem good even though this is a stereotypical Jason M role, but you know what it suits him, just like Khal Drogo character.
Just so to make things clear, blind doesn't normally mean 100 % blackness. it often is a case of people seeing dark shapes and silhouettes instead of complete darkness, this could explain some if it, but just enjoy it everybody. Avengers are not real either just so you all know.
See You Yesterday (2019)
Do we really need this hood time travel movie
Really quite poor movie, overrated just like black panther, filmed for a certain demographic but fails in every area regardless and I love most Sci fi stuff. Props are a joke, maybe i am taking all this too seriously, best bit was the first 5 mins with MJF. I can't recommend this unfortunately I was hoping for so much more.