memine23 Reviews

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

i'm just one man with one opinion

[7/10 · 16 April 2024]

I'm just one man with one opinion the cgi was iffy, the story was well crafted the funny back and forth typical of Ritchie story telling seemed to disappear about mid way and i think that was a shame - it offers m comic relief - But i think that even though it failed at box office - this is would be a fun series to see again - maybe some young thing with money and backers can purchase rights - it will stream and make money....many a wonderful and colorful characters - and arthurian legend has many stories - and these days we don't even care about the accuracy as long as it entertains - - this was a good popcorn flick....

Little Wing (2024)

This is a strong 7

[7/10 · 7 April 2024]

I did not read other reviews but i saw cumulative and for me. - this is a great little story - no spoilers but this is worthy of a bowl of popcorn and feet up - chock full of tidbits to remember - I am always amazed at Hollywood and the actors that are truly actors and not turning performance after performance as he same character - we all know of whom i speak 0- Brian Cox - we love to hate and love him and if i could offer awards he would get one for this role - and "i'll go Beth Dutton on you". She is great in her small role and not a once do you see a Beth Dutton but a mom... I truly would recommend this to most anyone as a decent nights entertainment...

Upgraded (2024)

i'm a hard sell

[7/10 · 25 March 2024]

We love rom com's and in today's environment this was pleasant surprise to movies made maybe 10 -15 years ago and perhaps even further back - meaning yes not really a Woke Effort - which is a wonderful break from everything pumped out recently - " now i ask you would you, would you give an F___ what kind of pants..... """ Marisa is great in this role, and Rupert was an Ass in Ted and you just hate him but here as the art friend he was great and you just love his side kick character.... I think that giving these types of movies ratings is like everything difficult bc the scale needs to slide ( meaning they can't all be Casablance or citizen kane or even when harry met sally )- great art - ehh - good entertainment - yes, soon to be a classic - ehh, but easy to forget - maybe not.... It gets 7 bc it is a decent rom com with an almost cinderella story line told anew ( this is not a spoiler bc it really is not Cinderella)..... we would watch it again.

Daredevil (2015–2018)

i don't get it.. at all

[5/10 · 7 February 2024]

I LMAO through most of what i could watch... i love watching DAW act - she has a great screen presence and Foggy is wonderful character -... disclosure - i did not come to this after reading current MArvel comics - but this story arc was so humorous and i guess if we were to extrapolate the comics to the screen we would have to have this over the top action and unbelievable acts because they are after all action heros.... but The kingpin character was entirely entertaining -

now i did fast. Forward through most of this and managed to finish 3 seasons in a couple hours without missing much of anything....proceed with zero expectations and enjoy - but no way does this get more than 5 stars -

Payback (I) (2023)

interesting

[6/10 · 20 January 2024]

Well what to say--- lets think about this story having been cooped from other stories and pasted together with a fav of mine Morven,....the agenda to hvae strong women leads is so blatantly evident that it is laughable in this story and distracts for anyone watching and paying attention to the narrative - don't mis read this as misogynistic. - i am all for equal things and woman are strong have many such in my life - but this show is different in that it ( bare in mind i am only on episode 3 one more than i would have normally gone after such an attempt) it has a woman being tested ( honest one as so far presented ) and then the other leads chasing and basically being in competent in their duty - on purpose - a red herring -= who knows - no spoilers and I will probably finish but it reminds me of Veronica mars Season 3 and the equally laughable journalist character that hates men in a wonderfully. Comic manner ....

Nancy Drew (2019–2023)

well - what to say - so / so

[6/10 · 21 December 2023]

Ok - no spoilers all the following is online - season 1 started off very interesting nice combination of mystery and other....the wokeness seems unnecessary and you can skip all of it without missing any story line (hence unnecessary) - season 2 Tamura character are painfully unnecessary and those parts it is on the screen i skipped - litterally offers nothing except a tease about a possile relationship with a much younger character... - this is one of those shows you have to let "art" flow.. i found myself fast forwarding through much just to read he last chapter - so to speak.... it is in other words a forgettable series.

Professor T (2021– )

i love this show

[8/10 · 4 December 2023]

I was not shocked to learn that Ben Miller was a comedic performer.... but wow the character combined with the screen representation of what might be going on in this characters head - every episode I belly laughed....the mysteries are _ -at least in season 1 very interesting and I struggled to find something like this that i have enjoyed as much - - but Whitstable Pearl, Harry Wild come. Close...and surprisingly they seem to depict the violence of crime without the overly gratuitous nature of so many new shows... watch this.. his mom and his front office Mrs Snares are awesomely funny

repeat to meet minimum I was not shocked to learn that Ben Miller was a comedic performer.... but wow the character combined with the screen representation of what might be going on in this characters head - every episode I belly laughed....the mysteries are _ -at least in season 1 very interesting and I struggled to find something like this that i have enjoyed as much - - but Whitstable Pearl, Harry Wild come. Close...and surprisingly they seem to depict the violence of crime without the overly gratuitous nature of so many new shows...

Cursed (2005)

Hilarious romp

[6/10 · 16 November 2023]

I think it was on purpose for this to be light hearted - very funny at times - mostly all of it... for a popcorn flix - nice departure from those that came before.. the balance is repeated for content rqmt

I think it was on purpose for this to be light hearted - very funny at times - mostly all of it... for a popcorn flix - nice departure from those that came before.. the balance is repeated for content rqmt

I think it was on purpose for this to be light hearted - very funny at times - mostly all of it... for a popcorn flix - nice departure from those that came before.. the balance is repeated for content rqmt.

Labyrinth (2012)

wow - i mean wow

[2/10 · 13 November 2023]

Go looking elsewhere - huge John Hurt fan - no telling why he said yes.. his scenes are too few... well - i have nothing good to say about this effort - except don't waste your time... the rest is pasted repeat to fill min char rqmt...

go looking elsewhere - huge John Hurt fan - no telling why he said yes.. his scenes are too few... well - i have nothing good to say about this effort - except don't waste your time... the rest is pasted repeat to fill min char rqmt...

go looking elsewhere - huge John Hurt fan - no telling why he said yes.. his scenes are too few... well - i have nothing good to say about this effort - except don't waste your time... the rest is pasted repeat to fill min char rqmt...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

LMAO

[7/10 · 19 October 2023]

Tis is up there with some of good popcorn flicks i have seen - ridiculous stunts bond women eye candy villains, good guys, evil self righteous, the list goes on for cliche action films - but i love to laugh at the nonsense in this one the best so far - don't misread this a dislike - many a good film want there to be comedy - some blatant some subliminal often its accidental... the franchise is no mistake - it makes money, therefore it needs storyline, each succesive needs to be better than the one before and this one does not stop to try to be over the top... still i lmao as i watch .... the rest is repeating - if you have 2 hours and nothing better to do who can finish this in about 30 mins if you fast fwd past fluff and many of the action scenes.....

Covert Affairs (2010–2014)

well - popcorn only

[6/10 · 4 October 2023]

I watched it all and for mindless drivel it was passable - makes me sad to think 1- this could be real -ish or 2 - what the creators think is plausable. If you are reading this - then watch this in background and do not try to think of it as real or possible - it would either frustrate or make you sad --- it is somewhat entertaining. I just wanted to write something because it is not a 10 not a 4 but somewhere in the middle. If this is at all based on truth or reality i am sorry for my country. If it is study on personality types then there were basically 3 only explored all 3 of which are boring as all... min character met...

Keeping Faith (2017–2021)

ok. - read closely

[8/10 · 11 September 2023]

NO spoilers here - i found this by accident and thoroughly enjoyed it as a comedy (dark) - it is intended as serious but how can you not laugh - in this day and time period there is a very palpable trend to have women in strong positions and overcome adversity and this is no exception.. I found the mystery to be decent but maybe not unlike the movie Rambo which can be shortened to 17 mins of only talking scenes - i imagine each episode would be 5- 10 mins shorter if they did not shoot so much lamenting alone type scenes that i guess are "artistic" expressions to make audience "feel" the pain of the character... There are characters to cheer for and root against - and i will say i enjoyed it - but when you watch you to might ask. - how is there a crime if no body.....? Maybe rules are different in other countries....but this is the great part - how they stretched 8 episodes in season 1 when it could have been over in 1.5 - ish.....

Arctic Air (2012–2014)

started off ok - gets blase or boring

[5/10 · 8 August 2023]

No spoilers - I really enjoy the lead actors - decent work - but this was a circuitous find that i really only enjoyed in watching season 1 maybe a 6er - popcorn, flaws but - "eh - we will see how it goes in season 2".... and it was not an improvement - plot holes. - jumpy story lines - formulaic nonsense - i found myself skipping lots - romance arc was not well thought out, villain holes etc etc by season 3 - i literally only watched the recap because the story on a whole was uninteresting and the endings and connections most would naturally want to see kept getting further away because of scripted conflicts to otherwise "intelligent" characters... just nonsense for a series that might have gone for 6 or 7 seasons... personally i would not waste time on this one.

Beyond Paradise (2023– )

just good and brilliant

[7/10 · 12 July 2023]

I am not an easy A - but this is a solid 7-8 star TV entertainment - Brilliant - i highly recommend - great balance between serious and funny, heart warming and quirky i am not an easy A - but this is a solid 7-8 star TV entertainment - Brilliant - i highly recommend - great balance between serious and funny, heart warming and quirky i am not an easy A - but this is a solid 7-8 star TV entertainment - Brilliant - i highly recommend - great balance between serious and funny, heart warming and quirky i am not an easy A - but this is a solid 7-8 star TV entertainment - Brilliant - i highly recommend - great balance between serious and funny, heart warming and quirky.

Salvation (2017–2018)

amusing nonsense

[4/10 · 10 July 2023]

Watched this with complete amusement at this nonsense - entertaining as a comedy, chock full of cliche - acting is good, story line is sophomoric - BUT yes i watched season 1 - would i recommend it - i will forget it - so probably not - review repeats to meet min character requirement - no need to read more..... Watched this with complete amusement at this nonsense - entertaining as a comedy, chock full of cliche - acting is good, story line is sophomoric - BUT yes i watched season 1 - would i recommend it - i will forget it - so probably not - review repeats to meet min character requirement - no need to read more.....

Van Helsing (2004)

ok --

[6/10 · 2 July 2023]

One of the funniest things i have ever seen and thoroughly enjoyable - sit back with popcorn.. hard to pick a fav character but i don't need to try - i think they all had a blast making this nonsense....

One of the funniest things i have ever seen and thoroughly enjoyable - sit back with popcorn.. hard to pick a fav character but i don't need to try - i think they all had a blast making this nonsense....

One of the funniest things i have ever seen and thoroughly enjoyable - sit back with popcorn.. hard to pick a fav character but i don't need to try - i think they all had a blast making this nonsense....

One of the funniest things i have ever seen and thoroughly enjoyable - sit back with popcorn.. hard to pick a fav character but i don't need to try - i think they all had a blast making this nonsense....

One of the funniest things i have ever seen and thoroughly enjoyable - sit back with popcorn.. hard to pick a fav character but i don't need to try - i think they all had a blast making this nonsense....

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

popcorn at its most ridiculous

[6/10 · 19 June 2023]

There really is no mystery why mr k made this movie- - cha-ching... and i hope everyone else followed in LMAO - and the ridiculous falls , fights, bullets and everything else that goes with this franchise - -but it is a decent popcorn flick.... i. - this film is not worth more than 10 words - the rest is cut and paste to meet min...There really is no mystery why mr k made this movie- - cha-ching... and i hope everyone else followed in LMAO - and the ridiculous falls , fights, bullets and everything else that goes with this franchise - -but it is a decent popcorn flick. There really is no mystery why mr k made this movie- - cha-ching... and i hope everyone else followed in LMAO - and the ridiculous falls , fights, bullets and everything else that goes with this franchise - -but it is a decent popcorn flick.

Condor (2018–2020)

popcorn flick only

[5/10 · 31 May 2023]

His is one of those - just let the art flow - it has been years since i read the book - but after the ridiculous phone tag tension and the odds of these were not part / could not have been part of the book - and i assume created to to make a 1970's book up to date - but this is the ridiculous part that made me not go past 5 stars. OF course there are more crazy stupid things but they together make for good popcorn flick - not great but good...do i recommend - on the fence .....good luck if you decide - oh and yes of course it is chock full of contemporary themes and ideologies that those that make these believe everyone should see and believe it is all everyday ...etc etc etc... what is the truth - who knows but certainly decoding is more and more a challenge.

Wolf Pack (2023)

almost anything else on tube is better

[3/10 · 2 March 2023]

So no spoilers but do yourself a solid and dont waste any time with this drivel. - every character weak, story line silly, you can watch beginning and end of each episode and not miss a thing - acting is B/d level at best

the rest is filler to meet 600 word min - it is difficult to find decent content but it completely understandable given every outlet and production company is crating shows. Originals to stream to collect your %.99/mo - there probably really is out there numerous projects worthy, but not nearly enough solid skilled performers because it seems they no longer have to hone their craft over a few years and a few projects - rather just keep looking for a new program being produced - -

Infinite (2021)

seriously awful

[2/10 · 2 March 2023]

This has spoilers - you can watch this in about 2 minutes i am a marky fan but this was beyond ridiculous for a 1 min 30second ending for the purpose of life speech - - the protagonist, evil doer is what ? Way too much of a coward to use his own weapon on himself to rid himself of his "curse of reincarnation " - shot himself and his pain is done - and then - story over but then where would you gather 90 mins of chase and nonsense - i want to learn how rto sell like the folks taht pitched this movie to backers - '" hey we have the perfect vehicle that people wil watch and I will get you 30% on your money - - well i guess not that spectacular a pitch - guarantee 30% ROI - who wouldnt..?

Any way listen to me now do yourself and fast fwd to 90 minute mark - thats all you need to get this movie's purpose - i took me 12 mins to finish but could have saved 10 mins.

War of the Worlds (2019– )

interesting

[6/10 · 10 February 2023]

Sacha is sociopath, arguing with myself if his character hurts or helps. Let the physics flow and sit back and enjoy a different take on Orwell's book,,,,, the rest is nonsense to fill 600 words , popcorn flick... sacha is sociopath, arguing with myself if his character hurts or helps. Let the physics flow and sit back and enjoy a different take on Orwell's book,,,,, the rest is nonsense to fill 600 words , popcorn flick... sacha is sociopath, arguing with myself if his character hurts or helps. Let the physics flow and sit back and enjoy a different take on Orwell's book,,,,, the rest is nonsense to fill 600 words , popcorn flick...

Christmas with the Campbells (2022)

head shaker

[3/10 · 6 February 2023]

This might come off as a rant against the writer who has on occasion been successfully funny - but even though the humor is spot on and dialogue is ridiculous and well intended to be hallmark satire - if found the raunchy humor - just lacking and very 1980's...so does this mean too clean - or just bad? I don't really know - the Airplane movie were at the time hilarious - maybe in the right mind set it would. Today still be funny - but this was not airplane quality humor - and it was a shame because individually i really always enjoy the actors in other productions - duffy from newhart classic - wendt from cheers quotable , justin in just about anything Britany in pitch perfect - wow - i know they dont strive to have a career made on one movie but rather a book or ,.body of work that they can feel good or better about - but this one. Will most likely for all go in the category - "well i did that and. Got paid but it is not ever. Going to be at the top of my list look at me resume".....-

i would not waste the 15 mins it took me to fast forward through most of this show.

Aftertaste (2021–2022)

tasty but not writing home

[6/10 · 27 January 2023]

Jimmy's character is one dimensional and boring after episode 2 there is no more to him and we know there will be no surprises -Diana - very funny sharply written - a lil too woke for me - but the actress is talented... i will try not spoil this but for others. However for me tGrandpa/dad jim was one of the best characters - i would not have written him out - - the second season story arc was prosaic and new character replacing dead jim was underwhelming - i think it could have been more. But for a no thinking time in front of telly it is a nice diversion - i did not expect much and was not disappointed or surprised . I did find it from 800 Words looking to see what Erick T had done recently ....enough said - it is forgettable.

Hercules (I) (2014)

must watch with popcorn

[9/10 · 25 November 2022]

This is - for me - is def a must watch fun movie the way they use to make movies - a story, with decent acting, a bad dude, a hero , action scenes - not much fluff and almost completely void of agenda or propaganda - just plain fun. The rest of this is fluff because 600 words is too many - it is not an award winning film but it is a hoot and with popcorn will make a nice watch .. yes i am a male and Bolso is worth watching in any film - enough said... i bought this film on amazon prime because it will be watched again. I noticed Peter Berg. Was involved and i don't know what an exec producer does but i seem to like a lot off the projects he is involved in ...

Mystery 101 (2019–2021)

what did i miss

[4/10 · 14 October 2022]

I love jill Wagners work but this is a dud - not on her part but as a project a yawn of no small effort - no chemistry between main protagonists and mysteries just plain silly - i tried to watch but ended up fast forwarding through most all episodes because of useless filler.....and nonsense dialogue - but i can say the scenery and back drop Quest university is just gorgeous... trying to compose a negative review in 600 words is a stretch - this was just not great - 4 stars is mean but i would not recommend this for a time waster to anyone. I don't understand how many of these Hallmarks get made - or continued - some are B works at best some are home runs....