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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
An OK sci-fi detective show with a lot of potential
I have read Adam Douglas' Hitchhiker Guide and really liked it but couldn't find time to read his (probably) second most known books, Dirk Gently, so I was quite happy to see that there's a new TV adaption. I've heard that it's very unfaithful to the original material,l but if the show'll be good I'll "forgive" the series creators.
The first episode had some nice jokes and scenes, but overall it was just "ok". I think Dirk is the far more interesting and funny than Woods' character (I don't remember his name), but he got less screen time and character building than Woods' character. There're also a lot of questions, which is quite natural for a pilot (but still, wouldn't it be better to slow it down, so they can give faster and more focused answer?). Both actors played well, Woods fits well to his character. Overall, the show did show (pun intended) a significant amount of potential, and I'm pretty sure it'll pay off soon. I also liked that it isn't in a "case of the week" form.
Suicide Squad (2016)
It's simply a B-Movie with a big budget and marketing campaign
It's a dumb, shallow, non-unique, full with flaws but sometimes fun B- movie which is expected to be a A-movie because of it's brand and budget. It's one of the worst comic book adaptions of recent memory, and it could and should have been better. However, I came with zero exceptions and the bottom line is I mostly enjoyed it. I'll note some of it's flaws: -The villains are unique-less, weird magic-zombies led by an annoying and overly-sexualized character with a boring and pointless side story about an affair with the squad's leader. -I didn't like the new Joker, who had a completely useless and pretty small part here. -Harley Quinn is an annoying slut. If I wanted to watch a movie about asses, I would have stayed home. -The final battle was 10 minutes of dancing silhouettes.