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The Maze Runner (2014)
YA Adaptation of the Year
I had been sooo excited for The Maze Runner movie ever since I heard there was going to be a movie! I read the book and quite liked it. It had a lot of elements I thought would look good in a movie, such as the griever and the maze, duh. And it did. It was awesome!
Fastened Pace - A Positive Change
Perhaps I shouldn't, but I will start right away with the changes because this affects the plot and pacing - which I'd like to talk about now - and most of the things big time. There were a lot of changes made, which usually I don't say as a compliment. However, this time it enhanced the quality of the movie (unlike in many other cases. Khm...I'm looking at you Divergent and City of Bones). Because this time, it wasn't for the sake of difference and it wasn't simply (awesome) scenes cut out. These were all well thought-out, important, meaningful changes. For the most part, they were to fasten the pacing. In the first half of the book, we get to know a copious amount of information and then goes the action. It works out fairly well in a book, but in a movie less so. Hence they inserted more action scenes (read: a LOT more action scenes) and what we needed to be informed about, we got meanwhile. I was not bored for a second!
The Cast - Pure Perfection
I don't know when I had the luck to see such an excellent cast last time. When an actor gets the role of a book character - especially if the book in question is one of my favorites - I have doubts. Serious ones. I care about my books and since there is a fat chance after the movie the image of the character in my head will morph into the actor/actress they're played by, I want the actor/actress to be very good. This time, however, I didn't feel anything like that. And post-movie, my opinion is untouched. All of them were perfect for the role as for their appearance and acting skills.
It's Alive! - About Grievers and the Maze
The Grievers are supposed to be scare-the-sh#t-out-of-you scary, according to both the book and the movie. They had never been defeated before after all. And they were grandiose and spiky. But in the book all I got was how ugly they were. Like, I wasn't freaked out of my mind by far. Also, they descriptions of them were a bit fuzzy even though that I could understand. When they were around it was never really time to take them under inspection. The point is, I was more than thrilled to finally see how they looked on the big screen. In fact, I went fangirly so much, I got all squealy in the middle of the movie hall and my friend I'd gone to see it with was like "It's okay. Calm down." I think she thought I saw scared. :D Not even close; I was super-huper excited. (I still am, look at that ridiculous made up word. LOL) Anyway, they were incredible! They were all spiky and grimy and monstrous and yes. Scary! A little like in Alien and absolutely cool. I am perfectly content with the outcome.
The maze were nothing less. It was as if it was alive when it moved and were fighting with the grievers for the first place monster award. They changed the code and the relating things a bit, the code was only a sequence of numbers for instance, which I thought took away a bit of the excitement of figuring it out, but I could overlook it after so many goodies.
Minus the Paranormal
When I first heard they would take away Thomas and Teresa's mind speaking, I wasn't sure how much I would miss it. Now I can answer that question; a bit, but I got used to it quickly. But I can understand why they did it. It was a nice mystery in the book, but it just wasn't necessary in the movie. I would go as far as saying it would have been strange if suddenly there would have been disembodied voices flying around. Furthermore, the movie already had enough action without it.
Doctor Who: The Caretaker (2014)
Not perfect, but still very exciting episode
Wow, wow, wow, that was a wicked episode. Wow. It was freakish, suspenseful and action-packed with just enough personal detail input and wit. Also, easter egg galore!!
Danny finally won me over! Well, kind of.
It was a great improvement for me in this last episode. I hadn't been fond of him very much so far. He had seemed way too whiny and easy to offend and not treating Clara as she would have deserved. However, in The Caretaker, it was almost as if a different person were dating her. He was tough - he got over the fact that the Doctor was an alien quicker than I would have given him credit for, he even stood up to him not a bit - and was very protective of Clara. And let's admit it, he was pretty damn amazing flipping over that monster about to blow up half of Earth. I'm not saying he made me all swoony and doting on him, but I found him decent for a change.
Yet another new villain
I really appreciate all these new, quite dandy monsters we get this season. First the Teller, who became one of my favorite villains despite its short appearance. Then now, the Skovox Blitzer, a.k.a one of the deadliest killing machines created ever. (A little cybermen-nostalgia somebody?) I've got to say, it lived up to the title. In spite of its not-so-grandiose appearance even the Doctor seemed to be a tad bit scared in an up- close face off. Who could blame him? The thing had laser guns on the end of both of its arms. And when its eyes lit up for the first time and it said 'destroy', the scene that was showed in the trailer, too, that was creepy as hell.
The Promised Land
After a few episodes off, the Promised Land is back! In a whole different perspective. This time, we didn't see Missy welcoming the newcomer, it was a man who heard out the cop's last story. The landscape had changed as well. We weren't at a nice, lush garden, having tea, or sitting in a comfy chair, we were in the middle of a long white corridor. It didn't look like Heaven at all. The cop's face proves that when he looks out the window.
At a point, we did get a glimpse of Missy though. She didn't seem very happy. I wonder what made her upset. I'd guess it was related to something big, the arc of the season, and I'd also say, it wasn't something like a dog peed on her shoes. No. We're getting closer to the big revelations. And I'm so. Freaking. Excited.
Courtney
Courtney was another newbie to the show. She looked alright, however, I feel like we didn't get enough of her to indeed judge her. In the view we did get of her, she seemed a bit obnoxious, the kind who talks more bluntly than she is for real. But she's going to be in the next episode, too, and I am looking forward to learning more about her.