catraven-73610 Reviews

Svengali (1983 TV Movie)

Memorable!

[9/10 · 16 March 2023]

I saw this movie ONCE as a kid, sometime in the eighties. I can't have been more than 9 or 10 y.o. The thing is; the actors (Foster and O'Toole) did such an amazing job on this! I always think back on this whenever I see any of those two in anything else.

I had seen Foster in some Disney movies before this, but this one was still the one that made her stick in my mind.

I can't remember much of what happens, but I remember their attatchment to eachother, her practicing her singing, he criticizing everything, even how she clears her throat and the end where Fosters character shouts "Svengali!" I can't even remember anything happening outside the appartment/ room where they practice or even the other actors in this movie. Only these two :-)

Only Murders in the Building (2021– )

For the fans

[9/10 · 21 October 2021]

I really like this show.

I've always liked comedies with Steve Martin and Martin Short, so to me, this is familiar comedy.

I know before I put it on, I'm gonna enjoy it.

Selena Gomez however; completely unknown to me.

That is; I know she has done movies and music, but I can't tell you I know any titles or anything, but I love how she portrays Mabel!

If this is just her general acting style, she hit home on this character, for me, at least.

The chemistry between the actors, the pop-up celebs and actors, the twists and turns, I really enjoy it all.

Oh!

Spoler alert: the weird fan club outside the building!!!

They were a great add to the show.

I'm a huge Poirot- fan/ Agatha Christie, but this show is actually one of the few crime(comedy) series, I'll rewatch, in addition to my Poirot.

Awaiting season 2!

Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)

Great sci-fi, bad StarTrek...

[6/10 · 25 July 2021]

First off: I think the show is great!

I realised, in the first couple of episodes of season 1, that if wanted to be pleased with this show and how it unfolded, I should pretend this wasn't Star Trek.

I'm about to finish season 3 now and found I'd accept it more as a Star Trek- series, if it wasn't named after it's ship... It should have been called StarTrek: The Burnham Files, or something similar... That would allow for the three seasons of closely following and emerging deeply into the life of only one main character's experiences onboard the Discovery.

Usually the entire main crew of the previous installments, have some total episode- focus on them.

I don't feel that here.

It's all about Michael Burnham. The other characters are just supporting her journey...

And a spin off for Philippa , please!

Star Trek: The Georgiou Files.

She is amazeballs!!!

As a free- standing sci fi, I reccommend this show, nine stars.

But please: quit all the crying!!

As a Star Trek installment: not so much... three stars.

Therefore I gave it a six- star rating in total.

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Story, timeline... mistakes galore...

[3/10 · 28 June 2021]

T2 is one of my fave movies of all time.

This movie offers an alternatte timeline to sequel T2.

Now T2 is horriblly riddled with movie and timeline mistakes, however; the execution of the movie, and the underlying message of it, is beautifully presented.

I wont get into all of that here, but let's pick on just this one thing... In T2 the Cyberdyne model 101, that protects John Connor, is destroyed at the end.

If Skynet would not become aware, due to the actions of our protagonists in T2, then this destruction, should not be necessary.

Model 101 should simply have disappeared at the end, when all was safe, since the future he came from would never be.... Right??

However: the chosen T2 ending allowed for T3 to be made and subsequently Salvation and Genisys.

Since the Terminator did not disappear in T2, a Skynet- incident can still happen.

In Dark Fate, Skynet never happened. Legion happened.

So how did Cyberdyne model 101 come to exist at all, in this rendition of a T2 sequel?

Cyberdyne created Skynet, but in Dark Fate it is hinted that someone else created Legion... As kong as a model 101 is presented, it would mean that some AI had the exact same idea as Skynet. And the exact same data etc...

I didn't mind exploring a different timeline, but I'd have liked it to be more consistent and convincing.

This story was a bit anemic, and as mentioned, felt non- conformed within it's time continuum... I enjoyed all the action scenes and the special effects, especially the young Sarah and John Connor and a young Arnie- Terminator.

Really well done.

I saw someone commenting that it was copying the T2 storyline, like SW: TFA did.

I agree.

But I don't object.

Someone commented on the Rev-Terminator as being to expressive, giving funny quips or being to talkative/ argumentative.

I don't mind.

All Terminators are made to be able to imitate and infiltrate, so it can get close to its target.

He was one of the more advanced, so that would not be too out there, for me.

(In T3 the T-X is visibly, and audibly (she draws her breath) stunned when it realises it has found the blood of John Connor, its primary target, while hunting Kate Brewster, a secondary target atm.

A machine of that calibre should not be capable of a human emotion like getting stunned or even drawing a sharp breath to illustrate its «thoughts».

However, this does add to its possibilities for imitating a human well.)

I do hope James Cameron will get back to writing another story about the Terminators, to correct mistakes in the previous ones.

They are possible to correct, so get crackin', JC!!

I give this one a three star rating, cause it's so far my least fave, of the Terminator franchise that I really love.

I'll re-watch just to see what I might have missed.

Figuring out the makers of Legion will be a priority.

22. juli (2020)

Well done!

[8/10 · 10 January 2020]

Maybe not top acting from everyone, but most of them do a very good job. I am well pleased with most of the people cast. I was downtown working on July 22nd and I remember it well. The scenes in the streets are very true to life. So much so, that I felt a bit choked up watching it. Only the first two epi's have been released as I am writing this, but I have great expectations and am currently not disappointed. NRK (Norwegian broadcasting) have made a lot of very good productions during the past 5- 10 yrs. "22. Juli" seems to follow suit :-)