LordBarrett-52262 Reviews

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Great, until Series 11 and 12.

[7/10 · 11 February 2020]

I am one of the millions that have stopped watching it, and I have no joy in saying that, but under Chris Chibnall's course this show has become a laughing stock. The first episode attracted 10+ million viewers, that number has now sunk to less than 4 million. If I lost 60% of my customers I would be out of business, why hasn't there been an announcement that Chris and Jodie are leaving?

I would class the Chibnall era as 1/10, the episodes are unwatchable, Resolution was enough for me. Prior to that we had Capaldi, not my favourite, but in comparison he was good. The Tennant and Smith years were the greatest, as a family we'd have pizza and make an evening of it, now we just enjoy the DVDs.

Please BBC listen to your viewers, give us back Doctor Who, before Chibnall wrecks nearly sixty years of history.

The Pale Horse (2020)

Slow.

[5/10 · 11 February 2020]

Once again Phelps thinks she knows better than Dame Agatha Christie, if she feels the need to re-write her plots just remove Christie's name from the title. As others have said it's creepy and attractive to look at, but go past the visuals and you'll find pretty poor story telling. I had expected Death comes as the end to be the next production, that would have been interesting as it has never been made for television. This is one of Christie's later books, it has a chilling core, I fear that in each of the Television adaptations, that grit has been missed. It's better than the dreadful mash up of The ABC Murders from last year.

The ABC Murders (2018)

Was it supposed to be Agatha Christie? Or am I missing something?

[3/10 · 1 January 2019]

Dear Sarah Phelps, please provide me with details of where to send you a copy of THE ABC Murders, as it was clear that you didn't read the text, perhaps you read the Wikipedia page, and got the idea for the story from a few lines. Why put the name of Agatha Christie on something, and give us a Detective that isn't Hercule Poirot, instead of Poirot, we had Officer Crabtree. I studied The ABC Murders at College some years back, and the flavour of the story was simply not there, I would love to know what your thinking was. Where was Captain Hastings? Agatha Christie, I'm sure you are turning in your grave.

Doctor Who: Resolution (2019) Season Unknown, Episode Unknown

Congratulations on making even The Daleks beige.

[3/10 · 1 January 2019]

I must admit, unlike so many I quit the season after a few episodes, I just didn't like the show, and for me it didn't feel like Doctor Who. When I saw that The Daleks were returning, I decided to ignore the little voice in my head, and the people that criticised me for aborting the show, but I wasn't wrong, it was utterly boring, I almost didn't care what was going on, through constant bouts of yawning I found it difficult to focus. The only good bit, the credits, were missing at the start. What other shows can be ruined by poor writers, Poirot was massacred by the BBC a few nights ago, and now The Daleks. BBC is nothing sacred anymore?

Aquaman (2018)

A decent movie

[7/10 · 1 January 2019]

It looked nice, it sounded good, the special effects were impressive, my family enjoyed it, and so did I. I have read with interest reviews from those who thought the movie tedious, they must have visited a different theatre as the film I saw was far from dull, almost too much going on at any one point. The lead actor was very good, supported by an able, attractive cast. It's not a classic, but it's better then most of the rubbish being churned out.