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Arrow (2012)
Good but not original....
I am no comic book fan or even reader, so I can not compare this show to the original series and how faithful the show is to the comic book itself. But I will weigh in on how the show is and felt and what are its cons and pros.
I am even not familiar with the Green Arrow character until only recently and I have viewed the pilot episode yesterday not expecting what the story is actually about. I knew it was a comic book adaptation and the show talks about a rise of a superhero.
The pilot is entertaining with good action scenes and when the show was over it left me wanting to know what happens next, which is always a good thing and the show itself felt a bit gritty which is also a good thing.
But what I had an issue with is the show's pilot story, they just, like Ironman and Batman, showed us a guy with a lot of money " a billionaire" coming back to get some baddies for revenge and also bring some justice!
If only they have dedicated at least a couple of episodes on how he reached the island and coped and lived on the island instead of showing us flashback,s would have been really nice and would have given a "real" feel to the show.
The lead actor as Arrow was not a bad choice but not that great too. The action as I said is good, the supporting cast role I thought was above average but still kept the show entertaining. So action camera shots were great, like how the camera was behind his shoulder when he was jumping off the walls, I hope they stick to it in some other scenes.
For me to keep watching this, just like another reviewer said, "it is an uphill battle from here".
They must improve on the story, develop it gradually and show character development for all supporting actors and keep action scenes across all episodes. Only than this would be a great show.
Oldeuboi (2003)
Good, but way over rated. I will tell you why....
Do not get me wrong, Oldboy is an original and a good movie, but it is way Over-Rated, it is so over-rated I was actually disappointed after I watched the movie.
What I mean is that due to the "so excellent ratings and over-hyped and over-described reviews" I thought I would see a "Masterpiece". Because of these ratings and reviews I think it killed my expectations and ruined my viewing of the movie.
What is good about this movie is the twists and shocks in the story which lets you wanting to know what is next!
And boy are you for a shock at the end.
The acting, directing and writing are all good and all the elements that makes a good Korean revenge thriller are there.
If you love Asian movies in general and Korean movies especially, than do not miss Oldboy.
Just please lower your expectations.
Revolution (2012)
This show mocks your intelligence !!
When I heard about this show few months back and seeing big names behind it like JJ Abrams (Lost) and John Favreau (Iron Man), I thought this could go at least somewhere decent, but than I saw the pilot episode.
It is as if the show mocks the human mind and the show believes that the viewers are stupid, I was actually offended by the show because I felt that it mocked my intelligence.
What were the producers thinking? Who wrote this? These people thought "WOW we will have a legion of fans with this Sci Fi show! Lets make this!"
From where do I even start with this hole studded show (yes Pun intended)?
I will start from the obvious, if everything electrical is affected why would everything mechanical not work? I told you SO, the show is mocking you!
The cast are so boring, the girl "Charlie" was at best mediocre, the uncle "Miles" was a joke, his performance as a bad-ass killer is a Fail and Giancarlo Esposito who was so powerfully terrifying in the role of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad was ruined by the material he was given!
The writing is bad, the direction in bad and the acting bad. The only good thing in this show was the CGI.
I believe this will not go to a second season and will be cancelled.
At the mean time, I will be waiting for the 3rd season of The Walking Dead and the 2nd part of the 5th season of Breaking Bad!
Ha-wool-ling (2012)
Not bad as the rating suggests.
This is not a horror or a supernatural movie that the title or poster may imply.
This movie is actually a cop thriller that many of us like to see with some intense scenes and it stars in my opinion one of Korea's best actors "Song Kang-Ho" (Memories of Murder) who plays the role of the not so straight cop with family issues.
Detective Sang-Gil played by Song Kang-Ho is being assigned to solve what appears to be a small suicide case and to train the new unwelcomed lady recruit Eun-Young (Lee Na-Young) to which he refuses. Being bitter because he was passed over for a promotion to another colleague, the detective reluctantly agrees, while his new colleague is being treated differently by her very sexist colleagues.
During the course of the movie the new partners discover that a string of murders could be connected and they wonder if the murders are justified and intentional or not, while trying to overcome work and family problems.
The lead star gives a good believable performance along with decent performances from supporting actors.
The film has a good original story on hand that may have fell a bit short due to a mix of directing, writing and probably length of the movie? Otherwise this is a good movie that could have been a powerful thriller.
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Bad casting and a weak story.
This is not your average "Disney" Snow White, this is a darker and a violent version of the tale which is too scary and intense for children.
Seeing the bad choice of Kristen Stewart, I thought that with the small hype that surrounded the movie "in the form of a good story" before release would compensate any shortfalls from Kristen... I was wrong.
Apart from the emotionless acting of Kristen and her bland face "a friend who has never seen Kristen act before even noticed this", the story was weak and felt non-satisfying and the directing felt lacking too.
Even the "good" performances of Charlize and Hemsworth could not save this movie.
Excluding the few intense thrills and action scenes, do not expect much from this.