The script itself was not really all that bad. Scott Adkins always performs fight scenes very well, so there's that. However, this supposed professional contractor makes some of the most ridiculous decisions just to prolong the plot/movie that it's hardly relatable. Example: being pinned down for a long, long time by a sniper, supposedly unable to reach his weapon, with people getting shot the whole time, when I guess he gets tired of it and just goes for the gun... successfully, of course, then, within 3 seconds, sets up a shot and takes out the shooter in a building 1/2 a mile away. Really? There are several more "why in the heck don't you just..." scenarios like this that even a not so smart person would think of almost immediately. Like I said, the only redeeming value are the fight scenes. It's worth a watch if you can find absolutely nothing else to do.
Reviews
19 Reviews
Take Cover
(2024)
Juvenile, at best. "Professional contractor" making the most asinine decisions
15 October 2024
Invasion
(2021–2025)
It's a melodrama with alien theme. And why are the women so angry?
6 September 2023
The foundation of an alien series is there, but the writers are concentrating their efforts on drama and feelings.
Yes, it is slow slow. I could even put up with it if something interesting happened at some point... preferably before there are only 2 episodes left.
And what's with the attitude of the 3 lead characters? Why are they such broody, bossy, angry b-holes all the time? None of the other characters act like this. It's offputting and makes them extremely unlikable.
I can only assume it's to make sure everyone knows how "strong" they are. I mean, I can't even count the number of times I've heard "are you okay?" only for them to say... literally 100% of the time... "I'm fine." One of them loses her husband... "I'm fine." Another has death all around her... "I'm fine." One could be missing an arm and have an eyeball hanging on her cheek and she would say, "I'm fine." It's like, why even ask the question? (Obviously to show how "strong" they all are.)
I'm in S02E03 and almost nothing of substance has happened, except more talk about feelings and coping. We are almost halfway through season 2 and we literally know nothing about the aliens...Why are they here? What do they want? Where did they come from?
Literally no answers.
I will decide whether or not to keep watching after episode 5.
Yes, it is slow slow. I could even put up with it if something interesting happened at some point... preferably before there are only 2 episodes left.
And what's with the attitude of the 3 lead characters? Why are they such broody, bossy, angry b-holes all the time? None of the other characters act like this. It's offputting and makes them extremely unlikable.
I can only assume it's to make sure everyone knows how "strong" they are. I mean, I can't even count the number of times I've heard "are you okay?" only for them to say... literally 100% of the time... "I'm fine." One of them loses her husband... "I'm fine." Another has death all around her... "I'm fine." One could be missing an arm and have an eyeball hanging on her cheek and she would say, "I'm fine." It's like, why even ask the question? (Obviously to show how "strong" they all are.)
I'm in S02E03 and almost nothing of substance has happened, except more talk about feelings and coping. We are almost halfway through season 2 and we literally know nothing about the aliens...Why are they here? What do they want? Where did they come from?
Literally no answers.
I will decide whether or not to keep watching after episode 5.
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
(2022)
Rehashes a lot of already-answered questions...
14 July 2022
In the end, this show doesn't answer anything. If you want real answers, check out Dan Gryder's documentary (Probable Cause channel) on YouTube on it. It. Watch it and I think you'll learn who the real D. B. Cooper was.
Blacklight
(2022)
Great movie about eradicating rampant white supremacy and systemic racism in the USA
5 March 2022
A "torn from the media headlines" movie that should serve as a warning for us all: white supremacists are literally everywhere....even at the highest levels of Government!
Liam Neeson's Oscar-worthy performance makes this movie a true masterpiece, which earns the best rating from me: #1
Wait, 1 is the best, right?
Liam Neeson's Oscar-worthy performance makes this movie a true masterpiece, which earns the best rating from me: #1
Wait, 1 is the best, right?
I'm calling it....Red is Keene's "mother."
26 June 2021
Keene's mother is really not, after all. (episode 21) Keene's daughter calling Reddington "Pinkie." Keene's mother had to hide, and some big medical procedure to do it. And it's unknown (again) who really assumed the real Reddington's identity.
Yes, in today's woke world, Keene's Mom transitioned into a man.
Yes, in today's woke world, Keene's Mom transitioned into a man.
Relic
(2020)
30 minutes of decent material stretched out to 90, ending in..."huh?"
14 July 2020
The first half of the movie is nothing but bump-scares and a house that gurgles like it ate some bad oysters. Apparently the mom is...changing....for lack of a better word. Evil spirit? Alien? Who knows. But take this premise, skip ahead exactly 60 minutes and you might actually like it a little. Maybe.
Deputy
(2020)
The "hero" deputy going rogue to try and create a sanctuary city....need I say more?
11 January 2020
The very first scene....literally 30 seconds in...and the actor I used to like is playing the deputy getting reprimanded for warning "the undocumented" about a looming ICE raid, then goes on a rant straight out of Ocasio-Coretz's script.
Batwoman
(2019–2022)
Really bad. Really. And the positive 10/10 reviews of a horrible show are fake
8 October 2019
Especially the reviewer slamming "all the haters" as "homophobic morons," and hating on "white guys." The problem is it was literally the THIRD review and posted well before any negative reviews (meaning the real ones) were left. "They" obviously anticipated negative reviews, and for good reason.
As long as you know this going in, you won't be disappointed because your expectations will already rock-bottom.
As long as you know this going in, you won't be disappointed because your expectations will already rock-bottom.
Stargate Origins: Catherine
(2018)
Remember when the sluggish, plus-sized Britney Spears was making her "comeback?"
22 February 2019
...and her "dancing" was mostly just standing in the same spot, turning left and right? If you really tried, you could pretend she was dancing and you'd have enjoyed the show.
Well, Stargate Origins: Catherine is exactly the same. If you pretend the Stargate series and movies never existed and pretended Catherine's actions are even remotely realistic (go Feminism!), and pretend the "acting" and script is any good, then you might like it.
Well, Stargate Origins: Catherine is exactly the same. If you pretend the Stargate series and movies never existed and pretended Catherine's actions are even remotely realistic (go Feminism!), and pretend the "acting" and script is any good, then you might like it.
Robin Hood
(2018)
In this "artistic interpretation" Robin Hood is invented by a Black Muslim guy....
11 February 2019
If it weren't for him and his guidance, keeping Sir Robin in check, Robin would've just gone home and cried in his porridge for the rest of whatever....a sad, lonely old man.
After 20 minutes, I took it as a comedy, which is the only way I tolerated it.
The action was kind of ok, though, too.
Close
(I) (2019)
Based on a true story! Well, the first 5 minutes are.....
22 January 2019
...the rest of the movie is not. That said, I still liked it well enough.
The woman-beats-up-multiple-men scenes...one with her hands tied behind her back....were at least almost plausible. The rest was ok, even a little tense at times.
10 of the last 17 minutes is a total chick flick material, so there's something for everyone!
The woman-beats-up-multiple-men scenes...one with her hands tied behind her back....were at least almost plausible. The rest was ok, even a little tense at times.
10 of the last 17 minutes is a total chick flick material, so there's something for everyone!
One Dollar
(2018)
The series started with a mildly interesting first episode, but as the rest of the cast slowly got their airtime, my hopes started to dwindle.
18 September 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The story/back story of most characters is not at all believable. For example, the feminine male police chief is not at all "interesting," the bad guy/good guy that seems like he is on the verge of stress-crying (is he doing that on purpose?) every time things don't go right. Then you have the obligatory KKK/white supremacists (the staple of most shows these days) that aren't very convincing. And they don't have to be, they just have to be present to remind everyone that "they" are out there. Then there is a first-grade teacher in her 60s, teaching all of her life, who swats a hyperactive kid in the rear, one she has taught for at least a year, after she gets frustrated that he won't sit down and listen. First time in her career and she is so disturbed that she talks about retiring. But, the kid is black so we must now talk about "unconscious bias." (This same kid that ran up and hugged her earlier in the episode and got a warm welcome from the father.) I'm thinking, if she swatted him because she is unconsciously racist, wouldn't she have been swatting kids her whole career? Or, is this really the first black and/or hyperactive child she's come across? Come on man.
And the previews for episode four only confirmed the show will soon be doing the same old SJW/PC shuffle many other (now canceled) shows have done. They are getting smarter with the propaganda, though, because at least they waited until the third episode to sneak it in.So-so, ok start instantly eroded by SJW/PC tripe.
And the previews for episode four only confirmed the show will soon be doing the same old SJW/PC shuffle many other (now canceled) shows have done. They are getting smarter with the propaganda, though, because at least they waited until the third episode to sneak it in.So-so, ok start instantly eroded by SJW/PC tripe.
Lost in Space
(2018–2021)
Another potentially good series ruined by bad Sci-Fi and new-wave feminism.
15 April 2018
Forget that this is no Lost in Space remake...the Sci-Fi content was mediocre, at best. Who wrote this stuff?
But the worst part is the domineering women with a smattering of weak, unintelligent men who can do nothing right, and who serve only as completely expendable "tools" (were it not for the male/female ratio needed to balance the show), and are used when someone is needed to do the dirty work where they are beat up or killed, and even then they can't do it right. So the demeaning, belittling remarks by the women (and even the children) are justified and readily accepted, by the "men," and without argument. It's just embarrassing. Episode 8 showing the flight "training" of Dad Robinson (who can do nooooo right and who seems aggressively disliked by his whole family for being deployed for several years), and his co-pilot, who was just as flower-like, was particularly sadistic and cringe-worthy. I can only hope that, as an actor, he at least rolled his eyes at the script.
Lump this junk in with Valor and Legends of Tomorrow. What a friggin' waste.
But the worst part is the domineering women with a smattering of weak, unintelligent men who can do nothing right, and who serve only as completely expendable "tools" (were it not for the male/female ratio needed to balance the show), and are used when someone is needed to do the dirty work where they are beat up or killed, and even then they can't do it right. So the demeaning, belittling remarks by the women (and even the children) are justified and readily accepted, by the "men," and without argument. It's just embarrassing. Episode 8 showing the flight "training" of Dad Robinson (who can do nooooo right and who seems aggressively disliked by his whole family for being deployed for several years), and his co-pilot, who was just as flower-like, was particularly sadistic and cringe-worthy. I can only hope that, as an actor, he at least rolled his eyes at the script.
Lump this junk in with Valor and Legends of Tomorrow. What a friggin' waste.
Deception
(2018)
Alternate title: How We Blow the Money We Save From Canceling Your Favorite TV Shows
2 April 2018
We are literally drowning in medical dramas, lawyer dramas and 20 flavors of crime comedy/dramas, especially these "civilian with a knack for observation" shows.
It's as if someone decides to open a Mexican restaurant on the same street with 10 other Mexican restaurants, but they think there's will be a smashing success, just because they cook the tortillas differently.
Take the Doogie Houser with autism series. It's interesting just long enough to figure out what it's about, but no way it will last more than a couple of seasons.
I honestly the TV execs don't give a squat about the viewers at all. They are more interested in high, but short-term viewership than taking a chance on a series with a fresh idea that people might actually enjoy.
Why? Because there's always a "new show" that millions will tune into, just to figure out what it's about, so advertisers get their views. When that show fizzles, as we all knew it would, there's two dozen other "hit show ideas" waiting in the wings.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
I'm sick of it.
I'm sick of it.
It's as if someone decides to open a Mexican restaurant on the same street with 10 other Mexican restaurants, but they think there's will be a smashing success, just because they cook the tortillas differently.
Take the Doogie Houser with autism series. It's interesting just long enough to figure out what it's about, but no way it will last more than a couple of seasons.
I honestly the TV execs don't give a squat about the viewers at all. They are more interested in high, but short-term viewership than taking a chance on a series with a fresh idea that people might actually enjoy.
Why? Because there's always a "new show" that millions will tune into, just to figure out what it's about, so advertisers get their views. When that show fizzles, as we all knew it would, there's two dozen other "hit show ideas" waiting in the wings.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
I'm sick of it.
I'm sick of it.
The Terror
(2018–2025)
"The Terror" is the name of one of the ships....
27 March 2018
...and does not necessarily describe whatever "evil" is out there, though there is some element of paranormal drama...whether real or imagined. I've not read the book, so maybe they embellish the supernatural part. But if that distinction is never made, it will be extremely disappointing. It seems interesting, though. Let's see how it plays out.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
(2016–2022)
After three seasons, I'm done.
27 March 2018
Tired of watching weak, mealy-mouse men emotionally collapse under pressure, while "strong, powerful women" lead them around by their nose rings.
I have nooooo problems with so many leading female characters (5), but when the male cast consist of 2 panicky pansies, (one with an Ironman-like suit who never uses it) a "soft" guy, who can transform to steel, of all things, (see the irony? no pun intended), but rarely does and a drunk, belching, farting numbskull who plays with fire, how am I supposed to relate to it, much less take it seriously?? It's almost as if it's done on purpose to give the new-wave feminists something to laugh at....because the writing suggests that's who the target audience is.
Season 1 was great. Season 2, the transformation began. Season 3, transformation complete.
I've had enough...I'm out.
I have nooooo problems with so many leading female characters (5), but when the male cast consist of 2 panicky pansies, (one with an Ironman-like suit who never uses it) a "soft" guy, who can transform to steel, of all things, (see the irony? no pun intended), but rarely does and a drunk, belching, farting numbskull who plays with fire, how am I supposed to relate to it, much less take it seriously?? It's almost as if it's done on purpose to give the new-wave feminists something to laugh at....because the writing suggests that's who the target audience is.
Season 1 was great. Season 2, the transformation began. Season 3, transformation complete.
I've had enough...I'm out.
Valor
(2017–2018)
If a group of inexperienced, millenial SJW's made an armed forces series....
3 March 2018
...this would be it.
I'm not a stickler for depicting *every* scene with 100% military accuracy, but....
-Squad leader knowingly letting the copilot fly the helo while high on painkillers the day after almost crashing into the forest -Secretly shutting off both engines during training, just to see if she could auto-rotate without crashing -CIA operation lead making sexually suggestive, disrespectful remarks to a male solder in front of a group of others, several high ranking. -A politician, and mother of the lead intelligence officer, referring to him in a formal briefing as "my son." -covering each other's multitude of lies and breaches of regulations. -75% emotional drama during missions (90% the rest of the time) rather than at least *trying* to act like an actual military operation. -A woman sprinting 2 miles then immediately doing 100 push-ups, and pops up smiling, like if she just bent over to pick up a $100 bill. -Pilots having a tense, emotional discussion while in the cockpit prepping for take-off, flipping switches and starting engines, without ONE WORD of pre-flight checks, then continuing said discussion during the flight, again, without uttering a single technical/aviation term the whole flight. NOT ONE. (Oh, she did say "tail rotor" once.) -Unrealistic portrayal of the ethnic make-up of characters: A dozen+ minorities in lead/primary roles, 2 white people with more of a side-story and a smattering of other Caucasians who are either an arrogant jerk, a sexual predator, a stereotypical nerdy white person, corrupt/bad guy or token scene-filler who doesn't speak. (I like to see inclusion of *all ethnicities and genders,* but why would you intentionally alienate a potentially large number of viewers by pushing down that group or casting them in a negative light?)
But, if you are ok with a brain-dead, sexually charged drama that happens to be in a military/warfighter backdrop, this show is for you!
I'm not a stickler for depicting *every* scene with 100% military accuracy, but....
-Squad leader knowingly letting the copilot fly the helo while high on painkillers the day after almost crashing into the forest -Secretly shutting off both engines during training, just to see if she could auto-rotate without crashing -CIA operation lead making sexually suggestive, disrespectful remarks to a male solder in front of a group of others, several high ranking. -A politician, and mother of the lead intelligence officer, referring to him in a formal briefing as "my son." -covering each other's multitude of lies and breaches of regulations. -75% emotional drama during missions (90% the rest of the time) rather than at least *trying* to act like an actual military operation. -A woman sprinting 2 miles then immediately doing 100 push-ups, and pops up smiling, like if she just bent over to pick up a $100 bill. -Pilots having a tense, emotional discussion while in the cockpit prepping for take-off, flipping switches and starting engines, without ONE WORD of pre-flight checks, then continuing said discussion during the flight, again, without uttering a single technical/aviation term the whole flight. NOT ONE. (Oh, she did say "tail rotor" once.) -Unrealistic portrayal of the ethnic make-up of characters: A dozen+ minorities in lead/primary roles, 2 white people with more of a side-story and a smattering of other Caucasians who are either an arrogant jerk, a sexual predator, a stereotypical nerdy white person, corrupt/bad guy or token scene-filler who doesn't speak. (I like to see inclusion of *all ethnicities and genders,* but why would you intentionally alienate a potentially large number of viewers by pushing down that group or casting them in a negative light?)
But, if you are ok with a brain-dead, sexually charged drama that happens to be in a military/warfighter backdrop, this show is for you!
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