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Glass (2019)
What's the opposite of a masterclass?
This movie is the opposite of a masterclass. I'm sorry I have this movie a chance. McAvoy is so, so bad at reciting these badly written lines. It's pretty clear that people like this actor because they think they're supposed to like the acting. Try watching some actual great acting some time. How do you know you're watching great acting? You know great acting when you forget that acting is occurring. With this guy in this role, it's like someone who took their first college course in acting and then went and overacted, but in the style of Robin Williams. Except that Robin Williams was usually great at what he did.
The Expanse (2015)
Poor, poor acting alone is minus 3 stars
Lots of 9 and 10 -star reviews here clearly have not considered that acting and directing of actors is a huge part of the rating. Outside of maybe three actors being very good, the acting is very, very bad.
Lots of complaints about Star Trek writing here as well, but if you're going to compare writing, you also have to compare acting. Hands down, Trek destroys The Expanse on acting. It's so far off that it's not even worth comparing. Bad accents, monotone delivery, repetitive lines, (with gravity this time) REPETITIVE LINES, incorrect tone for the situation, on and on. It's not easy to watch. For a master class in acting, watch any 10 minutes of The Diplomat. Pay attention to just how little sound track or sound effect is employed. Why? Because the acting, and by extension, the directing, is so, so good.
I'm currently deep into season 2, and some good moments have occurred, but it's at best 7/10 as a series. Just too many flaws for it to even qualify for even an 8.
The Tetris Murders (2022)
True crime, fantastic across the board.
More please! So many questions!
Three episodes so far, all packed with details about a family of three who died mysteriously in Palo Alto, California in the late 1990's.
The main "character", for lack of my knowing a better term for true crime roles, is a retired detective who was part of the murder investigation 25+ years ago. She is very interesting to watch doing her job, essentially continuing her investigation and discovering new evidence along the way.
Production values are solid throughout, not blatantly sensationalistic. Certainly we're manipulated by the music and sounds effects, mostly in an additive way.
Lots more to investigate. It's unclear whether more episodes will be created.
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet (2020)
Apple TV money poured on untalented writers and producers
Try watching this show imagining that the slick visuals enabled by huge Apple money were not there. What would it feel like? It certainly wouldn't feel anything close to a 7+ on IMDB. This show is even difficult to allow to play while multitasking. Aside from a couple of ok episodes in the first season, every scene is painful to watch. It seems that the producers think that they have created some likeable or even watchable characters that they can put a camera in front of and it's ok to let them regurgitate the drivel from what they have the audacity to call a script. Horrible. Just horrible. Apple, please make it stop.
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Watch the version with no laugh track.
To get a great idea of how unfunny this show is, go watch the version on YouTube that has the laugh track removed. It's not funny. It's sad. Jokes should not need sweeteners if they're actually funny.
I don't have 600 words to say about this mess. Ignore the below.
To get a great idea of how unfunny this show is, go watch the version on YouTube that has the laugh track removed. It's not funny. It's sad. Jokes should not need sweeteners if they're actually funny.
To get a great idea of how unfunny this show is, go watch the version on YouTube that has the laugh track removed. It's not funny. It's sad. Jokes should not need sweeteners if they're actually funny.
Resident Evil (2022)
Why do people hate this?
I'm not super familiar with the game or the movies, and I'm enjoying the series. I suspect that people have expectations that are different from the series version. 5 episodes in and I'm good with it.
Star Trek: Discovery: Anomaly (2021)
Fantastic!
To me this was one of the best episodes of the best Trek series. The acting is some of the best of the entire series. I'm stunned by the hate here.
Maybe some of the haters can explain what they would like to see instead of what they hate? Would you really prefer to see Frakes "acting"? No, thank you.
Veronica Mars: Years, Continents, Bloodshed (2019)
Yes! Finally!
They killed off the worst of the show! Not gonna say more, but any potential future seasons will be much more watchable. Let's focus on the story without all the... Ugh... Maybe I've said too much already.
Search Party (2016)
Amateurish, clumsy
Stunned that this show made it past the first season. The writing is a mess. The production is lazy. Seriously, it relies on devices such as people not understanding the difference between a terrified person and a happy, excited person. Relationships... Have any of the writers had an actual human relationship? Not one of the relationships is remotely believable.
With such a mess, the comedy must carry it, right? Nope. I'm out after one season.
Tenet (2020)
The time travel doesn't hold water.
Not going to waste much more time on this movie, so a short review. The time travel is not time travel, it's a filmmaker playing with running film backwards. Insulting writing around it.
The Umbrella Academy (2019)
I don't get it.
Watched season 1, didn't get it. Watched 2 episodes of season 2. I'm out.
Monster Man (2003)
Huge waste of time!
I would like to know who conned the producers of this movie to pay for its production - That persion is a genius of sorts. This movie somehow held my attention for about two thirds of it until I realized that it was going nowhere fast. I think the music managed to make it seem like something was going on, but nothing really was. It was not scary. The dialog was poorly written. The first 90 minutes should have been covered in about 15 minutes. This would have been a moderately acceptable Twilight Zone or Outer Limits episode.
At this point I'm just mad that I wasted all that time. That's a couple hours that I will never get back.
I hope these comments save someone from wasting their evening. Take a nap or hit the gym instead. Or if you want to be scared, turn on a cable news channel.