OneliaH Reviews

All Is Lost (2013)

Severely disappointed

[4/10 · 1 November 2013]

Brilliant cinematography and acting is once again let down by the story line.

If you have ever done any open water sailing, know anything at all about open water sailing or even have a basic survival instinct this movie will irritate to the point of distracting you from the brilliant acting by Robert Redford.

It is a good example why old fools who have only sailed on lakes should never ever be allowed to "sail around the world".

Its a "survival" film.

If you can look through all the "survival" mistakes, enjoy it for the acting and the cinematography.

Star Trek (2009)

Awesome - highly recommend

[8/10 · 10 April 2009]

I was one of the few lucky fans who attended the Sydney premiere and my impression was "Wow!" The use of a well known Roddenberry plot device to reset the franchise was a brilliant idea and means the franchise can now move forward without the "FANS" shouting "canon!" The movie itself was brilliantly cast and performed with each actor being enough like the original to be believable in the role without the over the top acting that was part of TV when it all began in the 1960's.The special effects are top notch.

Its a film which you can take anyone who enjoys sci-fi to, not just someone who knows the last 40+ years of Trek.

So what level of fan am I? I own 3 costumes, attend conventions and appear in "Trekkies 2", and yet loved Enterprise because from the first episode I simply said its was in an alternate universe, its the same but different. I view this film in the same light, same but different.