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Better Call Saul (2015)
One of the greatest crime dramas on TV, Too bad it ended with a pathetic wimper
I Better Call Saul was an amazing crime drama series with deep and intricate characters, every plot twist was believable and had you rooting for Saul Goodman, even though he was anything but good. I give a 10/10 for the entire series except the last 3 episodes. I give those a 0/10.
And then something happened in the last half of the last season, The show got extremely boring and literally became the opposite of its former self, long drawn out scenes showing the dull aftermath of their actions. And a final court scene. This was a terribly boring and pathetic ending to a great series. I would have rather an ironic punishment or some final payback from one of those wronged by Saul in his past. Instead we were left with a dull and pointless ending that doesn't even deserve to be in the shadow of such a great show.
Lady Bird (2017)
A dull character study
A dull character study of a lost and self centered ungrateful daughter trying to find her way. She mopes around expecting something great to come her way, when she offers little in return to everyone around her. I felt bad for the parents and wish I could get my 90 minutes back.
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
A fun 1800's adventure movie
I came across the DVD having never heard of this film. It was a fun family adventure film similar to the Mummy series. I like the fantasy/reality world of set in the 1800's with the wild inventions and crazy machines. Micheal Sheen's character was well done and I would like to see more of him in this role. You can tell the movie is based on a teen adventure novel as it wasn't too complex and has some plot holes. I think more time could have been spent on them events leading up to the main movie plot. The race to find various magical antiquities leaves endless options for future films. Sadly as the box office was small I doubt there will be a sequel even though the movie sets the stage for this to be one of many adventures. Overall it is an enjoyable film.
The Hateful Eight (2015)
If you watch this movie you have wasted 3 hours of your life.
This is a Terrible movie. 3 hours of my life wasted, half the people in the theater left, I stayed hoping it would redeem itself. It didn't. Some of his previous work were great films. This is not, how did it win awards? You couldn't pay me to watch it again. This is a totally self indulgent Directors movie, it's almost like he bet somebody he could make a stupid, bad movie and people will still see it as a masterpiece... Then I see all these people writing these "artistic" reviews about the movie, I am going to call Bull.... It reminds me of listening to some loser art critic analyzing some junk modern art where an artist glued together his garbage or threw some paint at a canvass. " I really see how he is exploring the juxtapose of modern societies views on politics and social class systems.." Sorry buddy, there is nothing that deep here. The artist got high on glue and stuck some garbage together..... This movie is an insult to the Western movie genre.
Actors: Fantastic, the only fault here is that with this cast, there could have been a truly memorable movie instead of this waste of film.
Story: I have seen better suspense in a Scooby Doo cartoon. Terrible foreshadowing, or the complete lack thereof.
Character development: Well it was a good example of how NOT to do character development. As each character was introduced a previous character would go: I know you, you are famous for blah blah blah, and go into this weird narrative like a first day introduction in elementary school.
Tons of pointless racism, funny thing is, if Samuel's character switched with the guy he was degrading, the movie would have had protesters and boycott's, they switch the roles, and instead of protests they start handing out awards???
WAY TOO LONG this movie was 3 hrs and 7 minutes, why?? it had enough substance to fill a 30 minute short.
Mr Tarantino you owe me 4 movie tickets and 3 hours of my life back....
Kite (2014)
Don't waste your money, this movie is terrible
So disappointing bad acting, weak plot, poor action scenes. To be honest this was one of the worst films I have seen in a long time. 3 of went to watch and all 3 of us agreed to leave about 30 min into the movie. Normally I give movies a chance to develop, but this one just got worse. Normally anything with Samuel Jackson, is an immediate thumbs up. Not sure what went wrong, but I just didn't believe him when he was on screen. Sewa the main character is supposed to be this tortured orphan set out for revenge, but there was nothing about her that made me care for her cause. I was really disappointed. Sorry Mr Jackson, but I will say save your money, I wouldn't even watch this if it was free on TV.