All User Reviews

Solid, fun action flick

Happy to report it’s not woke at all and it’s entertaining from start to finish. It plays around with familiar action-movie elements, but it handles them well all the way through.

No woke content. There’s a bit of diversity here and there, but nothing forced. Great movie to just kick back and enjoy.

Enjoy it!

Couldn't even start the movie...

I couldn't even get through the trailer. More feminist garbage as a woman kills hundreds of male pirates that are bigger and meaner than her yet she can easily dispatch them all.

Low budget very bland boring 70's brit horror. An anthology movie wrapped by a story about a psychiatrist interviewing patients at an
asylum. Average to bad acting, no scares and in some cases scenes meant to be 'horror' are just silly and comedic. It's all very tame and bland PG horror. Nothing woke but not really worth watching either.

A slightly above average slasher from 1989. The story is standard, the acting is pretty bad and it's fairly obvious who the killer is. The standout is the very well done for it's time gore FX and inventive kills. It should be noted I watched the uncut version. There are several different versions of the this with some being very heavily edited and containing almost none of the gory scenes. Nothing woke and watchable if your a horror or slasher fan.

Meh.

Years ago, I had a friend from the Laplands. He told me about his career in hockey. He couldn't play the game. His role was a Goon. He was about 5'6" and very stout. If it wasn't for him, I would think this movie was BS. I'm only a hockey fan during the Olympics (USA-Gold!!!). It's hard to accept that the role of Goon actually exists. Spoiler... it does.

The movie is a fictionalized biography based on a book that I now intend to read. ($20 Kindle) I may edit my review after that.

The basic plot:
- Simple minded bouncer has a chance encounter with a losing hockey team manager resulting in a "tryout."
- Bouncer is now a Goon who can barely skate but scares the daylights out of all opponents. Also, meets girl. Team starts winning.
- Big lead up to the final, big game where he must meet the about-to-retire goon of goons legend.

It's pretty predictable from there. It's raunchy with language, violence and a few R-rated scenes.

The Woke is due to his homosexual brother who plays a very minor role. There's no agenda that I could see. The man-on-man kiss near the beginning was a fleeting one and done. I think they just checked the DEI box with that one to get the movie released.

Great over-the-top violent, action mixed with humor.

Given the cast, I was expecting DEI-fest. I was pleasantly surprised. The "kill-the-bad-guys" action was John Wick level. Bautista and Mamoa worked great together. With all the fight scenes, there wasn't a single female performing bad-assery that ruins action movies and TV. Morena Baccarin did do some Ken Block level driving, but it worked. That was mostly CGI anyway. Perhaps Hollywood is getting the idea. (go-woke, go broke)

Delicious take on Kamen Rider that is too sweet on the messaging

Despite the cheerful and colorful appearance coupled with goofy candy motifs, the mature and sometimes dark undertones that undergird the themes are actually selling point. Furthermore, the bad guys are almost equivalent to human traffickers and drug cartels.

That said, it does try to sell the point that one should seek happiness the way one wants to, but sometimes our happiness actually comes from God and our relationship with Him who leads the way. Now, given this is Japanese culture, it’s to be expected that they would define happiness differently, but I just wanted to put that out there.

One downside for kids who want to emulate heroes like this Kamen Rider- don’t let them have too much sugar!

Top-tier anti-woke comedy

That's it!

He is the G.O.A.T. 🐐

Woke! with LGBT+, the rest of the alphabet and then some.

What can you say about Toni Collette? Brilliant actor? yes. Extreme activist who influenced her own children to be gender-confused for her own political confirmations? Absolutely.
Toni played these characters to perfection. It's a diverse group of personalities in one woman. The great acting is undeniable. If it wasn't for the LGBT+ agenda, this would be a great series.
The son is a homosexual. The response from dad when he tells him: "good for you." A lot of the plot is about him and his "self-discovery" in a strong agenda.

The story and acting is great. The agenda is overpowering. What a waste.

Straight-up popcorn movie

This isn’t woke and I went in ready to roll my eyes, thinking I was about to get smacked with a giant diversity lecture and a bunch of girlboss energy telling the male leads what to do. Yeah, there’s diversity in it, but it doesn’t feel forced. And to my surprise (a good one), it never turns into that. Sure, there are a couple moments where you’re like “STFU!” but it fits the story and doesn’t feel preachy.

Fun action flick, very 90s buddy-cop energy, Lethal Weapon vibes. It’s not top-tier or anything, but it gets the job done if you just want to switch off and kill some time.

Watchable series with an abrupt ending

The first year was a short season. I think that was from the writers' strike.

The second season was 23 episodes. It was the highest rated series on the network.

The third season went 10 episodes and ended. No cliffhanger, no resolution of story lines. Supposedly, the first two episodes had very bad ratings. There was some kind of extra episode published on the DVD set that resolved the outstanding plots. I haven't seen that.

The series had TV-level acting, directing and writing. I isn't outstanding, but it is entertaining. We enjoyed it and were annoyed by the abrupt end.

Wokeness: none. There's no agenda.

(possible spoilers)
Kyle wasn't born. He escaped a facility where he was genetically engineered. He's good-natured and kind with superhuman abilities learning to be human. Another one, Jessi, escaped later on. She's not so good-natured. She also had superhuman abilities, but without discretion. She could beat up (or kill) any man. I don't think that's woke. It's just part of the story. The series sort of morphed into a love-triangle between Kyle, the girl next door, and Jessi. It got a little over-the-top with the relationships in my opinion.

Worth watching? yes.

Must-see? not so much.

Tries to portray a violent criminal as a hero with a rightous purpose.

It has been years since I've seen this movie, but...

Transplant lists are larger than transplant supplies. It's a fact of life.

Younger patients are at the top of the list. There's more potential use of the organs.

Economic status is not a consideration for transplant committees.

This is all heartbreaking, but true. (You may want to update your Organ Donor Status.)

That said, the one line I remember in the movie: "You just tried to shoot an innocent man on live TV." or something to that effect. This was after a sniper took a shot at John Q. who was holding several people hostage. That's hardly innocent. He was using the threat of violence for his purpose.

The desperation is understandable by any parent. That doesn't justify the actions here.

The movie was hard for me to watch because the underlying agenda was overwhelming.