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BLM all over the second season
This is a real shame, because the show is a really fun ride, but just like everything that comes from the show business today, it's full of political BS. Into the third season, one of the daughters of the protagonist ask her mom what to do if she found "Trump with immigrants", something so off coming from an 11 years old girl. By the third season, there's a reference to "deprograming", from "a cult", specifically "Q-Anon". If you can get around the political BS, the show delivers.
Created: 07-21-2024
Better Than Expected.
Only woke is DEI checkboxes in the casting. The original team was 3 men and 1 woman so that is correct. I'm not sure why they felt the need to leave his wife off the team other than to get another checkmark DEI POC in the casting. Well acted and cinematography. The core story is pretty accurate but there is the usual inclusion of a lot of scenes that never happened, and they are all pretty obvious. Also some unnecessary changes to the story that didn't need to be done. Still a good story overall and a well made movie worth watching in my opinion.
Created: 07-21-2024
Fun Ryan Reynolds vehicle
Let's be honest, Reynolds carries the whole movie here. Main role, credited among producers, and a firm named "Maximum Effort" involved in production.
The other actors are quite adequate, they just don't outshine the star.
Waititi is quite good as a villain: he's callous, arrogant and loud-mouthed. Oh wait, he's not acting.
The inclusion of real-world internet celebrities was maybe not the best move, as they don't translate so well to the big screen. Then again, what do I know, especially about them?
It's fun, it's colourful, it's well-paced, and it's very Reynolds-y. Sort of goody-two-shoes Deadpool.
I did tick the woke elements box, as the movie does tick some woke talking points, mostly as throw-away lines, probably intended to throw the mentally-challenged a few bones while not irking normal people.
The movie itself clearly does not toe the party line; all the good guys are white, while the main antagonist and his de facto crony are both they/thems of colour.
Not that I care, but it will probably ruffle feathers among the 81 millions. Those in actual current existence, that is.
Created: 07-21-2024
Very loosely based on the comics
This movie recycles the name and some of the visual trappings of the original, but certainly not the tone.
It does have a charm and a consistency of its own, though, and make for decent entertainment, despite a weaker third act.
Comedy is good, acting is decent, although Rupert Everett was a superior (in all but name) Dylan in Dellamorte dellamore.
Created: 07-21-2024
Decent actors in unambitious sci-fi
does not make a good movie.
Action scenes are so-so, script is highly predictable, photography lacks tonal direction or unity. Except for most people being beautiful. Old-times Hollywood.
1995 MTV culture is the root of woke. White male characters are all shades of weak, although in charge and dictatorial. The heroic resistance looks like a Benetton ad.
Nothing explicitely said, though. Such were the times.
Created: 07-20-2024
No Woke. Great Fun Movie
Nothing woke. Excellent movie with good acting, story and FX. The story progression makes sense, the writing is good and it keeps with the feeling of the original show. This is just a really fun movie. Here is how to do good female characters. They are actual capable characters without being nasty, aggressive Mary Sue's and the Male characters aren't watered down betas to make them look better. Several scenes where female characters fight back and defend themselves against a larger male opponent (that's right 1 not 5 or more at the same time). They use their size and speed to their advantage and use the environment around them to find a weapon to use to get the upper hand. One of the better new movies I've seen in a while.
Created: 07-20-2024
Real history nuggets drowned in woke sludge
The time-lapse of the Battle of the Somme is nice.
The women pining white feathers on men (young or otherwise) to try and shame them into joining the senseless slaughter of WW1 is accurate. And excusable, considering how, at the time, women showed great courage and prowess, and themselves joined the armed forces by the billions. Sarcasm on my part, obviously.
The rest has all the accuracy of an English general quoting Patton in 1914. Yup, this happens, within the first half hour.
Good actors, expensive production, tepid result. Except maybe for Rasputin. Portrayed 1/3 drunken master, 2/3 sex-crazed maniac. And it does get better in the final third.
Also, Gemma Arterton, still alluring, well in her forties. But girlboss.
In every scene she's in, girlboss as far as the eye can see.
Created: 07-19-2024
The curse of the try-hard sequel
Desperately tries to recapture the first installment's enthusiasm, but turns the cultural archetypes into a gimmick.
Can't resist a jab a "men keeping superior women down", and a US president on the right wing as portrayed by the left, ie: quite close to actual left-wing dictators, really.
Also, Pedro Pascal. Aside from his personal convictions (I use the word in the loosest sense), this man (again, loosest sense) keeps being cast for confident, manly characters, whereas his whole demeanour reeks of a need for approval. Very offputting.
Funny thing, Egerton has voiced a gorilla playing Elton John, has played with Elton John in this movie (not sure they have actually met or needed to during shooting, though), and moved on to play Elton John in the biopic.
At this point, he might want to try on oversized glasses.
Created: 07-19-2024
Over-the-top, irreverencious Bond
Classical Bond formula, updated with modern visuals, and all the dials turned up to 11: more action, more gadgets, more British flair.
Firth and Strong are, as usual, brilliantly solid actors, and Egerton manages to not be overshadowed by his elders, which in itself is quite the feat.
Shallow but greatly enjoyable.
Created: 07-19-2024
Death of a Franchise
DEI casting. Female POC is the typical feminist badass. Aggressive, snarky, smug and unlikable in general. Also looks like an 80lb skeleton. The island with the 'villains' is of course all male except for the previously mentioned female POC who is of course the only good character. The 'good' islanders are of course all female except 1. This is by far the worst in the franchise. The acting is mostly horrible. The story is just completely nonsensical. The VFX range from decent to awful depending on the scene. The heat vision no steals directly from Predator. The real problem though is almost all the kills are offscreen. In fact you hardly ever even see the creatures, they have very limited screen time. Worth watching only for die hard fans or if you just must watch the entire series.
Created: 07-19-2024
It Keeps Getting Worse
Some DEI casting again. While not woke it also peddles climate change propaganda. The acting here is not great and the story makes no sense.
All continuity to the franchise goes out the window. Kennedy once again is just annoying and the dialog in general is terrible. The jokes are unfunny and bad. The inclusion of the Val character as the daughter of Val and Ronda from the original is interesting but unnecessary and her expertise in graboids and weapons training makes no sense at all and would seem more at home as Burt's kid. It's weird and quality in general really takes a hit in this one.
Created: 07-19-2024
Just one element
Enjoyed movie overall. To oversimplify: a primary element was espousing the third gender in Indian culture. A character in this ‘gender group’ helped the main character. Upon his recovery, their sect (of non-conforming males) cheered and lusted after the main character as he trained shirtless. There was also pro genderless / M to F dialogue interspersed in the movie, but you get the idea.
Created: 07-18-2024
