All User Reviews

Woke safe. Some elements could bother some viewers (hense the 20%), but frankly, it's unsignificant. On the other hand, what a movie, what a piece of art, what an experience... So disturbing !

All woke boxes SHAMELESSely ticked !

This is what happens when a series runs for 12 seasons, crossing the border between the pre-woke world and the woke world... The first seasons are a pure delight! Irreverent, politically incorrect, even downright trashy! And that's what we wanted.
And then... something happened. Imperceptible at first, but then totally unbearable. The show became almost a caricature of itself. So sad...

Manicheism be damned !

I think this show, woke to a certain extent, is nonetheless worth a look. The direction is top-notch, the filming locations heavenly, the cast truly ideal.
Woke elements in a work are a problem when they predominate, when they obliterate the quality of a story or its purpose, but especially when they insinuate that everything is black or white, without the possibility of a contradictory discourse. That's what I liked about this show. Woke elements at certain points in the story are counterbalanced by others later on. The scapegoats of some situations may find themselves the victims of others. Worth a try.

As much as I abhor any form of wokism in the arts, I can't bring myself to totally reject certain works that are certainly somehow contaminated by it, but which are nonetheless excellent. This film is a bright example. The background is indeed woke, in the representation of the male as absolute evil, the reason for all the pain that can be inflicted on a woman. However, I'm not sure that this is the director's intrinsic intention (after all, the husband responsible for his wife's torment is a non-white!), so for once, I don't give a damn! If you like films that are as much films as they are strange experiences, watch it. The last 20 minutes are one of the most wtf moments I've ever seen. Superb photography and musical ambience too.

Woke safe (1999... Those were the days). Great movie, certainly underrated in the mafia / gangsters category.

Off-licence Street Fighter

This is more a Street Fighter movie than the official SF movie, also starring Van Damme.

Ensemble cast of fighters, all visually and stylistically very different, about as much plot as a porno (hello guys, I'm here to FIGHT), and of course, a tournament.

This movie also features a young Whitaker, fresh off Platoon and Good Morning, Vietnam. And then, yep, Bloodsport. Before moving on to Bird. Go figure.

Yeung is as fearsome as ever, and Van Damme sets a new world record for over-acting. Both in duration and intensity.

And yeah, the whole Frank Dux thing. As the closing credits remind us, he set the record for most KO in a single tournament: 56.

If one has to slog through (at least) 56 opponents, it's not a tournament, it's an RPG. Or DBZ. Or an RPG based on DBZ.
Seriously, with a standard direct elimination setup, that's >10^16 participants.
But hey, that's the 80s: unabashedly boasting, and flamboyantly moronic.

Watchable Despite the Wokeness

Some DEI overrepresentation in the background and supporting characters. This has the usual Disney Feminism. Even though it's called wandavision it is really the Wanda show with Vision being more of the secondary lead. This in itself is fine as Scarlet Witch is a great character and the story and writing is actually really good. However this ends being a very Female centered and lead movie all around. Female lead, female villain, most of the close secondary characters are female. Then we have the villain, a white male who leads a mostly white male S.W.O.R.D. militaristic company who want Vision for a weapon. This is offset by the trio of 'good' characters, an Asian male agent, a white female tech genius and a black female agent. Toward the end her military support is of course let be another female. The bad white male character just gets more and more over the top psychotically evil as the show goes on. Despite the agenda this is still a very watchable
show. The acting is great, the FX are for the most part top tier and as I said the writing and story are well thought out and come together great. If you can look past the woke I would say it definitely worth a watch for MCU fans.

A good first season marred by a mediocre second

Season 1 is pretty good, visually pleasing, and does seem to stick to the books, despite some forced diversity on Neagley, but the actress carries it well, so, whatever. Goodwin does a smashing job as Finlay.

Season 2, well, has many issues, first amongst which is that it is somewhat tedious and boring.
The show-runners have made a concerted and quite possibly ill-advised effort to make room for female empowerment. The Hollywood sort, not anything relevant. This, at the expense of the main protagonist.
This in turn somewhat breaks the character, as I, at least, wonder how one can be successful in one's chosen career while being an indecisive, submissive bitch.

Ah well, another one bites the dust.

Season 1 Awesome, Season 2 Ruined

I loved season 1, good fights, strong masculine leaders. Don't remember much wokeness.

Season 2 starts similar but then from episode 2 the whole storyline is gay shit which ruins it. I've had enough of seeing that bullshit without the whole fucking show being based in the faggotry capital of sydney.

Forced DEI strikes yet again

Season 1 was very good, with the only problem being that, intolerable, crazy ass Autumn, who doesn't seem to shower or wear a bra, and seems to get away with whatever she wants because she's free spirited yet empowered of course. 3rd wave feminist BS.

Season 2, however, must have different producers because it's totally woke now. Sheriff Joy, who as a female, native American, lesbian and at the top of the DEI Victim Hierarchy, always with her big ass, that 4 years living among the tribe did nothing to shrink, is sticking out in every scene. She's become the terminator, who apparently knows, Judo, Jujitsu and is an ace shooter who can take on any man in hand to hand combat. Typical sex swapping with Joy playing the role of a man. They've rewritten the scene where Royal accidentally shot his father in a hunting accident to, now, where he shot him to protect Joy, a complete stranger and "Indian," who they were hunting because they'd heard she killed white men. They're not happy enough woking-up season 2. They're going back to get their dirty little woke paws on season 1 narratives now.

The native Americans are populated with many strong fearless females who the story likes to revolve around because apparently all the men were born without tongues or brains. Yet they are poor victims while the writers try again and again to portray white frontiersmen as heartless and cruel. It's still OK to bash white men who aren't even on the list of the DEI Victim Hierarchy.

And when Joy stumbles back in time, guess who she runs into? She just happens to meet another female, native American, time traveler, lesbian vibes, who when meeting Joy from the future for the first time acts about as surprised as you'd expect when seeing an acquaintance at the super market. It ruins the episode.

Fuck the producers of this show for destroying whatever dignity the show had built in season 1!

Must-See Comedy Mystery

Wokeness: none detected

My opinion: This is one of the best shows in the comedy mystery genre. It's right up there with Monk. Spencer & Gus are a great comedy duo. The supporting cast are all perfect & the old movie & TV show references are endless, as is the parade of excellent guest stars. I don't give out 5/5 that often, but this show deserves it.

A Garfield for the 2020s

Wokeness: none detected

My opinion: it's a really fun movie that's just cartoonish enough & just Garfield enough. Although Lorenzo Music or Bill Murray will always be the voice I hear in my head for Garfield, Chris Pratt does a great job along with his co-stars such as Samuel L. Jackson. The use of modern stuff like Roombas and food delivery apps makes it very now, but that's not a bad thing.

Definitely fit for kids to watch & adults can enjoy it, too. I was surprised that I liked this much.