Reviews

ICA was wonderful. Iron Chef Gauntlet was meh. This show is somewhere in the middle.

I get that they're trying to make it a bit more fun than ICA, but the respect shown The Chairman (and yes, I know he's a character, but still...) is lacking compared to ICA. He should also be way more involved, as he was on ICA.

Alton's co-host is a misstep. He is the voice of Iron Chef America. Period. Granted, Kristin will probably appeal to a younger crowd, but she should be in a floor reporter type role, not a co-host. Alton has no equal when it comes to Iron Chef.

They should have kept the category scoring, not gone to this one-score-fits-all ridiculousness.

If you're a fan of the old kung fu movies with the crazy sound effects, you might like this one.

The story is ridiculous, the plot ludicrous, the dialogue horrible, and the acting is so over-the-top it makes Mt. Everest seem like a sand dune.

Even so, it was a fun watch. And hey, a young Maggie Q.

To paraphrase James Downey's character in Billy Madison:

At no point in your rambling, incoherent movie was there anything that could even be considered a rational plot. Everyone who watched is now dumber for having seen to it. I award you no stars, and may God have mercy on your soul.

I liked everything about this movie except the plot. It took a twisted mind to come up with that.

One does not have to be a medical professional to see how ridiculous these stories and characters are. While it's not the worst show I've ever seen, it's pretty close to the bottom.

H E double toothpicks -- Scrubs was more realistic.

Great cast, great cinematography, pretty much great everything but the story.

Two words: bor and ing.

Two more words: horrible and plot.

I lasted about 15 minutes and was done. If you're not going to give me anything, you could at least make it mildly entertaining.

It's well-known that continuity in the X-Men movies is something less than desired, but... WHAT?

Seriously. WHAT??

I mean... seriously. WTF, over?

This flick makes the Wolverine origin movie look like a 10-Oscar winner.

I've watched quite a number of movies over the years. This is not only the best baseball movie I've seen, but one of the best movies I've seen period.

The single redeeming factor in this show is the interaction between Zach Morris and the little girl. The plot is ridiculous, the storylines inane, and the acting, for the most part, is overacting. Secondary characters are caricatures. Basically, the writing is horrendous and painful. Willful suspension of disbelief is nowhere near enough for this script; willful suspension of all reality is required. Or maybe the writers are so far out there that they think these things could actually happen.

I almost quit watching less than 10 minutes in but decided to stick it out. It does get a bit better, and I'll watch the next episode or two before making a decision to keep watching or not.

Edit (March 2nd 2020): It got better and I wound up enjoying the show somewhat. A bit disappointed it didn't last.

From the cheesy dialogue to the complete lack of scientific accuracy, this movie is completely ridiculous in its ridiculousness. About the only thing mildly entertaining (and the only reason for 2 stars instead of 1) is the laughter at the mile-a-minute tearing apart of the inaccuracies one can do while watching. I'm a firm believer in willful suspension of disbelief to enjoy a work of fiction, but this movie challenges even that.

The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 was the cast.

I'm the first one to say that willful suspension of disbelief is needed in many cases to enjoy a movie, but this movie is so rife will scientific inaccuracy and ridiculousness that simple suspension of disbelief doesn't work.