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The story is built upon certain metaphors and I must admit that it works great on paper. If you're a hardcore fan of arthouse movies, it might work for you. Otherwise, you may not enjoy the experience, as I didn't. Movie's itself is trying be a menu, courses of food and while the dishes are getting difficult to digest, the movie also gets more difficult to digest as well. After all, it's a story of a chef who lost his joy of cooking. Margot's remarks on the menu in the third act also remarks on the movie's itself. She says it hasn't been a satisfying experience and she's still hungry after all the dishes served. Probably writers also wanted us the share this particular view since this is a conceptual, thematic story. As I said in the beginning, it sounds great on paper yet the effect is not easy to be achieved. Plot holes didn't help it either. Probably the most important thing would be the reason why those guests were picked for this special occasion. I was hoping some intriguing connections between them but unfortunately almost none of them convinced me. Especially margot character didn't work well. She was just there to be the person who can understand chef's motives and beat him by reminding his early days he loved cooking rather than satisfying his "ignorant" customers. Of course Ari Aster movie type ending (Hereditary, Midsommar) felt forced. All of a sudden, seeing guests accepted their fate was simply ridiculous. How his cooks got into this scheme is completely another story requires background and explanation.

I've heard that this movie is one of the very good ones came out in recent years. It's really sad to that movie industry is declining so badly.

I've seen this movie countless times. I remember when I was a kid, I've been thinking Rambo is an action figure due to the following installments of the franchise. However, this one is one of a kind. Maybe some people could criticize the acting of Stallone. In my opinion he fits perfectly for a person who spent most of his life in war and therefore he's disconnected from the civilized society.

Movie has two angles. First one is US Army trains its elite teams so good, they're almost invincible. A green beret can take town an entire town single handedly. This is clearly the "recruitment" angle of the movie. I believe people were so pumped to join the army and become like him back then (Top Gun was followed by this one, it's no surprising). On the other hand, there is humanity angle, the effect of war on people. It brings people back to the jungle rules and destroys their entire life, figuratively. Movie tries to emphasis on humanity angle more I think and victimize John Rambo. Especially the final monologue displays how shattered the man's mental state due to what he's encountered in Vietnam. However the first message, being an invincible man, is so strong, probably only message left people's mind after watching the movie is to join the army and become someone like him. I find movie's reverse effect quite ironic honestly. Probably that was the reason Rambo has become a single-man army type of figure in the following films.

One final thing that I'd like to mention is, I highly admire and appreciate the stunt work and explosions in the movie. We're surrounded by CGI so long, it's really beautiful seeing some great stunt work and fx without green screen involved. Jumping from a cliff, falling from a chopper, driving a truck onto police cars etc. Nicely filmed and pretty exciting. Hope the new era movies find an halfway between cgi and real life stunts anytime soon. It's been a long time to see that since Christopher Nolan movies.

Strong and refreshing beginning with very good storytelling. Especially switching to second act and changing the entire scenery was something we usually don't see in this genre. Of course, plot holes were there already but it didn't bother me at all because I was expecting a proper explanation. However everything started to fall apart once Keith goes into the dark tunnel without any convincing reason and worse she goes after him. It was already hinted in their conversation at the night before and I was expecting a heroic woman act later on. The thing is, it's not about gender at all. Anyone with a sake mind wouldn't go after someone into a tunnel at middle of nowhere. I read other reviews where people listed all the things don't make sense, I agree with most of them. It's a huge list. Probably the worst is black homeless guy tells the entire story and knows who lived in the house for 40 years. So police or any other authorities didn't do anything about it and furthermore a rental agency book this place to other people? Why would you ruin this concept with such inferior script?

I tried to accept these issues since this is a horror movie and there are not many horror movies where characters make smart choices. But this movie took everything so far, it lost its credibility after a while. Especially third act wasted for shock value. Girl survives, rapist guy dies horribly. Unfortunately underdeveloped characters didn't allow us to grow enough hate for Justin Long's character. First act made me so happy, I thought this will be a solid 8/10. In the end it fell short big time, such a waste.

This show has so many issues I don't even know where to begin. Especially Galadriel and Browyn are probably the most terrible actor choices. Galadriel couldn't be more cringy, how come they found this girl for a very important role. Worst is writing. I have no idea how come she's become the most respected person in numenor all of sudden? She was a prisoner a few days back. Writers failed to reflect this transition. And her motives don't make single sense ; "I cannot stop...". Is that it? Some angry girl goes after revenge. This episode gave the hint she's in the dark side actually, clearly it's the reason they found this actor. But it doesn't justify her behavior and earnt respect. As for Browyn, she was a helper at the bar at first, now she's leading people. Killing orcs and everything. I would buy it if she could be an Elf yet again she earnt respect of everyone in the village. I think Woke is killing this show so fast. Aragorn's doppelganger again is pretty weak, I can't see any ambition in him, in any sense. Black elf is doing a really good job though.

At the final scene, the moment everywhere was in under smoke due to volcano, it looked like all main characters died there. After I saw that moment all I thougt was "I couldn't care less". If it's the final scene of entire show and there won't be any other episode, it's fine by me.

On the other hand, people are talking about great visuals, CGI etc. I think it's a given nowadays. All big budget productions have it, so I don't see anything exceptional here.

Alright, GOT and LOTR are totally different productions but they are the only ones we can compare with this. After I'm thinking cliffhangers, character developments, actors and eveything in those show/movies, this one falls terribly short. Directing, actors, writing are simply boring, uninteresting. I'll watch the entire season of course but I have zero excitement.

I didn't know the story behind Woodstock 99 and I'm glad to see this documentary, except the last 5 minutes of the most meaningless remarks. Summary of the events happened in Woodstock 99 comes from John Scher : "We've did our best for Woodstock 94. It was a beautifully organized event but because of the rain and after the fence came down, more than half of the attendees were free-riders. This time I have no intention to lose money and I'll compansate what I lost back then". That explains everything. Budget cuts from everything, including the very fundamentals. It's not about drunk teenagers, drugs, Limp Bizkit or anything else. In fact blaming kids because of this mess doesn't make sense at all. If their intention would be a riot, they could have torn apart the place on Saturday, not before going back home. If you try to rip people off, you have to be ready for the consequences. Clearly crowd's reaction got out of the hand too quickly but seeing people to stand up for their rights is something we don't see nowadays. Of course every reaction in a huge crowd will end up in chaos. Yes, it's obviously too much but also a reminder of "Either do you job properly or this is what you'll get". You can blame the bands or "frat boys" as much as you want, this is what it is.

One thing bothered me the most is footages always show angry boys in the crowd. It's a manipulative approach makes you think 90% of the crowd is angry boys who is the only guilty party here, harrasing girls, breaking stuff etc. But then... I realized this comes from Netflix and somehow they brought woke and feminism into it. Unbelievable. 250K people attends to an event full of drugs and alcohol, and they're talking about alleged rape or harrasment cases is the main disaster of the entire event. That MTV Vj says "back then man thought that...". Again men are evil, animals, yeah. It's not back then, today you throw an uncontrolled event on fire like this where everyone is naked, full of drugs and alcohol, same would happen. These people stole a truck and drove it into the crowd for god sake, what would you expect? In short no need to put these meaningless remarks into this documentary, as if these events happened on the street. Instead of this, I'd like to know what happened afterwards. Lang's assistant says she's got a phone call about a rape case. She was laughing out loud during the entire interview and all of a sudden a few fake tears for a special moment. Were there any lawsuits? Did organizers get away with all the trouble they caused? How much money they made? Nothing answered, only lecturing and accusations. It all came down to 90s were dark ages and now we're in an enlightment era, yeah sure.

Nice thing is all the interviews including females say that it was an event once in a lifetime, there it is. Great performances, huge crowd and only problem is terrible planning and treatment from organizers.

Finally it's a sad thing these sort of disasters didn't help organizers to realize they should do their job better. Instead all festivals have become so sterilized, professional and boxed, you have not much room to enjoy the environment anymore. Open space and freedom is all gone. Take some selfies, videos, and post it to your channel. Anyone who's been there in 99, man or woman, should feel themselves lucky. Even if it looks like a hell for some.

After I finishing this final episode, at first I couldn't make sure if I'm satisfied or not . Then I started put the pieces together, every single detail provided within the episode and I realized this is simply the best possible ending. "You let that sink in..."

Since BCS started, I was so sure that Kim will die at some point, there was no otherwise. But it turns out in the end, hustler Jimmy can only be beaten by love, which provided a great importance and meaning to Kim's storyline. Episode also proved that Saul Goodman is still the best, he could get away with only 7 years for a crime he could easily get two lifesentences back to back. Instead his sacrifice put him in behind bars for a long time. That was the only moment I felt that it was sort of an unsatisfactory resolution however, Better Call Saul chanting in the bus was a great scene that tells Saul is now where he belongs. Not because the crimes he committed, because who he is.

So much to tell, so much to digest yet I'm very happy by the ending. Final thought, I think it's time to put a lid on Breaking Bad universe but I wouldn't say no to Lalo spin-off.

The show is going back to its roots. Subtle details in the storytelling rather than a storm like Lalo and Gus storyline. I understand why some people get angry about the pacing. Honestly I also would expect more from this.

Last episode was about Saul is gaining confidence again. And this one came down to questioning the past, how come he made a terrible mistake by creating Heisenberg trouble and ruin his life. Episode pictures it like a dilemma, he's either blaming himself or Walt but I felt it's more like self guilt.

Also he's working hard to make more and more money to make his way out. Question is making his way out to what? This reminds me the time Walt's return from BB finale.

I guess the last two episodes were enough build up for the grand finale. I expect nothing less than a hurricane for next episodes.

While I was watching this episode, I've been thinking that with Lalo died, this show also died a little. But after finishing the episode I realized the importance of this episode.

If you remember the first season, Saul was living in fear (B&W timeline). He was looking every corner all the time if someone recognizes him and he gets caught. Finally it really happened and this episode showed that he can handle himself against every threat. His resourcefulness and skills allow him to beat anyone, even he can turn someone who lacks of self confidence into a player.

In my opinion this episode showed us and him that Saul is still there, he's in the game and can make a move forward instead of caving in. One of the reviews mentioned that this episode shows that Saul is the same scammer and cannot change. On the contrary he never wanted to change (watching his old commercials on tape), he's in exile and want to go back to his life. And of course get what he deserves, good or bad.

I'm expecting tension goes up in last 3 episodes and hope that finale can top the first half finale of the season.

I read the reviews and apparently most viewers think the same. Yes, it's great to watch, an absolute fun. But the problem is that there have been so many plot twists back to back this season, finally none of them contributed to move the story forward and we're back to square one. I enjoy this show a lot yet you want it to pay it off after watching an entire season.

Also I'm sorry but this feminism approach make things pretty inconsistent (same happened last season finale, it was all about Maeve and Starlight). I mean if Maeve is so powerful to fight Homelander all by herself, why she never stood up to him before? They are scared to death from him. Even after Soldier Boy, Maeve and Butcher (with V) come together to fight against him yet it's even an arguable success. But Maeve against Homelander and Starlight against Soldier Boy didn't make sense a bit, it's simply ridiculous. No need to make things pointless just in the name of women empowerment. Plus how come she's alive after her powers drained by Soldier Boy and she's fallen from a 60 story building? Last of us 2 ending was completely unnecessary.

Regardless, I must say that the show is still a huge success with all its flaws. Honestly I may call it even a masterpiece if you compare it to recent Marvel stuff. I hope they come up with better writing or just finish it while evething is still good.

I'm not a huge sports fan yet I like watching sports movies. In fact good sports movies use sports as a metaphor to life struggle and those are the memorable ones. The problem with this one is, it doesn't know where to stand. It's neither all-in basketball movie nor a fine drama.

First of all, even though the kid can play basketball, he's a really bad actor. He can't carry the role he plays and fails miserably to make me feel for his character's struggle. I'd even have more sympathies for Ivan Drago for that matter. Second issue is the pacing. When first Sandler finds him, he's already damn good. The priority is not to get him trained since his problem is not physical, it's rather mental. What he needs is professional help or a mentor to grow self-confidence. Instead movie goes with classic "Rocky" pattern and honestly it was when this movie lost it. Because one scene kid plays amazing, next one plays terrible, then again gets much better, right after that he can't even run for 10 minutes.. It goes like this on and on until you realize that this process doesn't even matter to you at all since you don't have a proper connection to this kid or Sandler's character. There is not enough character development, background story and fine acting to support their bond. Emotions are not there, it's all about if Sandler will go bankruptcy or his investment will pay off.

Long story short, drama, acting, sports... Whatever you're looking for is not here entirely. They're all in pieces and movie doesn't have the right recipe to put them together. I wouldn't say it was terrible but I don't think I would watch it again or remember it tomorrow.

I've heard how bad this is, therefore I was trying to stay away. Finally last night I decided to give it a chance and couldn't even stay awake during its short runtime. It's so rushed I felt like I'm watching a 100 minutes trailer of a movie. How come people earn millions of dollars by writing such an inferior script.

After finishing the movie, all I felt was they've made the movie just to introduce a female "morbius" in the end. I mean seriously, his best friend becomes vampire, then his girlfriend becomes vampire. Is this a new sequel of Twilight or something? Stay away at all costs.