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You (2018)
Getting really contrived
I enjoyed the plot twist of Season 4 part 2, especially considering how abysmal Part 1 was, but come on...it's ridiculous. Joe is just a killing machine now and somehow doesn't get caught.
He killed Tom Lockwood who is supposed to be a mega billionaire and super important person like it was nothing. How can such a person not have some kind of security detail? And all these public murders in S4 and not one camera around or person captures it?
He frames Nadia for all of it but how does that even work when she doesn't even have a motive. Really weird storyline in S4. I hope Season 5 is better but I don't have hopes.
Industry (2020)
Skip, characters are terrible and the plot is weak
I had high hopes for this one because it is in my line of work, but the plot is pretty much non existent. You can tell a show is bad if they rely on sex scenes or drugs to carry on the story instead of actual substance. Every episode has some hardcore sex scene or drugs which makes this very uninteresting to watch, especially around others.
The characters are all terrible. None of them are relatable and all of them are shallow beyond belief. There is nothing redeeming about any of them. Also, this show seems to promote stabbing people in the back or turning a blind eye to an abusive cultural workplace.
Overall, there are better HBO shows and this one isn't one of them.
Doragon Bôru Sûpâ Sûpâ Hîrô (2022)
Felt like fanfiction, but was enjoyable none the less
Pros:
- Piccolo and Gohan are finally given the spotlight again, maybe one last time
- Both receive new powerups, but appear to be a one-time thing
- Lots and lots of fanservice everywhere, especially with Gohan using Special Beam Cannon to eliminate bootleg Cell
- Although full CGI, it's wasn't that noticeable and the animation was incredibly smooth
Cons:
- No real stakes for obvious reasons, since Goku and Vegeta could one shot the new villain
- The final villain is bootleg Cell in his second form and is mindless. Felt like something out of Dragon Ball Heroes videogame
Overall, good way to just pass the time. I don't think Piccolo or Gohan will ever again have the spotlight, but it was nice to see them do something.
Ozark: A Hard Way to Go (2022)
Terrible ending to an otherwise great series
I usually don't write reviews but felt I needed to get this out here because the finale was complete trash. The first half of season 4 was great but the second half's pacing was slow and filled with padded pointless subplots to pass the time.
However, ignoring pointless subplots like Nathan and the mental hospital, the real issue was the finale. The last scene with Mel felt like it was leading up to the Byrdes finally getting what they deserve, as was the assumed messaging as they tried to get out of the business, but it turned out to be something completely unexpected (and not in a good way). Jonah shooting Mel in cold blood while the family is smirking was completely off-character. What was the point of Jonah's "rebellion" only for him to do a complete 180 at the end? And Marty being okay with it also made no sense.
Lastly, they spent much of the final season building up Ruth only to kill her off in the last 5 minutes like she was just another goon.
Supernatural: Inherit the Earth (2020)
Solid way to destroy an ending to a great series
Where to begin:
1. A new Death was created only to be killed off in 3 minutes
2. Billie died off screen it looks like
3. Lucifer is back only to snap and kill Death, which is ridiculous because Death is supposed to be stronger in the old seasons
4. Michael is unable to open Death's book, but archangels can easily kill Death
5. Michael kills Lucifer in 2 minutes and says he has never been so winded in battle. He literally did nothing but stab Lucifer.
6. Michael betrays the boys in a span of minutes out of nowhere
7. Jack becomes a power vacuum and in a matter of hours becomes stronger than God + AMARA (not just God alone).
This whole episode was one major mess and a great way to ruin one of my favourite series ending.
The 100: The Last War (2020)
What an anticlimactic ending
So much was left unexplained. This entity which judges the human race has no background whatsoever. They were built up to be some terrifying power from the way Becca had described them but the reality was so much different. What was the point of Becca being so afraid if all it took was a pep talk from Octavio to stop a fight?
And what was the point of killing Bellamy if Mady still ended up being brain dead? Felt like his death was just supposed to pull some emotional strings, which it failed to do as well.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Terrible end of the trilogy
The only part I liked about this movie was the scene at Dol Guldur with Galadriel and Sauron and the reference to Sauron as the "Servant of Morgoth".
Other than that, this movie is a joke. The romantic story was tedious. The CGI was very obvious, ruining the fight scenes. The most painful scene to watch was the battle between Legolas and the Orc. Is Legolas invincible or something? He took hit after hit and came out unscathed. Again, the CGI ruined that fight.
So Kili, Fili, and Thorin die, yet no one seems to notice or care that they are dead? What happens to Tauriel? She just disappears, never to be heard from again.
Did the men and the elves get what they came for? They came for the gold and the jewels, yet nothing is explained.
Lastly, the Orcs are supposed to be proficient at fighting, yet they are killed easily by teenage boys who have never held a sword in their life and who are not wearing any armour.
It's still Middle-Earth, so it gets 3/10.
Noah (2014)
Really boring. Felt like a lifetime in the theatre.
I will keep this short and sweet.
First, I am not Christian and do not know the story of Noah's Ark. It just felt as if the movie dragged on and on for hours. There was way too much overacting, completely crushing the realism. I couldn't help but laugh when the wife starts crying and talking to Noah about not killing the two sister twins. It sounded so fake, like she was having hiccups the entire time.
Second, if they knew that the king was going to invade eventually, why didn't they just kill him on the spot when he first introduced himself. The giant rock things could have easily wiped him out without the whole fight sequence later on.
Third, where did Gramps get the superpowers? I'm pretty sure God didn't give it to him. If he did, why was he wiped out during the deluge? How could he cure infertility...makes no sense since he is not divine, but just a man.
Fourth, we assume that the family was living on the Ark for nearly a year, since Emma's character was nine months pregnant at the time. If they don't eat the animals, where did they get a year supply of food and drinking water considering there was no food or fresh water in the forest? Come on...logic people. I guess since it is a biblical story, the food and water were spawned magically.
Lastly, Noah is worse than all men combined. He is a psychopathic nut job. God or no God, it is inexcusable to even think of hurting babies. I didn't mind that all of mankind was exterminated, they had it coming.
Don't bother with this movie. It is such a snooze fest. I pretty much fell asleep for half an hour since they were just trying to kill time for 3/4 of the movie.
Frozen (2013)
HIGHLY overrated, has a weak plot, and many inconsistencies
This is most definitely not Disney at its finest. I can take an educated guess and say that people claimed this is a fantastic movie because of the song "Let it go". I saw the song "Let it go" on Youtube before I saw the actual movie and I was amazed with the animations and the song in general. I connected that to the movie being amazing, but trust me, it is FAR from amazing.
The movie begins with Elsa and her sister Anna playing in the castle, with Elsa using her supposedly cursed ice powers. Why exactly is it a curse? Disney neglected to provide an explanation. Elsa hurts Anna and this causes Anna to be taken to some trolls whose cure her. I guess humans wouldn't suffice because of the whole magic-cure scenario. The trolls then tell Elsa that her 'dark' powers will grow and that if Elsa cannot control the powers, she will be a threat to all around her. Elsa's parents (who, by the way, are the most idiotic parents I have ever seen) tell the trolls that Elsa won't harm anyone and then proceed to seclude Elsa from human contact(after wiping out Anna's memory of Elsa's powers).
After secluding Elsa from everyone, her parents tell her they are going on a cruise and leaving she and Anna alone inside the castle (they are still quite young) with no other family to take care of them. Not only have Elsa's parents pretty much told Elsa that she is a monster and must be contained, but they abandon her and die. This leads to Elsa isolating herself further and leaving her little sister to cope with the loss of their parents alone.
Coronation day! I have no idea who was running the kingdom after her parents died because it has been quite some time before Elsa is old enough to become queen. Perhaps politics was paused while Elsa was growing up. During the party, Anna meets some prince from some random country and they have that 'fall in love at first sight' moment and decide to get married...come on, seriously? Elsa, of course, declines to give her blessing and Anna decides to yell at her in front of everyone. This causes Elsa to become afraid and anxious, leading her to reveal her powers to the town and subsequently running away from her own kingdom after some random foreign guy tells gives the order to capture the queen. What the *bleep*?
Elsa runs away, and her sister starts giving orders. Since when can princesses give orders on behalf of the queen? Here is where the song "Let it go" is played, and Elsa decides to stop being afraid of herself and makes an ice palace, a supermodel dress, and eternal winter using her powers. When Anna finally reaches the ice palace with Kristoff (a guy who was placed so obviously to be the love interest), Anna confronts Elsa and Elsa decides to become afraid again. Didn't she moments ago in the song decree herself to be fearless and not care what anyone thinks? She unleashes her powers and hurts her sister out of fear.
Finally, when Hans (the random foreign guy whom Anna left in charge of Elsa's kingdom, again, what the *bleep*?) arrives to capture Elsa, a fight ensues and Elsa is captured and taken back to her kingdom. Anna, who at this point is near death because of Elsa's attack, is told by Hans he was merely faking the love (WAY TOO predictable) for the throne and leaves her to die. Some snowman guy comes in and frees Anna and Anna decides she needs to kiss Kristoff to save herself (the really obvious love interest) because he is her true love.
We then are shown Elsa freeing herself from captivity and creating a super blizzard. Hans, who is pursuing to kill her, stops her by proclaiming that Anna is dead. Elsa momentarily ceases the super blizzard and falls to the ground. Anna, who sees Hans about the kill Elsa, realizes she would rather die for her sister than save herself (but she is a selfless character, so makes sense). She runs up to Hans and turns into solid ice, destroying Hans sword and forcing him to the ground. Elsa turns around and sees her sister frozen and starts crying. Because this was supposedly an act of true love, Anna is freed from death. Elsa then says "You sacrificed yourself to save me?" WHAT THE HELL? If you knew he was going to kill you, your ice powers would have protected you anyway like they did during that fight in the palace. I guess they wanted to keep it from being the cliché 'guy kisses girl to save the girl' scene.
After Anna is freed, Elsa realizes love is the answer to control her powers. Now here is what I really don't understand. Did Elsa hate her sister, her parents, her kingdom? I thought she was isolating her sister to protect her (an act of extremely selfish love, but still love). Why is love suddenly the answer if it was there all along? Weak. This is followed by the 'And everyone lived happily ever after' ending.
The movie felt incoherent throughout. Elsa proclaims that love is the answer to control her powers even though it was there all along. Elsa knew Hans was about to attack her, but says to Anna "you sacrificed yourself to save me?" even though her ice powers would have defended her. The movie constantly sends mixed messages that are inexplicable and confusing. Characters like Kristoff and the Snowman and random songs (except "Let it go") were just thrown in to extend the time . The entire story is basically about Elsa's insecurities and Anna. The movie was at best average, but this was certainly not Disney at their prime. That honour belongs to Finding Nemo.
Dragon Ball Kai: Doragon bôru kai (2009)
Excellent remake once you get used to the music
I honestly despised DBZ Kai when I first tried to watch it on TV. The music and voice changes were unbearable; however, after spending the last few days watching the initial episodes, I realized that this remake is actually phenomenal. Once you get used to the changes in the music and voices, DBZ Kai is quite entertaining.
I am actually glad that the fillers are gone. I remember watching DBZ reruns and couldn't help but get bored when Goku was travelling to King Kai's planet. DBZ Kai has done a good job with sticking to the most important pieces of the plot. I am still in the Frieza saga of DBZ Kai, but I am very impressed with the overall content.
I have seen the Funimation, Ocean, and now the Kai dub of DBZ, and I must say that I find the overall script of Kai to be superior to the other two dubs. I find the content to be more insightful in the Kai dub.
One of my main deterrents from watching this show was the fact that they stopped it at the Cell saga. I am more ecstatic than ever now since I just read that the Majin Buu saga, which in my opinion is the best saga, is being released sometime in August. As a result, I feel that DBZ Kai is worth the watch.