Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A Jurassic disappointment and the undoing of a franchise 29 years in the making. Despite the many whimsical deliveries by Jeff Goldblum, the film is crippled by a dull script, unnecessary story lines and the introduction of a ‘supporting role’ dinosaur who’s only purpose is to facilitate the swift demise of another.
What I would have given to hear the Kerby Paint and Tile plus ringtone as Alan Grant and Co made their way through the forest (yes, this film…
TikTok’er makes first long-form documentary.
Missed opportunity with the title aside (conspirasea), the largely unfocused message and winding route to the point was enough to make me switch off before the half way mark.
Petty for the most part; you’ll witness that passive aggressive phone call to the local chippy about switching to non plastic straws. And many clips of them not getting an interview which they didn’t prearrange without any further information.
There’s even an over-hyped ‘going undercover’ sequence…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A weird mix of over-dramatic storytelling from Werner Herzog and the almost unbearable child-like enthusiasm of the films subject, Timothy Treadwell. His naivety is baffling.
The script comes close to satire on a few occasions. Notably, when the coroner describes the arrival and condition of the bodies in detail. SPOILER: they were largely devoured by the bears they were protecting.
The coroner hands a wristwatch to Treadwells ex girlfriend and business partner, cutting it from an a evidence bag exclaiming,…