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Civil War (2024)
Nothing to do woth civil war
I have really no clue why this move has a rating of 7.1 at the time of writing.
The titel is called civil war but it has nothing to do whatsoever with civil war. It's a bunch of photographists who are on the way to DC during a civil war. You see here and there some soldiers and men with guns but that's pretty much it.
The ending is terrible too. The last 10 minutes of the movie, it is obvious that Jessie is acting irresponsible and risking her life by walking in the line of fire. You expect she will be shot but that is too easy. She is about to get shot but saved by Lee Smith whereby Lee Smith is killed in the line of fire. End of the story.
I have no idea what the story of this movie is. Is it that the Press is doing heroic work by covering wars or that a civil war is dangerous? Either way, the story is poor executed and the title misleading. For this reason, I gave it a 4* and I would definitely not recommend this movie unless you work for the Press as photographer.
Atlas (2024)
A world of AI
The show started with a SWAT team entering an apartment to capture an important AI terrorist. For a moment I thought it would be a Die Hard kind of a movie but I was so wrong.
The world depicted was quite nice and I can see myself living in a world of AI. This was one of the reasons why a watched the movie entirely because of all the cool AI technologies shown in Atlas.
For JL, you kinda hate her or love her and I didn't mind watching JL (I am a teenager of the 90s) again. Yes, she isn't a top notch actrice but she isn't also a bad actress.
The story line was interesting but it could have been much better. What I liked the most is how Atlas developed a relationship with Smith, her AI robot as she is hesitant to link with Smith due to some events that happpend during her childhood. However, that also brings me to an underlying message of this movie, that AI should be regulated and monitored or even an action of a little kid can have catastrophic consequences for the world we live in today.
The ending is a bit standard and could have been better. Lots of shooting, lots of explosions and you kinda know who is going to win. Add to that the emotional conversation with Smith, a rising sun, heroic music, the calvary arriving just 5 minutes too late and you have your Hollywood ending.
Overall, nice entertainment if you have nothing to do.
Ancient Apocalypse (2022)
Rewriting the paradigm of archeology
This documentary shows that even the most conventional paradigm, where research is done by analysing archeologic artifacts and sides around the world, is stuck with a tunnel vision. The data presented in this documentary shows me that mainstream archeologists should embrace new possibilities instead of holding on to the mainstream claim of civilization going back to around 4,700 BC.
The historical sides analysed in this documentary have kind of a mystery hanging over it and that is exactly why the documentary is so interesting. If you love archeology, then this is a must-watch documentary for you.
The Watcher (2022)
Nothing new, quite boring
I love a good horror movie and I was hoping the Watcher would bring something new. Unfortunately it didn't. It just has all the basic ingredients for a standard horror/scary movie: family moving into a big old house, strange neighbours, teenage kids, daddy losing control of the situation and getting estranged from his family. So boring. Let me not spoil the end but you pretty much can expect it throughout the serie. So, don't expect too much of it and definitely don't expect any James Wong moments, just some entertainment on a boring night with the misses besides you on the couch. Sure you want to watch this boring serie?
Narco Saints (2019)
Narco Asia
An Asian Narcos (but without the S) with all the elements of an Asian movie production. You either love it or hate it and I love it.
No, it is not by far on the level of Narcos so if you compare it to these two, you will be disappointed. However, if you watched a Southkorean (or Asian) movie before, you are familiar with the type of acting and the English accent in these movies so you won't be bothered by it in Narco Saints.
The only thing that bothered me, as an Asian from the Netherlands with friends from Surinam, is the bad Dutch and Surinam language spoken in the serie. They should have at least hire actors who could speak or at least pronounce the Dutch and Surinam language properly. What they now have is just terrible. Other than that, I love the story.
Athena (2022)
Terrible and over the top
This movie really depict the French riot police as pussies and incompetent to deal with a riot done by a few dozens of young punks who occupy a building. It is so idiotic, it even starts to become annoying. Any riot police would go in by hard force and use riot police vehicles but the French Riot police didnt thought about that. Instead, they are walking to the entrance of the building while entire walls are being thrown at them from the roof.
So, would I recommend this movie? No, simply because of the incomptence of the police im this movie. Too bad because the story line had potential amd could have been a great movie to watch.
The Gray Man (2022)
Old Concept, nice entertainment
The concept is nothing new, class A assassin, little girl, bad guy(s). You probably can think of a dozen movies with the same concept which are probably even better than The Gray Man. Nothing special, nothing out of the ordinary but just fun entertainment for a saturdaynight couche surfing.
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)
Never thought about what it took
I love documentaries about nature, especially when Sir David Attenborough is the narrator.
When I watched this, I realised I never gave it some thought of those who made any documentary about nature possible. I just took it for granded. That is why this was such an eye-opening documentary that made me love documentaries about nature even more. What an effort and devotion these people have to make it all possible for the viewer to watch beautiful scenes of nature. Definitely worth to watch.
The Man from Toronto (2022)
One of the worst movies of kevin Hart
This was one of the worst movies of Kevin Hart and I love Kevin Hart and his humor. As a fan of Kevin Hart, I can tell you, only a few moments were funny. Woody Harrelson plays a fantastic role though. All in all, the movie is average and good entertainment if you have nothing else to do.
Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022)
Fantastic docuserie about Nuclear Power
I am not an American but I very much enjoyed this docuserie and watched it with much interest. The heroes in this story might have helped avoid a biblical disaster unknown in recent human history. The documentary sheds light on both sides of those in favor of TMI and those not so the viewer can develop its own opinion based on the merits that are shown in this docuserie. Definitely recommend it.
Moon Knight (2022)
Annoying character
This is by far the worst MCU franchise of this century. Don't expect much as it is a MCU production.
The first 3 episodes are excruciating slow by telling the story of a tremendous annoying character who became the Moon Knight. They could'nt make the character a little bit cooler?
I have watched 6 episodes until I finally realised that I am waisting my precious time. I hope you realise it faster.
On a positive note, Ethan Hawke plays a fantastic role.
Our Great National Parks (2022)
Enjoyable docu
I really enjoyed thjs documentary about national parcs. Yes, there are hundreds of documentaries but seeing new, recent and HD-quality pictures of national parcs around tge world is a real pleasure, especially in today's tv-landscape.
For the narrating, I am not bothered that the person is a political figure but probably Republicans are and thus are bashing this docu and rated it below 5. For me, watching this docu is about earth, about nature and not about politics. For this reason, I enjoyed all episodes and rated it 8*.
The Outsider (2020)
Sloooooooooow
The storyline is good but it is so slow. I guess people who rated it so high that it has a rating of 7.7 have too much time on their hand. For me, the fast forward button was best friends for watching this slow serie.
Against the Ice (2022)
Survival based on a real story
OK, if you love survival and what long and lonely periods do with you mentally then you will love this movie. For me, it could have been a bit more about the survival then about the relationship these 2 men developed during their ordeal.
It's a good movie for entertainment when you have nothing else to watch and your evening is still young. If not, pick something else.
Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
Something different
I love WW2 movies and this movie shed light on period not often used for a movie. But there is a reason why WW2 movies don't fully portray Hitler and his generals. It just makes it unrealistic.
Scream (2022)
What a cliché, 25 years later
98% of this movie might look a bit familiar with the previous ones. That isn't necessarily a bad thing is it that the highschool students are teribble actors who belong in B-movies and quite annoying too. For the sake of nostalgia, it was nice to see a few of the original cast back on the screen again but I tried, I tried hard but I couldn't finish watching the movie with these terrible annoying highschool students.
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Jack Snyder Killed It
I wasn't a huge fan of DC but Jack Snyder killed it with this movie. The way he brought it made the 4 hours well worth it. Any sequence to this movie has a major challenge to reach the level of Jack Snyder's Justice League.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Delight to watch all 4 of them again
Almost 2 hours of waiting to see the original cast of the Ghostbusters appear on the screen after such a long time and it was worth the wait. And the entire cast pulled it off to make it a fantastic sequel of the original Ghostbusters.
Jigeum uri hakgyoneun (2022)
A real Netflix / South Korean Zombie drama
The serie is quite fun to watch but it doesn't bring anything new or special, unfortunately because sometimes these kind of movies from South Korean production companies can be a hidden gem (i.e. Train to Busan). However, it is really a South Korean zombie production so if you don't like that, don't bother to watch it. However, it doesn't meet the level of TWD but it definitely is much better than FTWD.
For those who love South Korean zombie production, All of Us are Dead is worth to watch. Sometimes it is a bit annoying and slow that you start to wonder whether you are watching a highschool serie. However, I binged it in a weekend and I kinda got into the main characters of the serie. I just hope that Netflix won't kill this serie and that it will order a 2nd season as the story got potential for another interesting zombie season.
The Exorcist (2016)
Boring and annoying
I love any exorcism movie and was looking forward to see this serie but what a disappointment and waste of time. I can totally understand why this show got cancelled. The first few episodes where promising but after episode 4 of season 1, you can see it all falls apart. Father Tomas is an annoying, insecure character that seems to have no idea what is happening, Father Bennet has no feeling of the powers he is dealing with and looks rather stupid and unfortunately, watching Geena Davis (once a beautiful women) perform is just awkward and painful. The only interesting character is Father Marcus, at least he has some Catholic balls.
The Little Things (2021)
That hurts
2 words:
Excruciating slow.
If you love slow movies, this is your thang, if not (like me), you would'nt make it till the end amd you better watch another movie.
Greenland (2020)
In the face of a natural disaster?
I kinda expected to see something with a natural disaster but Greenland could have just happened because the family was on the run for a druglord or anything else except a natural disaster. What a terrible plot. Family is selected for the shelter, family got seperated, man of family is trying to find his family by overcoming some ordeals along the way, wife got seperated from kid and...plot twist: wife finds kid, husband finds family. What a suprise!
Cowboy Bebop (2021)
Same mistake made
Cowboy Bebob is yet another failure of a Hollywood production based on a successful Asian production. The Ring, Shutter...is there a bell ringing, people of Netflix? Or perhaps Ghost in the Shell? Still no bell ringing?
That's why, if you were a fan of Cowboy Bebob, stay away of this production and use your time more efficiently. There are probably a zillion other things you can do then watching this failure.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Martial arts with a Marvel Touch
I love the story and the martial arts. This is definitely one of the best Marvel movies so far and at leat in the top 5. On a serious note for all you non-asians: not every asian likes karaoke, and I am one of them. ;)
Catching Killers (2021)
For True-crime watchers
If you love true-crime documentaries, this is a must watch. It's not a new concept so don't expect to be blown away with new things. It is just entertaining and gives a new spin on well-known murders that have been covered many times.