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Uglies (2024)
Not brave enough
Besides some small "quality" gaps in between the different VFX scenes used in this film - There is so much story and history which plays a big part.
Everything is rushed but someone thought a lot of things heavily through. This should have been a limited series with 8 periods to try and establish some story lines a bit better. You always get tit bits of information here and there so that the story in itself is complete in the end, but it feels always super rushed.
The only big focus is of course the love story (or stories). I still wonder who decides to cram all in 90 minutes which should be 8 episode limited series to give everything the right focus and attention needed.
Cause of that it is 6 Stars - cinematic wise its nice to watch and VfX is good, except for some smaller parts. But it would have been a good limited series if someone would have been brave enough to play out the story.
Those About to Die (2024)
Do not give up!!!
Please get through the first few Episodes. I admit they are very weak and the series has issues to establish the characters and storylines. But stick to it and you will be pleased in the end (not by some super weak cgi effects though - where we all have seen better in TV series for sure - but you can be sure the Main animal got the main budget in that department)
Get further and further and it gets better overall. Looked forward to the last 3 Episodes when all came together. Maybe not a 10 Star - but for sure 7 and this is enough to have a good time in my eyes. I enjoyed it and would watch a Season 2.
Do not give up.
Oppenheimer (2023)
The music is annoying
No questions asked - it is one of the big films but the constant blasting of music, also during important conversations is totally annoying and distracting. At some stages it also creates a different "vibe" then the scene is about. Absolutely awful editing here. And if you think oh great 5 seconds without... it will start again with the next track.
Given the whole picture it is a shame that this happens at all. Music should be support the picture, but here it is a complete own thing and is not keeping the focus on what is shown. Some Scenes are wonderful and the music fits but these are rare to find sadly. I would have given a 9 but that was really... too much bad fitting music in too much scenes.
Love at First Sight (2023)
Predictable with a nice pace
I was not sure if I should watch it as the story itself is seen hundreds of times. But I am glad I did. Good actors, very well paced throughout the storyline without to be too much over the top, Small jokes, some very clear advertisement also in it ;) Visually very very good especially the more it goes on and on the different main locations in the second half of this film. It gives you the "feel good" moments throughout the whole film and you just want to get a snuggle of a loved one or gives you the need to tell someone how you feel or that you miss them. Do not expect a total highlight but you will have a good time with this predictable romcom.
The Recruit (2022)
Better as expected but also worse as hoped
Overall you can do nothing wrong when watching this series. But you need to shut off your thinking hat a bit as the timeline is not always working. There are several issues with Times given and what happens in between them. There is also some serious issues with the clothing department.
We meet in 2 Hours.. in this time he changes 3 times clothes while attending a party and a meeting in a car, while driving through the whole city with no car. Just a small example of timing issues. Also all the trips between Washington and Phoenix do not add up with all the other engagements and so many more.
So stop thinking about it, even if you read it now and just watch it. It is at some stage very amateurish things which make no sense but still an ok show to waste your time at. Enjoy.
Kleo (2022)
Nice Surprise Hit
I may be biased as I am a middle aged German. I am used to a lot of bull from my country. But this one has a nice pace, good story, some slapstick, it is well thought through and has a great production value. It is way over a believable state but it is totally entertaining to watch.
A wild ride with good actors.
I hope the localizations can translate this to a wide audience. Just relax and have fun.
Snowflake Mountain (2022)
Worst scripted show since years
I like reality trash tv - sometimes scripted reality is also fine. But this is badly scripted, from conversations to specific actions. Very bad
Not worth the time - I was able to get to episode 3 and stopped.
Example: The fell a tree, and showed how they struggle to lift it - and when they come to camp they do not have any firewood at hand, but the fire is going of course.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (2021)
Very Torn
On the one hand you get a modern anime - which i waited for ages for. You will get picture perfect scenes where your mind is blown...and then there is the next scene where it looks like that animations are not done correctly and it stutters.
The Quality went from 10 Stars down 3 Stars on a Scene Change sometimes. And then up again - and down again.
Besides the story, this was a bit weird to watch sadly.
I want to like it more but it just simply does not let me. And yes I think if you do such a thing you should have a consistent quality on all scenes, which sadly did not happen here.
Anyway - still a good Movie to watch - ehm i mean Season ? (why does it have 4 episodes instead of 1 film 80 minutes?
Take your favourite comfort food, a low paced idle game on mobile and give it a watch. Have fun.
The Tomorrow War (2021)
No idea why the Critics are so mean
If you want an easy plot to follow, sufficient CGI effects and the typical heart drama around a man´s life you are in for a treat. It touches a lot of typical things, but never goes to deep so you get bored out of it.
This is an easy digestible movie, no big surprises and just entertaining. It was not made to complicated, not to techy, it follows a straight narrative without big flashbacks.
Normally i am very critical or harsh, but this is just 2 hours fun to watch. If you have Prime Video anyway, just give it a shot, lean back and enjoy.
Tribes of Europa (2021)
Give it a chance
The beginning may be cringy and bad but the further it goes the more intriguing it gets. And the story unfolds more.
This is a series which should have a 10 Episode length to give more growth and depth to the characters. Everything rolls so fast and leaves not enough room for all the different plot points. It rushes from point to point and has no time to give more background.
I do hope it gets a 2nd season and more room to tell the story.
Watch Dogs: Legion (2020)
Great City, Weak Gameplay, Unfinished Systems
Overall this is a solid Watch Dogs Games.
However, the Missions are repetitive and the main villains are a bit bland. There is no character customization, besides of outfits, at all. I would love to change hair or something on my chosen characters.
The biggest achievement is also the biggest issue in this game: You can recruit anyone in your team and all of them have some kind of background story. It is a great system, but it really lacks depth: You could build a whole Clone Army with the same face, only the abilities change - and this is the main aspect to choose people.
However, you can also stick to one character if you want - but besides clothing you can not change a thing.
So the biggest issue? You can not identify with "your" character. It is disposable and you just jump to the next one. You will not get attached at all. There is no personal history or story.
All the gathering stuff is fun at first, and very similar to "The Division 2", but do not expect it to be as good as in the other game. You get text files, audio files and rare old things you can gather. Oh and some masks.
Overall, even though you can get outfits and masks en masse in the game itself, it is clear that the best looking items with the best textures comes directly through the Item Shop - you can buy some ingame money, helper to show all locations of collectibles and complete unique outfits.
I have to admit, I am only 30 Hours in, but I still try to find an outfit ingame - let´s hope it is not only available through cash shops items.
There is btw also no way to earn any Shop Items with playing the game. Not even a gambling system or so.
And doing the missions? There are 3 ways: 1. You just shoot through 2. You sneak around and subdue anyone by yourself or with the help of traps. 3. You spider your way through the mission (though have to admit you can not do all with the spider).
One more thing about collectibles: Do not expect that you can listen to an audio file while walking. The System needs you to stay in the menu and on that specific file to play.
And no matter when and where you go, every place is full of people. At night 3am in a small dark walkway? No worries, you are not alone and 30 people are all around you.
The ingame map is ok, but also needs polish, POI´s just vanish if you are to far away and if you are to much zoomed in it gets angled to visualize a 3D Map. Needs getting used to, but needs some polish.
Overall: London looks great, systems are not polished, customization options are missing, no attachment to your played character, Missions are similar and repeating after you have done the first few and only the story behind it is different.
I only give 7 Stars, for the City itself and the character system they tried to build. This game is more a concept art, but sadly not finished and needs so much more finetuning. 6 Months more for these things and it should for sure get a 8 or 9 Star.
Gangs of London (2020)
Did not expect this
Watching Episode 1 I was confused and not sure if I should watch further - it was just so much stuff. But I stayed and so glad I did. Rarely can you see such things in a series. Yes it is extremely violent but it also gives us absolute insane camera movements and scenes around all of it. Absolute worth to put it on your watch list.
Extreme Engagement (2019)
I did not expect much
And got more then I wanted. But 1 Year cramped into 8x30 minutes is not enough to grasp what they actually did, as they have been in each location several weeks. It just gives glimpses into all the fascinating areas they have been and what they experienced. There is a nice nice story line well told through with highs and lot of lows and an overall message.
I never thought I would be invested into this series, but in the end: I would like to see more. It is way to short for the amount of locations they have been.
Beat (2018)
Worth the ride
As a german I had to watch it to see if an Amazon Series may be better. And it actually is. The dubbing into English is sadly not so good. You may watch in german with other subs.
First Episodes may be hard to get invested in, but in Episode 4 it is hard to stop watching until you get forced to with the End of Episode 7. Phenomenal actors and grittier. That is adult TV par excellence. It has some weak points with the spy things, but well it was an easy plot to get. ;)
Anyway - 7 Episodes, worth the time and you may get more invested in it as you expect yourself. Have fun.
P.S: and if you like Techno you will get some nice Tracks to listen to. Really happy they kept that part very real with deep basses and driving sounds. My friend does not like Techno but still liked it all. He said: Made more sense then all the spy stuff at some stages ^^
What/If (2019)
Predictable
If you watched similar series you are able to predict the outcome of the "main story" in Episode 1. No real surprises here.
The 3 Story Lines are so disconnected that they could be their own series and in all honesty, they should be. Would say the Plot with Marcus Ruiz may is the most surprising one and well told. Overall it is solid but no real surprises - nice to watch while doing house chores or so.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Less then expected
This was not the Grand Final i expected. It is just a Fan pleaser movie for the last Decade of MCU Films. I wanted to give it a seven, however I do understand why it was done this way, so it gets an eight. It was too much on feelings, to much slapstick ..anyway Homecoming is near to end phase 3 technically and I think it will be the better film overall.
The Order (2019)
Not so sure..
If this should be taken not too serious. It is very cheesy at the beginning and ticks all typical boxes. Weird guy, rich girl blablabla. Not really innovative expect that everyone can tap into magic. I mean it gets a lil bit better with each episode, but this series is no relevation. It is a snack and I decided to take it as a humorous persiflage about this genre to be able to enjoy it. Have fun.
Captain Marvel (2019)
I only give 6 because..
..it is earned. Too forced and way too late in the marvel timeline of Films. And having a hero, which no one comes near to match in power, in their own standalone movie..makes you yawn a bit. It goes from 0-1000 in a minute. Steap learning curve, which is great for special effects.
And yes Women are awesome and need to be in leading roles..but that to aign also with - i'm just a girl - is just too much down the throat. For this scene there could have been better 90s music choices. However, please watch the movie yourself.