Reviews
The Movies That Made Us: Aliens (2021)
Michael Biehn plays Hicks, not James Remar
Is Michael Biehn cancelled by Netflix or what? Should we pretened that he doesn't exist and erase him from movie history? I can't believe that they hired another actor to play "himself that played Hicks" althogh he didn't play that role!?! And that James Remar accepted this fake role? Give me a break.
Senke nad Balkanom (2017)
This is how world-class level TV Series should look like
I am very demanding as audience about Movies and especially TV Series, because they last longer and take more of viewers time. What I always hated in TV Series is the pace, plot is usually unfolding slower than it should, and there are always numerous filler characters and subplots that are only there to prolong series run-time. After watching 7 episodes of "Senke nad Balkanom", I can be sure that this wasn't just lucky shot with the pilot episode, the series is expanding, developing and becoming even better and better. Each episode brings us new plot twists and complications that are not forced, they emerge from character relations and events that have happened in previous episodes. They are somehow logical, natural and fluid with the main story-line, yet they are unexpected. Nothing is predictable in the series and that is absolutely amazing. Those screenwriters done their job right this time. Characters - there are no "filler" characters. Whoever takes screen time, it will have it's importance and impact on the plot, sooner or later. Sex scenes and secret love affairs - those are not there only for nudity. Every affair has its own impact on the story. I am absolutely amazed how every character is a piece of a puzzle that is coming together in such a perfect way. Every subplot is interesting on its own, but how subplots are intertwined is what is fascinating (perfection of that can be compared with Westworld series, season 1). And all of that put together in a historical frame. This is what historical fiction is all about, this is how historical fiction should look like. I can only hope that Dragan Bjelogrlic will keep up the good work. This is his Magnum opus and I hope that this series can become international hit, can pay off and enable Dragan Bjelogrlic to finish all planned 3 seasons at this quality level.
The Defenders (2017)
Bad story line, very bad and pathetic dialogues, bad action, bad fighting scenes.
This is my first review on IMDb, and I've watched hundreds of movies. Out of respect for first two seasons of Daredevil, I just had to watch this (all 8 episodes in one day). I just couldn't believe that it can be so bad after Daredevil (Which is 9 out of 10 for me). It is the same production, the same actors, the same story line! Just unbelievable. I haven't watched series about other heroes, but they were so boring that at one moment I couldn't believe that either of them actually has it's own show.
I actually have to watch Daredevil season 2 again now to try to forget Defenders as soon as possible, I can't waste any more time on this series by writing this review, so I will cut the bs: - 1 star for Stick dying because I've always hated him - 1 star for ending the Hand story line because I want to see other villains in Daredevil series, they had their 3 seasons it's enough of them... - 1 star out of pity for Daredevil and Electra because I loved them so much in Daredevil series. total: 3 out of 10. Don't waste your time on watching it. There is absolutely nothing valuable in it. Bad story line, very bad and pathetic dialogues, bad action, bad fighting scenes.
more details: Lots of things are already said in other reviews, so I will focus on my points: 1st: Storyline The Hand want to destroy New York city. Sounds good, hoping they have a good reason for that, at last they are the sinister organization that was so mysterious and evil for two seasons of DD, we were scared and worried so much about them in DD, for their evil schemes, badass warriors and mystical stuff, for which the hype was slowly and very tensely build for two seasons. And they have Black Sky now. And then what!?!? They want to take the dragon bones from the New York underground and the whole city will collapse because of that? What kind of stupid stuff is that, someone from preschool wrote your screenplay or what? 2nd: Fight scenes Very few of them in the whole season, and they are bad. Like Blackwater bay fighting scene in Game of Thrones season 2. That kind of bad, and focus of this series (in Daredevil at least) was on one of the best fighting scenes I can remember. In DD there was fighting in every other episode, and they weren't short. They lasted and that was quality, setting standards for the industry, especially in the series.