pure_analog
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I love Cage, and I love horror. This is a complete mess. They had all of the ingredients to make something good, the trailer showed promise. The end result is a confused, amateur, schlocky mess. Cage is overacting worse than Oldman, the lead actress shouldn't be acting in anything, the music is ridiculous and sounds like presets from a desktop film scoring app. The humor never lands. The action / gore looks like something from Sharknado. I'm a serious film head and watch anything and everything and never ever shut a film off to give the whole production the benefit of the doubt. This one tested my patience on every level, and I wish I had this time back to watch something with some redeeming value.
First off, if you have only watched one or two episodes then don't review it.
This is an excellent show, it is not a comedy and doesn't pretend to be. There's a lot of uncomfortable situations, with super cringe from deeply flawed characters. The setting is a crucible for an unholy cocktail of these characters, limited resources, and a hostile environment outside and inside. Within their confines, it's almost like Office Space, outside it's any Mars film. We follow the main character as he confronts his flaws, always optimistic, searching for a higher purpose and meaning to it all.
Do yourself a favor and watch without judgement. This one has a unique vibe that is highly engaging with tons of subtle payoffs along the way.
This is an excellent show, it is not a comedy and doesn't pretend to be. There's a lot of uncomfortable situations, with super cringe from deeply flawed characters. The setting is a crucible for an unholy cocktail of these characters, limited resources, and a hostile environment outside and inside. Within their confines, it's almost like Office Space, outside it's any Mars film. We follow the main character as he confronts his flaws, always optimistic, searching for a higher purpose and meaning to it all.
Do yourself a favor and watch without judgement. This one has a unique vibe that is highly engaging with tons of subtle payoffs along the way.
Listen, almost no films are a 1/10. Almost no films are a 10/10, even Star Wars, or Jaws aren't perfect.
This is a 5 or 6/10. It has the budget, a potentially good story, great actors. So what happened? Writing is stinky, many things don't make sense or are laughable (you cannot hide behind "oh it's just an action movie! Don't get all Citizen Cane on me."). The excellent actors are wasted, which is a real crime. How could there be a shortage of good writing in this world?! There are billions of great writers, and only Hollywood is responsible for not taking advantage of that. Should you watch this? I don't know. It's OK. They pay you off with some exciting action scenes, but constantly insult your intelligence and make you second guess your time investment. By the credits, you just look at your partner and go "huh".
Personally, I like to be transported, mesmerized, inspired, shocked, even emotionally manipulated... but not "huh".
Buyer beware.
This is a 5 or 6/10. It has the budget, a potentially good story, great actors. So what happened? Writing is stinky, many things don't make sense or are laughable (you cannot hide behind "oh it's just an action movie! Don't get all Citizen Cane on me."). The excellent actors are wasted, which is a real crime. How could there be a shortage of good writing in this world?! There are billions of great writers, and only Hollywood is responsible for not taking advantage of that. Should you watch this? I don't know. It's OK. They pay you off with some exciting action scenes, but constantly insult your intelligence and make you second guess your time investment. By the credits, you just look at your partner and go "huh".
Personally, I like to be transported, mesmerized, inspired, shocked, even emotionally manipulated... but not "huh".
Buyer beware.