Little_C's reviews

The first 6 minute continues shot was great, a high light of tv for this year, and the story is ok, but there's one stupid ass cliche that really, really pisses me off, every time it's getting put on screen; the deranged bad guy listens to metal music.

This normy cliche is so stupid, tired and has been scientifically debunked so many times, that I don't get why they still drag this dead horse on stage. Metal fans are for the overwhelming part very stable and compassionate people, who use an aggressive sounding kind of music to make sure they can function normally in society. Even clinical psychopaths don't like metal, they love rap more, studies showed.

So please writers, stop using that dumb trope that has nothing to do with the real world.

Oh my god, where to begin.

This "documentary" is a wet dream for the permanently paranoid who think that the whole world is out there to get them and that the "deep state" is a real thing. There are so many logical fallacies that it would take this complete site to list and debunk them all. Things like framing (keeping your objects in the middle of the screen) and other very basic filming techniques are presented as these great "gotcha" things as a small example. It might be a miracle that they got almost 3 hours of drivel, but if you're using the facebook university rabbit hole of unhinged whining as your "source", it's not too strange.

All in all, this is typical infowars-level, with a disregard of the facts. The 2024 documentary "The Truth vs Alex Jones" is far more factual thus believable, no matter how your political beliefs.

If you love NuWho, we all have the same go-to when it comes to worst episode; Love and Monsters.

But not anymore, I say to you, there is a new bottom of the barrel.

The script looked like they only have filmed every other page, the dialog is another "I should write for Big Finish Stories" special (for those who don't know, they are audio books) in which everything is explained, even if you see it being acted out on screen. But not only that, the dialog is as wooden as the acting, and I've seen trees who acted better. The only one who really wasn't acting like they were auditioning for the school play they didn't want to act in was John Bishop.

I don't know if continuity is completely on the shoulders of the director, but rain-dry-rain-dry-rain in one scene, sometimes between shots, that's so sloppy. And I'm not saying anything about the modern sneakers, even big productions have that oversight sometimes, but it adds...

Oh, and the resolution was another Chibnall special; let others do the dirty work.

Really, I'm hoping, waiting, praying for RTD2. That's the only hope for the survival of the undying doctor.

When we talk about the Doctor Who fandom, we know what we want; stories. Not all the bling of high production value (although we won't snuff that), but the basis is a good story with a decent set up and a good conclusion.

Well, Chibnall did it again; he spent all the money on gorgeous special effects, but hasn't spent a cent on the writing staff; it was a mess, and flipping the perspective around all the time, smearing it out over multiple times/places isn't working to mitigate that. And still, after 6 episodes he can't wrap up all the story lines he set up. To be honest, I was afraid that would happen, so that's why I didn't review other episodes except the first (and there I was very, very on the edge if it was any good).

Chibnall is still the kid that can't have it that somebody else made something beautiful and has to destroy it. We all knew a kid like that in school (and if you didn't know one, it was probably you).

First the rating; If this was an episode in the past two seasons, this would've easily been an eight or nine. If this wasn't in the Chibnall era it would've been a 2 or 3. Yes, it's that a big of a difference.

It's a bit all over the place, it's not very engaging and the Doctor's character is still as deep as a sheet of paper. After two seasons they should have nailed a character. They should've done it within the first half of the first season. Also the Whittakers acting is a very bland mash up of Tennant, Smith, a bit of Capaldi and a pinch of Eccleston, but everything is just not exactly on the money and that makes it a very tasteless stew. I think Mandip Gill's frustration is so lifelike because she's fed up with the way her character is written; whiny and also flat. But she get's it done with what she gets.

Jon Bishop is good and defines his character within the first 4 minutes of screen time he gets. So, they can write a decent character. And the interaction with his 'best friend' are great.

Let's hope the rest of the season is better, but still. I'm waiting until RTD is back. Such a shame they mishandled Whittaker this bad, she can act.

The idiot who dreamed this load of nonsense up hasn't ever been to Europe, so much is clear.

The fbi has only jurisdiction in the US and has to say 'pretty please' if they want to do anything abroad. But not according to the writers. Because "the yanks will save the day!"

Supernatural has a more believable premisse.

I hoped this was more an expose on how auto-tune really ruined music by educating the viewer on how to recognize it in songs when it's used to make bad or mediocre singers "good", but it just hammered on the (over)use as an effect by Cher and T-Pain to name a few.

The only thing that could be seen as a bit of an expose is the comment by a producer as recalled by the inventor; "you made my life easier; back then I had to find people who can sing, now I just need to find pretty people". (paraphrased).

This is the old sitcom The Nanny, just put on a horse farm and the different character trades smeared out over more kids. Luckely one kid and two adults save it, otherwise it wouldn't get a passing grade. Oh, and the singing.

And I know that due to covid a studio audience is out of the question, bit the laugh track urks me.

Because this episode tackles a real world problem, the conservatives are, again, rubbed the wrong way.

It's a very common thing nowadays that, as soon the series talks real world problems (racism, negligence from the higher echelon for the lower classes, prejudice), the 1 out of 10 ratings fly around like it's an airport.

Please, please, keep an open mind and watch it yourself, and don't believe the whiners who want to live in a fairy world. It's a solid episode that, due to runtime, can't go into the problems as deep as they should, but do what they can, without being too preachy.

If you look at the people who whine about the story, the quality of acting and whatever, they forget one thing. It's a kids movie, purely made for them, without tongue-in-cheek humour for adults. And it's great for this piece of the market (or when you really want to shut off your brain for an hour and a half). I can imagine kids up to 12ish loving this movie with it's vibrant colours, it's clear story and message and the CGI.

No rating from me, it's not made for me, but I still liked it for the shut-off factor.

It's saddening to see how much can go wrong in a fairly short time.

Even for avid followers of US politics some things will come back in a "oh, damn, yes, that also happened" way, and it's just the highlights of 4 years of utter craziness. The only thing I missed is a deeper dive in the players who enabled the idiocracy, with Mitch McConnel as linchpin.

This will eventually be the starting document for historians on where it all went wrong with the US.

First point of whiners; pasing. Most movies nowadays don't take time to introduce their characters. By taking a bit more time, dynamics are a bit better fleshed out. Second point; story. It's a kids movie, especially for young boys. They don't get Shakespearian storytelling. It's catered perfectly to the target audience. Third; humor. See second point.

It's a solid movie with a wholesome message, that will inspire people, young and old.

Oh, and to the biblethumpers; what do you expect from a movie without humans in it?

With the one positive note out of the way, lets get to it.

The 'Angels' are not fun, goofy or thinking on their feet. Too depended on 'bosley' (who's supposed to be a comical relief) and has not one thing in common with either the movies or the original series.

Hell, even the first car chase was a rip-off of Person of Interest's episode where Root got shot.