pks-5
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pks-5's rating
A - Anti-historic
Those who say it's "historically accurate" are either shills hired by the marketing or really stupid and uneducated hillbillies.
This trash has less basis in real history than movies like "Lincoln Vampire Hunter". Everything "historic" on screen is profoundly and disgustingly fake. That goes for events, personalities, lifestyle, customs, architecture, warfare, weapons & armor...
If Vladimir the Great was alive today he'd sue for slander and instantly won big time.
U - Unwatchable
From purely cinematographical point of view, this is unwatchable trash, plain and simple. Acting and directing are way below traditional trash genre standards. Screenplay is devoid of any logic, consistency, or character development.
T - Trash
I believe the real purpose behind filming it was money-laundering, or something similar to what Uwe Boll did. Except any of the worst Boll's movies are much better than this trash.
Those who say it's "historically accurate" are either shills hired by the marketing or really stupid and uneducated hillbillies.
This trash has less basis in real history than movies like "Lincoln Vampire Hunter". Everything "historic" on screen is profoundly and disgustingly fake. That goes for events, personalities, lifestyle, customs, architecture, warfare, weapons & armor...
If Vladimir the Great was alive today he'd sue for slander and instantly won big time.
U - Unwatchable
From purely cinematographical point of view, this is unwatchable trash, plain and simple. Acting and directing are way below traditional trash genre standards. Screenplay is devoid of any logic, consistency, or character development.
T - Trash
I believe the real purpose behind filming it was money-laundering, or something similar to what Uwe Boll did. Except any of the worst Boll's movies are much better than this trash.
I've seen a lot of Cold War era propaganda flicks, and post-Cold War as well.
Seems that it's only getting worse there.
"The Hunt for Red October" or "Red Dawn" had this basic nonsensical vodka-drinking and balalaika-wielding "commie weirdos" and "commie bad guys" look & feel. Nothing really noticeable for the uninformed viewer, even.
Then came "Enemy at the Gates" - a prime example of recycling the foulest Nazi propaganda clichés (even a Jew Commissar - amazing!) by US propaganda machine, Hollywood, CA.
But still, it had some sense in plot and some actual normal people in it. So, there were lots of room for stooping much, much lower.
Well, now we got that.
In this masterpiece of puking Russophobic bile on screen - 100% pure Nazi clichés, complete dehumanization of Russian "untermensch", utter racist hatred.
I don't really know what else there is to say. If you somehow don't feel same way about this piece of, hm, art - you probably should call yourself a "hillbilly" with pride.
Seems that it's only getting worse there.
"The Hunt for Red October" or "Red Dawn" had this basic nonsensical vodka-drinking and balalaika-wielding "commie weirdos" and "commie bad guys" look & feel. Nothing really noticeable for the uninformed viewer, even.
Then came "Enemy at the Gates" - a prime example of recycling the foulest Nazi propaganda clichés (even a Jew Commissar - amazing!) by US propaganda machine, Hollywood, CA.
But still, it had some sense in plot and some actual normal people in it. So, there were lots of room for stooping much, much lower.
Well, now we got that.
In this masterpiece of puking Russophobic bile on screen - 100% pure Nazi clichés, complete dehumanization of Russian "untermensch", utter racist hatred.
I don't really know what else there is to say. If you somehow don't feel same way about this piece of, hm, art - you probably should call yourself a "hillbilly" with pride.
Don't just go assuming that just because it's on MTV or, technically, it's a "Tween Drama" it can't be good or deep or thrilling.
In fact, it is well above your average CW or ABC or whatever show. The quality of writing and overall production is on par with some of the best HBO series or aforementioned "Homeland".
"Life Unexpected", of course, would be an obvious choice for comparison, but it was way less thriller-ish.
I chose "Homeland" as a major point of reference - as strange as it might seem at first - not just off the top of my head or as a pure quality measure - "Homeland"'s first season is as close a match for the viewing experience that I had with "Finding Carter" - not that of sinister terror plots, of course, but as a psychological thriller where a multitude of agendas collide.
Great show.
In fact, it is well above your average CW or ABC or whatever show. The quality of writing and overall production is on par with some of the best HBO series or aforementioned "Homeland".
"Life Unexpected", of course, would be an obvious choice for comparison, but it was way less thriller-ish.
I chose "Homeland" as a major point of reference - as strange as it might seem at first - not just off the top of my head or as a pure quality measure - "Homeland"'s first season is as close a match for the viewing experience that I had with "Finding Carter" - not that of sinister terror plots, of course, but as a psychological thriller where a multitude of agendas collide.
Great show.