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Cathfish is the true story of a young photographer, Nev, who forms a growing online friendship with various members of a distant family: a child artist, Abby; her attractive older sister, Megan; and their mother Angela. The talented family, and the relationships that form, are interesting enough for Nev's buddies, film makers, to start documenting the story of the contact.
Events lead Nev and his friends to conclude that they must cross America to meet the family face to face.
Nev's journey of discovery, which plays out with growing tension, is well worth travelling with him. What he might find, and how he could respond, asks questions we might well ask of ourselves and will have you thinking and discussing long after the credits roll.
Events lead Nev and his friends to conclude that they must cross America to meet the family face to face.
Nev's journey of discovery, which plays out with growing tension, is well worth travelling with him. What he might find, and how he could respond, asks questions we might well ask of ourselves and will have you thinking and discussing long after the credits roll.
A sudden and deadly flu epidemic sweeps the population of the world (Britain in particular) leaving few survivors. Those that remain each have strengths and weaknesses aplenty, perhaps a personal mission to fulfil, and most likely something to hide; some reason to be glad of the fresh start offered them by this disaster.
In order to get to the true meat of the story; which is about negotiating new identities, new relationships, new positions of power; the BBC pushes some unlikely scenarios on us in the first couple of episodes (I don't want to go into detail because that would involve spoilers - there are some surprises early on). Individuals, by various means, form into loose groups of shared interest and we watch their stories begin to intertwine.
Some might be tempted to stop watching the new Survivors at this early, somewhat unrealistic point.
Others who were fond of the 1970s series might drop out in disgust, having hoped for a true remake, whereas the 2008 version is asking different questions - yes they will eventually have to start making their own fuel (methane playing a major role in the original as I recall), but in fact I think the 2008 incarnation is more realistic in the sense that to start with, there will be plenty of long-life supplies and vehicles available. The story is satisfied to hint at more desperate survival struggles to come.
What this new version does superbly is generate a mix of characters and histories, with understandable suspicion of each other but also with a mutual need generated by the strength found in numbers and by the common desire for comfort in intimacy; as the story develops and stirs this unstable cocktail of personalities there are explosions waiting to happen around every corner.
For me the tension builds through the episodes. Rather than issues being resolved it seems that more and more potential conflicts and dangers arise at every encounter between the different groups of people that are forming. There is no chance to truly settle; no oasis of genuine security or freedom.
The seething tension reaches its height in the very last episode of the series. I for one cannot wait for the next outing of the new Survivors - in fact I am expecting series 2 to crank up the intensity even further.
At the start - not fully convinced. By the end - excellent, genuinely edge of the seat fare. Overall - definitely worth watching.
In order to get to the true meat of the story; which is about negotiating new identities, new relationships, new positions of power; the BBC pushes some unlikely scenarios on us in the first couple of episodes (I don't want to go into detail because that would involve spoilers - there are some surprises early on). Individuals, by various means, form into loose groups of shared interest and we watch their stories begin to intertwine.
Some might be tempted to stop watching the new Survivors at this early, somewhat unrealistic point.
Others who were fond of the 1970s series might drop out in disgust, having hoped for a true remake, whereas the 2008 version is asking different questions - yes they will eventually have to start making their own fuel (methane playing a major role in the original as I recall), but in fact I think the 2008 incarnation is more realistic in the sense that to start with, there will be plenty of long-life supplies and vehicles available. The story is satisfied to hint at more desperate survival struggles to come.
What this new version does superbly is generate a mix of characters and histories, with understandable suspicion of each other but also with a mutual need generated by the strength found in numbers and by the common desire for comfort in intimacy; as the story develops and stirs this unstable cocktail of personalities there are explosions waiting to happen around every corner.
For me the tension builds through the episodes. Rather than issues being resolved it seems that more and more potential conflicts and dangers arise at every encounter between the different groups of people that are forming. There is no chance to truly settle; no oasis of genuine security or freedom.
The seething tension reaches its height in the very last episode of the series. I for one cannot wait for the next outing of the new Survivors - in fact I am expecting series 2 to crank up the intensity even further.
At the start - not fully convinced. By the end - excellent, genuinely edge of the seat fare. Overall - definitely worth watching.
The Princess Bride is an epic fairy tale with its tongue firmly in its cheek. For me there were echoes of Monty Python in the stiff upper lip British dry humour, and of that great British tradition, the Panto, in the feel of watching it.
I can see why some people would not like this film.
My opinion is that you will hate the movie if you wanted it to be something else. My suggestion: give it another chance. Enjoy the gentle and unusual humour. Let it be what it is. Let it grow on you. Otherwise - prepare to die!
For me, The Princess Bride stands alone, and stands as a classic. Not perfect, but a quirky treasure for all.
I can see why some people would not like this film.
- perhaps somewhat slow-moving for some;
- the emphasis is on dialogue - at a certain "polite, witty" level which not everyone will appreciate
- the sets and special effects are wobbly to say the least - as I said this evoke as feeling that you are watching a pantomime rather than a fantasy movie - I suspect this was deliberate and for me it adds to the charm of it.
My opinion is that you will hate the movie if you wanted it to be something else. My suggestion: give it another chance. Enjoy the gentle and unusual humour. Let it be what it is. Let it grow on you. Otherwise - prepare to die!
For me, The Princess Bride stands alone, and stands as a classic. Not perfect, but a quirky treasure for all.