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Silo: Outside (2023)
A Surprising End
For those who haven't read the book (and I am one of those) the end of the first season comes as a big surprise. What you thought was the truth is actually a fantasy.
This opens up some questions. For instance, why is it necessary to deceit the cleaners? They would've died anyway, no need to show them a utopian scenery.
Where are the remains of all the cleaners? We see only sheriff Holston and his wife.
Why was it necessary to kill the mayor and deputy Marnes while they let Juliette who is a far greater danger live?
Why is it so important not to know why the Silo was built? They talk about a rebell but noone knows anything about it.
Why are the relics forbidden? And why are magnifiers forbidden? I mean, they have computers and electronic stuff, but a simple magnifier is a no go.
Who put Bernard in charge?
Maybe the next season brings answers to these questions.
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Entertaining
After watching Covenant, I was pretty much disapointed. However, Romulus is a much better movie in this franchise.
Yes, the movie has some.nonsensical moments. For instance, how come noone notices an abandoned space station in the orbit except a bunch of teenagers. Furthermore, how can these teenagers posess a space ship and just leave the planet where everything seems to be controlled by the Company. Also, how can xenomorphs evolve in just a few minutes from an embrio to a full grown creature. Etc.
However, the story is packed with horror, thrill and action. The acting is quite good. The CGI is great, also the music.
All in all, I recommend watching this movie if you are a fan of the franchise.
Friends (1994)
I love this show
For me, Friends is one of the best TV shows ever made. I was born in the late 70s, so in 1994 I was a decade or so younger than the characters in the series.
I consider David Schwimmer being one of the best sitcom actors ever, along with Jason Alexander from Seinfeld. Although their characters were sometimes a bit annoying and too whining.
Of course, reviewing a show 20 years after its final episode is always tricky. People not only have different tastes, the social taste even changes over time. I can understand that for the Z Generation the humor in the series is a bit off or not so funny. But the 90s were a different era and the show fits perfectly in that time. If it started today, I can imagine that I wouldn't be this thrilled by it.
The Creator (2023)
Hoped for more
After reading the plot I expected a lot more. It's not the acting, it's the story that doesn't let me rate this movie higher than 4.
So, the USA start a global war against the AIs and their human allies since they blame the AI for a nuclear explosion in LA that killed millions of people. People of New Asia have become allies with the AIs so they are the main targets of the American military atrocities. After building a super weapon called Nomad (a kind of floating wessel), the USA seem to be winning the war. However, the creator of the robots Nirmata - whose real identity is unknown - created a new weapon that is expected to be able to destroy the Nomad and thus end the war. A US special forces team is sent to search for this new weapon and destroy it. It turns out that the weapon is an AI robot in a shape of a child (girl) which (who) has special powers.
There are a lot of unanswered i.e. Unexplained questions that pop up while watching the movie. How come this child (Alphie) is so unique i.e. So different than all the other AIs? How did Nirmata create her special powers? How come Joshua didn't notice for several months that he had been in a relationship with the creator of the AIs? Why does Alphie blindly trust Joshua although she hasn't met him before? What is New Asia and who runs it? Why don't they have an own army, but only police forces? Why do humans plant crops on Nomad and how can you infiltrate so easily aboard it? Why do AIs (robots) need sleep? How can they act emotionally (it's the 2060s and 2070s, not distant future)?
I probably left out a question or two. Lately, I really sometimes wonder if the scripts for movies and TV series are written by kids and for kids - there are so many nonsensical issues and plot holes.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
Watchable
The movie is entertaining, however only if you turn off logic. The cast is OK, and there are some good scenes. But there are just too many plot holes to be given a higher rate.
For instance, everyone speaks fluent English although the crew is multinational. Even the Romanian stowaway who at first mumbles ''Romani'' in her sleep speaks English. Oh, and she knows how to handle a shotgun which would be unusual for a peasant girl.
Somehow the ship cannot find any port before London although if sailing from Bulgaria to London there surely must be some Portugal or French port nearby.
Blood transfusion in 1890s, and on a sailing ship? C'mon. Beside that, no black person could have graduated at Cambridge during that time. Its the 1890s!!!
The crew knows that the daylight would kill Dracula. However, they chase him during nighttime. Why?
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
I liked it
I went to the cinema as a big fan of the franchise, but with low expectations.
Surprisingly, the movie is not that bad. It's actually a typical Indiana Jones movie - adventure, action, some fantasy... Even the old - I mean the young Indiana Jones was there for a while, of course with a great help of CGI.
The story evolves around chasing a unique device made by Archimedes back in the ancient times, the Antikythera, which is said to be capable of locating holes in time. By using it one could alter the history. So, no wonder some villains are after it, as well as Dr. Jones and his friend's daughter Helena.
The movie is maybe not the best in the franchise, however it brings a nice ending for Harrison Ford in his last role as Dr. Jones.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Didn't intrigue me
I thought that I somehow mistakenly watched another movie, not the highly praised & Oscar winning movie. How could this have won 7 Oscars, including the award for the best movie of the year?
I like Michelle Yeoh, also Jamie Lee Curtis. And the acting wasn't the problem at all, it was excellent. But, oh my, what a mess of a story. Already after first minutes, I felt like I'm not going to like this movie. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a chance. It won several Oscars so it must be good, right?
Wrong.
First of all, the movie is way too long. The constant changes of the universe as well as mix of English and Chinese made me lose focus. Sorry, but for me there were some other movies in 2022 that were better than this one.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 23: The Spies (2023)
Best episode of the season
I'm sorry for repeating myself, but the writers of this series clearly underestimate the audience. There are still many plot holes and nonsensical things where you just roll you eyes or shake your head.
I saw that some reviewers have already pointed out all the things in this episode that don't make a lot of sense. And it is just a continuation of what we've seen in this season. Sometimes it really feels like watching a kids' TV show.
I feel sad that the series has gone downhill since season 2. Nevertheless, I can only hope that the last episode can somehow save this season although the writing so far has been anything but good.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 20: The Foundling (2023)
Entertaining, but with lots of nonsense
The writing hasn't become much better. There are still a lot of nonsensical things which make you roll your eyes and comment "oh, c'mon!" Sometimes it's like watching a kids' TV show ... For instance - why do they have training on the same beach where the giant alligator from ep. 1 attacked? Is there no other suitable or safer place for the training on the planet? And while training fully armed a pterosaur appears and takes one of the boys - how come no one notices it before and fires at it? And why does this monster not feed the boy to its nestlings immediately, but only the next morning? Has the boy been during all this time inside the pterosaur's mouth? How come the rescue party lands near the nest and stays over night before attacking? I mean, if they are in no hurry (which doesn't make any sense either), they could sleep at home and fly to the nest at dawn.
Yes, the episode is entertaining, yet somehow I have the feeling that the writers underestimate the audience.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore (2023)
This is not the way
C'mon ... Really?
"I need this specific droid to get to Mandalor ... Can't get one? Ok then, I'll settle for this piece of junk."
"Have to send a droid out to make sure the air is breathable ... He's gone from the radar? Ok then, I'll step out of the ship and measure the air myself. I can pressurize my helmet anyway, so no problem."
Then Mando gets caught by this crustacean-like droid that wants to suck his blood. Still there's plenty of time for Grogu to fly to Bo-Katan for help and back as if she was just around the corner. Maybe the Star Wars Galaxy is much smaller.
So, there really is a Mythosaur living in the Living Waters? Then why does Bo-Katan think it's just a myth? How come no one has seen this giant monster before?
Mando is shown naive, weak and helpless without the super heroin who saves him twice. Oh, and she defeats the ogre-like creatures way easier than Mando.
I don't like the direction this series is headed. Hopefully this will change.
Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
Entertaining, but that's it
After reading reviews I wasn't expecting much. I'm glad I wasn't.
The movie brings nothing new. Again a villain with a facility for genetic engineering which gets ruined at the end of the movie. As always dinosaurs pursue motorbikes and vehicles but cannot catch men on foot. The main characters as usual don't get eaten up although they're constantly facing the monsters. Pratt still has magical hands - not only does he hypnotize dinos with them, he also uses them to hold a giant dino with a single rope.
1883 (2021)
After eight episodes
I lowered my rating because I've got tired from all the romantic cheesiness. The main female character constantly falls in love and daydreams all the time. A young white woman falling in love with an Indian guy? And her parents just let it happen? Not very likely in those days. Plus, she dresses like it was the 1990s, not 1883. Her love stories kinda ruined the show.
War of the Worlds (2005)
An exciting flick...
...with some plot holes and a really cheesy final scene which ruins it all. This time, for a change, a virus is our saviour.
The Witcher (2019)
I expected more
After seeing the imdb ratings, I expected a real masterpiece. But, after watching the first season, I think the series is slightly overrated.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Not bad, not great
There are just too many plot holes and nonsensical things in the story to give this movie a higher rate although it tries to bring the saga to a nice end. Lots of questions pop up during the movie, however they remain unanswered. The characters have really great luck - things just happen to them by accident and eventually everything turns out well.
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
The End of the Future As We Know It
Yes, they've changed the future (and the past) once again. We now have a totally new timeline. No more Skynet, it's Legion now, no more John Connor, it's Daniella Ramos now, no more T-models but Rev-models.
This movie reminds me of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The same recipe was used - hire some cast from the first films as a bait for the old fans, let some of their characters die and then create a new storyline so that you can shoot new sequels for the Z-generation.
It's an entertaining movie, full of action. But, for me as an old Terminator fan it's not the movie I hoped for. C'mon, does anyone really believe that this 5ft 1 tall girl could actually lead humanity in a war against the machines? And that a terminator robot (T-800) can develop a paternal bond? And that the Rev-9 model can actually be stopped? Plus, the social justice element is so obvious that it's almost annoying ("You're not just a mother of some man who'll save the future, you are the future.").
I'll leave out some flaws like the plane scene etc. because nowadays action movies are full of them.
All in all, it's a decent movie but if it comes to a sequel I will definitely not go to the cinema to watch it.
Preboj (2019)
A nice flick
Showing one of the last big battles in Slovenia between the Nazis and the local partisans during WW2. Considering the extremely low budget (cca. 40.000 $) the movie is surprisingly good.
Joker (2019)
a must watch movie
Yes it is indeed a great movie with an excellent performance by Phoenix. The script is well written so that the evolutionary path from a good guy to the bad guy is very convincing. Consequently you cannot help yourself but to sympathize with the villain.
The only less convincing part is the studio scene after he admits a murder. If a guy dressed in a clown tells me he shot three people I as a talk show host would either not believe him or - if I believed him - immediately call for security and not continue talking with him. But appart from that small detail - a must watch movie.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
the fighting scenes get dull after a while
This franchise has obviously become a parody. It seems that a very high number of the World's population serve the High Table. They're everywhere, behind every corner, but they cannot kill one single man, even if they stab, shoot, throw him from the hotel roof or hit him with a car at full speed. And the Head of this "powerful organization" lives among camels in an African desert ... There are some entertaining moments, however the numerous fighting scenes become dull after a while.