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Movie, Book and Television reviews...
Feb. 18th, 2023 09:19 pm1. Rented Ticket to Paradise via On Demand for $5.95 or thereabouts.
Gad-awful film. I texted Wales during it..."It's as if George Clooney and Julia Roberts somehow fell into a Hallmark Movie in Bali and are really annoyed about it. I keep wondering if the writers survived the experience? Clooney looks like he's going to mutiny soon and take out the film crew. I'm asking myself how they got roped into making it, were they blackmailed?"
It is funny in places. ( Read more... )
2. The Twisted Ones by TKingfisher is actually good. It's compelling. And creepy. The writer builds suspense well by doing very little. Simplicity is best. The more cluttered a story - the quicker you will lose the reader.
[Looks at Picard S2 as an example - it's very cluttered. I'm getting bored. We have five or six divergent story threads going on here. (On the bright side - it does develop all of the characters fairly well.) Plus the ever-annoying time travel conundrum - which is something was changed in the past to create a dystopian future and now we all have to rush back and fix it. Folks? That's not how time travel works. ( subtangent on time travel )
Anyhow back to the Twisted Ones. ( Read more... )
3. This brings me to a television horror series that I tried today, and did not work for me at all - Mayfair Witches. This is just bad. The casting, the script, the production value - it's all cheaply done. Shocking considering how good Interview with the Vampire's cast was and production value. But Mayfair Witches was just cheap.
I don't know what's up with cable or prime time cable television these days - but their scripted series are poorly done. If you want quality - you have to go watch things on streaming. It wasn't always like this, just in the past year or so. The film stock is kind of cheap. I don't know what's up.
I'd say it was my television - but streaming comes out fine, as does PBS.
And rented films. (I still have that weird streak - but I'm getting used to it and no clue how to fix it...)
Mother tried Will Trent and was less than enthused. We're going to try the new spy romance on Sunday night - but I have low expectations.
Anyhow, I didn't delete Mayfair yet from the DVR, but it's just a matter of time. I'm disappointed, AMC usually has better quality.
4. Finished Bake Squad - this is basically a stress-free or friendly baking competition between four young accomplished and professional bakers at the top of their field, and their chef coordinator who assists them. ( Read more... )
5. Is it just me or are there one too many superhero films that have been released in the last ten years? I mean I used to think you can never have too many superhero films...but this is getting a bit ridiculous? We have over fifty of them now. Granted, I admittedly feel the need to see all of them - so that's technically on me. And I may be part of the reason there are over fifty superhero films...?
Gad-awful film. I texted Wales during it..."It's as if George Clooney and Julia Roberts somehow fell into a Hallmark Movie in Bali and are really annoyed about it. I keep wondering if the writers survived the experience? Clooney looks like he's going to mutiny soon and take out the film crew. I'm asking myself how they got roped into making it, were they blackmailed?"
It is funny in places. ( Read more... )
2. The Twisted Ones by TKingfisher is actually good. It's compelling. And creepy. The writer builds suspense well by doing very little. Simplicity is best. The more cluttered a story - the quicker you will lose the reader.
[Looks at Picard S2 as an example - it's very cluttered. I'm getting bored. We have five or six divergent story threads going on here. (On the bright side - it does develop all of the characters fairly well.) Plus the ever-annoying time travel conundrum - which is something was changed in the past to create a dystopian future and now we all have to rush back and fix it. Folks? That's not how time travel works. ( subtangent on time travel )
Anyhow back to the Twisted Ones. ( Read more... )
3. This brings me to a television horror series that I tried today, and did not work for me at all - Mayfair Witches. This is just bad. The casting, the script, the production value - it's all cheaply done. Shocking considering how good Interview with the Vampire's cast was and production value. But Mayfair Witches was just cheap.
I don't know what's up with cable or prime time cable television these days - but their scripted series are poorly done. If you want quality - you have to go watch things on streaming. It wasn't always like this, just in the past year or so. The film stock is kind of cheap. I don't know what's up.
I'd say it was my television - but streaming comes out fine, as does PBS.
And rented films. (I still have that weird streak - but I'm getting used to it and no clue how to fix it...)
Mother tried Will Trent and was less than enthused. We're going to try the new spy romance on Sunday night - but I have low expectations.
Anyhow, I didn't delete Mayfair yet from the DVR, but it's just a matter of time. I'm disappointed, AMC usually has better quality.
4. Finished Bake Squad - this is basically a stress-free or friendly baking competition between four young accomplished and professional bakers at the top of their field, and their chef coordinator who assists them. ( Read more... )
5. Is it just me or are there one too many superhero films that have been released in the last ten years? I mean I used to think you can never have too many superhero films...but this is getting a bit ridiculous? We have over fifty of them now. Granted, I admittedly feel the need to see all of them - so that's technically on me. And I may be part of the reason there are over fifty superhero films...?