chrispy_shrimp

Everything about the film production, cast and acting is great! Now, the story is actually good but i feel it just wasnt a good fit for "cloverfield" series. It is mentioned that this story was originally its own idea and turned into an excerpt for the Cloverfield franchise and probably would've been better as its own stand alone film.

This is where the movie becomes mundane and something we've seen time and time again. It pretty much plays out as almost any "stuck on a space station" style movie. People acting overly irrational without trying to assess or evaluate whats going first or even taking a "whack" at the possibility of how the situation has changed due to a dimensional shift as what happens in this movie. Then you have the almost everything that can go wrong, pretty much go wrong with alot of things unexplained or ignored. I will say we can plausibly sweep it under the rug because it is mentioned that because of the dimensional shift anything can be possible and this is unexplored territory in space and time, but i will also mention that because its a "paradox" all the bad things could be held to paradox correction or one dimension trying to eliminate the existence of people or things that do not belong there, but i'll leave that to you.

Whats bad is they already mention this paradox idea at the beginning of the movie. After things initially go bad, and they find Jensen, no one stops to consider the idea of a paradox and how careful they should actually be. Along with almost zero explanation as to how the creatures ended up on earth other than tying it to the Shepard Collider and an archived video of Donal Logue saying that it could unleash "demons."

Overall, it's watchable but like the other cloverfield movies, it just seems like they want to focus on stories that surround the creatures and actual incident than just make a movie or series about the actual creatures which seems like the one thing that would make a good movie and story especially if it was a series.

I originally played this series as an ambience and it grabbed my attention fast. It didnt seem too exciting by description and trailer, but after watching it, revealed to have more depth than just the metal boxing. Its runs as a typical prodigy-underdog to prestigious competitor, but the story behind Levius and how the other characters begin to intertwine is what make this series. Along with the dynamic steam punk world and war that is still shrouded in mystery theres alot more this series can dig into while following Levuis' progress in metal boxing and what will be revealed as the series progresses. Another review mentioned how Natalia is more of a peeve in the series which i can understand... but i found her charming and a relief in the somewhat bleak attitude other characters often have toward the sport and I believe she will have a bigger impact in the oncoming seasons.

My only gripes is how the end of season 1 was just a little over the top, and how the subtitles seem to portray the characters of having an english accent. I do wish they used english voice actors (u.k.) to better accommodate the subtitle script.

Overall, if youre into some of the other street fighting anime's on Netflix, chances are you'll like this take of an in the ring, metal boxing series, with its unraveling story and world.