philiplsmith-84308
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I thought Taskmaster had been gong down hill in recent years and to be honest not that good since it moved to Channel 4 from Dave.
A principal issue is that almost all the good comedians that want to be on it and have been on it. This was also the first season so far where I didn't recognise the names of any of the five contestants.
That said, these five worked well together and the tasks seemed more fund than previously. I thought Jason Mantzoukas was excellent. Fatiha seemed seemed out of her depth and get regularly overscored (presumably sympathy points) even though she still finished last but was likeable enough. But they were a great mix and ultimately this episode led to a worthy winner for the season.
A principal issue is that almost all the good comedians that want to be on it and have been on it. This was also the first season so far where I didn't recognise the names of any of the five contestants.
That said, these five worked well together and the tasks seemed more fund than previously. I thought Jason Mantzoukas was excellent. Fatiha seemed seemed out of her depth and get regularly overscored (presumably sympathy points) even though she still finished last but was likeable enough. But they were a great mix and ultimately this episode led to a worthy winner for the season.
This concept works better as a film than a TV series. At 40 episodes it feels almost as stretched as the titular Snowpiercer itself..
It had two big name actors who are in the majority of episodes, Jennifer Connelly and Sean Bean are both good and add some life into their roles but it never quite seemed to have the budget to keep them in the show the whole time and they rarely appear together.
The lesser known Daveed Diggs 'Layton' is arguably the shows main lead but never quite commands the screen as well as he should.
The sets are good and the production standards fine. That said, the show looked like it limped over the finish line in the end. But at least it did finish with a suitable ending rather than getting cancelled mid-story.
It had two big name actors who are in the majority of episodes, Jennifer Connelly and Sean Bean are both good and add some life into their roles but it never quite seemed to have the budget to keep them in the show the whole time and they rarely appear together.
The lesser known Daveed Diggs 'Layton' is arguably the shows main lead but never quite commands the screen as well as he should.
The sets are good and the production standards fine. That said, the show looked like it limped over the finish line in the end. But at least it did finish with a suitable ending rather than getting cancelled mid-story.
I had low expectations going into this. The last two films had been bad and games tend to try and change things for 'modern audiences' these days.
Delighted to say this is well scripted, well acted and feels like a proper fourth Indiana Jones film we never got. The voice of Indiana is a good version of Harrison Ford and the story remains interesting and doesn't drag on too long.
It allows you to focus on the main story or do some side missions, you can continue to go back to side missions after the end or jump locations in the game itself, giving it a semi-open world feel to it. But definitely not as open world as other Bethesda games.
Much of the game is Tomb Raider style (which was itself influenced by Indiana Jones) or stealth play, it seems to reward stealth a lot more than open combat.
Downside is that the fist-fighting elements are a little painful to play and the boss fights are not fun at all and seem to involve as much luck as judgement.
I played the game to completion without bugs, or crashing on Xbox, though immediately got hit with a bug after the game that means I cannot get certain achievements. For this I cannot give it a perfect score. But it is well worth your time if you are a fan of the films and these types of games.
Delighted to say this is well scripted, well acted and feels like a proper fourth Indiana Jones film we never got. The voice of Indiana is a good version of Harrison Ford and the story remains interesting and doesn't drag on too long.
It allows you to focus on the main story or do some side missions, you can continue to go back to side missions after the end or jump locations in the game itself, giving it a semi-open world feel to it. But definitely not as open world as other Bethesda games.
Much of the game is Tomb Raider style (which was itself influenced by Indiana Jones) or stealth play, it seems to reward stealth a lot more than open combat.
Downside is that the fist-fighting elements are a little painful to play and the boss fights are not fun at all and seem to involve as much luck as judgement.
I played the game to completion without bugs, or crashing on Xbox, though immediately got hit with a bug after the game that means I cannot get certain achievements. For this I cannot give it a perfect score. But it is well worth your time if you are a fan of the films and these types of games.