ricbarrett
Joined Jun 2012
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Don't let the low rating fool you, this is a delightful and very enjoyable show. Jackie and Trecie's passion for what they do shines through and they have a great eye for detail. It's actually amazing what they are able to achieve for money and just how well they match each renovation to their clients. For those of you who love reno shows, this is a real cracker not to be missed.
It looked nice but this movie will bore your socks off if you're not a hardcore Star Wars fan who went to the 3am screening on release day.
It was an uninspired cliché of everything Star Wars has come to be known for that failed to expand the boundaries of the Star Wars universe, failed to take risks, failed to be adventurous and even failed to be funny. Star Wars is supposed to be funny, supposed to be adventurous, supposed to be on the seat of your pants riveting.
Watching Harrison Ford's, Solo, performance was like watching a grandfather clock malfunction. I mean, when these old Star Wars characters appeared on screen it felt like I was watching a documentary about them as opposed to a daring new direction for the star wars franchise.
It was boring, lacked adventure, direction and passion.
It was an uninspired cliché of everything Star Wars has come to be known for that failed to expand the boundaries of the Star Wars universe, failed to take risks, failed to be adventurous and even failed to be funny. Star Wars is supposed to be funny, supposed to be adventurous, supposed to be on the seat of your pants riveting.
Watching Harrison Ford's, Solo, performance was like watching a grandfather clock malfunction. I mean, when these old Star Wars characters appeared on screen it felt like I was watching a documentary about them as opposed to a daring new direction for the star wars franchise.
It was boring, lacked adventure, direction and passion.
There are two rules to live life by. Number one is never tell anyone everything you know and I feel that this series does a great job in that regard so it keeps you on your seat in that way. Of course, this is sci~fi and it's sci~fi with a little bit of twist. If you're a sci~fi fan then you should enjoy this show.
I have to say that it's set in London, or what looks like London but just in the future. In this regard the location scout did a great job. Thumbs up to them.
Another really good thing about this series is that it keeps you on the edge of your seat with punchy dramatics and interesting narrative style.
There's a girl, a citizen of the future, and she thinks she is going crazy because she has to always think about things and write things down on her PC. Maybe there might be too much by way of plot overlays, I don't think so but I can see why other people might. I have had 30 years of sci~fi experience and this series pressed almost all of the sci~fi buttons, which isn't an easy thing to do on such a low budget.
Onto the budget. This really does look like a million pound show but they didn't have a budget of a million pounds. So well done to the CGI department. There we some FX that I could tell were CGI but all the rest I couldn't so they stitched them in well and the FX helped to push the plot along a lot.
To conclude, I would say that sci~fi fans should give this a go. It has futurist elements which are combined well with current social issues and its social currency pays for itself in keeping with modern times. The lighting is amazing and you will really feel teleported into the future. Big thumbs up to the director for this.
I have to say that it's set in London, or what looks like London but just in the future. In this regard the location scout did a great job. Thumbs up to them.
Another really good thing about this series is that it keeps you on the edge of your seat with punchy dramatics and interesting narrative style.
There's a girl, a citizen of the future, and she thinks she is going crazy because she has to always think about things and write things down on her PC. Maybe there might be too much by way of plot overlays, I don't think so but I can see why other people might. I have had 30 years of sci~fi experience and this series pressed almost all of the sci~fi buttons, which isn't an easy thing to do on such a low budget.
Onto the budget. This really does look like a million pound show but they didn't have a budget of a million pounds. So well done to the CGI department. There we some FX that I could tell were CGI but all the rest I couldn't so they stitched them in well and the FX helped to push the plot along a lot.
To conclude, I would say that sci~fi fans should give this a go. It has futurist elements which are combined well with current social issues and its social currency pays for itself in keeping with modern times. The lighting is amazing and you will really feel teleported into the future. Big thumbs up to the director for this.