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Monsters (2022)
Empathy for the Psychopath
I finished watching this Netflix show just over two days ago and I was thinking about whether I was going to review this one or not, but I just wanted to get what I want to say out there while the seiries and plot details are still fresh in my mind.
The moment I started watching the first few episodes of Dahmer is when I realised this is the type of show that only comes out once every few years and that there really is nothing else playing at the moment that is telling a message like this with so hard of an impact. I know this will turn out to be the most controversial show to come out all year and that a ton of people out there are going to find its core themes and content very hard to take and scared to make an opinion of it themselves. The main reason why is probably because this is not entirley a work of fiction, but a retelling of the life story of one of America's most notorious serial killers.
However, what makes this show so interesting and origional from many others is that the creators decided to make the character of Jeffery Dahmer the protagonist in the story of this show, which is a very daring move indeed. And also extremely brave.
Now what this show is doing at its core, and possibly why it has received such a massive backlash is that they are really trying to humanize the life story of Jeffery Dahmer and all the relationships of the people around him. It doesn't justify his murders in the slightest, since they were evil, but however tries to show the viewer just what drove him to commit these acts of violence in the first place.
I like many of you, didn't know a single thing about the man before this show was released, except apart from that line in that Katy Perry song. So I was going into this show completley blind about the life of Dahmer and at what level of just how vicious and greusome his crimes were, which turns out, they were pretty much as horrible as you would expect and then some. I'm not going to lie, the first episode was a real shocker and left me skeptical in wheter I wanted to continue watching. But after a little while, I decided to watch it all. I turned out to be pretty surprised with what it had to offer and the message it was trying to tell, which I feel is desperatley needed in society today. The message of how horrible it must feel when you actually begin to believe that youre a freak, a faliure and worst of all. A predator.
It felt weird when I started to sympathise and sometimes even empathise for the character of Dahmer which in my opinion was played brilliantly by Evan Peters. When the first episode ends and the show begins to flash back to the early life of him, it is very obvious he is not a psychopath, which I think it is impossible for a child to be. His experience with darkness is shown in full effect when it was presented through the mental ilness that his mother was suffering from and how it imprinted on to him, and how his Dad tried his absolute best to keep him away from that and focused on what he was passionate about.
I've got to talk about the performance of Jeffery's Father himself becauce I thought it was fantastic in the way it was presented. I don't know for sure whether his family was really like this, but I think it really shows that the creators of this show definitley did their research on this. He deepley cared about his son whether he was evil or not. Which as a child, he was definitley not, because no child is.
But as the show goes on, you really begin to see his predatory urges present more and more, which is very heartbreaking to watch since you can clearly see he is deeply remorseful at the start, and then slowly but surley descends into psychopathy as his delusions of being a freak that nobody cares about, which he belives that there is nothing he can do about, begin to take hold.
The true villany of this story is not completley centered around Dahmer himself, but the reaction of the people around him to his crimes and final murders, and how people around him with the mental capacity to know better, unintentionally throw even more evil onto his already deluded mind which would break almost anybody. But funnily enough for Dahmer himself. It doesn't.
The main message that this series is trying to hit home is that Dahmer, just like the rest of us, was a human being who was not born being evil or sick. And even though his crimes at the end of his life definitley were, that doesn't mean the person is compleley evil or sick as a whole. It just isn't fair to make a person suffer any more than they can bear, which is when the true empathy for this killer manifests itself in this show from those who were willing to forgive Dahmer for his crimes, and those who wouldn't.
Anyway, I thought it was a brilliant Horror/Drama as well as being a character study and a true story biopic at the same time. Every single actor knocked it out of the park in this one and the direction was genuinley scary and on point. I would reccomend you go see this if you are feeling skeptical or fearful about it, because you wont regret it.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
40 years later, still a delightful classic
I rewatched this movie a few nights ago for the first time in almost 10 years, and I'm surprised of just how well it holds up. Sure it's dated and it's not as impressive now as it was back then, but I love how this is entire film is practical and we're able to pull of some very nice set design and interesting looking props and sequences.
The thing that holds up the most is the writing and characters. Though the movie doesn't follow the book exactly to a tee, I kind of like it better that way. An adaptation doesn't need to be an 100% carbon copy of the source material to be accepted as good. The Lord of the Rings movies had some minor changes to the story every now and then, but most fans didn't mind or actually applauded the changes. Funnily enough, the 2005 Tim Burton adaptation tried to be closer to the Ronald Dahl book and was rated slightly lower for it, though it's not a bad film.
I like how they made Charlie a good hearted but still fallible young boy who still has a weakness of being tempted and even possibly falling into greed (though he never fully does) compared to Freddie Higmore's character in the Burton film who acts like a little messiah who can do no wrong, which always felt off.
Of cours I have to talk about the star of the show, Willy Wonka himself. Gene Wilder was the perfect choice for the character and basically steals the movie for all the time he has on screen. He has the wonder of a child, but the wisdom, wit and professionalism of an adult. I love how all the parents in the film think he's a crooked and terrible man who doesn't care about what happens to the children, but he obviously does and knows that none of them will come to any real harm. He's amazing and often very funny.
One thing I never truly understood as kid was the films ending, but now that I saw it recently, I think I finally do. I will be spoiling the end of this film so if you haven't seen it, I advise you stop reading and go watch it yourself.
Wonka's final test to Charlie always seemed very jarring to me and can be taken as cruel, the way he shout at both Grandpa Joe and him is pretty callous, since they never actually stole the fizzy lifting drinks. It was simply a test of overcoming the temptation of greed where Charlie has to be courageous enough to give the gobstopper back to Wonka that he would have given to "Slugworth" for the cash prize, and since Charlie is poor along with his family, this would be extremely tempting for him. Though Charlie doesn't do this, he resists the temptation in exchange for a good deed to Wonka that he now trusts.
A lot of people probably have imagined what would have happened if Charlie gave the gobstopper to "Slugworth" himself. I'm pretty sure what would've happened is that Charlie and his family would have gotten a cash prize that would have benifited them. He wouldn't have walked away with nothing, but he would've never known about the possibility of winning the factory itself.
Anyway that's my opinion of this great film and my understanding of the message behind it and the entire test that the factory tour was based around. Except for the scary tunnel scene, I still have no idea what the hell that's supposed to mean.
Lightyear (2022)
Steer clear of "Lightyear"
Man oh man, what a disappointment this was. I was expecting great things from this movie. I thought this would be Disney's best and most memorable space adventure since Wall-e. From the trailers, I was expecting to be a darker space tale made for a more mature audience that were expecting Pixar's answer to Interstellar or something along the lines of that, because the movie does play with the time dilation concept, but I thought they could have exploited it a little bit more creatively and unconventionally.
But instead of getting a darker origin story of Buzz Lightyear and an awe inspiring space exploration movie full of mystique, wonder, intrigue and goosebump inducing sequences that are epic in scale, we get a pretty corny standard Disney comedy with goofy characters that is once again restricted and watered down to the PG rating. It feels like Disney has done this a hundred times, and Pixar just puts up with it.
Pixar knows that most of the people that payed to see this are adults who probably grew up loving most of Pixar's earlier movies, some of which like The Incredibles and Toy Story 3 wern't afraid to go dark at times and overall leave you with an emotionally richer experience because the spectrum of what was presented in its story and themes were much wider and more engrossing. Even younger kids who haven't seen all those movies going into this deserved better than this.
The main thing that bugged me about this film is that Buzz Lightyear HAS. ABSOLUTLEY. NOWHERE. TO. GO. He is marroned on the same planet with his crew the entire runtime and to figure out why Star Command have imprisoned him there. Sure he gets to explore one planet I guess, but the trailer promised exploration of several planets. The movie is also focused on family friendly comedy which feels out of place for the tone of this movie, I just thought they could have pulled off something darker and more desolate, and themes of isolation in the bleakness of space, with enough lightheartedness sprinkled through to still feel hopeful with some nice comedy every now and then, but no, the gags are non stop and not really that funny.
Even though the robot cat character gets a laugh every now and then, and has a few heartwarming moments, the majority of it falls flat and I found him pretty forgettable. I don't remember any of the names of any of the other characters except for the fact Taika Waititi voiced one of them. The only saving grace for this movie is that it has a pretty nice twist and it looks like Disney are setting up a couple of sequels with this with Buzz's crew and could actually pull off a film that fixes all the problems of this one. For example, actually going to other planets.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Okay I'll admit it. That was AWESOME!!!
Tom Cruise rarley fails to impress whenever he's working in an action blockbuster and he always gives it his all. I was excited when I heard that this movie was being made, since it has been ages since I've seen a movie about jet fighters and dogfights since, well the origional.
I was also worried that this movie would not be able to live up to the charm of the original Top Gun. Being over 35 years since that movie, I felt that this sequel would have been diluted or even had flopped because of the sheer amount of time it took for it to get made. But I can assure you that if your fearful that this will not live up to the 1986 film, put them to bed, because this is exceedingly better in every aspect that it is awe inspiring. Of course the technicality would be superior since this is not the 80s anymore and filmmakers have so much more at their disposal now, but the thing about this movie is staggeringly practical!
What really helps this movie is that Tom Cruise is now a real life fully licensed fighter pilot, meaning that all the shots of him in the cockpit are real, not chroma keyed. I'm not sure if this was true for the rest of the actors, I think they were passengers behind the camera. It has incredible directing with shots that are wide, fluid and clear. No shaky cam or jarring and ammeter editing. It's always clear and easy to understand what is going on during the flight scenes which is amazing. This would have been so easy to screw up, but the dedication by Joseph Kosinski and his team was truly noteworthy.
Miles Teller was definitely a standout actor in this movie too, I've enjoyed all the roles he has been in and he certainly doesn't disappoint here. The story is great too, it doesn't feel forced or shoehorned in even a bit, and is such an incredible balance of delivering the right amount of fanservice and nostalgia aswell as giving something new and fresh with the updated technology.
Excellent blockbuster movie and one of Tom Cruise's best performances. Don't miss this one.
Thank F (2020)
Funny short film with inventive gag
I really enjoyed this movie when I saw it at it's premiere. It was funny and creative with a gag that you would think would be streched super thin really fast, but they handle the use of the F-bombs pretty creativley and it is funny watching the protagonist react to the absurd situation of everyone around him swearing in every sentence just to stay alive and not catch the virus that has been going around.
Overall an entertaining short film that is long as it needs to be and knows just how much to give and keep the gags fresh without fizzling out.
JonTron (2010)
Still funny, though he has changed over the years and possibly not for the better
I've always loved Jon's YouTube show ever since I starting watching it in 2012. He always had his unique, genuine and even now, pretty iconic sense of humor that is well known across the internet. He started his show heavily focused on the world of gaming, yet he still had his wits about him to deliver this in a way that was clearly different compared to other YouTube game reviewers of the time like The Angry Video Game Nerd. His style of humor had a very oddball tone mixed with criticism and positivity at the same time, compared to AVGN's comedic negativity targeted at almost every bad video game he ever reviewed. JonTron would only select materiel that he would know for sure would work with his style and be guaranteed to give his audience a good laugh.
But starting in 2013 after Jon left his channel for a while to work with Arin Hanson on GameGrumps, he returned with a slightly different style to evolve his channel. He would start reviewing game collections instead of just focussing on one or create funny top 10 lists. He started breaking away from gaming, which is understandable since almost everyone on YouTube does that and he wanted to stay unique. He started reviewing movies and nostalgic tv shows to get a laugh out of them
I don't exactly know how or when, but something about his style and delivery of comedy changed around this time, and it hasn't been the same since. I also never really thought that it was a bad thing though, because you cant stay the same forever, and you cant just focus your YouTube career on one topic for years and years without it becoming stale. You should also not just continue a YouTube channel purely out of feeling pressured by your fans. Jon is free to do what he wants, but I can't shake the feeling that the magic of his videos just hasn't feel the same and that the channel is veering of into an undesirable direction.
But whatever direction his channel may take in the future, it's still great to see his face still making waves around the internet instead of not seeing him at all.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
An entertaining Sonic adventure that is better than the first and feels more true to the games
This movie definitely felt like a step up from the previous which was good but kind of just felt like a road trip movie that just happened to have Sonic and Robotinik dropped in the middle of it, this one felt more aligned with the items and locations of the games and had a lot more fanservice in it, with more action and comedy
I have had a soft spot for the Sonic games, the original 2D games revolutionised 2D platformers at the time, however the 3D games always felt behind innovation though some are better than others. Sonic 06 and Rise of Lyric are definitely the worst ones, though can still be entertaining if you love hilarious glitches and super cheesy writing and scenes
This movie however is still quite good despite having a few flays, Jim Carrey's acting as Robotnik has been taken a step up on the cheese factor and now feels like a full fledged cartoon character with the dial all the way up to 10, than just Jim Carrey pretending to be Robotnik. He even feels more cartoonified than what Eggman was in most of the recent games, but Jim knows how to get into that zone and stay there because he lives and breathes that style
I really liked the addition of Tails in the movie and felt very faithful to the character, Knuckles was good too but kind of felt like he was dumbed down a little compared to the wisecracking character of the games to an extent. I also wasn't a real big fan of his African accent, but it makes sense why they made him that way. I didn't like how Tails was unconscious for almost 20 minutes with no dialogue and it felt lazy to me, like they were compensating for not having enough lines for him in a very cheap way.
I did like how the Chaos Emeralds were more focussed upon in this movie aswell as the Master Emerald, and it was fun to see Sonic turn into Super Sonic at the end, though I thought they could have played a bit more with it in that scene and felt it was a bit too short and glossed over too quickly
Overall, I had a fun time with this movie and I think fans will like it a lot too, it felt more like a Sonic adventure in this one and I liked that, maybe we'll see Shadow and Amy make an appearance in the 3rd one.
Harrow (2018)
Super cool Aussie show that puts Brissie on the map!
I started watching this show very recently and it has won me over as one of the most entertaining live action Aussie shows in a while. It's a smartly written detective show and every episode I've seen had been a lot of fun so far. It took a while for Harrow as a character to grow on me and I thought his personality was a little cheesy at first, but I got used to it. I still don't know what his accent is supposed to be because it's clearly not Australian, I might be wrong though
It refreshing to see a new entertaining show shot in Brisbane, and since I live near that city it's cool to see all these show locations in places you recognise. There has been hundreds of American shows set in places like New York, LA, Moana and even Albuquerque. But Brisbane is a nice location to have a show like this set in because it's a very fresh looking and beautiful city that has its own unique style. It makes for some wonderful looking shots
The mysteries are always a pleasure to watch pan out and how Harrow solves them, which reminded me of House M. D. in a couple of ways of the processes he takes on taking on these cases
Overall this show is a certified ABC hit for me and a top effort from Hoodlum Productions. I've only seen a few of the episodes but I'm keen to see where it goes from here.
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Not the best, not the worst, but that's the problem.
When the trailers released for this movie, I was excited for this movie more than I have been in a while, so you would have understood my disappointment that it hardly lived up to any of those expectations.
The movie isn't completely terrible, it added a bit of new lore, and the updated CGI on The Machine World looks great. But it has none of that (reality is an illusion, just electrical nerve signals, philosophical paranoia the first one had with interesting philosophy and revolutionary and kickass action sequences) This movie had none of that.
Keanu and Carrie Anne Moss are the only two original actors in the entire movie. Morpheus makes a re-appearence, but not by Laurence Fishburne, and this Morpheus isn't actually Morpheus, but a program who thinks he's Morpheus. The writing for this character was so confusing and rushed that I didn't understand his motivation at all. He should have had a few scenes where he questioned himself and a bit more backstory.
Though the new lore is good. Where the movie fails is the action. Not only it doesn't live up to the origional movies, It's bad even by todays action movie. Even the bike chase scene in Venom was far superior to the one in this movie which was so slow, boring and lacking any kind of kinetic energy.
Neo has no powers whatsoever in this movie until the very last scene. He teases taking off and flying at one point, but is thrown away in such a cringy old fart excuse for a comedy gag. Neil Patrick Harris also played a very corny villan too. I liked how Carrie Anne Moss made a return as Trinity, but she hardly did anything in the movie too.
Overall, though there are some good elements to this movie such as the updated and more clear look of the real world, this was mostly disappointing. It's sad that a bloody Matrix movie has given me no real desire to rewatch it after only seeing it twice in the theater.
Attack of the Cat People (2021)
Incredible love letter and homage to B-Movies of the '40s and '50s
Attack of the Cat People is a great tribute to black and white '50s Horror B-Movies and is full of charm and atmosphere. Sarah knows what kind of style she was going for and pulls it off incredibly well. Jessica Margret Ham a well as Peter O Halloran and Wayne Basset give great performances as well as the rest of the supporting cast. The lighting was also great during the night shots and the camera work, cinematography and direction was great and matches those types of films from that era. The Mutant Cat People costumes and makeup were great too.
Overall a very fun and enjoyable movie that you should check out. If you like it, be sure to support Sarah Stephenson for her future projects.
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
Captures the magic of teamwork
Team Fortress 2 in 2022 shouldn't still be alive and kicking, but it is. The game's longevity has inspired me on many occasions and after playing it for almost 8 years now, I can definitely say that this game has aged incredibly well and it's tight, well rounded gameplay hasn't gotten old or stale for me quite just yet.
It's funny too, because when I was much younger and saw glimpses of this game only months after it was first released, I was not immediately impressed. I found the visual design of this game to be off-putting to me, I found the cartoonish character and weapon design too cheap and simple looking, and I immediately judged this as bad quality. So I avoided it for several years and had no real interest in playing this one.
But then I started watching the ''Meet The'' videos on YouTube in 2013. I really liked most of the characters and they were very funny with really good voice acting. I also really liked the gameplay style of the spy and just how satisfying a backstab looked, so I downloaded the free game on Steam to give it a try
One thing that blew me away right off the bat is just how well thought out and varied the playstyles of each different class was, and how nothing was clunky or cumbersome, which was a massive improvement over the original 1999 game. Everything felt streamlined and expertly crafted. I still didn't like the art style at first, but it's uniqueness slowly grew on me and I realized it wasn't as simple and dull looking as I previously thought and most of my first glance judgments were. Addressed
It's a marvel to see such a complex game with different classes effortlessly bounce off eachother. After playing it for only a few hours, you get the hang of how each character plays and how easy and responsive the interface is because this is an extremely fast paced game. It's also very funny and I love how it rewards opportunities of real time teamwork. The imdb description describes the characters as psychopaths but the reality is is that you feel so much empathy from the online players when you play a match, mostly. So many times you think you're dead until you realise two medics have got your back, giving you that extra nudge to push forward. You can heal other players by playing Medic or giving them a sandvich. There are many emotes such as the conga which is funny to watch, I remember times where entire competitive matches would stop so the conga could just get bigger and bigger.. You always feel like you're part of a team with every player in bent on achieving victory
Overall I think it's one of the most well aged games of all time and is still my favorite class based shooter, though there still aren't that many/ I liked Overwatch for a while, but It didn't have the same charm and got older faster with almost zero customization. TF2 is customization galore. Also Overwatch is basically dead at this point, still waiting for that sequel to revive it's popularity. However TF2 never needed a follow up, since Its been updated so many times now, and I would probably find another sequel to this to be a downgrade in one way or another, but you never know. Don't think Valve have any plans to make a TF3 anyway.
Dead Space (2011)
Incredible mobile game. Not a mindless spin of but an honest entry in the Dead Space franchise
Crying shame you can't download this game anymore, because it still stands as the best iOS horror game I've ever played. Everything about this iPhone/iPad game stood out from the rest, such as the atmospheric location of The Sprawl, the eerie and scary moments like being trapped in the room with the disappearing door, looking around to see blood on the walls that wasn't there before, aswell as several moment where you lose your sanity
The graphics were great for the iPhone and looked like something out of a high end PS2 game. I found it very impressive with some good scares, very tight touch controls and a rich, dread filled atmosphere.
If only Iron Monkey could remaster this game because it would be 10 years old now since it released at the same time as Dead Space 2, but since Visceral have been shut down now, I doubt that will happen even though they didn't develop this particular game.
Modern Combat Sandstorm (2010)
The first real attempt at bringing a hefty FPS title to the smartphone, and they succeeded for the most part
I have good memories of playing this game on my iPod Touch back in '09 and '10. It was the first FPS game I played and completed. I thought this was very impressive for the early iPhone and though the graphics weren't superb, it always ran at a nice constant 60 frames per second with rarely any slowdown.
The music was very memorable to me in this game to and it was quite atmospheric. The hospital stage had this very relaxing and aural music playing throughout it, it's funny how a post 9/11 Afghanistan themed war game made me feel relaxed, but that was just the magic of the music and the games tone.
However, you can't download this from the App Store anymore, since this one of the earliest major iPhone titles that wasn't 2008's Crash 3D Nitro Kart or Super Monkey Ball. 2011's Dead Space iOS game was also a very atmospheric and creepy game and I was sad to see it taken down since it was one of my favourite iOS games. Apple have to learn to stop taking down these older games, because these iOS gems were absolutley worth playing, and taking this type of downloadable only game off the App Store is equivalent to wiping a game of the face of the planet. It's just not cool.
Prank Patrol (2009)
Awesome Aussie Kids/Reality show, so much fun
I loved this show back in the day. Scotty was awesome and funny and the pranks were often very funny and well made. Scotty and the shows team would go to real and experienced production designers in order to engineer complicated and some really convincing pranks. Superglove was my favourite one, where they actually made explosions that blew up a car and launched a bike into the air
The kids reactions were so funny and priceless and the Ninjas were funny too. It made me want to become a prankster and it cheers me up whenever it comes on
My only complaint is that it ended too quickly.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
The most immaculate gaming experience I've ever had
Uncharted 4 is absolutley the best PS4 game hands down, up there with Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-Man. I loved just how the original trilogy took the linear genre and made it as unpredictable and natural as possible where you were traversing a linear path that felt anything but linear, and this game of course brings that type of gameplay to a whole new level. This is a robustly designed game with a story and crafted journey with twists and turns galore.
Yes the game is linear in style, but at the same time it's not. There are many areas of open exploration yet every virtual place in this game feels natural and alive right down to the smallest detail. The water in this game looks absolutely amazing too, with all the refractions and crispness aswell as real physics of how it flows. The game also has some truly amazing setpeices and some very practical puzzle solving that just doesn't feel like a switch based or block sliding puzzle you would find in a Zelda dungeon, but real environmental puzzles where you actually have to scope out for real observational clues to figure out a practical solution. The game also has a massive car chase sequence which might just be the best in gaming history, it was so expertly crafted and blew my mind just how good that whole interactive sequence was.
I also liked how the combat and shooting system was substantially upgraded from the original trilogy. The aiming and shooting just feels a lot more natural and robust than it did feel in those previous games, with all these different hitmarker symbols showing you just how and where you hit your enemy, which I haven't really seen in any other game except for Naughty Dog's own The Last of Us.
Another thing I should add is that there is absolutely no form of praise or award showboating on the cover, which I really find refreshing for a video game, because this game doesn't need all that, because it knows it's confident that the game can speak for itself, and people can form their own opinion of it.
For me, I think it's a flawlessly executed experience. I can find nothing wrong with it. You're doing yourself a disservice if you don't have this in your collection.
Free Guy (2021)
An Existentialist Masterpiece
It has been a few days since I've seen it and wow did it exceed my expectations. Free Guy is an original and uplifting movie about an NPC in an online Battle Royale video game like PUBG or GTA Online. The character named Guy becomes self aware of his surroundings and wants to know more about the true meaning of the world he lives in when another character is introduced.
Ryan Reynolds plays a very positive and likeable lead as Guy and I was pretty surprised how it got surprisingly philosophical and existential in the movie which you don't really see often in movies these days, though it wasn't extremely complicated and hard to follow like films like Tenet and Inception, yet the script and story were intelligent and funny enough to hold on their own.
I also liked how Taikia Watiti played the villain and he was pretty funny, though not as funny as some other roles he's been in like What We Do in the Shadows, but his character was good enough though some of his one liner quip dialogue delivery was a bit awkward at times.
Overall I think Free Guy is an extreme entertaining movie with existential themes and is one of the best films of the year which might even make you think twice before you kill the NPCs in Grand Theft Auto.
The Dog House (2019)
Delightful and uplifting show
Great show to watch on Saturday night if you need cheering up. The dogs are always cute and there are always good reactions between the new owners and you get to know the personality of each dog and their stories and how they are different from one another.
Great show that will warm your heart.
A Perfect Planet (2021)
A Perfect Program
This miniseries blew me away with its sheer richness and beauty. Attenborough never fails to outdo himself aswell as his team on every wildlife documentary project and his journeys across the globe. His passion for showing audiences across the world the secrets and detail of the nautural world and the wonderful creature that live in it, showcasing the fascinating was they have adapted to survive. It's his best yet.
Is It a Good Idea to Microwave This? (2007)
It was a bad idea to end this series
I really liked this show, Jory Carron was funny and the tinfoil shield was a nice touch and it had a sense of production that was rare for YouTube videos at the time. The microwave experiments were exciting because there was always a sense of mild danger. I remember Jory almost suffocating after the microwaved a Nintendo GameCube
I do understand why they ended it though, they just microwaved too many things at that point and sometimes there are a few episodes a year after the decision but never a full comeback
It was a nice little YouTube gem and it will be remembered.
Left Behind (2014)
God awful.
I watched this on Netflix for free and I still felt like I wanted my money back.
Daft Punk: Epilogue (2021)
Au, Revoir. Daft Punk.
I have been following Daft Punk since 2007 just after the Alive 2007 tour ended and always hoped that I would get another chance to see them, but apparently not.
I'm not angry at the duo for making this decision because I am extremely thankful and grateful for everything they have done for not just EDM, but the face of music as a whole. I would be lying though that I feel deflated thinking about how they could have done more or gave a couple of more albums or just one more tour. It did also feel a bit lazy that there was nothing new about this video, just a snippet from the finale of Electroma which is 15 years old now. Though I'm still thankful that Daft Punk were brave enough to make this desision and it's still heartfelt, even though this is not new materiel from them
I would have loved to see new stuff from them and hear more musical releases, but since Daft Punk have always been about quality over quantity, it's kind have made them like the Valve Software of the music industry, that they will only release music that matches their standard and that they know people will love instead of pumping out more often but have it being received as mediocre, though Deadmau5 is an example of putting out high quality music often, but I'm getting ahead of myself
I have always admired the French robots and their unique way of creating and producing electronic music with their evolving retro disco and techno style, but that time is over and the torch of inspiration has been passed onto current and future artists that have been influenced by their music.
Rest easy guys.
A Daft Punk fan <3.
Cruella (2021)
Probably the best of the live action Disney films of the past few years
I really liked how detailed the setting was in this film, they really nailed the feel of London in the early 70s and the costume design was fantastic. Emma Stone was great as Cruella, though she took a deviation from the villain we all know, and was an anti hero instead with Emma Thompson being the true villain of the story
If you're thinking about watching this, just go for it and enjoy, it's not perfect but it was very enjoyable and one of the best live action films Disney has put out in a while. Hoping Jungle Cruise will be great aswell.
Breaking Bad (2008)
The greatest thing since sliced bad.
We really are going to be talking about this show for the rest of our lives aren't we.
Breaking Bad really is something else, I never watched it in full until last year, probably for the best because there were so many cruel cliffhangers in the show, one in particular lasting for almost a year, the show really likes playing cruel games with the viewer and I like that. Something that Breaking Bad is really good at is that it made me care about the characters on a level that very few shows or movies have. There really isn't that many other shows where I would question so many variable and possible outcomes for Walt and his realationships, just how many possible ways a scenario would play out or the consequesnces of every action or how differently something would have played out. Hardly any shows would make me even care about something like that at all.
The world and characters this show has created is so layered yet believable in its setting of Albuquerque and makes you feel like you're really there with the characters. Every plot point and emotion delivered perfectly. Some people say that it is too drawn out but i think the pacing of the show and story was just right. Everything that happened or was focused upon in Breaking Bad's overall arcs and story all had a purpose and payoff for being there. Every character and situation you care about, and every following season raising the stakes and more tense and enthralling than the last. It also has probably the most emotionally explosive and intense final season in television history, but I'll let you be judge of that
Everyone should see it. Every actors performance was spot on and I hope Vince Gillian never stops writing for Film and Television.
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Really good
I really enjoyed this one. I liked how they went against the trope of concealing the monsters and actually showing us the monsters close up instead of hiding them until the end. All the characters were great and Emily Blunt was really good in it, it could have been a bit scarier but it was enjoyable with some really good cinematography and direction.
Doctor Who: Bad Wolf (2005)
"This is SICK!"
Funny and entertaining DW episode where The Doctor rips on Big Brother which was very popular in the 2000s as he rips on the various tropes of the reality show, while Rose is on an evil version of The Weakest Link where the host robot kills the contestants with an Instakill laser which turns them into skeletons, where Rose replies "what is this, this is sick!" which I thought was pretty funny. Good episode.