Placiddragon's reviews
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17 reviews
Initially, this series was not on my radar at all. Then i saw an interview with the lead (i hated "Lost", so i dont remember him at all from there.. all i can remember seeing him in is one of the "Mission Impossible" movies, i then saw that it was on Max, which i do subscribe to.
First i came here to see what other people said, and saw the gigantic split, which really peaked my curiosity. So i thought why not, and fired up the first episode.
Its definitely modern Hollywood drek. Superwoman has to deal with all the horrible misogyny (which is delivered exclusively by white men, although in this show it is packaged in a way that makes it logical), and any adversity she faces is resolved to her benefit, usually in the next scene.
The series seems to focus around a courier, so there is lots of car stuff. Interesting at first, but very quickly gets "in the way" rather than enhancing a scene.
The acting is fine, i have no complaints (though this is strictly based on the first episode, i wouldn't watch more even if someone paid me). Especially Keith David, which i have always loved as an actor.
To sum it up, i find it one small step removed from completely unwatchable.
First i came here to see what other people said, and saw the gigantic split, which really peaked my curiosity. So i thought why not, and fired up the first episode.
Its definitely modern Hollywood drek. Superwoman has to deal with all the horrible misogyny (which is delivered exclusively by white men, although in this show it is packaged in a way that makes it logical), and any adversity she faces is resolved to her benefit, usually in the next scene.
The series seems to focus around a courier, so there is lots of car stuff. Interesting at first, but very quickly gets "in the way" rather than enhancing a scene.
The acting is fine, i have no complaints (though this is strictly based on the first episode, i wouldn't watch more even if someone paid me). Especially Keith David, which i have always loved as an actor.
To sum it up, i find it one small step removed from completely unwatchable.
I've only seen 5 of the episodes this far, but my take on the series is :
Fantastic scenery, costumes, sets, etc Practically an all Asian cast who all does a good job. A main character, for which the show is named, who is.. if i am being extremely charitable, very mediocre in his acting. As he is the main character, he is literally in half of the scenes..and he pulls the entire show down with him.
As for me watching the second half of the season, instead of rooting for Marco Polo and watching it because of him, i'll be watching it in spite of him.
Which is very unfortunate.
Fantastic scenery, costumes, sets, etc Practically an all Asian cast who all does a good job. A main character, for which the show is named, who is.. if i am being extremely charitable, very mediocre in his acting. As he is the main character, he is literally in half of the scenes..and he pulls the entire show down with him.
As for me watching the second half of the season, instead of rooting for Marco Polo and watching it because of him, i'll be watching it in spite of him.
Which is very unfortunate.
The 170 minute mini series is excellent, i've seen it several times on TV, and it does an excellent job of keeping the viewers attention. The unfortunate thing is that it is next to impossible to get a hold of, it doesn't appear to ever have been released on DVD, and the VHS version is a completely butchered cut lasting 114 minutes.
The cut version is still able to convey the main plot, but will leave viewers scratching their head throughout the movie as parts are obviously missing. Very unfortunate as it falls well short of what the full length brings to the table.
My rating would be: 170 minute version : 9/10 114 minute version : 5/10
The cut version is still able to convey the main plot, but will leave viewers scratching their head throughout the movie as parts are obviously missing. Very unfortunate as it falls well short of what the full length brings to the table.
My rating would be: 170 minute version : 9/10 114 minute version : 5/10
This is easily the best show i've ever seen. Sadly, it didn't last very long before being pulled by FOX.
The acting is all-round very solid, all main characters come across as believable, from the captain that is trying to hold his crew together and keep flying, his second in command Zoe, Zoes's husband, the ships pilot Wash, the morally dubious Jayne, the "companion" (read prostitute) Inara, the ship mechanic Kaylee, the priest Shepherd Book, to the gone insane River and her brother trying to keep her safe.
Not much i can say that hasn't been said already, i'll just say that i really enjoyed a diverse crew that was easy to identify with, with an apparent genuine chemistry between them, something that is very rare.
The acting is all-round very solid, all main characters come across as believable, from the captain that is trying to hold his crew together and keep flying, his second in command Zoe, Zoes's husband, the ships pilot Wash, the morally dubious Jayne, the "companion" (read prostitute) Inara, the ship mechanic Kaylee, the priest Shepherd Book, to the gone insane River and her brother trying to keep her safe.
Not much i can say that hasn't been said already, i'll just say that i really enjoyed a diverse crew that was easy to identify with, with an apparent genuine chemistry between them, something that is very rare.
