'The Illusionist' was a nice story and a competently executed movie, but 'The Prestige' portrays much more interesting facets of human nature, IMO.
Regardless of the weak plot, visually the movie isn't bad, is it? Especially for someone who has no idea about Alaska and what life there is like (being in constant darkness for months). It's eerie and fun to get to know about a place you never want to visit in real life. I think that's why people recommend it. Not really for the story but for the setting. I personally found it easier to watch than The Thing.So, if you really fancy an inferior version of vampire-based Tremors, without any quality acting, solid lines, and interesting cinematography, hey i have goot good news for you, you will love this film.
My vote: 5.5/10
it was not as bad as the review might indicate. There's a handful of decent things in it, the ending is kinda cool, but it's drowned in mistakes and mediocrity. You are obviously welcome to make up your own mind, but i would recommend a proper sitdown with this film - speakers up, room blacked out, popcorn bucket. Doesnt do well on a computer screen.Regardless of the weak plot, visually the movie isn't bad, is it? Especially for someone who has no idea about Alaska and what life there is like (being in constant darkness for months). It's eerie and fun to get to know about a place you never want to visit in real life. I think that's why people recommend it. Not really for the story but for the setting. I personally found it easier to watch than The Thing.
Now THAT'S a good friend!because of the bad advice of a friend, i watched a good deal of
Warrior - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5743796/reference/
and it sucked, and not only, but later i found out my friend was using me a guinea pig because he himself had not watched it.
The only saving grace is that it's got like, tons of ridiculously hot asian chicks in it, super-completely naked, so yeah if you want your porn diluted with so-so kung-fu fighting, this is the show for you.
Mammamia some of these chicks make your head spin.
Try the first two episodes and tell me what you think of it.Now THAT'S a good friend!
did anything happen?Silo S1 - 9.5/10 (Now streaming on A-TV+)
&
Silo S2 - 8.5/10
Both seasons are absolutely masterful and the big budgets are worth it for the excellent sets, costumes, actors, writing & directing. You can really see the difference in how Apple spends their money on quality over the shit Netflix that churns out vapid content. HBO used to make shows like this.
I thought S1 was more gripping, S2 was more disjointed as we moved to two locations so even more story-lines to follow.
I want more of the Silo character.
did anything happen?
was any conclusion reached from leaving the silo?
the nudity mostly faded after season 1 sadly.because of the bad advice of a friend, i watched a good deal of
Warrior - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5743796/reference/
and it sucked, and not only, but later i found out my friend was using me a guinea pig because he himself had not watched it.
Set in immigration-era San Fran, Bruce Lee clone Ah Sahm who magically speaks english wants to be a badass but get his ass handed to him by any bad guy who isn't a nameless goon. He's annoying and really cannot pull off a Clint Eastwood or even a shadow of Bruce Lee. And watching a martial arts film where only goons get rekked is boring, specially if your "film" is 20+ hours per season and every goddamn character gets a sidequest that is completely irrelevant to the protagonist's story.
The only saving grace is that it's got like, tons of ridiculously hot asian chicks in it, super-completely naked, so yeah if you want your porn diluted with so-so kung-fu fighting, this is the show for you.
Mammamia some of these chicks make your head spin.
5/10 without the porn, 6/10 with the porn.
No. The mayor (IT head) is just as much in the dark as everyone else. S02 ends with him trying to go outside to find out what's out there but Liz tries to stop him or whatever and then there's a fiery explosion or something. Then we are shown some cryptic scene in a cafe (in Washingston D.C. I think) where a reporter tries to get something out of a government employee but he leaves because he thought she really wanted a date with him and hands her an illegal artifact as a souvenir: the mysterious Pez dispenser. S02 was much weaker because it was artificially long and the other Silo where Liz ends up was just plain boring.
Oh no! Poor DigDog watched the remaining seasons in vain!the nudity mostly faded after season 1 sadly.
we posted on this when it aired. season 1 showrunner was bryan fuller (dead like us, pushing daisies, hannibal, star trek) but he got kicked out and seasons 2 and 3 were a directionless mess dramatically. that and casting changes just ruined the show. the basic plot points from the book held ok but everything else was just uninspired.I am through S02 of American Gods and, i won't like, i had to push myself. Of all the TV shows that sort-of talk about the same thing, Supernatural, Preacher, Sandman, etc it's really just about the CGI scenes, and while the production of the show is superlative, and the acting is ok - you really cannot do wrong when you cast Ian McShane - the story is just sooo fucking long. Now, i'm ok when this involves Emily Browning, who i had never noticed was actually very fuckable (Sucker Punch doesn't count, it's all makeup), but there's soooo many long, long scenes involving characters who are not at all part of the story. And the story itself is neither particularly engrossing, nor does it make any effort to move along at any sensible speed. Maybe as a show that you watch once weekly, but consider that even the first 2 entire episodes have ZERO plot to them - you need to get to the third episode to get a single whiff of what is going on.
This is just not a format that i consider suitable for consumption. Ok so the story is that Odin, and the older gods, are gonna start a war with the "New Gods", which are .. you know, computers, television, media, videogames, "stuff that takes the attention of people" which means no more prayers for the old gods, and no prayers = no powers.
This .. doesn't take twenty hours. This shouldn't have to take this much time as a story to tell, and i don't care how gorgeous the CGI is, because i don't watch CGI for the pleasure of CGI, i *tolerate* CGI if it's used to tell a story. I mean, i love the practical effects on The Thing 1982, but i wouldn't want to watch 15 fucking hours of creature animatronics.
for contextIn case this went unnoticed by some people here:
The show is based on the series Bruce Lee pitched to Fred Weintraub. Which he stole and adapted into Kung Fu with David Carradine. Warrior's exec producer is Bruce's daughter Shannon. That's why the character gives you bad Bruce Lee clone vibes, because that is exactly what he is.Try the first two episodes and tell me what you think of it.