let me open this review by saying that music was always my greatest passion and music artists are some of my greatest heroes, that and of course movies and cinema. I was 16 years old when Crowe present me with the groundbreaking movie "Singles" that capture the grunge music generation with a one of a time soundtrack from bands like Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and many more... the movie was the right mixture of drama, music,comedy and romance that only a true music lover can make. and then came "Almost Famous" that kept the same delicate essence. This series is (for me) the 3rd part in Crowe's musical trilogy, a group of roadies works for a band in a city state tour, a real hard job that keep you out of a normal family life where the tour buses are your home and the actual family are your co-workers, the pay isn't much so why keep going? they all have one thing in common, their passion for music, the same passion that drove Crowe on an early age to become a traveling journalist for the Rolling Stones magazine (the "Almost Famous" movie story). so.. is that series any good - sure is!, if you loved Crowe's other movies this one is the right series for you, if you are a true music lover you will identify with the characters and your heart will fill with warmth every couple of minutes.
Reviews
5 Reviews
Julieta
(2016)
Great movie even if it's not Almodóvar's best one
24 September 2016
I'm a big fan of Almodóvar's work, his movies follow my life since I was a teenager, I always adore his early work, movies like "Kika", "High heels" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" are still considered by me as the height of his career - a bizarre comedy- dramas with a kinky side and raw edges.
in the late 90's Almodóvar became famous worldwide with movies such as "live flesh" "all about your mother" and "talk to her" a melodramatic movies that touched us with a unique approach and vivid colors.
this movie is similar to his big successful movies from the late 90s: the women are in the center of the story where the men pushed aside, there is still a melodramatic approach and lots of mysteries that similar to an onion, piled up slowly, layer by layer until the very end of the movie. the colors are vivid like most of his movies, especially the red color, a sign of passion for Almodóvar, just like his Characters who drive themselves by their total passion to life and love.
so, is that movie good? if you want to compare it to his best and famous work - "all about your mother" and "talk to her" then this movie will lose the fight, it's less sophisticated and the plot has less twists, but still it's a good movie with a touching plot, good acting and a great director who hasn't lost his touch.
in the late 90's Almodóvar became famous worldwide with movies such as "live flesh" "all about your mother" and "talk to her" a melodramatic movies that touched us with a unique approach and vivid colors.
this movie is similar to his big successful movies from the late 90s: the women are in the center of the story where the men pushed aside, there is still a melodramatic approach and lots of mysteries that similar to an onion, piled up slowly, layer by layer until the very end of the movie. the colors are vivid like most of his movies, especially the red color, a sign of passion for Almodóvar, just like his Characters who drive themselves by their total passion to life and love.
so, is that movie good? if you want to compare it to his best and famous work - "all about your mother" and "talk to her" then this movie will lose the fight, it's less sophisticated and the plot has less twists, but still it's a good movie with a touching plot, good acting and a great director who hasn't lost his touch.
Tyrant
(2014–2016)
Unwatchable
13 September 2016
sorry, I've tried, I really did, but the show is so bad for so many reasons. OK, so I'm Jewish from Israel, I thought it will be a good series to watch because the subject is familiar to me, an Arabic state rolls by a tyran-president, but I can't believe that someone like Gideon Raff who was born here in Israel can make so unrealistic and kitschy reality. the actors are horrible, most of them can't speak English well and you need a lot of patience just to hear them say one sentence without pausing every two words. Moran Atias is a terrible actress with a bad accent, not fit even for a low budget soap opera. the characters are flat and dull, stereotypes even and the plot is so predictable. I saw that other users gave this series 10 points, I can't figure out why
The Strain
(2014–2017)
bad acting and bad choices
8 October 2014
I have a lot of respect to Guillermo del Toro, he have a real passion for the unknown, the weird and the magical, hell boy was a unique film and a great jumps start, but unfortunately some bad choices prevents his following movies to enter the hall of fame. for example in Pan's Labyrinth, Fauno, the main monster character suffered from overacting and weird look (you can say even cheap). Pacific Rim suffered from megalomania and too much mechanical noise.
and now came the strain, a series that like del Toro's films could be perfect if only there wasn't any of del Toro's bad choices.
first of all - the acting, none of the lead actors is capable to lead the show, they all had experience in supporting roles but none of the charm or the acting ability to stand in the front. maybe del Toro needs to find him a new casting agent? and of course the kid, there an history of child actors, most of them acts perfectly even more perfect than when they grow ups, (for example: Anna Paquin in the piano ,Macaulay Culkin in home alone, Haley Joel Osment in the Sixth sense). but Ben Hyland who plays Zach in the Strain is one of the worst child actors I have ever seen... it's like he learned how to act from watching Marcel Marceau's performance, what's with the over acting? all the faces, or the eye rolls? it's not natural, and it's spoiled for everyone, I would suggest that in the next session the script will locate this kid out of the series, maybe the kid will join his grandparents away from NYC and out of danger?
"The master" monster - The same problem with Pan's Labyrinth main monster character happens here too, OK, I get it, del Toro wanted to reanimated the classic (and not sexy) original vampire but the result doesn't project any horror, it's looks ridiculous and disappointing, are we afraid? I don't think so.
so in conclusion, the series could be great if it wasn't for the bad choices del Toro makes, and because we are talking about such a promising director, it's disappointing even more.
The higher is the expectations the big is the fall.
and now came the strain, a series that like del Toro's films could be perfect if only there wasn't any of del Toro's bad choices.
first of all - the acting, none of the lead actors is capable to lead the show, they all had experience in supporting roles but none of the charm or the acting ability to stand in the front. maybe del Toro needs to find him a new casting agent? and of course the kid, there an history of child actors, most of them acts perfectly even more perfect than when they grow ups, (for example: Anna Paquin in the piano ,Macaulay Culkin in home alone, Haley Joel Osment in the Sixth sense). but Ben Hyland who plays Zach in the Strain is one of the worst child actors I have ever seen... it's like he learned how to act from watching Marcel Marceau's performance, what's with the over acting? all the faces, or the eye rolls? it's not natural, and it's spoiled for everyone, I would suggest that in the next session the script will locate this kid out of the series, maybe the kid will join his grandparents away from NYC and out of danger?
"The master" monster - The same problem with Pan's Labyrinth main monster character happens here too, OK, I get it, del Toro wanted to reanimated the classic (and not sexy) original vampire but the result doesn't project any horror, it's looks ridiculous and disappointing, are we afraid? I don't think so.
so in conclusion, the series could be great if it wasn't for the bad choices del Toro makes, and because we are talking about such a promising director, it's disappointing even more.
The higher is the expectations the big is the fall.
what a waste of an episode
12 August 2013
Warning: Spoilers
OK, I get it, Terry Bellefleur just died a couple of episodes ago, but to dedicate half of this episode to his funeral is seems to me too much sentimental, this is not a drama series, and especially in this one where people are dying all the time. so Terry died, it's not like his character made a big impact through the series. It seems to me that the writers of true blood had too much episodes left to the end of the season so they had to fill it with something... and another thing, what's the deal with the vampire Bill's blood, it makes you high, but there is no reason to drop all acting skills and starts to run madly in streets like it's an amateur hour, this kind of acting is more suitable to season 1 where Stephen Moyer did his first baby steps in acting. I'm waiting for the season final, maybe it will be better (I hope).
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