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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
What a breath of fresh air
I love the lead character. When the first scene she was in came on i was fully expecting yet another Strong Female Lead trope and was preparing myself to be battered around the head with anti-male messages.
I'm so glad I was wrong on that assumption!
From start to finish, this was a character who earned her power and is so confident that she doesn't even consider bashing her male cohorts. She's definitely feminine and isn't afraid to act this way either.
We are shown that she is absolutely tougher physically than most of the men around her. The best scene in my eyes lasts about 2 seconds at the very end.
*** SPOILER ALERT ***
She's single handedly defeated the worst of the bad guys in a heated battle. Spinning, kicking, climbing, etc. She's a whirlwind of danger in a small package. She's just kicked the baddie off a platform they are on and is greeted by her crew. She's winded but able to stand and move around just fine.
One of her crew members pulls the platform to them using a rope he's latched onto it and she's getting ready to step across to be with the team.
We're told throughout the movie that the farmer she's fighting for is no match for her physically. He's got strong spirit though and she shows recognition for that. That's refreshing.
So as that small platform is coming up to meet the main platform, the farmer reaches out to lend a hand to her. This is so important to me. He knows he's not as strong as she is. He has see her drop kick a fella who has been beating larger people than him. Still he reaches out.
And she reaches out back to him and accepts this token of politeness. She didn't need to do that. She could have been like most SheHulks in cinematic stories today and made a snarky comment or ignored him and leave him hanging for an audience laugh.
She was strong enough not to be intimidated by him being a man.
So refreshing. I can't wait to see more.
Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)
Utter rubbish
This show is an example of how sequels ought not be done.
Basic plot line and assumptions: Parents and adults are uptight idiots. Kids in the viewing audience can't pay attention long enough to string two thoughts together. 1950s attitudes about cleanliness and social norms are only silly things to be mocked. Having sat through this with my 4-yr old grandson, I can say that's all I got out of this.
I echo the other reviewers' statements about disjointed scenes, especially at the "commercial break" cuts. The warm old-timey music and Burt Reynold's resonant voice were the only things that brought my attention back to the screen from time to time. Everything else was just annoying or tuned out.
This did keep a 4-year-old's attention so maybe this is who it's aimed at. Not a classic by any means.
The Universe (2007)
Sensationalist and far too annoying
I had great hopes for this but only made it through 4 of season one's episodes before giving it the sack.
The voice-over dialogue and sensationalist announcements is better suited to "Cops" TV show than a proper science programme.
Understood the History Channel is competing with shows on MTV, Comedy Central, and Spike TV and this is painfully evident.
Had to switch this off during the "Inner Planets" segment where Venus is referred to as Earth's "Evil Twin", the inner planets were described as "planets gone bad" and Earth's "Global Warming" conclusion is based off analysis of Venus' atmosphere... complete with hippie scientist with funky ear-ring.
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Great Duo
This is my favorite of the JC movies. The chemistry between JC and OW is really awesome to watch. I really prefer this duo over JC and CT in the 'Rush Hour' movies.
The stunts were fast, dazzling, and incredibly artistic, as usual. My favorites were the umbrella fight, the vase fight, and the swordplay near the end. The vase fight was a nice take on a similar scene in a previous JC movie.
Mr. Chan is a true entertainer and his charm, mixed with Mr. Owen's bluster and Ms. Wong's 'fierce kitty' screen presence makes for a delightful movie.
Some of the adult humor will need to be explained to the younger kids because they will ask questions... and there is some graphic language. Not much more than you'd hear on broadcast primetime but it exists nonetheless.