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The Three Musketeers (1993)

I don't understand why everyone says this is so cartoonish

[9/10 · 24 June 2020]

I am revisiting this film as I am teaching The Three Musketeers to my 7th grade class. (an easy version). While this adaptation takes tons of liberties with the novel, it captures the gist of the story and is a great way to get kids interested in readin teh novel.

It's action, romance, secrets and double-crosses. The humor is great and when it goes serious and dark, it's right on the mark. You really feel for Athos and Milady. The scene where she dies is heartbreaking even after several viewings.

I grew up with the Richard Lester version,which is also great. But Charleton Heston's Richelieu is so dull, especially when compared to Tim Curry's scenery chewing performance.

I love Michael Wincott, so seeing him as the evil Rochefort is just perfect.

This might be the best film Chris O'Dowell has ever done, he's cute and charming as D'Artagnan.

God Friended Me (2018–2020)

Mistook this for another show, but like it anyway!!!

[7/10 · 29 March 2019]

I thought this was the show with Steve Buscemi playing God, but it's not, however, it's really sweet. I am not a particularly religious person, but I like to think there is a higher power we can all tap into, and I think that's what this show is going for.

VERY likable cast, and the big message is that we should LISTEN TO and TALK WITH each other.... a super message these days.

It's very light-hearted, so that's a nice change from a lot of the dark stuff I tend to watch and it's just nice that there is a show sending out a nice positive message.

It's not Christian propaganda as others have sited, yeah it uses God as the premise, but the last time I checked, God wasn't the sole dominion of Christians!! The first guest the lead character has on his podcast is a friend who is a rabbi.

Anyway, it's a sweet, feel-good show. If you have young teens (as I think younger kids might get bored), I think as it's not pandering to any specific age, just simple ideas of be good, do good and help people when you can.

The Orville (2017–2022)

It is NOT a parody - it's an hommage

[8/10 · 16 March 2019]

I really do wish people would stop calling this a parody. Galaxy Quest is a parody. This show takes Star Trek (esp. TNG) framework and makes it a bit more human. The characters aren't perfect, they do dumb stuff, they make fart jokes, the whole show is less operatic/Shakespearean in tone.

Is it as amazing as the fan boys say?? No, but overall, it's really good. I'm a fan of the original show (I even had one of those toy phasers that shot plastic discs!), loved ST:TNG and Deep Space 9, so it's nice to see a world similar to that back on TV.

There's good characters, 90% of the time really good writing and story lines. Overall the show looks really good and the music is fantastic. I hope that Fox renews it, as it's nice to have a good space show to watch. And I like that the overall tone is light and hopeful, we need that right now.

Hereditary (2018)

BORING, laughable and absolutely NOT scary

[3/10 · 15 September 2018]

I was so looking forward to a nice, mature horror film. I love Toni Collette and Gabriel Byrne (though he was TOTALLY wasted in this film, playing a milquetoast dad/husband).

At first I thought it was just going to be a slow build with a Gothic feel to it, but no--- just horrible telegraphing things, like Charlie cutting off the bird's head and then she get decapitated. Ugh!

I cannot believe all the hype about "Hereditary" --- after some weird turns, I thought that maybe Annie (Toni Collette) was dreaming everything and that she was really in a mental institution (like "Shutter Island"), or maybe the "monster" was like the Babadook -- but no, just weird cult that gets almost NO explaination.

Save your time and money -- -If you want a really scary, atmospheric film, spend time with "The Autopsy of Jane Doe".

Rampage (2018)

Worse than I thought it would be

[4/10 · 23 June 2018]

And I wasn't expecting much! I saw the trailer in the cinema and thought it looked a bit dumb, but I love Dwayne Johnson, so it might be fun. Then I found out it was based on a video game, so my expectations lowered even more.

It started out pretty good, with a nice twist that the evil, mad scientist/greedy corporate "dude" was a woman (sadly played as a one-note character!).

The chemistry between Johnson and George (the big gorilla) is great, but that's about all that is good about the film.

There are some cool shots of Chicago and it was nice to see a different city getting destroyed as it's always NYC, LA or San Francisco!

Was really sad to see Joe Manganiello killed off at the very beginning, as I was hoping for some scenes with him and Johnson.

Good time-waster for young teen boys and that's about it.

What About Dick? (2012 Video)

80 minutes of Eric Idle-lead silliness

[6/10 · 7 September 2013]

I only rated this a 6 as it's a bit hit and miss as a story, but if you are a fan of Brit comedy and comic actors, then this is probably worth your time.

full of wacky double-entendres along with nods to Monty Python and the Rocky Horror Picture Show, it's fun to watch all of these talented people have fun with each other.

I have NO idea how they kept from laughing through the whole thing. As much as I love Eddie Izzard, he really just can't do accents and even mocks himself on that account.

Jane Leeves is very funny, I had forgotten just how good she was on Frasier as Daphne.

Poor Billy Connolly has the hardest time of all in keeping a straight face!!!

Overall, worth a good giggle :)

Bestiár (2007)

thoughtful film about relationships

[8/10 · 3 September 2013]

This is a great film about a young woman's journey into discovering herself through a series of relationships with many different types of men.

it's a who's who of Czech male actors, which is a real treat. If you don't speak Czech, just watch it with subtitles, the translations are mostly pretty good.. though the English title of this film "The Bitch's Diary" makes it sound like a porn film... Bestiar, could be translated as "beastkeeper" which is fine as she looks for the beast within herself.

Sadly, we don't get to hear Danica's voice, as she's Slovak and it was decided that her accent wouldn't be understandable, so she's dubbed into Czech. it's really the only drawback to the film.

It's funny, touching and real... as we follow Karolina through the ups and downs of romance. It's a nice, feel-good film without pandering to the audience or the characters.

Butter (I) (2011)

cute, with some funny moments

[7/10 · 6 October 2012]

Well the trailer makes it look much funnier than it is.. though I did laugh out loud a few times.. "Butter" tries to delve into the area of something like "Best in Show" or "Waiting for Guffman" where people take small-time events and blow their importance WAY out of proportion.

I wish it had been a bit longer to flesh out some of the characters better. LOVED Rob Cordry, who was very low-key compared to his usual roles.. he was great, as was the little girl who played Destiny. I didn't mind her adult speeches, as did some reviewers. She was really sweet.

If the script had been stronger and a bit more wicked with the satire this would be a strong comedy rather than just a decent one.

At least there wasn't a lovable 'man-child' anywhere to be seen (so tired of that branch of humor)

If you like films like I mentioned at the beginning of my review than give it a try, it's not a black comedy as some people said as it never goes very dark at all. Just a soft satire

Missing (2012)

agree with most of the reviews,but it could be worse

[6/10 · 14 April 2012]

there are really only two reasons i am watching this, I like Ashley Judd and I live in Prague and that is the home base for shooting this series, so while they do establishing shots of Paris and Rome, many of those scenes were actually shot in Prague, so it's fun to see if I can recognize where they are.

And one of my favorite Czech actors, Karel Roden, is the main bad guy, which is his usual role in American films.

it's a nice time waster with pretty locations but completely unbelievable, Ashley is good as is the guy who plays Dax and of course we have Sean Bean.... the actor who is her son isn't bad either....

The Three Musketeers (2011)

one of the worst films i have seen in a LONG time

[12 November 2011]

Okay I wasn't expecting much, really Steampunk elements about 150 years too early!!!! But I was willing to go along with that...but a HORRIBLE script with dreadful dialogue just couldn't be saved. It's a pretty film but poorly directed and really badly edited. Even the fight scenes weren't nearly as exciting as they should have been!!! Orlando Bloom was fun to watch chewing up the scenery, but Christoph Waltz had such bad dialogue even he couldn't save his scenes... WAY WAY too much of the Milady character, and I like Milla, but...

it was just painful to watch and I was very close to walking out of the theatre, something I have NEVER done...

save your time and money and watch either the classic Richard Lester version from 1973 or the 1993 one. Both are good, with the 1973 one being pretty faithful to the novel

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)

truly amazing

[17 March 2011]

First of all the experience of "almost" being there was really unique... the sound in the cinema was up nice and loud so you really FELT the sound like you would in the theatre.... and what a brilliant way for thousands of people to enjoy the performances of the National Theatre....

Okay so now on to the play itself... WOW!!! The set design and staging were wonderful, innovative, with minimalist hints of all the locales... Danny Boyle's direction was inspired and energetic...but the ACTING, well really something to behold...

The premise here is an actor's dream.. the actors switch nightly in playing the roles of Victor and the Creature. This is truly inspired, especially since the characters are each a side of the other. Before the performance there was a short behind-the-scenes film, and Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch talked about how they approached the roles... but seeing is believing.. The performance I saw was with Cumberbatch at the Creature and Miller as Victor Frankenstein.. both were very good, but the show belongs to the Creature... and Cumberbatch was INCREDIBLE! the sheer physical demands of the performance had me tired just watching!! The play really focuses on the Creature's growth from stumbling, grunting "thing" to a fully-formed thinking being. "Frankenstein" is one of my favorite novels and I think I have seen just about every film adaptation, and at least one other stage version. Highly recommended!!!

Leaving L.A. (1997)

dark and quirky but a bit ahead of its time

[10/10 · 14 February 2011]

really great show, great acting and writing but i think it was just a couple of years too early.. now we have lots of dark and weird shows, and i think the folks at ABC must have thought it was too weird and dark to leave on.. pity as it was long before all the CSI-like shows and Six Feet Under or Crossing Jordan etc.... but fortunately all the main actors have gone on to do great work..

as other mentioned, if you can find the 6 shows, they are well worth watching... great offbeat humor :) -- Chris Meloni is one of my favorite actors and it's nice to see him in this role and he and Melina have really great chemistry.