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Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
It's Great, But... The Book Reigns Surpreme
It's great for an Aussie series and we'll acted, but I'm going to be 'that person' and stress that it really doesn't compare to the 10/10 book.
All the great aspects of the show, are dwarfed by the incredible suspense, humour and prose contained in the book.
I thought it was well acted, the young Eli Bell a stand out, along with Tavis Fimmel as Lyle. There were a couple not up to that level and it was really noticeable - The crooked cop the obvious choice here. I'm assuming budget constraints forced it to 7 episodes as the last one felt rushed, and the slight variances to the book a bit disappointing.
On the whole, it was great but not quite the level of the book... not that it needed to be!
30 for 30: Phi Slama Jama (2016)
Eh college sport
The 30 for 30s about college sports do not really hit the mark for anyone outside of the states. At least the NFL ones have professional sports which make them a little more interesting.
This didn't have much to it apart from having a few players who would go on to have decent NBA careers. Essentially, if you are a huge fan of basketball and you are from the USA, so you have some kind of connection or affinity to the college game, then you might enjoy this. If you are a basketball or sport fan from anywhere else in the world, it might be a bit of a struggle.
I really wish they'd stop with the college sports, literally very few outside of some in the US care.
30 for 30: The '85 Bears (2016)
Disappointing
I've been slowly working through the 30 for 30s I hadn't seen and not sure how I missed this one as it was so highly regarded.
It just fell a little flat. Not a whole lot happened for an hour and 20 minutes and then the CTE discussion suddenly popped up. The film was put together well (aside from the Any given Sunday esque score through the final parts)
I felt as though an episode on McMahon, his career, antics and later struggles would have been much better. The ending was cool but it was a battle to get that far.
I tossed up between a 4 or 5 rating but went 5 for the nice way it finished up.
30 for 30: 42 to 1 (2018)
Decent but has holes
Thought ththe overall Story was good snd told well but missed a follow up with the bookies given it was named on their odds. What were their thoughts during the fight, afterwards? Did they lose or do well from it? Also needed more from the Tyson camp, understand getting Tyson would be tough, but there was only one person spoken to from his side.
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen
The title says it all. A complete mess from top to bottom. Nothing saves this calamity. Horrific.
30 for 30: Trojan War (2015)
Average
If you don't know the story going in, don't bother.