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Don't Look Up (2021)
It's hard to look at yourself in the mirror, but the humour helps...
It's a well-balanced movie that deals with sensitive issues in modern society, in a way that is acceptable to watch for an average Joe.
I enjoyed it. One of the things it made me think about was the hopelessness of our circumstances.
Now that I think about it, it's not really looking into a mirror as much as it is looking into a crystal bowl ...
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
As Elaborate As Lana's Hair...
Hair style is a matter of taste.
Some might like busy, but simple, colourful but messy.
If you have not seen the first Matrix and you're expecting a good action movie, you might enjoy what you're about to see.
The second and third Matrix were a money grab. They had little of the first movie's finesse: the dialogues, fights, pace and the message to convey.
Lana had a lot of time to think of a good story, to sell it to the producers, but what they really needed was time for us to forget about the latex soft porn that second and third Matrix were.
People dangling on strings and spinning after barely being touched. The slappy mockery of a fight you could admire in first Matrix. The rant of a dialogue instead of neatly composed, climax building, scarce but meaningful lines that make the 1st Matrix appeal to so many...
If the second Matrix was the first, this would be a fitting ending of a trilogy.
Sadly, we've been treated to the first one first and anything that came afterwards feels like it was made by a completely different crew.
The Harder They Fall (2021)
Too inaccurate, even for a Netflix Western.
This is a perfect example of Netflix trying to do the right thing, but again, failing miserably.
Wild West turned to a hip hop video, with inflated dialogues and cringe- worthy performances.
Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021)
A feminist bowl of vomit.
To start with I should mention that the animation often appears rushed, nowhere near as good as any half-decent anime.
Now the story... where do I start:
There's hardly any He-man in it, some at first and some in last episode.
The whole season is about a female character on her path to self-discovery.
The problem I have with that is, there already was a powerful female in this universe. Her name was She-Ra.
He-man has been stripped of his powers and killed; accused of lying.
He had to apologise for sacrificing his life because the main character could not tell him she was angry with him...
Some of the other characters turned different shades to accommodate for ethnic diversity.
All these tweaks were done in a very blunt, forced manner, creating a collage that resembles the old animation very little.
The only thing that will attract the viewers, will be their familiarity with the previous stories and they'll be in for quite a nasty surprise: their childhood idols have been sacrificed in an unnecessary, forced bow to political correctness.
Greed (2019)
What did you expect?
If you want a light- hearted comedy or an in-depth look into the hypocrisy of the socio-cultural economy you live and breathe, you will find a little bit of both.
The movie turns more into drama as you keep watching. I suppose it makes an uncomfortable watching for many, who simply don't want to know or acknowledge how their actions uphold this state of affairs.
None of us have a clear conscience at this movie lays it bare, hence some of the bad reviews, attempting to cover our guilt, hide it.
I dare you to watch it.
If you live in UK, it will resonate more with you but I think viewers in most of developed countries will find a figure that closely matches the main character.
Great acting, good story. No fireworks, running away from dinosaurs or pies in someone's face. Ok, there are fireworks.
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would and I dare you, again, watch it.
Doom Eternal (2020)
Herd Mentality- Don't believe the hype...
Before you read this review , please note that I played the game on PS4.
I was really excited to get my hands on this title. I played all originals in my youth and the 2016 Doom. I really enjoyed all the previous versions. From the reviews one could assume that this is a more polished version, that the makers listened to the fans. What you actually get is a rushed product that spoils the game and leaves you disappointed if not upset. After all, this is not just any game...
I was not expecting much from the story so was fine with the plot. Minute cosmetic changes to graphics and weapon modification would be liked by some and disliked by others but they do not change the gameplay significantly, compared to the previous title. The shoulder cannon, borrowed from Predator franchise, does its job. The demon slayer is now jumping and climbing a lot more, turning into a squirrel, hopping from one column onto another in a rather similar fashion. I found it rather comical but not to the point that would spoil the enjoyment of butchering all evil.
What became a very apparent let down was the glitching. You will often find your character falling into lava and then through it... The opponents will fall or get trapped in walls or doorways, shaking and juddering. I ignored it once, twice and then realised that this game was probably not ready for release. You will find overlapping textures and rocks with perfect, polished angles as you look for secrets in far corners of each map. Sadly, these are not the only let downs...
I started the game on 'hurt me plenty', being realistic about my skills, and had to change it to 'I don't want to die' during the last fight of the first level as it was simply impossible to get through. I found this spike in difficulty followed by a very easy chapter two, where I switched the difficulty up and then some, even before I upgraded my character. Such uneven difficulty progression, as you shoot your way through the game, is another evidence of neglect in order to cash on the success of the previous title. And the soundtrack is just awful, imagine Trent Reznor giving his keyboard to a toddler- you get the idea...
All in all, the game is playable. I would probably put up with all the shortfalls if I spent half the money on some less known title but this is Doom. You should not do this to Doom.