Mini-Reviews #7

Posted 2014-12-21 · Updated 2024-06-02

A new batch of condensed opinions of recently watch movies and TV shows.

(Update 2023: Added five-star-ratings [may diverge now from what I had in mind, years ago, when I wrote the text…].)

Film

Hercules (2014): Not as bad as expected, but nevertheless a rather unremarkable matter.
The first half is indeed quite entertaining and humorous, while the second half only offers generic fantasy action.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
Gravity (2013): Interesting, because it was different; but in the end not all what it was hyped to be.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 star
Bad Neigbors (2014): (Sadly) A typical, generic, gross flick; probably no. 2379 on the ever-growing list of such US-&“comedies”. My advice: Watch the trailer, don’t endure the whole 97 minutes.
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 stars
Stromberg: Der Film (2014): [DE] Wer die Serie mag (so wie ich) wird auch diesen Abschlussfilm mögen. Natürlich kein Big-Budget-Event-Movie, aber war mal nett, die Charktere ausserhalb der Büros agieren zu sehen.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012): An unnecessary reboot, a remake way too early — and also not a very good film.
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 sta
Kingdom Of Heaven (Director’s Cut) (2005): Rewatch – Watched it for a second time now; an impressive, epic film, and one of the few films in this millennium from Ridley Scott that doesn’t suck.
★★★★☆ 4/5 stars

TV

Justified — Season 3: I really love this show: Dark humor, violent action, scheming and lively dialogs. (And that’s also very impressive, since I do remember how mediocre I found the first season to be, which made me almost quit it after its initial run).
★★★★★ 5/5 stars
True Detective — Season 1: Again a case of too much unfullfilled hype, from my point of view. The start was OK, but the last act not so much. In general just not that great.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
Sons Of Anarchy — Season 4: Liked it. The show is not a revolutionary milestone, but quite entertaining.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
The Bridge — Season 1: The american remake/interpretation of an scandinavian show (that I haven’t seen, yet). The first season was mostly alright…
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
The Bridge — Season 2 (partially): … but the second season quickly lost my interest after 4 or 5 episodes: So, I didn’t finish the season. One factor was the changed attitude of the main character; and the slow pace didn’t help either — and now the series is canceled anyways.\ ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 stars
The Walking Dead — Season 4: It’s getting better. Still a slooow going show (I fast-forward quite a bit), but I’ll stick with it.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars

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