lee gibson

I loved the books hopefully I’ll begin to love the tv series. The problem I’ve found so far is that the story is rattling along at an horrific pace, yes there’s lots of action and it’s very entertaining but this comes at the cost of character and relationship development that are crucial to how the story unfolds. If you have read the books you’ll be aware of the depth of detail R Jordan went into not only describing in great detail the settings the clothing the characters but also all the little nuances between those characters which sadly the tv show to date seems to have thrown straight in the skip as it hurtles along at breakneck pace. I can appreciate that they want to get the story started there are 14 relatively hefty books in the series so an epic amount of story to get through, although I feel despite all of the action and and visuals to keep you entertained they have removed the soul from R Jordans epic and extremely soulful world. Again, I really hope that I enjoy the show the cast look right the sets and visuals look right (although it does suffer from that too clean look that tv shows often suffer from that GOT managed to avoid) fingers crossed they get the heart of it right I get that Amazon want this to replace the GOT gap and the Wheel of Time has the capacity to do so, the full series of books I feel are far stronger than GOT as it doesn’t depend on the shock value to keep you entertained, instead it relies on character and political development alongside cracking story telling. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed and If you haven’t already…… go read the books you’ll be glad you did 👍 Have just finished the last episode of the season and will sadly stick with a 3 star review. 10 million an episode? Just goes to show that money doesn’t always make magic. Should have been more episodes just seems to lurch from event to event, charactor and relationship development has been left lacking in a massive way and political development is non existent. It really is a shame yes they are telling…… the story from the books but the reason I enjoyed the books is because they are far more than just a story, you really feel you know the characters and that you’re there with them you know everything about them down to every minor detail and so far I feel all of this has been cast aside as too much story is thrust at you in a very blunt way and considering who ever converted the books from page to screen have some of the best fantasy books ever written to work with it shouldn’t really be that difficult a job so to be honest Amazon I would sack them if you want the show to succeed which it really does deserve to do. Yes there’s a lot of story and there’s also loads of action to come but the most important part of the books is how person centred they are, at least try to tap in to some of that I think the story would appreciate it.

Good premise, poorly executed, feels as if most of the movie has ended up on the cutting room floor (probably because it was so bad) badly directed average acting at best, although most of the blame can be put on the directors and writers. I so wanted this movie to excel and was gutted when it really really didn’t. Yes there’s plenty of action but cgi isn’t great, character development minimal would say watch it but if you miss it at the cinema it really won’t be the end of the world.

Hasn’t got anything new to say perfect example of a movie that didn’t need to be made

Will keep this one short. Is worth sticking with even if it’s just to get to the ultimate thriller psycho fight scene I’ve ever seen 🤣🤣

A fresh take on on the revenge movie an ok watch that I feel should have been better. Where it fell short for me was in the direction it just fell flat and lacked lustre, it felt more like an 80s action film ie dated even though it had a decent script and was fairly well cast and acted. A mid week as a pose to weekend watch.

I really enjoyed the first episode which surprised me massively, the script writers have managed to negotiate the interim years and get you up to speed with the…. new settings with a deft touch, they have also managed so far to keep the superman feel good factor intact and I’m really looking forward to the rest of the series it has been well cast and well written I felt comfortable with the cast from the off which again surprised me and multiple plot lines have been introduced in a nice flowing first episode. If the show continues in this vain I’m sure it will be a massive success. Give it a look and tell us what you think 👍

If you love movies and love ghost busters go see this movie.

Regurgitated drivel, considering that this film is a work of fiction, all be it with names of real historical people, it feels like every western stereotype has been mangled into this awful mess. A strong black cast which is awesome but feels like a film written to please white viewers or worse white executives. With overly obvious Tarantino vibes in fact at times it feels more Tarantino than Tarantino does but in a grotesque caricature kind of way, it’s trying way to hard and is poorly written. My main objection is if you’re going to use names from history then surely you should tell their story, especially at a time where it would be amazing to learn about strong black historical figures be them good or bad. NETFLIX! You’ve missed what’s important here me thinks.

Gutted at what this movie has done to the franchise, I thought that the whole point of “Bond” was that the world needn’t worry as there is ALWAYS Bond regardless of who plays the part, he doesn’t retire he certainly doesn’t die and he has an almost time Lord esque ability to regenerate without even coming remotely close to passing on to the other side. I think the ending to Daniel Craig’s stint has lost something that can never be returned or repaired, James Bond now has to be fixed permanently in the realm of the reboot instead of the ever changing, world saving, lady loving, alcohol drinking chameleon that is James Bond. Barbra Broccoli you should be ashamed of yourself, I’m assuming this is why Danny Boyle walked away citing artistic differences, he must have understood that some characters you just don’t kill lest you lose something more important……hope.

Well acted well directed but lazily written with x3 1st person perspectives. This has been done so many times before (and generally with more success) it’s a shame Damon and Afleck chose to go down this route as the plot itself is fantastic and has a strong character base whom deserved a far more rounded and direct telling.