Sanduni Premaratne

The glowing reviews to this movie are just mind-boggling. This has so many bad plot holes but I want to mention the major ones that nobody seems to talk about. The kid has type 1 diabetes!!! Which means he needs an insulin supply! Where in the hell amid the chaos did they secure enough supply for him to last in that bunker for months?! That bag sure didn’t look like enough for 9 months and the army screened him out which means they didn’t store it in bunkers either! (Insulin goes bad easily too!) Assuming they did have that much, how is he gonna survive now after coming out of the bunker? THERE’S NO INSULIN PRODUCTION ANYMORE!!! How could the writers not think about this obvious issue?! Also, BIRDS! Just after 9 months! We’re talking about an ecosystem collapse and in here everything is fine and dandy (under the circumstances). In reality, there’s gonna be a dust cloud that covers the earth for years. So there won’t be sunlight and everyone would FREEZE TO DEATH! So yeah, it was a fun cliche to watch but the whole story is unrealistic and stupid!

The graphics and cast seem good. But the plot, not so much. Basically, fitting new info into what we already know and where it doesn't fit so well - revelation about a fourth Dumbledore sibling. Unless Percival Dumbledore had a child outside marriage, or he had a sibling and that sibling had a son, this seems quite implausible. Because Albus's father was in Azkaban more than half of Albus's life, and his mother died when Albus was in school. Also, we know Credence is quite younger compared to Albus, so no way Percival and Kendra had another child after Albus and Albus and Aberforth didn't know. I bet Rowling will come up with a possible explanation for all this, but still, the change doesn't sit well. (Or maybe Grindelwald lied? Who knows?) My biggest issue is why this series is still being called "Fantastic beasts"?! This is the story of Dumbledore and Grindelwald with some magical creatures and Newt inserted in it. To me, this only feels like a cheap cash grab now, what with having the story dragged on for 3 to 5 movies. The truth is I left the theatres disappointed so won't be returning for a sequel.

What can I say, it was so boring I almost fell asleep in the theatre. I guess 'meh' is pretty much the word to describe this. It was full of cliches, the jokes fell flat, CGI was subpar and the evil step-brother storyline was bland. Also, the love story was unnecessary and rushed. Didn't they just meet a few days before? Also, Amber's acting was really bad and it was notable because Mera was a main character and had a considerable amount of screen time. Anyways, we felt cheated out of our money after we watched this.

I'm only partway through the show and it's an enjoyable watch overall. The group dynamic is fun to watch most of the time. Some episodes can be fun, but others are quite boring. The biggest flaw of this show is that the criminals confess. ALL. THE. TIME! Jane deduces who's the criminal and puts on a theatrical ploy and they confess! Even when the evidence is circumstantial. Why would a criminal do that?! How Teresa became the leader of this team is beyond me. She's basically useless and clueless almost all the time. So her smug expression and the things she says to people to sound superior actually annoy me. The rest of the main characters are okay. I like Cho mostly because his flat face when making sarcastic comments is quite funny. Coming from Elementary, which was excellent, this doesn't quite meet the mark for me. The criminals in Elementary were never buffoons who'd confess out of the sudden goodness of their hearts. Also, Sherlock and Watson had to find explicit evidence linking the suspect to the crime, and only then would the police arrest the culprit. I'd probably continue watching this, but I don't expect it will get better.

Season 1 was fantastic, and season 2 was at least watchable. Season 3 however, is absolute garbage. For a futuristic world with humanoid robots and omniscient AI, they sure lack security and better weapons! Even with the weapons they have, these ex-military-type guys can't shoot straight that it's so painful to watch. Sure, the robots are made to last, and they can process things quite fast, but it was humans who made those robots. So, why do the story writers expect me to believe, that in this future world there won't be futuristic weapons too? Why didn't park security use EMP blasts in the first place? Then comes the season 3 which has deviated so far from the Westworld rails. Stubbs and Bernard just exist in this season without anything constructive towards the plot (if one exists!) until the very last episode with the reveal about the key. But I'm mostly disappointed at how Maeve turned out. She had a better story in previous seasons and all that's gone in the toilet in season 3. She acts all smug, superior and preachy while she's being literally controlled by a button on a human's hand! But what's really annoying is her literally controlling any electronics, even guns! In what plausible scenario would humans (smart enough to build her) be dumb enough to put communication modules in rifles? How is she communicating with electronics anyway? Right, it's all magic! I don't even know why they call it a sci-fi show anymore. One thing I actually liked is Dolores/Charlotte deviating from the original Dolores. However, the writers seem to be making her the next one-dimensional big baddie in season 4, so I don't expect anything good from that storyline either. Basically, they should have ended this show at least in season 2 with Dolores leaving WW (similar to Ex Machina ending).

A boring unnecessarily lengthy movie with a half-baked plot, unconvincing villains, mediocre acting and cringeworthy scenes that reduced the WW character to a Disney princess! SPOILERS! Even though the starting childhood sequence was sort of beautiful, it feels disconnected from the rest of the movie. The mall heist that comes next is so lame. Save the child and then destroy the cameras to keep your identity a secret?! The movie portrays basically every man other than Steve as pigs! And how Diana is still, even after 70 years, pining for a man she associated for at most a week or two is beyond me. So, basically Patty Jenkins made WW in to a Disney princess! Keeping that aside, Steve and Diana had zero chemistry here. And, why was it absolutely necessary to bring her "love" back? Also, there's the huge moral issue of occupying someone else's body, putting it through harm and the sex with no consent from the actual owner of the body! Imagine the outrage if a male superhero did the same to spend time with his dead girlfriend? When it comes to the villains, it was never clear why Max Lord did what he did. So his oil rigs were going dry and his company was going under, couldn't he just have asked from the stone for a billion dollars? or for oil to appear? or to become the president? No. Instead he wishes to become the stone itself so that he can become a wish-granting factory. Why? Why? Why didn't he take the obvious choice first? As for the Cheetah, well she doesn't want to lose her new found power so fair enough. But is that the best they could come up with as a motive for a villain? Specially for the supposed nemesis of WW? Couldn't they portray Barbara as an ambitious woman with a hunger for power, rather than a socially awkward scientist, and then make her the main villain? Finally at the end, Wonder Woman's moral diatribe convinces people to renounce their wishes? That's just bulls**t. Why don't we see the terminally ill wishing for their health? Is WW's sermon going to make them want to renounce their wishes and go back to being sick? I don't think so. One more thing, the delivery of the line "I need you to give me the stone" was the absolute worst. It was like she was talking to her puppy or her kid.

You're with the most popular/hottest guy in the school and suddenly a nicer guy comes along who sweep you off your feet, but somehow you decide that the first guy is "the one"?! Sounds familiar? The Peter-Lara Jean-John Ambrose love triangle from PS: I still love you? In a gist that's exactly what this is. It's such a disappointment. And in the end, not being able to decide where to go to College? Seriously, why does a girl/boy have to change all of their life plans to be with someone? I sure do hope if there's a sequel (cause it kinda hints to one) that she'll pick the one she really likes and can pay to go to rather than picking it entirely by the Noah factor. (Don't even get me started on those college acceptances. How the hell did they get into Harvard like that?!) On the other hand, Elle is a big hypocrite. She jumps into a conclusion that her boyfriend is cheating without giving him a chance to explain, and cheats on him by kissing the other guy. If you're constantly going to suspect him based on his past, break up with him already! She was basically an overacting drama-queen (Same as Lara Jean in PS: I still love you), who was ruining everyone's lives (particularly Lee's and Rachel's. Gosh don't you know not to be the 3rd wheel all the time?!). Honestly, Noah deserves better. So does Marco. Still, I liked the fun quirky parts of the story but do NOT like that ending one bit. Can't we have something different for a change? Maybe for once, the girl realizes that the first one may not be "the one"? 🙄 As if there's a "one"! Can we have a protagonist who's not such a drama-queen? Lastly, that joke about Justin Bieber was NOT funny!!! 🤮

Boring!!! Too many songs, none of which live up to the songs of the first movie. Absolutely adored the first movie. The second, not so much. Anna's character was irritating halfway through because of the way she clings to Elsa. Sisterly love is sweet and everything but seriously, Elsa has magical powers and can take care of herself. Anna is nothing but a liability. What I love is the fact that they gave a background story to Elsa and Anna. Although the storyline was subpar, the conclusion was good enough. And of course, the animation is really good.