George Wood

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Kevin Costner‘s attempt to bring the audience into the excitement, beauty and sheer passion of the American West is somewhat confusing… as the smoke signals rising from the Native American fires! Exactly what is he telling us here? What is the message? Which story do we follow? Which smoke signal do I respond to and follow ; somewhat confusing? The scenery is beautifully shot. The acting at times is convincing, but the convoluted storylines leave the audience feeling somewhat parched like the ancient River beds long gone dry In the hot Dusty landscape of the American West. Kevin Costner’s character shows up , is confronted by another cowboy, whose long-winded monologue would cause any rawhide cowboy to pull their pistol to put him out of his misery, which is exactly what Kevin Costner’s character did! Unfortunately, I Found my mind wandering away from the movie wondering did I wash my dishes? Time and again I lost interest and found my attention meandering just like the wagon trains through the sagebrush! Needless to say very disappointing……better Trails next time and don’t forget to remind me to bring along my harmonica! I kept looking for the meaning of the Horizon Just around the next foothill, but my wagon kept getting stuck in the mire of confusing subplots I guess it’s time to stop and start baking those beans…..

This show is very disturbing. It is such a con and a fraud. This has nothing to do with great American dishes it’s about dishes from countries other than America being prepared by people that happen to live in America very aggravating, very dishonest, not impressed at all the , judges seem to be biased from the very beginning towards certain chefs, I would not recommend ! This does not showcase American food whatsoever. Shame on you. Once again, PBS is trying to be politically correct highlighting anything but the uniqueness of America, and dishes, and recipes that are strictly unique to the American experience! OK, update to season three you keep forgetting to tell me to bring my box of Kleenex. This show is so absolutely ridiculous. Has nothing to do with American cuisine. If I hear one of those chefs talk about their ancestors one more time I feel like I’m in Indiana Jones And the temple of dead cooks ! Please no more about the grandparents. These chefs have no idea if their descendants would even like this food. Why do you keep throwing that at the audience ? ?totally absurd and boring once again you disappoint I fast forwarded to the grand finale. I knew exactly who was gonna win? Hooray for Africa not for America!

One of the most historic decisions ever made by a sitting US President to develop a weapon, so powerful at that time that could literally wipe out two Cities in a matter of seconds possibly saving 1 million Allied lives during the invasion of Japan portrayed in this movie in the form of a gritty soap opera! What was Christopher Nolan attempting to do? I’m still confused…. I was expecting a story that would tell this generation some of the historical and military reasoning behind the decision to build this bomb. Why did this turn into a courtroom drama? Where was the backstory in regards to President Roosevelt, Harry S.Truman, military commanders, etc..? Was the ridiculous nude scenes really necessary to tell this important historical story accurately I don’t think so! So once again, instead of letting the audience understand the military /political decision, we are lead down this confused, rambling, backstabbing soap opera, who’s trying to destroy who? This almost appeared to be an Agatha Christie play a whodunit, “ 10 little scientists“ The movie was way too long, boring ,tedious. The character of Oppenheimer seemed confused, disjointed at times, so afraid of the world and his love relationship, I lost interest in the character. Instead of the audience, being drawn into the historical context this movie blew us away like the fallout from a nuclear test somewhere in the desert…. perhaps I needed to wear some special dark glasses to see the point of this movie better because I’m still wondering days later what his message really was? The only scene for me that seemed historically accurate and believable was in the oval office with Harry S. Truman meeting Oppenheimer for the first time, Truman, a man of very few words pretty much sums up this character and this movie ; don’t let this whining baby back into my office! Christopher Nolan sorry this movie did not get off the drawing board ;time to wipe the slate clean , get the eraser and wipe the blackboard recalculate the physics. The mathematics just don’t add up. Sorry folks very disappointing.

Unfortunately, the main character of this movie is a cigarette…… the constant puffing by Leonard Bernstein played by Bradley Cooper was annoying and distracting…. he seemed to enjoy the cigarette more than his wife, or any of his other lovers. Very disappointing two hours in which the audience never gets to really know Lenny or his wife in a deeper level… that gives us a clear understanding of his talent, where it came from, and the troubled relationship in their marriage. So we jump from black-and-white to color but the tone and pace of the movie left me somewhat bored. Several of the scenes seemed rather overplayed and ridiculous, especially his conducting in the church and the dance scene at the end of the movie filmed in red. I felt like I was back in the movie Carrie, with flames ready to engulf the room. Bradley Cooper in my opinion seem to be playing the part of Leonard Bernstein not in a organic way, but” look at me portraying Leonard Bernstein isn’t this awesome”! Hence not really believable; did not seem authentic…. The music played in the movie by Gustav Mahler seems to me to sum up the story and the acting ; let me offer this quote.. whereas Mahler's are those of "a psychic weakling, a complaining adolescent who ... enjoyed his misery, wanting the whole world to see how he was suffering." this is the interpretation of Leonard Bernstein that I feel in this movie a complicated life told almost in a comical way. Extremely disappointing… the disjointed scenes leaping years ahead in the story only filled the screenplay with confusion and unclarity just like the smoke swirling around the various rooms, parties and conversations, from the never ending cigarette puffing! Basically this movie left me in a smoky haze…. with no clear answers or meaningful ending I guess there’s no ashtray to put out my ashes of disappointment!

If you’re looking for a movie that neatly ties up loose ends like a freshly wrapped gift for Christmas , that you joyfully put under the tree, you will be sorely disappointed! This movie is a series of vignettes thrown together in a rather haphazard way to tell a story. The movie fails miserably in setting the stage for the audience to understand where this man came from ,what he was really thinking, and what did those around him believe his talents really were! Moments …when I felt that I was being swept into the Cinematic vision of this movie like those citizens of France during the rush of the revolution , the Director would throw in another nonsensical scene between Napoleon and Josephine…. Many of these scenes did not fit the tone of the movie. They were hard to comprehend, and did not really fit the narrative to assist the audience in understanding these two historical figures. Their convoluted arguments in my opinion did not aid or help us understand who they really were. They were a bit comical, hence I found them to be extremely distracting from the narrative. Repetitive scenes depicting their so-called conflict was boring and tiresome. Like the cannon balls shot across the battlefield, many of the scenes came crashing across the screen leaving a trail of destruction and disaster to the tone and feel and direction of this movie! For me, the only redeeming aspects of this movie were the battle scenes, which I felt were filmed Realistically and true to historic fact. This to me set the tone and pace the audience desperately needed to feel somewhat part of this story! If Napoleon could rise from the grave bought a ticket, sat in a theater to watch this movie I think armies would be forming to invade Hollywood! This could’ve been a very interesting, cinematic adventure perhaps, if the Director had taken a smaller chunk of Napoleon’s career and told a tighter more interesting story. Too much packed into 2 1/2 hours to really understand this man, the world keeps writing books about Napoleon!🇫🇷

Season three what a respectable bore….. so much confusion, so much mistrust , dishonesty, and sugary nothingness….. episode after episode of the same denial of feelings and lack of truth very tiring to watch. What is surprising about the series Miss Haywood seems to be the most deceptive and dishonest about her feelings, the best line so far is delivered by Lady Denham “why are you still here?” “ you are a strange, outspoken lady.” That pretty much sums up season three. I think anybody with their right mind would leave Sanditon as soon as possible for the sake of their mental health and sanity.

This is a cross between the Great Gatsby, Gangster Squad, and China Town….offensive language, nudity and a bizarre cameo by Tobey Maguire the movie only begins to touch the heart strings of the viewer in the last 45 minutes! Brad Pitt looked bored in most of his scenes….expected much more from this director very disappointing! This could have been a very interesting story about the early days of Hollywood If the director had kept his focus on the message not loud obnoxious scenes, filled with hedonistic nonsense. Give the audience more credit than that. Better luck next time. Fast forward this story and you are watching Casino, broken hearts and lives repeated once again in Las Vegas!

Well, what can I say about a three hour 20 minute movie or more, but let me explain it this way, the couple several seats away from me snored for three hours. Thank God they brought a blanket! I guess their bed at home is not comfortable. Cinemark is better, well good for them. So this movie literally has the same pace as the Conestoga wagons as they headed west, across the open plains to arrive in Oklahoma! Every scene seemed tiring, sleepy slow paced, I felt I was one of the lazy Cow pokes hanging around town with nothing better to do but cause trouble and look for an easy way to make a quick buck! It is a very sad story, but the length of the movie pretty much makes me lose interest in the whole scenario! The plight of these Native Americans is very disturbing, but they seem to give up too easily, and the story feels pushed and not natural. If I were you, I would wait for this movie on Roku, find a very comfortable couch and begin the journey, if you fall asleep well, you can wake up and start the movie again. Some decent acting but the story seems full of many many holes (no pun intended in regards to oil wells dug)that don’t really add up or make sense. The one brother seems to get washed away in the plot just like the dirt is washed away in the downpours on the grassy plains. For all the hype and publicity, all I can say is a very tedious, tiring movie to watch. Good luck, grab a blanket and a pillow and begin your snooze fest! With all that said, if you wake up long enough to think about it, the story is compelling. Just cut about an hour, tighten up the pace; cut out redundant scenes and perhaps the movie will draw you ln!