Alex Oakley

So cringeworthingly 70's soap that even my cat could guess the storyline, dialogue or that the revert would be a ginger -although they are usually ginger, so a double joke that I actually got that very few others would have noticed. Still, that was as good as it got joke-wise. It was simply awful from start to finish. I did like the massive yellow Merc , which is not untypical (a large V8 Lexus or similar is the daily around here) and the typical Apna parking, but that was about it.

Don't give 5 stars unless absolutely must. Complex story made simple. Respectful and well-made in almost every way. A must-watch if brining people together despite their extreme differences motivates you. This does that so well. The melting of cultures 500 years back, told superbly. Nuances and small actions from the start which enable the story and characters to flourish without it seeming twee or fawning to the Lib-elite agenda of the modern day which has ruined many promising series. Everyone is represented and no side or race is truly good or bad - they are all just rubbing along with their own agendas, as is the way life 'actually' is. No chance of making one side better than the other. Important lessons are learnt by the Europeans as the Japanese, which is the way it was. No stupid character or cultural excuses just to fit in with today's lefty-whites-must-apologise agenda. Told accurately; harshly where appropriate to reflect the times, but with beautiful scenery and a little (seemingly) modern-days sensitivity which, let's face it, has always been important and not a modern day invention. The characters are as they should be: no one is completely one way or the other, but simply human beings stuck in their times and trying to survive. No apologist rubbish. It tries to show how each learns from the other, whilst not giving up who they are. A time when life was tough as hell, but people had morals, and ways they thought were right. That drives the series through. Simply a masterpiece with little faults which I'm happy to ignore as I bow down to an excellent series and probably the best I've seen for a long time.

A few things to take from this: 1.) The ability from a Jewish - presuming, given his name - director to portray the family of a concentration camp commandant at the centre of the film in the way he does. 95 percent of the film is without casting any negatives upon the family. This is indeed, an astonishingly smooth and real experience for the viewer also:- to watch the family interact and do normal things in a mostly positive manner - truly remarkable watching this: a normal, happy, doing-all-the-things-families-do scenario for the majority of the film. 2.) The over-loud sounds of nature when the family are outdoors and consistent but muffled sounds of orders being shouted and shots being fired -presumably executions in the camp alongside the commandants house. At's is if he wants you to focus on the beautiful, not the grim. 3.) When the negatives do come, they are not a shocking change to the hum-drum sweetness of summer; rather a necessary pointer to the fact that it is WW2 Poland with the Nazi's in control with their üntermenschen mentality and business-like straight-forward problem solving. They've all been brainwashed so well since Hitler came to power that it all just seems like a corporate board meeting to discuss something important, but not moral. The ending is quite weak, and the odd blank screens and strange noises do little for me or the average viewer frankly. All in all, a possible "how it actually all was" is possible in your brain afterwards, as if the epoch was through rose-tinted glasses to a degree. There are rough edges toward the end of the film, but the key thing I take away is the simple acceptance by the family that the Jews are there for them. No questions asked and no need for understanding of anything beyond that is the feeling I get from them. The mother is, like most women:- ambitious behind her husband's success, and she is ultimately the one who seems like she would happily shoot anyone for what she wants. Still, her ambition is done in a very homely, if clearly an over-ambitious homely way.

Starts off brilliantly, however, there's only so many dead pan stares a man can take! The stares being the only way to portray the incredulousness of the storyline to both the receiver of information on-screen and the viewer! By the time we have got into the end of the 2nd series I had almost blown my brains out with the twists and turns, which leave far too many ends loose and belittle the original depth of the storyline. Emotion has no time to be analysed in the serious and world-changing that goes in - it's all just normal dude! Only near the middle of the 2nd series does someone say "are you all nuts with this time-shift bollox"? Eventually I just gave up as I couldn't be bothered wondering what the hell was going on anymore. Brilliant idea but ultimately it lets itself down to a great extent with the "who's farted" stares which are endless and the time-spinning which leaves you just wondering what in earth is going on. It's good to know who does what in a film, even if they turn or change, but the complex changing of characters and world's leaves you wanting to watch something normal and sane and eat a cheese sandwich instead.

The brother and sister are annoying characters. I'm not sure they would really exists being so different. The tech guy is annoying also, but their personalities seem to mellow once their differences have been spelt out. This guy makes the barely believable almost believable. Considering that he likes to make everything as 're al' as possible, my only flaw was the lack of interest in the phenomenon post the initial mass murder. There would have been cops allover the place and the adjoining ranch. All in all a well done movie that keeps up the suspense and does its best to provide an answer to the parts other monstwr/ufo films don't.

It's very slow for 2-3 episodes. There is time to build up the characters and, give you hints and tips at where the story is going. By episode 4 or thereabouts, clues are evident and it becomes clear that the priest has not met an angel, rather a vampire. This is very Stephen Kingish, but on the good side. As always, those who claim to be the most 'religious' usually -l ike in real life - are the least kind or moral. There are some lessons here about those of a religious persuasion who are so blinkered that they see what normal people see as something completely different, with consequences to boot. Some small holes in the plot and about. The Muslim sheriff is a great part and is done with accuracy and in a very positive way (for Americans!) All in all, worth more than the IMDB score, as it is on the whole very well done. And I'm a fan now. Defo worth a watch.

Endless agendas, endless tinkering, endless personnel! Still remaining boring beyond belief. Started with some promise, but has sadly decided to go right up its own axxe. The writers seemingly worrying over the latest political agenda (in America/UK/West) and applying it to the show. Namely the endless desire to mix up gender/LGBT/race but to a point where the script is suffering very badly. Yes, the original Trek, and those that proceeded it also pushed boundaries:- that was the whole idea. But the stories had depth, structure and a point:- this is endless placating because the libs write it and are scared to death they will be considered "wrong" for not doing so. Which is sad, because the vast, vast majority of normal human beings don't care - the idea is to enjoy the programme. Whilst well acted and strongly made to start with, it has run itself into the ground very quickly. Characters every week that you can't connect with (hence why they keep brining more on), endless twists and turns that make zero sense to the average person. The latest 'idea' is the ships A.I suddenly getting 'touchy-feely'. The whole thing is a catastrophe. Whilst done well at some levels, it is shamelessly jumping on every 'right-on' and liberal agenda possible - you are being force-fed an agenda, in essense! Such a waste. Watching it now just makes me feel sad for what could have been.

Utterly awful. How on earth IMDB gave it 6.7 is beyond intelligent thinking. Will make you wish you'd left it at 3. This is a truly pityful, well-worn out boring and very confusing pile.

Many of the regular critics have planned this - but wait. Quite simply, it is worth a watch. It is a little rushed and there is -like his previous Western - very little action for most. But it s enjoyable enough if you have an brains, empathy, etc. Worth a watch, but won't win awards.