Ty McIntosh-Campbell

I was way too young when this came out in the theatres to appreciate how powerful this film truly is. I recently watched this for the first time and I feel such a fool for taking so long to watch this masterpiece of a family facing aging as well as generational belief system clashes. Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn are considered legends in cinema and in OGP, they're in total command of the screen throughout. This was their only film together- and at least they were in such a great story like this. OGP is concrete proof that if there's a good story(which they have), you don't need lots of CGI, violence, sex, and the like to make it hit home to the audience. There's a reason this got so many Oscar nominations and winners. Don't wait 43 years like I did- see it soon!

As an avid fan of the original 1994 feature, and as someone who watched the less than stellar spin-offs but "Salvation" at least had noble intentions. There are some things I liked in this new one but OVERALL- Director Rupert Sanders's ego clearly got in the way. The theme of the original was pure vengeance against those who wronged two innocent people. This version has a flawed Eric and a flawed Shelly in which we don't fully feel for them from the start. I totally understand why Sanders didn't want to get too close from the Brandon Lee version but this version took way too long in getting the vengance started and I feel things didn't take off until the last 40 minutes. I will say- the violence committed in this was completely fantastic. The scene at the Opera was insanely breathtaking and for that- I won't totally bash Sanders- he delivered the violence, especially in act 3. The acting was fine, but the story/screenplay had some serious flaws fundamentally for me to really root for Eric to save Shelly, and the ending was a serious bad aftertaste. I won't say don't see it. Just don't part ways with too much money before you do.

My first job at 15 was washing dishes at a family diner and the hustle was almost more than I could handle. But that energy drove me to become a cook, bartender, manager and entertainment booker for establishments for 20 years. The Bear NAILS THIS AND SO MUCH MORE! The Bear is the kind of show that Food Network wants to really create but they are so under the burden of being G rated to appease their sponsors. This is no fault of theirs, they are all about being non-offensive and their business model demands that it's that way. The Bear however, explores elements that so many highly skilled culinary persons encounter after they get out of school. Less than ideal conditions are the norm, but a chef's passion drives them to do more than their best with what they've got. In terms of ethnic inclusion- this series not only does that, the demographics of those who are in that business reflects it. Season 2 when Carmy and his family open up as "The Bear" cannot come soon enough.

This franchise has done nothing but go south since the original series finale ended- with both feature films being mediocre at best and after seeing this opening episode, I had to shake my head in frustration. Doing this without Kim Catrall to me was risky, and her Samantha Jones character was the straw that stirred the chemistry on the page and on the screen. And while Sarah Jessica Parker makes a valiant effort- those two actresses needed one another and to me- everyone loses. You might like it. But SITC was ground breaking in terms of female sensuality being explored in an honest manner that was way overdue. This doesn't even come close. I'm all for a reboot of this franchise with at least three younger characters being led by SJK replacing Samantha Jones as the mother hen.