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The Acolyte is a complete disaster that fails to capture the essence of what Star Wars is supposed to be. It’s easily the worst Star Wars entry I’ve ever seen, and that’s putting it mildly. The over-reliance on death and despair makes it feel like a grim spectacle rather than an adventure in the galaxy far, far away. Every single likable or promising character is killed off, often in ways that feel pointless and contrived. Instead of developing their arcs or giving their sacrifices meaning, the show treats death as a cheap tool to shock the audience. There’s no emotional payoff—just a growing list of wasted potential. Each death feels like it happened in vain, contributing nothing to the story or the broader Star Wars universe. As example Jecki Lon character had so much promise, but their arc was abruptly cut short for no reason other than to force an emotional response. Their death added nothing to the plot or character development, making it seem like the writers were just trying to thin the cast. Then there’s Yord Fandar who met a similar fate, killed off in a moment that was meant to be impactful but instead felt shallow because there was no emotional buildup. By the end, it feels like no one matters—characters are just expendable pawns in a chaotic, disjointed story. What’s worse is how little respect the show has for the established Star Wars lore. It disregards the fundamental themes and tone that have made Star Wars beloved for generations. Gone are the hope, the adventure, and the moral dilemmas of light versus dark. Instead, we’re left with a joyless slog that substitutes shock deaths for storytelling and tension. In a universe known for its epic battles between good and evil, we’re stuck watching a parade of meaningless deaths, none of which carry any weight or purpose. Visually, it might look good, but no amount of special effects can save a story so broken and out of touch with what fans expect from Star Wars. Ultimately, The Acolyte is a huge disappointment, and I can’t recommend it to anyone who values the spirit of the originals. And here’s the thing up until episode three it had some decent stuff. It’s like they went to episode three and then gave up. What a waste.

Now I saw this movie on launch day/day one and I must say what a film it was. Fantastic performance once again by Daniel Craig but I want to say this. I’ve never been to fond of James Bond especially maybe the Daniel era unlike some, I’ve always come to find his character too arrogant but this time I found with him he portrayed the character in a far better light and light I don’t we’ve witnessed before. And this James Bond movie for me at least was the best James Bond film I’ve seen so far to date in my life. The has been a few negative reviews I can see but those negative reviews I think you should dismiss them because I believe what this Bond movie gave us and in fact the last two Bond films gave us was a breathe of fresh air. James Bond movies have a typical theme to them but this didn’t and in fact the last two Bond movies didn’t if anything they had a atypical theme to them. Now (No Time To Die) is the sequel I would say to (Spectre) and if you enjoyed Spectre then your certainly going to enjoy this one as equals. But for me as I said this is probably the best Bond movie I’ve seen to date. It had the gadgets, it had your Bond girls, it had the evil villains but the ending and I’ll just put a quick SPOILER ALERT! But the ending didn’t end as we previously have come custom to but ended with Bond dying as the heavens of missiles rained down on the private Island to destroy the factory farm of what was there. And that’s what I mean it had a very anticlimactic ending cause usually what we see is rather the opposite to this and what we usually see is that Bond will somehow manage a escape of his death and will fight on and fight to live another day. But I would watch this again and again and again cause it was a brilliant Bond movie.

So I first started watching this awesome 🤩 season through my brother suggesting it too me! And what a beautiful suggestion it was. My oh my goodness this season excited me and to be brutally honest first episode I didn’t have much clue to what it was about, I hadn’t even watched a trailer for it and to be honest I don’t really like the name of the show Squid Game. But the a old saying in life don’t judge a book by its cover and I guess that old saying rings true here. Because it was probably and arguably one of the best Netflix originals since Orange is the new black season one. Like yeah this was fantastic season and I don’t want to give any spoilers away because I’m sure others will want to watch this and I think sometimes best way to watch something is certainly watching it without any knowledge of it and watch from start to finish uninterrupted or knowing what’s gonna come next . But I can’t wait till next season, season two of the show and good thing is they left/ended season one on a very nice ending with a bit of suspense to it but we know also cause he never got on the plane to USA 🇺🇸 that the most likely a good reason behind this and that reason only one can speculate about however I don’t think that reason is to live his life in SouthKorea but more to complete unfinished business. But I can’t wait till season two and big credits have to go to the creators of this awesome show.

So here’s my thoughts on the film. It is a highly entertaining film I found and one I particularly enjoyed. It’s supposed to be comedy however I found it more like a action film if being honest. But nonetheless don’t let that detract from what it is and what it is, is a great film with some top class acting and you really do get the impression that the entire cast had lots of fun filming this one. And I say that because the way they came across on screens was with joy and laughter and you could see the from the body language that characteristic. Would I recommend this film for you??? Look here’s what I’d say if you looking for something to blow you away and off the edge of your seat well this isn’t the film for you necessarily but if you looking for something that’ll either cheer you up or something for the kids and family and ease that tension within the room then this for me is the ideal sit down together movie 🍿. As I said the a nice bland of action and comedy and that’s why you won’t be disappointed in this film. It’s not a film just filled paced with action but nor a film packed with laughter. It’s kinda that middle ground.