Valdis

I read my first Isaac Asimov book when I was 10 years old, it was the first book of the foundation trilogy. My dad had it in his small library at home. It was marvelous. When the arrival of Foundation the tv series was announced, I was thrilled, and couldnt wait for it to stream. Now I regret it, if it was a stand alone series and nothing to do with Asimov's universe it would be good. Unfortunately, it is inexorably linked to the Asimov books, story, universe and thus breaks completely with what Asimov wrote, envisioned, proposed. If anyone has read, not just Asimov's Foundation, but his sci-fi books, one can see that there is a link between almost ALL his book, a thread winding them all together, telling a MUCH larger overall story. These screenwriters fail to recognize this, fail to recognize Asimov's genius, or respect his work. What they present as Foundation deviates from the orignial work even further as new episodes appear. This last episode makes it unrecognizable, and SHOULD NOT be called Asimov's Foundation. I am appalled by what they've done, I dont just dislike it, I despise it. The original story should not be that difficult to follow, and it is far less convoluted that the story they've conjured up for the show. Why they need to deviate so much is not something I understand or agree with. However, it does seem to be the pattern with any series on TV now. Take a pre-existing good story and just destroy it with a bad, stupid storyline, that disrespects the authors and the fans. You see it Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, and now unforunately Foundation, just to name a few. So much potential wasted, so much promise, only to be lied to by the producers. When will these people understand that they are NOT better than the originals, not even close. Dont watch it, dont allow them to destroy yet another beautiful universe even further than they already have... and if at all possible, MAKE them apologize for this rape.

I think that Robert Jordan is turning in his grave. It is much like the Rings of Power, a rape of the original story, and has very little to do with the books. What I cannot figure out is the why? The books are not really that difficult to follow, so to remake a story following a well led road, should be easy. Rosamund Pike has even read the first few books and they are available on Youtube as audiobooks. By the way, her interpretation of the books is in my opinion fantastic. Which unfortunately, makes this series even more of a let down given she KNOWS what really happens. So sad, so bad, and such disrespect for something really beautiful and well made. Not worth my time, will not watch how it spoils the story as it progresses. I recommend you do not either.

The movie is awful, plainly put. It is a waste of your money and worse your time. For whatever reason, people from the USA think that the family protrayed there is an actual mexican family, that is shameful. As a mexican I can say that the portrayal of that family as mexican makes me cringe. Unfortunately, a great many people that are NOT mexican will see this and believe mexicans to be like that, to act like that, to think like that. We are not the "Pendejos" portrayed in Hollywood movies, and certainly not the ones shown in THIS movie. Most mexicans do NOT think nor act like the family in this movie. As for the movie itself, the action scenes fit the movie because the must and have little to no imagination. The special effects are good, but they dont manage to save the movie from falling into the same bad recipe DC has managed to concot of late. There is no thoughtful spinning of a tale here, there are no relatable characters. In a blink of an eye and untrained, unskilled, unemployed newcomer can fight against a veteran warrior and win, ridiculous. There is no sense of growth for the character, he just wins because the screenwriters need him to within the time alloted for this bad movie to be over. Why on earth would you watch this movie? Because it is entertainment (bad entertainment) and it takes your mind away from your everyday toil. Beyond this reason, there is no good reason to watch this movie. Dissappointing is the least of it... but then DC has not really had any superhero movie be more than dissappointing (except IMO, the first Wonderwoman movie). It has been announced that the DC Universe scripted for movies will be reset and will start again with new actors filling the same old roles even after 10+ years of building up the current universe. If so, why waste your time in watching another superhero movie that set within this terminated DC universe, will not continue and will not be relevant.