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Fukkatsu no hi (1980)
Corny story immoral! But beautiful icy scenery and cover song
STARS for
Absolutely wonderfully filmed icy landscape.
Gorgeous hauntingly beautiful song by Janis Ian (who is never heard of).
Most exciting fun but of film - the penguins.
NO STARS FOR THE STORY!
Early on people ill in hospitals no one wears a facemask, In reality Drs nurses do... Is it to see pretty nurses faces?! Or all budget spent on submarine? Much of film Corny - Corny nuclear bombs, crazy General and earthquake happening right on queue to do convenient damage!
But what got me completely disgusted, put off film completely, was when the so called intelligent scientists, after the President's last words are "don't make the same mistakes"... They decide to ignore giving basic justice to a woman whose been violently rap ed, instead they line the women up as if they're on trial, not the rap1st! (I agree with a reviewer who said:- hideous acts of se xual perversion like none in recorded history, and the looks on the faces of these women as they face a horrible future is shocking)
Their answer to a woman being rap ed is rap e em all! No justice. Sick. So the men decide (&one bohemian older woman probably cos only way for her to get a man, she seemed desperate! And cruely dismissive of the tormented woman wailing)
1. Let's start humanity making same mistakes re women don't matter they're fodder, sex sla ves, forced to sleep with everyone in turn then
2. Their children will grow up to sleep with half brothers & sisters, incest because no one knows who the fathers are! Sodom & gomorrah.
3. Meanwhile let's give everyone lots of se x silly transmitted diseases.
Maybe only 8 women to 800 men left in polar research station women but
1. There are always people immune to every virus, scientists know that!
2. There are many places on planet earth with subzero temperatures (Where people are safe from virus)... Russia, siberia, alaska, iceland... Get to 40 below so
3. Why'd they not look for survivors instead of pretending they're in a brothel?!
4. And if you thought the whole world had died you'd be too traumatized to be obsessed with s e x! Or you'd hope your family had natural immunity or search for survivors in other subzero places. It's very male who centric. Treating women as gestational carriers and pleasure centres for men. Very cult like, not family orientated. No loving way to start a society. I
Besides, there could be many female survivors elsewhere! I'd love the film to show some who tell the ran dy men to get stuffed!!
The only redeeming feature is there were good actors. I especially liked the Japanese main character and his realistic walk at the end.
Logan's Run (1976)
excellent classic futuristic film with star cast great acting. Is fun serious action mystery...
I remember watching this when i was growing up and so obviously the free living part of it went over my head. I loved the futuristic special effects and the adventure into a post apocalyptic world and the cats. Really cool to see overgrown landscape.
So decades later i bought it on dvd and enjoyed it anew with the excellent brilliant acting of actors i had loved in many films:
Jenny Agutter (loved her in another fav classic Railway children with the great Bernard Cribbons (who was as lovely and fun to talk to in real life)
Michael York (smooth talking solid acting as main character)
Peter Ustinov playing the very cool old man (the great Poirot!)
Farrah Fawcett (Loved her in so many films & series as i grew up but esp the original Charlies Angels, sweet talking always smiling, passed away far too young, is sadly missed)
Richard Jordon - great co star.
This film is both fun and serious, has frivolous bits and very serious. Is action and adventure and mystery too. I accidentally played the commentary version, glad i did. It was fascinating hearing how hard it was to film the special effects - before computer modcons of now of course. They won well deserved awards for the special effects and have to say this has always been one of my all time favourite films.
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
one of my fav star trek films. original interesting comedy moving
I love everything about this film from the musical score to the characters and the interaction between everyone. Its brill how the nx gen cast act as if they are continuing smoothly on from the last episode or film, with little things that are said or done endear us to them and are just the things we expect of them, like family.
Typical star trek adventure and action with extra things and special effects not covered until this film so some originality which is cool. Trying not to do spoilers here so I'll just say i adore the wildlife and nature parts of this film, especially the birds - feathered of course. Lovely beautiful scenery and a wonderful way they mixed restfulness, slower pace of life with action and comedy.
I've watched this many times and never get fed up of it. Did i say it has also lots of fun bits in it? Very star trekky.
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
excellent acting interesting and funny to the end
Really loved this film. Its a long time since i saw a film with Jack Lemmon in so took me back to my childhood and fond memories of the many classic films of the time.
Good to see classic actors with a well written script with fun laughs as well as serious bits too and a good ending. Interestingly in case people don't know, there were Japanese Americans who went home to Japan to fight ww2 so were "American" whilst fighting on their own side - so it is surely possible a Japanese who lived in America would talk baseball. Cant remember if that was this film, just saying as an example of how it makes even a serious moment create a smile. Plenty of action too. They really don't make them like this anymore.
The Good Neighbor (2016)
young teens being creepy and evil, not mischievous at all
Feel very uneasy after watching this and now i wish i hadn't! It is actually quite a clever film but the description says the boys are "mischievous" -- they are far from this. Id say the horrific way they treat the neighbour is creepy to say the least. To invade his home, his privacy and make him go mad is unforgiveable in my eyes and i hated the end because of this and as i couldn't do this review without saying this i had to tick yes to spoilers.
Justice was not served on these evil boys. However one was more evil than the other, as one wanted out and as it was all on film - hence me saying they're creepy to do the modern thing and film it all including themselves, the evidence was there that one was more guilty than the other. Making the poor man think his wife was haunting him. The main culprit, out to ruin this poor mans life, should have been locked away for life. But are they trying to show there is no justice? He caused his death. The one boy should have been guilty of murder and put away fro a long time, premeditated attempt to drive the old man mad, which they succeeded. Or is it saying there is no justice? I mean this boy has been given the go ahead to torture someone to point of suicide. Has to be murder as the judge described it. So very disappointed with the end. Excellent acting from everyone built the tension.
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Brilliant film but sure tv cut important bits out
Excellent acting. Amazing story of courage. Incredible how many could be hidden and keeps to the original true story which is good, but no need to exaggerate such an incredible story with such brave people.
Disappointed the tv showing in 2022 edited out the firing squad with priest... it was important relevant part to the story mentioned later so i have to assume he was killed. Wish tv wouldnt censor old films, its done so randomly and abruptly nowadays that your sure its happened but wondering speculating what happened in the missing minutes spoils the rest of the film as your distracted by what happened to the priest, theyve mentioned him again!? So i dont recommend watching on tv or streaming services. An old original dvd wont censor important parts of the story.
10,000 Days (2010)
Waste of my life why did tv class as film with unfinished end
Corny film, such a pain to watch hoping that it will get better but it never does. Full of bad effects, loadsa loopholes, like a soap set in an icy landscape... contained all the classic bad things that make up a "film" nowadays as this was classed... dysfunctional family, betrayal, ridiculous corny they must have died but didnt bits but worse of all the unfinished end. Bad weepy acting, corny endless fighting. And why didnt they search recover remove everything from plane? Corny... without spoiling it... everything thats obvious happens. Making you hate the clever baddies, love the weak stupid goodies. Uh.
Clarkson's Farm (2021)
Crazy hilarious entertainment but also educational
Such light refreshing relief in a world full of hypocrites war and hate. Jeremys northern humour is same as mine. I laughed so much i was in tears...this is full of original material and typical hilarious Jezza antics. But its also educational in showing how much work really goes into farming and the crazy hilarious mistakes Jezza makes (im sure some must be for comedy reasons!). I visited his farm because i loved this so much... hilariously going on day it was closed so had to go again... really glad i did... bought a delicious cider and a potato! Gotta go again cos ran out of bee juice. Brill.
Chosen (2013)
Blood thirsty sick evil sadistic watchers in charge- ridiculous rubbish
I really tried to like this. But it is just stupid. Ok need to say why so have to have spoilers sorry.... i had the pain to watch to end hoped itd show justice done... nah!!
1. Loads of people randomly coersed to kill strangers even children and locals police everyone who hears gunshots, sees what looks like normal mums and dads involved in hardened gang warfare, do and say nowt?!
2. Why do they trust the evil kidnapping physo people in charge to keep their word?
3. Kill 3 within a set time to get the black box STUPID... he did that earlier (a man then lawyer couple) as have others in the game they didnt get offered black box! (Eg family talked a lot re hit on family of 3)
4. He knows others have a hit on him... how can he trust that the sick evil sadistic watchers havent got a current hit on him while he's working for the black box?!
5. Lawyer finds watchers, knows theyre sick evil sadistic... why didnt he just shoot em all!! Ditto the guy who killed the lawyer, ehy he didnt just shoot them all, they wouldnt expect it!
6. Lawyer knows baddies, could have used them far more effectively with false IDs, given his credit cards for cash and supplies so no need go bank cashpt or shops etc and help with places to hide..
6. LAWYER COULD HAVE HID BETTER Why didnt lawyer do basics we all know to do when person trying to hide... 1 Find all listening devices/cameras & destroy tgem & avoid CCTV! 2 Dye hair 3 Wear hats scarves different clothes 4 burner phones non traceable 5 get lots of cash out then didappear 6 False IDs (yes he got those YAY) supplies car via baddies 7 Dont use cabin to do with your past case, must be how they found you... or was it cos you drove around NOT in disguise!! 8 Once get to hideaway, make sure have all supplies need, stay inside or under cover of trees.
7. If lawyer had false IDs untraceable car, no mobiles etc, how did they find him?
8. Why bring film Angelina look alike in, try to make it sexy! Like me&mrs smith... no way is this on that level, they knew their bosses and werent coerced.
9. And they have to bring sex and gay into everything nowadays... trying to tick lots of boxes. Wasnt at all natural.
10. And killing the gay boyfriend off was cruel, stupid nonsense, pointless, is it saying the people with boxes can kill who ever they like to reach their target, that makes it something the cia and fbi would definitely be interested in pursuing as enemy number 1.... you cant have a secret organisation going around killing anyone they feel like!
11. In short, anyone whose been a target as well as forced to kill others CAN'T trust the watchers so would sneakily work gang up against them.
12. The boy had a gun etc howd they manage grab him. Why didnt the mum frab lotsa her guns shoot up the car... or follow it at the end!?
13. Many places on earth to hide, huge forests in parts of America so 2 choices... hide properly... or form pacts/ find underworld to help you find and kill all the clearly sadistic watchers
14 sure there are other things that annoyed me... but mainly violence, child exploitation and cruelty, sex... clearly the writers are.. not very well.. ...
Dominion (2015)
Boring. Bad taste gore then boring again
Boring boring boring. Didnot like way the boring guy said no to defending themselves allowing nice native american to die " i couldnt do anything" he said. Pugwash you should have let him fight, out run their cars... so stupid... then boring again. One bit of very bad taste gore. Did i say this was boring?
Settlers (2021)
just wasted nearly 2 hours i wont get back!
Was excited at idea of people surviving on Mars. Hoped this would go somewhere with other people joining them as we need other people so as not to go mad!
Overall feeling before watched this- expectant of adventure, interesting storyline with backstory info re the end of the world.
Overall feeling after watching this -- depressing, death sad miserable boring.
Questions-
why didnt they talk things over and heal each other so could live in harmony by talking through things. Eg you killed her, i killed him, we cant go on killing each other off til no ones left!?
What example is it to a child to grow up seeing the only interaction between people is to kill each other?
Why was this so boring? Why didnt you develop the go outside bit so she didnt grow up resentful? Why didnt you tell her? Why didnt you take her so she knows? Why hide everything from her?
Why hide weapons? Never developed
and most importantly - if they are in a dome where they control the air, why dont they create a more fertile part? If have the tech to create a dome they have the tech to carry loads of topsoil, lay it down, plant it, and make it good fertile land.
Now we could do that, eg there is a huge hotel flourishing in the desert. So if we can do that now, once tech says we can create a dome with a human atmosphere, it could be arable, not the exact same as outside the dome.
Lots of holes in this.
No conversation just dull dull death and a bit more dull.
Only good things
despite the dreadfully boring script, the actors were ace. And i loved the pigs and robot but robot not quite the same as a human being to talk to, esp as it cant talk.
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Day of the Triffids - the original, pure simple classic with brilliant use of fog and mist.
Ok what can i say - this is a classic - i love it. Howard Keel is such a cool in command kinda guy. Susan is, for 1963, when girls were just in films to scream at the scary stuff, Susan (Janette Scott) is a sensible young girl caught up in this apocalypse kinda situation with Naval guy Bill Mason (Howard Keel). This is very forward thinking for a film in 1962.
Instead of modern special effects, people had to act, and everyone in this film, especially Howard Keel and Janette Scott, are amazing actors, taking us along on their adventure, as if we are part of their lives while this is going on.
So yep, in other parts of the films they have ladies screaming instead of running or helping kill the triffids, which occasionally makes me laugh (again i love that too, makes the film less scary!) - but thats early films for you, - And whats to say that if this happened in real life, many of us wouldn't just stand there and scream or speechlessly look, in shock. I bet many men would too! I'm sure i would if a large plant started walking to me...
Some of the ladies are brave, do help, it isn't at all one sided. I love the fast pace of the story which gets so much in, in the short time it lasts, and following more than one set of characters. But i love seeing the old filming based in London Paris etc in the 1960s. How those cities have changed!
Now modern versions of this story add alsorts of unnecessary gore or unpleasant extra storylines which i think are corny. This doesnt. However, i really must read the book, because i judge later versions on this film and i expect this film was restricted to what they could physically do re special effects, which obviously at the time were things like making small models or using camera angles or fog.
Instead of our tech they made brilliant use of fog and mist, hiding much of the triffids and giving an eerie scary atmosphere.
People criticise too much re special effects when you consider the times, this last 20 years computers and tech have changed incredibly. To think we didnt even have phones, needed phone books for maps. Also special effects maybe better now but sometimes computer images look ridiculous too.
Things were just different, seems simpler but were not easier - imagine you had to find a public phone box which worked to be able to call anyone. And you needed to find a library or other public building or search through books for any information. Now you have a computer and phone in your mobile.
So yep, maybe this era of film reminds me of my childhood when you used typewriters, cookers, proper cameras, phone boxes and books. There were no computers microwaves or mobiles. A different world. I love it!
Pitch Black (2000)
original entertaining sci fi with the excellent Vin Diesel
This film is when i first saw Vin Diesel and saw his person as an amazing acting silent mysterious lethal type. Definitely want his help when in trouble. This film is when i decided i loved him as an actor, and if hes in a film - i will watch it. Then there was the actress i know from farscape - claudia black. Yep she is a good actress and with the others, they did the film justice.
All the actors made the story flow in a believable sense, no corniness or stupidity. I dont like films where im saying thats stupid or whyd they do that or thats obvious no one would say do that. But on the whole this film doesnt do this at all. Its simply surviving and obviously trying to escape a strange planet after crash landing on it. (not a spoiler is in the main info on the film)
It had a good script, with cool twists and explanations. My main negative is i thought why'd they have to have someone in a film with an "issue" who played someone obnoxious!
So i hope you love this like i did - if you like an interesting story with some scifi action and fun. It is a bit gory in places by way assume this is an 18 because of that.
Riddick (2013)
Vin Diesels incredible cool presence
Ok the film says Riddick ( Vin Diesel) is left for dead on a sun scorched planet - i'll say little more about the story so as not to spoil it, i notice lots of reviews say they arent spoilers, then proceed to tell you the whole story. I wont do that.
I love Vin Diesel, the fact that everyone thinks they can get one over on him, very arrogant. Vin Diesel or should i say Riddick, well you want him on your side in a fight. Need i say more. He has a presence in this film, with his excellent acting, that definitely makes you yell yes or laugh when he's proved right.
There is a lot of action, quite a lot of violence, but the special effects arent brilliant in parts so i didnt go yuk! If you know what i mean.
Reasons for less stars = Some of the violence and words are over the top daft especially between the female actress and the baddie - over the top and stupid at times, and she is proved wrong. No one listens to Riddicks warnings, which you'd think they would and there are a few corny stupid occurrences. There i was able to be vague so as not to spoil it!
So i love this for Vin Diesels incredible cool presence in the film, what he says and does. Is a very entertaining film, and yes similar a little to Pitch Black, which i loved. If you loved Pitch Black, you should love this.
Dont read below -- might be (but dont think it is) slight spoiler
I hate what happened to his animal!!
The Island (2005)
an original concept with twists and turns and lots of action
I truely adore this film as one of my favourites and have watched it many times. I dont want to spoil it in any way so will say it is a little scifi with the futuristicness of it, it is very entertaining and has lots of action, crazy amazing stunt type action, it has lots of excellent actors in it.
Twas a joy for me to see Neelix (Ethan Phillips) in it from Star Trek Voyager (am i allowed to say that?!) - so with the cast it has i had to watch it and am so glad i did. I mean you have the amazing presence of Djimon Hounsou, the fun Steve Buscemi, and of course Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson and Sean Bean! And i wont say whose good or evil - i'll let you watch it and decide that yourself.
Unlike some films which go over the top with technical info trying to be clever, this doesnt do this, it brings bits and pieces of info into the story gently, slowly and it has such a lovely flow to it and feel to it, bringing in comedic events to serious ones.
Highly entertaining i will watch it many more times i am sure.
Oblivion (2013)
Clever engaging film, a truely original story to suprise you with a stellar amazing cast.
I adore this film. Is a truely original story which will suprise you in many ways.
I adore the haunting music which matches the story perfectly.
I have watched this many times and find new things to the story i missed the first time, little snippets which i find very clever. So yes this is a very clever engaging film.
Tom Cruise at this best with a steller cast. I love Andrea Riseborough, brilliant actress. And of course the great Morgan Freeman, whom i love so much, if hes in a film, i will watch it. He has become one of my long term fav actors like the great Sidney Poitier who is my all time fav actor. With an amazing cast like this and it being a scifi apocalpyse type film, i had to watch it. Was so pleased i did.
I think saying anything about the actual story could spoil it so i will not. If you like sci fi, apocalypse surviving type films, watch this and i hope you love it as much as i.
Passengers (2016)
Love this original idea for a film with superb script acting and end
I dont want to do spoilers so will just say less than the dvd box says!!
This is such a good sci fi film that i have watched it many times, having bought the dvd. I dont think i will ever find it boring or unbelievable or corny in any way.
All the actors are superb, very believable. A mix of comedy relieves tension at times but the script and story is so riveting and the actors carry it along so well, that if i start watching it, i wont get up,.. so recommend you get a drink and snack and get comfortable before watching this. If like me you love scifi and adventure films, i hope you will love this as i do.
I love the original idea not done before in this way at all, has plenty of fun bits, action and it just takes me along as if i am there, one of the passengers myself. Is excellent. I cannot recommend it enough. It has turned out to be one of my favourite films when i thought nothing new could be brought out.
Apocalypse of Ice (2020)
stupid corny and why are the supposed experienced "experts" young college aged glamorous girls!
I really like sci and disaster movies, a bit of adventure. But they need to make sense and be believable. So i have to say i am sick to death of the lead main character - "im going to save the world scientist etc" being a very young pretty glamorous girl who looks college age. When she talks of experience i say eh what when... and then she proceeds to do everything from drive, decide everything against other peoples views - argh ok i didnt watch to the end it was too annoying. Ok shes 30ish but that is still far too young to be the so called expert with many years experience - i mean you'd be at university until your late 20s doing a PHd or specialist training.... There a few older actors in the film, why cant one of them be the seasoned expert and she be his assistant or someot. Be far more believable and watchable. And choice after choice results in problems.
So sorry - this film was totally stupid corny and why are the supposed experienced "experts" always young college aged glamorous girls who never even tie their hair out the way and have perfect makeup etc no matter how bad things are! And why is everyone older than them expendible?"
The funniest line was "its cold out here" ...
Tower Block (2012)
Fast moving action - only -ve is prejudicial prediction of a single mum
Excellent entertaining film ive watched many times. It moves fast, very realistic depictions of cross section of people who could live in tower block, though if council is more likely to be more families, however, it does say is last people to be moved so makes sense the council would move families first.
Nobody does anything obviously stupid, is as i say very realistic to how a normal person would react. In an isolated tower block you'd call the police, keep your door locked, but too scared to intervene an attack. Not their fault the Police arrived too late, a they do in most films, which immediately makes you sympathise with the tenants.
Once Tower Block is under siege first would be shock fear, survival kicks in, slowly changing to try to solve problem by escape, ask why its happening etc.
I loved how the characters worked together and those who were "enemies" at the start of the film were friends, united against a common enemy.
Love seeing Julie Graham again from the tv series survivors (2008) ( i love both survivor series from 1975, saw when growing up & the 2008 one - about a pandemic). Loved her as an actress in that series so cool to see her again.
Only negative thing is why are single mums always viewed as uncaring incompetent downright horrid ignorant people with no education, who neglect their children? I hate that. Im a single mum, i have 2 honours degrees, one in the Sciences, we arent uneducated ignorant mothers. I know many, none have neglected their children, all loved them deeply, worked hard and sacrificed self for children. No one chooses to be a single parent, all ive known work really hard in job and caring for child alone. The stigma prejudice of being single parent is bad enough without being portrayed as an ignorant neglectful mother.
Good Girls (2018)
Excellent idea & start but so many annoying loose ends etc leaves me with feeling of thats just not fair
Big sis Beth, little sis Annie & best pal Ruby!! Given 4 cos all these 3 ladies & daughter/son of Annie were brilliant actresses, i loved them. Story good idea. Hilarious at first.
I have just finished binge watching all 4 series in a week... however i fast forwarded some of series 3 & a lot of series 4 because it isnt funny anymore when they do what Rio says, dont tell their families why or whats going on, so their husbands scheme against them making it worse. Lots of unanswered questions and holes, incomplete stories not followed up.
Not telling the husbands & Annie not telling her daughter/son (who was more sensible than anyone & bet could have helped her mum a lot esp re drugs set up).
Ladies do the job, then get robbed and/ or husbands interference makes things worse -
1. Dean, incompetent husband steals their hard earned money, gives to students/ hobos, they dont get it back, never mentioned again - (Beth & Ruby shouldve said to student kill us then & talk her out of it re how you gonna get rid of our bodies if kill us etc, so they could then walk out with the money. An argument, gun, giving up & leaving isnt funny! The student wouldnt have killed them!) They obvs needed money to pay basic bills!!
2. Strippers steal from them despite being told its gangsters money, with help of Stan, who isnt told its his fault, Rubys husband. So he really owes them it same as he got Ruby to repay him, she shouldve made him repay her! Oh & they worked with the strippers after theyd fleeced them!! Stupid.
They should have called Stan told him what the strippers were demanding, told him last time they delivered short, Rio emptied elder sisters house! Oh & that was because big sisters husband had stolen the money.
3. Mary pat blackmails them, effectively stealing from them... whyd they not tell her ab the gang thing. Why not photo her freezer so she couldnt do them over later with FBI.
In fact this is a digital age, in old days we didnt have mobiles, now they could photograph alsorts as evidence to protect themselves.
4. Police rob from the potential fall guy. So they were robbed ad nauseum as if they are totally incompetant, never learning from mistakes! So annoying!
Why didnt they tell the husbands the consequences of what theyd done. Another time Annie got kidnapped because of what Stan or Dean did, but they werent told, So annoying.
5. The worse thing that made me think thats it ive had enough is when Beths hubby Dean cuts the press so she can't print money, so they needed the card shop artist to draw a new plate, her getting involved leads directly to her death. Her death was Deans fault. If he hadnt damaged their press, she wouldn't have become involved again. So that REALLY annoyed me. This was never followed up. Why should Annie take the blame, she was the most caring kind hearted person who just did as she was told!
Each time they get robbed, they get punished but dont tell the husbands that it was because of them. So i stopped finding it funny.
6. Annie - not followed up, yotally unfair unfunny how shes treated.
It became more and more frustrating and unfair, especially on the little sis who was almost raped then framed for drugs. I thought, as they knew the bloke selling drugs in the store, there could be an easy trail for them to put 2+2 tog & make 4, obvs the drugs came from the drug dealer working at the store. Surely Police would investigate fully, esp as Annie hadn't been at store who could she put drugs in locker? Where'd she get the money? Is dumb Boomer brainer than the Police not to notice the minimum wage earner shop assistant owns drives a car clearly over his pay scale? They'd find out hes a drug dealer, he'd give up Boomer for a deal!
This is never resolved and not funny. So this is where the series stops beimg enjoyable. I watched to the end s4 cos i wanted to see Annie get justice. Shes kind hearted, i mean who helps the woman who tries to steal your child & is married to your ex. What Annie does makes her seem like a saint!!
The drug dealer at least should have told the girls he sold them all to Boomer because the drug dealer & 3 ladies even worked together, why didnt they sus out he sold them to Boomer? Why didnt he tell them Boomer got the drugs he framed Annie with, from him? At least theyd have known even if couldnt prove to Police. But no, it was never sorted out. I kept watching in hope it would be. Big sis kept getting away with stuff. So whyd that not get sorted really annoyed me. Esp as they had Boomer and could have got a confession. Its like it was ignored.
In summary
Series 1 brilliant fun sets up the characters good bad & desperate. Started really funny. Had some good moments. But those mentioned above being set aside, forgotten, not followed up, so frustrating. Why didnt Annie get a lawyer to help her fight drugs charge? So could have a homeless guy live with her?! Stupid script. Series 2, 3 & 4 just followed a pattern of them making money, doing jobs, never getting paid, i only watched in hope baddies would be caught & truth be out. Feel so sad for Annie. Ends on a huge downer, not a satisfying end at all. Deeply disappointing.
8 Tage (2019)
Great idea. Corny annoyances & unrealistic. Writers needed to do research
Really trIed hard to love this, kept watching in hope the odd stupid mistake wouldnt be repeated, but it did. Really wish writers had done their research and paid attention to fine details instead of their obsession with showing naked bodies, sex and violence. No need to be so graphic with sex scenes either, doesnt add anything if you have good actors & a good script. The writers dont understand how parents, rucksacks, bunkers etc work!! Il give it a 2 because the actors were good, as was the basic idea.
I was really looking forward to seeing this having seen walking dead, fear the walking dead, outbreak and many other disaster films. Were all used to everyone just magically making it in a film, but here its in a corny way... wish they'd made it more believable. What am i on about, ok...
FIRST thing i noticed was the people smugglers, horrible people clearly not to be trusted so i wouldn't leave my children alone with any of them in such a grotty place & go outside for a smoke or natter!! Then wouldnt feel remorse when they were going to kill us all.. its self defence. But this i could put up with, maybe smokers arent like me & would leave children alone in a dangerous place!! No one i know would.
SECOND the point where i was utterly disappointed with the writers..... the family have been running through woods with big rucksacks, rucksacks are to be worn on the back - thats their point. They contain medical stuff etc so they havent dumped them.... They make a barricade for the train... lay in wait.... by the way why lay in wait so near the barricade & feel the need to run along the train for so long but again this i can ignore as possible... but what i cant is they find where they can jump up and waste time taking rucksacks off, laying them on the ground some way from where they'll jump up as if they've lots of time & the dad jumps up leaving mum to pass him the bags and children!! Why didnt he jump up with rucksack attached, easier, quicker, no faffing about, what a person who knew how rucksacks work would do.. easier to carry on the back then loose. I found when back packing carrying the rucksack over my arm impossible it was so heavy so throwing it on a train, impossible, but walking around with it in place is a breeze. So why waste time when the train could leave any second taking them off? Dunt make sence. Of they were light, even more reason to keep them on their backs, thats their purpose. So the mum missing the train is stupid. A big train like that takes a long time to build up speed too but its the rucksacks that ruined that bit of the storyline.
Were rushing to get on the train lets take the time to take our rucksacks off mmm???
THIRD If she loves the cop why didnt she tell him about the bunker? A normal person wont keep that a secret from her loved ones, even if the bunker owner is a weirdo & she was scared of him, which i dont think she was, she could handle herself.
FOURTH the crunch really..... the overrun of the government bunker. Would NEVER happen. Totally corny stupid. Why? Ok a few reasons here - common sence & research writers obviously didnt have or do!!
1. Gov planned bunkers over many months in secrecy so there would be the ultimate in security. By the time 3 days before the meteor hits they would be expecting & looking out for trouble, ready to close the bunker doors. Once closed no one could get in.
2. Monitoring tv is basic. If they're having meetings as endlessly as can see, theyd watch tv. ESPECIALLY if they know she exposed that the bunkers were few, theyd see on the news the bunker locations were exposed and be on alert, closing them as soon as the news broke.
3. Supplies yes, tanks no, really cant see them using vast chamber for tanks thats corny, but if they had such an amazingly futuristic bunker theyd have been filling it with supplies as built it, knowing it could be needed within a few days notice, so filling with people is the last job.
4. Infiltrators filling bunker with gas... not possible, if it were, the bunker is useless. The way a bunker works is it filters the air, so the air would clean as fast as they could throw bombs. If theyve caused the damage & mayhem they have, then they can't live in it so whats the point?!
5. They wouldn't get in the bunker the army would seal it as soon as the outside perimeter was compromised, theyd have sensors, radar, cctv, you name it, to watch out for trouble. These are basic commonsence & minimal cost items compared to actual bunker inside. SO THE BUNKER COULDNT BE OVERRUN!!
6. The whole point of a bunker is once its closed it can withstand a nuclear strike, so i don't care how weaponised or who the vandals are, they wouldn't get in.
This was all done so the family could magically survive while all around die.
FIVE everyone around the family, bar them, seems to die. Usually in good films or tv shows, as in life, more people will naturally join a group with the same goal, able to help each other. That makes for an interesting developing script, not the same 4 people magically escaping....