Are obvious CGI effects a dealbreaker for you? Can you stomach subpar FX? For me, they truly throw me out of the action - and if they are so bad that they become laughable, I can't take the movie serious anymore. Feel free to share your thoughts!
Italian horror movies are not for me. I made the mistake of watching parts of cannibal holocaust as a kid, and I decided to never again explore that genre :D
I get your point about the cannibal movies from Italy in the late 70s and 80s. When I became a horror fan in the 80s, I still stayed away from those due to their reputation of being drastic. I still haven't watched them to this day, but for a different reason: Most of them contain animal snuff which I can't stand. The Italian zombie movies from that period also had a bad reputation, but over the last 2 decades, I watched many of them and some are pretty solid and other Italian horror stuff from that era are also very interesting and highly watchable. And I do love the Giallo genre, which is a bit of a mix of horror and thriller. Those you might like, too. "The Spider Labyrinth" had some Giallo elements, though I would not consider it one.
I don't remember that clearly, but I think he stayed in another time period for a while before they met again, while the others basically were picked up soon after they landed there.
Happy to hear that you enjoyed the show. On a positive note: The show ended with a proper conclusion, so you can always rewatch it. Something that unfortunately not every show is granted.
Good point about leaving Mai behind.. never thought it until mentioned... very likley its darth Plagueis and the unknown planet is Bal'deminc 1 out only 2 planets with cortosis also where Tenebrous and Plagueis spent much time mining .... hopefully if renewed they will expand on that and it will tie in with Plagueis learning to create life with same vengeance... also coz of the rule of 2 Plagueis is just snooping for the ore in qimirs cave and he may not have killed Tenebrous yet
Thanks for sharing. I guess I need to read up on the Plagueis lore more. Fingers crossed there will be a second season. FYI: I don't know why your original comment isn't showing up. Not sure if my reply will show and if you can see it. For some reason, RU-vid seems to hide some comments and I can't figure out the reason. On my end, there is no filter in place, so everything should be visible.
I just realized that RU-vid wasn't hiding your comment, but that if I have the comments sorted by "Top" instead of "Newest", I can't see all of them. Not sure if that is a RU-vid bug or a feature. Anyway, I am now sorting by "newest" and that fixed it for me.
I only knew bit n pieces from RU-vid but just started on the darth plagueis novel and to confirm Tenebrous doesn't die until 65 BBY... assuming darth Disney sticks to lore🤣
I don’t reckon Plageous would be up for Mae joining in on whatever scheme he has running. There’s something about the two being one that is suggesting that at any one point in time one is dark and the other light. I don’t think Qimir can take light back the Plageous
How/why Osha is doing what she is doing isn't explained. she hasn't used witch magic or the Thread in 16 years, but she can use it now as if she were a Mother? Its only been a day at most and she trust's Qimir? why? Sol, should of disarmed Mae. He said just a few minutes ago he needs her alive, so I doubt he was going to kills her. the ship doesn't have a hyperdrive so she can only go as far as Brendock. Then that lil *hit rat basal. wtf is his motivation? And all of this makes the chase pointless and just eye candy. The scene with David Harewood, should of been the absolute first scene of the whole entire series. It sets up the stakes. And what is sad is 2 minutes of David is better than most of the characters in this show, not all, but most. When senator asks who will stop the rogue jedi. Any competent writer should have Venestra speak up. "The jedi have guarded the Republic, even to our own detriment for Eons. And we will always be there to defend it as we did against the Sith...." it cuts the momentum that the Senator built up, and it would show that Venestra knows how to play that game as well. This show has given me no faith that they know how to do Plagueis justice, so I wish he was never even cameoed, especially since he should be a late tween to into his teens right now. but hey just a birthday right? Sol runs from the Jedi, just to turn on his transponder now? why? At the bare minimum he should of turned to Bazil and said "if I don't come back by such and such time, turn on the transponder and wait for the Jedi to arrive." how do you get the lift operational? you blew up the generators, its been 16 years of degradation. How does Qimir get in? new force power Force Teleportation? Why is there a hole in the roof? should of had Osha Force Push Mae out of the room, and then she disappears, because the "batmaning" is getting old and over used. Also her use the Force on Mae and looking at her hands just adds more credence to her regaining her powers. I get he was trying to use the helm again, but you have your lightsaber on the opposite side of Sol's blade. TAKE the bloody shot! his head is right there! Sure he destroys the main saber, but your Shoto saber is still there, and you have to have 2 crystals for 2 blades. Sol has trounced Qimir two times now, but Mae can disarm him with ease? Lightsabers are built to be durable, but a toss onto something suddenly breaks this one like its a dollar store toy? Mae has spent the entire season looking to kill the Jedi, and suddenly she wants Justice? Where did this come from? Its rather convenient that Sol never gets the chance to say "your mother was turning into Force demon, and was vaporizing Mae. I did what I thought was best to protect Mae and you Osha. My only choice was to strike down your mother." "Without Mae there was no proof" What about the blood tests? The fact that Mae and Osha had identical resonance signatures in the Force? Crazy how the writers forgot about that. Osha bleeding a crystal by accident is not only wrong logically, it literally goes against Disney's own lore. How many Men, women and children did Anakin kill? his saber never changed. There should be Rage, heartbreak, outrage in Osha to even begin to bleed a crystal. I'm talking about all but foaming at the mouth!... I don't see any of that on Amandla's face, until after he is dead. She should still be angry when he lashes out at Qimir.. instead she's puzzled? Its also sad that Venestra has all the powers every other Jedi should of had in this show, aside from her use of Psychometry. She tells them to set up a 5 klick Perimeter, and yet ALL of the Jedi are following the Rat?! that is not how a perimeter works! "You are going to do what you were meant to do?" What exactly is that? hmm? it literally is not established at all in the show. And what is established changes at the drop of a hat. Memory Wipe.. great Qimir can do it... so why didn't he use it before hand? just a tease of it somewhere earlier in the show to leave that lil bread crumb. So when he uses it here your like aah ok. Then Yoda.. looks as old as he did in the OT. Why couldn't they spend the money to either make a younger puppet, or just CGI him as was done in the Prequels? Where was Yoda? he could feel Order 66, but not these Jedi dying? But worst yet, instead of making the Jedi look fallible. they did nothing but make them look incompetent, absolutely corrupt, and if she comes clean with Yoda then that makes him complicit in the corruption. I can't claim most of the things I pointed out as my own ideas, in fact i've gathered them from many people from youtube. But they are all valid points. Most of these just come from this episode, with just a few extending back to the beginning of the show.
Ha ha you’re copying and pasting the same speculative rubbish spamming any RU-vidr that likes it ! 😂 How many times have you done this and why be that creepy person?
I've only seen this kind of obsessive rambling from religious zealots before today😂 @@davidgeisler9885 It's as if he copied the transcript from a "cinema sins" video😂
@@davidgeisler9885 Disprove my points? As i said before I created this list so I didn't have to type them out over and over and over. Please, if you can counter my points. I'll gladly read the counter points.
Like you, I love movies with sharks, spiders and snakes and feature them all on my MOVIES and MANIA site. But somehow this one passed me by when it arrived online a year ago (my excuse, I fell in love with another horror fanatic). Anyway, I caught up with it last night and you've posted a great review (which I have linked to my site). Agree with all your points. Definitely a better entry in the giant snakes sub-genre tho, as you say, the comedy relief guy was just irritating. I will check out more of your videos immediately.
Thank you for commenting and your kind words. Just had a look at your MOVIES and MANIA site and I am pretty sure I recently already came across it while looking for some ideas for creature features to review. Have it now bookmarked. Great work you are doing there 👍
I have been a huge Godzilla fan my entire life. This is by far my favorite one. I have watched it dozens of times. I cannot say enough great things about it. This is the first time I have heard your take on the ending. It makes sense and seems like a very good explanation. I knew that this was a German plane that Japan had started to experiment with towards the end of the war, but I never noticed the German label on the seat. I did find one big flaw, but since no one else has mentioned it, I am keeping it to myself because I honestly love this film so much.
Happy to hear that you love the movie and that you like my take on the ending. I hope I am right - and as long as there is no sequel that tells me otherwise, my mind will stick with that 😊. FYI: I am now both curious and cautious regarding the flaw you found 🫣.
@@MichasBreakdown They removed some of the guns in the nose to place the bomb, but then when he is distracting Godzilla, there are guns firing from those places in the nose.
Ya know what? I was wrong. I just went back and re-watched just those two segments carefully. They only removed the top two guns and left the lower two guns. When he shoots at Godzilla, there are only 2 lower guns. Originally I thought they removed the two right guns and left the two left guns. Good attention to detail by the director.
As always, not everyone loves the same things. You were giving the show a go, which is appreciated. It at least had a fair chance with you - which is as it always should be. I don't even know what exactly did it for me. It was for sure partially the mystery, then the exploration of the grey areas of the force - and maybe partially an act of defiance because some people were hating on the show before it was even released. Again, happy that you gave it a fair shake. Maybe the next Star Wars show ends up being a good fit for you. Fingers crossed. 🤞
I'm so fortunate to have seen this in the theater. Its hands down one of the best movies I've seen in years, and I'm a film snob. Having a degree in VFX, I must say that Hollywood deffitely needs to take notes from this masterpiece. Go go Godzilla!
I guess that depends on where you are located. Usually they should be available on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play to buy. There my be a streaming service in your region. In mine (Germany) for example, it is available on the Sky-service called WOW. Another way would be to get the DVD sets. They should be readily available globally for a cheap price. Hope this helps a bit.
Thanks for sharing. Personally, I almost saw it the other way around, as the environmentalists are basically the idiots/bad guys here and the plan to save the world was to annihilate an entire new species, which all did not sound woke to me at all. But everyone got their own take. I appreciate your comment in any case 😊
@@MichasBreakdown It is because they push black, North African and female cops. I am french and the majority of cops here are still white males, even if we see some women, black and arabic officers.
This is a 9.5/10 movie for me, and considering the budget they were working with, a 10/10. No movie is perfect including this one, but it's damn close to perfection in acting, themes, effects, homage to the original, and overall message. And the soundtrack, oh that soundtrack! Your t-shirt is amazing by the way
Happy that you even enjoyed the movie more than I did. Still standing by my rating (which is not that different), but totally get your point. Thanks for the t-shirt call-out. That was actually the closed motif I owned connecting to the "giant reptile" topic. Not a perfect match, but a dragon is not that far removed from Godzilla (I think) 😊
Yes, it is for sure not for everyone. I also don't like all of it and I am not sure that I like that part of me liked parts of it, but I guess that is the whole intention of this movie 🙂
The Jedi lightsabers was from Smylo Ren's armor... it is made of a material called Cortosis... it is from old stories ... it messes with energy weapons.
Thanks, that is a nice piece of insight. I found the info online googling Cortosis, that it is not as durable as Baskar, so I guess that explains why Qimir could take a hit with a lightsaber to his helmet, but Jecky could still break it (which puzzled me a bit). So thanks for bringing that up 😊
I disagree about Qimir and the whole "Jedi = oppressors" narrative. He says he wants to use the Force freely, what he means is PRECISELY "EVIL". You cannot draw that real world "minority" parallel with the Jedi and the Sith. In SW Universe the Force is very real and very dangerous if used "freely", without hard dogmas. Novice and even advanced (and many masters) Force users simply don't have the understanding, the balance and the ethics to decide their own rules. The Jedi Order has stood in place for 25k years, they've just gradually grown complacent in the last 1k years but they are by no means evil. Like in the Clone Wars s7 episode where a bus-ship got crashed by a Jedi into a homestead killing like 3 people to save 100+. That's a hard choice and ofc that one family survivors will view the Jedi as evil, but they'd be wrong. I can't wait to see how that Coven thing played out and where all that guilt was coming from. But even in the worst case, the Jedi Order are without question the good guys when it comes to institutions and not just individuals. One last point, you cannot just "control" the Force and use dark powers without eventually falling into the Dark Side and becoming evil. That's just a lie dark Jedi/Sith tell themselves, but how many successful "Neutral" Force users have we seen? For better or for worse, the Force IS black or white.
Thanks for commenting. Some interesting points there. For me, right now the best parallel would be the Sokovia Accords in the MCU - where you are forced to register or get imprisoned. I mean, for sure Qimir is the bad guy right now, basically being a terrorist. All I mean is I think his motivation is interesting and somewhat understandable. Maybe he wouldn't have turned out that way if he could have lived in the open. It is a tough one for sure, but that is why I like this show, as it shines a light on those grey areas. I quick counterpoint, though: Ezra Bridger was dabbling with the dark side and didn't succumb to it, so there may be a middle ground after all.
@@MichasBreakdown I understand your point and generally I would tend to agree with Qimir's point of view being understandable (it's definitely interesting). But one has to be pretty adamant (dogmatic?) on this. The whole point of the Dark Side is to come up with believable excuses. The Ezra example is perfect: even ignoring the fact that his Dark Side period was a bit of a fanservice, it's not unheard of for darksiders to be redemeed. We've seen Ventress and even Vader. But the point is you can't keep using the Dark Side "for good" and stay good. Besides they might just be exceptions. I think it's very alluring to find alibis and motivations (which might be real) for Dark Side users but we gotta remember that in SW Good and Evil are very real and the Dark Side is indeed Evil. Back to Rebels, the Bendu tried to stand in between and Ezra himself schooled him about the importance of picking a side.
What I really would like to see is if there really is only the light and dark side of the force - or if there is something in between people like Qimir could have leaned into (if he would have chosen to go dark to rebel against the current system). Admittedly, I don't know all the lore and and backstories from books and such, so maybe that is already covered somewhere - but I really think those topics are the most interesting.
@@MichasBreakdown I don't know 100% of the lore either and either way some aspects of the Force are still up for debate. However there are often misconceptions (some in bad faith) about this "middle ground" and "balance between Light and Dark" There is no "Light Side". There is the Force and there is the Dark Side, the corruption of the Force. The Force itself IS the balance, and the Jedi, by following the will of the Force are in balance. That's why the theory of Anakin restoring balance to the Force by killing the Jedi was pretty quickly debunked. Qimir would still end up evil (well he's clearly evil already) even if at start he really just wanted freedom. The power of the Force without the counterbalance of rules ("dogmas") and ethics will inevitably corrupt the user. One has to master their emotions first, the Force second. It's literally like if you had superpowers without VERY solid moral values. It's not stuff for the "common folk", you have to be trained for years.
I totally get your point. Still interested in seeing what they do with it and if they shine a bit of light on the grey areas - which they seem to have done with the next chapter. Interesting stuff for sure.
That is a fair point, although I am not the best example for that - because I am not the best in Geography anyway, though I think I know more about the US then about my own county in that regard 🫣
I just finished watching the show, and had a lot of fun with it. yeah it's just slightly below, Fallout and The Last of Us as far as video game adaptations. glad to here there is going to be a second season.
LEADER OF THE JEDI COUNCIL: "Masters, the Cringe Force is strong in this one..." "TWO!" "STOP THAT! See what I mean? To fight this abomination, we must find and enlist a Master of Cringe! One of you MUST go to the future and return with the LORD OF CRINGE... The one known as Jar Jar Binks!" "But, Master. How can we use Thread Power...' "I said STOP THAT!" "I apologize, Master. But how can we Thread Trav... I mean time travel." (SIGH) "Have you learned nothing from watching KIRK THE UNDYING?! Simply slingshot your way around the sun while spouting melodramatic nonsense." "But, Master. KIRK THE UNDYING traveled into the past." "Then turn your ship the OTHER WAY! Must I think of everything to keep this riveting dialogue alive for future Disney writers to plagiarize?"
I am not so familiar with the Deathclaw creature, but while watching the movie, I was also thinking "Cloverfield" - but that slipped my mind until I read your comment. Totally agree.
The hate from the Anti-SJW's about every Disney show/ movie is super annoying, I just ignore it and judge for myself. I enjoyed the show so far, there are a couple things I didn't like but it has potential for sure.
Auf joyn gibts alle Staffeln in der original damaligen Tv Ausstrahlung wo season 1 und 2 noch den Jann Arden Song haben . ( und alles for free ) ...Bei meinen DVD's ( habe die Erstauflagen ) sind ALLE alten Songs drinnen in der deutschen Fassung . Wenn man aber auf original English guckt sind andere songs zu hören die neu eingefügt wurden wegen den rechten . Und komischer weise habe alle Staffeln den Paula Cole song in der deutschen Fassung . Die englische hat bis zur 4ten season den Jann Arden Song . Alles voll verwirrend .
Danke für die Info. Ja, das ist echt verwirrend. Ich muss noch recherchieren, auf welchen Medien/bei welchem Dienst die restliche Musik auch in den Folgen unverändert ist ... oder ob es dies gar nicht gibt. Schon traurig, wenn eine Serie in 4K remastered wurde und man sie nur auf DVD (falls überhaupt) unverändert sehen kann. Kann man nur hoffen, dass Produzenten heutzutage - mit all den Streaming Diensten - globaler denken und sich Musik-Rechte ohne Einschränkungen sichern.
Great review, loved how thorough it was! I played every game and I loved them. The show had a lot of cool Easter eggs to the games. I enjoyed it - 8/10 to me.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the review! It is great to hear from someone familiar with the games that the show was complimenting that franchise. Looking forward to the next season and I may check out one of the games in the meantime. Any suggestions on which one to chose?
Why not say what streaming service please? Subscribed. Show gets better when Detective Lenny shows up, and then season 4 or 5 when Jack McCoy becomes ADA
Thanks for subscribing and the insights. I didn’t mention the streaming service, because content in each country is different and I’m not even sure if this streaming service exists outside of Germany. Anyway, I am watching on WOW, which is owned by Sky.
I'm watching the show right now and I have to say, this is by far the worst show I've ever seen, but somehow I can't stop watching it 😂😅. And I still wonder how Gavin got blonde hair in his childhood and now has pitch black hair. Not even his grandfather asked that question when they first met. How!?!?
Exactly, thanks for reminding me. That puzzled me as well. I mean, myself, I started out with a light blonde head of hair and now I’m middle to dark blonde. Well, with a bit of grey in there as well now. Anyway, from light blonde to black is really, really a big stretch.
Agreed. I really liked the ending, though - as mentioned - a few small tweaks and a few more minutes of runtime and it would have been close to perfect.
Hey, thank you for the comment. I didn't really expect one of the actors to check out the review, but I like this. I hope I wasn't too tough on the movie - I tried to be objective. And as I said, I was very positively surprised by the acting throughout - well done 🌞. Best of luck for your upcoming projects. I hope we will see more of you in the future.
@@MichasBreakdown I appreciated your input and you taking the time to watch the movie! Not harsh at all just spoke your mind and I appreciate that! And thank you so much im hoping to make more movies that are review worthy🙏🏿
