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Quarterly roundup September 2020 *Spoiler Free*

"Hey look", "Those people know writing and stuff", "Listen to them"... These are impressions, not reviews. Titles completed during this period 2020-07-01 to 2020-09-30 2012 (2009) As long as you turn off your brain it's a good fodder movie. The fx really hasn't held up though. 3 Days to Kill (2014) Not great, well not even good. Actually it's below average. Kevin Costner does an alright job but he's just one man, and just one man can't save this film. Sound and Fx are average at best. Avatar (2009) If there is anything going for Avatar, it's that even 11 years later it's still quite visually stunning which isn't to say its vfx are anything to write home about these days. Acting is good I suppose. Sound and music on the other hand, it's done well, like really well. Glory (1989) With Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Andre Braugher, how could it not be a great film? Not really familiar with US Civil War specifics so c...

Quarterly roundup June 2020 *Spoiler Free*

"Eye for an eye and the world goes blind" These are impressions, not reviews. Titles completed during this period 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 A Touch of Frost Season 1-15 Remember watching this as a kid back when it was airing on ABC. The stories are quite detailed with a number of twists. All things one would look for in a well crafted detective series. David Jason did a really fine job of portraying DI Frost. I, Robot (2004) If I had to pick a favourite movie, it'd probably be this one. The CGI still holds up very well... for the most part. Like 98% is good. Acting is decent, Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan and, Alan Tudyk did wonderfully. Sound lacks in some area but not in a way that really detracts from th e movie overall. There is a little bit of plot contrivance that'll definitely annoy some people. Jurassic Park (1993) Now here's a classic. One of the things that separates JP from all the rest, is the excellent camera work. The use of a more squar...

Quarterly roundup March 2020 *Spoiler Free*

"Even in madness, there is always logic." These are impressions, not reviews. Titles completed during this period 2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31 A Bugs Life (1998) There are fun moments and is an overall enjoyable movie. Writing could have used a little more work to make certain things seems a little less childish. Animation is decent for late 90's. Angel Has Fallen (2019) Enjoyed the first two movies and really enjoyed this one. Can't decide which is the best though. Would have to watch them again. Babylon 5 Season 1-5 Always enjoy hard sci-fi, so had to watch this one point or another. Really liked the first season. Felt the second season was a little off. 3rd and 4th season were quite enjoyable though. The CGI is a little dated at this point though some of it is actually quite good, especially later in the show. Such as the 3d models of the station and various ships. Sound is ok but not great. I definitely recommend this show to anyone who enjoys...

Quarterly roundup December 2019 *Spoiler Free*

"Yeah, not a writer. I know nothing of writing." These are impressions, not reviews. Titles completed during this period 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 007, James Bond. Sean Connery era Dr. No (1962) - From Russia with Love (1963) - Goldfinger (1964) - Thunderball (1965) - You Only Live Twice (1967) - Diamonds are Forever (1971) Back in 2012 I got the 50th anniversary edition. I watched all of them back to back, back then. Now I'm doing it again. The audio and visual effects are of course quite dated at this point. And to be quite frank I have little idea if they're any good for their time. Generally not familiar enough with cinema tech circa 1980. However since they still get quite good ratings, It's safe bet at least some things were done right. And I did enjoy myself watching them again. Those gun and punch sounds though, oof, those have not held up at all. Blue is the Warmest Color [La Vie d'Adèle] (2013) Okay, so the film is French. It...