samchecketts-83334 Reviews

Terror on the Prairie (2022)

Too Bad

[5/10 · 16 June 2022]

I love what the Daily Wire is trying to do and I loved "What is a Woman?", but this movie is bad. Every stereotypical situation from every western is used here. Revenge, sins coming back to haunt, extremely terrible and unrealistic shooting, unnecessary plot twists to exploit extreme violence. Did Gina Carano even say more than 25 words the entire movie? Nick Searcy was outstanding in his performance, but everyone else was blah. Three of the four movies put out by DW have the same theme and tone. Guns are good, women are strong, bad guys get it in the end. I love all of those things but hope for some better creativity in future attempts by DW.

The Matrix Resurrections (I) (2021)

What a Shame...

[3/10 · 23 December 2021]

30 minutes in I turned to my buddy and asked him WTF are we watching? Too much explaining, too many homages, and WAY too many plot holes. The first Matrix movie was revolutionary in the action sequences and iconic for its creative universe. The symbolism about people living their oblivious lives and not realizing what else out there really made us think existentially. Matrix Resurrections took all of that, crumpled up in to a little ball and let Neil Patrick Harris swallow and then vomit all over it. The climax was laughable when it just so happened that a character whose father helped design the resurrection pods, told her about them, kept it a secret for 20 years, and then just so happened to spill the beans to the rebels at this exact time AND know exactly how to go in to the belly of the beast, get past all the security to free the most important assets to the matrix. This all happened within about 10 minutes with NO resistance from the machines at all? Come on...how lazy is that? I'm tired of these legacequals retreading the exact storylines as the originals, trying to cash in on our nostalgia. But as long as we keep paying, watching, and clapping when they do it I guess we won't get as much original content - like the OG Matrix was back when it came out.

See (2019–2022)

Really?

[3/10 · 18 November 2019]

Look, I like a lot of dystopian serials. However, this put me over the edge from the first episode. It's a pretty cool idea to think that a virus could wipe out most of the population and blind all survivors for generations, but if that's the direction you're going, then make it just a little more believable. The first fighting scene was laughable...the "good guys" knew exactly where to swing and who to swing at - no mistakes at all. I get that other senses are heightened when you lose one, but they should have just given everyone The Force so I can at least believe a little. And you're telling me that they have to have guide ropes all over their village but they can magically navigate the forest without anything? Come on! The trailers made this look promising, but being able to make this an action show while everyone is supposed to be blind is just a little over the top for me.