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Foundation (2021)
Total crap
The Foundation series is a seminal masterpiece of science fiction. This series has completely failed to even get within the same galaxy as the books. Why do these numpties have to mess with the great works of SF? Look at the abortion that was Starship Troopers - a great book and an abject failure as a film. Perhaps Apple should just delete all the tapes/disks/whatever and write it off as a failure and move on. I ca live with the change of sex of some of the key characters, but the bastardisation of the basic theme is beyond any forgiveness. The production team should follow the basic advice of 'don't give up your day job'.
Noah (2014)
Bad Acid Trip
That's the only way I can describe this horror - whoever was responsible for the artistic presentation must have been on one at the time. After 4 hours I realised the film had only been running for about 20 minutes. We saw it at an open-air cinema run at a private resort in Portugal and only knew the name of the film being staged - big mistake!
I didn't expect a glossy take on the classic bible story, but neither did I, or my family, expect such a load of garbage - but I should have suspected it when I saw that Russell Crowe was involved as I've never enjoyed a single production he's been in. So far as I'm concerned if he's in something then it's a waste of money.
I feel sorry for the well known and very good actors who took part in this farce as it could be a career killer for some of them.
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001)
Absolute Crap
I was short of something to do this afternoon and saw this on the listings - big mistake! Wooden acting and sets that defy description are just part of the problem. For example the train carriages must be 20 feet wide - the corridors are about 6 feet and the compartments even more. If you've ever been on a real train with compartments (sleeping or otherwise) you'll know just how cramped they are.
As for the acting, well I try not to use foul language, but in this case it's the only way to describe it - so I'll just leave it at that.
In all I'd recommend that anyone thinking of watching it doesn't bother - unless you have no taste at all!