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Ghosts (2021)
A fun light comedy, after they stop copying (poorly) the UK version too much
The UK version of ghosts is much better done. But the US version isn't a bad comedy if you can get past that.
There are some obvious flaws with the characters in this version. Why is it that Thorfinn has a heavy Viking accent, Hetty has a colonial American accent (and still follows the conservative views of her era), and all of the other characters pretty much speak and act like the time period they lived through, while Sasappis, our Native American from centuries ago, speaks perfect 21st century American English and has no trouble understanding things like the internet? I guess they wanted to break the "Tonto" Native American stereotype. So, they saved the sterotypes for Captain Higgintoot. Played by Brandon Scott Jones, acting precisely like the flamboyant New York gay waiter he played in "The Other Two". The captain is a flaming queen from the Revolutionary War period. Sure, I'll bet there were lots of those running around New England in the 1700s. And the Puritanical types, who were burning people at the stake for far less, didn't mind at all. The UK version's gay military character, who was closeted even to himself, was so much more poignant. But, don't watch this if you're seeking any deep meaning.
The biggest flaw is the absolute lack of chemistry between the couple Sam and Jay. Why are they together? How does she stand his high-pitched whiny voice? Why is he so useless? The only thing that seems to be holding these two together is that Sam inherited a valuable property and Jay's along for some future payoff.
Still, if you're looking for light, escapist comedy, it fills the bill.
WandaVision (2021)
Bold New Direction, Creative, Brilliantly Done Homage!! Really?
Yes, I was paying attention - both to the show and these ratings.
I watched due to the high ratings and hype. So disappointing..
BUT, it was an amazing fresh idea to do the show as "an homage to classic sitcoms". Who ever would've thought of that?
Well, there was Pleasantville in 1998, Rosanne (Season 7 Ep 26) 1995, Medium (Season 1 Ep 11) 2005. The Medium episode was in black & white and had a laugh track.
I didn't find WandaVision funny, clever, or fresh. But hey, if you find recycled ideas from 25-15 year shows, with tons of references to other shows and Easter eggs to be creative and amazing, knock yourself out. Bold New Direction, Creative, Brilliantly Done Homage!! Really?
Superintelligence (2020)
Fun, Feel Good Film on Thanksgiving
Not Academy Award worthy, not amazing, but fun film. If you LOST INTEREST after 15 minutes - Please, pause the film. Go take your Ritalin. Resume watching. Not as bad as the millennial children seem to think it is.
The Wrong Todd (2018)
A Fun Indie Movie
I stumbled across this film on cable (satellite) and am glad I did. The special effects/sets were sometimes laughably low-budget (I am sure that Christmas lights and a Lite-Brite were used to make the control panels) but the acting and story were good.
Someone skewed the ratings by voting 20 times for one star. Come on!
The average should be at least in the sevens.
Avenue 5 (2020)
Painful to Watch
Literally. It caused me pain to watch this.
I really have nothing to add except IMDB won't let me publish this until I type a certain number of characters, so I'll just keep typing. Does this review seem tedious and pointless? Well, that's exactly what you will experience if you watch this show. The engineer who got stabbed outside the ship was lucky because he had a mercifully short amount of camera time.
Please pull the plug, HBO. It's really bad.
Avenue 5 (2020)
Painful to Watch
Literally. It caused me pain to watch this.
I really have nothing to add except IMDB won't let me publish this until I type a certain number of characters, so I'll just keep typing. Does this review seem tedious and pointless? Well, that's exactly what you will experience if you watch this show. The engineer who got stabbed outside the ship was lucky because he had a mercifully short amount of camera time.
Please pull the plug, HBO. It's really bad.