ScorchingSun
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ScorchingSun's rating:
2 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 23, 2021
Go Back to ChinaGo Back to China, DVD
DVD - 2020
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 13, 2021
Comment:
Simple fairy tale of tough love for a self-centred rich brat.
But possessed of surprisingly eloquent dialogue and emotional struggles of children for affection from an absentee parent.
In a style that changes from wacky comedy to serious tears.
The Heart GuyThe Heart Guy, DVDSeries 1
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 06, 2021
Comment:
At 4th episode...
Light, sunny and funny. But gradually the incessant waywardness of Dr Heart Guy became unbearable.
Case in point: that brothers/wife love triangle looked likely to be heading towards disaster (groan in advance).
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 06, 2021
Comment:
In the same exciting vein as the previous novels.
Jay Kristoff writes with an epic flourish, a pleasure to read.
However, this one had several excruciatingly long sex scenes. And overly detailed filler in the book's last portion : so "FOOTNOTES" are not the only problem with this third "BOOK".In the same exciting vein as the previous novels.
Jay Kristoff writes with an epic flourish, a pleasure to read.
However, this one had several excruciatingly long sex scenes. And overly detailed filler in the book's last portion : so "FOOTNOTES"…
Mystery RoadMystery Road, DVDSeries 1
DVD - 2019
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 31, 2021
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Finished 1st episode...
I agree with the few negative reviews. Pretty ho-hum routine setup.
Other than the victim's mother, no one else, least of all the viewer, seemed to give a toot about the missing. Mix that with the laid-back dialogue and there's no hook to pull me in.
Just the hope of better things to come is not enough.Finished 1st episode...
I agree with the few negative reviews. Pretty ho-hum routine setup.
Other than the victim's mother, no one else, least of all the viewer, seemed to give a toot about the missing. Mix that with the laid-back dialogue and…
The Good Karma HospitalThe Good Karma Hospital, DVDSeries 1
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 29, 2021
Comment:
Exotically colourful. Strong performances.
Comical and tears-squirting episodes.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 29, 2021
Comment:
Mercy again needs to save the day.
Patricia Briggs manages to spin another fun, action-filled story.
It feels though, like she's hard-pressed to keep this series fresh and to avoid retreading the same ground.
Perhaps it's time to radically shake up the setting or even risk a new different series ( a scary thought for an author ).Mercy again needs to save the day.
Patricia Briggs manages to spin another fun, action-filled story.
It feels though, like she's hard-pressed to keep this series fresh and to avoid retreading the same ground.
Perhaps it's time to radically shake…
Newton's LawNewton's Law, DVDSeason 1
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 18, 2021
Comment:
Pleasantly entertaining, lighthearted romcom.
Some acrobatic legal hijinks.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 18, 2021
Comment:
Nice little mystery manhunt and a terrorist molehill that turns into a smoldering volcano.
Reacher once again is the sharpest needle, but then what do you expect?
Ad AstraAd Astra, DVDVers Les étoiles
DVD - 2019
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 08, 2021
Comment:
A man emotionally crippled by his father's abandonment, seeking reunion, with fear and longing.
Brad Pitt gives an understated but strong performance.
Excellent and startling visuals and occasional gut-wrenching violence.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 05, 2021
Comment:
An odd but endearing look at the minds and hearts of futuristic AI.
Full of action, perhaps a bit on the frenetic side.
Read the four preceding novellas first, for proper context.
ScorchingSun's rating:
1 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 20, 2020
Comment:
What's going on here? Many of the previous comments refer to the very good 1987 movie starring Elizabeth Shue. THIS film is the 2016 annoying remake.
We shouldn't lump different versions together as if they were interchangeable.
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For this film, I stopped at 26 min...
Couldn't take any more of the continuous parade of lame, ridiculous screwups pretending to be cute humour.
A limp attempt to reinvent the original film.What's going on here? Many of the previous comments refer to the very good 1987 movie starring Elizabeth Shue. THIS film is the 2016 annoying remake.
We shouldn't lump different versions together as if they were…
Hunter KillerHunter Killer, DVDOpération Hunter-Killer
DVD - 2019
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 19, 2020
Comment:
Butler is the strong jawed, maverick saviour of mankind, in a tense, action filled tug-of-war to prevent a war.
Somewhat standard plot with a few nice twists.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 19, 2020
Comment:
A smart, wisecracking but emotionally lost woman leads a sad existence.
Sombre and introspective. Some flashes of wacko humour.
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BTW, in the cover picture: I don't believe the character there is doing a Marilyn Monroe subway grate skirt-fluttering imitation.A smart, wisecracking but emotionally lost woman leads a sad existence.
Sombre and introspective. Some flashes of wacko humour.
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BTW, in the cover picture: I don't believe the character there is doing a Marilyn Monroe subway…
CrawlCrawl, DVDTerreur Dans La Tempête
DVD - 2019
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 10, 2020
Comment:
Bloody and scary. Hide-and-go-seek with long snout Jaws.
But it's on the verge of going overboard with the unrelenting mighty struggle between human and reptile.
Death in ParadiseDeath in Paradise, DVDSeason One
DVD - 2013
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 01, 2020
Comment:
Light hearted fun in an exotic setting.
Likable ensemble cast, intricate puzzle murders, and a near genius detective (comparable to TV's "Elementary") make for a good first season.
But a sneak peek at later seasons' changes is not encouraging.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 01, 2020
Comment:
One of those classic-themed "ominous forces coming together in puzzling ways for some mysterious reason".
Author's writing style is less than dramatically eloquent but does describe her characters well, though sometimes her people do swirl about like customers at a crowded marketplace.One of those classic-themed "ominous forces coming together in puzzling ways for some mysterious reason".
Author's writing style is less than dramatically eloquent but does describe her characters well, though sometimes her people do swirl about…
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 18, 2020
Comment:
In the constant avalanche of exhausting bling gibberish, there was actually an interesting story.
But the deliberate mudslides of designer names, ultra expensive material possessions, and nostril flarings, smothered the hope of a decent novel.
Skip the glitter (reread it later if you wish) and go with the rich people angst and ego storylines (though even this the author overstretched with relationship babble).In the constant avalanche of exhausting bling gibberish, there was actually an interesting story.
But the deliberate mudslides of designer names, ultra expensive material possessions, and nostril flarings, smothered the hope of a decent…
AnnaAnna, DVD
DVD - 2019
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 18, 2020
Comment:
Nicely brutal fight scenes (anything worth doing, like breaking arms, is worth doing well) and an interesting flashback technique that allows viewers to observe events from different, revealing perspectives.
Characters though, seem to be on the antiseptic side.Nicely brutal fight scenes (anything worth doing, like breaking arms, is worth doing well) and an interesting flashback technique that allows viewers to observe events from different, revealing perspectives.
Characters though, seem to be on the…
A VigilanteA Vigilante, DVD
DVD - 2019
ScorchingSun's rating:
1 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 14, 2020
Comment:
Virtually every scene plods along at a snail's pace, overshadowing Olivia Wilde's portrayal of a physically and emotionally tortured woman.
The subject matter (domestic abuse) already has a bad name. The quality of this film adds another.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 11, 2020
Comment:
A darkly twisted tale of bloody violence, betrayal and redemption.
Our heroine does have a wicked sense of black wry humour.
Your nameYour name, DVDYour nameYour name[Kimi no na wa]
DVD - 2017 | Japanese
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 11, 2020
Comment:
A seemingly silly beginning changes into a mysterious, sweetly haunting fantasy story, though some of the back and forth body switching may be confusing.
Wonderfully artistic and beautiful graphics.
Spoiler alert:
It puzzles me how these two could switch minds multiple times, yet still remained unclear on each other's address, how to communicate with each other or even what year they were living in.A seemingly silly beginning changes into a mysterious, sweetly haunting fantasy story, though some of the back and forth body switching may be confusing.
Wonderfully artistic and beautiful graphics.
Spoiler alert:
It puzzles me how these two…
Too Much and Never EnoughToo Much and Never Enough, eBookHow My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Trump, Mary L.eBook - 2020
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 02, 2020
Too Much and Never EnoughToo Much and Never Enough, eBookHow My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Trump, Mary L.eBook - 2020
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ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 02, 2020
Comment:
Reads like a horror story.
One might think that the author is a vindictive woman lashing out with fabricated accusations, at the family that tormented her weak father. Except that the truth of her allegations against Donald Trump has been on full display on the world stage.
Of note: the pathetic life of Mary's father, Freddy, a self-destructive prisoner of a cruel, dysfunctional clan.Reads like a horror story.
One might think that the author is a vindictive woman lashing out with fabricated accusations, at the family that tormented her weak father. Except that the truth of her allegations against Donald Trump has been on full…
The LighthouseThe Lighthouse, DVDLe Phare
DVD - 2020
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 26, 2020
Comment:
Perhaps madness is best served in black and white. Certainly all the dirt, grime and shadows look grittier that way.
At some point in the film, like the Winslow character, viewers are apt to throw up their arms and yell "dangnation with everything!"
Googly-eyed energetic frenzy from Dafoe and Pattinson.Perhaps madness is best served in black and white. Certainly all the dirt, grime and shadows look grittier that way.
At some point in the film, like the Winslow character, viewers are apt to throw up their arms and yell "dangnation with…
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