ScorchingSun
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The StrainThe Strain, DVDThe Complete Fourth Season
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Apr 27, 2019
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, DVDLes Animaux Fantastiques
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
2 out of 5 stars
Added Apr 15, 2019
Comment:
Just going through the motions. No real spark or imagination here.
Rowling must have expended all the air in her brain balloon while writing Harry Potter.
Tale of TalesTale of Tales, DVD
DVD - 2016
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Apr 08, 2019
Comment:
Unusual but oddly intriguing story telling, vacillating between silly comedy and horrific violence.
Note: the effort spent on elaborate makeup and sets (e.g. skinned woman, underwater monster) seemed wasted on-screen due to shadowy, dim lighting.
HitmanHitman, DVDAgent 47 = Tueur à Gages : Agent 47
DVD - 2015
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Apr 08, 2019
Comment:
Plenty of action and a decent premise.
Mild drama and mild heart thumpiness.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Apr 08, 2019
Comment:
Fun-filled fantasy and fanfare. Colourful and fearsome heroes and villains.
But something's lacking. The writing style seems more factual than inspirational, like the difference between a weather report and a eulogy. Hard to say...
Sausage PartySausage Party, DVD
DVD - 2016
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Apr 08, 2019
Comment:
Saucy bad taste, a feast of sexy titillation and blunt grossness.
Something to balance a viewer's dull moments in life.
TrollsTrolls, DVD
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Mar 21, 2019
Comment:
Yumza. So many scrumptious, taste-like-chicken Trolls to chomp on.
Should you expect "cupcakes and rainbows" or mud and thunderstorms?
You'll have to watch and see.
Assassin's CreedAssassin's Creed, DVD
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added Mar 21, 2019
Comment:
A low light, murky-looking film compatible with its gloomy atmosphere, gloomy characters and gloomy theme of kill everyone and anything.
Action sequences are okay (what you can see), but after many lengthy bouts of exhausting running and jumping, nap time may be called for.A low light, murky-looking film compatible with its gloomy atmosphere, gloomy characters and gloomy theme of kill everyone and anything.
Action sequences are okay (what you can see), but after many lengthy bouts of exhausting running and jumping,…
Dark MatterDark Matter, DVDSeason Three
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Mar 04, 2019
Comment:
"The usual: action, adventure and thrilling escapes".
And a massive climactic cliffhanger, after which the powers that be cancelled the series.
But it's OK, you don't need to eat the whole pie. It's worth enjoying whatever slices you can.
Darkest HourDarkest Hour, DVDL'heure La Plus Sombre
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Mar 04, 2019
Comment:
Wonderfully rousing speeches especially in the subway Underground and outer Cabinet gathering scenes.
Gary Oldman: an example of a rare character actor who is also an A-list star.
The AssignmentThe Assignment, DVD
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 19, 2019
Comment:
The gimmick of a gender bending assassin is imagination arousing but otherwise the film is average.
Michelle Rodriguez's permanent scowl goes well with her morose, deadly character.
Thor, RagnarokThor, Ragnarok, DVD
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
2 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 09, 2019
Comment:
Another moronic addition to the moronic Thor series.
Is it drama or comedy? An unsuccessful, clashing mix of majestic Asgard besieged by a malevolent super villainess vs silly rock gladiators and a silly, wisecracking Lord, I mean God of Thunder.
Like a grand, epic play interrupted regularly by acid reflux and diaper commercials.
Talk about oil and water.Another moronic addition to the moronic Thor series.
Is it drama or comedy? An unsuccessful, clashing mix of majestic Asgard besieged by a malevolent super villainess vs silly rock gladiators and a silly, wisecracking Lord, I mean God of…
Mark FeltMark Felt, DVDThe Man Who Brought Down the White House
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 09, 2019
Comment:
A brooding indictment of political corruption.
If this movie can grimace, it would do so throughout. Any upstanding citizens, please stand up: only crickets chirping...
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Feb 08, 2019
Comment:
A dark, odd take on the zombie world.
Sennia Nanua's portrayal of a precocious zombie girl is a scene stealer. It seems love and friendship can cross species barriers.
And yes, bloodthirsty viewers will be satisfied.
Animal KingdomAnimal Kingdom, DVDThe Complete First Season
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
2 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 20, 2019
Comment:
One episode was all I could stomach.
Wallowing in moral muck, crime, drugs and bullying. A weird, off-putting family setup with psycho uncles, "my eyes are up here" bad mama, and a watching and learning ninny orphan (who permanently stands while biking because his seat is set too low).One episode was all I could stomach.
Wallowing in moral muck, crime, drugs and bullying. A weird, off-putting family setup with psycho uncles, "my eyes are up here" bad mama, and a watching and learning ninny orphan (who permanently stands while…
6 Days6 Days, DVD6 Jours
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 12, 2019
Comment:
A watered-down action film with little tension.
Jamie Bell's incessant gum-chewing is an itchy distraction. What if in the heat of battle, he accidentally gags on his gum? Imagine his mates pausing the mission to unplug him.
The wondersThe wonders, DVD
DVD - 2014 | Hebrew
ScorchingSun's rating:
2 out of 5 stars
Added Jan 12, 2019
Comment:
There's no wonder here but only a snoozy siesta.
No, nothing to wonder about except amateurish dialogue, plot and acting.
HomelandHomeland, DVDThe Complete Sixth Season = L'intégrale De La Sixième Saison
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 26, 2018
Comment:
A seemingly benign start...then dark conspiracies abound with an embattled presidency, a painful PTSD sufferer and a Darth Vader-like spy master. Rupert Friend gave a soulful performance as the luckless Quinn.
One important lesson: beware the tailspin of M & M !A seemingly benign start...then dark conspiracies abound with an embattled presidency, a painful PTSD sufferer and a Darth Vader-like spy master. Rupert Friend gave a soulful performance as the luckless Quinn.
One important lesson: beware the…
Money MonsterMoney Monster, DVD
DVD - 2016
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 21, 2018
Comment:
Bigshot actors don't always mean a good movie but this one is A-OK.
An ordinary start (even with the dancing money tv host) suddenly switches gears to a life or death situation and maintains the level of tension to the end.
Mr. RobotMr. Robot, DVDSeason_2.0 = Saison_2.0
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Dec 02, 2018
Comment:
It takes patience and determination to watch this one to the very end.
That's because it's like struggling along a rutty road full of strange bland moments interspersed with gut-wrenchers.
And peopled by characters with power hungers unlimited, some sad and lonely, others cynical and uncaring.
An off-balanced style of pregnant pauses and vacant starers.
Can't rightly say I can or cannot recommend.It takes patience and determination to watch this one to the very end.
That's because it's like struggling along a rutty road full of strange bland moments interspersed with gut-wrenchers.
And peopled by characters with power hungers unlimited,…
The Wind RisesThe Wind Rises, DVD
DVD - 2014
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 14, 2018
Comment:
A sweet, heartachy story, beautifully and stylishly drawn.
One slight sticking point: most of the women's faces look identical, can tell them apart only by their hairstyles.
Better Call SaulBetter Call Saul, DVDSeason Two = Appelez Donc Saul. Saison Deux
DVD - 2016
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 02, 2018
Comment:
The further darkly wacky adventures of our hero continues.
The BoyThe Boy, DVDLe Garçon
DVD
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added Nov 02, 2018
Comment:
Da Boy is not dat good.
Its doll gimmick sustains interest for the first half but the film falls apart later with standard monster fare.
Some viewers may be able to guess the outcome.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Oct 19, 2018
Comment:
Nicely done action thriller. Metal against flesh, freedom VS slavery.
A wallop of a climactic teaser for the next book.
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 29, 2018
Comment:
The raw edge between life and death amidst the majesty of nature.
The harsh misery of uncivilized society depicted here can be hard to take.
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