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Young Lady Chatterley II (1985)
its exactly what you expect. no more no less
Its a tongue n cheek, Sex romp...
you are NOT expecting Lady and the Tramp, or MacBeth..
you GET a sex-capades romp n comedy.. its a bit over the top here n there, but funny at other times, with a very hot Sybil Danning, and the usual cast of beefy guys, with a bit of silliness here n there.
mostly just lots of sex..
its a fun romp.. just enjoy it..
Lost in Space (2018)
Ok. good overall series, but, almost nothing in common with original
SPOILER alert.. i am describing a good deal you will be seeing in the show. so you might want to skip this. no not the ending of any season, just some reveals you will see... so fair warning given..
Yes, I watched the original as a kid. saw the movie back in '98. This isnt a reboot, its basically almost a complete gutting of the original, with only a few smatterings of the original series left in it. Major Don West, is now a " handyman/smuggler".. Judy, out of nowhere, is a Dr, oh, and now she is black ( welcome to PC tv ).. nothing against the actress, but rather tired of people bending genders, removing entire plot lines, re-engineering shows as if they simply "know better", in order to make it more likable in the liberal media.
Ok. storyline... its weird seeing like, 40 Jupiter 2's... and on a space station, all of them heading to alpha centauri...
that.. makes... no.. sense... you wouldnt build FORTY ships, and FORTY engines, and FORTY NAV systems, etc,,etc.. you build ONE ship, to carry everyone. building 40 just isnt sensible. thats like saying its cheaper and easier to build 40 fighter planes, instead of 1 C5 Galaxy, to carry everything in one.
but, its the plot theme they chose.. OK.. i can deal with that..
Dr Smith...... now a Sociopath con artist/murderer/thief etc etc.. zero scruples.. none. no redeeming qualities AT all.. even the evil Dr Smith in the movie was an actual MD... this gal ?? just a lunatic con artist who will sacrifice anyone to keep her ass alive.
She doesnt know jack, cant do squat, basically wanders aimlessly around the camp and ships looking for stuff to jack with.. so NOBODY notices she's worthless, cant put the simplest of parts together, doesnt understand a SINGLE emergency procedure.. nobody sees that..
That... is just way to thin..and just unbelievable.. people are not that completely gullible,, its a life and death situation, and she can just pass herself off as being ' helpful" ??? while accomplishing nothing ?? even the kids are to gullible.. as if NOBODY ever heard of a con artist, or suspected a thing when she couldnt do basic emergency ( even kids were trained in it ) procedures..
Robot... OK... this is one of the saving graces of the show.. Semi-sentient ( dont know how sentient, ) robot, with feelings, that is an alien construct.. sent to destroy their ships space port ??? why ??? why bother with a robot, when with the obvious fire power this thing has on its own, its ship could have blasted the space port out of the sky... sending in an "assassin" robot just doesnt make sense.. none...
But OK.. again, overlooking some really improbable plot lines.. its a cool A F robot.. one of the better constructs of late..
the idea though that it has " two sides" to its mind, is a bit old hat, and just not really believable.. it would have to be Programmed to HAVE a " kinder, gentler side"... and i doubt whomever built it has a "kinder, gentler side".. its a killing machine.. a very good one.. why in the WORLD would you build one with a conscience ???
you wouldnt...
so anyway,, they are trying hard to make it seem " human", give it attachments to Will Robinson, etc.. not bad, as long as you overlook a LOT of issues with that idea.
Now.. Dr Smith manages to get the thing ( its now in pieces, dont ask how, just watch ) , which must weigh half a ton, back into the ship, in its entirety, without being seen..
say WHAAAAATTTTTT?? she has zero electrical engineering knowledge, it has an alien power source, and she is going to get it 'running" again...
ok.. i can keep finding faults... they obviously used the name of the show to attract viewers.. then gutted the original, stole some ideas from other shows, cobbled them together, threw in some twists, killed off a few people, and its basically a completely new show, not a reboot.. they arent lost, they are stranded.. big dif....
there are like a dozen Jupiters.. not just 1.. you have way to many people in the show to try and get to know, or dont know if you should care about, as they might get bumped off..
this isnt the walking dead, dont kill off likable characters..
ok...it is well acted.. the effects are pretty awesome, you just have to come at this show with a very different mindset that it has very LITTLE to do with the original..
i will keep watching it.. but... not sure its gonna last... it has no "lighter side" to it, no levity to ease up on some of the ominous storylines, and they havent made it easy to get to know some of what look like main characters as easy as they should have..
why is Judy black ??? who was her dad ?? she looks like she's 18 yrs old,, but she's an MD... what in the actual ??? Will, is physically challenged, is smart, but, the original Will was a Kid Einstein.. this one ?? not so much..
Don and Judy had a thing in the original.. but, they were closer in age.. Don looks old enough to be Judys dad...
yea.... kinda like that...
dont think it will make it past 3 seasons.. if it makes a 3rd... too bad.. if you chuck all you know about the original, and skip some thin story/plot lines, it COULD be a good show...
but will it in time...??
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
OK, its sooooo close to an 11, but misses due to one character.
OK. really wanted to give this a 10, even before I saw it, because I love the other 2 movies that much.
But.... I fully expected the Grandmaster to not come off as a whiny, wimpy, weasel with no real power other than what he must of gotten by hook or crook.. I mean, he is OK,, and I like Jeff G., but how they have him in the movie, i mean, come on, he sounds like he is one moment, kinda nice guy with way to much power, or is he a vindictive asshole you don't ever dare even make upset, and lose his favorite " toy".?? I truly expected a bit more " terrifying" and a lot less " Big Bang Theory Sheldon" character..
Other than that, the rest of the movie pretty much shines. Quite a bit more comedy in this one than any others, or all others combined. Thor comes off a lot more light-hearted,,, a tad " egotistical", but, it works in the characters favor.
The premise works, the ending works, a lot of things tie together in positive ways.. So really, for me, the only issue that sort of dragged down the movie, was how they portrayed, or had Jeff G portray, the Grandmaster... change that up, and this movie is an 11 out of 10..
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
it should have been epic....
the PC-ness of the current Jedi films, is a bit overwhelming. if you don't have " Diversity" in the cast, it gets blasted by idiot critics. how about just casting competent people, and not worry if its a "Rainbow coalition" of actors..?? I was seriously underwhelmed by most of the top billed actors, they don't "grab" your attention, the action does. Ewan MacGregor was a wonderful Kinobi.. Daisy Ridley.. John Boyega,, sorry, neither of them really shine like a Nova in the films.. passable, yes, palatable.. maybe.. but, worthy of carrying the likes of these films ?? not remotely. shoot me for wanting SOLID people in a Sci Fi flick of this import... Adam Driver as Kylo Ren... even his character is still a bit ' out to lunch".. for someone who is to be a major Menace to the entire galaxy, he seems like less of a threat than your local security guard in the alien bar in Mos Eisley space port.. just way to much money available to have gone after better fits.. I would rather see Denzel Washington as Kylo Ren, or some other major character, because he is GOOD.. maybe Timothy Oliphant, or Anson Mount, or a whole HOST of others from other Sci Fi films.. even Channing Tatum could fill Boyegas role better, and be more believable.. sorry, just a good film now, not the Epic one for the next 30 yrs it should have been..