meelahi Reviews

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008)

Who says Disney is only for kids?!

[7/10 · 20 July 2015]

I am a fully grown man, and I am laughing my behind off watching this show.

I did not grow up in the US, and only saw a few episodes growing up. But I remember liking the episodes I did get a chance to watch. But now that I have a chance to watch them all, I started watching it. And surprisingly, it held up pretty darn well! The show might have been made for kids, but the plots are not bad, and decently put together. So far it has not started to feel forcibly funny, which is more than what can be said for many adult comedy shows. It may not have much re-watch value, but you can at least rent it, or buy it if have kids or plan on having kids. Gather some friends and have a fun afternoon reliving the childhood! Easily recommended.

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Good concept, terrible execution

[5/10 · 28 May 2015]

At conceptual level, Jupiter Ascending tackles some very basic aspect of science fiction with ease. Generally Sci-Fi movies have to be taken with a grain of "galaxy far far away", so that they don't have to clash with the reality of real world. But this movie deals with that quite easily. But unfortunately the good part ends there.

The other aspects of Jupiter Ascending is plagued by bad screenplay, which relegates the movie to the level of a low budget "rescue the princess" movie, worse than acceptable acting, and a similar standard of directing, which failed to stitch together the parts of the movie. At times it felt like it was two movie running back to back, where the first part making it as an acceptable one due to the concept of the movie, the second part made me wanna run away.

If you have nothing better to do, watch the movie. You maybe won't hate yourself, but gonna be annoyed to an extreme degree for sure.

Castle: Time Will Tell (2013) Season 6, Episode 5

Classic Castle formula with Sci-Fi twist!

[10/10 · 12 May 2015]

Castle the TV show's greatest strength is the chemistry between the leading characters, and how it never ceases to execute that chemistry in so many different settings. In this episodes sci-fi twist was also like that. Nathan Fillion is the believer, Stana Katic is the realist, and the sides they are on of the twist goes perfectly with their character settings! Joshua Gomez simply brilliant in his role. His acting added a great deal of fun to how Castle and Beckett reacted to the sci-fi twist.

Frankly speaking I hope the creators/writers create an epilogue connecting to this episode's content when the show ends.

The Good Guys (2010)

Only One Season!

[10/10 · 4 March 2014]

This is one of those sad sacrifices of American television. Despite how awesome a show is, it can get cancelled! Sad indeed. This is probably one of the best cop shows ever! It has that growing bond between partners, it has that contrast between partners, Bradley Whitford is simply amazing in his characters! He plays this old school but apparently messed up cop. Nothing he does is bony books. Hiss partner, played by Colin Hanks is his complete opposite, carrier minded, by the book. But the way the writers make theirs pair work is fantastic.

This show also has a dash of romance on the side, it's amazingly funny too. You simply cannot go wrong with this one!