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Another WolfCop (2017)
I have to give it A star?!?
There is no amount of legal, or illegal chemistry that could make this flick worth watching. Seriously. What on earth does the producer/writer have on Yannick Bisson that made him be in this trainwreck? Also, Kevin Smith apparently didn't just have a heart attack, he had a massive, brain altering stroke when he decided to be in this thing. The guy refuses to make Clerks 3, but thought THIS was acceptable? Or, once again, does the producer have something on him?
Murdoch Mysteries: The Missing (2017)
Superb episode, BUT......
Is a possible missing heir alive? Is the man who claims to be the child snatched telling the truth? Well, maybe, maybe not. You'll get no spoilers out of me, but am I possibly right in thinking Constable Jackson and Detective Watts are gearing up for a possible Murdoch spin off? They've got the sets, the production company has the show running as smooth as silk, and I don't think they'd have any trouble selling a spin off. Especially when in only a few episodes, Jackson has been more entertaining than Higgins. (Will someone finally shoot that jerk??) What do y'all think?
Murdoch Mysteries: Victor, Victorian (2010)
Good one, with one minor glitch.
Teensy spoiler, you have been warned.
Murder, mystery, mayhem at a Masonic lodge and we're off and running, we find not everybody is who they say they are, and in the course of the investigation, Dr. Ogden joins a women's basketball team, and while being complimented for her skill, she mentions growing up playing against the boys at the country club. Well, it's 1895 and the game was invented in 1891, so did she have some freakish growth disorder? Also highly unlikely a girl would have been playing against boys even in the earliest games. I love the show, but they do tend to miss a few details like this from time to time.
Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
Silly, fantastic ride through a world that should be!
You have a writer who is desperate to save her sister, now that's a simple summation, but this movie is way more than that! On the surface, we're going female-centric Indiana Jones territory, but nope, you've already been fooled! Adele Blanc-Sec is way less scrupulous than Jones, and she doesn't even come close to the rules! Then we're in an early 20th century Jurassic Park and...nope, you're fooled again! We have shenanigans going on in Paris, we have authorities humorously passing the buck, down the chain of command, we have a not-so-intrepid inspector, a clueless game hunter, a lovelorn buffoon and a very weird professor who are all orbiting Adele, and she plays off of them very nicely, with spunk, guts, and a fair amount of snark. On the surface this shouldn't work, too many different things going to be contained by the storyline, but they make it work! Louise Bourgoin steals the show as Adele, and she is tough as nails, witty and utterly adorable. Somehow, she makes this all work. Now I don't speak French, but several people have said she's a terrible actress, but she made me believe she was who she was supposed to be, and seemed quite natural. Supposedly, this is the first part of a trilogy, so get cracking on the sequel!!
Castle: Dead from New York (2015)
The shark has been indeed jumped.
OK, where do I begin with how horrible this episode is? Jaleel White in a stunt casting role that vanishes 3 minutes in? The incredibly obvious ripoff of SNL? The blatantly obvious red herrings? The "Castle" skit? The "i don't even have words for it" Carly Rae Jepson appearance? That was apparently necessary to show the two of them dancing, even though neither character would have the slightest idea who she was (Even Alexis would have better taste!)? The champagne bit? Martha having a crisis?
After last week's superb episode, where we had multiple possible bad guys, a great setting, and a few good twists, this was such a letdown! The actors are better than this, so give us better, or, because Stana Katic hasn't signed her contract, just let the show die after next week. Let us remember it at it's best, not with this kind of junk.