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Cats (2019)
Hollywood should be shot for ruining one of the best musicals of all time. What were they thinking?
I rarely review television shows or movies, but I felt compelled to speak out against this abomination of my favorite musical of all time. I cannot tell you just how horrible this movie was, at least for me. I knew there would be elements from the Broadway musical, that simply cannot translate to the screen. The intimacy and the relationship between the Cats and the audience is sadly missing. I was a HUGE fan of the Broadway musical so much so that I went to see it 8 times. It's such a wonderful experience, I just kept taking new friends to see it. The only thing I can say is that it was magical for me and my friends.
The stage version was very simplistic. The stage and the seating was setup as an old tire, from a junkyard, the audience was one half of the tire and the stage the other half. As the musical progresses, the cats go out into the audience, they are playful, affectionate, prowled and stalk the audience members, while the rest of the cats are performing on stage. They would rub their head on your leg sometimes they would roll over for a belly rub. Eight times it was never the same, they each did something different every time we went. The audience becomes part of the play and that is what draws you in.
When I went to see it for the first time, one of the cats rubbed it's head against my leg, your so engrossed by what is happening on the stage, that when it rubbed my leg I jumped a foot in the air. That seems to be what happens to a lot of people. Two cats started fighting, another time it hissed at me. Another time it wanted me to rub its head. I had heard that they had to study cat movements for about 6 weeks before joining the company.
Number one, the film musical is way over produced, the backdrops looks like a soundstage. The musical NEVER left the junkyard, they didn't go wandering around London. They had beat up old cars and the cats would climb through the windows and pop out of the trunk. The props in this movie are kind of tacky. The glamour cat, Grizabella, we got very lucky to see one of Betty Buckley's last performances, we all got goosepimples from her performance of that famous song. She will always be Grizabella to me. We saw it with Elaine Paige too. Grizabella is in the first number "Jellico Cats" in the Broadway version and she's not even there in the movie version. I like Jennifer Hudson, but I don't like her version of Memories, her voice is too big for that role of an older vulnerable cat, as she remembers how much she was once loved and then discarded.
I found Taylor Swift, James Corden and Rebel Wilson a distraction. They hyped up Taylor Swift, who is in the movie less than 5 or 10 minutes. Another thing that bothers me is cats don't have brown eyes. None of the cats in the stage musical had brown eyes. I was NOT impressed by Taylor Swift dancing or singing ability; she has a pop voice NOT a Broadway musical voice. I actually find her a bit annoying. Same with Rebel Wilson. There personalities are just too big.
Sometimes it's better to leave these things well enough alone. Hollywood should have NEVER made this movie, they removed what was so special and magical from the stage versions. Sometimes it's appropriate to just say no. I hear they'll be making Wicked into a movie and they will probably destroy that musical as well, what "star" will be singing and mangling the song Gravity (another showstopper). Please don't ruin that musical Hollywood. Hollywood once again, ruined something that was so special and magical. They should be ashamed of themselves. The audience it's part of the stage musical, in the movie your just an observer. What the hell were they thinking? I would give this movie a zero, but it won't let you do that, so I will give it 1 OUT of 10.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
FUNNY, Charming MOVIE.
Just relax and enjoy the ride with these excellent dudes. Funny movie with a lot of charm. Don't count on the history as being accurate, it's not supposed to be, it's for entertainment purposes ONLY.
Primal Fear (1996)
Edward Norton gives a truly amazing performance in his first film role.
Suspense thrillers is my favorite genre in books and movies, so I usually know who the bad guy is in about 15 minutes and how the movie ends. My friends hate taking me to see a thriller, so I go by myself. So, I'm not usually wrong on these outcomes and not easily fooled. But not this movie, I never saw it coming and thanks goes out to Edward Norton's tour de force performance. The stuttering was an added touch of brilliance to the character, it gave another level of innocence to the character of Aaron. I almost didn't go to see this as I'm not a fan of Richard Gere, he just turns me off and he pretty much plays the same role, over and over again, as an arrogant, condescending prick. The cast is an amazingly group of talented actors. I'm a huge fan of Laura Linney, she's always gives us an amazing performance in every movie she's in and she's one of my favorite actresses. So, I went to go see it because of her. But it was Edward Norton performance that sold this movie and he stole every scene. The only gripe I had with his performance was the southern accent. Living in the south, there are different dialect, how they pronounce certain words, and phrasing that goes from state to state, and that was just a generic southern accent and not a Kentucky one. Excellent thriller and one of my favorites.
A Star Is Born (2018)
Bitterly disappointing and doesn't live up to it's hype
A fairly good movie, but not great and the hype it received from its original release just doesn't match what I saw on the screen. I'm not a fan or familiar with Lady Gaga's work, because I find her too commercial and gimmicky for my personal taste in music. But I was surprised that she has such a good voice and vocal range and if it is true these were live performances and not recorded in a studio setting and them lip syncing then I was impressed. I was not impressed with Bradley Coopers guitar skills and singing voice. When you compare the previous incarnation of this same movies this one pales in comparison. Why make another movie when the original was so much better and has received 5 stars, this is mediocre at best. I don't see enough of a struggle or the downward spiral in Bradley Cooper's performance.
His addictions issues are glossed over and to me it felt like Bradley was holding back in his performance, he's a much better actor but wasn't committed to this performance as an entertainer on his way down and out or being a fall down drunk. I've watched this movie three times hoping I would see something different that I might have missed in my original viewing of this movie, but each time I got the same results. His character was to have spent too many years of concerts, managers, self-indulgent behavior, just very tired of being on the road for decades and life on the road was to have made him very cynical and the monotony was to have taken its toll on him vocally and physically. Jackson was supposed to resent his wife success and become very bitter and an embarrassment. I didn't see a character in self destruct mode.
I just didn't see him struggling with his alcoholism and drug abuse addictions issues, his character is supposed to be an alcoholic and eventually succumb to his addictions in the end. He just seems to be a self-indulgent and very narcissistic man. I have no sympathy for his character as I did in the Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand versions of the same film. Isn't the audience supposed to have empathy and compassion for the male lead? I did love Sam Elliott's performance and he was committed to his character and he was the sole reason I kept watching. Some of the songs and soundtrack were good but only two of the song stood out. Shallow and Always Remember Us This Way are the standouts.
I really wanted to like this movie, but I was greatly disappointed in it because of all the hype the media gave this movie, I was expecting to be blown away by their performances and I wasn't. Maybe for Bradley he was dealing with too many balls in the air. Producer, director, screenwriter, writing songs, singing, learning to play the guitar and lead actor, something fell between the cracks and sadly it was his performance and lack of commitment to his character. It's a promising start to a new directing career. Why was Bradley's face so red? It was a distraction to me and he sounded too much like Sam Elliott. Overall, I will give this movie a 6 out of 10.
Lost Girls (2020)
This movie brings back all the horrors of the Long Island Serial Killer
I very rarely write a review on IMDB this is my second review, but I felt compelled to write one because of my familiarity with this story as a former Long Island resident and was very familiar with the area where their bodies were discovered. The Long Island Serial Killer (aka LISK) still remains unknown to the Suffolk County police. There have been many suspects over the years. John Bittrolff was one of those accused in these murders. He was arrested, tried and convicted of three of the murders of Rita Tangredi, Colleen McNamee and Sandra Costilla. He is serving two life sentences plus an additional 25 years in Fishkill, NY. DNA that was found on these girl's bodies is what convicted him of these murders.
Joseph Brewer was the last person to have seen Shannan Gilbert alive. He hired her as an escort from Craigslist on the night of her disappearance. Brewer said that shortly after Gilbert arrived at his residence, she began acting erratically and fled into the night. Gilbert was reportedly seen running through Oak Beach, pounding on the doors of homes in Brewer's neighborhood. Around this time, Gilbert called 9-1-1 saying that "they were trying to kill her". However, police did not find any evidence of wrongdoing, and Brewer was quickly cleared as a suspect.
Dr. Peter Hackett was one creepy dude in my opinion, and he lied to the police when he said he never made a phone call twice to Mari Gilbert when phone records showed that he did. Why lie about something like that, that could be easily identified? The marshy area where Shannan Gilbert's remains were found were behind Hackett's house and backyard. Mari Gilbert filed a wrongful death suit against Hackett in November 2012, claiming that he took Gilbert into his home that morning and administered drugs to her, facilitating her death. Later police revealed that Hackett had a history of inserting himself into, or exaggerating his role in, certain major events. Police also noted that Hackett's wife and two children were home on the night of Gilbert's disappearance. Police later ruled out Hackett as a suspect in the deaths of Gilbert and the other LISK victims.
Now, one of the more interesting "suspects" was James Burke, the former Suffolk County Police Chief claimed he was connected to the Long Island murders. In November 2016, Burke had been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, along with three years of supervised release, for beating a man who stole a duffel bag filled with sex toys and pornography from his vehicle. Burke had pleaded guilty in February 2016 to charges of a civil rights violation and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Gilbert's attorney said in December that one escort claimed that she had had "rough sex" with Burke during an Oak Beach party. Burke was reported to have blocked an FBI probe of the LISK case during his time as police chief. He has never been cleared as a "suspect."
The media has speculated about a profile of the killer, referred to by police as "Joe C" (unknown subject). According to the New York Times, it is most likely a white male in his mid-20s to mid-40s who is very familiar with the South Shore of Long Island and has access to burlap sacks, which he uses to hold the bodies for disposal. He may have a detailed knowledge of law enforcement techniques, and perhaps ties to law enforcement, which have thus far helped him avoid detection.
Shannan Gilbert's death was originally ruled as a drowning but due to the controversy about Gilbert's death, in September 2014, famed forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden agreed to conduct an independent autopsy of Gilbert's remains in hopes of determining a clear cause of death. Upon examination of Gilbert's remains, Baden found damage to her hyoid bone (the same bone in Jeffrey Epstein's case), suggesting that strangulation may have occurred. Baden also noted that her body was found face-up, which is not common for drowning victims. Despite this, her death is still officially listed by police as an accident.
The worse thing about these many deaths and bodies found was the lack of respond from the Suffolk County Police. Fourteen bodies were found and only 6 have been identified and because most of the victim minus the 24-month-old baby girl whose mother was identified as Jane Doe #3, were all prostitutes. Their bodies were dismembered and spread out along the south shore of Long Island because many had identifying marks such as scars from surgeries and tattoos. Because they lived a dangerous lifestyle their murders didn't matter to them and never took it seriously until Mari Gilbert came and made it important. She was unrelenting in her pursuit of justice for Shannan. Sadly, there are no happy endings in the Shannan and Mari Gilbert's stories. Mari was murdered by her youngest daughter Sarra, who suffered from schizophrenia and Shannan's murder remain unsolved.
The police didn't care enough to want to solve these brutal murders because they were prostitutes. I've seen enough real murder mysteries to know this is a pattern with most police. If a victim lived a dangerous lifestyle even runaways and were murdered, they probably deserved it and that just infuriates me.
This movie brings back all those horrors of the LISK into my mind. It was well acted by all involved but Amy Ryan was outstanding, and her performance brought out the quintessence of the real Mari Gilbert and her pursuit of justice for her oldest daughter Shannan. The actor who played Peter Haskell brought out his creepy vibe perfectly. He made my skin crawl just as the real man did.
EXCELLENT movie and I give it 9 out of ten. I would love to see a miniseries on the Long Island Serial Killer in the hopes of families who could identify the remains of the remaining 8 bodies.
Grey's Anatomy: Flight (2012)
Lives in a "Shondaland" melodrama is a rocky road
WARNING: LOTS OF SPOILERS HERE AS I DISCUSS BOTH PREVIOUS AND CURRENT CHARACTERS AND EVENTS/DISASTERS/TRAUMAS.
Honest to God, Grey Sloan Memorial (formerly Seattle Grace, then Seattle Grace/Mercy West) has seen more than its fair share of tragedies. (Not even County General of ER, St Elsewhere or Chicago Hope fame was as unlucky or saw so many disasters and traumas.) It's why Cristina Yang gave the hospital, then known as Seattle Grace Mercy West, the nickname "Seattle Grace Mercy Death." These are the unluckiest doctors and I would go elsewhere for my medical needs.
And that's to say nothing of "Shondaland" Seattle's other plane crashes, the ferry crash, the train crash, the ambulance crashes, the tanker crash, the school shooting, the roof collapse, a flood, the tunnel collapse, the sinkhole, the earthquake... and the list goes on and on. It all sounds ridiculous. And arguably, it is. But the writers have had to keep our attention for all these seasons. And we can't really judge - a lot of these cataclysms have kept us captivated as the disaster episodes are ALWAYS ratings gold.
I've grown tired of all the melodrama and the soap operaish will they or won't they stay together and be happy storylines. I've grown tired of losing my favorite characters to the most annoying, narcissistic, selfish, self-centered, often mean and not nice people in the end characters. George was my favorite character from the beginning and was devastated to see he was killed off. (I knew TJ wanted out, but couldn't they have kept his character alive? Couldn't he have been kept alive, gone on to become a top trauma surgeon? Prove all of them WRONG. He had the biggest heart but lacked the confidence of becoming a top surgeon, from a lot of self-doubt thanks to Alex and Cristina and his nickname 007. Seriously? Really? SERIOUSLY?).
So, this leads me to another death of two of my favorite characters of Lexie and Mark. I liked them both together and apart. It showed a softer side of Mark who pined for Lexie as she went from breaking his boner to realizing she was the woman of his dreams and soulmate. She finally found peace with Mark, knowing they were true soulmates and were meant to be together to have it ripped apart by the death of Lexie. Mark didn't want to live in a world where Lexie Grey no longer existed. I would have preferred Cristina was killed in the plane crash, (she's and Izzie were the least likeable characters for me through all the seasons). Cristina's mean, narcissistic, lacks empathy, compassion or warmth and she's too robotic. When she cries, she cries for herself and no one else. I wouldn't have minded April's (so annoying and don't get me started on that squeaky high-pitch voice of hers) or Jackson's (too narcissistic and judgmental) deaths instead as I have never been warmed to either character.
As Lexie is left pinned down under part of the plane with her legs and pelvis crushed and multiple internal injuries, ultimately it was Little Grey, Lexie (Chyler Leigh), who succumbs to her injuries that were the most severe. Despite Mark (Eric Dane) and Cristina's (Sandra Oh) best attempts, Lexie couldn't be saved. It's one of this medical drama's most emotional scenes in its eight seasons, Lexie tells Mark to relay a message to Meredith: She was a good sister and loved. With Cristina frantically looking for Meredith -- who is busy searching for Derek after he was sucked out of the plane -- Mark realizes that there's nothing he can do for Lexie and, in a bittersweet and sad scene as she slips away, he sends her off by telling her that they'll get married and she'll have a bright future as a surgeon. Meanwhile, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) is too late to say goodbye and arrives just after Lexie passes away. As the trio, Cristina, Meredith and Mark start to search for Derek again, Meredith continues to battle her emotions at the thought that she could lose both her sister and husband as Cristina reveals that she's leaving Seattle if she survives this harrowing ordeal. Most annoying part of this episode was Arizona's constant screaming and surprised no one at Seattle Grace/Mercy West couldn't hear her screams.
Personally, this was an emotional episode and the devastating loss of two of my favorite characters and couples. With Lexie, Mark grew up, no longer a jerk with his fly unzipped looking for interns or nurse to fill up his loneliness in the hospital's on-call room. Mark grew up when Sofia arrived and became a devoted dad to his little princess. So, I'm still mad at losing both characters. I stopped watching the series as a regular weekly viewer when they killed Derek off. I'll watch Grey's on Netflix and Lifetime repeats to see what's happening with these characters now and then but I'm no longer a regular viewer as it's turned into a melodrama and a weak weekly soap opera. They have their audience invested in these characters lives. Play sick mind games with their audience to have these characters ripped apart with these asinine will they-won't they be EVER happy for more than a few episodes each season. In this episode, I was expecting to see the smoke monster, a Polar Bear, Walt, his dog Vincent and John Locke with his knives to walk out of the woods with Derek over his shoulder. The reality is, most of them who weren't dead already would have succumb to their injuries and/or hyperthermia.
Is it possible for just one couple to stay together on this freaking show? I still miss the characters of Derek, George O'Malley and Callie. Callie was fun and funny. And, Meredith is no longer MerDer, so what's the point? Seriously? SERIOUSLY?
Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is...
I've read every book written about Joe "Gamsky" Hunt, Ron Levin and the Billionaire Boys Club. I cannot believe this movie is portraying the character of Joe Hunt as clueless and sympathetic, when he deserves neither. There wasn't much difference between Joe Hunt and Ron Levin as they were both con men running a Ponzi scheme, only Levin used Joe and the BBC to pull off his scheme against another man who had invested his money in Levin's investment account. It was the same thing he did when he invested $5 million into the BBC that was contingent on using Levin's investment account at Clayton Brokerage Company, where he controlled the money. They make Dean Karney the bad guy in this version, when he was just a pawn in Hunt's scheme.
The mini-series from 1987 was much better, as the bulk of the story is told in flashback in accordance with testimony of various witnesses at Hunt's murder trial. Most of the testimony comes from Hunt's closet colleague and accomplice, Dean Karney who was offered immunity in exchange for his testimony. As the story of fraud, greed, kidnapping, and murder unravels, it is unusual how lightly those other than Joe (who naturally behaves with such cruelty) reacts knowing all the crimes they've committed. A murder here and there, but they can still have such good times at a birthday party. And what's even more disgusting is how the defense team for Joe Hunt tried to write off everything as immature gimmicks, simply stating that Hunt was innocent despite the large number of witnesses testifying against him and the vast paperwork trails that reinforce his guilt. If that was the actual closing arguments offered by the defense, my only guess was it was a last hope that Hunt could get off. And what is even more laughable is how brazen Hunt was about absolutely everything. He is not a sympathetic character in any light. Neither are too many others in the BBC, except for the three responsible for setting off the case that eventually brought down Joe Hunt. And what is much more sickening than that Joe Hunt wasn't the first and isn't the last in the game of greed and ambition.
Joe Hunt is a malignant narcissist and sociopath, who used people to get what he wanted and needed.
This mini-series has held up well over the 30 plus years, particularly in sync when this crime occurred. The director of the mini-series, Marvin J. Chomsky never disappoints, an excellent director of his day and I wish he would teach this new generation how to direct a strong true story in this current era. This true story was poorly miscast from everyone.
Judd Nelson was excellent as the original Joe Hunt, certainly not this panty waste Ansel Elgort in this true story about greed and murder amongst the rich and privileged of Los Angeles. He has this perpetual look of a deer in the headlights look and showed none of the real Joe Hunts natural persuasiveness, charm and charisma that drew these young men into the lion's den. I saw none of that in Ansel Elgort's performance. I was disappointed in Kevin Spacey's performance of who Ron Levin was this sleazy con man, Ron Silver did a better job at portraying who the real Levin was.
Joe Hunt came from a poor family and was considered by his former "privileged" classmates as being nerdy, unpopular, and a scholarship kid. After college, Joe became reacquainted with some of his rich former classmates through Dean Karney. He convinced this group of guys that he was an expert in commodities trading and he had a "risk free" strategy that would produce big returns. The guys were very impressed, so they gave Joe all of their inheritances to invest in the commodities markets. But instead of investing the money, Joe used their money to rent office space and hire employees for his new company, the Billionaire Boys Club.
Joe scammed money from wealthy businessmen, spent some of the money to maintain his lavish lifestyle and the rest he lost in the commodities market. And to keep his investors from getting suspicious, Joe mailed out fake statements that showed a small profit but eventually the investors started asking for their money back. Joe was desperate to find new investors.
Joe met Ron Levin, who was a wealthy businessman and con-artist himself. He was hoping to scam Ron Levin out of enough money that he could bail out the BBC. But as it turned out Ron scammed Joe. Joe was furious and decided to kill Ron Levin. Joe's biggest mistake was leaving a hand written 7 page "to-do list" at Ron's house, that was left in a garbage can. The police found this list and later used it in court. The prosecutor proclaimed, "It's a recipe for murder". The question is whether this is the sincere act of a changed man or just another con job by a master manipulator, which is what prosecutors and law enforcement officials believe.
In Joe's continual pursuit for more cash, a plot was hatched to kidnap Hedayat Eslaminia, a rich former Iranian official and hold him for ransom. This plot didn't work either and Joe was losing control over the guys. Two of the guys secretly went to the police and this led to the end of the BBC. Hedayat Eslaminia was a political insider to the brutality of the Shah of Iran. When the Shah left Iran, insiders like Hedayat Eslaminia had their assets frozen, so there was no real money for him to invest in. Joe's second trial for the murder of Hedayat Eslaminia, where he represented himself was met with a hung jury and the LA County prosecutor chose not to retry this case.
If you want the true story and not this flimsy fairytale, please read these books: The Billionaire Boys Club by Sue Horton and The Price of Experience by Randall Sullivan. Or, watch the YouTube documentaries on Levin, Hunt and the BBC.
I will have to assume these writers and filmmakers are part of the movement to free Joe Hunt from prison based on habeas corpus, no body, no crime. He is certainly seeking to reduce his sentence to time served but, he is a dangerous sociopath. As one club member testified at his trial, Hunt told nine members after Levin vanished: "Don't worry. This was the perfect crime. They'll never find the body."These young men had forgotten that old adage... if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
I'll give this movie a 3 out of 10 and the original mini-series a 10 out of 10.
Broadchurch: Episode #2.7 (2015)
I tried to watch this once before but kept falling asleep.
Wow! I cannot believe the bullcrap coming out of the mouth of that defense attorney, Sharon Bishop (Marianne Jean-Baptiste). That defense would NEVER happen in the US Court system. Any judge and the Prosecutor's would be objecting left and right citing assumes facts not in evidence and the other that would be used is Counsel is testifying. No Judge would allow this idea of an affair between two investigators or detectives would NEVER be allowed in Court. They spent 2 hours in his hotel room, talking about this case, when she was still trying to figure this strange detective out, whom she didn't even like him, as he infuriated her most of the time. Sure, they are trying to bring about up reasonable doubt, but the defense has nothing but innuendo and no facts to support this ludicrous concept. Unless this was the OJ Simpson case, where the judge always ruled against the prosecutor's office. There's an underlining of hostility between the prosecutor and the defense attorney as well. Bitter rivals? I prefer UK crime drama's; murder mysteries and television thrillers were the crime or mystery isn't solved in 44 minutes. You can spread the full story out and provide more clues. In the US, I generally known who the killer is before the first commercial. These are much harder to guess though, which I LOVE. I always love a challenge.
Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay Part 3 (2015)
You've got to be kidding me. SPOILERS**** Read at your own risk
I've never wrote a review before but felt compelled to write something about this mini-series. The warning being don't watch it.
This mini-series has to be the worst docudrama on one of the most prolific and well-known serial killers in the Unites States history, Theodore Robert Bundy.
This story is so full of holes its aged Swiss cheese. I've read every book on Ted Bundy as well as other known and unknown serials killers investigating the minds of serial killers, the psychology of these twisted men and women. The actor playing Ted in this awful saga, is one horrible actor and poorly miscast, first and foremost. The real Ted had intelligence, his charm, charisma and his ability to blend in with the crowd. It was why it took law enforcement so long to catch him. He could walk on a college campus and no one would think twice about him being there.
He had some knowledge of the law and law enforcement as he was attending law school at UW as well as a psychology degree, so he knew about abnormal behavior. He fooled a lot of people including cops and former cops. He came off as friend, confidant, a student, a son/brother, a fiancé, a volunteer, a father/stepfather, an aspiring lawyer, an aspiring politician, a pathological Liar, psychopath/sociopath, a male chauvinist, a serial rapist, a serial killer, who was a Necrophiliac and con-artist all rolled into this package of a nice affable, good looking guy. He was a collector and took souvenirs from the crime scenes. He was not this menacing creep nor was he this evil menacing guy that would send chills up your spine, which is how this actor is portray him in this docudrama by this horrible actor. No woman would go near him, let alone gotten into his car. Menacing stares, evil smiles and smirks, I saw nothing close to the real Ted.
I would have no doubt that if he got into politics, he would get elected. He was wickedly smart. Ted Bundy was more vivacious than other serial rapist/killers, more camera ready, hungry for the attention, a fame narcissist whore. But there is a look that is pervasive among serial killers. There is a desire for power and control which is not uncommon. Serial killers are glorified because we can't consider their ferocity, but cruelty is not remarkable. Bundy thought he had outsmarted his victims, but he was not the hyper intelligent killer we'd so like him to be; he just had an uncontrollable impulse, like any other serial killer, but was just graced with good looks, charm and charisma. His kind of violence wasn't exciting, it was actually mundane. What allowed him to get away with the things he did for so long was not his creativity, but a society that encourages sadism and barbarity, especially when it comes to young women. What he liked and enjoyed was the chase, choosing his victim and in the early evolution stalked them, taunting the police, try to catch me stuff, which infuriated detectives and other law enforcement officials, which made this game all the more appealing for him and it was a game.
The actor who plays the detective, Bob Keppel was wonderful. He had the fear, frustration, the anger just like the real detective. There is no other amazing acting in this piece of crap. Boring performances one after another. I felt nothing for any of the characters, not even the victims with cardboard performances, with the exception of Bob Keppel actor.
If you want to see a good mini-series on Ted Bundy, my suggestion to you is to watch The Deliberate Stranger starring Mark Harmon as Bundy and/or The Stranger Beside Me starring Billy Campbell as Bundy. Both are much better than this piece of crap. My personal preference was The Deliberate Stranger because of Mark's performance, he had all the intricacy, including his narcissism from the real Bundy.