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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)

Do you know a movie is really really good when...
Honestly, this movie has it all. It's funny, it's exciting, it's original, and it's very informative. The worst thing I could say about this movie, or actually the only bad thing I can say about it is the post credit trailer sucked. Don't waste your time waiting for it. Just read about it. This may actually be the best movie I have seen in the last five years. Usually I watch 99% of the movies streaming at home but this was well worth any cost of any ticket. I encourage you to run not walk to see this film. I would also encourage you to watch the previous movie, and the last avengers movie. If you do your homework, it will be well worth it.

The Mother
(2023)

Surprisingly, good Netflix movie
If you read the synopsis, you already know the basic premise. However what you don't know is that Jennifer Lopez is bad ass. Could the movie be better? Of course it could. Was it better than I expected? It definitely was. There's no real need to go into any detail other than to say it was thoroughly enjoyable. Not that I expect anyone who could ever make a difference to read this, but a couple of general pointers which I wish all directors and writers Followed. Just because someone is a bad, it doesn't mean they can fight. A fully trained special op military person should always beat a random bad character. This would apply, regardless of gender, size or even age. I.e Rambo at 70 kills a 30 year old untrained but vicious drug dealer. I am not saying this necessarily happens in this movie, but I think it's a rule of thumb that few directors and/writers follow. Further, if somebody is elitely trained and conditioned, there's no reason for them to be injured, and then to unrealistically perform with said injury.

All in all well worth the time and would highly recommend this as a watch especially during a lazy weekend or rainy day.

Halloween Ends
(2022)

Rating on a Halloween scale
Could actually be a 9.5. I almost punted on watching this installment due to the low IMDB score but my daughter begged me. Watching with low expectations I was blown away. The story was completely original and there were also some original kill methods if you can believe that. No wokeness, no political agenda, it was just really good. I was also impressed with how good Jamie Lee looked in this one and the attention paid to actually film a real movie, not just another cash grab yearly Halloween installment. It may be the end, but does Halloween really end?? On a separate note, those who scored this so low it dragged down 6s and 7s, you either never watched a Halloween movie before, or you just don't have the ability to properly grade a movie in its genre. Do better, there is no way this is a 5.1 on a Halloween scale.

Terror on the Prairie
(2022)

A Daily wire, Cowboy Cerrone, Gina Carano Western
What could go wrong?? Movie is about 107 minutes and not one punch or kick are thrown by either Cowboy or Gina. Also there is basically a complete lack of any story. Did anyone whoever shot a gun oversee this movie? A shotgun does not miss everything from 15 feet. I would give it a 1 but that is reserved for movies that are somehow worse. There is absolutely no redeeming value to this film and anyone who gave it a higher score is insane. It's a waste of any amount of time but luckily I skipped ahead 15 seconds at a time just to see if any fighting would happen. I mean what's the point of casting these two if they aren't going to throw down? The Daily Wire isn't going to add any subs with quality like this. You have $, spend it properly and do better.

America's Got Talent: Qualifiers 1 Results
(2022)
Episode 12, Season 17

What the hell are you doing AGT
Since when do we whittle down from 5 to 3 to 2 and waste an hour of my life. Not to mention you totally got it wrong. Talk about jumping the shark. One of my favorite and most important important shows of my lifetime and now you are playing games and wasting time with acts that are so repetitive and redundant? Neither of this weeks finalists has a chance of a Vegas act and won't be more than a NBA halftime show. Shame on you AGT.

So You Think You Can Dance: The Season 17 Finale
(2022)
Episode 12, Season 17

Won't blame it on Woke America bc apparently anyone can vote
But you certainly got it wrong this time. Keaton was so unique, so talented and broke the mold for the usual contemporary male dancer. To have stolen this victory from him was a shame. Also the judges absolutely stink and Matthew should have never been released. I really hope Alexis wasn't the one who ratted him out and was secretly rewarded for it.

Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)

I guess it is possible to make a perfect movie
In this age of political divisiveness, wokeness, and hollywood requirements to make every movie conform to "equality," you would think it is impossible to actually make a film that allows the audience to actually enjoy a film. Somehow Tom pulls it off. I left this movie just happy. I actually enjoyed every minute of it. It wasn't super original, it didn't send a message, it didn't break new grounds in technology, but it was just damn great. I have not seen a movie in which my only complaint was that it ended in a long long time. Thank you to all those behind it, thank you.

Night Teeth
(2021)

Worth a watch
With all the crap that appears to be available these days, this one was definitely worth my time. The movie clearly had a decent budget, and had some original technology that I haven't seen before. Of course any movie that wasn't specifically made by Netflix and it's just available on the streaming service isn't exactly a big budget blockbuster. However with that said, again it's worth a watch if you've grown tired of movies that should've never been made.

A Score to Settle
(2019)

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....
I am so thankful for the fast forward/skip button. I can't believe I was fooled by the reviews that claimed this was "better than the bad reviews." It's garbage. Almost every movie Cage has made in the last decade is and has been. Just do yourself and a favor and don't waste even 15 minutes on it.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Mormon Advantage
(2021)
Episode 10, Season 11

I can't believe Larry jumped the shark
One of the longest storylines in recent years ended so badly, or even worse, somehow didn't end and left open the frightening possibility that it would continue. This is such a historically good show and being fair, this storyline has been historically awful. Please do better, there is nothing wrong with "happy," endings.

Sweet Girl
(2021)

Don't believe the negative reviews.
In this day, post Covid, I know a lot of us are sitting around binging Netflix and even rewatching movies and shows because we don't want to try something "new," with bad reviews. I have honestly read reviews of movies that the reviewer hadn't even watched. Now don't get me wrong, this is an award winning film, but it is engaging and the premise has a twist that I did NOT see coming. It's worth your time if you have extra and I almost made the mistake of skipping it based solely on these negative reviews. Very few streaming movies are watchable and some even boggle the mind how they got made. This is not one of them and is a solid "good" in my book, hope you agree after watching it all.

The Queen's Gambit
(2020)

Thank you Netflix
Just when I thought I had run out of things to watch, I stumbled upon this absolute gem. This was perfection, and it appears many other reviewer's agree with me. I just wish they were more shows like this, it was just absolutely fantastic.

Hubie Halloween
(2020)

Genuinely enjoyable. One of his best
Let's face it, the large majority of Sandler movies are pretty dumb. Having been stuck at home watching every streaming movie available for the last 8 months puts me in the position to fairly review this movie. It's fun, it's funny and has a great cast. I can't imagine any Sandler fan NOT liking this movie. I watched it with my 15 year old daughter and we both constantly laughed and she rated it an 8 as well. It's a streaming, Netflix 8, not big blockbuster pay $50 at the theater 8. Anyone who gives it a bad review clearly doesn't know much about today's films or Sandler's work. Could it have been a little better, sure, but let's not delude ourselves into thinking it's an Oscar contender. Great job Netflix.

Kristy
(2014)

Solid horror/slasher film
Do we really need to go into much detail for these direct to video movies? This one was good, I would like to find another. All I ask for is some suspense, originality and aesthetically pleasing actors. This movie has it all. Do listen to any negative reviews. If all the Netflix movies of this genre were this good, we would be extremely lucky.

Father of the Year
(2018)

All movies with Spade, Sandler, etc are silly but..
It really comes down to how may times you laugh and chuckle and how original the jokes are. This movie made me laugh multiple times and the times I did, they were genuine laughs. One of the better Netflix movies that I have seen. A lot of the other movie it's made by comedians have been complete crap, this woman certainly is not crap.

Hereditary
(2018)

Warning do not believe the hype.
Please don't waste your money on this film. It is disjointed, confused and you will leave either feeling like you wasted good money, or wasted time. There are plenty of other movies to see. Pick one of them. This is one of the few times that IMBD ratings let me down. It's just not a good film. You might scream or jump 3 times but again, it's not good. Also, the completely unnecessary nudity prevented me from bringing my daughter that loves scary/horror movies. I was lucky though, she would have been asking me the entire time, "when is it going to be over?" She wasn't even there and I couldn't help but ask myself the same question.

A Quiet Place
(2018)

Wow, talk about overrated
I love movies. Moviepass allows me to see almost every movie I desire too. I use Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB to decide if a movie is reviewed well enough not to waste my time. 96% fresh on IMDB and 8.2 here, well, let's go.

Unfortunately it appears our reviewers have become complacent and overly generous. I expect, in this day and age that movies are not produced for the sole purpose of having those producers just be able to claim "hey, I made a movie." I want a movie, depending on its genre to measure up. If it is a horror/scary movie, I expect to be scared. I back story or origin story should be present too. Then I want some character development. Who are the people I am watching, what is their background? Education, knowledge base, social relationships, etc. If there is a bad guy, or threat, I would like the back story for that character too. "Get Out," while being one of the best movies in a long time, clicked all the boxes.

With a movie that had been so trailer heavy for so long, I fully expected a decent budget and something that is professionally filmed and engineered. We do get that here.

This isn't quite a spoiler, but the movie I watched had this water infiltrate from where exactly?? Also, back to my other expectations. I like a movie to be appropriately long to click the previous boxes and if the director or writer is just too lazy to treat the paying customer with answers to those questions, well you better be damn sure I am sitting on the edge of my seat or ready to jump out of it for almost the entirety of the film. This movie does have some suspense but most is just filler and makes no sense. I felt like some of the sets were stolen from the Walking Dead.

Since we paid for the movie and have an expectation of how long it will be, how about instead of wasting our time with 20 minutes of previews you actually take 5 more minutes to give a conclusive ending? I don't want be left thinking, "well that's clearly going to be the solution but how exactly is it going to be implemented?"

This movie definitely had potential. I could see it being a miniseries or even a TV show. As for the over inflated reviews, it's not an 8.2. It probably isn't even a 7. Scenes occur out of nowhere and it was a lazy wrap of a film. Unfortunately because so many will rush to see it bc of these reviews, it will most likely make a lot of money and further encourage the directors and producers to continue to churn out inferior products.

The Flash: Run, Iris, Run
(2018)
Episode 16, Season 4

An episode worthy of an award......
At the very least this episode should get a golden razzy nomination. Never thought the Flash would jump the shark, but I actually just suffered through this. Skip it or fast forward.

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