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John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)

You can do too much
It seems the writers have decided to go with martial arts and gun play.. As with the final fight scene in John Wick 3, the first fight sequence in JW4 goes on WAY TOO LONG and is totally unnecessary, to the point you may lose interest in watching any further.. Plus, John Wick must be carrying close to 200 pounds worth of ammo and spare magazines to get through the fight. The acting is spotty except for the veteran actors like Clancy Brown and Ian McShane. Donnie Yen brings a bit of humanity and humor to the film as the blind and reluctant assassin tasked with killing John Wick. Mr. Nobody and his pup add a diversion.

American Experience: Ruby Ridge
(2017)
Episode 7, Season 29

Government version
Randy Weaver was not a white supremacist. He identified as a separatist.

This is obviosly the government/left wing media version of events.

Like Waco, there never were any automatic weapons produced by government agents. This was a red herring.

Weaver had been coerced by an undercover agent to saw off 2 shotgun barrels.

And like Waco, no attempt was made to simply walk up to the front door even though other people had done so.

Lon Horiuchi the sniper/assassin fired first setting everything in motion.

All of this came out at trial. It's sad that Gerry Spence, Weavers attorney, is not listed in the credits.

Outback Opal Hunters
(2018)

Unsafe in any language
Wow, cannot believe how dumb these people can be. Most wear no safety glasses/goggles. They dig out under overhangs inviting collapse and drive into obvious bad road situations.. Avg IQ must be in the 50 range.

Nightmare Alley
(2021)

Such a Disappointment
Really was looking forward to this film. A stellar cast, Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper, Willem Defoe and Toni Collette ..

Ended up being a cure for insomnia.

Heartland
(2007)

A Roller Coaster
An up and down dramedy filled with too much boy friend/girl friend "high school drama." At times very good, at times almost laughable..

Heartland: Picking Up the Pieces
(2013)
Episode 1, Season 7

I figured it out
It took a while to nail down the genre of this program. The acting, the story lines and finally it hit me.

This is "Days of Our Lives" with horses.

Heartland
(2007)

A Roller Coaster
An up and down dramedy filled with too much boy friend/girl friend "high school drama." At times very good, at times almost laughable..

Heartland
(2007)

A Roller Coaster
An up and down dramedy filled with too much boy friend/girl friend "high school drama." At times very good, at times almost laughable..

Dino Hunters
(2020)

More Reveals, less filler.
People continue to complain about RANCHERS DIGGING ON THEIR OWN LAND. Go away complainers. They have every right to dig and sell what they find. There is NOTHING ILLEGAL going on here. Are their methods rough? Yes. If you don't like it, change the channel.

My complaint is that there is too much filler and small talk and not enough actual reveal of the actual skeletons.

The Operative
(2019)

Boring..
Boring.. Boring.. I was expecting an exciting spy movie.. You wonder if the actors had any clue they were making a snoozer.

Virgin River
(2019)

Tolerable
Acting and dialog are awful. Story line between 2 main characters is syrupy and overplayed. Storyline with Preacher, little boy and missing Mom was played out long ago.

Jack Taylor: The Guards
(2010)
Episode 1, Season 1

Closed Captioning
Why are the closed actions for season one, episode one, available only in Spanish

Deadwater Fell
(2020)

Not what I thought
The acting is fine. But this is a depressingly Ssslllooowww moving, jerky, jump-all-over-the-place story..

Major Crimes
(2012)

Love the cast
Great ensemble cast picks up where "The Closer" leaves off. Good stuff. But I guarantee you will tire of Rusty's constant whining and his annoying voice.

The Ballad of Lefty Brown
(2017)

A study in character study.
A good story line but a little too pensive and slow moving. Pullman does a great job.

Spenser Confidential
(2020)

Keeps your attention throughout
Fast paced action flick. Wahlberg and the rest of the cast are fun to watch.

Hinterland
(2013)

A wonderfully dark drama
Hinterland is a land where no one smiles and the Sun never shines. A dark but well acted drama filled with deep, dark secrets

The Ranch
(2016)

Meh
A good story line punctuated by bad acting, poor comedic timing and unnecessary language. But, its the car wreck you can't look away from.

Outlander: Wentworth Prison
(2015)
Episode 15, Season 1

Spoiler.. It takes a sick mind.
The writers are every bit as twisted and sadistic as the brutal story they've written ..

The Ranch
(2016)

Meh
A good story line punctuated by bad acting, poor comedic timing and unnecessary language. But, its the car wreck you can't look away from.

The Neighborhood
(2018)

Too much
We love entire premise of this program and the writing is top notch. But the overacting, especially by Max Greenberg, makes it hard to watch at times. The actors need to let the writing do it's job.

Treadstone
(2019)

Meh
Way too disjointed with helter skelter choppy plot..

Reign
(2013)

Glad that's over
Sat thru this sad garbage with my wife. The first season wasnt too bad. Sent me running to the history books more than once. Some of the fake English accents are atrocious.

Drive
(2011)

Junk
One of the most boring movies ever. Ryan Gosling is just plain awful and Ron Perelman is completely unbelievable in his role.

Taken: Pilot
(2017)
Episode 1, Season 1

Men..
Pretty disjointed story line. But lots of confusing action.

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