kathrynnsimon

IMDb member since August 2019
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Samaritan
(2022)

Deserves better rating
Society troubled with unemployment and poverty made a ground for corruption and violence.

Aged superhero acted by brilliant Sylvester Stallone unwillingly is provoked to help save the kid which is also professionaly acted.

I like Stallone acting and this is one of his best performance right to the side of Rocky. Morale and guidance of his character are very good and accurate.

There is plethora of action sequences, they're not over exaturated like in MCU movies. No shiny wardrobe and heroes flying like a bees around. Stallone plays gritty hero and this role suit him perfectly. This was enjoyable watch.

CGI used to create younger Stallone was too generic, could be done better, it's on the PS3 level.

Would be really nice to have prequel to learn more about Samaritan and Nemesis, where they come from and what they stood for?

I liked perspective there's no good and evil in exclusive form and that behavior and personalities are intervined, so the main character was made that way which was refreshing premise. Very good.

In half of the movie had to depart younger daughter from watching since she was overimpressed with violent acts, loudness and destruction. But for rest of us, action was just right.

Movie have good morale side with emotional characterisation which is relevant too.

Generally deserves a few more stars overall.

Excellent watch!

Braveheart
(1995)

Superb
Not accidentally this one score so many awards globally.

Excellent introspective in struggle of Scottish people to gain freedom. William Wallace can rest in peace today (2021.) knowing his people are on the good way to protect Scotland independence.

Best role of Mel Gibson IMHO.

Prosjaci i sinovi
(1971)

Only good for native speakers
If you speak Croatian then this will be hillarious show otherwise my opinion is better to skip it because you'll miss the point without understanding local traditions, habits and folklore.

Daredevil
(2015)

Matt and Foggy rules!
I'm 47yr old Croatian who find this serie very amusing. Great action, acting and story. Only shortcoming is the lack of the CGI like in other superheroe movies but maybe thats why Daredevil was even more belieavable and human related.

Teen Wolf
(2011)

I'm not teen
I'm 47yr old Croatian who watch this show with 11yr old son. We are now in the middle of the 4th season and, while show would be rated better if given 7/10 I gave an 9 because it amazes me that MTV manage to produce such an interesting show. I remember MTV when I was old like my son is now, and only output back then was simple music videos. About the series, if you like beings with supernatural powers and action this is must watch. Nevertheless, the cast did a great job at evoking other aspects of peoples and especially teenagers interactions. If production had GOT budget rating would definitely be the given one!

Altered Carbon
(2018)

Much better than expected
I only did watch 1st year because of negative feedback for continouating seasons. Great show. Main actor did excellent interpretation of Takeshi Kovacs. Just the right person for job. All aspects and also the supporting actors are also good.

Stranger Things
(2016)

Decent job!
Series are satisfying. First is the best one because of originality but if you like supernatural and mystery see it all. Other aspects of fabula are also good.

Prospect
(2018)

Hard core SF
This is my preferable type of SF which build upon story, not on CGI, constant shooting, bombing and shallow presentation. Zee and Ezra, as main characters, develop trough entire movie and they delivered stellar performance. Story is very smart, totally belieavable and well minded. I got immersed in this film. Acting and directing is well done. This film raise high on my SF list.

Chernobyl
(2019)

Couldn't believe how good this was made
At fridays night I usually pick a serie to watch with my children. Boy Simon says "Lets watch Chernobyl" (beforehand we completed Daredevil and Game of Thrones), so I thought, OK, lets get watch this, just to get rid of it before watching Altered Carbon. But I was so wrong. This was made perfectly. Proportion of catastrophy is portayed masterfully. Great pacing, characters, drama, acting, effects, story, everything.. I'm so happy that we didn't miss on this one. I give this one a 9 just because GoT deserved grade 10 from me, and this haven't had enormous budget and grandiosity in comparison.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(2018)

Masterpiece
Absolutely the best spiderman movie of all time regardless cartoon versions or editions performed by human actors. Great visuals, excellent story, emotional, superb action. This one put standards for onward Spiderman's really high. Don't miss it!

Game of Thrones
(2011)

CANT BELIEVE HOW GOOD THIS IS
Can't find any objections to GoT. I'm happy that I live in time when this was filmed. Greatest serie ever showed. Don't miss it if you liked Hobbit, LoTR or Harry Potter. This is similar but bigger with excellent production and remarkable landscapes and epic scenes. I'm now on episode 3 of Seson 8. I can honestly say: Thanks HBO for considering and later filming George RR Martin books. You gave me so much joy and excitement. Wonderfull.

General
(2019)

Great story ruined by poor execution and mediocre directing & acting
As a Croat particullary Dalmatian, and passionate filmophile, I really wanted to watch, like and later suggest, wherever I could, story about most beloved soldier in Croatian war for independence from Yugoslavia. Such a GOOD PREMISE. "General" is real person Ante Gotovina, which had such an extraordinary and rich life (and still going on strong as a tuna fishermen in Dalmatia) and film about him could have been excellent TV serie. And it should be! But, after watchig 1st episode, I'm ashamed now. Great story devastated. I'm sorry that lead actor Goran Visnjic (who had lots of previous Hollywood filming experience) couldn't use few of his contacts to present full potential of the story to some decent studio. I'm definitely positive that reputable or even B production (whatever in USA or EU), would make a blockbuster from rich life stories of hero Ante Gotovina. Producers should sit, watch and learn how masters from Mexican studio did a great job with Narcos. Ante Gotovina learn warfare in South America as a legionarre serving campaignes in French Legion Etrangere, parachute elite corps, after engageing in Croatian war for independence, accused (by international court in Bruxelless "ICTY") then captured in Canary Islands and sentenced to 20 yrs in prison, later disregarded because all of the evidences about rightnesses, honesty and moral. If "General" TV series was directed by Clint Eastwood this would be masterpiece. Instead we got lousy execution, poor story, insane scene jumping, clumsy accents from actors, abysmal logic in ageing from different characters, usage of same actors for different roles, clouds representing persons, boring overacted monologues and dialogues, poorest CGI and awkward SFX, Serbs with desigations from different century, no bloodshed and gore from soldiers, etc. Shallow filming work! I read user reviews on regullarly because they are most sincere and unbiased feedback for movie buff like me, but never before wrote single review (surely was tempted after watching Convenat, but afer all, Convenant was fair maded movie despite of plenty flaws in the script). At the end, I can honestly say, in a great respect to Croatian hero Ante Gotovina, do not watch this crap. Because that is.

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