Dean (6927 KP) rated Magnum P.I. in TV
Aug 25, 2020 (Updated Jul 10, 2021)
20 years since that ended this is the reboot. It keeps all those elements, with a modern Ferrari and T. C. with an identical Helicopter.
Now that Hawaii 5o has finished if you want a light hearted action series in a beautiful location, this is it. Some good action scenes and cameos from the original cast. It's easy viewing, maybe not as funny as it thinks but generally a good watch.
Rez Infinite
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Prepare yourself for the ultimate version of Rez, a thrilling journey of sights and sounds and...
Moto Madness
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People are Awesome
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The Tale of Genji
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Set in the 22nd century 100 years before the USS Enterprise's five-year mission in Star Trek: The...
Dean (6927 KP) rated Candyman (2021) in Movies
Sep 9, 2021 (Updated Sep 9, 2021)
Working as a sequel to the original it starts OK with some nice back story and scenes about the original told by shadow animation. Although really lacking in the horror department. The film looks good and stylish but it is the wrong vehicle for the message being thrown at you.
David McK (3649 KP) rated Aladdin (2019) in Movies
Aug 11, 2019 (Updated Dec 28, 2022)
While this does hew pretty closely to the original, this is not quite the shot-for-shot remake I was expecting (or feared), with Jasmine in particular given far more agency here, and with Will Smith's Genie 'bookending' the entire narrative.
Talking of Will Smith: he had some big shoes to fill and - thankfully - he wisely does not attempt a Robin Williams impersonation, instead making the character more his own (although, of course, he has the same musical numbers to belt out).
On the down side, however, this version of Jafar is far less menacing than the original ...
David McK (3649 KP) rated The little mermaid (2023) in Movies
Sep 13, 2023
I don't remember much about it, other than the basic outline of the plot.
I do know that this follows the same story, almost beat for beat, and that there was lot of controversy around the casting of Ariel herself (believe it or not) coming up to the time of release.
Having now watched it on Disney Plus, I found it to drag somewhat; more drawn out than it needed to be.
Halle Bailey does silence her critics in the lead role, with Melissa McCarthy's Ursula also lighting up the screen when she is on it, but it feels like if had been extended (in running time, by nearly an hour over the original or so I have read) just because they could!
David McK (3649 KP) rated Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) in Movies
Apr 1, 2024
(As an aside, I'm not sure whether to count this as #5 or #4 in the series, what with the atrocious Paul Feig 2016 version!)
(Aside to my aside: and what about the 2008 videogame?).
Anyway, this follows pretty much the same core cast as in Afterlife, although - personally - I found James Acaster to be rather an off-putting presence, as they struggle to find their fight and face down a new supernatural foe.
Lacks the magic of the original, I felt, maybe on par with Afterlife bit no better or worse.