Breaking Bad Season 2

5 second plot: Mr White seems to have a chance to recover from his disease. Jessy screws everything up. Their lies catch up with them a number of times. They have trouble with their distributor so they try it themselves but that doesn't work out either. Eventually some pieces of the puzzle come together.

5 second review: Black and sad, so normally not my cup of tea, but very addictive. You get so involved with these guys you cannot wait for a next episode. Or a new season. The ending of this season is pretty spectacular. It's like an enormous butterfly effect.

IMDb score: 9,4/10
Our score: 8/10

Slumdog Millionaire is quite a ride

5 second plot: Jamal, a young Indian boy from the slums is about to win big bucks on the TV Show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. They arrest him under suspicion of fraud. He explains to the detective why he knows all the answers. This explanation is the story of his tough life trying to survive. With one upside: his life long love for the beautiful Latika.

5 second review: It's a sad but beautiful story. Told in a very interesting way. As if the director was afraid we would fall asleep. The Indian-American mash-up feels strange from time to time, but overall there is little or nothing to complain about. Two thumbs up.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 8/10

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 is a whole bunch of info

5 second plot: In the Clone Wars the good guys, The Republic (Yoda, Anakin, Obi-Wan, clones and friends), are fighting the evil Separatists (Count Dooku, Grievous, droids and friends). Anakin’s got a padawan, Ahsoka. And he is still secretly seeing Padme.

5 second review: It’s great to get extra information on a whole lot of characters (old and new) and learn about all sorts of weapons, ships, creatures, worlds,… The lightsaber fights are good and the warship battles are often epic. You can feel Anakin’s fight with his dark side. He’s great with his padawan. The animation is a bit ‘wooden’ but I guess that’s part of the package. 

IMDb score: 7,9/10

Our score: 7/10

Two and a Half Men Season 6: nickname Mad Dog

5 second plot: Charlie tries the long term relationship thing. He makes it to the end of the season. The biggest crush Alan has is on his receptionist. But then he sleeps with her mother. Almost. Oh, and he also sleeps with his ex-wife and probably made her pregnant. But Herb doesn't know.

5 second review: Where do they keep getting all this funny stuff? Everyone turns his or hers funnyness up a notch. Some new brilliantly funny characters: the big guy next door with the beautiful daughter Jake is fond of? Charlie's pharmacist? One question on the side though: when is Alan going to realize he is gay?

IMDb score: 6,9/10
Our score: 10/10

The Diving Bell and The Butterfly is in your face

5 second plot: The real life story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, big time editor of Elle magazine, who has a massive stroke and is paralyzed from head to toe. He can only move his left eye. With the help of some amazing people, he learns to communicate and even writes a book.

5 second review: All the people in this movie are so close to the camera, I'm glad I didn't have to see this in a big theater, because I did not always feel comfortable. But that's the idea of course. It's an amazing story. Especially the fact that he found a way to keep his spirit up. And the fact that he made some new friends, who treated him like a king.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 6/10

Two and a Half Men Season 5

5 second plot: Charlie still gets the hotties and Alan the notties. However, Alan sometimes gets lucky. But then he takes advice from Charlie. The kid is also taking his first steps with the ladies.

5 second review: Very funny, very smart dialogue and very chill. Bertha is the max and the halfling is hilarious. This is a straight A. It does not get any funnier than this.

IMDb score: 7,9/10
Our score: 10/10

Into The Wild is a fantastic journey

5 second plot: This is the true story of Christopher, a smart young guy who, after his graduation, gives away all his money and takes off for a trip through the country. With a focus on surviving on his own in the wild. On his journey he meets (and touches the lives of) a lot of interesting people.

5 second review: This is a beautiful tale about a fantastic journey. What an amazing performance in an amazing movie. By the end I was really rooting for him to make it out alive. All things considered: I still think I'm going out for a long walk through the woods tomorrow. And I'm not sticking to the main road.

IMDb score: 8,2/10
Our score: 10/10

Bug is nuts

5 second plot: Agnes has got a tough life. She's living in a motel, working at a bar and her dangerous ex just got out of jail and is probably up to no good. Then one day Agnes meets a stranger, Peter. He's a special guy. He 'picks up on things'. And then all of a sudden they start finding very small bugs in their home. They try to figure out what's going on.

5 second review: It takes more than an hour to get nasty. But when it does, it will make you want to look away. It's that nasty. But having to wait an hour is too long. And frankly, the climax is very very big, but it's not satisfying. It's a really weird story that leaves you hanging with an uncomfortable feeling at the end.

IMDb score: 6/10
Our score: 3/10

The Prestige is not my kind of trick

5 second plot: This story is set at the end of the 19th century. Two magicians go to extreme lengths in their competition with each other. People get hurt and people get killed. But they don't seem to care, they just want to know each other's secrets. And be the best.

5 second review: I really don't like water tricks. And I never like the fact that there is no-one to root for. And I didn't buy the story at all. It felt like I was watching a movie with a weight on my shoulders. Only the final trick is pretty good. But that involved the Tesla duplication, and that's not magic, that's science fiction. I can't understand why everyone loves this film so much.

IMDb score: 8,5/10
Our score: 1/10

Two and a Half Men Season 4

5 second plot: Some things never change, some things do. Jake is growing up fast, Alan doesn't get as much action as in the previous season but does manage to get rid of one alimony obligation and Charlie gets drunk and dates a lot of women.

5 second review: The half one is becoming the funniest one on the show. This season is filled with beautiful women and there are a couple of very interesting celebrity appearances.

IMDb score: 7/10
Our score: 9/10