Monday, October 7, 2013

Carrie looks a bit silly



















5 second plot: Carrie is a strange kid, raised by a crazy mother. Other kids laugh with her at school. One day they push it too far. Carrie feels humiliated. At the school prom this humiliation changes to anger. And this anger, combined with her telekinetic abilities, is a dangerous cocktail.

5 second review: Man, it takes like forever for her to get in her bloody Carrie mode. There is some very cool stuff going on in this movie, but there is way too little of it. It's difficult to act being telekinetic, I get that, but it just looks really silly here, doesn't it?

IMDb score: 6,2/10
Our score: 4/10


Sunday, October 6, 2013

Witches of East End season 1 Episode 1: Pilot
















5 second plot: A family of (good, so it seems) witches is under attack from someone evil who is trying to kill them. The daughters don't know yet that they have special powers, but they find out soon enough.

5 second review: This is actually a pretty interesting show. It's more a TV show for women, but I kinda want to know what happens next.

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


Friday, October 4, 2013

Filth starts off perfectly



















5 second plot: Bruce is a cop in Scotland. He drinks, does drugs, lies, manipulates,... he's a real asshole. Still, he's got everything reasonably under control and everyone still seems to believe (in) him. But his fucked up lifestyle is getting to him. It doesn't take long before his entire life totally falls apart.

5 second review: This movie starts off brilliantly. For a moment, I seriously thought I was watching the next Trainspotting. But then, just like the main character, the movie spirals totally out of control. And all of a sudden all the fun is gone. That was probably the whole idea, but it didn't work for me.

IMDb score: 7,3/10
Our score: 6/10


A.C.O.D. is dull



















5 second plot: Carter is the now grown up fucked up result of the ugly divorce of his parents. His younger brother is getting married so now Carter has to try to get the old family in one room without them killing each other. And he learns a thing or two about himself in the process.

5 second review: My first impression? Holy shit, it's the same guy as the one that plays the asshole in Walter Mitty and he's got the exact same hair-due. No, wait, it's combed to the other side. Okay then. It looks like a great slapstick movie if you look at the poster. But it's not.

IMDb score: 5,7/10
Our score: 3/10


Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Originals Season 1 Episode 1: Always and Forever

















5 second plot: This is the story of the three original vampires: the first of their kind. They were created a thousand years ago. The first episode is all about the two male vampires: a decent one and a rebel. The rebel got a werewolf pregnant. And the decent one wants to protect her. From witches and non-originals.

5 second review: That is a whole bunch of information we get to swallow in this pilot. It's a pretty complicated story-line and I'm not sure if I give a shit. That can't be good.

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

The Big Bang Theory Season 7 Episode 3: The Scavenger Vortex



















5 second plot: Raj organizes a scavenger hunt. The idea is to be the first one to solve a bunch of puzzles and find a golden coin. The others team up in randomly selected pairs. They learn a lot about each other. Not all good stuff.

5 second review: As always: very funny shit. Still loving it.

IMDb score: 8,3/10
Our score: 9/10


The Millers Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot



















5 second plot: Meet the Millers: mother and father break up in the pilot, daughter lives with her husband and kid (in the parent's house) and is not getting very far ahead in life, and son is a TV reporter who has to do all the shitty news. They all kind of shack up together.

5 second review: This first episode is laugh out loud-funny multiple times. When the dad finds the remote for the son-in-law's bed (he thinks it's the TV remote), I almost choked with laughter. If they can keep the jokes coming like that, this is going to be good.

IMDb score: 6,8/10
Our score: 9,5/10


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 Episode 2: 0-8-4
















5 second plot: The agents are sent to Peru where archaeologists found a strange artifact in an old temple. It appears to be some sort of weapon. And a lot of people want to get their hands on it.

5 second review: Man, this is a boring episode... Djeezes. I was going to kill this one in my review since it had no story, bad special effects, stupid dialogue,... the list is endless. BUT. The last 30 seconds Samuel L. Jackson appears and gives a speech that makes everything okay again.

IMDb score: 7,5/10
Our score: 8/10


Fright Night 2: New Blood has its memorable moments















5 second plot: A group of American students goes to Romania to take a course in European art. Their professor is an ancient vampire countess who is thirsty for blood. Lots of it.

5 second review: This could have been an amazingly cool picture. There are parts in here that are really well done and very original. And let's nor forget: steaming hot! But most of the movie is clumpsy amateurism. What a shame.

IMDb score: 4,2/10
Our score: 5/10


Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 1 Episode 3: The Slump


















5 second plot: Peralta is in a slump. No matter what he does, he can't get any case solved. The other cops are trying to recruit troubled kids in the youth police force.

5 second review: Going steady. A bit slow, but still loving it.

IMDb score: 7,4/10
Our score: 8/10