Sunday, March 22, 2015
The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 15: Try
5 second plot: There are no happy faces in Alexandria. The boss woman is not so sure anymore of the new recruits. Rick and co are afraid they will get as weak as the other Alexandrians. Daryl and Aaron find signs of humans activity. But they are really bad signs of a sicko at work. And Rick takes on Pete. And flips out. And there's a big clash between old and new.
5 second review: I don't know what's going to happen now? I'm predicting a couple of huge cliff hangers next episode (the season finale). It's all very very very exciting. What's this showdown going to result in? Who is this psycho outside the walls (maybe one that got sent away)? Music seems to be a new trend in The Walking Dead. I don't know if I like the Baywatch-style (well, sort of) clips though.
IMDb score: 9,2/10
Our score: 9,5/10
Labels:
09/10,
2015,
Drama,
Horror,
The Walking Dead
Friday, March 20, 2015
The Gunman is over-complicated
5 second plot: Jim did some very bad things 8 years ago in Congo. And his past has come to haunt him. He doesn't care very much about himself but he's not about to let the love of his life get dragged into his mess.
5 second review: The action is solid. He's got some great fighting skills. But the story is too extensive. I like a complicated plot but it is completely unnecessary (and distracting) for a simple action flick like this. I also never like it when they make the hero soft. That's where they dropped the ball on the Liam Neeson wannabe checklist.
IMDb score: 5,7/10
Our score: 5/10
Backcountry feels real
5 second plot: A guy takes his girlfriend on a hiking trip into the woods. It's her first time camping or hiking but he came here a lot when he was a kid. He doesn't need a map and bears don't scare him, but of course, they get lost. And if that's not bad enough, they step into the territory of a huge angry bear.
5 second review: There's a whole lot of walking and a whole lot of talking (and a whole lot of nothing), but when the bear arrives on the scene, you will shit your pants. I know I did. This is not your typical slasher horror. It feels real. This feels like it could happen to me next week when I go hiking in the woods.
IMDb score: 6,1/10
Our score: 7/10
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 1-2
5 second plot: Set in the Florida Keys, this is the story of a family who gets together to celebrate them being honored with a pier that will get their family name. But when the oldest son arrives, he sets off a chain of events that will not work out well for any of them.
5 second review: I thought the first episode was really boring. But the last couple of seconds... it gets really interesting. Not very much is what it seems. Quite the opposite. And you're left wondering. About almost everything. This is a really solid new show, but it's a bit too much drama for me.
IMDb score: 8,4/10
Our score: 8/10
Spring is something that doesn't come around very often
5 second plot: Evan is a good guy who's world falls apart. He packs a bag and takes the first flight out of the country, just to get away from everything. He goes to Italy. There he meets a girl and falls in love. But this is one very very very special girl.
5 second review: Don't get sucked into the monster-promo too much. There is a little bit of cool monster stuff in here but this is mostly a romantic story. A beautiful romantic horror movie with some supernatural elements (or is it?). Now that's something that doesn't come around very often.
IMDb score: 6,7/10
Our score: 8/10
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
iZombie Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot
5 second plot: Liv goes to a party. There's a zombie outbreak. She gets infected. She dies. And turns into a zombie. But as long as she eats braaaaaaaiiiiiiiins she's okay. She looks a bit pale but she doesn't look.... well, dead. She works in a morgue and only eats dead people's brains. After she eats a brain, she sort of inherits the memories of the victim. So she teams up with a cop to solve murder cases.
5 second review: This is pretty great. It's light on zombie gore but it's really fun to watch. Mostly thanks to the lead character. She's totally credible as a zombie superhero.
IMDb score: 8,4/10
Our score: 8/10
Monday, March 16, 2015
Insurgent the movie is way better than the trailer
5 second plot: The Divergents are now public enemy n° 1. Tris is having a hard time coping with everything that happened and is blaming herself for everyone's death. Jeanine finds a special box. But she needs a very good divergent to open it. Guess who this very special one is.
5 second review: This is not just imaginary crazy computer graphics. That's what the trailer told us it was. It's pretty grounded (for the most part anyway). And pretty good. There are a lot of emotions at play. But also some good action sequences. And the box is pretty neat.
IMDb score: 6,7/10
Our score: 7,5/10
Furious 7 is mega-awesome
5 second plot: Owen Shaw's brother has come to town to get the boys and girls that got his brother. This brother is an ex-British-special-forces-assassin. The team will need help if they want to beat this guy. This help comes in the form of a hacker who created a program called 'God's eye'.
5 second review: Of course it is over the top and very unrealistic. BUT. Imagine all the coolest shit you have ever and never seen all packed into one non-stop explosion of fun. That's what this mega cool (simple but effective) action PACKED Fast & Furious 7 is all about. And what a beautiful goodbye to Paul Walker. He will be missed.
IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 9,5/10
Sunday, March 15, 2015
The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 14: Spend
5 second plot: Everyone is finding his or her place in Alexandria. Abraham is taking over the construction team. Glenn is going on a supply run with a team. They run into a lot of walkers and a lot of trouble. Carol figures out that the town doctor has got a big problem. And Gabriel is making the town boss really nervous.
5 second review: Well, it’s one of those episodes… It’s really tense and really sad. Some people don’t make it. On the up-side: these people go out spectacularly: they get eaten alive and we get to watch every gory detail. I don’t know why Carol is acting all psycho on the kid, it’s a bit over the top. It's not all serious, there's also a very funny light note with cool music blasting through a car stereo.
IMDb score: 9,5/10
Our score: 8,5/10
Labels:
08/10,
2015,
Drama,
Horror,
The Walking Dead
Saturday, March 14, 2015
The Boy is uneventful
5 second plot: A young boy lives with his father in a remote motel (that they run). The boy is saving up all his money to go to his mom in Florida. He makes (a little bit of) money by collecting roadkill for his dad. These dead animals fascinate him. He slowly moves on to bigger and bigger kills.
5 second review: These people live a terribly boring life, so not very much happens in the movie. It's quite a stretch. But the finale is grand, no question about that. It makes sitting through the boring rest worthwhile.
IMDb score: 5,5/10
Our score: 5/10
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