Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a disappointment

5 second plot: Four mutated human sized turtles are trained by a (also mutated big) rat to become ninjas. With their skills they try to protect the people of New York from Shredder, a very evil guy with very evil plans.

5 second review: I don't know why I had great expectations for this movie... But I did. And it was a big disappointment. Everything looks like a cartoon. Shredder is the only character that starts off looking cool but then the fight sequences begin and after that it felt like I was watching someone play a video-game. The Turtles' young years are the worst (visually). Didn't anyone notice they look awful? Fans of Megan Fox will be pleased though. Because she gets a lot of screen-time.

IMDb score: 6,3/10
Our score: 1/10

True Blood Season 7 Episode 7: May Be the Last Time

5 second plot: Eric, Pam and the Yakuza concoct a plan for a worldwide distribution of an antidote for hep-v. Mainly to make a ton of money in the process. Bill is not doing well. Sookie starts looking for a miracle. Hoyt and his girlfriend are in town. Andy and Holly are looking for their children. The kids don't know Jason's ex-vamp lured them in a trap.

5 second review: There's some really funny stuff in this episode. But also drama, action, love, mystery, thrills,... the whole shebang. There's a little bit for everyone. And there is hope too. Hope that not everyone will die before the show's finale.

IMDb score: 7,6/10
Our score: 8/10

The Strain Season 1 Episode 4: It's Not For Everyone

5 second plot: The CDC doctors find out what they are dealing with. Sort of. The old (powerful) guy is up to something big. Every passenger on the plane (dead or alive) has transformed into a blood sucking killer. (The ones we know of anyhow). The old vampire hunter starts crossing names off his list. But he could use some help.

5 second review: This episode takes the gore up a notch. Or two. Great! These creatures are real nasty buggers. I don't know yet where they are going with the side stories (like the ex-con mommy's boy). Are these guys going to help kill the blood suckers or is it the opposite?

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

Extant Season 1 Episode 4: Shelter

5 second plot: Molly and her family are on the run. They don't really know from what exactly. They arrive at her father's place and try to do a DNA test themselves. Yasumoto and his disciples are tracking her down. He is looking for some sort of life sustaining substance and he thinks Molly holds the key to getting his hands on it.

5 second review: Not everything makes sense in this episode. For starters: what's with all the guns? That seems a bit much to track down an unarmed family. And at the end of the episode Molly develops some kind of superpower to escape and then stumbles into the operating room. That's just plain stupid. But I'm still very curious of how it's going to go down, so I'm not really complaining. Or at least not a lot.

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

True Blood Season 7 Episode 6: Karma

5 second plot: Bill tries to get his estate transferred to Jessica. His hep-v seems to be progressing very rapidly. Pam and Eric form an alliance with the Yakuza. Basically to rip Sarah Newlin's head off. But they might need to reconsider. Jason's vampire girlfriend tries to win him back. Tara is really trying to talk to her mother. Andy catches his daughter in bed with his future step-son.

5 second review: That's a nice twist what they did with Sarah Newlin there. I'm not going to give it away. Lots of interesting questions: why is Bill getting sick so fast, what is Jason's girlfriend going to do to the fairy, what's this Tara dream all about, why are the Yakuza driving Fast & Furious cars?

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

The Strain Season 1 Episode 3: Gone Smooth

5 second plot: The CDC doctors are looking for the missing bodies. They think the military had something to do with their disappearance. Meanwhile the survivors are transforming quickly. The old hunter plays stupid in court to get off easy (and quickly). And then there is this cool pest control guy who notices that all the rats are fleeing.

5 second review: The transformations are really nasty. I thought the rock star's nose was going to fall off. But then... well, I urge you to see it to believe it. It's cool the way animals (rats, dogs) seem to know something's up. Every episode has got one cool monster show down. This one isn't different. It's a good one.

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

Hercules is not all serious after all

5 second plot: Hercules, the son of Zeus (or not), is a mercenary fighting for gold. He's got a team of very skilled warriors to help him fight his latest battle: helping the king of Thrace get rid of an evil adversary.

5 second review: I figured this was going to be all serious and stuff, you know, like Gladiator. But it isn't. It's all fun and games. I should had know The Rock don't do serious. It gets really ridiculous from time to time but I did like the way the story works to its climax. I'm a sucker for this overly dramatic shit that builds up to one big pile of good versus evil mythological crap. The fights and fighting skills are really awesome. I love the way people go flying through the air when The Rock hits them. But it bears repeating that it gets overly ridiculous from time to time.

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

Wish I Was Here is sweet (give it a chance)

5 second plot: Aidan is a struggling actor (with zero acting jobs) and a father of two. His kids can't go to their expensive school anymore, because grandpa was funding it and he now needs to pay for his experimental (and expensive) cancer treatment. Aidan tries to keep the family up and running while struggling with some nasty inner demons.

5 second review:  It's one of those movies that's often very funny but sometimes really sad (someone's dying you know). It's a really sweet story about family and trying to keep your shit together while the world around you seems to fall apart.

IMDb score: 6,7/10
Our score: 8/10

Extant Season 1 Episode 3: Wish You Were Here

5 second plot: Molly's boss tells her they did some off the book fertility test on her when she was in space. She doesn't believe him and lets her friend doctor run some more tests. John throws Molly a birthday/welcome back party. For the first time in years Molly meets Marcus' brother. Or does she?

5 second review: It still gives me a strange feeling that the two main stories don't seem to be meant to intertwine at some point. We've got the robot-kid that's going to cause mayhem (undoubtedly) and the alien-pregnancy. I would have preferred a focus that is more clear. But I'm still very interested in how it is all going to go down.

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

Guardians of the Galaxy is awesome!

5 second plot: This is the origin story of the group from the title. We've got Star-Lord, an outlaw from Earth (partly); Gamora, the most dangerous woman in the universe; Drax, the destroyer; Rocket, a very smart raccoon and Groot, a talking tree. They gather up to save the universe from destruction by Ronan The Accuser.

5 second review: This is one hell of an awesome movie. Great characters, great weapons, great settings, great space ships, great mythology,... And everything feels very original. This movie is filled with amazing stuff you have never seen before. And man, I laughed my ass off. This is the funniest space movie since Spaceballs. And that's saying something!

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