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Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Worst installment
I am very disappointed in this film. I have a couple of grievances that I need to get off my chest. First I am very upset about the running time of the film. it is only an hour and 15 minutes long. I was highly upset to pay full price for this movie and it was only 15 minutes longer than a TV drama. Being that the movie was so short the plot and everything that went into it felt rushed and the dialog except for some AWESOME lines were sub-par. I felt that us fans deserved a little bit more meat on the story; the very short movie time defiantly curtailed that from happening. Second- I hated that there is no sense of time in this movie at all. they say that it is 12 years in the future but everything looks unchanged and not advanced. Take something from 12 years ago and see how it has changed; that change is nonexistent in the movie. Third- I hated the Ending, besides the fact that it ended SUPER quick, it was left very open. The Actors are getting older, they don't necessarily want to be doing Underworld for the rest of their careers and the movie Pops up every 3-4 years, This series need one more movie to tie up all loose ends and have the fans say goodbye while going out with a BANG! When a movie has 4-5 installments things start to get dicey, Underworld with this film is starting to show its age.
All in all if you are a Die Hard Fan it is a good movie as far is action, but it is lackluster in storyline and movie feel.
The Gates (2010)
Guilty Pleasure...???
Well if you like Vampires, Werewolves,and Drama on top of Drama.. well you will like The Gates. So I went into it with no expectations at all. many people said it was like the desperate housewives and True blood wrapped up in one. Well I HATE the desperate housewives so I was not sure what to expect from this show. The Gates is basically about Social cliques constantly at each others neck. There is a teenage drama that sometimes bore me to death. but as the season progressed. I cannot put my hand on it but it is getting really good. I have gone from a skeptic to actually liking it. it passes time when i am getting ready for bed. by no means is it a must see IMO. but good to sit and watch just for the heck of it. I would give The Gates a 7.5 but since the rating system does not go by half intervals an 8 will suffice. Now I am not sure if 2.4 million people will give this show a new season.. but it was fun while it lasted.
V (2009)
SO much potential but the writers fall flat.
If you cut off logic then this show will be more enjoyable. The acting is good for the most part but the writing is flat. I started watching V after the Hiatus. I fell in love with the show. loved Anna at first glance, her character captivated me for the most part. The show has so much potential, they do a good buildup and then fall flat. the Actors do a great job, the writers suck a lot.
most of the season was spent looking for some one ex, John May, Hobbes, The scientist, that it got dull after a while. the most hated/poorly written characters Tyler and Chad had very little development. many questions were never answered,like why are the V's here, what do they look like, what do the V/human baby look like? the Dialog is laughable and corny at times looking back on previous episodes. Granted what makes this show a goodish type show is the Actors. Morena Baccarin is a pleasant surprise, her, and Scott Wolf chemistry is great and their encounters are fun to watch.Elizabeth Michell makes whoever she is acting with better. The Finale was very good. the writing was tight enough to make sense and the cliffhanger made me yearn for more. the acting was the best it had been all season and now next season is supposed to redeem its slow start bring in two new cast members a radical 5c member and Anna's mother. so the future looks bright for this show. it had a tough break all year with their long hiatus and sub-par writing, it didn't sell me until episode11. and with the developments of season 2 coming into light, once again this show has great potential and i am once again excited for it so i give a 10/10 to show my excitement, but this show need to treat every episode like its a finale because it barely got a S2 now it needs to deliver.
Yours truly, Sweetness