(episode review) - Paradise: Episode 7

 

This show. THIS SHOW! So, as you know, I saw the posters for this show and I did not think much of it. I really do like Sterling K. Brown, but damn, he really does know how to act. If you have not seen the show, 'This Is Us', you are truly missing out on his acting abilities. Anyway, despite knowing full well what is about to go down (maybe not in all the detail, but you know the end result), this episode was so well-written and so well-acted. I felt tense and stressed through the entirety of this episode. Sterling is absolutely great in this episode, and just when you think, "how much acting does James Marsden need to do considering...", well, James was equally just as good. I'll try to break it down without spoilers.

So if you are fully caught up by now, Xavier wants to get to the bottom of who has killed the President and also take Sinatra down because they are definitely up to something. But with the flashbacks in this episode called "The Day", we get to see what has happened, how, the reactions and the impact on the world and the people in it. To say the acting in this episode was not the finest would be a lie. I squeeled or something. It wasn't a shout or a gasp, it wasn't quite a scream, I was not scared or frightened, but there was a reaction in this episode that made me wake the neighbours. I do not know who to trust. I definitely do not trust Sinatra, but what if they have been the "good guy" all along? I have a lot of questions! Tune in next week on....

...great move to make this episodic because this is how you build momentum for your show. Well done.

(trailer review) - Sonic the Hedgehog

So, Hollywood decided on making a film about Sonic the Hedgehog, a computer game from the 90's available on the Sega console systems such as the Master System and the Mega-Drive.  Sonic was soo popular that he also had his own TV series, so I'm guessing, to rejuvenate this character and the franchise beyond gaming, (because they still make Sonic games), they decided to do this film and try and reap the benefits.

The first hurdle and problem was in the first trailer for this movie as it looked terrible.  Sonic looked terrible, Jim Carrey didn't look that great or Iconic and the acting...well, it's a kids movie aimed at kids.  I am glad they listened to the fans and have redesigned Sonic to change his look to the more known and classic look and it looks great.  A much more accurate depiction.  I think where the film falls down (in the trailer at least and not including the acting from Jim Carrey and/or dialogue) is at the beginning, we see Sonic's world.  It looks GREAT! But he is in our world....Booooo!!!!  Let Dr. Robotnik finds his way into Sonic's world and have him do what he does best in there.  It just reminds me of the movie, Bumblebee, the first 5-10 minutes was excellent, Cybertron, then that was it.  It should have been the entire movie.  Should have been called Transformers: Bumblebee also, but at least this one is called Sonic the Hedgehog instead of Blue Speedster.  Let's just hope it does well, as we need more computer game movies and them done right.

I doubt I'd see this as it doesn't really interest me personally, but maybe some more trailers may convince me.  Bottom line. not really my thing.

Directed by Jeff Fowler and starring James Marsden and Jim Carrey