The Odyssey 1997 by AverageMansReviews

The Odyssey 1997 by AverageMansReviews

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You can either do this project as a film or a TV program: briefly; Odysseus [Armand Assante:] has angered Poseidon [Image/Voice by: Miles Anderson:] the God of the Seas, Storms and Earthquakes, so he sends Odysseus and his soldiers on an little adventure that takes many upon many years to get back from; basically the moral of the story is in this timeframe is; if you screw with the gods... the gods will screw with you.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script based on in one sitting the whole way through of roughly 178 minutes; this version of the storyline/script is good it holds together quite solidly even though we have a break roughly in the middle [going from one episode to another;] with storyteller voice-over from Odysseus now and again throughout; for some strange reason I found myself falling asleep consistently in the first episode basically, as it feels and looks really heavy footed, cumbersome and pedestrian, but there is plenty happening on screen from time to time, but the second half/second episode I don't have this problem; it just settled down and get on with things.

Art, action and comedy; let's be polite first of all; the actual set designs on what I am going to presume has a limited budget which is fair enough; including wardrobe and accessories and all of that; is really good and authentic, including the horse, for the computer art has two good points; the Cyclops and any conversations with Poseidon; as they have gone with something simple but incredibly effective of making him a wall creature; but in the waters instead of walls [basically you will see him appearing communicating to Odysseus on the waters,] these underworld ghostly images are of a positive note as well, but what I can't overlook are these green screen effects; they really do stick out like a sore thumb and I know... I know this project is a TV production, but surely they could have done much better than these effects... they are really ugly. We have dealing with things as they pop up in this adventure, including this trial task at the end of this movie; this is good, but for me the comedy elements used in this film really don't work, whenever they come into play; they really do just cheap and things, such as this massacre towards the ending stages of this project; the action remains good fun, but whenever someone gets hit with an arrow or any other object when they aren't being pushed; they go flying back, which in turn completely undercuts the seriousness of what is happening at this time I mean to be fair you could get away with it once as a bit of a righty, but after that, as I have already indicated it undercuts what you're trying to put across.

Character developments, comedy, performances and voice performances; the character developments are good versions of what they are meant to be, but on the other hand and yet again the juvenile nature of the comedy doesn't help things either as it relates to the character developments or/and performances; in short it is all about tone at that time and I should point out on an individual basis the comedy elements aren't actually that funny, but as it relates to the comedy and performances; it's like someone is farting and then getting back onto the plot and the voice performances are good as well.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; minus the negatives and taking into consideration the second half is clearly better and stronger than the first; it is able to keep in this section of my marking system for much longer and comfortably so, especially with the reliably good performance of Armand Assante as he leads the cast very well indeed. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Winners which include but not limited to; Primetime Emmy Awards 1997 Primetime Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special Andrei Konchalovsky (director) and from the same award ceremony/event Outstanding Special Visual Effects Mike McGee (special visual effects supervisor) For part II. Tied with Asteroid (1997). 26 Nominees would also includes but not limited to end yet again returning to this award ceremony/event Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special Roger Hall (production designer) John King (supervising art director) Frederic Evard (art director: Turkey) Karen Brookes (set decorator,) Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special Suzanne Stokes-Munton (chief hairdresser) Petra Schaumann (hairdresser) and Outstanding Miniseries Francis Ford Coppola (executive producer) Fred Fuchs (executive producer) Nicholas Meyer (executive producer)Robert Halmi Sr. (executive producer) Dyson Lovell (producer)

 

The Bank Job 2008 by AverageMansReviews

The Bank Job 2008 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/animal cruelty/drugs/torture/suffocation/shooting/melting/racism/reference to colonialism

Unknown to them this job comes from high above in 1971: briefly; Terry Leather [Jason Statham:] gets given this opportunity for a very lucrative bank robbery from someone in his past  Martine Love [Saffron Burrows:] which she herself is in a bit of bother with the wrong kind of people; Leather puts a team together.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script, exposition character developments and the framework are all good, but the pacing of this 102 minutes film is very much a slow burner to begin with, but after some time like on the job, this movie does gather consistent and positive pacing throughout the rest of the movie

Art, action, character development and consequently comedy; the artistic outlay/vision for this movie is as you may have gathered from the early 70s, so they're done a really good job of bringing this time period back to life again, what with the set designs/location designs, wardrobe and accessories and not forgetting the 1970s hairstyles, for the action; with all things considered we have a better idea of action sequences ranging from the bank robbery to torture and deals, with this character types following their specific outlays which includes but not limited to being slightly, just ever so slightly stupid when it comes to using their real first names over the walkie-talkies.

Character developments and performances; as I have already alluded to good versions of what they are meant to be coinciding with likewise good performances throughout the cast, but on reflection it does need someone to be the spearhead for this title and that is where Statham comes in, without him being the driving force this film would have lost its edge; you will see some horrific elements do not done by our character/role, but you need someone to push back with British grit and he more than filled that lead role type/lead role so based on this I have decided to award another mark.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; yes it just takes some time to warm up, but after everything is said and done; it does reflect this marking; this film does have some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Nominees which include but not limited to Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2009 Saturn Award Best International Film

 

Nixon 1995 by AverageMansReviews

Nixon 1995 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/drugs/war imagery/hysterical imagery/child abuse/religion/rainbow community elements/medical/references to racism and there will be some censored adult language references in this content.

Well I knew he was a complete Richard: briefly; we meet Richard "Dick" M. Nixon [Youngest to Oldest: Baby: Unknown/Corey Carrier/David Barry Gray/Anthony Hopkins:] goes on to be the 37th President of the United States of America and his wife; Pat Nixon [Younger: Julie Condra Douglas/Julie Condra sane person just going under different names/Older: Joan Allen:] she goes on to be the First Lady of the United States of America alongside her husband.

Generally speaking: where to be completely honest when I say how this film and its outlay has been put together as it relates to the script, character development [including exposition which includes but not limited to news reports by voice-overs] and its complete framework and pacing is dog manure, there was no nice way of putting it so I may as well have just came out with it; it is really dog manure, which I hated it on every single level, because it does this film a great disservice and no justice whatsoever; this film roughly go on for roughly 192 minutes... yes I did just say 192 minutes long, which on one hand in theory is no problem, but back in reality it is a problem based on how this film and its framework and outlay has actually been laid out; for the vast majority of this movie until I would feel comfortable suggesting roughly around the final quarter this film doesn't actually settle down in the slightest; so you will continuously move backwards and forwards in time, including time jumps and placed jumps, President Nixon/Hopkins mental imagery recall [which in an isolated outlay is firstly by far the better way of doing things with black-and-white;] but as a contribution element/component it sucks... no it really does suck! There was no sense of cohesiveness or flow or vague sense [meaning I am guessing here; where a logical guess that means I could be wrong; if you knew US history I guess you would know what was happening, but if you are like me that at the very broad and basic sense of US history or less; you are going to get completely either lost or confused or completely washed over with too much information.]

I mean after some time I just couldn't care less, because you can't really settle down with this film, so when we first started watching this film I fell asleep and on top of that we watched it in two sittings; I have been doing this kind of thing for a long time now, so trust me when I say; this is my new number 1, for worst constructive/outlay films I have ever seen in my life and you can bet on your last dollar that this does very much effect the rest of the movie in its entirety.

Art and action; the set designs, wardrobe, accessories and making Anthony Hopkins into Nixon is all fantastic work and when we have a comfortable amount of time to enjoy it this all; it can be all good and of a very high quality/calibre and for the action; I say this because I just have to fill out this part of this content; you will see action taken in war.

Character developments, performances and voice performances elements; well what do you want me to say; based on what I have said about the outlay of this movie; it is nearly to impossible to settle down with these characters until roughly around the final quarter, because even though we have mental imagery, we don't have so much moving around so they can start to get a grip on these characters; it has to be said getting to know the Anthony Hopkins version of Nixon or/and President Nixon can be such an arduous task; and this had nothing to do with Anthony Hopkins in the slightest, because you will get fed up of things getting in the way or taken away from seeing more or learning more; so from me the entire cast puts it in a good shift to make this film work and should be incredibly proud of what they achieved here; but Anthony Hopkins and/or Joan Allen do a fantastic job individually or together bring this husband-and-wife to life as the First Lady; Allen shows that the First Lady had to be strong to put up with her husband, even though he still got his own way, but at the very least she would put up a verbal fight; but I can't stress this enough without these two performers even know where given positive praise to the cast; this film would have may as well not been green lit into production without these two being a spear heads front and centre.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; now I am not saying you shouldn't see this film, but I am not telling you to watch this film either, but what I am saying is to watch a film like this in the first place you have to be dedicated to watch it. There is an ongoing sequence underneath the ending credits and some extra bits and pieces as well and finally; yes this film does have some awards accredited to its name such as 11 Winners which include but not limited to Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1995 BSFC Award Best Supporting Actress Joan Allen and Political Film Society, USA 1996 PFS Award Exposé. 18 Nominees which also includes but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 1996 Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role Anthony Hopkins, from the same award ceremony/event Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role Joan Allen [altogether this film has 4 Oscar Nominations to its name] and Actor Awards 1996 Outstanding Performance by a Cast Joan Allen Brian Bedford Powers Boothe Kevin Dunn Fyvush Finkel Annabeth Gish Tony Goldwyn Larry Hagman Ed Harris Edward Herrmann Anthony Hopkins Bob Hoskins Madeline Kahn E.G. Marshall David Paymer David Hyde Pierce Paul Sorvino Mary Steen burgen J.T. Walsh James Woods

 

 

 

 

 

Deception 2008 by AverageMansReviews

Deception 2008 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/drugs/transformation/shooting/medical

This is a hot steaming pile of garbage: briefly; we meet Jonathan McQuarry/another character [Ewan McGregor:] he is an accountant that deals with audits, by his own confession he is watching his life pass him by, that is until he meets Wyatt Bose/other characters [Hugh Jackman:] he is a lawyer at this firm, they become friends and things slowly escalating from there.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script is by far the worst storyline/script that has ever been written; because it is one of the rare occasions where it doesn't matter what I put in the plot section of this content, because it goes from this to something else, something else to something else and I think there is more more something else [I lost count to be honest.] So as it relates to the framework and pacing of this 108 minutes film it is god-awful, for an example for roughly the first 42 minutes not much really happens other than without giving too much away an accidental apparently mobile telephone switch and disappearance

Art and action; I'm just filling out this bit of this content with the following... there isn't anything of substance to talk about here and for the action we have some computer stuff with usage of shooting.

Character developments, performances and voice performances; well as you can probably guess if the junction with the storyline/script, the framework and pacing, the character developments, performances and voice performances; I completely lost interest in them, how can I put this nicely?... It was very much a case of... let's just get through this project... shall we. Don't get me wrong they are on all counts serveable, if you like a paint by numbers are what they are meant to be at that specific time in the movie, but for me on the whole I am not buying what they are selling.

This film receives: 1/10, this film is poor; this film is completely missable, I have no idea how this movie got given the green light to go into production, but somehow this film does have some positive awards accredited to its name, so what the hell do I know?: 2 Winners; Direct Monthly Online Film Festival 2020 DMOFF Award Best Trailer Vianlix Mestey and Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK) 2021 Europe Film January Award Short- Best Trailer Vianlix Mestey. 1 Nominee Best Director Award 2021 April Award Best Director Indie Short Film Vianlix Mestey

 

Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: Benjamin "Neville/PAC" Willard Satterley Dies just aged 40 in 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: Benjamin "Neville/PAC"  Willard Satterley Dies just aged 40 in 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Related content: Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: Andy "The Butcher" Williams Dies just aged 48 in 2026 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/09/reactionary-to-wrestling-news-of-andy_0329833608.html

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Well this sucks posterior!: Obviously the first thing I would like to do is send condolences to his family, friends and the adopted family within AEW and anyone other at this time; he was a very talented individual that should have been at one point or another should have been a main event champion [minus NXT: NXT Champion, but he was the inaugural NXT Tag Team Champion with Oliver Grey] this goes for the WWE and AEW, because when you have such a special talent that can take nothing and turn it into something special such as WWE Cruiserweight Championship [2 times: on WWE 205 Live; yes I don't regard this as a major main event picture either] then you know you have some very special indeed and this is the first time we got to experience the gimmick that would later on be called outside of the WWE PAC, where he went from someone with lots of potential and talent, now with a very suitable gimmick for him that turned him into potentially a main eventer.

He went to AEW in 2019 where he unleashed this gimmick known as PAC properly; okay within the WWE he started to show more of this ground and pound mixed with highly technical wrestling style other than his highflying wrestling style, but with in AEW it felt he could be his authentic gimmick/wrestling style;he very much outgrew his 5'8 height to become a pound for pound wrestler where he did pick up various Championships such as the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Championship and other partner based Championships: this is just another very sad day in professional wrestling and for just two minutes forget the tribalism; AEW is having a few dark days lately with Williams, with Steven Borden taking by all accounts that horrible bump [at AEW All Out where PAC had his last wrestling match:] where I am only seen still pictures, but it looks fudgin' terrible, there is no way in hell he should have taken this bump [but that is for another time and there will be another time, I can reassure you] and now this; thank you to PAC for his many years of service to AEW in particular, because without the likes of you putting in the hard graft to get this promotion off the ground in those early years and AEW is still going from strength to strength based off your contributions, which myself and upon many other people are just so grateful to have AEW around and established, so thanks PAC, you may be gone but your DNA and essence is in the bricks of AEW; RIP Benjamin "Neville/PAC"  Willard Satterley 1986-2026

 

Alice in Wonderland 1951 by AverageMansReviews

Alice in Wonderland 1951 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/transformation/animal cruelty/burning/references to capital punishment

I haven't seen this film roughly since 1989 I think anyway: briefly; we meet a young girl would Alice [Voice by: Kathryn Beaumont:] she is a naive little girl that goes on this mystical adventure.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script and the character developments are by and large all good, other than I don't remember her meaning Alice being this naive or/and irritating on individual counts or both counts and then on top of that the ending style to this project without giving too much away, but enough to make my point; which is simply this; the ending style makes this entire project completely pointless as she doesn't actually learn from this experience or she could always go with but that was just such and such so consequently I don't have to learn anything, the framework and pacing of this 75 minutes film is all good all so; as it uses the outlay of storyline then [art] musical number and then back again or vice versa which my favourite song is Painting The Roses Red sung by: The Mellowmen Quartet and Kathryn Beaumont: the basic premise is; these playing cards have to paint the is white roses red and they are in fear of their lives if they don't do this job properly so Alice tries to help them in this task.

Art, comedy and action; this strong as asset to this project by clear miles is the artistic visions and/or bring this world to life as it is pure lunacy, we have a door handle/lock having a face on it and the ability to talk, likewise a white rabbit, a caterpillar and many others that have the ability to talk; the imagination is immaculate as we have Alice getting stuck in this house because she is too big or for a moment of the comedy we have a character asking for a half cup of tea and instead of the usual way of filling up the cup half way; they decide to turn this concept on its head and go with filling up the cup and then this character slicing this full drink down the middle so that we can see one half of this cup from the inside; so it gives him his half of a drink of tea and much later on Alice has this game of croquet involving a Queen, some flamingos, playing cards as hoops and I am going to go with something hedgehogs for balls; but remember when Alice entries wonderland there is always something to see and experience.

Character developments and voice performances; I have to say as I referenced earlier the character developments minus Alice are rich in lunacy in their own way or another and the voice performances now including Alice are actually outstanding; okay Alice may be somewhat annoying, but performance wise as this was clearly what they were going for back in the 1950s she meaning Beaumont the rest do a fantastic job bringing Alice and these by the vast majority eccentric characters to life.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; after everything I have said about this project, this marking is the right outcome, if the ending wasn't the ending is I would have given this project another mark, but as things are this one looks right, I mean if you haven't seen it yet in your lifetime, what are you waiting for? This is that when Walt Disney or better known as just Disney nowadays literally pumped out golden content and yes this movie has some awards accredited to its name such as 2 Winners to its name which includes but not limited to Photoplay Awards 1951 Photoplay Award Best Pictures of the Month (September) and 2 Nominees which also include but not limited to Academy Awards, USA Oscar 1952  Oscar Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Oliver Wallace

 

Fences 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Fences 2016 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is a component of racism/component of mental health and medical/references to racism [yes even though I know they are all the same ethnic background]

In late 1950s: we meet the Maxson family; husband-and-wife Troy and Rose Lee/Rose [Director of this film: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis:] he is a trash collector; hard-working, but drunk and bitter man about life in general such as could have been a professional baseball player; they have children and this is their life.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script is for the vast majority of this movie situated around the house; which is a massive positive as in this location we get a good sense of the social order of things, but if you come from this decade or/and the nearby subsequent decades for an example me coming from the 1980s even though this family is African-American and from an African American neighbourhood as well, regardless of skin colour in this case if you come from this anything like this environment you may not want to remember it so it can be a difficult watch; the framework and pacing of the 139 minutes is by and large good, but and I will take marks off for having a massive time jump towards the end of the movie of a rough estimation of roughly 6 years and 6 months [if you listen to some of the dialogue exchanges it would indicate that my guess here is a reasonable assessment.]

Art and character developments; the house design, wardrobe and accessories create a atmosphere of a very blue collar family environment with Troy that goes out to work... works long hours and every Friday without fail gives his wages to his wife minus a little bit for drink and if he get any money back from Rose, he does the heavy duty tasks anything to do with in or outside the house meanwhile Rose runs the house, she feeds anyone and anything other to keep things running.

Character developments and performances; on both counts for a high percentage of the cast they are all good and likewise they create good chemistry, but let's be completely honest with one another; it is the character developments, chemistry, and performances and everything else of Washington and/or Davis that makes this film in its entirety; he is a man of these times, whilst she is a very strong woman of these times as well and consequently they know their roles within this dynamic, but if one or the other chooses to screw that up for whatever reason; this relationship is an investment and/or it is their job; I don't really need to say this to the older generation, but for the younger generations; this is by and large what a real relationship/marriage looks like; hard work, investment and a willingness to stick to it especially through rocky times; in summary; a relationship/marriage is not always pretty and the sooner you realise that the more fulfilling life you will have, but back to this movie individually or together these two performers are the driving force behind this film that is for sure.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; after everything is said and done this film does have two very powerful performances in this husband-and-wife as I have already referenced; it is also a very clean and tidy and well presented product; it just isn't an easy watch and like I have already said I don't like the time jump of roughly 6 years and 6 months give or take. This film has quite a lot of awards accredited to its name such as 60 Winners which includes but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 2017 Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Viola Davis, 123 Nominees would also include but not limited to; back to this award ceremony/event Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Denzel Washington [in total it has 3 Oscar Nominations.]