Friday, 3 April 2026

Saturday Night Live UK [Season 1,] Episode 2: Host: Jamie Dornan & Music Guests: Wolf Alice by AverageMansReviews

Saturday Night Live UK [Season 1,] Episode 2: Host: Jamie Dornan & Music Guests: Wolf Alice by AverageMansReviews




Warning: there is mature to adult themes in this content, flashing effects/colourful effects/Nazi salute and reference to Swastika/burning including at some point me just telling it as it is with very little verbally any filter, but clearly remember to use some censoring of language I will also be making reference to a point in history just to make a valid points, an illegal sex acts and a convicted sex offender, male mutilation and reference to male chemical castration

The Face of Comedy Award: Bristol Airport [short description: musical skit about British/Irish people going on holiday to in this case Spain; essentially taking home with them, which in a nutshell makes it pointless going on holiday and they even make reference to this as well in this skit.

Fast food wrap roughly set in the 19th century [short description: musical skit about these workers working in the workout was on an assembly line for just a very small section of putting this container together.]

The Face of Tragedy Award: The MI5 Headquarters, London, 1997 [short description: involving Prince Andrew and the recently deceased Princes Diana [in reference to a skit from last weeks episode entitled The Last Supper with David Attenborough,] including reference to Elizabeth II and we get to see Sarah Ferguson and Peter Mandelson [short description: this agency has called in Prince Andrew with the idea to make Prince Charles more likeable; they need to make people around him more unlikeable; so they hand Andrew a massive folder of what they have planned.] Okay what brain-dead spastic came up with this idea? Because not only is it tone-deaf to these real-life current situations, everyone knows it is an unwritten rule in comedy, you don't touch an historic deaths in comedy unless you are somewhat involved ie Jewish and the Holocaust, even though I am fully aware they have linked the previous Attenborough skit to this one, you just don't touch Princess Diana and dying in any way shape or form.

Then we have Jamie Dornan; doing his opening monologue and apparently talking about one of his interests which is rocks that look like that look like potatoes and then being interrupted; I don't care if this is real or not, I know; I know there are two Irish people doing this back and forth which I made reference to earlier being okay in reference to Jewish and all that, but having one moment talking about the Royals and then Irish people talking about potatoes is just bad comedy; I mean why don't we go one step further and talk about the potato famine? [For most people like can't pick up subtext; I am very much being sarcastic.]

Hostage relationship status [short description: the kidnapper is sending out a message about the person he has as a hostage; but the hostage is worried about labels and where she is with this relationship.] Okay this is just cringeworthy and surprise surprise it just isn't funny.

A Battle Within [short description: we are on this film set where a soldier/mother and son are reunited, but this female performer keeps forgetting the family dynamic and basically wants to have sex with him; they try resetting the scene a few times, but then they try with a new female performer that just runs in and jumps on to our soldier, but he says it is essentially okay because he likes this one.] Well want someone to tell me in this context what is so funny about incest, yet again I find myself calling this TV show tone deaf, because on one hand everyone seems to have forgotten Harvey Weinstein and on the other hand, if this were the man groping a woman it wouldn't be funny, but as long as it is a man; that is okay... double standards much?

Weekend Update [short description: a comical look back over recent news stories; everything is going well until the Hand in Hand bit and anything after this is just terrible; yet again it seems to virtual signal that women are okay and men at the problem.]

Beanz Bros [short description: we have these two family members that are serious about beans on toast, like their nan is to make, then this skit takes a dark turn, she is now a convicted criminal and at some point these family members make reference to chemical castration just so that the genes don't carry on.] This is just fudgin' stupid, I don't know what else to say really other than man this is just fudgin' stupid and so immature.

Meal with Rugby legend Jason Roberts [short description: we have these two couples; while having Jason Roberts rugby player and the other having this male individual that could have gone pro if it wasn't for his knees, in fact Roberts makes reference to the fact he hears the knees reference consistently, so this individual mutilates his testicles to give himself a made up injury.] So how is this remotely comical? This is just manure!

This episode receives: 2/10, this episode is poor; I mean wow what a bunch of manure this was, okay there are some positive and bits and pieces that on the whole get a pass, but on the briefly scanning through this content I have noticed an ongoing theme of it is more than acceptable to poke fun at historic references or gear things towards men being the butt of the joke or castrated or mutilated somehow, but they won't go after any of the modern worlds call values.

Such as one example I know we are only two episodes in but so far I have not seen one sketch seen like this hypothetically; briefly a person walks into the post office; wearing a red hat, the person behind the counter says hello there Red Hat, the following day the same person walks into the post office this time wearing a pink hat, but the person behind the counter says hello there Red Hat, the person leaves the post office, the person behind the counter receives a warning, the following day the same person walks into the post office wearing a green hat, the person behind the counter says hello there Pink Hat, the person leaves the post office and yet the person behind the counter receives another warning, the following day the same person walks into the post office wearing a orange hat, the person behind the counter says hi Green Hat with fear in their voice, the person leaves the post office comes back the next day to find a new person; but this person is very much in, out and done with everybody which comes off rude, which is person with multiple hats doesn't like wants to complain to the manager; the manager comes out and gets told his employee has been incredibly rude the manager asks how? This person with daily hat changes says by not acknowledging me as a person, in a fit of rage their hat falls off, to be picked up by the person that originally worked at the post office and handed back to the person; with these multiple hats with saying underneath we are just people.

Obviously if you are smart enough; this sketch scene is about pronouns and how they are being used as weapons, even when in this scene someone was trying to respect their previous wishes [yes I even confuse myself dictating this scene keeping in mind the previous day's colour of hat so if it is slightly off that is why.] I used hats because you can see hats, but you can't see pronouns.

But I can guarantee you they won't, because for them to do that they would have to look at themselves in the mirror and acknowledge that this modern culture is complicated and ridiculous and I know at least two of their cast are from the rainbow community, so they won't mock or attack this modern culture.

I watched someone else's content on this program last night they were basically referencing it as edgy and that is their opinion and they are welcome to it, what I would call it as pandering, virtual signalling hollocks, with this expression of "You go woke you go broke" I really can't see them getting a second season, based on the fact based on the same content I watched they were stupid enough to point out the writers have already gotten a warning to tone it down already.

 

The Hunted 1995 by AverageMansReviews

The Hunted 1995 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/cutting/ritual/slavery/dismemberment/self harm/man on woman violence/impaling/stabbing/domestic terrorism/shooting/burning/strangling/drugs/medical

I shouldn't have witnessed that: briefly; when Paul Racine [Christopher Lambert:] he works in the world of computers, witnesses a ritual killing and he himself is left presumably dead, but isn't [I can tell you that much, because if he was left for dead we wouldn't have a film here,] his life is in danger, but there are some people that would like to help him, all he has to do is accept their help to begin with

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 110 minutes film is good; it is well structured and it just gets on with things with a good pacing

Art and action; we get an excellent performance of Taiko [Japanese drums] complemented with a dancing performance, other art including without giving too much away; this gray sequence with this female character remaining in usual colour or/and other mental recalls and on top of that we have action sequences which involve martial arts or/and this lengthy action sequence which visually has also seamlessly together; it would be honest bullet train where there was a lot of blood being spilled or/and this closing action sequence of events has also been artistically externally put together with for a small reference, some of the scenery being brought down.

Character developments, performances and comedy; these are all good versions/performances of what they need to be, from their helpful young girl to the comedy/the sword smash that clearly likes his home-made or otherwise sake and rebuilds a good friendship with Racine even though they are on both counts can't understand one another and there are other commonly bits and pieces now and again you just have to read the subtitles.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; or on reflection and based on positive components or/and elements I have decided to award this project and extra mark, so after everything is said and done this film knows what it is doing and what it can offer its viewers l which is this a good film about someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time and everything that filmgoers/film viewers would expect from that as well

 

Thursday, 2 April 2026

Saturday Night Live UK [Season 1,] Episode 1: Host: Tina Fey & Music Guest: Wet Leg by AverageMansReviews

Saturday Night Live UK [Season 1,] Episode 1: Host: Tina Fey & Music Guest: Wet Leg by AverageMansReviews

Just a heads up: on how this content is going to work: Thumbs up Award or a Thumbs down Award and if I don't mention it; it just gets a pass as to signify it was okay, so it consequently gets a pass.




Warning: there is mature to adult themes in this content, flashing effects/colourful effects/violence/medical and I will be using censored adult language

The Face of Comedy Award: Tina Fey with opening UK TV impersonations, Undérage [short description: a cosmetic cream product that makes its female users look so young that their male partners at minimum it accused of being sex offenders, Hot Streak [short description: we have the interviewer saying to these two movies stars that this latest film is basically terrible] and then we have Weekend Update [short description: a comical look back over recent news stories.]

The Face of Tragedy Award: The Last Supper with David Attenborough [short description: using his brother's: Richard Attenborough's technology: reference to Jurassic Park David has brought these famous people back to life; they have one hour to discuss what makes Britain great?] This particular skit just doesn't have any pacing, so when you have any form of comedy in it; it comes off really flat, boring and glad that is over with and then we have this NHS pregnancy scan skit [short description: a mother and father are looking at this monitor as the doctor tells them; that their child is essentially going to do things for attention and then we have the birth itself:] I have a wide sense of humour, but this is just/was horse highly immature; it was highly mature, infuriating and stuck out like a sore thumb as one of the worst skits they have ever come up with and I know it is the first episode; but it is so bad that they have conveniently set the benchmark for the worst skits and yes it is that bad I will now be judging every other poor or worse skit by this skit that is for sure.

This episode receives: 7/10, this episode is good; so by and large this mark is a fair reflection on this first-ever Saturday Night Live UK episode, there is a bit to work on and if they can avoid coming up with stupid skits like the NHS pregnancy hopefully this program will still be going well after I am dead and no I'm not being morbid, it is just as of this content being first created I am in my early 40's and for it to get anywhere near Saturday Night Live US I would be safely into my 90's, so the probability is... I will probably be dead.

 

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 by AverageMansReviews

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Related content: Calling It Out of: WWE Wrestlers Ages 2025/2026 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/01/calling-it-out-of-wwe-wrestlers-ages.html and then Wasted: Thea Hail's First-Ever Championship run as NXT Women's North American Champion Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/01/wasted-thea-hails-first-ever.html

Los Americanos': Bravo Americano & Rayo Americano [with El Grande Americano] vs. Champs The Vanity Project's: Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes; [with Jackson Drake;] Tag Team Match for the NXT Tag Team Championship: simply put they are going to go with new champions here to make sure that this event goes off with a bang.

Johnny Gargano [with Candice LeRae] vs. Myles Borne; Singles Match for the NXT North American Championship: well you have to go for Mr. NXT: Singles Match for the NXT North American Championship: well you can't bet against Mr. NXT

Kendal Grey or Lola Vice vs Champ Fatal Influence's: Jacy Jayne [with Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid:] Singles for the NXT Women's Championship: this championship isn't moving anywhere so I will just move on.

Blake Monroe vs. Champ Tatum Paxley; Singles Match for the Women's NXT North Americans Championship: well this is just an exercise of putting this championship back where it started from really and hopefully Munroe can remember to kick out, when she is meant to next time

Sol Ruca vs. Zaria; Singles Match: don't be too surprised if we have a debut or a return, to assist with picking up the victory

Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page vs. Tony D'Angelo vs. Champ Joe Hendry; Fatal Four-Way Match for the NXT Championship: as this is essentially the beginning of the new season as it relates to NXT or/and the WWE, I think that as something new this will definitely hit the mark and on top of that; this has been well overdue and if it doesn't happen now... when would be my next question if at all?

 


Project Hail Mary 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Project Hail Mary 2026 by AverageMansReviews



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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/environment/burning/drugs/robotics/ritual/burning/melting/cutting/Russia/decomposing/bodily functions/suicide/medical

We have one Hail Mary on hopefully achieving this: briefly; the Sun [not the British snort rag newspaper;] but the actual Sun is in trouble and consequently Earth is in trouble; in a nutshell; everything gets left up to Dr. Ryland Grace [Ryan Gosling:] he once had scientific strange ideas, deemed a controversial individual, now working at a little school as a science teacher, but also is a molecular biologist, eventually you will meet Rocky [voice by: James Ortiz/briefly voiced by; many other people:] he is an Eridian from the Planet Erid, his planet is sharing the same fate as Earth if things do not change, he is very intelligent, excellent at engineering things; let's hope between the three of them they can change all of our fates.

Generally speaking: the framework, pacing and character developments of this 156 minutes film is good; yes we do get consistent exposition on the character developments as to why we are currently in outer-space, but with a film of the strength you will feel it now and again, what they should have done is possibly make this film slightly a bit longer to round it off; consequently make it into a Part 1 and Part 2

Art, action, comedy and character developments; clearly these two components are individually or simultaneously; consistently strong; be it Hail Mary [voice by: Priya Kansara:] the ship/on-board computer system: the ship or ships we see in this movie are fantastic; they have their own look and feel to them, the outer-space scenes and/or sequences are either mildly busy or in comparison very loud and colourful; such as for one example we have Rocky trying to make first contact with Dr. Grace and we have basically throwing these canisters between these two ships; at first Rocky tries the equivalent of Earth's Baseball's Fast Ball; but Rocky decides to considerably slow it down on his next attempt with Dr. Gray making reference something to the effect of they think I am slow or something like this.

Character developments, performances, voice performances and comedy; the character developments, performances and voice performances are all good; they follow a very simple yet effective outlay; there is also good chemistry between these characters of all kinds regardless of performance or/and voice performance; because of the character development and the chemistry between Dr. Grace and Rocky; we have this West meets East culture divide [if the Earth is West and Erid is East:] so we have this trying to communicate to one another thing followed by either not completely right or cultural differences.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; it is very much worth seeing on the big screen or a big-screen equivalent, the only problem with this project is; the timeframe of roughly 156 minutes; from time to time this film could have done with being shorter; but also having said that I would have preferred a better ending also, but after everything is said and done this mark is the right outcome; there is also an extra little bit or thing right at the end of the closing credits. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 1 Winner Heartland Film 2026 Truly Moving Picture Award Truly Moving Picture Award Christopher Miller (director) Phil Lord (director) and 1 Nominee Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2026 Best Music Supervision for a Trailer (Film) Vanessa Jorge Perry Tyler Torrison For "Official Trailer"

 

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

The Whole Nine Yards 2000 by AverageMansReviews

The Whole Nine Yards 2000 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/transformation/bodily functions/torture/burning/references to suicide, under age and homosexuality.

There goes the neighbourhood: briefly;  Dr. Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky [Matthew Perry:] is a dentist, that is stuck in a complicated marriage and then Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski [Bruce Willis:] he moves in next door, he is an ex-hitman, that Oz clearly is terrified by this turn of events on realising who is now living next door to them. Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa [Michael Duncan Clark:] is also a hitman which is trying to track down Tudeski.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script and the framework and pacing of this 99 minutes is; on reflection wow I had no idea that this film was this short; this opinion/outlook is based on 2026 respective of on average film is being closer or/and over 120 minutes long nowadays; but my point being somehow this film feeling much longer than 99 minutes; I have a feeling that this has something to do with the fact that for something the opening section and slightly beyond kind of doodle through the film and it is only a little time later after that were this movie wakes up and makes the effort to make things good.

Comedy, character developments and action; we have this furious Tudeski dialogue/monologue about a strong hatred for Mayo in beefburgers, then to be honest with you the biggest asset to this project by some miles would be any form of the physical comedy of Oz; be it taking a punch from or running into Figueroa or separately the old classic yet reliable running into a see through entrance door that you think is open, but it is very much closed or Oz sitting down on something and he is making a meal out of it, with it also deflating; basically all of the physical comedy is entertaining and we have some usage of guns.

Character developments and performances; for most parts they are on both counts all good, on reflection I would have to say that because of the framework and pacing; this cast are left exposed; as in the vast majority of them either trying to start and/or keep this film going; but this really slow pacing becomes a very big elephant in the room that everyone is trying to ignore until it isn't there anymore

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; as I have already indicated it does take some time to get going and on top of that, when it leans into its assets as I have already spoken about including the performances then after everything is said and done this mark is a fair and reasonable outcome, there is also some ongoing sequences underneath the ending credits. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 6 Nominees which include but not limited to; Positive; Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001 Favorite Supporting Actor -  Comedy/Romance Michael Clarke Duncan, Teen Choice Awards 2000 Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Hissy Fit Rosanna Arquette and Negative; which also include but not limited to The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 2000 Stinker Award Worst Supporting Actress Rosanna Arquette as Sophie Oseransky: as Oz's wife and I think quite possibly this is the first time I have ever indicated this within 15 years of content creating, but let me put this as nicely as I can I can completely understand why she got nominated for this negative award.

I am going to dedicate this content to Matthew Perry and Michael Duncan Clark; RIP Matthew Perry 1969-2023: you may have gone but you will always be a friend we can see and RIP Michael Duncan Clark 1957-2012: you will always be remembered as this larger-than-life character and person; which on-screen can be intimidating, but in reality soft and gentle.

 

Monday, 30 March 2026

The Magic Faraway Tree 2026 by AverageMansReviews

The Magic Faraway Tree 2026 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/transformation/animal cruelty/animal waste/environment/bodily functions/reference to child abuse

We meet the Thomson's: briefly; husband-and-wife Tim and Polly [Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy:] he is a stay at home dad, whilst she works for this tech company, which she has recently lost her job for quitting over what she believes in: they have three children; Beth, Fran/Francesca and [Delilah Bennett-Cardy,  Billie Gadsdon and Phoenix Laroche:] one moody young teenager, one that doesn't talk and one into computer games and such. But because of this one decision that Polly has made they lose everything so Tim initiates an idea that they have always wanted to do, but it will quieten to move from the city into the country, which opens up a brand-new world to their three children and no it isn't just the countryside, it is something much more magical.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 110 minutes is a little bit so to begin with, but after it settle things down and it gets into his rhythm; it moves so much more better and take on a life of its very own.

Art, action and character development; well that art is clear to see; as every landscape has everything best associated with that landscape [most of them; as you will see one is built as a school] so the attention to detail is immaculate, imaginative and highly creative and the same be said for the wardrobe, their individual alterations and accessories, we even have some time for dancing or singing and we even have this flying machine that can fly from place to place, but be warned this individual can be awake and fall asleep

Character developments, performances, voice performances and comedy; on both counts they are excellently played out versions of what they are; by changing city life for country life it gives all of our systems characters the opportunity to grow and using some model of coming-of-age regardless of human or/and fantasy individuals. Now if at some point in the future there is to be a sequel, they without question need to bring back this entire cast as long as a character comes back; they come back as well, it is crucially important that nobody gets re-cast, because everyone makes these characters and connections naturally and very organically and changing the performer would without doubt throw off the organic atmosphere/chemistry throughout this past; so in a nutshell these characters are these performers/voice performer and these performers/voice performer are these characters. There is nothing wrong with the comedy per se, it is built for family viewing, but I am a little bit concerned of other countries for an example like the US getting it; because it is very British; be it drinking alcohol, misunderstanding city language and country language as it relates to WiFi/Wifeaye or a character misunderstanding words, because of the way he is designed or bodily functions.

This film receives: 9/10, this film is excellent; as I may have already alluded to already, this is a highly engaging project on multiple levels, on reflection I think it would be fair to say that it does need some time to warm up and yes I am slightly concerned about how this movie will be received in the US for it being a very British project, but by and large for those around the world that like a slice of British culture this film will suit you down to the ground, so consequently I have decided to award an extra mark based on its entire viewing experience and finally this film does have 2 extra scenes; 1 right near the closing credits and the other right at the end of the closing credits