The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 2, Disc 2] Episode 27: A Prime Problem by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 2, Disc 2] Episode 27: A Prime Problem by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent

Character developments/Storyline: now this is one of those situations where I can't really say too much, this is not out of laziness it is just as you should know by now I don't like to give too much away about any project. But it is somewhat difficult based on the facts this episode elements are interlocking, so I am having too really think on how I can put things in this review.

There is reliably interesting/entertaining chemistry between Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave, I really, really want to make this point because it is a great observation, but I will have to be really vague [but it will make sense if or when you watch this episode or not.]

Now at some point in this episode Teletraan I says these two characters are identical or something to this effect, so I got thinking how can this be when there is one key thing that would tell them apart straightaway unless Laserbeak took images of this as well, but this thing would be very difficult to make a copy of because this thing is one-of-a-kind.

Action sequences/Comedy level: this sequence works on two different levels meaning action and then a comedy level, briefly Laserbeak is sent to bring back Starscream after running/flying away.

This episode receives: 8/10, now I feel I should point out now and again I'm going to say throughout this episode just to cover my back, that this episode has some kind of colorful thing going on, it is one of those kind of things where once you see it you will remember what I have said here. But putting that to one side I think this mark is fair, just based on anything less doesn't look or feel like.

Red Faction: Origins 2011 by AverageMansReviews

Red Faction: Origins 2011 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this project is poor.

Fundamental elements: there are voice-over elements, background music, mental imagery, cultural elements, slow-motion effects, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: there are weapons being used, weapons systems/combat vehicles and other elements being used. The artistic elements are easy to see in this title, I wouldn't say they are groundbreaking but on both of these counts meaning the action sequences and the artistic visions they give this project some value.

Performances/Character developments: they range from poor to somewhere around mixed, these performances or character developments for most parts of this project are not stimulating or something to this effect, yes things do tend to pick up towards the later stages of this title, but before this; there is not much to report.

This film receives: 2/10, now I have a lot to say in this final section; when this review has been released, I only watched this project today and in the interest of fairness and balance I don't know if it is the performers or something else or a mixture of things, but maybe slightly before the final quarter or around here this title shows some potential, where I was considering changing the mark, but I settled on this mark because even though slightly more or less than the final quarter may show some potential the rest of it is a chore to get infested in; in one way or another.

To End All Wars 2001 by AverageMansReviews

To End All Wars 2001 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this project is excellent.

Fundamental elements: there are words and numbers on screen, cultural elements, voice-over elements, mental imagery, pictures, yes and no and interpreter elements being used, background music, slow-motion effects, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences/Storyline: there are weapons being used and other elements. Now moving on to the storyline, I don't usually do this, but I am going to give you this warning; this project is based on real events so you will see scenes or sequences which are of a being polite visual nature which some people may find difficult to watch.

Performances: the cast all do their part to bring these events back to life.

This film receives: 8/10, now after some thinking including discussing with the person I watched this film with [which I did go for a different mark,] which just didn't feel right so in short I went for this mark because it feels closer to it [I'm sure you’re not really interested on how I get to these marks as long as I get to them eventually.]

Deepwater Horizon 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Deepwater Horizon 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this title is good.

Fundamental elements: there are voice-over elements, background music, words and numbers on screen, slow-motion effects, cultural elements time jumps and place jumps.

Storyline: as this project is based on real events, there may be scenes or sequences which may be uncomfortable viewing for some people.

Performances: they range from mixed to good.

This film receives: 6/10, as I have already said this title is good.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 26: Enter the Nightbird by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 26: Enter the Nightbird by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good.

Comedy level: the viewers here and see the Autobots making jokes about this state-of-the-art robot.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: for one example briefly when the Decepticons break into this location in one way or another, this sequence of events on both counts is well put together with lots happening.

Character developments: now once again for one example; there is friction between Megatron and Starscream, in fact at some point Starscream punches Megatron.

Storyline: without giving too much away, I find it a little bit puzzling or maybe I have missed something but either way I will continue; this episode has been based around this high-tech robot by Earth standards, but why is she needed as this TV series has been based around this alien race or these alien races of robots depending on your perspective, which let's be honest is supremely more sophisticated than this Earth robot and on top of this we have the Autobots poking fun at it or Spike Witwicky and Autobot [Prowl] discussing this point I am making or something to this effect or Starscream pointing out she will burn out sooner or later because of the upgrades that have been done to her [this is just a rough version of what Starscream says but I think you get the point] and on top of that the audience gets this question mark for an ending, I should just point out it is presented as an question-mark ending and it doesn't say something to the effect of “To Be Continued."

This episode receives: 7/10, as I have already said this episode is good

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 25: Day of the Machines by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 25: Day of the Machines by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this is another episode which is lots of fun.

Night/Day: there are some elements of this episode that take place at night and then during the day and on top of that how Megatron and Soundwave get into this location and on top of that there’s more where Megatron is hiding [in his transformed form of Walther P38] shows wonderful imagination.

Action sequences/Storyline: there is one double team Dinobot [Sludge] and Optimus Prime work together to get these characters down from this building/window, here is a quick description of this sequence; Optimus Prime stands on Sludge's head and Sludge raises his head [it is very much like an elevator] and there are plenty of other action sequences in this episode, this can be seen as both storyline and character developments where we have different sets of characters dealing with different elements of this episode, it is all connected in one way or another.

This episode receives: 10/10, now in short even though I haven't put too many details down in this review about this; this episode is action-packed, so I quickly came to this mark.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 by AverageMansReviews

Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this sequel is good

Fundamental elements: there are words and numbers on screen, cultural elements, background music, quick moving imagery, mental imagery, voice-over elements, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: there are weapons being used and combat elements. Now to be a little bit more specific there is this sequence where one character is bungee jumping out of a chopper and firing his weapons and there are two times where a rocket launcher is being used.

Now moving on to the artistic visions, there is this sequence where these characters are walking past these tombstones and the dead come back to life and come out of where they were buried, I like the imagination used here it is something simple yet effective.

Performances/Character developments: they mostly range from poor to mixed or somewhere around here without splitting too many hairs, as you may have noticed I said mostly it is because, Milla Jovovich as Alice is one of complexities, based on the facts that as this character at the moment in this title, she isn't a newbie into this lifestyle/conflict but at the same time she is still learning and finding out about herself and other elements, so in a nutshell they cannot really progress her character developments or performance or a mixture of both too far yet because this is only the second film in this franchise and what I mean by performance I am trying not to give too much away here but simply put this performer/character comes into her very own in other titles, it is just at the moment between the previous title and this title she is adapting from the old world into this world on every single level.

This film receives: 6/10, even though in the previous paragraph I have just said that our lead role is still kind of finding her feet in this new world, this sequel moves and feels much better when she is on screen [just before I finish dictating this review I looked over one of my previous reviews as it relates to this franchise, Resident Evil: Extinction 2007 the next title in this live-action franchise and what I remember and what I have dictated is roughly this; she makes something out of what was given to her, she does make an impact and she does make this role her very own.

I am not saying that this lead character doesn't have some kind of character developments in the upcoming titles, because I haven't seen them in some time including I don't think I have seen the 2016 film title of this franchise, but this lead performer/character really does come in to her own more and more as the instalments of this live-action franchise go on and on.

Briefly I think this mark is about right with taking everything into consideration.

Escape Plan II 2018 [alternative name Escape Plan 2: Hades] by AverageMansReviews

Escape Plan II 2018 [alternative name Escape Plan 2: Hades] by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this sequel is poor.

Fundamental elements: there is a word or words on screen, voice-over elements, background music, cultural elements, mental imagery, yes and no to subtitles being used when another language is being used, slow-motion effects, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences: there are weapons being used, combat elements, an training element and chasing element.

Performances: generally speaking they are mostly poor, I say mostly poor because I don't feel comfortable labeling one character/performer's performance as poor because in a nutshell this performance is far from poor let's put it this way, when he is on screen the viewers should be able to feel or understand this character is either going to do something or doing something or basically giving this sequel something of a positive for me to talk about and let's be fair what was given to him in this sequel he does a good job, what I mean by this would be this; his appearance is not full-time in this sequel, but maybe in another sequel I am hoping they use this character/performer full-time or something like this.

This film receives: 2/10, I don't know what to say really because just off the top of my head, if I am wrong about this I will change it when I see this film, but I would greatly prefer watching Fortress 2/Fortress 2: Re-Entry 2000 over this sequel, I mean there are two similarities between these two sequels such as the escaping and the computer elements, but what I remember of Fortress 2/Fortress 2: Re-Entry 2000, I'm just going to be straight to the point here; it's much better than this sequel.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 24: Atlantis, Arise! by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 24: Atlantis, Arise! by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is lots of fun.

Character developments: I will just put two examples here, now the first one is where we have Megatron at first being disgruntled with Soundwave and then Soundwave pointing something out that would be of great interest to Megatron and then Megatron being happy with the information given to him. The reason why I have chosen this example is because; this element may be small but at the same time it does so much in the way of reinforcing in a smart and elegant way that individually or together these two characters are really defined from these two perspectives; firstly Megatron is only interested in Intel or a situation or anything that benefits him or the Decepticons coarse and then secondly from Soundwave's perspective it shows that he is the only one that can get away with speaking to Megatron in this way and not be looking down at his Fusion cannon in the next second, because Soundwave either does what he is told or knows what Megatron wants or something like this.

Now to my second example and this one is slightly smaller it is between Soundwave and Starscream [I can't say too much about this point, because when or if you choose to watch this episode, it will come up,] but once again it is another subtle yet smart way of putting over to your viewers that Starscream shows with Soundwave's abilities and other scenes or sequences on his own in this episode that Starscream could have brought something different to the table and could have been a great asset to Megatron just like Soundwave, if Starscream wasn't mostly focused on and desperate for the leadership of the Decepticons.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: on both counts these two elements are of a very high standard, briefly here are one or two elements for you to look out for; these fighter jets underwater or these vehicles underwater or on the water.

Storyline: this is one of those occasions where may be making this storyline into a two-parter would have been an option they should have taken based on my opinion of this; they could have just continued with these elements in this episode and on top of that they have or had four groups of characters to work with.

This episode receives: 10/10 as I have already said this episode is lots of fun.

Resident Evil 2002 by AverageMansReviews

Resident Evil 2002 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is excellent.

Fundamental elements: there are words on screen, voice-over elements, mental imagery, slow-motion effects, quick moving imagery, background music which is noticeable, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: there are plenty of weapons being used, trap elements such as this sequence I will call the human cheese grater, basically and before I continue I am trying not to be too graphic on both of these counts; here so if I am being very vague here I am doing it nicely on purpose, we have these characters that are trapped in this location and it doesn't matter what these characters do, this laser or lasers or something like this; will eventually catch them in one way or another and moving on to the artistic visions, now taking two minutes to think about it, the dogs look really good.

Performances: the performances range from somewhere around mixed to somewhere around good, I think I can get away with saying this; in some cases it is difficult to say just based on the facts of limited appearances of some of these characters in this project.

This film receives: 8/10, I think this mark is just about right anything less or more is too little or too much, I mean of what I can remember about the videogame version of this title which to be honest we are talking about many upon many moons ago watching other people playing it so there is a possibility I could be wrong, but let's be positive and say that this title is a solid interpretation of this videogame.

Escape Plan 2013 by AverageMansReviews

Escape Plan 2013 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is mixed.

Fundamental elements: there are words on screen, background music, cultural elements, slow-motion effects, voice-over elements, mental imagery, yes and no to subtitles being used when another language is being used, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences: there are weapons being used, combat elements [I should point out when I say combat it could mean hand-to-hand or martial arts or something like this, that is why often in my reviews you will see weapons being used, combat elements.] The reason why I went for this word in the first place is because of political correctness meaning I didn't want to say martial arts or the wrong martial arts and then find out from somebody which I have made angry that I have said the wrong martial arts or anything else really, so it isn't me attempting to be lazy it is just I didn't want to offend anyone in the first place. But back to this review there are explosions and a chopper being used as well.

Performances: generally speaking first of all there are some poor performances and there are some mixed performances [on a quick side note in hindsight there is one performer that does the best with what was given to him,] but now this is where things get a little bit more complicated, there are a small number of performers in this title where sometimes you will think they are mixed and there are some occasions where you will think they are good including some occasions where you think they are drifting between somewhere between the two. I know usually I don't like splitting hairs too much, but based on my viewing experience of this title that was enough here to at least make this point in this way.

This film receives: 5/10, I think with all things considered this mark feels about right, like on one hand this film feels a bit longer than what it should have been [roughly speaking 115 minutes long, ] may be they could have cut off 15 minutes just to give this title a bit of get up and go in places, whilst on the other hand briefly there is good chemistry between the two main characters, so for me this title circles around this mark something slightly lower or right on or something slightly higher.

Find Me Guilty 2006 by AverageMansReviews

Find Me Guilty 2006 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is excellent.

Fundamental elements: there are words and numbers on screen, cultural elements, background music, another language being used without subtitles, time jumps and place jumps.

Action sequences: briefly there are weapons being used other small element.

Comedy level: there are elements of comedy in this title for one example keep an eye out for the tick sheet.

Performances: generally speaking all these performances are good, but Vin Diesel as Jackie DiNorscio and Peter Dinklage as Ben Klandis, these two performers individually or together really do make an impact in this title, be it Diesel/DiNorscio for one example having this larger-than-life presence to him on different levels or Dinklage/Klandis also for one example having this intelligent, articulate manner to him in this title.

This film receives: 8/10, if you like courtroom-based films give this title a look, it neatly and swiftly gets on with things from beginning to end.

Hot Bot 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Hot Bot 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is mixed.

Fundamental elements: there are words and numbers on screen, cultural elements, background music, another language being used without subtitles, voice-over elements, time jumps and place jumps.

Comedy level: because this is not the first time I have dictated this paragraph let's just say this briefly; the comedy level ranges from juvenile to mature to adult.

Action sequences: there are weapons being used, a chasing sequence and combat sequences.

Performances/Storyline: it is a difficult call to make, because in a nutshell I think I am going to have to stick with mixed, but there is substance in the performances and the storyline at some stage of this title, basically I think this project gets better the more you watch of it.

This film receives: 4/10, as I was saying in the previous paragraph and the reason why I stuck with mixed is because when this title shows its better substance or anything like this; you kind of remember when this title was not having one of its better moments, but let's try and leave this review on a positive as least this title has enough about it to get itself out of the poor bracket of my marking system.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 23: The Autobot Run by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 23: The Autobot Run by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this is another good episode.

Character developments: without giving too much away, Starscream is pleading with Megatron to reverse something. I know this is a little bit vague; it will make sense when you watch this episode.

Racing/Stunt: the Autobots race around this track in their vehicle states and Sunstreaker tries to perform this stunt with the assistance from the other Autobots.

This episode receives: 6/10, now after taking everything into consideration this mark feels better suited for this episode

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 22: The Immobilizer by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 22: The Immobilizer by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good.

Artistic visions: the Arcade elements look really good

Action sequences: now just for a little bit of variety, I have decided to talk about this little action element, in this element, we have this Autobot [Jazz] jumping on to this immobilized water, it looks something like a leg drop or it could be just this character jumping to sit down on this water, I have seen this scene many times now and it doesn't take too much imagination, I can see a leg drop here [wrestling move.]

This episode receives: 7/10, as I have already said this episode is good.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 21: Traitor by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 2, Volume 1, Disc 1] Episode 21: Traitor by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is lots of fun.

Artistic visions/Action sequences: we have these three Decepticons [Starscream, Skywarp and later on in the same sequence Megatron] stealing something from this Research Laboratory [this building has some other words on it as well] and how these two characters break in through the ceiling and then Starscream reaches in with his hand to take this machine with the two scientists hanging on to it and then falling off. Megatron appears to share some dialogue and do this double-team with Starscream [Megatron is in his transformed mode of Walther P38.] I should just point out this is just a rough description of this sequence, but it is a great way to begin.

Character developments: now it doesn't matter if it is the Autobots or the Decepticons or the Insecticons there is some kind of friction in one way or another.

This episode receives: 10/10, briefly this episode has many entertaining elements or scenes or sequences to it.