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Why did the producers need to turn this into a soapy docuseries - compared to the archival footage which is excellent it makes the film look trite and cheap. And then just when I thought we going to be spared the dreaded talking heads - along they came thick and fast.
We have Churchill's actual voice and AI creating his voice when readings from his writings are made, so how is it remotely possible that a talking head could supply an insight that Churchill himself did not document and that could have been used instead of the talking head. It would be like watching the film Darkest Hour and then every 30 or 40 seconds having a talking head pop up and utter some inane comment.
We have Churchill's actual voice and AI creating his voice when readings from his writings are made, so how is it remotely possible that a talking head could supply an insight that Churchill himself did not document and that could have been used instead of the talking head. It would be like watching the film Darkest Hour and then every 30 or 40 seconds having a talking head pop up and utter some inane comment.
The Endless Flashbacks and Back Stories, kills the underlying story. It is a pity as the idea of the manhunt is both the title of the series and the captures our underlying fascination of how criminals are tracked down and caught. That is the story that should have been focused on, but we no we are treated to pointless, and often contrived, flashbacks that just interrupt the narrative and finish up making you wonder whether you can put up with another episode.
After episode 3 I jumped to episode 7, and more of the same but this was just the trial, so I went back to episode 6 and gave it a miss after that. I think these flashbacks are all in the name of drawing the series out to as many episodes as possible - probably the antithesis of good story telling.
After episode 3 I jumped to episode 7, and more of the same but this was just the trial, so I went back to episode 6 and gave it a miss after that. I think these flashbacks are all in the name of drawing the series out to as many episodes as possible - probably the antithesis of good story telling.
Well when it is all said and done this is just a remake and rehash of all the earlier Alien films condensed into a two hour film. The only difference between this and the others is that this one is clearly made for adolescent children.
There is really nothing new in this and it is surprising that it was made at all. Every aspect of the film is drawn from the earlier films, and I mean every possible contrivance, even cgi-ing some of the original characters back in.
At least the original films were based on a reasonable premise of a private well funded company employing experts to embark on a recovery mission - here we have a bunch of young kids, almost escaping from a kindergarten and hijacking a huge space craft. Really very very silly.
There is really nothing new in this and it is surprising that it was made at all. Every aspect of the film is drawn from the earlier films, and I mean every possible contrivance, even cgi-ing some of the original characters back in.
At least the original films were based on a reasonable premise of a private well funded company employing experts to embark on a recovery mission - here we have a bunch of young kids, almost escaping from a kindergarten and hijacking a huge space craft. Really very very silly.