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michael-lobello
Reviews
Viking Destiny (2018)
Film school project?
Seriously...Why did they make this film if they only had $10 in the budget? The few people floating around in each scene look more like Monty Python than a modern action/adventure. Did the producers say "let's see how low on the film experience scale we can go before the audience notices?" but i digress. . .
WITH THAT SAID, I thought the premise was intriguing and the acting by Anna Demetriou (Helle) was very good. I did not recognize Terence Stamp (Odin) since I have not seen him act in anything since his magnificent portrayal of General Zod in the original "Superman." I know its been 40 years but the guy looks nothing like he used to......anyway.....
Plot elements had to move along rather quickly (from sex scene to marriage in about 5 sec..hmmm) most likely due to budget constraints. The area itself was nice but looks more like England than somewhere farther north. I would have loved to get to know the characters better and seen a more complicated story line had it been in the budget. Overall worth watching if there's nothing else on TV at 2 am.
Colony (2016)
What the heck?????!!!!
Ok, so I'm bored out of my mind during covid so I decide to re-watch "Lost" and follow-up with "Colony" because Josh Holloway is in both. Then I read Colony was cancelled in 2018! They really need to continue this series with or without Josh. It makes for excellent viewing - instead of us going to the aliens the aliens come to us, which is different than most sci-Fi shows.