redalfa147 Reviews

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Ok but Helena is so irritating

[6/10 · 4 February 2024]

It was ok as a romp to not take seriously but it was spoilt by Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character, Helena, who seemed to be smiling incessantly. Very 1-sided character I disliked, and given the amount of screen time, spoilt the movie.

Chases were fun if not ridiculous: would three-wheeled vehicles be able to travel that fast round corners without toppling over?

I felt many of the action sequences relied too heavily on computer generation making them feel unrealistic. Some of the vehicle manoeuvres and the shooting of the characters within them didn't ring true and took my attention away from the movie.

Glad there weren't be anymore, even though I grew up with Raiders.

Lost in Space (2018–2021)

It's a kids show trying to be adult

[5/10 · 19 April 2018]

This show clearly had a decent budget for sets, locations and CGI and for all those it deserves praise (hence the 5/10). But it is let down by a terrible script.

No matter how bad situations get, there always seems to suddenly be a solution just when things seem destitute. And the solutions just don't make sense.

Using helium to escape a tar pit but surely when the ballon is burst the tar would collapse inwards?!

Don's inside a spaceship which goes over a cliff yet he miraculously escapes?!

I know it's a sci-fi but it needs basic science, doesn't it?

Still, I'm sure kids will love but there's not much for parents to enjoy with them.