My Review of Final Destination 5

Hello folks its that time again for people to get killed in mouse trap the board game or another impossibly old reference Pee Wee,s breakfast machine style deaths. First off I am a fan of over the top violence and gruesome scenes bit this does not make me a horror movie guy as they rely on thrills and suspense which are two things that make a already jumpy person jumpy. I had no real plan on reviewing this but the way this movie ended made(expect spoilers) not reviewing it not a option. First as with all of the final destination films there is a accident that is avoided which starts the proverbial ball rolling which was pretty cool as it happened pretty fast in the movie. They proceed to be impaled,burned,maimed and brutalized all while courtney Vance for some reason tries to get to the bottom of the obvious accidents. This is all par for the course the reason this movie made me stand up and notice is that they foreshadowed the twist in such a way that I noticed it but didnt put it together until the last second. The entire movie the fat third sklar brother who was a lothario used a ancient cell to call his ladies. I assumed this was a choice to show him as a out of touch loser who used a Star-Tac flip phone but thinks he is cool. Later on however I noticed other people using these old ass phones to which I thought "This is odd but ok fair enough" this continued until the final(ish) scene in which the guy who was supposedly safe and his girlfriend board a plane to France a fight breaks out and then it hit me "Oh Shit its the first(ish) scene from Final Destination 1" this snake eating its own tail sequel/Prequel concept was treat and not expected at all. This made a otherwise blah horror movie turn into a decent flick that had a awesome suprise at the end.

A Review of Thor

Hello folks its review time again and the movie we are reviewing is the mildly anticipated Marvel studios Thor. This movie is what I call the summer herald which is the first of the blockbusters and historically it is never as good as the mid summer stuff and never as bad as the late summer stuff. With all that said this movie did not deviate from that model much. The movie starts out in the middle of nowhere with Natalie Portman in a textbook "making payments on the house role" as a astrophysicist. She in a role that anyone could of done is tracking down proof of wormholes a sort of shortcut through space and in doing so runs over the newly banished Thor. This leads to the beginning and telling of how Thor was banished and what I believe was the biggest issue with this film. The Asgard(home of Thor and the asgardians) scenes where filled with great action and the story was very compelling. The father son story and the sibling rivalry was well played as well as the conflict with the frost giants. However when the story shifts to earth its grinds to a halt. First off the romance between Thor and Portman,s character was shallow and the action was too spaced out to be of any use. When they would zip back to Asgard you were reminded of what the earth scenes missed with a actual narrative that made sense and stakes that you invested in. All in together though it was not that bad as I said in the beginning of the post this was much better then what we will see in august and that's a fact. Some good things are the casting of most of the asgardians save Loki who I felt was a Emo band cast away and not the personification of malice and trickery the character is. I also like the care they are showing building the avengers up with every movie the adding a little bit to the puzzle and taking their time building it up. In closing I would say this is not daredevil or elektra but what is really? Should you spend money and time with this? I would say yes but if this choice is after June first and the much supiorior X men First class or Green Lantern is out then no. as always my email is danielcrudup@rocketmail.com for any questions or comments.

review of game of thrones season 1 so far.

Hey folks This is the way after the fact review of HBO,s fantasy drama and some(me) would say comedy game of thrones. I say that its a comedy not in the its unintentionally bad funny but more of the "god damn that happened" funny. Lets start from the beginning. A Game of Thrones is the first book in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. I have not read this book nor do I want to be frank as this looks like a tough read from all the stuff happening on screen. I been watching the show via on demand at my moms house as I do not have HBO yet(weep for me) but what started as a "there's nothing else on lets see what this is about" to appointment TV has been a welcome surprise.One last thing this is a dense fantasy with a equally dense back story and mythos that just goes with little to no exposition to catch you up. So if you are not a fan of fantasy or don,t have the patience or desire to be lost several times a episode then take a pass on this show.




This show Takes place after war deposing a king who was from all accounts sort of a dick and is seen from the Point of view of several people in this new era in the land. The crux of the show is the death of the kings hand who is kind of a major Domo who handles the day to day business of the king. After he dies the king calls on his old friend a Lord of the northern territory to take his place and in doing so sets of a chain of events that leads to and not limited to (royal incest,royal cuckolding,the crippling of a child,the death of a dog, the flying of a butchers son, and a lot of backdoor politics). As insane as this sounds its played out in a very interesting way that has purpose and is not excessive. while this is going on there is a side plot of the son and daughter of the old king in exile which is equally as good. The daughter is married off to a nomadic tribes king with the promise of the use of his army to retake the kingdom that was lost to him. The daughter who starts off being meek and very much the victim by episode four is able to dictate to her abusive brother that his abusing days are over. This is great how the different stories interact without actually touching in any way. I know I have barely covered the surface but I want to leave some space for episode reviews that I will start with this weeks episode and continue until the end of the season. In closing this show is great but not for everyone as its a load of stuff to keep track of and to recall very quickly or stuff stops making sense.

My review of the BBC show "Luther" episode 1

First I would like to apologize as I been updating my blogs twice a week and this week due to travel i was unable to so for that I am sorry. OK with that out the way time to get into the review of episode 1 of "Luther"


I want to start this by saying I am not the biggest fan of Idris Elba the star of this show. I feel his American stuff is heavy handed and poorly acted. With that said and having seen this show I believe that he can act when he is allowed to speak in his accent and when written for. Obviously this is the first show of a series and Theres alot that can go wrong but from what I saw that will be hard to do. This show is awesome and without spoiling it Luther is obsessed and at home in the process of solving murders or the solution more like it. When he is "ON" he is laser focused on the task but with that focus the rest of his life is left to fall to waste. The interactions he has with everyone from his estranged wife who is trying to move on from the man she loves but knows she will never be able to compete with his obsession. Also he interactions with the killer(yes your aware of who did this pretty early as its less about who and more about catching the person. This interaction he has with this person is fantastic as he seems more comfortable sparring with this sociopathic genius who loves creating scenarios as much as Luther loves solving them. I enjoy the fact that he so wants to have a normal life with his wife yet it is obvious to anyone with eyes that he can,t relate with people in a way where that will be possible. I am hoping to see where this show goes to see the progression of the cat and mouse game and juxtaposition of who is cat and who is mouse. I hope you love this show as much as I have at least give it a shot and let me know what you think via comments or email.

trial of a timlord(RTD edition) part 2

Hey folks I hope you enjoyed part 1 of this trial and after skimming the seasons i am talking about today I am ready to go. I got some feedback on part 1(one email stating that i should STFU about rose as she rules) and will not waste time blabbering and get right into season 3-season 4 1/2.



Season 3

This season RULED!!!. why did it rule you might ask? First off the stories ruled from the best episode of the remade series(Blink) and a companion in Martha that was capable and not dependent on the doctor to explain things. It also had the Master return played masterfully by John simm which he plays it manic and it works opposite tenennts portrayal of the doctor. As far as cons I hated how they made Martha to be a puppy dog in love and continuing the streak of awful uncomfortable love side stories. Also having Martha leave after only one season was a poor choice. Also this season had the runaway bride X-Mas special which introduces us to Donna noble who returns later in the series. It had a awesome scene that showed how bad ass he could be.

Pro-Martha as a companion,best stories to date and by far,return of the master, the 10Th doctor getting into a groove

cons Martha as a love interest,tacked on dalek story,finale that did not live up to the hype







season 4

This season seems better then it was. It had Donna noble who I liked as the love shit ceased but she left after one season. This season had the best build up and hype towards the end of all of them which I think lead to how disappointing the end was in retrospect. This season had the doctors daughter and a full ood story and the introduction of the sontarans back to the show. At one point he meets someone from his future who knows him that they allude to being his wife. My point is why add shit when you cant even handle the mythology you have? The finale was a clusterfuck that involved everyone from the last 4 years and a mock regeneration(bullshit) and the return of davros and the daleks. This failed mostly due to the fact that again Mr RTD used a deus Ex Machina to fix things and the story did not live up to the tremendous hype.


Pro good non love interest companion,great episodes for the most part, great job hyping the finale,

con companion left after one season again,alot of "meh" stories,A over hyped finale that didn't(couldn't) deliver








2009 specials

This wasn't a proper season as DT had Royal Shakespeare work to do. He had more or less said he was leaving so we were given 4 bank holiday specials in which his swan song would play out. The first being Planet of the dead with Michelle Ryan and was OK for the most part it was the ending that made this rule. A prophecy was given that "he will knock 4 times" which we all figured was the master returning which was true. The second was Waters of mars which felt weird as he wasnt suppose to be there and it felt like it to. This ended with him going Sarah palin and saving someone he wasn't suppose to and her having to kill herself setting the stage for the final 2 specials. I will not go into it but for the most part end of time 1 and 2 ruled all the way up to his death and RTD end as EP of the show. saying all that if RTD had been as spot on as he was with these specials from story to pacing to hype My verdict may been different.

Pro-all of it except the downplaying of the timelords returning

con-nothing really


Ok so after 5 years what can I say on one hand he brought back a show i loved and got it popular again but on the other hand it is popular for all the wrong reasons(BS love stories). I would say my verdict was the same as BBC which is a forced regeneration to the superb Steven Moffet.


OK now that's done hit me with feedback and comment what you think. As i bet i left some shit out and pro,d something that should of been a con and vice versa or maybe you think I should stop with all the BS Dr who talk either way.