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Merlin (2008)
Contains cliché moments, but overall very enjoyable
I have been watching all 4 seasons of Merlin so far, and I can say it is quite a fun show to watch. Despite its two-dimension evil characters, too predictable episode plots, clumsy action scenes and too many clichés to count, I love its take on the well-known and well-exploited tale of Camelot. The most enjoyable moments for me have been the moments where it seemingly diverges from the expected storyline, and gets back on track with exciting developments. Merlin's all 4 seasons have so far always delivered what I expected from the show. I really like the relationship between Merlin and Arthur. Their friendship and trust in each other grew so slowly, yet visibly. I found the old-Merlin touch very clever as well. This also complies with what I said about the plot above. I hope to be able to see this show following seasons as well. Keeping up the good work, of course.
Ugly Betty (2006)
cannot live up to what it promises
I've watched the first season of this show, in search of a feel-good comedy series. I was not even expecting them to be sensitive about the gender stuff (and they should nevertheless have been careful about that). But that issue has been covered by many previous reviews, so I will look through a more different window.
This show has only two funny characters: Mark and Amanda. And they are marginal characters compared to the Suarez family, Meades, Wilhelmina and Alexis. These two are the only watchable thing about the show. The rest is crap. Vanessa Williams is a victim of the bad screen writing, but the actress who plays Alexis is just plain awful.
The central character, Betty, becomes more and more annoying in time. At times, her actions and lines make you want to punch her, really hard. (Her acting gets worse in time as well) It is not about her looks. She is such a drama queen. As the main character in an "ugly duckling" story, you expect her to be good, nice, adorable, smart. She is not. She goes after someone else's boyfriend, cheats on her own boyfriend, never fails to be the most annoying smart-ass, has her own prejudices against others...the list goes on.
And the cliché plot line bores you to death. The story is so shallow. You cannot find anything interesting about the father? Make him a murderer. And don't even mention that issue for the next 10 episodes. You cannot find any more inventive evil plans for Wilhelmina? Make him sleep with Bradford, who of course suddenly falls in love with her but yet loves his wife in jail still. Such brilliant screen writing.
If a show makes you hate the main character, then that show is not worth watching it anyway.
Bottomline: Don't waste your time watching this.
Game of Thrones (2011)
a new addiction
I was waiting to be able to watch Sean Bean in something like this since the Return of the King. Now seeing him in such a great series as the protagonist is simply delightful.
Apart from the great acting and setting, I haven't watched a series with so many interesting characters for a long time. You are immediately engaged in their stories, hating the bad guys to their guts, and know the good ones won't have it very easy.
In such a well-written story, every episode is watched like a movie. One week is too long to wait for the next one.
I highly recommend this show.
Doom (2005)
(A little bit spoiler) I think Doom fans will appreciate this work
I went to this movie just because my video game-fanatic brother and friend wanted me to. I didn't expect to see a good movie when i even got the tickets, i was pretty much going to see it to kill some time. The first half of the movie was just full of tension to guess which characters were gonna die and how and where would they die. I didn't really like the first half. After all the unimportant characters were cleared up, the most enjoyable part of the movie began. I really liked the fight between Reaper and Sarge, for example. And I thought if Karl Urban hadn't shown a great performance, I wouldn't enjoy the movie that much. The scene where we see from Reaper's perspective, just like the original video game, was just perfect too. And the creatures were scary enough. I have to say that Karl Urban was perfect for the role of Reaper.