The Walking Dead S3 Review

The Walking Dead is an extremely depressing show. I mean, look at it - the world has gone to shit, with danger at every turn. You couldn't take a crap without getting chewed up by some Zombie, or having your former friendly neighbour take you out. After the slow pace of season 2, this season ramps it up from the word go! There is blood and zombie deaths galore. The whole cast get in on it this time. It's been 8 months since the events of S2, so now they're hardened killers.

The first half of the season is a real blood bath. It involves Rick's crew of survivors setting up home in an abandoned Prison. There's plenty of killing to be done to make this place safe to stay. Along side that, we are introduced to a character named The Governor. He's set up a new town to keep people safe - although, all is not as it seems. The second half of season slows down the generic killing (just a tad) and pits these two and their crews against each other instead. It makes for very interesting and tense viewing.

Overall, this season is great. It improves on season 2, and that season was pretty damn good anyways. 

Pacific Rim Review (No Spoilers)

Well, I saw this film a few days ago. I didn't blog straight away, mainly due to time constraints...and laziness. 

I was quite keen to see this film. The trailers have been pretty good, and it looked to be some A grade blockbuster cinema. Now, I didn't expect it to be 'Lincoln', or any dramatic masterpiece, but, I figured I would leave the cinema having loved it. Well, that didn't happen - I left the cinema a little disappointed. 

Now, I'm not saying it was a crap film, and not worth seeing, it just didn't leave me with that , "fuck, that was awesome feeling".  I suppose, compared to the blockbusters I've seen this year and loved (Star Trek Into Darkness, Man of Steel), I was hoping that this would be the same.

So, why was I "disappointed". Heck, using that word just doesn't seem right to me either sometimes. The film itself is not disappointing. In fact, for the most part, it's a fun film, with excellent production value. The story was probably a little too simplistic. The acting from some cast members was not great, and the scripting could have been better. I'm still undecided as to whether the lead actor (Charlie Hunnam) was right for the role, or if the script made him look bad. He just didn't have the screen presence required.

I doubt there will be sequel. The box office for this film has been pretty mediocre. It looked like it should have been a home run for Guillermo Del Toro, but, I suppose the general feeling has been the same as mine - pretty much more than OK, almost a solid good, but nowhere near great.

This one has been tough to nail a rating on. I instantly felt like I doubt I would watch it again anytime soon. But, another viewing maybe required to settle on my score.

Rating:

3 out of 5. (at this point).