What did you watch this week homies? (29/10-04/11)
Another month went by... just like that... where was I??
What I watched:
The Monkey King 2 (Xi you ji zhi 2016 Netflix): “When a travelling monk is stranded in a wasteland, The Monkey King must escort him across the land to retrieve sacred scriptures and protect him from an evil demon.”
I liked it more when I first saw it last year but it’s still better than its predecessor, thanks to some solid acting and directing. This would make a crazy video game. 7/10
Les maîtres du suspense: (2014 TV): “Hubert Wolfe, a successful author who hasn't written anything for 10 years, is living a life of lies. He uses a ghostwriter named Dany to write his novels. When Dany's life falls apart and he is no longer able to write, he turns to a child-minder, Quentin, a soft-hearted man with a pure soul. The meeting of the three men turns each of their lives upside down. Their personal quests, swayed by the three women in their lives lead them into a series of unexpected situations and into a troubling world in a lost corner of the United States, far from their usual stomping grounds. In this strange land, each man begins to discover who he truly is and, ultimately, to rewrite his own life.” This movie French Canadian movie was solid on all levels. 8/10
Deadfall (2014 TV): “A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.”
This could have been a good movie if not for too many “as if” and “WTF” moments. I loved the winter settings, the acting was on point and there actually was a good story somewhere in this unsteady film that took the easy road one time too many. 5.5-6/10
Stranger Things S2: ( I didn’t have the time to watch the final episode yet.) What I liked: Atmosphere, acting, characters, Eleven’s storyline. What I didn’t like: Lack of excitement, what they did with the character Dustin (became an annoying, cursing and disrespectful brat), too many boring parts, too predictable, not scary enough. I gave an overall of 7.5 to the first season and I thing this one was less entertaining. Overall rating: 6.5-7/10
UFC 217: One of the best UFC nights since a good while for me. The three title shots went as I predicted and hoped. Three new champions. It was awesome!