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8.8 Rating???? TOO HIGH

posted 10 years ago by SMORacka
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This series was not that bad, but it was not that great either. I've seen Romanzo Criminale and I found their actors more believable.

The bad guys in this series took a while to get their feet wet and were just not that great. The best of the bunch was Ciro and he was OK. Gennaro was a big fat joke and I thought it was so ridiculous that the mohawk was supposed to be his tough look.

And what's with the directors thinking that taking 2 inches away from someone was the way to look tough.

The series is not that bad, but it's not that great. Everytime Genny acted tough I had to stifle a laugh because I can not believe all these tough guys would actually listen to him just because his dad was their boss. There was really nothing that intimidating about him or his mother. Why not just kill them off and take over the business.

Then the African angle??? Let's see - they stabbed one African, the others retaliated. Obviously, this is not a sign that they were that scared of the Italian gangsters.

The series was rather dull and definitely not worthy of the high rating.

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[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

The Sopranos was also inspired by real life events - the difference is the storyline was great. This is crap!
What's your problem with 12 yr olds? Too smart for you?

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[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

Still a crappy dramatization with weak actors and ridiculous plots. What part don't you understand?

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[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

If your interpretation of changing characters is switching from a bubble jacket to a leather one and getting a ridiculous haircut, your either a film student in the wrong business or someone who needs to stick to Hollywood drivel. His acting was poor, his delivery was weak, and his character was less than credible.

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[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

First off, this is just a discussion board about a TV series. I don't take these things all that seriously. You mentioned my first post, but failed to mention your first reply which included "For all the rest you simply sound like a 12 years old tough guy who doesn't have a clue of what he's talking about so I won't even try to explain more."

If you're going to have a civilized discussion or disagreement with someone, that's not the way to do it at all. I essentially dismissed you because you came off as someone who resorts to juvenile insults when someone disagrees with them.

I stand by my original statements. The series is not that great and has a lot of plot holes. It took about 8 episodes to get going and still did not make a whole lot of sense because the storyline was all over the place.

I don't need to speak a language to appreciate and follow a series. Look at all the foreign series out there including Romanzo Crimanale - much better content and character development than this.

Anyway, I think you're not fully equipped to engage in a mature discussion so I'll excuse your shortcomings.

Ciao!

[–] gavran213 10 years ago

Why don't you cry about it more?

[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... the rating is too high. waaaaaaaaaaaaah

[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

waaaaaaaaaaah, the rating is too high.

[–] Lon-Chaney84 10 years ago

You don't seem to be able to understand or conncect with the microcosm of Naples' criminal underground.

La commedia è finita!

[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

I don't know many who can considering most viewers are not members of the Naples criminal underground.

If a story is weak, it's weak. Simple as that - just because it involves gangsters does not make it great.

[–] Lon-Chaney84 10 years ago

You don't need to be camorrista to understand how these people think and act. Some of your criticism is simply based on lack of understanding, for example the point about how they talk. It's not just the director's idea of how to make them look tough, they really are like that in real life. Trust me, I'm from southern Italy.

La commedia è finita!

[–] Affirmative_Dave 10 years ago

"Romanzo Criminale" is rated 8.7 and "Gomorra" is 8.8.
So Gomorra is better than "Romanzo Criminale" according to a lot of people.
You are an exception. Deal with it.

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[–] Robbjedi 10 years ago

Whilst you are well within your rights to say you didn't like the series, it is ridiculous to question the rating seeing as it is based on what people thought of it.

You didn't think much so I'm guessing you rated it low. Many of the 3,000 or so people who rated clearly thought much more of it. That's kind of how a rating system works.

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[–] SMORacka 10 years ago

Naah, my brain will melt for sure. I just cancelled cable TV a few months ago and it was the best decision ever. If I really want to watch something, I'll go out and look for it rather than having that garbage forcefully pumped into my home.

[–] orriol 9 years ago

you obviously don't know anything about camorra and naples. this show is pretty damn accurate. live with it.