Mini-Reviews #2

Posted 2013-06-16 · Updated 2024-06-02

Time again for a quick roundup of verdicts for some of the recently wachted movies and TV shows.

(Update 2023: Added five-star-ratings [may diverge now from what I had in mind, years ago, when I wrote the text…].)

Films

Maniac (2012): Boring Slasher movie, skip it.
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 stars
Hänsel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013): Hollywood Fantasy Action; you can skip that one, too.
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 stars
Eine Insel namens Udo (2011): [DE] Bin normalerweise kein Freund deutscher Produktionen, aber Kurt Krömer ist eigentlich immer sehenswert.
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
Liberal Arts (2012): Recommended. Not as deep as the makers might think of it, but a nice indie production (and better than Radnor’s previous effort).
★★★☆☆ 3/5 stars
The Dark Knight Rises (2012): What a disappointment! Both as a stand-alone film as well as the conclusion of Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Admittedly, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, but this was a real letdown. Too long, too many plot holes, too many uninteresting threads and characters, too little Dark Knight and too much daylight… *sigh*
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 stars

TV

American Horror Story — Season 2: The first season was OK, although I didn’t think of it as great. This second season (with a completly different setting and story, and with many cast members from S1 in new roles) had an interesting beginning, but descended very quickly into an unwatchable mess (despite interesting camera work and memorable scenes. Not sure yet whether I’ll take a peek at season three (Update from 2023: I did not).
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 stars

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