Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Quick review-Dads(TV series)

Dads is a new television series from Seth MacFarland, creator of Family Guy. This one is a comedy starring Seth Green and Giovanni Risibi as two game developers that can't get rid of their dysfunctional dads out of their life or their house. Based of the episode, I laughed about three times out of the whole half hour. The premise is more fit for a movie than a television series. Going through more episode of the same  premise is not giving this show enough room to grow.

Rating of the first episode: 5 out of 10.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Review-Riddick

In 2000, the movie Pitch Black introduced the world to Vin Diesel as an action star with his portrayal of the character Riddick. In 2013, Diesel is back for the third time as the title character in the movie Riddick. In the movie, Riddick is left for dead on an unfamiliar planet. On one side, he has to fight off the elements and the creatures inhabiting the planet. On the other side, he has to deal with two incoming ships informed of his whereabouts and the bounty that is on his head. They are looking to capture Riddick dead or alive, all for different reasons. The movie Riddick will remind you a lot of Pitch Black, also for different reasons. It starts off slow but not in a bad way. It's more like a 70's scifi film type of way, where the slow beginning is there to get you ready for the ride coming up. David Twohy, director of the first two films, is back to direct third film. There are a couple of cheesy characters but if you love scifi films, this is one you must see. Vin Diesel shines in the movie and there are scenes in the film  that make you say "Wow, that just happened".   This movie is definitely not for kids.

Rating: 8.5 out of ten