It was madness indeed, but not the way the writers and creators wanted.

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The reason I watched this short series is because Netflix offered it. I read the short description and said "Let's give it a try."

On a solo trip to the Poconos, writer and pundit Muncie Daniels meets a mysterious new neighbor - then finds him dead under shocking circumstances.

This time I trusted Netflix so much, I didn't even check the cast. In this regard I'm really flexible, I am not gunning for known and hyped actors, but rather give a chance to any actor as that's the only way to meet new talents. So I said I'll let myself be surprised if I discover known (to me) actors in the series. I didn't, but that's fine.

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From the storyline you can see it offers you a good crime, drama, mystery, thriller, whatever you want to call it and I have to say, this series had the chance and the opportunity to be a great one, but it isn't, unfortunately.

The story is presented to us in one season, which is made of eight episodes (thank God!). The whole action could have been wrapped in for episodes, but for some reason I don't understand, the writers decided to drag it on through eight. It was a huge mistake and I bet they have lost half of the viewers halfway already. I was about to quit myself a few times, but then I said let's see the end as well and resisted heroically.

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Making the series way too long was not the only mistake, so let's get on with it and see what I think about it.

Right at the beginning you get the shocking event, when Muncie Daniels, finds his neighbor's body by accident. Needless to say, his life will never be the same and that's where his problems started. What came after was a race, to find the truth and get his life back.

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Muncie Daniels played by Colman Domingo, an actor I don't think I've ever seen playing and I like to keep it that way. Casting him in this role was a huge mistake and was painful to watch his acting. When you're playing in a thriller and you're the one chased and framed for things you haven't done, you get into all kinds of situations, so this role requires a set of acting skills Colman Domingo unfortunately doesn't have. It was a struggle watching the only stupid face he could make, which was looking stupid with his mouth open most of the times. I'm relying on my brain's delete or forget function to erase his image from my head. No offense Mr. Colman, I have nothing against you, but you should have chosen a different career and leave this to those who have the skills. At your age, you should already posses these skills. If not, then just walk away please.

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The characters are weak, badly built up and most of them are just there to get their salaries as they don't add value to the series. However, there are two that I need to mention on the positive side. One, that was the best in my eyes is Gabrielle Graham playing Kallie, the daughter of Muncie Daniels. If there's something good about this series, it's her and her acting. The other was Tamsin Topolski playing Lucie Simon, but she had less screen time.

There were so many illogical situations and decisions made by the characters that can't even count them on my two hands. Now obviously it's easy to sit on the couch and judge it, but this was not real life, the script was written by someone so they should have thought about these.

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To mention something positive as well, you get to see some nice landscapes too, if you can split your focus between the action, the bad acting, the stupid decisions and the view.

I see it has a 6.4 rating on IMDB, out of 10, which is pretty high for what it delivers. My rating is 4/10, or 40/100 as i can't give more on it.

Would I recommend it? Hell no!

Rating: 40/100

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Hello, friends of the Hive. Today I bring you the review of episode 7 of The Amazing Digital Circus. I know we're supposed to review episode 6, but I didn't like it much because it's very violent, bloody, and aggressive. The characters in episode 6 use firearms and attack each other, and that's truly awful. So, with my mom's help, let's review episode 7.

Episode 7 is called:

THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - Episode 7: The Beach Episode

It all begins at the beach, a normal day for the Circus, outside the place where they're confined. Caine creates the beach adventure to entertain the humans. Pomni notices that a mannequin is watching her. The mannequin, which follows Pomni, calls to her, and Pomni nervously approaches. So Pomni, the mannequin, and Ragatha go to Jax's room so he can help them open a door, and Jax is the only one with the keys.

After Jax gives them the keys, they all go to Caine's office, where the secret door is. They go in, open the secret door, and go through. Inside, they find two buttons: RED to escape the Digital Circus and BLUE to stay. Pomni is about to press the red one to escape, but Jax, driven mad with desperation and nerves, immediately presses the blue one, ensuring they never leave the Digital Circus. They are all stunned and shocked that Jax did that, since they can't escape.

But they still can't escape; it was all a ruse because Caine appears and tells them that it's all an adventure for their amusement. Because they yearn for real hope, he invented this adventure to give them the illusion of escape, but it's all a charade.

In the end, they're all paralyzed by fear because it was all a lie, and they have no hope of getting out. The episode ends when Cane disappears with a snap of his fingers on the mannequin. And the story ends very badly for them since they never had a real chance to escape.

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Rating: 80/100

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Rating: 85/100

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Star City is a very very under the radar tv series, such a banger episode after episode. Episode 3 opens with Tanya sneaking around government checkpoints just to grab a smuggled X ray vinyl record, the series has all this interesting tricks and I had no clue an X ray could be a record, they call it a bone record and its the kind of things that get you hooked. She has to lock herself inside her own apartment just to listen to an old rock song and then Valya caught her and just unplugs the record player as he is late looking for his chronograph and you can see the fear and the frustration bubbling up in their home while the Soviet government watches every single thing they do. It is completely messed up, because these people are supposed to be national heroes and watching the constant surveillance strip away their entire freedom just leaves them hollow. You start to feel bad for Tanya as she marks down her limited plays on that degrading X ray sheet, you can only play it three times, it shows how desperate she is for just a tiny taste of rebellion in a place that controls her entire existence. Every time the needle hits that warped plastic it sounds a little worse, getting more distorted but she still tries to get the most out of it, even the idea that you can only play it 3 times makes a reference to how limited is their life and that visual just perfectly shows the sadness of her situation. Valya is clearly cracking under the load and pressure of the upcoming lunar mission and taking out his frustration and stress on his wife just adds that sense of toxicity to a marriage that is already falling apart. Playing a piece of Western music in this world could cost them everything, their positions, their status, their freedom and the show really makes you understand how text and music can be a violation to stablished rules to keep them under the grip. It is a grim way to open the episode, sets the tone fast and you know from that first scene alone that nobody in this story is going to be okay, this is a very very sad tv series got to say.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32140872/
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The absolute best part of this episode is watching the chief designer go completely rogue with his secret plan to reach Venus, because seeing him visit a naval base to inspect an old deep sea submersible is just an incredibly dope concept. He realizes that the bathysphere is already built to withstand massive pressure under the ocean, making it the perfect vessel to survive the ninety atmospheres of crushing pressure on the surface of Venus. It is such a clever way to repurpose old technology for an impossible space mission, there there is also how he try to smuggle this giant metal sphere into Star City, sneaking past that terrifying security colonel, creates some excellent tension. He is sweating through every second of it and you will too by just watching and waiting, think about how he just keep his face flat while she pokes around and getting that equipment past her says a lot about who this guy actually is, how patient he can play it when something matters to him. The audacity here is just staggering, a nine month manned mission to another planet while everyone else is fixated on the moon, and the show sells it without ever letting it feel ridiculous. I love how he pulls Sasha into it, just looks him in the eye and says they need somebody who will not be noticed gone for almost a year and almost sound like it is a perfectly normal job requirement, so deeply unsettling. The show is really good at putting these enormous space ambitions next to all the petty Soviet bureaucracy garbage and it makes every little win feel like something that cost people blood to pull off, always been a second or centimiter away of getting acuse or killed because of treason. The chief designer has weeks to make this happen before someone above him figures out what he is doing, a race against time before he gets discover or someone rat on him. This whole Venus subplot is the exact kind of high scientific gamble that makes space dramas so entertaining and I have to say this is so much more interesting than watching For All Mankind.

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Even though the episode has some incredible highs, the romantic drama around Sasha is a complete waste of time, especially him slipping a handwritten love letter under the door for Tanya right before going into space. Two people are having an affair, we get it, but watching Sasha act like a lovesick teenager while a lunar landing is forty eight hours away just makes him look like a total dumbass. You could see where things were going the moment he sat down to write those mandatory death letters, smirking over there, using official government documentation to flirt with the wife of his best friend like that is a completely normal thing to do, oh my God the balls this guy has. It becomes really hard to root for him when he is that reckless and his whole attitude during training just makes you want to grab him and smack the stupid out of him. They are planning to land the lunar module without spacesuits because two people have to fit inside the lander and Sasha just laughs about it and cracks jokes instead of taking any of it seriously. His fake marriage to Anastasia is falling apart while she drinks through it on Earth and he plays the careless playboy and the show burns too much time making you have to deal with his attitude, to a point where he is the center of the show but adds nothing to the rest, its like he is the chaos but only others get affected. I get that the point is to show how much pressure is eating these guys from the inside but watching him give Valya terrible advice about how to pleasure a woman / his wives is hilarious in a very dark way and just felt like a scene from a different and much worse show, but I totally get the point because you can tell Tanya is going to find out when he pulls that move in bed and she is the one who will get the message. The series does such a great job hidding somethinb behind the draggy pace every time it cuts back to Sasha doing something stupid, because it kills all the tension that the political spying and the Venus plot spent the whole episode building, but believe me all this has a reason and a purpose. Every time he appears on screen I just hope the mission goes wrong just so we do not have to keep dealing with him or Sasha. This love triangle do get exhausted over time and it was just right before it turns the rest of the season into a soap opera.

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The spying and psychological warfare in this episode have that same suffocating quality as the best Cold War stuff, everybody watching everybody, nobody trusting a single word. Irina is easily the most fascinating piece of this paranoid puzzle, lurking in the background, because she literally sits in her surveillance room listening to Tanya and Valya argue, absorbing all their miserable secrets like it is her own personal radio show. When Irina runs into Tanya at the market through Zoya, Tanya invites them over for a private piano lesson, pulling Irina into the exact apartment she has been secretly monitoring, its fascinating to me how she violates all this security meassures and still do both, stay alife and bend the rules in her favor. It's just so unsettling to watch Irina step into the space she has been wiretapping, looking around the room and matching the physical space to all the intimate audio recordings she has memorized in her head. When she sneaks into the bathroom to snoop through the medicine cabinet, touching their things and smelling the perfume Tanya wears, it crosses from professional government surveillance into this weirdly obsessive personal crusade that is both creepy and high tension just waiting for her to get caught. Tanya is sitting there opening up to a woman who is paid to use every word against her, completely unaware that she is essentially handing a transcript to the state, at multiple points in time you are like shut the fuck up because Tanya is basically talking to the enemy withouth knowing. But when Tanya asks about the father of Zoya, Irina lets something slip, says he is not a good man and then later cuts that part of the tape so it disappears, and that small move tells you everything about where her head actually is. Even the most disciplined people in this system have a point where something human breaks through, and it turns Irina from a stone cold tool of the state into somebody much more complicated. Fake friendships sitting on top of government surveillance creates an atmosphere that never lets take a break and the tension builds up as you are basically waiting for someone to say the wrong thing during what sounds like a casual conversation about piano lessons or what to buy at the market. It is smart storytelling, all that dread with no action movie shortcuts, just the weight of knowing the walls are always listening.

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Rating: 100/100

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Hey guys, I am back with "Obsession," the movie that's been dominating conversations everywhere. To be honest, I do not get enough free time to watch movies. When I do, I only watch if it's a good story, something that gives me goosebumps and stays in my mind for a long time. Obsession did exactly that. I can't believe it was made on a small budget, I'm truly impressed by the story from the beginning to end. As you can see as a proof that if you have enough potential then you will not need millions of dollars to make a movie that reaches people all over the world.

I have been feeling disturbed lately as many people misunderstood the concept of the movie, for that reason I wanted to clear it out. So, yeah spoilers ahead. If you don't want any spoilers then it's better to skip. Let's start! People think Obsession, is about a girl becoming too possessive of her boyfriend and people feeling sorry for the guy. But that's not how I saw the movie. From my point of view, Bear is the main culprit in the entire movie. I did not like him from the start. He is the main villain who started the problems, too self obsessed and made selfish choices, he is the one to blame who had ruined everyone's life around him. So, the movie is much deeper than simply blaming one emotional girl.

Bear knew how it was going to end and he kept thinking about himself only. He manipulated everyone, telling lies and made Nikki seem the bad person. Instead of taking responsibility, he was making things worse. He is an actual rage bait and I hated his character the most. I think that is exactly what the filmmakers wanted. So, Bear is the kind of character who keeps making terrible decisions and I got pulled into the story because of the frustration I have felt while I watched everything he does. The moment I hated the most when Nikki was asking for Help, but Bear didn't bother instead he asked, "What's so bad about being with me?". Like who would ask these kind of things in their right mind? He refused to let Nikki go, never truly regretting his actions until everyone's lives had been shattered.

Another character I disliked was Ian, he knew how Bear felt about Nikki but he remained silent. He didn't do anything about it, instead he tried to make Bear seem like a weirdo. If he had told everything as a friend then I think Bear would have avoided doing anything further. In the very first scene it was seen how Ian was acting weird as soon as he found Bear wants to date Nikki. So, I think he was not a good friend at all. He also interrupted the moment when Bear was about to confess to Nikki. Ian deliberately did everything. Everyone in the story had some sort of problems, as they did not know how to confront their feelings to the other person. All of them were lacking this in their characters. I think that's how people are in real life, we never say anything directly we prefer doing indirectly and give hints.

I have to praise the actors and actresses. They all gave performances that felt honest and believable. I must say Inde Navarrette gave her best performance, switching emotions in the blink of an eye and making every moment feel completely real. Whether it was sadness, love, anger or fear she nailed in each one of them. Didn't expect each actors and actresses to perform so well in a low budget movie. Their hard work is one of the biggest reasons why the movie feels so real.

However, I am happy for their success it has reached audiences across the world. As you can see great storytelling is more important than a huge budget. Such strong writing and acting, can make people easily connect with the movie, it doesn't matter where they are from. This movie depicts how one selfish person can damage many lives. It's not only about obsession of a girlfriend. It's about how lack of responsibility can destroy relationships which could leave everyone else to suffer, how one man's lies and selfishness is enough to destroy lives.

Overall, I truly enjoyed Obsession. I believe whatever happened to Bear, he deserved it. But Nikki was an innocent girl, she didn't deserve to be treated like that, she trusted Bear and he broke it. I think Bear never loved Nikki, because how can you watch someone go through hell when you love them? He didn't have the courage to end it all, he was still having a second thought in the end of the movie because he was selfish and a coward person. This movie made me angry at the right person. For me Bear will always remain the main villain, and I believe people who only see the story as a possessive girlfriend are missing the bigger picture. I would happily recommend watching it, but don't watch it with your kids, it's a R rating movie. There are many disturbing scenes. So, watch it at your own risk.

Rating: 100/100

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Today I watched a movie about earthquakes called Aftershock (2010). I've been trying to understand the double earthquake that occurred in Venezuela, to investigate the reasons for this great tragedy, and to learn which countries have suffered from this catastrophic event. This was a very painful event for my country, and I believe that learning about these types of events will help us prepare in case they happen again.

Double earthquakes are not very common; in fact, they have only happened in a few countries, and when they do occur, they leave behind much pain and tragedy.

In this movie, based on real events, I will talk about the earthquake that occurred in China on July 28, 1976, at 3:42 a.m. Just like in the movie, the vast majority of the population was asleep in their beds, which made it all the more lethal and horrific. It had a magnitude of 7.5 to 7.8 and struck directly beneath a densely populated city built on unstable soil with brick buildings lacking seismic reinforcement—very similar to the buildings in the areas affected by the double earthquake that occurred this past June 24 in Venezuela.

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The first 20 minutes of the film depict total destruction with utterly painful and terrifying images. The story introduces us to the main characters: Li Yuanni, a happy mother with her seven-year-old twin children, Fang Deng (a girl) and Fang Da (a boy). In the middle of the night, a massive earthquake destroys the city in a matter of seconds. Her husband dies trying to save the children.

At dawn, rescuers find the two twins trapped under a massive concrete slab. The rescuers tell the mother they cannot save both children and that she must choose which one she wants them to bring out, as removing one body will inevitably crush the other. The rescuers demand an immediate decision from the mother. Pressed by time and grief, Yuanni whispers, "Save the boy." She doesn't know that her daughter, Fang Deng, is conscious under the rubble and perfectly hears her mother "abandoning" her. What Fang Deng doesn't know is that it was one of the most difficult decisions her mother had to make at that moment.

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Fang Da (the son): Survives but loses an arm. He grows up overprotected by his mother, who lives consumed by guilt, refusing to leave the ruins of Tangshan in case the souls of her husband and daughter return.

Fang Deng (the daughter): Miraculously survives the rescue and awakens among the corpses. Traumatized by her mother's rejection, she remains silent about her identity and is adopted by a couple of soldiers in the People's Liberation Army.

It's a film with a very strong emotional impact, where the daughter, after 32 years, has never been able to overcome her mother's abandonment. Fang Da (the son) has lived with the guilt for a long time, but at the same time, he's the one who has managed to support his mother and give her strength. The mother, Yuanni, never recovered from that tragedy and from losing her daughter and her husband.

When they reunite after 32 years, they manage to close that cycle of resentment and forgiveness. From an emotional point of view, it wasn't easy to watch this film because, as a mother, you don't know what to do in a situation like that. It must be incredibly difficult to choose between the life of one of your children. These kinds of tragedies test us and make us more human. In Venezuela, many families are still fighting for their lives under the rubble; many of them will not see the light of day tomorrow, and that fills every Venezuelan mother with immense sorrow.

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Rating: 60/100

House of the Dragon season three episode two, cooked again, they really learn from their mistakes from Season 2 and seem to found the balance between drama an action, this episode is the perfect example of it. Start with that opening silent underwater moment, floating dead bodies, bright dragon flames cutting right through murky water. There is one poor guy struggling to get to his feet on a capsized boat and a passing dragon burns him right up, thats some awesome dramatic picture, its the little details that count. Then the camera drifts past Jace dead in the water and his dragon Vermax gone with him, but the most painful is Baela who carry Jace stretched across Moondancer and brings his body back home to the dark halls of Dragonstone. This is the second son Rhaenyra has lost during this war and damn Emma Darcy did a great job in that sad scene at Dragonstone when Rhaenyra looks at her fallen boy lying on a stretcher, sobbing hard, crying out asking what he has done, like she is denying it and wont accept it, telling him how could you do this to me, some might say this was a casualty of war although I dont it, it was all Rhaena's fault and where does Daemon lands here if he is going to be on the Queens side or his daughter??. We got so many threads on this single scene, how did we got here?, well Sir Lorent had locked Rhaenyra in her room earlier to keep her safe from battle and at first she says killing him will not bring her child back. I know some people might not have a clue whats next but its here where Dragon seeds start to form cracks in their relationship with true blood Targaryen. Daemon returns to Dragonstone to pull Rhaenyra out of that state, steps up, reminds her that her son died fighting for his queen and its funny how that little boost her up wearing armor and a sword, leaving strategy behind, and Mysaria hands her father's Targaryen crown before they fligth to Kings Landing. That opening left me a little disappointed because they speed run how fast all of this happens but the cast made it watchable and the grief does a great job even when things are a bit rush out.

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What worked best was finally seeing Rhaenyra approaching Kings Landing on Syrax, with Daemon and the new riders flying guard, four dragons coming in as a show of force. Alicent goes down to the Gold Cloaks to deliver her message, talking about treason and she convinces them to stand down for peace but after all they only need to know Daemon was coming since the Gold Cloaks were still loyal to their commander. The CGI when the four dragons approaching the city was not the best to be honest and I say this even when watching the episode on a 4K rip. The soliders were not in terror as many decided to kneel down as a sign of peace, many dont even know the business between the two families and just follow orders while there were others, not many, but did decide to stand up to the end and its when Daemon cuts through the Red Keep courtyard, puts down stragglers, yells who else dares rise against us in our house and then push open the doors into the throne room with Rhaenyra next to him, it was interesting how one White Cloak and with him some castle soldiers decide to stand against them and its obvious nothing would happen to Daemon and Rhaenyra but you had to be a fan of the show to see the Gold Cloaks saving them both at the last minute so even though it was satisfying seen Rhaenyra take the throne if felt like they got out of that situation too easy, was too cheap. Finally Rhaenyra holds court and starts punishing everyone who stood against her, we start to see real treason when Grand Maester Orwyle offers up Lord Jasper to save his own neck, then it comes out that Larys Strong had trapped Otto Hightower down in the black cells the whole time after Aemond fire him, I was also wondering where the fuck he was. Rhaenyra executes Otto right in front of the court, swings Daemon Valyrian steel sword Dark Sister and it takes two hacks to get his head off, leaving a mess and she walks up to the throne with blood on her boots, what a start to rule. She sits down on the iron throne crying because she is not of blood and war, just right as Alicent gets hauled in with Helaena, I wonder if Alicent going to take it slight after Rhaenyra killed her father, we will truly see if she has finally accept that putting Aegon on the throne was a mistake and her father was just collateral damage. It is dope seeing Rhaenyra finally take that throne and Daemon walking her through the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy and those visions of a silver haired girl with three dragons, although anyone who have seen Game of Thrones knows Rhaenyra is not that girl but it seems like they both think she is, Targaryen have this tendency of go mad, not all of them but many so if they both continue this prophecy relgious path they might both tip over and start murdering people left and right just as Daenerys did.

If we compare this episode to earlier seasons, the show is clearly making big adaptation choices that must shift away from the original source and consider this is coming from a guy who have not read the books but I'm damn sure on the books Rhaena doesnt go to the Veil for hidding trying to get on Lady Jayne Arryn good faith as she fear Vhagar but the question is who she really fear the most Vhagar or the queen who has more than one dragon, besides Sheapstealer would never take down Vhagar alone considering how unexperience he is at battle, might be a strong dragon but has zero battle skills, plus some other events like the dramatic way Rhanyra takes the throne and the same for how during the Gullet Battle its Jace who leads the charge it just sounds ridiculous how Rhenyra's court would allow it like nobody is watching them, there is the excuse he is the prince and rides a dragon so who is going to stop him. The series keeps leaning harder into human behavior and bad choices, like Lord Jasper trying to blackmail Alicent right before he attacks her, and Grand Maester Orwyle stepping in to arrest him, proving that the smaller chess pieces have to play smart to survive, Orwyle knew Alicent might have made some bad choices but at that very moment he knew what he just saw, of that he was certain . We also get Corlys watching High Tide burn in the distance, offering Alyn his name on the beach in a moment that points toward acknowledging both Alyn and Addam as his sons and actually question if this was really a victory because for his personal interests it doesnt look like it after watching everything he owns burn down.

What did not work was Aemond arriving at Harrenhal acting like a lunatic, riding Vhagar into the castle walls, torching the garrison, storming into the dining hall where Simon Strong is just sitting there eating dinner, he didnt accomplish anything other than feeding his ego like he was Aegon The Conqueror when he was not, he didnt even melt the castle as Aegon did. Simon wipes his mouth with a napkin, tells him we were not expecting you and Aemond demands he draw a sword, that was a funny moment if you knew how Simon got alone with Daemon back then. The thing is Simon has no sword, tries to talk his way out of it so there is no real danger or oposition at all and still Aemond just kills him unarmed and picks up the ancestral sword Blackfyre off the table to cut down Simon sons in cold blood, acting unhinged but then one of those sons manages to stick a blade right into Aemond from behind that at first because of the heat of the moment look like he took it like a champ and I was like that cant be true, its that moment when he rapidly falls to the floor begging for help. The whole thing felt stupid without any accomplishment and Aemond ends up on the floor losing blood, crawling at the feet of Alys Rivers like a helpless mess. Alys just kind of appears in the background, says nothing, stands over him with all the power, she could do a Daemon a solid and kill him right there but she wants Harrenhal for herself and already knows Daemon is not going to give it to her. The Triarchy fleet stuff is also trash, slowing everything down just like to fill up space, watching those blue haired soldiers ambush a caravan is a complete waste of time and let Aegon get off too easy and too convinient. Whats remaining of the Triarchy attack the cart holding Aegon and Larys Strong, chaos breaks out and Aegon grabs a arrow tip to stab some squire, this is when Larys suggests making for Duskendale after they break free but Aegon refuses and pushes for Rooks Rest instead, which just makes the desicion feel all over the place like where are we really going?.

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Today I'm back with another movie review, that unfortunately may not be for everyone yet, but this movie is one of the best among the Hungarian movies and one of my favorites, so I'm leaving a digital mark on the blockchain about it. The reason I said it may not be for everyone is that it's a Hungarian movie and I don't know of any existing English dubbing, but it seems there's English subtitle available.

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Miklós Fenyő's parents returned to Communist Hungary in the mid sixties - when everyone else was fleeing to the West. For young Miki, arriving from America sporting a Hawaiian shirt, a perfect quiff and a rebellious streak, life under dictatorship was going to be tough. Miki's old friends don't know what to make of his outrageous clothes, flawless American accent and collection of original Buddy Holly 45s. His childhood sweetheart is cold and distant while local tough guy Röné is unmoved by the challenger to his rock 'n' roll crown. But that's not all. When the authorities see the effect Miki's gyrating hips and lewd music have on teenage girls, they won't stand for it. His father's job is on the line, and, for the first time, Miki must play by the rules. He has no choice but to enter the local talent show - and the rest is rock 'n' roll history.

This is the storyline, but this is not all, there's more to it. The movie is following real events to some extent, but in fact, in plain English, it is a big middle finger to the old, communist regime. Obviously this movie could not be made during the communism, so it had to be made after the regime change and 10 years was needed for this amazing movie to be made.

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Miklós Fenyő is not just a respected name in the Hungarian music history, he's a legend in every sense of the word and when you think of rock 'n' roll in Hungary, his name is the first to mention. Unfortunately he's not among us anymore as he passed away in January this year.

As the storyline says, the story is from the mid sixties. I was born way later, so I only know about those times from my parents. Life was not easy back then, the 1956 Revolution was crushed, many people fled to the United States, to escape the brutal persecution and life that followed.

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For some reason, Miklós Fenyő's parents decided to relocate back to Hungary and for Miki, after experiencing what freedom means for a teenager, coming back to a country where freedom was just a word in the dictionary, life was really difficult. The communist regime did everything to suppress gatherings, everything that was new and may have had a revolutionary effect and tried to brainwash the youth and shove the communist ideology down their throats.

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As I said, the whole movie is a big middle finger to the communist regime and the writers make sure to make it hilarious. Miklós Fenyő was one of the writers by the way.

The whole movie is a comedy and although I'm not a huge fan of comedies as you rarely find a good one, that is not low IQ movie, I must admit, I've rarely laughed this much. I've sen the movie several times and never get bored of it. Ok, so let's get on with the review.

Szabó Kimmel Tamás had the pleasure to play Miklós Fenyő's role and although I can understand the pressure such a role means, he played it very well, I can't imagine someone else in this role. It required some skills, like singing, dancing and even playing the piano. The other lead actor, Iván Fenyő, who played Miklós Fenyő's rival, Röné, was also exceptional.

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The writers made sure to bringing back the 60s vibes. The costumes are entirely from those times. The music was almost entirely, or entirely of Miklós Fenyő's songs. The slang is also from that age and you have to be familiar with it in order to understand and enjoy it.

The script stays close to the real events in Miklós Fenyő's life, but it also grants you a glimpse into what life was back then and what teenagers had to do to fool the authorities and still have some fun. They say where there's will, there's a way, it's a cliche, but it is true and Miki and his friends make the most of it. You can see some funny scenes, like the May Day festival right at the beginning, then the dance at the beach, but also the practice for the talent scout competition. Absolute hilarious.

There are several dance scenes in the movie, one of which has a huge crowd dancing and the best of all in my opinion, so I have to say, they really put in all the effort needed, to get the maximum result.

Important to mention, or better give an explanation regarding the title. Made in Hungaria seems like referring to where the movie or the music was made, which is accurate as both were made in Hungary, but this is not all. In 1967, Miklós Fenyő founded his famous band, called Hungária.

Although it's not an autobiography movie, it still pays tribute to Miklós Fenyő's work and I'm glad it was made during his life and not after.

Rating: 100/100

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Rating: 68/100