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The sixth episode was rather grim, and jokes were scarce. As I have said many times, I expect sitcoms to make me laugh, and the show failed in this regard. The tone was mainly serious and emotionally intense, but I'm giving it five stars anyway. Why? Because it surprisingly resonated with me. As an atheist, I don't have a positive attitude toward the supernatural, a higher power, and similar nonsense. Still, I have no negative comments about the concept of angels presented here. I am not what you'd call an emotionally sensitive viewer, but Ricky Gervais, despite all the overt emotional manipulation, made me think hard, which I liked. / Lesson learned: Laughter yoga was extremely terrifying. I saw it for the first time, and I'd like it to be the last.

I like how the title has a double layer to it. I was excited to see the movie, and now I'm disappointed. I soon began to feel that the creators were trying to imitate Quentin Tarantino's style. Badly. Don't get me wrong, when it comes to ripping off his ideas, they succeeded. They even managed to find a fake Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield. While Lemon didn't draw quotes from the Bible (probably not to offend believers, non-believers, and heretics), but from Thomas the Tank Engine, and I think we can all be glad that it didn't come to Teletubbies or Harry Potter. There was even a female villain, but unlike those in Tarantino's films, this one didn't have a cute, innocent face. Instead, it was that murderous monster that had recently brutally depopulated an unnamed tower. And her face made it clear to everyone that she was happy to do it again. Despite all the negatives mentioned so far, I was entertained, sometimes almost against my will. The action scenes were well-executed and even funny at times. For example, the assisted suicide of that South American cop made me laugh out loud; it was like in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. If the creators hadn't blatantly ripped off Tarantino and used more of their inventiveness, my rating would have been more generous. / Lesson learned: Before traveling by train, get properly vaccinated. 3*+.

I'm not going to boo this time. The product placement wasn't excessive, at least I didn't notice, which I consider a big plus. I imagine it could work very well as a play, which it was based on, but I was not too satisfied with the movie adaptation. There were some funny parts, but also many clichés and melodramatic scenes, which I found hard to believe. Kristýna Hrušínská's acting performance wasn't very convincing. However, I will admit that Milan Šteindler didn't make me cringe which hasn't happened in a long time, and Zdeněk Žák was perfect. / Lesson learned: If I had two terabytes of porn on my harddrive, I would now be a terabyte and a half in debt.

If I didn't know that it was filmed by the same director who also made my favorite movie, The Thing (1982), I wouldn't believe it. I still find it hard to believe. This film had a considerable number of flaws, and some moments startled me. No, it wasn't fear; it was just that there were some poorly executed scenes with weird action or messed-up logic. The logic was being disregarded throughout the whole time. Plus, many action scenes looked very poorly done, and some of the performances weren't exactly up to par. Yet, I'm giving it four out of five stars. Why? Because it was a typical action B-movie without any unnecessary message, which is often supposed to compensate for the lack of a plot in movies today. Nobody was trying to guide me ideologically, and no matter what objections I had, the story itself wasn't bad at all, so despite all the negatives, I had a good time. / Lesson learned: An angry group of miners is dangerous enough; doping is redundant.

I guess I had expected more from the movie than I ultimately got, so I was pretty disappointed. Concerning the acting performances, I can't fault the film; my issue was with the script. It seemed too thin for such a runtime, so I was sometimes bored, which was a shame because I enjoyed myself in certain moments. If the creators had maintained the whole thing at that level, I would give it a more generous rating. Both main male characters were interestingly written. While Félix was a typical star enjoying fame and everything that comes with it, Iván was a typical poser, thus more annoying. The most interesting (and entertaining) character for me was undoubtedly Lola. Penélope Cruz really stood out. But even quality actors couldn't hide that the film was largely uninteresting, so it won't get more than two stars from me. / Lesson learned: Never start a fight/brawl in the kitchen, on the stairs, on the roof, or above a tank with acid or unquenched lime.

I was looking forward to this challenging journey to acquire the historically first Michelin star. However, the final impression fell short of my expectations. The creators did point out the relationship between the nobility and the subjects, but apart from that, everything else seemed naïve. The life of an ordinary person in pre-revolutionary France must have been much more horrifying. It wasn't just about poor people having to steal bread; the problem was that they didn't have anywhere to steal it from, so they often resorted to eating moss, bark, and roots. But they could have cake, right? Sure, there were goods, but someone would have to pay for them to reach their destination. And I couldn't for the life of me figure out where the main character got the means to finance his cooking (especially while leading his social program). However, to maintain the momentum, the creators ignored such minor details. They focused on the story of a pioneering restaurateur and true founding father of the advertising industry, who wasn't afraid to stand up to the upper class and laid the foundations of the Great French Revolution. It wouldn't have been bad if the form hadn't been so weak. / Lesson learned: Say it with a potato. 2*+

I have mixed feelings about this movie. Cary Grant was great as usual, and Grace Kelly was (just) a feast for the eyes, but honestly, I expected more from a director of Hitchcock's caliber. At certain moments, both the plot and the performances seemed contrived, and I couldn't help but compare it to Operation Petticoat (1959), which I saw yesterday and liked much better. Here, I felt as if the creators couldn't quite decide if they wanted to make a comedy, a romance, or a thriller. The resulting mix has a bit of everything but not enough of anything. I expect more humor in a comedy and more tension in a thriller, and the romantic storyline was simplified in a way that made it unconvincing. I partially enjoyed watching the film and had a good time, but on the other hand, I was quite disappointed with how it was handled, so, as I said - I have mixed feelings about this movie. / "What do you say?" "My only comment would be highly censurable." / Lesson learned: "Oh, Mother will love it up here." How fitting:-) 2*+

Fortunately, the American filmmakers didn't do it the French way, which I find uninteresting and annoying because it's only based on mocking the opponent. The creators of this film relied on much more intelligent humor. Instead of demeaning the Japanese, they chose to be self-critical, and it worked really well. Captain Sherman didn't have enough time to fight against the sons of Nippon, as he had to dedicate all his efforts to battling the Vogons and preventing excessive exchange of information between the crew and its temporary members. Nothing stopped me from having a great time with both officers because Cary Grant and Tony Curtis complemented each other perfectly. The captain's diary was hilarious, and although it was really silly, I enjoyed it. The Sea Tiger undeniably influenced the history of music, as it became an obvious inspiration for The Beatles, who just changed the color of the submarine to make it less obvious. / "Never have so few stolen so much from so many." / "When a girl is under twenty-one, she is protected by law. When she is over sixty-five, she is protected by nature. Anywhere in between, she's fair game." The feminists whose brains haven't exploded yet must be boiling with rage. / Lesson learned: Submarines and trains have not been designed for women who are excessively endowed in the upper body. I'm sure Lieutenant Crandall would agree.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first Knives Out because of the well-written story, great atmosphere, and Ana de Armas. This time, however, I was mainly faced with excessive running time, long, unnecessary explanations, and left-wing propaganda (and I'm not exactly wealthy capitalist myself). Plus, the finale played into the hands of all those crazy activists smearing mashed potatoes on works of art in galleries. This activity will soon solve all our planet's environmental problems. The main problem with the film was that it contained occasional moments that amused me, but desperately few for a movie with a running time longer than two hours. I'm not sure if Daniel Craig and Edward Norton portrayed characters influenced by COVID so well or if they were just tired. Most of the characters (if not all) lacked depth; the plot was sometimes boring and occasionally even irritating, so I'm obviously not impressed. / Lesson learned: An idiot in charge is not an unusual phenomenon. 3*-.

"I've got one funny question. Will you suck cock for ten thousand?" "Excuse me?!" "Euros." "......" This short conversation basically summed up the theme of the film.  It was not a unique cultural experience, but it relatively comprehensively highlighted most aspects typical for this field of human activity. I also learned something new again, and I'm glad to have found out which international day is celebrated on June 2nd.