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Barbie and the Secret Door (2014)
Out of ideas?
Just finished watching this movie with my 11 year old daughter. She commented that this is the worst Barbie movie she has ever watched and we have watched them all. This movie seems to cater to 5 year old's with it's excessive color schemes and tired plot formula. How many times can Barbie movies center around fairies, mermaids and princesses? How many times do we have to watch Barbie (or her character) have a problem, visit a magic world and then have everything turn out fine in the end? How about dealing with some reality? There are so many real life scenarios that kids could learn from, instead of always relying on make believe, magic and fantasy lands. But then again what do I know? Maybe my daughter is just growing up. After all, she loved the 'Book Thief' movie.
Continuum (2012)
Season 3 direction
I was looking for a new sci-fi show to get into so I decided to give Continuum a try. I got hold of season 1 and thought the overall concept had great potential. Plus we had the use of a futuristic 'Police' uniform and an electronic implant. The only downside I felt was the main characters constant whining about getting back to the future to be with her son. It was so constant it became annoying. Season 2 continued the concept and introduced some new variables which expanded the potential. The main characters whining was minimal as she was made to get her act together early on in the season but she did have a few whining moments here and there. The Season 2 finale was quite exciting with a few twists and turns and I couldn't wait for Season 3. Now we are 10 episodes into Season 3. In my opinion the concept is now a mess and the show is no longer enjoyable. It feels as if the writers had a solid idea for Season 1 and 2, but when they got the go ahead for Season 3, they thought damn where do we go from here. Season 3 feels like the ideas are being made up on a weekly basis in the hope of getting to the finale where they can actually do something relevant to entice a Season 4. That being said, I am still going to watch the final three episodes of Season 3 (presuming there are only 13) but they are going to have to blow me away to get me interested again. At the moment I am falling asleep during each episode and having to re-watch.