Streaming Reviews

Hi there readers. Hubby here and I have just (as of 25 August 2022) finished watching COMPANY OF HEROES on Netflix. This is a 2013 direct to video movie that is seemingly based on the squad based strategy game franchise with the same title.  Short review:  What I liked more: intense action, battles from the earlier part of the movie, Vinnie Jones’s character, tightly paced plot, oh look it’s SGT Horvath from Saving Private Ryan! What I liked less: cheap looking visual effects, barely memorable characters,  loses the “identity” of the games after the first act. Recommendation: it’s ok. A decent time waster. But not something I would go out of my way to watch.  Long review: Company of Heroes is a strategy game where you control squads of soldiers and equipment, carrying out missions in a world war 2 setting. Basically it is a distillation of any battle scene from any world war 2 Hollywood movie. What does set it apart from other strategy games is its focus on the squad...

Hi readers! It’s the hubby with my first post on our blog! I have just finished season 1 of Netflix’s RESIDENT EVIL and this is my review.  Short Review What I liked more: the 2036 post apocalyptic portions, Lance Reddick’s and Turlough Convery performance , better than expected visual effects, enjoyable action, nice mystery element  What I liked less: cutting between two eras almost at random, filler scenes of rambling dialogue, some inconsistent performances, occasional obvious production errors.  Recommendation: Check it out if you have time to spare  Long review   It is 2022 and Netflix seems committed to adapting more video games for their streaming service. Castlevania, League of Legends, Cuphead, DOTA and with more on the way like Cyberpunk and Assassin’s Creed as of this writing. Part of this slew includes their live action adaptation of RESIDENT EVIL as a series; season one out now with 8 episodes. While divisive among the fanbase, and certainly h...