Reviews

This documentary is really good. I mean when I was young I just listened to metal and I thought, "Who is this idiot?" when I first heard of him. I didn't really appreciate the music and I didn't appreciate his ego especially if you want to try and paint a picture of what a musical genius might be...

The thing is that music is definitely subjective. Different people like different kinds and 20 years later I suppose, personally, I started to appreciate a lot more genres and so on....

But this is not about if you like the guy, or don't like the guy etc. In my opinion we should be reviewing the content and the reality is that this guy, Cuudie? Had great foresight to record all of this and compile all of this footage to be able to tell a story that I think is definitely interesting. It is not filler or junk content. It really is this guy's story and Kanye's journey and that is something that I can absolutely appreciate.

If people will simply review bomb the work that has been done to produce this then I have to provide this honest review to be fair.

I think it is a great capture of time and history of a person's life whom most today are familiar with and its definitely interesting to some. Others might not find that to be the case but I appreciated it 'fo sho'.... lol.

The movie is well shot and the story is decent enough. If you are interested in watching a movie that has solid acting with a relatively interesting script then you will likely enjoy the movie.

Unfortunately, if you are interested in the historical facts of either Alan Turing or even anything that occurred during his time at Bletchley Park then you may be disappointed.

The truth is that on completion of the movie you realize you actually were never even told a single thing about how the Enigma machine works, you would believe that Alan Turing broke the code single-handedly, and you may even think that Cryptography requires merely exceptional skills at solving crosswords, which is of course ridiculous. Consider that at no time is even the most basic of Cipher explained.

In Summary, if you want to watch a decent movie and you don't care if the historical facts are accurate and that no technical details are ever explained then you will likely enjoy the movie.

If you expect accurate history and you are interested in the real events / how the machine worked perhaps for example, you will be disappointed.

That should summarize clearly, though I could elaborate further toward the negative in the technical / historical aspects; however, i assume most will enjoy the movie as is.

The first movie 'The Raid: Redemption' set the bar for action movies. With its fast paced action and believable fight scene choreography whilst not being over the top with an aim for realism that would diminish the combat's entertainment factor.

With 'The Raid 2: Berandal', we are brought back into the gritty world of the first movie directly following where the story left off. The viewers are introduced to an entirely new perspective on the world where the first movie is set. In the first movie we are locked in the one perspective of Rama and his battle through the building, whilst in the sequel we learn that this all takes place as part of a much larger setting. We find out that realism is not the aim of the series and instead its a world of gangsters, villains and corruption.

Evans is able to introduce new characters like the 'Hammer Girl' and the 'Baseball Bat' guy without making them seem totally over the top and ridiculous. We also get to watch them fight and are able to enjoy their unique styles rather than the usual, 'this character is a bad guy' scenes to barely introduce them.

The fight scenes are excellently choreographed and the way they are shot is spectacular, a lot of imagination and ingenuity is used to really throw the viewer directly into the action. The gore and violence level reflect far more realistic outcomes considering the brutality of both the scenarios and the weapons.

When I try to compare this to the usual Hollywood blockbuster action movies reduced to PG13 to get more people in to watch it, its impossible. The movie delivers far more in the way of action and fight sequences whilst maintaining a sensible and cohesive plot.

If you are expecting(for some bizarre reason) to see an amazing plot to compare to The Godfather or The Departed you probably are expecting the wrong things. If you are expecting to see a amazing fighting / martial arts movie with a believable plot you wont be disappointed. The movie reminded me a little of a Tarantino film with its characters, something like Kill Bill. But instead with way way way better fight scenes and frankly, a better plot as well.

Overall considering where this movie is from and the cast involved etc any negative rating is totally undeserved. Whilst not everyone's cup of tea as far as martial arts / action movies go this movie will be impossible to top in 2014, and frankly its probably the best action movie I have seen in the last decade, it will be on the top of my list for a while.