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But surely not everyone can be a scoundrel and a bastard; there are always decent people.

Also, regarding the topic of thrones. I'll be brief:

- Gothic
- Many

Edited: INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE in the message

- Funny dwarf

That's all for now.

Not a big fan of Tarantino, but 8/10. Towards the very end, it started to get tiresome, and the ending wasn't very good, and I wanted to deduct half a point, but I decided against it.

Don't be afraid of the dark.
The title contradicts the plot. And I expected a different ending, but both options turned out to be incorrect. It's worth watching once.

Is this by any chance not that horror game about tooth fairies?

Over the past few days, I watched both seasons of Game of Thrones.

Can I watch it?

Yes.

Watched on the plane :)
Madagascar 3
A good, humorous cartoon, although I must admit that the previous installments had more unexpected humor than this one. Definitely more. But still, it's not bad, 8/10.
Kramer vs. Kramer
A magnificent film, a classic. I'm sure that from the very beginning to the very end, any viewer will genuinely empathize with the father and his little son. The ending is a bit weak; it's clear that they wanted a happy ending, but it's hard to believe in such a conclusion. 9.5/10
Inkheart
Trash with elements of fantasy. The film has a seemingly good idea (I decided to watch it after reading about it), but the plot is only slightly above the level of mediocrity, and the dialogue is somewhere in the sewers... For example, there's a line that made me facepalm:
--What about that girl? You liked her! If you come with me, you'll never see her again.
--It's okay, I stole her photo (shows it).
And the whole film is filled with such "pearls." It's incredibly unnatural: in terms of words, events, and the actors' performances. 4/10

I recently watched the movie Judge Dredd. I saw it in a 3D cinema. I really liked it. And I thought it was a remake. But it turned out that the plot is completely different.

I watched the movie "Beautiful Creatures," and I highly recommend that you all do the same. It's an excellent, touching story about love, about that first love, about how important it is to remember to care for each other, and about how important it is to simply not forget. A wonderful, marvelous film.

And I've finished watching the entire classic Doctor Who, including the feature film. I really liked it.

At the request of the workers, I am restoring that piece of own writing from memory, expanded and supplemented.

- The First is quite educational. The characters often end up in various interesting historical eras or encounter interesting achievements of science as it stood at the time. He is the most naive of the Doctors (referring to both the character himself and the series as a whole), but very pleasant and quite watchable. The Doctor had not yet formed as a savior of the world, but was rather an amateur looking for trouble. Nonetheless, in my opinion, this is one of the brightest, most mysterious, and effective incarnations. True, while the first half of the Doctor's companions were quite sweet and charming (take just the pair of teachers—Ian Chatterfield Chatterhouse Chesterton and Barbara Wright, or Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter), the second half didn't really grab me.
- The Second, alas, has been preserved very poorly, worse than the First; almost half of the episodes are slideshows with subtitles, which only particularly patient individuals can watch. And it's a great pity, because even this slideshow couldn't spoil the impression of the capricious, rude, but stunningly charming Doctor, who was much smarter than he seemed even to his companions, though they could have gotten used to it by now! One could say that it was during the era of the Second that the concept of the series and the image of the Doctor were finally formed. I'll mention James McCrimmon separately—a brave Scottish lad, initially an episodic character, who ended up being one of the most interesting and long-running companions in the entire history of the series.
- The Third spent most of his adventures on Earth, preferring a pretty yellow retro car, Bessie, to the broken TARDIS. This was also when the theme of the UNIT organization was unfolded in the series, and specifically, much attention was given to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who had been acquainted with the Second Doctor but met his incarnations up through the Seventh inclusive. The Doctor himself became more serious and dignified, without losing, however, his slight eccentricity and love for adventure. The Master, who had plagued the Second once or twice, gave the Third a great deal of grief, and the two Time Lords spent many fascinating hours attempting to destroy each other once and for all. For the sake of propriety and fairness, it's worth mentioning the most popular, beloved, and recognizable companion Sarah Jane Smith, but after the previous companion—the beautiful and clever Josephine Grant—she didn't impress me much.
- The Fourth, with his infectious smile and multi-meter colorful scarf, is rightfully considered one of the best. He finally said goodbye to UNIT; there were more other planets in the series, more mysteries, more passions, more fun. Looking a bit silly but not actually being so, and stunningly positive, he offered everyone and anyone a jelly baby from his endless bag with enviable persistence—which, by the way, served as a kind of detector: those who took the jelly babies willingly helped the Doctor save the world, while those who rejected them with indignation usually did many bad things throughout the episode, generally with a sad outcome for themselves. The Doctor didn't choose just any companions either—such amazing personalities traveled with him as the brave savage Leela from the Sevateem tribe, the cute robot dog K-9, and the Time Lady Romana, whose rationality and seriousness eventually gave way to the Doctor's cheerful onslaught.
- The Fifth looked somewhat calmer than his predecessor, and perhaps he was the softest of all the Doctors, both in behavior and appearance. However, this didn't stop the Fifth from calmly killing all dissenters. There was more of the Master, who just before the Fifth's appearance had acquired a new body and hurried to test its capabilities. The series gradually returned from the heavens to Earth, and almost constant companion of this period was an earthly girl Tegan Jovanka, who, by the way, spent the most time with the Doctor in terms of adventure chronology. Another notable personality is Vislor Turlough, who infiltrated the TARDIS with the goal of killing the Doctor.
- The Sixth slightly changed his format (now instead of 2-12 (averaging 3-5) twenty-minute episodes, a story consisted of 2-3 forty-minute ones), and watching episodes with him became less familiar, but in my opinion, this didn't affect the quality. The Doctor himself was not a very pleasant personality—boisterous both externally and internally, rude, selfish, and overconfident. Nevertheless, he was still that same kind and smart defender of justice in the universe, who spent most of his time pulling the unfortunate Peri Brown out of scrapes she fell into with enviable regularity. At the same time, it's worth mentioning the stunning story about the meeting of the Sixth and Second Doctors, which, like all stories featuring Doctor meetings, turned out to be very interesting and funny. And, of course, one cannot forget the smart, cunning, and treacherous Rani, who is a kind of female version of the Master. A very interesting villainess, unfortunately not too well represented in the series. And then there was the completely epic "Trial of a Time Lord," which concluded the episodes with the Sixth.
- The Seventh returned to the familiar twenty-five-minute episodes. The Doctor himself became calmer (it feels like this is a trait of almost all odd-numbered Doctors), but he didn't sit still; more fun was added to the series by the energetic athlete Melanie Bush and the explosive—in every sense of the word—Dorothy, known as Ace. By the way, unlike previous (and subsequent) Doctors, the Seventh didn't shy away from occasionally using his hypnotic abilities for his own benefit. It was very interesting to watch and wonder what the Doctor would pull this time and who would survive afterward. Moreover, he put on such an air of mystery that it would have been enough for all other regenerations and still left a little bit over.
- The Eighth was marked by one feature film. Completely non-Doctorish in style (car chases through the streets of New York, and I'm serious), it is, nevertheless, quite good. The Doctor himself is recognizable, individual, and very emotional. Grace Holloway is also quite interesting. But as for the Master after the classics, he turned out to be a complete disappointment. Overall, very sweet, and the Eighth deserved much more than a miserable hour and a half.

And about the new one, for good measure.

- The Ninth was my first Doctor, and although I see now that his appearance stands out even in such a diverse line as his own regenerations, he still fits quite harmoniously into this merry company. And although the format of the series changed to stylish-trendy-youthful modern, and the numbering started from the first episode, a Doctor is a Doctor. Hard, cruel, slightly dark, but still intolerant of evil and injustice. Compared to the classics, much more attention began to be paid to the companions' families; specifically, besides Rose Tyler (a typical modern blonde with a funny accent, but very sweet), her mother, father, and ex-boyfriend took quite an active part in the series. Also, thanks to psychic paper, the Doctor was finally able to relax and not spend half a story trying to explain that he is good and doesn't need to be killed, but should be listened to and followed. It's a pity there was only one season of the Ninth.
- The Tenth became more emotional, brighter, kinder, and more positive. Sometimes silly and impenetrably cheerful, sometimes hard and cold-blooded, but always ready to compromise and preferring a peaceful solution—he is one of my favorite Doctors. The series itself remained roughly the same as with the Ninth, except that Rose was replaced first by the cutie Martha Jones, and then by the capricious hysteric Donna Noble; a huge number of single-episode and episodic companions grew like weeds, Sarah Jane and K-9 appeared a couple of times, the creepy weeping angels and the daring River Song (who, by the way, I didn't like immediately or for long) made an effective debut. The only fly in the ointment was the Master. He didn't appeal to me during the first viewing, and after I found out what he was like in the classics, I became completely disappointed in the new one.
- The Eleventh turned out to be a bit different. Slightly reminding me of the Second, but not as bright; at first, he didn't make much of an impression on me, but eventually, I got used to him and grew to love him. Although the weeping angels stopped being so effective, half the plot began to be built on various paradoxes, alternatives, and other unknown fucking nonsense, and compared to poor Rory Williams, Amy Pond looks like a quite independent girl capable of handling an army of Daleks—there are good things. Unknown fucking nonsense is sometimes truly curious and interesting; in addition to old acquaintances like the Daleks (every Doctor completely destroyed them at least once, so where do they all keep coming from?), Cybermen, and Sontarans, there were suddenly improved Silurians, the companions' families were finally left in relative peace (if you don't count the fact that the Doctor travels with his own [SPOILERS (c) River]), and the Eleventh himself is quite amusing. I haven't watched the seventh season yet.

Overall, the series is quite repetitive, which is not surprising for such a number of episodes (seriously, most classic stories differ only by the presence of one Doctor or another and the composition of companions), but it's still very interesting. To those who love memorable characters, space with aliens, time travel, a few paradoxes, and a bit of humor, but don't want to strain their brain too much, I recommend getting acquainted at least superficially, and at least with the new episodes, because the only translation of the classics known to me is crooked, illiterate, and eternally glitchy subtitles that not everyone will want to read. Although for those who know English even within a school curriculum, this won't be a big problem.
By the way, after the classics, I revised my opinion on the new episodes. To me, Jamie and Leela individually outdo all the new companions and half of the classic ones, and the Doctors themselves are not inferior to their new versions—and in some places even surpass them. I won't even talk about the Master; instead of a delightful and incredibly charming evil genius who breaks the will of pathetic little humans with one look, this pretty blondie from the new episodes looks frankly ridiculous.

I watched the recent movie Judge Dredd.

Don't watch that movie. There isn't even a robot in it.

It might appeal to some, but overall, it's decent. Although, of course, for a proud citizen of the Russian Federation, the patriotic moments about the unfortunate soldiers who fought for a year, half of which they spent in trenches, might evoke a condescending smile, and a couple of scenes involving those rat-faced guys might cause a gag reflex.

I recently watched Frankenweenie and Wreck-it Ralph. The first one is just another decent animated film from Burton, albeit without any miracles. The humor is sometimes funny, and sometimes repulsive (like when the mother, without noticing, stuck a dog-covered pacifier into the mouth of a crying child). I was pleased with the teacher; he was a truly intelligent character (albeit a bit eccentric). And the film also has a rather peculiar attitude towards cats. The first one is in a cemetery and has a rather frightening appearance, serving only as a "scarecrow." And the second one later turns into a strange mutant, becomes the final boss of the film, and even though the cat wasn't the only corpse, it wasn't brought back to normal; it was killed, and this wasn't even given much importance.
The moral of the story is, however, rather strange. If there even is one. For me, the moral of the film is that science is great, but it shouldn't be "given" into the hands of the uneducated. They won't understand anything, and they will only harm themselves. The residents, however, didn't learn this moral; they simply accepted Sparky, but their views on science didn't change.
8/10
Wreck-it Ralph is a masterpiece; all gamers should definitely watch it. The film is full of references to other games (both obvious and not so obvious, like the inscription "Aerith Lives!" on one of the walls). The humor is also good, and the villain, surprisingly, says quite reasonable things when trying to convince others! It's the kind of film that you can watch several times, and with each viewing, you will discover something new.
10/10

Looper is decent, The Cold Light of Day is passable, but Killer Joe is just plain bad.