THIS WEEK'S FILMS ON DVD REVIEWED
The Orville : Season One
UK certificate 15
504 mins (4-disc Boxset)
Genre : Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Sci-Fi
Contents Advisory : Strong Violence
Directed by : various
Starring : Seth MacFarlane/Adrianne Palicki/Penny Johnson Jerald
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Set 400 years in the future and follows the adventures of the Orville, a not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship in Earth's interstellar Fleet. Facing cosmic challenges from without and within, this motley crew of space explorers will boldly go where no comedic drama has gone before.
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The comedy is mostly crude one liners but not to much so as to grate.
Performances are good as is the special & visual effects
The episodes story-lines are in the most part of a resealable standard but editing could have been better.
7.5/10
Gone Are the Days aka Redemption : The Last Outlaw
UK certificate 15
99 mins
Genre : Drama/Western
Contents Advisory : Language/Sex References/Strong Violence
Directed by : Mark Landre Gould
Starring : Lance Henriksen/Tom Berenger/Billy Lush
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The story of notorious outlaw, Taylon Flynn. Aged, ill, and unable to reconcile the man he was to who he has become, Flynn is hell-bent on exiting this life in a blaze of glory. His plans go awry upon the discovery of the sordid life his estranged daughter is forced to live. To save her, he must summon the inner demons he purged long ago, and finds that redemption is a hard road to travel.
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A very slow burn drama wont be to everybody's taste
However Henriksen puts in a good performance and is complimented by decent cinematography..
5.5/10