Is it the absence of Nic Cage, genuinely, that is making the negative reviews explode (as promised on Twitter)? If so, these folks should know that he himself has explicitly stated he'd do a third movie-- that is, IF the series they're review-bombing does well.
Every positive review is marked unhelpful numerous times. Again, this approach will literally ensure the very thing you're rallying for won't come.
This show is fun. It is a TV show. It is entertaining. If you want to slog through something high-brow with your time, read War and Peace. If you want to watch Nic Cage chew scenery, watch his myriad movies; the National Treasure you loved still exists. If you wanted them to make the same thing again, you ought to watch the original!
If you want to watch something fun that feels rather "swashbuckling", and brings to mind the often-cheesy and adventure-laden fare of decades past, watch those old movies. Or watch this. It's in the spirit of such films. It isn't meant to retread their footsteps.
I imagine those complaining about the acting have, in their time, enjoyed some real tripe. But tripe, if made for your myopic worldview, can feel like a boon, no? I suppose this is not for them. There are POC in it (gasp!), and characters that are geared towards younger people (the HORROR!). I am not its target audience, per se, being "too old", but I enjoy it!
Basically, if you're a curmudgeon who wants your television series to be Classic Cinema, this isn't for you... and I'd hazard a guess that not much is.
This comment will absolutely be marked as unhelpful, and that will actually be really validating, given that it would make me entirely correct and unsurpised!
Watch this and enjoy. Or rail against it until any hope of a National Treasure 3 is dashed completely. Whatever tosses your confetti!
Every positive review is marked unhelpful numerous times. Again, this approach will literally ensure the very thing you're rallying for won't come.
This show is fun. It is a TV show. It is entertaining. If you want to slog through something high-brow with your time, read War and Peace. If you want to watch Nic Cage chew scenery, watch his myriad movies; the National Treasure you loved still exists. If you wanted them to make the same thing again, you ought to watch the original!
If you want to watch something fun that feels rather "swashbuckling", and brings to mind the often-cheesy and adventure-laden fare of decades past, watch those old movies. Or watch this. It's in the spirit of such films. It isn't meant to retread their footsteps.
I imagine those complaining about the acting have, in their time, enjoyed some real tripe. But tripe, if made for your myopic worldview, can feel like a boon, no? I suppose this is not for them. There are POC in it (gasp!), and characters that are geared towards younger people (the HORROR!). I am not its target audience, per se, being "too old", but I enjoy it!
Basically, if you're a curmudgeon who wants your television series to be Classic Cinema, this isn't for you... and I'd hazard a guess that not much is.
This comment will absolutely be marked as unhelpful, and that will actually be really validating, given that it would make me entirely correct and unsurpised!
Watch this and enjoy. Or rail against it until any hope of a National Treasure 3 is dashed completely. Whatever tosses your confetti!