The Pliley Review

  Genre:  Action, Drama, Thriller, Suspense Rating:  TV-MA Synopsis:  Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons he’s learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible. Let me start by saying that this is definitely not what I would usually watch. But honestly, for Chris Pratt, I will at least try. And overall I'm glad I did.   That being said I have to just say wow, just wow. Chris's performance was just incredible. The supporting cast also did amazing with what they were given but really Chris's reach in this series is just mind-blowing. I really worried that I could not take him seriously in this type of role but he really did show his range with this. Now for the bad part. I couldn't help but compare the TV show to a drawn-out version of Sylvester Stallone's Rambo. Since the s

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction Rating: TV PG Synopsis: Teens attending an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar must band together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc on the island. Previous seasons do need to be watched to understand the relationships between the group and what they've been through so far.  If you've seen the Jurassic World movies, including the most recent it will add some missing details but it's not necessary to watch them before.  I would recommend watching the Jurassic World Dominion movie before the last episode so that some revelations during the show will make sense and will avoid spoilers if you haven't seen the movie.  Season 5 is the last season so it had high expectations to finish with a bang and wrap up any loose ends. With a total of  12 episodes, this time around I did think it was the perfect amount, with the exception of Episode 5 which I thought was pretty much a filler.  Worse: Episode

  Genre: Family Movies, Children & Family Movies Rating: PG  Synopsis: When a young girl stows away on the ship of the legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters - and make history to boot.  From the moment I saw the trailer for this one I knew it would be an exciting adventure for younger children. Any child 12 and younger would probably have a blast with this one. If you have very young kids there are some animation intense situations but most should be able to handle it.  Anyone who is a fan of How To Train A Dragon will see the similarities. From an adult perspective, it was really hard not to. In fact thanks to how similar they were I was able to predict literally the entire movie within the first few minutes. Without spoilers, I'll say once a twist is revealed it is very clear what will happen next.  Was it a good action, adventure movie for the kids? Yes.  Were the creatures really cool? Yes.  Was it complicated in any way? Not at

  Genre:  Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi Rating:  PG 13 Synopsis:  Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including other-universe versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong, and others. Another addition to the marvel universe and now we're back with Dr. Strange. Right from the start, Dr. Strange's appearance was distracting. I don't know if they were having issues with a wig or just couldn't decide on a style but it was weird looking and not in a good way.  However, straight away I want to give huge props to each actor/actress. They did their best with what they were given and it showed, even when the other elements were not the best.  The most amazing aspect in my opinion was the creatures. Each time a new one was introduced they just took it to another level. Sadly the script

Disney Plus Mini-Series  Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction Rating: TV 14 Synopsis:  Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi watches over young Luke Skywalker and evades the Empire's elite Jedi hunters during his exile on the desert planet Tatooine. The trend of only a few episodes for an entire season continues. This show had only 6 episodes and, unlike Stranger Things, these are very short ones at that. The first episode is the longest at around 50 minutes and it is the only one that long.  On the upside, there are great creatures and each actor brought their A-game to the show. The storyline also worked well and for the most part, it flowed very well.  Bad writing made it suffer greatly. As in the same exact sentence from the same character at least 3 times for the same situation. Another example is interrogating a small child under 12 years old as they are bound to have the best intel on rebels. Really writers? I mean come on.  Sadly the epic moments we were waiting for really didn&

Genre:  Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction Rating:  TV 14 - This season deals with very violent deaths. Watch it first.  Synopsis: In  March 1986, eight months after the events of the third season,  several teenagers in Hawkins are killed in mysterious ways. Due to the events in Hawkins and the imminent danger to her friends Eleven is taken  to a secret facility to help her regain her powers. And when Joyce finds a clue that suggests Hopper is still alive nothing will stand in her way. But what if it's a  Demogorgon?  Wow, Netflix really did push the boundaries with this season for sure. Though I have to say for the most part it was just beautiful. The color contrasts, characters, special effects, and everything in between were somehow magical.  This season more new characters were introduced and while each actor played their part amazingly, there is a clear winner. Eddie, played by Joseph Quinn, was just perfection. My son would like me to shout out Hopper's Russian frien