Dreadfully Boring

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Not my kind of show. Watched half of the first episode.

Of course Tak isn't a billionaire his patron Lauren is. I've only seen 2 episodes but I'm guessing Ortega becomes at least a partial ally. Besides doesn't Batman have some friction with the authorities? And Tak and Ortega seem to be sharing the Batman back story. I'm not a comic fanboy but I'm not an idiot. Cyberpunk my ass. Is the black guy going to be Robin? E3 is just beginning. The cinematography is good but so far the action scenes are average. Oh wait he's getting deadly utility belt gadgets. None of the critical reviews I scanned mentioned the Batman copy. But the too perfect, too pat, too cool, too much explanation was mentioned. So will it be a Maltese Falcon/Chinatown lie fest or revive Monk to add some schtick? Oh wait Monk wouldn't be cyberpunk. Question for comic fanboys. Back in the day, didn't superheroes have regular people problems? How can people relate or care about this stuff? I forgot this is junkie nation, of course supercool is the new normal

This review talks about the themes of Season One of "Altered Carbon" but contains no specific plot spoilers. Netflix's 10 part adaptation of Richard Morgan novel is mature tale blending a lot of Science Fiction ideas, possibly too many, into a whodunit mystery.Central to the story is Takeshi Kovacs ably played by Joel Kinnaman and Will Yun Lee in flashbacks. Though considered a terrorist, Kovacs, is resurrected by uber-wealthy socialite Bancroft (James Purefoy) to investigate who murdered him. In this future, humans can be backed up and reimplanted into a genetic clone losing only their memories since the last back up, hence why Bancroft doesn't remember what happened to him. Kovacs has been on ice for so long, they can't locate his original body, so he's reskinned to the body of a recently murdered cop. This naturally attracts the attention of his ex-partner, in both senses of the term, Ortega (Martha Higareda). I really enjoyed "Altered Carbon". It's a wide ranging tale with a lot of ideas, themes and subplots. So much so that the central mystery is side-lined for large parts of the series. There is, as I suggested above, perhaps too much going on. Occasionally I felt lost, convinced at one point that I'd accidentally missed an episode, and I suspect that it probably would shake some viewers throughout. However, persistence and patience is rewarded and it all does come together in the final episodes. People not shaken off by the plot may be lost by some of the content, there are scenes of sex, torture and violence - and James Purefoy's contractually obliged full frontal nudity clause is in full effect. However, provided you accept that this is an adult's show, you should be Ok. Joel Kinnaman remains an underappreciated action lead, he's a better and more likable actor that many of his contemporary action peers. All of his supporting cast are excellent too. Although one or two of them are returning to the sorts of roles they've played before. Having said that, due to the reskinning idea, one or two actors get to play a couple of very different roles within the production which was very worthy of note. The series looks great though. Very expensive but you can see the money on screen in the Blade Runner-esque future world. It looks like a proper Hollywood production. There's no real requirement for a second series, as the story wraps up pretty well here - but if there is to be one, I'd be an avid viewer again.

I think this show is very poignant to our times. It does start out very confusingly but hang in there the twists and confusions eventually work themselves out. The writers so far have done an excellent job of showing how if the rich just keep getting richer and think of everyone else as disposable things can really go way, way over board and totally out of control. The upperclassmen have gone so far as to live in the clouds above everyone. I really hope this show gets renewed. Next year though writers let's not have quite so much confusion because you're gonna loose viewers that are now hooked if you do that again. Other shows have made that mistake and quickly gone down the drain. The writing was better in the second half of the season. Hope you guys pick up right where you left off.