Spot Reviews 08/16/24
Aug 16 2024
Jolt (2021) [+] Action film on Amazon Prime Video. Lindy (Kate Beckinsale) was born with a condition where she is easily triggered and rages out against people and it makes her stronger while raging out. She controls it via an electric shock system. When she finally meets a nice guy and he is murdered she goes on a rampage after the criminal boss who had him killed... It's a better film than I expected. Good cinematography and fight scenes on what is probably not a huge budget. Lots of humorous bits. Beckinsale is fit and believable as a tough girl fighter. Stanley Tucci is great playing Lindy's psychiatrist who also made her shock system.
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) [/] Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley, a streetwise unconventional Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills in order to find out who had his best friend murdered. Fish out of water comedy as he clashes with the prim and proper police department and high class society... I watched this again and it's definitely dated though still funny at times because Murphy is quite good. But I wouldn't say it's an 80's movie that new people need to watch.
Mr Cooper [+] My current mortgage is held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC and their consumer website identity is Mr Cooper. it's actually a pretty well implemented site in that you can login see your status and make payments quite easily. You get email notifications and once I make a payment the site is updated in a couple of days so I can see what went into principal and what went into interest. It is a bit aggressive trying to get me to refinance or apply for a line of credit. I've used several mortgage companies over the years and this is the best one.
Game Dev Story+ (2021) [/] The Apple Arcade version of Game Dev Story. 8-bit retro-graphics simulation of a small game development studio. Hire four people who each have scores in four skills: programming, story writing, graphics, sound. Pick the next game you'll develop (choose two attributes) then go at it. At each stage you can hire third party people to help out and random events are thrown your way. Meanwhile bugs accrue and at the end the debug phase you can keep going until you run out of money. Then the game is released and you start getting reviews and revenue. Train your people, fire and hire people, then start the next game. Eventually the company grows and you hire more people... I found the game ok. Concept is not bad but even with four people the learning ramp up was a bit steep. I'm fine with the graphics but the UI menu system is clunky although perhaps the game would play better with a mouse and keyboard. Overall after an hour I didn't find it compelling enough to continue.
Angry Birds Reloaded (2021) [-] This is a new game developed for Apple Arcade. Physics-based knock 'em down side-view game where you slingshot various birds to knock down buildings where pigs live. Different birds have different capabilities. Cutesy graphics and challenging gameplay especially to get three stars on a level... I've never been into Angry Birds and this version does not change my mind.
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) [/] Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley, a streetwise unconventional Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills in order to find out who had his best friend murdered. Fish out of water comedy as he clashes with the prim and proper police department and high class society... I watched this again and it's definitely dated though still funny at times because Murphy is quite good. But I wouldn't say it's an 80's movie that new people need to watch.
Mr Cooper [+] My current mortgage is held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC and their consumer website identity is Mr Cooper. it's actually a pretty well implemented site in that you can login see your status and make payments quite easily. You get email notifications and once I make a payment the site is updated in a couple of days so I can see what went into principal and what went into interest. It is a bit aggressive trying to get me to refinance or apply for a line of credit. I've used several mortgage companies over the years and this is the best one.
Game Dev Story+ (2021) [/] The Apple Arcade version of Game Dev Story. 8-bit retro-graphics simulation of a small game development studio. Hire four people who each have scores in four skills: programming, story writing, graphics, sound. Pick the next game you'll develop (choose two attributes) then go at it. At each stage you can hire third party people to help out and random events are thrown your way. Meanwhile bugs accrue and at the end the debug phase you can keep going until you run out of money. Then the game is released and you start getting reviews and revenue. Train your people, fire and hire people, then start the next game. Eventually the company grows and you hire more people... I found the game ok. Concept is not bad but even with four people the learning ramp up was a bit steep. I'm fine with the graphics but the UI menu system is clunky although perhaps the game would play better with a mouse and keyboard. Overall after an hour I didn't find it compelling enough to continue.
Angry Birds Reloaded (2021) [-] This is a new game developed for Apple Arcade. Physics-based knock 'em down side-view game where you slingshot various birds to knock down buildings where pigs live. Different birds have different capabilities. Cutesy graphics and challenging gameplay especially to get three stars on a level... I've never been into Angry Birds and this version does not change my mind.