Reel Nsight (retired)

This show be retiring but not to fear for there is a plan!(Reel Nsight Year 3 will be released in the next few days or so)Blog Post(Update as of 09/08/2019: If you don't follow on Twitter, I have a new consolidated podcast called HeadphonesNeil Reviews, where I review movies, TV shows and the random Android App. The public feed and more info can be found at http://www.pateln01.com and you can support the show/get early access at http://www.patreon.com/pateln01!)

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - January 9, 2015Tagline - It ends hereSummary -  Ex-government operative Bryan Mills is accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed. As he is tracked and pursued, Mills brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.IMDB RatingWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 9% (Critics) / 47% (Audience)InsightIt didn't seem odd that she wanted to chat over bagels after the new husband said to stay away.Who sees an accident on a freeway continues to accelerate towards it?Bad things seem to happen when he let's his guard down.The stepdad's calmness didn't set off any alarms when going through the details of the bad deal.Why isn't anyone worried about Sam?SummaryTaken 4 better be Sam’s vengeanceReel Score - 80%Positive(s)Less paranoid father roleNegative(s)Reversal of Taken 2ContactE-Mail MeTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

Episode GuideIntroductionU.S. Air Date - July 19, 2007Tagline(s) - Where The Truth LiesSummary - New York City, 1960s. In the ego-driven Golden Age of advertising, everyone is selling something and nothing is what it seems.IMDb ProfileWikipediaInsightI long for the days when a typewriter was the most difficult piece of technologyThe best ideas always come with a clear mind, of nicotine and alcoholI have come here to sell ads and make friends, and I don’t know how to make friendsWhy so serious?SummaryIn a universe where Mad Magazine could have been started by The JokerReel Score - 100%ContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - April 3, 2015Tagline(s) - Vengeance Hits HomeSummary - Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 82%InsightI always provide full cable specs so I can Google the colorDoomguy with BFG sure has perfect timingHow can I tether my phone that fast...and do I get 4G?SummaryReel Score - 80%Elements from prior movies1. Family2. How to exit your vehicle safely3. Moving around tight spaces4. Personal loss5.Shifting team-ups6. Attachment from lossContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

Episode GuideIntroductionU.S. Release Date - May 1, 2015Summary - When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it's up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 75%InsightWait those aren’t the X-MenX-Men Days of Memories PastSo would you say there are no strings attachedIn peacetime, why not be a superhero construction crew?SummaryWhen your villain has the emotional state of Jubilee and your anti-villain looks like Magneto, what could go wrong?Reel Score - 90%Positive(s)Color scheme of X-Men meets Man of SteelNegative(s)The only way to top an army of Iron Men is an evil army of Iron MenContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

HBO > Game of Thrones s05ep01 The Wars To ComeEpisode GuideIntroductionU.S. Air Date - April 12, 2015Summary - Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin. Varys reveals a conspiracy to Tyrion. Daenerys faces a new threat to her rule. Jon is caught between two kings.IMDb ProfileWikipediaInsightOnce Upon A Time In WesterosWould having hot blood on The Wall not indicate having a fever?Varys is obviously bringing Westeros back around with a Lannister at a Targaryen’s sideAre the Sons of Harpy the Goa'uld without a symbiote?SummarySend a dragon to each of the 3 sectors for winter is still comingReel Score - 100%Positive(s)Viserion and Rhaegal out of control by being cagedCersei’s flashbackMore of Varys’ plansNegative(s)Tyrell scene seemed out of place - lack of info to further the plotlineContactE-Mail MeTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - December 21, 2012Tagline(s) - The law has limits. He does not.Summary - A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 61%InsightI don’t always reach for connections, but when I do I make my own plausible storiesDo they sell stock auto parts at Default Auto PartsI don’t always snipe, but when I do, I prefer a knife fight at the base of activitySummaryIn short, Jack Reacher is Hannibal SmithReel Score - 100%Positive(s)Jason Bourne without the over top fight scenesEvenly paced story following only the main character’s interactions in his worldNegative(s)A sniper who is not very good at staying out of sightContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - March 11, 2008Tagline(s) - The lines have been drawn. The battle has been waged. Only one thing can save usSummary - SG-1 search for an Ancient Artifact to finally defeat the Ori. But the Artifact is in the Ori Galaxy.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 79%InsightWhen investigating ruins, one must always fall backNever trust the new guy who happens to be a spyBecause replicating an undefeatable enemy always goes wellFor maximum effect, please disable your firewallSummaryI’m sorry but your Ark is in another castle of solitudeReel Score - 95%Positive(s)Merlin / Morgan Le Fey adaptationOnly rebel Ancients interfere - hold back to a faultNegative(s)Could have been a part of Season 10 finaleMerge Vala’s father’s storyline with Lucian Alliance or the Prior that is held at Stargate Command to accommodate The Ark of Truth finaleContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - March 20, 2015Tagline(s) - One Choice Can Destroy YouSummary - Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her sideIMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 32%InsightWhat’s in the box!You need five lights!No one holds Cloud City for very longWith all this running, how does one stay hydratedAfter tests 1 thru 6, shouldn’t a doctor be present during Matrix chair operations at all timesSummaryWho needs spies anywaysReel Score - 80%ThemesFifth Element adaptation of the elementsAlternate view on the The Maze Runner experimentMatrix level controlContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Air Date - September 26, 2001Tagline(s)Before Janeway...and Picard...before Spock...and Kirk...the Star Trek saga began.Meet Kirk's Childhood HeroBack to Where It All BeganThe final frontier has a new beginning.For decades man has dreamed of going beyond his galaxy... this fall we will.The Star Trek Saga BeginsA new era of discovery is about to begin.The first trek into the unknownBefore Janeway... Before Sisko... Before Picard... Before Kirk, there was... EnterpriseWhere the new adventure begins...SummaryPart 1 - Enterprise, Earths first vessel capable of exploring the universe, is to embark on a dangerous first mission: bringing back a chased Klingon to his home world.Part 2 - Archer learns from the Suliban Sarin that Klaang was carrying a message to the Klingons to prevent civil war in the Klingon Empire. She urges to find him.IMDb ProfileWikipediaInsightRunning in fields never ends wellRed badges are harder to identifyHive structures brought to you by styrofoam containersIs Phaser Time Mo

IntroductionAmazon Release Date - January 15, 2015Summary - A glimpse into an alternate history of North America. What life after WWII may have been like if the Nazis had won the war.Amazon Instant VideoWikipediaInsightWatching movies makes one a skilled marksman down to the millimeterRule number one about the new guy is that he is always tailedThey don’t know that we know they resistSummaryEpisode Theme(s)The grasshopper lies heavyFate is fluid, destiny lies in the hands of menReel Score - 100%Positive(s)Secret agent infiltrates the underground resistanceTrust no oneNegative(s)Little prelude to how the current state of events occurredContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - October 24, 2015Tagline(s) - Don't Set Him Off!Summary - An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 83%InsightTheon being arrogant never ends wellWearing a red shirt never ends wellHow hard would it be to use gold covered chocolate?SummaryMax Payne 4: The ReturnReel Score - 100%Positive(s)Payback / Max Payne vibeNegative(s)No dual pistol scenesBullet time in the ‘Yeah I’m thinking I’m back’ scene or club sceneContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

Episode GuideIntroductionU.S. Release Date - November 14, 2014Summary - A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 92%InsightForgot Batman and Robin. Batman is RobinThe first rule of stage fights is no one can talk after stage fightsIn an alternate reality, Broadway Man!SummaryIn a world where Tom and Martha Wayne don’t meet Joker and Bruce needs a creative outlet!Reel Score - 100%Positive(s)Single-shot style / 3rd person helicopter viewPsychological effects of being a superheroContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Air Date - 02/08/2015 & 02/09/2015Summary - The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer, Saul Goodman, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New MexicoEpisode 1 Uno - Jimmy tries an unconventional method for pursuing potential clients after inspiration strikes.Episode 2 Mijo - Jimmy's troubles escalate, leaving him in dire straits; carelessness puts Chuck at risk.WebsiteIMDbWikipediaInsightYellow is NOT a memorable colorBefore you follow the money, find out who owns the moneyIt’s not about what was done, it’s about who did itSummaryReel Score - 100%Positive(s)Introduction of Saul Goodman before ‘Better Call Saul’Backstory to Tuco and Mike EhrmantrautContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Air Date - April 6, 1967Summary - When a temporarily maddened Dr. McCoy alters history and eliminates his time, Kirk and Spock follow him to prevent it, but the price to do so is high.IMDbWikipediaInsightCybernetic Rock of time past from the futureInterplanetary travel because McCoy ruined time travelSo Uhura records voice and Spock records video?I like space travel but I won’t ask about the electric antennaSummaryBack to the FutureReel Score - 100%Positive(s)Time travel without useless graphicsPeople reacted to Kirk, Spock and McCoy’s clothing and actionsNegative(s)How did they get back?ContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - May 26, 1995Tagline(s)The future's most wanted fugitive.The Ultimate Hard DriveThe hottest data on earth. In the coolest head in town.The danger is all in his headA pulse-pounding cyber-slamSummary - A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 14%InsightSmith, Agent of TransportI know Tai ChiThis laser whip must be used 3 times before recharge initiatesGrenade powered car dropSummaryA matrix of scum and villainyReel Score - 75%Positive(s)Pharmakom = The MatrixLoTek Headquarters = ZionTransport tank = The Matrix hovercraftJones the Dolphin = The Matrix ChairNegative(s)If everyone knows how to remove the data with varying tools, why not get the data out at any computer labContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - November 7, 2014Summary - The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 88%InsightIron Hulk Lightyear to the rescue!Never open the Stargate without a demagnetized dialing mechanismPortable Tron skates double as sawbladesSo there is a Mrs. Shake!Pikachu Gambit ModeUnstable wormholes lead to TaffylandSummaryWhere is Scooby Doo when you need him?Reel Score - 100%ContactE-Mail Me - headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Air Date - January, 2015Summary - In 1946, Peggy Carter is relegated to secretarial duties in the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR). When Howard Stark is accused of treason, he secretly recruits Peggy to clear his name with the help of his butler, Edwin Jarvis.Episode 1 - Pilot - In 1946, Peggy Carter is now a secretary for the Strategic Scientific Reserve. Howard Stark asks her for help when the country believes that he is selling deadly weapons to their enemies.Episode 2 - Bridge and Tunnel - Howard Stark's deadliest weapon has fallen into enemy hands, and only Agent Carter can recover it. But can she do so before her undercover mission is discovered by SSR Chief Dooley and Agent Thompson?IMDb ProfileWikipediaInsightThe Cones of Silence never worked because Bell crossed the wiresIf clothes are the limit,  why not detect clothes composition?Does that vocabulator have other voice options?Lobster sound effects when celery isn’t available?SummarySSR with hubris is actually Standard Securi

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - December 17, 2014Tagline(s)The Defining ChapterWitness the defining chapter of the Middle-Earth saga.Summary - Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.IMDb ProfileWikipediaRotten Tomatoes - 61%InsightOne can only find the Arkenstone by combing the coinsWell that’s no fair, why does he get BullwinkleNever doubt the Flying VWhere does one train and store bear dropping eaglesSummaryIs the fifth army liked the sixth player?Reel Score - 100%Positive(s)Legolas’s Super Mario Bros style fight with the OrcSmaug’s battle as a precursor to the movieSauron’s eye in SmaugDownfall and rise of ThorinContactE-Mail MeTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile

IntroductionU.S. Release Date - March 11, 1971Tagline(s)Visit the future where love is the ultimate crime.The Future is here.A Love Story Filmed on Location in the 21st CenturySummary - Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.IMDb ProfileWikipediaOfficial WebsiteRotten Tomatoes - 88%InsightWhat’s the training program for the non-Death Star beam control panel? Django was chosen because the Kaminoans needed a human who could control loveThe humans of Zion revolted because of a chemical imbalanceGood good, let your dissent flow through youLUH’s Grand SpeedwaySummaryStar Wars Episode 0Reel Score - 100%Positive(s)Many spiritual predecessors to Star Wars - C3P0, stormtroopers, tractor beam scene, Death Star control panelConsidered cost of projects to the systemRocket Rods style escapeContactE-Mail Me headphonesneil@yahoo.comTwitter - @pateln01Voicemail - (714)451-6574HeadphonesNeil Amazon Author Profile