Ive put off watching this, but as i am in limbo i appear to be updating and catching up on my media box viewings. though still watching things alone SUCKS.!!! I Marked this with a great. but it comes with a meh part the CGI and bluescreen in some places is horrific. the movie is actually a lot better than i had demeed from its trailer and reactions online. the acting isnt terrible erzas erratic performances fit well within the storylines and script. but in all honesty this is a love letter to the one and only Tim burton 89 batman with Micheal keaton slipping back into the role like he was born to it. from the moment you enter wayne manor and see all the little nuances of those movies to keaton himself delivering the same diction and tone as he gave bruce. was like getting the batman 3 we never had. i just would have liked to see the batmobile drive around one las time. but as i said it has some failings like the human CGI animations are clunky at best like some lowbudget cutscene in a video game. and batman in the bright daylight (never looks right) but here its obviously studio lighting that doesnt match the "enviromental CGI" leaving a very FAKE feel. but i feel im nitpicking. the story script and pace is all good and ezra does provide some very emotional acting. if nothing else i didnt walk away thinking there was a couple of hours ill never get back. so thats a plus these days.
Take a lot of Ironman.. add a dash of spiderman let them rent batmans batcave and throw in a lot of Cookie Cutter scenes from marvel and drown it all in Tequilaand thats "BlueBeetle" .. ok first i dont know why the Movie Art has a 80s feel. when nothing in the movie says 80s accept playing motley crue towards the end. but anyway .. is this a bad movie? no not as bad as people say.. theres a lot of bad unbelivable dialogue and interactions. and honestly Susan Sarandon is wasted in this role. though i have stopped blaming actors and actressess for bad performances on screen. because theres a number of people who just go yup thats what we want. first off Auditions? really this person was the best for the job. then on set the director has final say on the day that yes that performance was what i want.. so yeah. the blame for bad acted movies lay there in my opinion. .. CGI is decent enough. but the beetle "suit" is a bit too ironman .. but on the whole. i cant trash the movie cause it did make me smile and did make me cry (though i do that at the drop of a hat these days) and it entertained me for the time it was on. not the worsed thing i have seen of late.
having watched the first 2 godzilla movies over the corse of 2 days, now moves on to this one.. and this one is the one i want to write a review of sorts on.. the first one.. was good, made me cry in places and have those feels you get from epic battles .. as did this one, honestly the emotion in kong was great . tore at you at the right times. and between the battles you dont know who to root for.. was the story good? honestly its not a deep plot. but in this day and age it doesnt need to be.. to be a entertaining film, if you want "reality" and Real world issues in your movies, go watch the news. if you want escape into sitiuations fantastical then thats what movies are for. so for this i fill its role. pace was good, action was good, my only real gripe was madison felt like token from the second movie, didnt drive the story or do anything that couldnt have been fullfilled by a new character same with her father. and the main "villian" didnt seem belivable in the role but too overacted .. but other than that i enjoyed them as respite from modern day BS that is surrounding us.
Finally binge watched the whole series. I went into this with the mindset that has been instilled by all the negative comments, with low expectations. I found that it isnt as bad as its made out to be. its not vastly complicated story or plot. but it fits the premise of what is happening.. for anyone that fell in love with the now non-canon Extended universe as i did. i am glad that Filoni is recanonizing parts Inc Dathomir and Thrawn. Unlike most new shows i didnt pick up on "Woke" idiology or "anti-male" aspects everyone fits into their roles regardless of sex or nationality. could it have been cast better maybe but it did work.most of those characters have been in prominate power since the OG trilogy. so the 3 main characters being female is somthing that would happen naturally. also thrawn isnt weak or incompitent and protrayed excellently. Some see it as fanservice to Rebels and clone wars fans but honestly i didnt feel anything was "out of place" or "over done" it felt like starwars, in its cinematics and look. do you need to have seen clone wars and rebels, yes.. and honestly if you are are star wars fan you have anyway. and if you not .. you probebly not going to just watch this show anyway. now with that being said.. there are some issues that should be addressed... first and most noticable (for me) the new republic Uniforms Ie guards and officers..all look like amature cosplay attempts .. the rest of the outfits for everyone else is fine. Ahsoka lightsaber skills .. dont really feel fluid or natural or impressive.. also thrawns makeup rubs on his white uniform collar.. *a small thing but once seen i couldnt unsee. but honestly 1000 times better than obi-wan.
Just started the second series. is the show good? yes is it great? not in my mind. its suprisingly interesting but theres always a nagging aspect that i cant put my finger on that just stops it being a great show. script? story? to often a "Star Trek" trope in the feel of the episodes? and the oddly rediculous situations that althought are (kinda how the world works) just dont feel right.. at least not to me. i do like the show but prob not watch it more than once.
Finally watched season 3. and what can I say. I found that the Original Season was slow and difficult to get enthusiastic over .. beautiful shot, and enough little fan service. and its hard i am finding it harder and harder to watch shows and movies, knowing how much body work is enovolved for some of the actors fight scenes, stunts etc and with a show where the main character wears a helmet how are you sure its not just thier voice .. i dunno maybe I am being too picky and expect to much. but that being said, this show does a really good job of convaying good story and emotion even when you cant see anyones face. the recent inclusion of Timothy Zahns creations of admiral Thrawn and Pelion are just amazing to someone who was a big fan of the extended universe and was saddened by its decanonziation by the B*****rds at disney so many good and better storys wasted than the trite of the squel 3 movies
ok I am half way through series 1. and I am conflicted. on one hand, I am enjoying the show. but the other hand do i think this is "The addams family" not really.. it would have been a show that would work, if you change all the characters names. I dont know it kinda just feels again like another "Sabrina or The Order" feel. schools, secret socities, magic, mythics and popular supernatural tropes. Now dont get me wrong I love this stuff, but I dunno the nostaiga in me doesnt get a feel of the addams. maybe I am just tired of " reimagining and bringing things into the modern age" lack of new ideas and remakes, prequils and sequels just to cash in on popular franchises. but again this is not me down playing the "good story" or "well acted series"
Just rewatched this again after a few years and having just completed star wars rebels. Id seen youtube footage of Chopper and the Ghost but i was so shocked to hear "General Syndulla" being called over the loudspeaker so this movie that i thought was good went up another couple of notches for bringing things together.
Honestly one of the best Star Wars shows. no agender, no politics just good stories, see Disney this is how its done.. you can make new characters male female alien, and not have them be badly writen or unlikeable. or push them at the expense of established CANON or beloved Character reduced to husks of life. Luke Skywalker *sequel verison" im looking at you.. and Obiwan and boba fett in thier respective series. i hope that Ahsoka honours the legacy of these characters .. i do Recommend this show, the first season is a bit slow to find its feet but once it gets going, this is a rollercoaster of feelings from caring about the new charaters to cameos and YES Sneaky undoing of disney throwing away the Extended Universe canon.. THANKYOU Dave Filoni
I found it better than I expected, granted I have seen youtube video review titles saying that it was a disaster or so bad, (*I didn't watch the reviews) but still my expectations were low. while not the most complicated of plots still had enough elements to stop it dragging. however, it's formulaic because it's giant monsters in a confined space and of cause they cause havoc. having the old and new was nice as well as Owen interacting with blue again. Nice also to see a movie not bogged down in "political or social" agender where one how can I put it, group is made to look bad to push another more "popular group" to be seen as superior. everyone plays their part and acts naturally instead of some forced shoehorned ideology (which I'm getting tired of in TV and Cinema atm I want to be entertained and escapism from the everyday horror that is real life.) but I digress. the only thing I could really pull it up on is some sloppy editing where things are said but have no setup scene previous. like how did someone know something was there, or how something got its name maybe I blinked and missed them but I don't think so. I would be interested to see an extended edition. My feeling about this movie was really whoever wrote it, or at least the person in charge of what dinosaurs go in Obviously plays Ark Survival Evolved.. dam it felt like ark the movie. though realistic *having gone and googled it I feel the giganotosaurus doesn't feel big enough ok in ARK they are 3 times the size of a T-Rex and the one in the movie feels more like an allosaurus, At least from being an ARK player but anyway I did enjoy it and would watch it again.
Great movie. Great performances and bringing characters back to a more "classic look" .. but again small bit of dialogue ruined for me by again with unnecessary racial reference .. with an apology for not having right skin colour...
I'm about halfway through this incarnation of the Batman character. And I've mixed feelings. I'll try to elaborate without spoilers. Concept and cinematography I like.. dark wet and gothicesque in parts. Colin Farrell was unrecognizable as the penguin, great performance. Batmobile bit too madmax dystopia for my taste .. script and editing make the pace of parts of the movie seem forced and slow in places. Riddler I don't like..comes off as too chaotic in my opinion. Pattinson makes a good batman, especially in dialogue but his walk lacks the authority and presence .. but on the whole a better movie than what's been done to the star wars franchise.. edit: one line spoiled some dialogue .. Hollywood please stop bringing race into it... if don't you want racism, stop highlighting it !! This goes BOTH ways it's not ok no matter whose mouth it spews from.
Technically and graphically very impressive.. story was at the very least interesting.. but unfortunately even as an Adam sandler fan from his early work.. I find the acting and characters of the "familiar faces" to just be repeats of same generic personas from other movies. The jokes seem rehashed and tired no enthusiasm.. even all the classic retro references fail to keep me excited (done much better in ready player one) not the worst Sandler movie. But not worth watching over and over to see if you missed anything.
I went into this not really knowing what to expect, would this be some half assed attempt to ride a classic movie .. it was recommened to me by someone special to watch, and whos opinion i trust.. and rightly so.. this is amazing show.. without any spoilers, just know its not what you would expect, well written, well acted.. and even when you see the plot coming you still sitting on your seat watching intentsly.. the 80s references hit the mark, and all the guest actors reprise thier roles perfectly .. just binge watched season 1 and 2 cant wait to start season 3..
Rewatching this again as part of the lockdown movie marathon. just finished the first one.. and after 20 mins I feel the need to Air a few things that not sitting right.. compared to the first it seems they have tried to turn it in to a Men in Black Clone.. where main base seems to now be a "Hub" for supernatural creatures to be processed ect .. just to me doesnt seem to fit with the first movie .. and what happend to manning for suddenly he has become a jibbering idiot.. without explaination .. this is by no means a detraction to what is a good movie but when you watch them back to back you notice things more.. like why did the need to CGI Proffessor Brooms photo into the army group shot in the begining? on the whole the CGI is good and isnt dating to bad in 2020. Luke Gross gives an Awesome Performance
but still this a good movie and worth watching ..
