Category: Entertaining

As I watched Tron: Ares, I felt that it was soulless. It was as cold as a computer. Yet, I liked it initially better than the previous release. Why’d I feel that way?

It had better action, a more moving story, and it made a bit of sense.

Then a month later, I don’t know why I even liked it. I found this post as a draft several weeks later. I have to post a review, this review just to keep the streak alive.

It wasn’t the best. I hope though they will try to connect it to the previous Tron, but I doubt it considering it lost money for the studio.

3 of 5 stars.

There is an issue of bronze age Marvel “What if?” that asked the question, “What if Sue Richards had died?” Spoiler alert for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In that issue, Sue Richards died giving birth to her son. Her death drove Mr. Fantastic crazy that he decided to kill the villain who had a hand in her death — a villain clueless as to his participation, Annihulus. It was a good read. I remember it to this day. I had thought of this as I had watched Fantastic Four.

While it was a big hit at the start, I believe it fell off quickly. It should’ve had been better with Galactus. It could’ve been better with Namor in love with Sue Storm. Yes. In that “What if?” issue, it was Namor who recognized the despair in Reed Richards. He was the one to attempted to save him. I thought more of this tossed off issue than the film.

Yet, I am not so intrigued for where Marvel’s cinematic universe goes next. As I said, I am bored of superheroes.

3 of 5 stars.

Do we need another Jurassic World movie? We need another Jurassic World movie like we need another hole in our heads. Well, considering I have an extra hole in my head, we got Jurassic World: Rebirth, another movie to jump start the second trilogy of Jurassic World. Again, it must be asked, “do we need another Jurassic World movie?”

This version gives just enough to keep you watching. There are several red shirts willingly given as dinosaur fodder. There’s the kids in jeopardy. Why are they even there? There’s the scientists who fight for dinosaurs to be given there space and their right to live without being bothered. There’s Scarlett Johanson looking for a paycheck, and there’s the hero who you knew could not die. This is a complete throw away of a movie, and yet, it is just barely necessary.

Definitely, we don’t need another Jurassic World movie. We got one anyway. If you see it, just enjoy it.

3 of 5 stars.

Nick Cage is The Surfer. That’s not enough to describe this movie. The plot revolves around a man, the titular Surfer, trying to buy a house at this very “locals only” beach, and he’s harassed by the locals over three days. It leaves hims psychologically scarred. Same for me.

I was expecting action, but got trippy psychedelics. Was he even who he thought he was? Was he the bum on the beach?

The locals were even crazier. Turns out they were led by man of the “man-o-sphere” who lived life through pain. He put his underlings through a lot and they would respond like wolves. Alpha-males all around. This leader was causing much suffering and it was expressed as localism.

Anyhow, as I sat through this I knew that I ended up in a late career Nick Cage film. Weirdness abounds.

2 of 5 stars.