I think this is my opinion on it
Spider-man: Far From Home is the coda to the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s just too much of an MCU movie.
Really. I wanted to see something not too much like MCU. Need it to be a little bit like the previous one. Even though it was an MCU movie, it still did not feel like it. Now, since Spidey has been assimilated, it is just like the others. Meh.
I did like the Mysterio twist. We are all in thrall to hero worship.
3 of 5 stars.
Annabelle Comes Home rounds out the Annabelle Trilogy from the Conjuring Universe. It’s as dumb as you would think of for the third in a trilogy that seems to not really be needed. It got so dumb that there was even a werewolf in it. Yes, a werewolf. DUMB.
I thought that I would hate the character that unleashed the mayhem, but she was somewhat sympathetic — she was trying to contact her dead dad. Although, I would’ve just asked for some psychic consultation. Plus, why’d she have to touch everything.
The scariest thing about it was after the movie. As I was getting to my car, I did not notice this lady behind me. Like she popped out of thin air. As I hopped into my car, she walked a few spaces past. As I pulled out, I noticed that she was still there staring at me. As I passed by her I didn’t want to look, but needed to confirm that she was still staring at me. Yup. She still was there watching me drive away. It was downright creepy. I thought I was going to see her in my living room when I got home! WTF.
2 of 5 stars.
Shit. I haven’t posted any movie posts. Here’s one to catch up on most everything I’ve seen up til today.
All were decent enough. Not very disappointing. Just not the greatest. I should’ve written a post for each, but my laziness has kicked in.
The Curse of La Llorona is another film in The Conjuring universe. FIrst, it was the witch. Then it was the doll followed by the nun. Finally, it’s latin folklore. It’s the weeping woman coming for your children.
It could’ve been better. It had too many jump scares. But I still hid from it. But a week later, I’m not scared. Not scared one bit…
Who’s that crying downstairs?
2 of 5 stars.
While watching Little, I definitely felt out of place watching this film.
I skipped out of work early a couple weeks ago. There was flooding in our office space, and we had the choice of continue to work amongst the fans, find another desk to work at, or to work from home. I chose neither except for the go home option. I went home and then to the movies to watch something. Little was at the most optimum time. I went in.
Surprisingly, it was somewhat a decent crowd for a mid-week afternoon show.
I think the film was more for youngsters. Like the time I watched Freaky Friday starring LL. I was out of place. My approach to the film is colored by this fact. I wasn’t the target audience. And even if I was, I still don’t think it was a good film.
2 of 5 stars.
Us is a whole lot of things. It’s a slasher flick, a home invasion, a critique of society, a film that makes you think. I had this review in draft for weeks, and I still think about that ending. All the way through, we root for one person, and in the end it’s not who we thought to root for.
When the lights came up, I was dumbfounded. Not sure if it was better than his first movie, Get Out. But the more it made me think, the more I think it’s better. We’re gonna be dissecting this one for a few years unraveling what it all means. That’s a good movie to me.
4 of 5 stars.
Greta is a movie that harkens back to adult thrillers. It’s not a horror film. It’s like those Ashley Judd films from the nineties. A thriller involving young women. Eventually, the story makes no sense and is resolved in a exciting yet boring events. Sadly, this one too is like that.
While I appreciated it for what it was, it wasn’t me who would’ve chose to see this film. If it’s up to you, maybe. I don’t recommend it though.
3 of 5 stars.
Captain Marvel was giving out Thor vibes almost venturing into the Dark World. It’s most likely waiting for the big summer blockbuster, Avengers 4: Revengers!!! Looking forward to that.
Overall, what a weird attempt to reform our thinking of Skrulls. They’ve been bad like forever that I don’t know what to think. Damn SJWs! LOL! It’s just a joke as I thought it very interesting to twist us with and understanding that the Skrulls are misunderstood and are really the refugees of the MCU. If Captain America can be fascists, then Skrulls can be good guys. It’s just comics and they always retcon something anyway.
Sorry, this has been a while. I’ve been lazy. More so than most times!
3 of 5 stars.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the finale of strange trilogy. It started in 2010, had a sequel in 2014, and finishes with this last installment. Amazingly, they allowed the characters to grow up and older –from a teenager to a young man in these films. I don’t know if they were following the 9 year arc, but it still ended up being an interesting way to tell this story.
3 of 5 stars.
I have read the manga back when it came in the floppy and reversed comic version available at your local comic shop in the 90s. It was actually titled, “Battle Angel Alita.” It’s been 20 years and it has finally made it onto the screen as Alita: Battle Angel.
At first, I wasn’t going to watch it, but you know what I just had to. I mean twenty years!!
Robert Rodriguez directed this in conjunction with a long gestating James Cameron script. Cameron was attached to this all through the twenty years. He even modeled his television show heroine in Dark Angel as a proto-Alita. Cameron must’ve really loved the manga. Personally, I found it okay, but I was young in the ways of manga reading at the time. Plus, it went into the weeds and the releases were few and far between before I could pass judgement.
A bit of Rodriguez leaked out. It came in the form of some cheesy love bit that felt like it was from Spy Kidz. It felt contrived, but all movies are love stories in the end. But the film redeemed itself by being rather good and not being a bad anime/manga adapation.
I’m hoping for the sequel.
3 of 5 stars.
