I think this is my opinion on it
Second Act is an American movie starring Jennifer Lopez. Funny thing is though it’s crazy Filipino.
There’s the love angle. Then a fantastic job with benefits. Then they throw in a curve with a long lost daughter. Then the love angle goes away, but comes back at the end like a long, lost puppy dog. Then she becomes a success even though she was exposed as a fraud. Stuff that happens in a normal Filipino drama.
3 of 5 stars.
DC has some catching up to do with Marvel. They are trying to rectify their lagging behind. Aquaman is a start.
It’s a film done by the director of The Conjuring, James Wan. He’s gotten more money this time and he’s thrown a ton of things into the movie to see what sticks.
It’s a fine try. Maybe they’ll get better at it as they expand the DC Cinematic Universe. But until then, make mine Marvel.
3 of 5 stars.
Ralph Breaks the Internet should have the same alliteration as its predecessor. Shouldn’t the title flow nicely: Ralph wrecks the internet? Yeah? I know. I guess it has to match those memes of things that “break” the internet. That’s how it goes.
This movie was a quite different in mood than Wreck-It Ralph. It was sadder. They would have to explain how if she stays away from Sugar Rush, then why wouldn’t it be unplugged? Some holes in plots are left to your own imagination to fix.
3 of 5 stars.
First Man is an intimate portrait of the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. Intimate is the key to this film. It’s not an epic like The Right Stuff or mission movie like Apollo 13. It’s a film about how Neil Armstrong felt being an astronaut.
We really don’t get into his head though. We get up close and personal. The director chooses to frame his subject in close up most all the time. The spectacle around him barely shown. We are in his personal space. We are close in.
I found the film slightly frustrating because of this choice. I wanted spectacle. I wanted a focus on the mission. I wasn’t prepared for the personal. So it rubbed me the wrong way. I was bothered, but that is me. The movie is good. I say watch it again.
3 of 5 stars.
Sometimes the twist can be dumb. This is one of them. Also, there is a red herring twist before the twist. The red herring twist made me hate the movie if that was the real twist. But then the real twist happened and I still didn’t like the film. Of course it will get the normal…
3 of 5 stars.
I write this in the dark of the Sunday night. I should’ve written this in the bright day light to avoid thinking about that demon dressed as a nun. But then I think about it and wonder how much it looked like Maryln Manson and now it doesn’t even scare me. Much.
This film was better than the second Annabelle, but no where in league with its forbearers, The Conjuring series. It’s got some creeps, but there was a lot of fun and funniness going on. Like it knew that it was ridiculous.
I will watch this when it’s on TBS, but I will only do so in the bright light of day.
3 of 5 stars.
I like me a romantic comedy. I’m not sure of the comedy in this one. It was more a drama with some funny things tacked on. Or was it a light comedy with some romance put into it? Whichever it is the comedy was light and not like the rom-coms of the 90s-00s.
It was good to see Asians as the romantic leads. And it was nice to Singapore which is really rich, but has more complications like class and race issues and immigration. Like the US, but in Asia.
I can’t wait to see the sequel though…
3 of 5 stars.
This is the second time seeing the movie. I liked it then. I like it now. Still a really fascinating introduction into the anime world for Satoshi Kon. Still a very raw film. You can see the rough edges. They smooth out over his short career. Kon was taken from us too early. He would’ve made more interesting films.
One thing, I’ve gotten deeper into the idol world. My love for Nogizaka46 knows no end. Will I be Me-mania-san? Not really but sometimes this obsession is unhealthy.
4 of 5 stars.
Crazy Rich Asians
You know if there’s an Asian in the movie I’ll be happy to watch it. That’s how I ended up watching Crazy Rich Asians. Also, because I like romantic comedies. But that’s something that I don’t know how this one is really called one.
There’s romance, but I’m not too sure about the comedy. More dramady than comedy. More drama than laughs. Of course there are a few. As there are a few of drama. That mother vs. mother-in-law battle will be interesting in the next movie. As is the deal with that girl at the end.
But as you can tell, I’m just filling in words. I really only saw it when it first came out last month and now I am trying to blog here. As you know it is NewsRadio Quote Month, the best month of the year. There’s plenty of quotes still left. The one above is just a small snippet of a zany conversation. You should see the show.
But back to the movie. As a single guy, it wasn’t for me. But I loved the location, Singapore. I’ve been there and it’s just as amazing as it looked in the film. Of course, I didn’t go to the crazy, rich Asian places as I’m sane and poor. But the place is amazing. Another country I would love to go back to. Some day…
3 of 5 stars.
Mission Impossible: Fallout features Tom Cruise running.
He always runs.
It’s another great MI movie. It neatly wraps up the previous three films in the franchise, Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, and MI III. Now is it the best of the bunch? I’m not too sure as I find them all so enjoyable. I can tell you this that they hyped it up too much, and said it was the best action film. It wasn’t, but it was still good.
I was thrilled by Rogue Nation. I was gleeful with Ghost Protocol. MI III was a great restart. This one had me on the edge all the time.
4 of 5 stars.
