Anyone who knows me knows that I pretty much live at the movie theater on the weekends. Here I'll be posting mainly movie reviews but from time to time I may talk/vent about various things going on in the entertainment industry. Hope you enjoy :)
Friday, June 28, 2019
Child’s Play (2019)
Friday, June 21, 2019
Toy Story 4
Friday, June 7, 2019
Dark Phoenix
This will be a pretty short review. I really don’t know how much I can say that hasn’t already been said. Plus after the complete disaster that was Apocalypse I really wasn’t looking forward to this one. So what’s the verdict? Honestly? It really wasn’t that bad..... up until the last maybe 30 minutes or so.
I’ll admit I was really into the movie throughout most of it. The story was interesting and I liked some of the ideas they presented. And the acting was fine overall. Clearly none of the actors wanted to be there and were only fulfilling contract obligations, but they did the best they could with what they had to work with (especially Michael Fassbender).
For awhile there I kept thinking, “This really isn’t that bad. I’m not sure why this is getting such horrible reviews.” Then the last 30 minutes happened. Oh.... I get it now.
Those final 30 minutes completely brought the movie down for me. I was just past the point of getting mad. Really Fox??? THIS is how you wanted your final X-Men movie to go out? *sigh* Fine.....
Do yourself a favor, if you do end up seeing this movie (and I would say wait until it’s on Netflix or cable) turn it off once they get to New York. Come up with your own ending. Trust me whatever you think of will be a million times better than the mess they came up with.
Better yet, just watch Logan again.
I need a nice LONG break from any X-Men movies after this.
My Rating: 5.5/10
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Red Joan
Plot:
80 year old Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) is exposed as the KGB’s longest serving British spy. Based (very loosely apparently) on a true story.
Pros:
•Right off the bat the movie tells you that it’s “inspired by a true story”. Normally something like that might annoy me but not in this case. Red Joan is such a well made and fascinating movie that it didn’t matter.
•Judi Dench is great as always. She’s the main reason I wanted to see this. But she’s way more of a supporting character than I thought she would be. The movie is mainly told in flashbacks and features Sophie Cookson as a young Joan. She’s actually a pretty good actress and does a nice job in the role.
•The costumes and sets are gorgeous as well as the music score.
•Well directed and moves at a decent pace.
•If you’re a fan of period pieces I think you’ll enjoy this.
Cons:
•Nothing major really. I did feel however that the movie could’ve been a bit longer. It’s such an interesting story that I didn’t want it to end.
•A few of the supporting characters were a bit weak and could’ve used more development.
My Rating: 8/10