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Saw Top Gun 2. People online have called it Ace Combat: The Movie, and I can see why. That said, I'm a little annoyed that half the supporting cast got short shrift--for example, the pilots who weren't selected for the actual strike pretty much exist as name cards, while Maverick's superior officers were basically stock characters--and the other half had characters and storylines that were woefully undercooked. Except Rooster, to a certain extent.
Enola Holmes. I enjoyed it, and the actress who plays Enola does a really good job. Complaints...the plot twists were all obvious from a kilometre away. Soon as they showed her mother's secret meeting I was pretty sure it was going to be about women's suffrage. They did Mycroft dirty. And Enola actually does almost no real detective work in the film. It feels like it was literally all cryptography stuff and nothing else. Meanwhile, Sherlock in two scenes does more deductive reasoning stuff.
I finally got around to watching the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie since it leaves (Canadian) Netflix on the 14th. I enjoyed it. It seems just a little...generic, I want to say? Like, it exploits the Sonic mythos well, and isn't afraid to have fun, but it feels like the movie is weirdly split into three parts: a 'I'm lonely' beginning, a cross-country romp middle of the film, and then an action-packed last third. And somehow, it feels like a generic alien with superpowers could have been substituted in the entire film easily.
The ending credit roll pixel animation is pretty great.
The ending credit roll pixel animation is pretty great.
Watched John Wick Chapter 4 & The Super Mario Brothers tonight. Loved them. JW went out like a boss, on his own terms.
The SMB film was amazing. All the little Easter eggs, the interaction of the characters... damn. Also, Chris Pratt was unfairly judged, in my opinion. He did a fine Mario voice, and his take on the classic 'Mario' lines was fine - I think people got a little too wrapped up in the 'We want the Mario voice from the games!' spiel to realize that voice would be kinda grating for 90 minutes. That's my opinion, YMMV.
The SMB film was amazing. All the little Easter eggs, the interaction of the characters... damn. Also, Chris Pratt was unfairly judged, in my opinion. He did a fine Mario voice, and his take on the classic 'Mario' lines was fine - I think people got a little too wrapped up in the 'We want the Mario voice from the games!' spiel to realize that voice would be kinda grating for 90 minutes. That's my opinion, YMMV.
The 2023 Super Mario Bros. movie
While the plot is just so-so, it's a little bit refreshing that instead of making Princess Peach the damsel in distress, they actually switch the roles around and make Luigi the person who needs to be rescued. Truly unironically some girl power. Bowser having a musical side is pretty neat. And the visuals, especially of the Mushroom Kingdom and warp areas, are absolutely stunning. Simply beautiful, and it makes me more and more excited for the future of animated movies.
Something that amuses me is that I work in an industrial setting with process lines, so I know what big pipelines should look like. The little bit with the sewer in Brooklyn, the piping is spot-on, down to flanges and safety valves.
While the plot is just so-so, it's a little bit refreshing that instead of making Princess Peach the damsel in distress, they actually switch the roles around and make Luigi the person who needs to be rescued. Truly unironically some girl power. Bowser having a musical side is pretty neat. And the visuals, especially of the Mushroom Kingdom and warp areas, are absolutely stunning. Simply beautiful, and it makes me more and more excited for the future of animated movies.
Something that amuses me is that I work in an industrial setting with process lines, so I know what big pipelines should look like. The little bit with the sewer in Brooklyn, the piping is spot-on, down to flanges and safety valves.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter, A Haunting in Venice, Dumb Money, and The Kill Room were all really good. Also, Gran Turismo was much better than it had any right to be. A bit late, but I also watched Tetris on Apple Movies not too long ago and thought it was fantastic. Air is also worth a watch if you skipped it back in the spring.
Isn't it the winter holidays? How was I the only person watching the 1:30 P.M. matinee of Godzilla Minus One?
Anyway. This isn't so much of a monster movie but rather a disaster movie (think Dante's Peak or Twister), except with Godzilla as the natural disaster. Very much driven by the human drama elements, much more so than the similarly human-focused Shin Godzilla, likely because Godzilla takes even lesser screen time in Minus One than Shin. The film is a touch more apologist for WW2 Imperial Japan than I'd like--apparently all the problems of the IJ military stemmed from the government and the populace bore zero blame? Still, a very solid movie. Shin Godzilla's collection of plucky bureucratic misfits were more colorful and quirky, but Minus One's band of heroes feels more grounded.
Anyway. This isn't so much of a monster movie but rather a disaster movie (think Dante's Peak or Twister), except with Godzilla as the natural disaster. Very much driven by the human drama elements, much more so than the similarly human-focused Shin Godzilla, likely because Godzilla takes even lesser screen time in Minus One than Shin. The film is a touch more apologist for WW2 Imperial Japan than I'd like--apparently all the problems of the IJ military stemmed from the government and the populace bore zero blame? Still, a very solid movie. Shin Godzilla's collection of plucky bureucratic misfits were more colorful and quirky, but Minus One's band of heroes feels more grounded.
I watched Rebel Moon.
It's not good.
While it's fine to be inspired by various things and pay homage to them, Star Wars was inspired by Flash Gordon and various samurai movies after all, but you need to do something original with that influence.
There's nothing original with Rebel Moon. The plot is stale, the characters bland and the dialogue is tedious.
There aren't even iconic shots that make you go "wow, what a visionary!" like with the opening to A New Hope. And the antagonist's entrance is just so meh. It's all so generic and boring.
It's not good.
While it's fine to be inspired by various things and pay homage to them, Star Wars was inspired by Flash Gordon and various samurai movies after all, but you need to do something original with that influence.
There's nothing original with Rebel Moon. The plot is stale, the characters bland and the dialogue is tedious.
There aren't even iconic shots that make you go "wow, what a visionary!" like with the opening to A New Hope. And the antagonist's entrance is just so meh. It's all so generic and boring.
Caught Dune part two, the first movie I've seen in the cinema in over a year.
Pretty good.
Needed to do more with Christopher Walken.
Any comparisons between the battle scene and The Two Towers is laughable and anyone who claims it's as good has a problem with recency bias.
Would recommend seeing it.
Pretty good.
Needed to do more with Christopher Walken.
Any comparisons between the battle scene and The Two Towers is laughable and anyone who claims it's as good has a problem with recency bias.
Would recommend seeing it.
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Enola Holmes 2. It was enjoyable, but the gimmick of the asides of Enola going fourth wall and talking right at the camera gets a little old. And yeah, it has some of the original sin of the RDJ Sherlock Holmes movies too (and maybe even previous ones, but never watched any previous Sherlock movies) of 'we have to have a bunch of action and fighting scenes to keep the viewers interested!!!'
For Holmes I love the A&E Holmes from the late 1980's and early 1990's... best Holmes ever.
Having said that, I did like Enola Holmes 1 and 2, partially for the novelty... Though the martial arts were a bit over the top for a Holmes, because we've never seen a Holmes that into martial arts even if he is stronger, faster, tougher than first glance.
Having said that, I did like Enola Holmes 1 and 2, partially for the novelty... Though the martial arts were a bit over the top for a Holmes, because we've never seen a Holmes that into martial arts even if he is stronger, faster, tougher than first glance.