Okay, it is true, I am sarcastic, and have to add, I did enjoy the movie.

As they say in the movie ...

Wonder Woman (2017)

Wow, DC is literally holding it's breath.

After the critically panned (and have to add, actually money making) Batman Vs Superman (2016) and Suicide Squad (2016) DC need a strong showing for their DC material before their A-Lister movie, Justice League.

Having said that, this movie is vital. If this gets a poor review, it may have disastrous consequence for Justice League (later this year).

So, how is this movie?

I am only familiar with George Perez's comic stint of Wonder Woman.

And it actually started me on my comic collection.

And it is this origins that I am most familiar with.

It was an excellent comic. Imbuing Greek mythos in she origins (prior to that, her origin was word of mouth but George retold everything is gorgeous comic drawing detail).

In that iteration, the Amazon was created using the souls of women abused throughout history and were eventually killed by men...

The goddess in Greece mythos, created the Amazons so show mankind what can be... (eg. peace for all).

And if you remember you Greek mythos one of Hercules' task for Hippolyta belt (and according to what is suggested in the comic, Hercules took advantage of Hippolyta during that task)

After that the goddess not wanting their creation for be abused further by mankind, created Paradise Island (Themyscira) only then did Hippolyta shaped a baby by the beach and the goddesses and surprisingly Hermes put the last soul of woman abused throughout history into the baby.

I understand from Wikipedia, her origins had since been tweaked and it is this latest origins they had used for the movie (I still prefer George's version)

I am going on the record that DC had got this movie right.

The story, the casting the production.... the humanity (the primary ingredient)!! I can find tiny flaws, and have to add, it is nitpicking.

This would not hurt Justice League.

If anything, may even draw more ticket sales for it.

Go watch this.

My Two Sen.

P.S. Breath DC, breath...

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 5 2017, 10:02 AM

The Mummy (2017)

Trying to get a unified universe together is not easy...

Just ask DC...

Took them a couple of try, until get got it right (Wonder Women 2017).

Here, Universal is trying their hands at a unified universe "franchise" based on their monster properties.

Technically speaking, this is their "second" try (Dracula Untold 2014, was supposed to be part of this universe, and have since been aborted).

Here is where the confusion for me starts...

Initially, Roberto Orci was supposed to direct, and Tom Cruise is coming on as both lead and Producer.

Alex Kurtzman was supposed to be writer.

Then the musical chair started... Roberto Orci is now a producer, Alex Kurtzman direct (I understand they have a fall out. They are long time collaborator with J.J. Abrams) and Tom Cruise is only the lead...

Putting that aside, with Tom Cruise involved, the stunts in this movie is MIND BOGGLING good.

The plane scene, the car through the woods scene....

Now, if a good movie is only based on stunts work and action scene, this movie will go on and make an obscene amount of movie and bonafide hit!!!

Unfortunately, that is not the case.

The story people, THE STORY!!!

That said this is, they are six writers involved in this. That's right, six!!! Is this a case of too many cooks?.... I don't know. This story is not very good.

For this movie to work, the main villain, Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) has to come acrossed as.... relentless. It is just not there...

Powers not well defined.

So... in short, great stunts, fantastic production quality, not much substance because of the weak story...

As always,

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 10 2017, 07:11 PM

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Sony is now laughing

You know why it is laugh?

It is laughing ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK! This movie is going to make them SO MUCH MONEY!!!!

I never took to Andrew Garfield's Spider-man

Something about his portrayal rubs me the wrong way.

Tom Holland is going to be SO famous

There would be a downside

Remember Tobey Maguire? Exactly.

Well written

Greatly integrated with the Marvel Universe

Casting is first rate (Batman is now... THE Vulture!!?!)

There was a O.M.G. moment at the beginning of the third arch which i literally O.M.G.ed aloud in the cinema!!! Pardonne-moi

Go Watch this

I don't believe I am going to say this... Best Spidey Movie, ever!!!!

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jul 7 2017, 12:54 AM

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Fox is having a great year.

And it continues, with the release of this movie...

Just on the technical point of view, the "Apes" in this movie, never looked any better!!!

The details and facial expressions, second to none.

I personally feel this this is the second strong in this latest trilogy (the first being the best) and I do hope they stop here.

If you had watch the original movies, you would know that the sequels range between bad and worst.

If Fox stops here, this are actually going out with a bang.

Having read some of the reviews above, some viewers are off the opinion that this three movies are actual prequels from the original.

I have to say, there are some inconsistencies.

I like the first two acts of this movie, to bits

If they had not done a 10 Commandments at the end, I would have liked the last at as well...



C'est la vie.

If you are a fan of the first two movies, you would love this

My Two Sen

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

The name Luc Besson, holds a certain "prestige" for me...

Why?

Look at what he had done in the past!!

The Fifth Element (1997)
1994 Léon: The Professional (1994)
La Femme Nikita (1991)
The Big Blue (1990)

All pretty high up in my "must see" movie list.

In an interview he did, he said that there is a story in his mind that has been gestating for many years, that would blow The Fifth Element, out of the water.

Am I to assume this is the movie he is talking about?

I really REALLY hope not...

So

Many

Issues

With

This

Movie...

I will attempt to count the issues...

1) There is paying homage and there is out right plagiarize... Oh goodness, nothing is spared... Star Wars, Star Trek, Avatar... Michael Jackson's music videos!!??!!...
2) Rihanna.... plays... the... comic relief... RIHANNA!!!!! Desperate much????!!!
3) This movie's budget is estimated at €197,000,000, and they cast Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne as leads... Both whose charisma gauge is stuck at 0.... And whose chemistry together gauge also stuck at 0... Who cast this movie???!!!
4) And many MANY more


If you think the Wachowski sister's Jupiter Ascending (2015) is bad... Wait until you see this.

I am out of the cinema an hour plus, and my head is still spinning about how terrible this movie is...

Approach at own risk...

You have been warned, kiddies...

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jul 20 2017, 11:37 PM

Yup

You are talk to his No 1 fan...

Hm.... I knew about the Kurosawa thing...

I was referring to the Millennium Falcon looking star/interdimension ship

I may be incorrect

Still quite badly directed

I look forward to reading your thoughts after you had a chance to watch it.

Baby Driver (2017)

Imagine this.

The lights dim.

The movie you had bought a ticket to watched is not projected, just yet...

What you are watched instead are short snippets of movies to come.

I think I was watching either War Of The Planet Of The Apes or Valerian The City of a Thousand Planets (*Groan*) and the trailer for this movie played (Probably War).

As I was Watching it, I was actually intrigued!!!

But in the back of my mind, I told my self, "Ah... all the best bits are shown, don't think the movie will live up to the trailer (Yes, I have been burnt).

Now after the debacle called Valerian, I heard whispers that this is actually a decent movie, and I waited until Wednesday (cheaper tickets) to dip my toe into the pool called, Baby Driver.

And Boy am I glad I did!!

Cast is great.

Story is great

And the director, Edgar Wright, delivered!!!

Oh, did I mention, casting is GREAT!!!!

Talk about casting... Who would have thought Mr. Placid (did you SEE him in Divergent 2014???!) himself, Ansel Elgort, can be so... versatile!!!

Alot rested on his shoulders (Kevin Spacey and Jon Hamm are in this, for Pete's sake!!!) and he carried the weight of the movie and then some!!

And the chemistry between him and Lily James!!!! Wow!!!!

And the script.

If you want to watch a good movie, go watch this.

My Two Sen.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Apparently this movie went through a name change since it was first announced...

Hello

HELLO??

Did anyone watched this at all??

Well, Guy Ritchie actually directed two box office bombs in a row....

He had not performed so badly as a director, this his marriage to Madonna!!!

Okay, truth to be told, I actually kinda like this.

It is not the "REGAL" Arthur we are used to.

It ask the question, what if Arthur, an orphan, was brought up, in a.... Brothel!!!

Will his leadership quality "flow through"?

Quite beautifully filmed.

A "Guy Ritcher" treatment script

And the direction was pretty good.

I am not quite sure what the critics had against this.

It was, fun, different and take chances with a pretty familiar story/movie.

Anyway, that's my two sen.

That's what happens, when you get old...

Actually... Clint Eastwood had done it before... (The Beguiled (1971))

I believe Stephen King borrowed a page from the book The Beguiled, for Misery....

Would be interesting to compare the two different version (Sophia and Clint's)....

We shall see...

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Aug 7 2017, 01:10 AM

Atomic Blonde (2017)

First and foremost, I am NOT familiar with the graphic material.

Which means, I am NOT familiar with the source material.

If I make any comments here that indicates the above, and is rubbing your knowledge of the subject matter the wrong way, allow me to apologies, beforehand.

The cast in this movie is... pretty good.

Why isn't Charlize Theron Sarah Connor's in one form or another!!!!

Just the staircase scene alone....

But I am jumping ahead of myself.

First things first, this is an Action Thriller.

An unknown actor Sam Hargrave (James Gasciogne) kinda stole the movie for me.

He was in plenty of big movies, and have to add, as a stunt person, and here, he is kinda the first person you see, at the beginning of the movie.

Is he going to be BIG, only time will tell.

As the title suggest, Charlize Theron character is the lead, Lorraine Broughton, and truth to be told, you cannot say that the script did not give her things to do...

On THAT note, I wish the film distributor had been more... careful with the "cuts".

Alot of times, I find myself trying to figure out the "empty slots" rather then watching the movie.

Another reason why people would go watch this movie is James McAvoy (David Percival). How Arthurian.

The only sore thumb in terms of casting is Sofia Boutella (Delphine Lasalle)... There is something "off" about her? Is that what they want for the character?

Movie that place in Germany, the days leading up to the fall of The Wall. (Maybe they should have hold off from THAT and sold The Wall to President Trump instead. They would have made a bundle....).

So, the conclusion is?
My take, I think the distributors did this movie a discredit with the "snip, snip".

As Always.

My Two Sen.

The Dark Tower (2017)

Well, the effort that was spent getting this book made into a movie.

It was on again, off again for a while, and we finally get to see the finished product and it is.... decent.

I do have to say, technically this is NOT a horror movie.

I know the story does not end here, I remember the reason why the previous attempts to make this movie failed because the three planned movies' budget were supposedly off the chart...

Now, having said that, according to IMDB, the budget for this movie, USD $66,000,000 (estimated). It is not "HEY I AM BIG BUDGET" by Hollywood standards, and have to add, it is not something to sneer at as well.

The production is decent.

And direction is decent.

Cast is... decent.

I do have one complain though... Not sure that Matthew McConaughey is the best Man in Black choice...

The character needed a more.... "insane, genius, congenial and serial killer" threads.... Not so sure that Matthew McConaughey accomplished that...

With Stephen King (not that I am a big fan, though I do like The Shining (1980) movie), a prolific writer, I get a feel that they might just do a "shared universe" with his works in the movie, if this movie make enough, dough.

So, if they do proceed to make Part 2, would I consider watching it?

Well, I do not think what I say here would impact the powers that be to proceed with the second movie, and have to add, based on this movie, I would watch that.

Like Always

My Two Sen

The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

You know it is trouble, when no one wants to open a topic for this.



Let's cut through the chase...

How flawed is this movie?

The answer...

VERY!!!

Script is just... going through the motion.

Nothing is unexpected.

I MEAN NOTHING

And why does director Patrick Hughes think he is Quentin Tarantino or Tim Miller?

And Ryan Reynold looks.... off in this movie, especially at the beginning.

He looks like he was propped up by.... the amount of makeup applied onto his face!!!

And the third act... it is JUST WRONG.

Best part of this movie?

The poster....

My Two Sen.

Erm... Being summoned?

Will go and watch

Inhumans (2017) Imax Pilot

Erm...

What exactly was Marvel thinking...

Putting whip cream on dog doo doo may "look" like a good idea and then it suddenly isn't?

It used to be, Pixar can do no wrong, and Pixar has since proved otherwise.

So now, the same can be said about Marvel.

I understand that this is NOT a movie, it is a TV Series pilot that is shown in the IMAX cinema.... Remember my whip cream on dog doo doo analogy....

*Sigh*

You should have know better Marvel.

The only reason why I watched this at the Imax theatre is because a friend of mine wanted to watch it.

I could have watched American Made....



AVOID AT ALL COST

My Two Sen

American Made (2017)

Tom Cruise is an... enigma.

He is in The Mummy (2017) that is Universally accepted as a lemon and than he is in this! (In the making of, you will be amazed at how much attention to detail was taken by Tom and Alex [director] during the making of the movie. And it did not show in the movie)

Which shows you what a risky business show biz is.

Again, like the movie, Nightcrawler (2014), this exemplifies how "effective" and damaging the American can do spirit.

Having a can do spirit is NOT WRONG.

It is the original intent that determines if the outcome is good or bad...

I enjoyed this movie immensely.

May not be for everyone, and have to add again, I enjoyed this movie immensely.

Who would have thought that having so much money, is an... annoyance.

My Two Sen.

Noted

Will watch soon