While the word "War" is in the title for this third installment of the franchise, it's not a full of numerous scenes of action. There's one at the beginning and one at the end. In between the opening and the climax, we follow Ceasar and a few other apes on a journey to find the man that killed his wife and son.
For me personally, I enjoyed every minute of journey. Along the way they pick up a young girl who isn't able to speak, and another ape who goes by "bad ape" played by Steve Zahn. I thought his performance was awesome and he was the comedic relief to what was a mostly serious movie throughout.
I've read other reviews saying that "Man" are portrayed as the villains, and that it should be the other way around. That we shouldn't be caring about the apes. Maybe in the real world, I would feel that way, but in this movie, "Man" is what kept this war going. After the first battle scene, Ceasar lets a few survivors live as an act of mercy, this only backfires as the survivors are able to pinpoint Ceasar's hidden location which ends up getting his wife and son murdered.
Even at almost 2 1/2 hours and minimal action scenes, I loved this movie. The apes relationships with each other and with the young girl they find are awesome. Woody Harrelson plays the main bad guy but even he has a reason behind his motives that might make sense to a few people. His scenes with Ceasar are intense, although I was a bit disappointed how is story ended. Either way, this was one of the best so far this year for me. 9/10
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Spider-Man Homecoming Review
Spider-Man: Homecoming might be the most light hearted movie so far in the Marvel Universe. It essentially begins right after Peter Parker has his fight in Captain America: Civil War. The opening is Peter filming his journey after being recruited by Tony Stark. Just a little backstory as to how he showed up in Civil War.
Back to real life, Peter struggles with the normality. He wants so badly to be back with the Avengers that he's missing out on his high school experience.
The villain in the movie is the Vulture played by Michael Keaton, who I really enjoyed in the role. There was a deeper meaning behind his motives which caught me off guard and I liked it.
It's a fun film and isn't as intense as most Marvel movies. Tom Holland is a good young actor and his charisma was perfect as the new Spider-Man. A solid 8/10
Back to real life, Peter struggles with the normality. He wants so badly to be back with the Avengers that he's missing out on his high school experience.
The villain in the movie is the Vulture played by Michael Keaton, who I really enjoyed in the role. There was a deeper meaning behind his motives which caught me off guard and I liked it.
It's a fun film and isn't as intense as most Marvel movies. Tom Holland is a good young actor and his charisma was perfect as the new Spider-Man. A solid 8/10
Friday, July 14, 2017
The Mummy Review
They say this isn't a reboot of the 1999 "The Mummy" with Brendan Fraser, but I have to disagree. It's pretty much the exact same plot with poor execution. It's not as funny and the action scenes feel too "Tom Cruise" for a "horror film."
This was not scary at all, nothing made me tense up and worry about any character who was in danger. Much more action oriented like a Tom Cruise film. I wish it were different but I'm always coming back to Tom Cruise. I think he ruined this movie. His attempt at humor with a more than a few one liners were laughable.
The mummy played by Sofia Boutella does what she can with what she was given. But it was mostly her walking seductively and raising her arms making things happen. They also wasted the talent of Jake Johnson from New Girl. Something happens to his character very early on and then proceeds to pop up from time to time whenever the plot tells him too.
While this is mostly a negative review, I can't hate it for what it was. I wasn't terribly bored and I've seen a lot worse. The fact that I had heard countless times how terrible this was and how my expectations were so low, I'll give this a 5/10
Hopefully, Universal can get this "Dark Universe" back on track and make some more entertaining movies because I like the concept and idea, just need the execution.
This was not scary at all, nothing made me tense up and worry about any character who was in danger. Much more action oriented like a Tom Cruise film. I wish it were different but I'm always coming back to Tom Cruise. I think he ruined this movie. His attempt at humor with a more than a few one liners were laughable.
The mummy played by Sofia Boutella does what she can with what she was given. But it was mostly her walking seductively and raising her arms making things happen. They also wasted the talent of Jake Johnson from New Girl. Something happens to his character very early on and then proceeds to pop up from time to time whenever the plot tells him too.
While this is mostly a negative review, I can't hate it for what it was. I wasn't terribly bored and I've seen a lot worse. The fact that I had heard countless times how terrible this was and how my expectations were so low, I'll give this a 5/10
Hopefully, Universal can get this "Dark Universe" back on track and make some more entertaining movies because I like the concept and idea, just need the execution.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
47 Meters Down Review
When two sisters are vacationing in Mexico they decide on a whim to go diving in a shark cage. Things don't go as planned and we have this movie. First problem for me, the two sisters aren't likeable at all. One is a nervous about everything and the other is the person who says stuff like "it'll be fine" when clearly it won't be.
Mandy Moore plays "Lisa", the one who complains/is nervous all the way up until she gets in the cage. Now, Lisa has never scuba dived in her life, I highly doubt a 20 sec explanation would've been enough of a lesson for her to survive what is about to happen, but oh well. As you know, the line holding the cage snaps and they descend 47 meters down.
Now we get more complaining from Lisa who says things like "why did I do this? I shouldn't have come here with you." Things happen, to make the plot move forward and just when I thought the movie was a waste of time, they throw a pretty interesting twist which made me somewhat happy.
Its a short movie so if you're bored and like shark films, I'd give it a shot purely because the ending doesn't disappoint.
5/10
Mandy Moore plays "Lisa", the one who complains/is nervous all the way up until she gets in the cage. Now, Lisa has never scuba dived in her life, I highly doubt a 20 sec explanation would've been enough of a lesson for her to survive what is about to happen, but oh well. As you know, the line holding the cage snaps and they descend 47 meters down.
Now we get more complaining from Lisa who says things like "why did I do this? I shouldn't have come here with you." Things happen, to make the plot move forward and just when I thought the movie was a waste of time, they throw a pretty interesting twist which made me somewhat happy.
Its a short movie so if you're bored and like shark films, I'd give it a shot purely because the ending doesn't disappoint.
5/10
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Train to Busan Review
This is only the second Korean film I've ever watched, (the first one being "OldBoy")and like "Oldboy" I enjoyed this quite a bit. The story is about a father who has a strained relationship with his young daughter, so much so the daughter wants to leave him and live with her mom instead. The daughter wants to ride the train by herself to Busan, the father decides he needs to go with her to try and save what little is left on his relationship with his daughter.
Once on the train the fun truly begins. The "zombies" are relentless and people turn quite quickly after being bitten which I thought was awesome. Another aspect of the zombies was when the train would go through tunnels, the zombies effectively go blind. When a group of survivors need to get through a few of the train cars they use this to their advantage but only have a certain amount of time before the train comes out of the tunnel.
You feel for the "good guys" and there are some comedic moments to relieve the tension with a few one liners here and there. One problem I had was towards the end, some of the decisions that were made by the protagonist weren't really smart compared to the others that were made earlier in the film. But just a minor blip in what was otherwise a fun and entertaining zombie movie. It's currently streaming on Netflix.
8/10
Once on the train the fun truly begins. The "zombies" are relentless and people turn quite quickly after being bitten which I thought was awesome. Another aspect of the zombies was when the train would go through tunnels, the zombies effectively go blind. When a group of survivors need to get through a few of the train cars they use this to their advantage but only have a certain amount of time before the train comes out of the tunnel.
You feel for the "good guys" and there are some comedic moments to relieve the tension with a few one liners here and there. One problem I had was towards the end, some of the decisions that were made by the protagonist weren't really smart compared to the others that were made earlier in the film. But just a minor blip in what was otherwise a fun and entertaining zombie movie. It's currently streaming on Netflix.
8/10
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