I just watched an disney animated movie called Home On The Range
I only really watched this one because I recently got obsessed with listening to one of the movies songs, Yodel-Idle-Adle-Oo. And i wanted to see how good the movie related to the song was. The short answer to that was not very good. The 3 main cows we’re hastily developed and they didn’t have much chemistry. Some of the jokes were very poor and very horny for some reason. and 2/3rds of the movie just kinda drag until Alameda’s villain song. Alameda and the Willie boys also couldve done with more screentime. But the final quarter of this movie is really fucking good for no goddamn reason at all. It’s got some of the better jokes, a great chase scene and a fun plot twist that helps with the development of one of the sidecharacters in a good way. so all in all i give it a 5.7 out 10, could’ve used more yodeling.
From the writer of John Wick, comes a new retired-assassin-kills-everyone film. Yeah, it feels very reminiscent of the Wick films, with the main character’s “job”, with the ever-escalating violence, with the ties to mob/mafia villains. I guess he really likes writing about assassins.
But, it’s a great fun time! Plus they do enough different that it becomes a great action film in its own right.
Bob Odenkirk plays ‘Hutch’, a family man bored of his life, who after failing to stop a home robbery, vows to make things right, and sends him coincidentally angering a Russian mob boss.
Things get wild. Lots of blood is spilled. The movie is written as a typical action movie with plenty of one-liners, and… yeah it’s what you’d expect. But it’s fun. And funny. They really show off a lot of silly, actiony moments that are pretty ridiculous but cool.
Props to Christopher Lloyd to show up at the end of the film just to walk around and shotgun people (and have a damn fun time doing it), and RZA for equally doing that with some fun stunts.
There’s even an epilogue and mid-credits scene that are clearly trying to set up a franchise here. We’ll see how long they can take it.
Just saw Spies in Disguise. The final Blue Sky movie before they closed down.
Will Smith plays Lance Sterling, the best secret agent in the world and Tom Holland plays Walter Beckett, his gadget man. Where Lance, who after an accident with one of Walter’s gadgets, transforms into a pigeon.
It was enjoyable, though has some issues with a slow beginning, and the body-transformation plot getting a bit old near the end, and some of the jokes are a bit silly and childish.
The middle stuff, when it picks up into the main conflict/plot, is a lot of fun. They blend in a lot of mature humour into this film and it flows naturally, as well as some slapstick that doesn’t go too overboard. I also liked how it subverted the usual trope of how many people usually die by the good guy’s hand in these espionage stories, focusing on Walter’s drive to find peaceful ways to dispatch foes. The “rubberizer” gadget that turns people into a total malleable blob of a person had really impressive animation.
It’s good, but I’d give it a 6.5/10.
Fun fact: it was based on this short film called “Pigeon: Impossible”. Doesn’t really have much to do with transforming into pigeons, but it is about a secret agent dealing with a pigeon causing hijinks. (Also the agent is called Walter Beckett, so that’s probably a nice reference the film did in its honour.)
Great movie. Definitely the best one out of the homecoming trilogy. The level of quality seems to have jumped a great amount compared to the previous film. Here goes a few spoilers:
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The beginning was quite okay. It straight up continues from where Far From Home’s after credit scene ends. The return of J. Jonah Jameson was quite funny and fitting for the given scenario. When Peter goes to Dr. Strange for help I felt like some of Strange’s scenes were a bit out of character. Him acting a bit careless when asked to do a spell and basically responding with “yeah ok gotcha fam” was strange (get it? ).
Then the villians came. I liked how the old school villians were shown in their respected comic form. Goblin with the hood, electro with the on his face, etc. Doc Ock’s intro felt a bit random to me, but alas. Every single one of them was a blast to look at. I’m really fond of Willem Dafoe’s portrayal of goblin. His acting was sensational and I loved how they gave him the prostethic teeth like in the old spiderman. Halfway through it was pretty clear he was made the main ‘main-villian’ of the movie when he killed aunt May. Though it struck me as weird how right after he killed her he dissappeared until right near the end of the movie where he was saved.
Jamie Foxx also delivered a stunning performance as Electro. His role was greatly written to achieve all the full potential of his character. I felt like the lizard and sandman were a bit lacking here. That’s the problem you’ll get when you (re)introduce too many characters who need to have a spot on the podium but don’t have enough time for it. Still loved their presence, if only it was for nostalgia’s sake.
Now what made the movie a true masterpiece for me: unexpected cameos. Tobey and Andrews spiderman. Words cannot describe how cool it was to see three different spidermen, from which two childhood icons, fight next to each other to beat the fantastic villians. I loved the chemistry between the 3 and it made up for some hilarious sequences. The nostalgia train was on full speed during the second half of the movie and it brought a tear to my eye. These are things from your wildest dreams and you can’t imagine it actually happens until it does. People were clapping and cheering in the theatre. So incredible.
But the best cameo for me: Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil). Even though he had only 3-ish minutes of screen time, it was still special enough to make my fanboy heart skip a beat. I had seen the Daredevil series only a few months back and spent my entire summer vacation watching the red vigilante. I already pissed my pants when Wilson Fisk made his return in Marvel’s Hawkeye, but seeing Matt return as Peters lawyer was 10/10 for me. Honestly really gratefull Marvel respects the Netflix series like they do.
All in all a fantastic movie. Full of action and heartwarming moments. You should really see this if you’re a spiderman fan. It may be one of the best one’s out there. I’d rate it a 8,5/10. Would be a 10 if the villians weren’t introduced in such a sudden, random way.
Unhinged.
An engaging and fun 90 minute film. Would recommend. The idea of mental traffic recurring throughout is both realistic and unrealistic. Then again it’s a film…
Edit: movie or film whatever you call it
Recently had my first outing with My Bloody Valentine 1981 this past Valentines Day fittingly.
Canadian Horror has been something of a mixed bag for me since it over saturated the Slasher sub genre back in the 80’s by putting horror with holidays of sorts after the success of Halloween.
Unfortunately what I didn’t know when going in to this was the two versions that exist that being the Uncut Version and the Theatrical release. To provide context the film basically got a lot of cuts due to the MPAA hammering down on violence in cinema after the release of Friday The 13th, so throughout the film during any kills it cuts away to after the deed or to a completely different film which is noticeable if you have the foresight that being the Uncut Version.
With that being said despite the issues that the theatrical cut has I enjoyed the film for what it was with characters that feel real outside of the female lead and the love triangle associated with her where no chemistry existed between the two men and her. As for everyone else thought it does.
The ending was for me chilling since it ends rather bleak with the Killer disappearing and vowing to return, as his manic screams lead into the credits with a ballad made specifically for the film by the person who composed its score.
I recommend this to people who have a interest in horror since it’s honestly one of those films not a lot of people talk about during a period dominated by Slasher Icons.
The King’s Man was a very entertaining (and educational-ish?) action-espionage film.
I’ve only ever seen the first Kingsman film, but the idea of throwing it into the era of the First World War was a really nice choice. Letting it use its eye-catching choreography in a whole new setting, while pulling from other genres.
Ralph Fiennes plays Orlando, a British duke of Oxford who must try to end World War 1, after a secret cabal of assassins and spies threaten to ensure Britain’s defeat. He is helped by his genius servants Shola (Djimon Hounsou) and Polly (Gemma Arterton), as well as being forced to protect his son Conrad (Harris Dickinson) from wanting to enter the war.
The film uses a fictional interpretation of history, weaving real events into its admittedly very silly action-movie script. (The evil moustache-twirling antagonist is only ever seen from behind for 80% of the film. They really dont want you to know who plays him.)
I honestly got a bit of a fun history lesson from watching this (as i looked up Wikipedia articles on my phone.)
Important WWI characrers in the film often die in the same manner they did in real life, but just fit to what’s in this story instead.
It's pretty interesting how they inserted real elements into it
The way Franz Ferdinand dies is mostly accurate, with a failed grenade bombing and the group passing by the actual assassin later in a café. I never knew that. (I also didn’t really enjoy History class in High School )
One stand-out moment is in a subplot in the film, which has such a dark and jaw-dropping moment, but still fits the World War 1 themes it tries to cling onto. It was really shocking and depressing for this kind of film.
Overall, I really enjoyed it and if you’ve even slightly liked any of the two Kingsman films before, and want a stylish action movie, this is a pretty good one! 8/10.
Jacob (Steven Yeun) and Monica (Han Ye-ri), two immigrant Korean parents, move their family from the big city to rural Arkansas so Jacob can build a farm.
But it’s hard work for everyone to acclimate, especially when the grandmother (Youn Yuh-jung) moves in too.
A very pretty, moving drama film that has a really engaging Korean script, with few lines in English. Cool to see Steven Yeun flex his fluent Korean roots, too, since he’s pretty well-known as an American actor.
I’ve heard of a Korean film he’s been in that’s gotten good reviews called Burning, so I want to track that down too.
RIP male chicks by the way. If you know, you know.
Watched Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time. Filmmaker Bob Weide was given authorization to make a Vonnegut documentary in 1982. A friendship developed between the two men and he spent forty years trying to figure out how to put the movie together. The result is a fairly standard biography with a nice Vonnegut-style meta-ness to it.
Most of the ground it covers is probably pretty well known by the people (like me) who would be drawn to a Vonnegut documentary, but it’s cool to see some old home movies of his sister Alice and the bombing of Dresden is always heartbreaking.
The film itself is not anything revolutionary, but it’s well made and entertaining and spending two hours with Kurt Vonnegut is never a waste of time.
Nah seriously in complete defiance of everything Kurt stood for you can see the doco on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and other streaming services according to a quick search.
We’ll see how long they can take it.
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on his face, etc. Doc Ock’s intro felt a bit random to me, but alas. Every single one of them was a blast to look at. I’m really fond of Willem Dafoe’s portrayal of goblin. His acting was sensational and I loved how they gave him the prostethic teeth like in the old spiderman. Halfway through it was pretty clear he was made the main ‘main-villian’ of the movie when he killed aunt May. Though it struck me as weird how right after he killed her he dissappeared until right near the end of the movie where he was saved.
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