September 26, 2023 (advanced screening)

Well, that was a fantastic movie. I expected no less. The story was as the trailers suggested, so not a surprise there. But it was very well crafted. It went by faster than I thought it would. There were some twists and turns, which I enjoyed.

The cast was, of course, amazing. Whether they were the main cast of the side characters or the extras, everyone was brilliant. The emotions each character was feeling was accurately portrayed.

The visuals were stunning too. The scoop was cast and you really feel the world which is being shown to us. And the music was perfect, I hadn’t realized that it was Hans Zimmer. So, that makes sense.

It was certainly a powerful movie. I definitely suggest it.

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Mid-credit scene: Nope

End-credit scene: Nope

August 17, 2023-

This was such a fun movie! I enjoyed it a lot. The cast did an amazing job. All the characters felt like people and not just characters. Of course there are some very comicbook choices, but that’s fine.

The story wasn’t too complicated, it flowed well and was well-paced. I will say that some of the sound design was a bit loud and that covered some of the dialogue in the louder scenes. And some of the funny or lead-up scenes from the trailers hit a bit less in the movie, but I didn’t mind that as much.

It was weird not to see the DC intro like in the rest of the DC movies, but since this takes place in the new DCU but is t supposed to start it, that’s an understandable choice. It certainly felt like it’s own movie and didn’t overtly feel (narrative-wise) like it needed to lead to another movie.

I enjoyed the themes in the movie and the little Easter eggs here and there. The family was so well done. I hope we get more from them in the future.

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Mid-credit scene: Yes. This hints at the future for the characters. I am excited to see what that’s about. what it’s related to is a little bit predictable, but I didn’t mind that at all. And I wonder if it may also connect to another already announced project. We’ll see I guess!

End-credit scene: Yes. Sort of. It’s not necessary to stay as it’s more of a gag scene, but if you want to, go for it.

Well, as one would expect, this was such a fun movie! Pretty fast-paced, adventurous, funny, and just a good time.

The cast was great. The kids did really well as the turtles, and thus, a good choice. Jackie Chan did a great job as Splinter, I’m happy to see him in something again. The rest of the cast was so good that honestly even though there were big names in the roles, I didn’t really hear them as the actors at all. I just enjoyed the characters.

I did miss a bit of the beginning, so I’ll have to wait till I see the movie again, but I didn’t miss too much. The plot was pretty straight-forward. I liked the introduction to all the characters. It was a fun coming of age kind of movie plus all the action. I will say I wish there was a bit more time spend on the home-life aspect. But even so, I understood what was being felt by the characters. Though maybe o felt like that because whenever I’ve seen the TMNT, there is a lot of focus on the home-life.

The art style is very comic book and very busy, but so much fun to watch. I loved the animation, the movement of the characters and the environment was very well-done. Oh, and the music was well-placed too. And so many pop-culture references! Haha.

I’m happy that this movie is getting spin-offs and sequels. I’m excited to see more from this iteration of the TMNT.

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Mid-credit scene: Yes. A little bit of epilogue and hinting at the future.

End-credit scene: Nope.

July 20, 2023-

That was a wonderful movie!

There was heart and humor and depth. As always, the cast did a fantastic job at portraying Barbie’s and Ken’s and other dolls and characters. Margot Robbie was just brilliant in this role. And I was reminded that Anne Hathaway was originally marked for this role and I think she would have done just as amazing a job. Ryan Gosling’s Ken role was seemingly monotone, but there were little wisps of depth hidden underneath. It would have been nice to have some more focus on some of the other Barbie’s and Ken’s, but that’s mainly because some of the other cast members were actors who I really enjoy seeing.

The movie was just under 2 hours but honestly, it didn’t feel like it to me, when it was over I was like oh, it’s been two hours, right, I forgot it was that long.

The plot was both surprising and expected, and still fantastic. I wasn’t quite sure what was going to happen once most of what the trailers had shown had passed, but once I caught on to where things were heading, I was excited to get there and see how it was going to play out.

Some audience members in the theater had great reactions to particular moments and one girl who yelled WHAT!? when everyone else was silent. It was a good moment for that, haha.

There are certainly many points trying to be made and I think they were made well and hopefully people will take them to heart in the future. It is a bit heavy-handed on some points but I think that is good and those scenes needed to be as descriptive as they were and hit as hard as they did.

I most definitely recommend watching this movie regardless of how you feel about Barbie as a brand. As the trailers have suggested, that is all addressed.

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Mid-credit scene: No, but stay for the animated credits, it’s a nice bit of history.

End-credit scene: Nope

July 11 –

Wow, that was a wonderful movie. I mean it’s Pixar. Of course it was. But yeah, the story was fantastic, the music was amazing. I loved the art design of the characters and the world itself. Everything from the city to the food to various items in the world were designed in a way that worked with each of the elemental types.

And as usual, Pixar made me tear up. The emotional moments hit perfectly. And of course the cast did a brilliant job. I was invested in all the characters. It just was a wonderful movie. I’m glad I went to the theater to see it. I would certainly enjoy a sequel.

Mid-credit scene: No, but the animated credits added to the story. I always love when Pixar movies do that.

End-credit scene: Nope

July 11, 2023 –

These next three posts will be a bit different than my usual movie posts. I hadn’t been able to see any of these three movies when they came out so I decided to have a triple feature today XD. I know two of these came out last month, so some have seen some of these already.

This was such a fun movie!! The cast was amazing!! The humor was of course crude and hilarious. The plot was decent, the story had some twists and turns. Just wow. I laughed so much! And it had a lot of heart too. Certain moments had me tearing up.

Congratulations to everyone involved in this movie. I will enjoy watching this again whenever I’m able to see it again. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, go for it!!

Mid-credit scene: Nope.

End-credit scene: Nope.

June 29, 2023-

So, first off, I enjoyed the movie a lot. It’s been a while since I rewatched any of the other movies, I probably should have done so just to catch any references to the past, but that’s fine. Some people have said that it felt as long as it was, and for me, I didn’t really feel the length of time. But I attribute that to it being so long since I’ve been in this world again. Whenever there are long gaps between movies within a franchise, I always love just diving into the world again. I missed the characters and the music and the adventure.

Everyone did a fantastic job acting. Harrison Ford was as wonderful as ever. I certainly feel like he enjoyed being Indy. Phoebe Waller-bridge was enjoyable also. Though I would have liked a little bit more character development for her character. But I did enjoy her scenes. She’s a very expressive actor, and that is certainly helpful when there’s a lot going on in scenes. And the actor who played her sidekick, Teddy, was also fun to watch. Congrats to Ethann Isidore. Mads Mikkelsen was a great villain. He’s good at these kinds of roles. He was always in command of his scenes.

The story was pretty much what most Indy stories are, get the thing that the antagonists want to use for nefarious purposes before they do. There were also multiple locations across the world which was fun. Returning characters were enjoyable. The third act was very well-done, I thought. Everything was brought together and there were certainly some unexpected little twists.

I had fun watching this movie and I think it was a nice send-off for Harrison in the role. I am excited to see what else he decides to act in in the future. I know the next movie I expect to see him in is the next Captain America movie replacing William Hurt.

Mid-credit scene: Nope.

End-credit scene: Nope.

June 12, 2023- Early screening

Holy crap. That was insane.

Okay, first off, I love this movie. There was a lot that was expected, and a lot that was unexpected. The cast did a fantastic job. The humor, the intense emotional scenes, the action, etc. was all done brilliantly. Also, it was a small cast, which helped I think.

The story was as expected essentially with a few twists here and there. And the time travel theory was different than most, so that brought new ideas to mind. Things pretty much follow what you’d think they would if your know the general plot of the Flashpoint event. But then things get even more out there. The out there stuff? Woah.

Of course the action was amazing for all the characters. The fights and the running were so well done. The fighting of each character was so specific and well shot. With so many speedsters in various comic movies and shows, it would be challenging to make things look different. And I think they did well with that. This probably would look pretty great in IMAX 3D.

The cameos? Spectacular. Some expected, others, not in a millions years did I think we’d see some of these. When the Arrowverse did their version of Crisis on Infinite Earths, I was extremely impressed with the level of and number of cameos they put in there. That still is one of my favorite realizations of a multiverse. But how they did things here was in such a creative way. I certainly hoped we’d see more, and I know that specifically, Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen was initially going to have a cameo, but that idea was dropped or cut. It’s unfortunate, but it happens.

This was just such a fun movie. The first half has hits a lot of humor, and the second half is quite intense and dramatic, but I think it worked well. Are there a couple small plot threads that have yet to be touched upon? Yes. And that excites me! There are a couple elements of Barry’s story that weren’t included in this, or at least, not yet, so, we’ll see what the future holds.

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Mid-credit scene: No, but the animated credits are technically part of the movie, you’ll see. It’s fun.

End-credit scene: Yes. Also a fun scene. Points to something else going on. I hope we get to that at some point.

June 7, 2023 – Advance Screening

This was definitely a fun movie. I will say I still hold Bumblebee at the top of my Transformers movie list, but this one was enjoyable.

I loved seeing the Maximals. The designs looked great both in beast form and in maximized form. The Autobots looked as good as they always do. And the Terracons looks menacing and sleek. I did want more time with the Maximals though. I think one of them maybe spoke once? But eh, it’s not a big detractor.

The human characters were likable. I do wish there was a little bit more time with a couple of them. But I got what I needed from them character-building-wise.

The story was relatively simple. Get this, prevent this. I do wish there was a bit more fleshing out of story. And maybe a bit more threat level from the Terracons. Though if these are still canon with the first movies, then I guess they can’t get too big since most human interactions with the Transformers was around the 2000’s.

The fight scenes were of course very well done. This certainly would have looked good in 3D. And the human within the fight scenes were good too. They always do the fighting between the combatants brilliantly.

All the locations were great. The filming locations in Peru was beautiful. It was very nice to see the culture factoring into things at times.

Surprisingly, I feel like it went by too fast! I wanted more time with some of the characters. But maybe that’s just because I would have enjoyed a movie with only the Maximals in it or something with fewer characters to focus on certain ones.

I always feel like it’s difficult to do ensemble movies when you have human and non-human characters. For example, Godzilla. The balance between monster fights and human plot is delicate. Bumblebee maybe was as good as it was because it was mainly two characters, and the plot was focused on them. Maybe Transformer movies should focus on one or two bots with some kind of plot. That way we don’t have to be introduced to characters each movie that we barely know about. I’m not sure really. But I certainly don’t say that meaning that this wasn’t an enjoyable film, it was.

Basically, this was a fun movie with some heart and lots of action. I do hope that this leads to something more in the future. It certainly seems to suggest something more.

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Mid-credit scene: Yes. This is the aforementioned suggesting of something more. Also quite an unexpected something. Strap in, y’all! *There is one other scene that I was reminded of, but I can’t remember if it was another mid-credit scene or an end-credit one. It’s just a fun one.

End-credit scene: Nope*. Though, if anyone stays during a normal showing, as this was an advanced screening, and there was something added, let me know!

June 1, 2023

Holy crap. I’m till reacting to it. I’m literally typing while sitting in the theater. That was amazing.

So much happened. It started off similarly but differently. Things went fast after the main characters got reintroduced.

I’ve missed these worlds so much! Miles and Gwen are as wonderful as ever. A little time has passed for them. The voice cast in general was amazing, I certainly can’t wait to scroll through the entire cast and see how mm voices I missed. And of course, the same goes for when I will be able to pause the movie and look at EVERY SINGLE spider-person in this movie, because, wow. I did my best to recognize many of them, but it was quite a lot. Some are definitely ones I was happy to see.

The story has a lot of heart as we would expect from a sequel to the first movie. Family and life and love and just all of the important things are a web throughout this movie for all the characters.

There is happiness and darkness and laughs and just so much of everything you would want in the movie. The first movie was just the first step into a larger world. This one was the next few steps. I can’t wait for Beyond the Spider-verse comes at us next year. But until then, this movie will certainly last for multiple viewings.

Glorious. And of course I have to mention the art and how it blew me away. Everywhere we went and everything we saw and hear was just visualized beautifully. You must see this in a theater.

I loved this movie. And it didn’t feel long, in fact, when it ended, I was like noooo! Haha. Speaking of the ending, it was a bit of a surprise.

Mid-credit scene: Of sorts.

End-credit scene: Nope, didn’t really need it.