September 30, 2021 – Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage.

Alright. So, similar reasons I wasn’t 100% a fan of the first one carry on into this movie. But I kind of expected that, so that’s acceptable. It wasn’t bad. It was fun, had some laughs, was a bit more of that buddy cop vibe. It actually went by a lot faster than I thought it would.

Now, I will say that I have the same problem I had with DC’s Joker movie as with what I expected to happen with Cletus Kasady’s character. They did humanize him, and that’s not who he is. Both Joker and Carnage represent chaotic evil. There should never be any logical or rational explanation for the things they do. That’s not the point of characters like these. And they did add something to his story which was just not anything remotely close to how his character yet would be like. But eh.

I also think this movie should have been a hard R-rated horror thriller. Kasady’s character is one of the most twisted, demented, and horrifying characters in all of comics, and that’s without the Carnage symbiote. And I didn’t really see that side of him in this because it was PG-13. We get that he’s a serial killer, but the fear that one feels reading his character in the comics is emphasized by seeing what he does and reading what he says.

Also, as I said when he was cast, I don’t think Woody Harrelson was the right actor for this role. He did okay and was creepy and such, but it wasn’t how I would have expected the character to be portrayed. And the rating may have had to do with that too, but it never say right with me.

Other than those aspects of the movie, it wasn’t horrible. The story wasn’t that complicated and as I said, it went by quickly. There was also less time spent on the side characters. Not sure if that hurt or helped, but I just noticed that.

The most important part of this movie is:

Mid-credit scene: Um. YES. Holy crap, yes. This made the whole movie worth it XD. I have my theories XD

End-credit scene: No

September 1, 2021 – Allllrighty! Shang-Chi. First off, a lot of action, and the choreography for the fights was brilliant!! A lot happened in the movie, the set up was done well, we get the lay of the land straight away (Certainly what should have been done with Iron Fist). The world shown to us is so expansive. We get pieces of the story that are slowly woven together as we progress.

I enjoyed all of the character also. The expected ones, and the unexpected ones…and the very unexpected ones. XD haha. Shang-Chi in the comics is a bit cocky and as well he should be, he’s the master of Kung fu. One of the best or the best hand-to-hand combat character in marvel (at least on earth). This certainly was a more relatable characterization. Katy (Awkwafina’s character) was also enjoyable. I was a little worried that she may be too much of a distraction, but she wasn’t. The humor that she gave and others worked well at every moment.

The story itself wasn’t too complicated to follow and each act seemed to flow well into the next. It was great to see a new property be brought to life in the MCU again ^__^ I’m happy they made this and hope that the success of this leads to Iron Fist and other similar characters getting their due. Can’t wait to see this again tomorrow!

Mid-credit scene: OMG Yes. XD (once you’ve seen it, talk to me about it!!)

End-credit scene: Indeed, and a little bit surprising, but not in a huge way. Good to know.

August 7, 2021 – The Suicide Squad!

I very much enjoyed it! XD I’m happy James Gunn got everyone he asked for to be in this movie in it. The deaths were cinematic, the utter chaos was utterly chaotic, there was heart and great humor, a good time was had.

The old and new characters were perfectly set up. I actually had forgotten for a bit there were more of them XD. Waller was scary as ever lol. The new characters were enjoyable and played off of each other quite well. The story was simple. They had a goal and that was mainly their focus. A couple side quests, but those were fun. The stuff from the trailers were mostly towards the beginning, some stuff later and close to the end, but nothing that really tells it all, as some trailers do.

I’m excited for the Peacemaker show next year and anything else that Gunn may or may not be working on also spinning out of this. We’ll see. (FYI season 1 of Peacemaker was AMAZING)

Mid-credit scene: Yes but it’s seconds after the title credit, so it’s more of a tag than a mid-credit scene. I also wasn’t surprised that it happened, but it was fun XD.

End-credit scene: Yes indeed ^__^ good stuff XD

All-in-all, I liked it a lot! And as I expected, it broke into my top 5 (7, two sets of ties) DC Films (DCEU) movie. ^__^

July 8, 2021 – Well hey there!

Time for my first movie reaction in a while XD. (it had been 3 months)

So, Black Widow. I very much enjoyed it XD as other have said, it defo has a spy/action movie feel. That makes sense considering Natasha’s character.

The other characters introduced were pretty cool. There weren’t many other characters besides the ones advertised, but I enjoyed them and their place in the story. I did enjoy Yelena Bolova quite a bit XD.

There were a few good moment that were callbacks to various things Natasha had done in other movies which I liked. Both physical and references.

The story was pretty much as expected. There’s a mission and they gotta go complete it. I enjoyed seeing the character development of Natasha. Her feelings towards what had happened thus far in her life were fleshed out.

The action scene were great as expected XD, the comedy was enjoyable too. And the emotional moment hit well.

Overall this was great. I still wish they’d released this around the time Spider-man Homecoming came out, but it is what it is. Connections to where we see her next we’re made.

Mid-credit scene: No

End-credit scene: Yes (didn’t surprise me that much, but it basically confirms what I expected was going on. And I’m so ready. I wonder who else? Hehe)

March 31, 2021 – Godzilla vs Kong.

That was a fun movie XD. Defo a movie I would have loved to see in theaters. We had the two stories run alongside each other the majority of the film till the apex (lol) of the story. Bits and pieces from the other three movies fit decently into this. I still would have loved content between these films, like an animated miniseries, or a couple comics just to connect a few more dots. But other than that, I enjoyed it.

As with literally every X vs Y movie, they eventually will something else. I don’t consider that a spoiler, because that’s literally how VS story-lines work. I do wish that part had lasted a bit longer. And I wish the two sets of cast would have interacted more at the end, but it made sense with how things were that they didn’t.

There is more of a dive into the history and origin of the Titans and that’s pretty cool ^__^ I liked that stuff a lot.

I think this movie had a better balance than the first Godzilla and maybe more than Godzilla 2 of monster screen time and human screen time. Or at least they cut it in a way where I didn’t feel like the human stuff overtook the monster stuff.

Generally I enjoyed this and I know that if this had been in theaters, there would have been mid or end-credit scenes. I suppose they choose to not do that for now till things go back to normal ish.

I hope we get more from this world. It’s a fun universe to watch. ^__^

OKAY, so, as I was posting comic posts and movie posts, I got mixed up when one movie was in Feb 2020 and this one was in march 2021. I didn’t notice the year and so I posted 7 movie posts way before they should have been posted. So, if somehow anyone saw this and others that disappeared and returned later, that’s why.

March 18, 2021 – So. The Snyder Cut. 4 hours/6 parts + THE EPILOGUE later.

Gonna be honest, it’s been a long time since I watched the theatrical cut. So, I can’t entirely remember most of how the theatrical cut happened. I realized the order of scenes were corrected, I know the extra scenes, and I know this isn’t canon to the DC films. I REALLY WISH this (or a version of it) had been the theatrical cut.

From how much I remember comparing the two cuts, I defo liked this much better. The story made so much more sense XD.

The added background scenes for Barry and Victor and the opening scene for Diana etc. made the story work so much better. Each character works more naturally. Barry had more to do, both he and Victor were very important to the plot. And Diana’s story and the Amazon’s story works SO MUCH BETTER.

The epilogue. Soooo much awesomeness. XD I really want the stories suggested during it to continue in canon.

But who knows, if this cut gets enough love, WB might make some changes. We can only hope. (thus far, in 2022, nope.)

In short, I enjoyed this cut SO much more than the theatrical cut.

#ForAutumn

February 6, 2020 – Birds. Of. Prey. ATFEOOHQ. Well, I definitely enjoyed it! It was fun as hell XD. A couple things I hoped would at least be there did happen, so, good good. There was a lot going on but it all eventually came together. I enjoyed the characterization of all the characters. There was one thing about Cassandra Cain that I hoped they’d do, but eh. There was one small allusion to it.

There was one reference to Suicide Squad, it’s short but obvious. I’m not sure how many people in the theater caught it, but I definitely noticed. There was also slight mention of all of her past (SS included) real quick.

I also enjoyed the music! Well placed. There were a lot of different than usual renditions of well known songs that it took me an extra second to recognize.

It was a fun movie. I enjoyed it more than SS definitely. Oh and the intro was enjoyable XD.

I feel like if there were a sequel to this, the characters would be able to be more themselves and I’d be happy to watch it. And it wouldn’t necessarily need Harley in it. Considering the end. But we’ll see what’s up with Harley in The Suicide Squad anyway (I can only assume it takes place after this).

There are no mid-credit nor end-credit scenes. There is an end-credit audio clip, but you really don’t need to be there for it. It’s just poking fun. Think the end of Ferris Buller but not like what Deadpool did with it.

Also this was the last movie I saw in theaters before the pandemic started.

December 18-19, 2019 – I bought the Star Wars marathon event passes again (like I did for The Force Awakens). All 9 movies!

The final episode of the Skywalker Saga. Wow.

SO MUCH HAPPENS. First of all, I loved it XD. Defo unexpected things. Good and bad. Enjoyed both. It does feel like an ending. 42 years in the making and seeing all the movies beforehand was nice. There are so many connections to other movies and answers given which people have been wondering about. Huge wow moments. Comedy was great. And the story, let’s just say, I’m glad I’ve read the books I’ve read.

Oh and the cameos were wonderful. And THOSE CAMEOS were the best. Keep your ears open. Gonna have to catch credits I missed the first time again. I do wish there were more specific cameos from things, but that’s alright XD.

All in all, I loved this ending to the saga. The crazy was crazy and, well, it was Star Wars. ^__^

May The Force be with you, Skywalker Saga, always.

November 22, 2019 – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. WOW. So, basically, the most feel-good, positivity-oriented movie ever. Also, very meta. I’d even say more meta then Deadpool XD. The way the story was told was both obvious and surprising. I loved it. It took me back to watching the show as a kid. I only knew that Mister Rogers started in the 60’s when I heard about this movie being made. So the episodes I saw when I was a kid were a little before this movie’s temporal setting.

Tom Hanks was amazing as Fred Rogers. I loved his portrayal. Hanks replicated Rogers’ mannerisms pretty well. The other main characters were also great. The other lead was a fantastic actor, his character had such a journey.

Seeing the sets of the show and the 90’s video camera footage replication was pretty cool too.

This film had so much heart. I feel like this is the type of movie the world needs. I’m really not at all exaggerating. Also, we need someone like Fred Rogers in the world again. Badly. Honestly, if shows like Mister Rogers, Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, Full House, and Andi Mack were constant in the lives of children, I believe that we’d have a lot more hope for future generations. Programs like those show younger audiences better ways of dealing with life. They were afraid to push the boundaries and focus on content that was labeled difficult or not appropriate for children’s programming.

All in all, a fantastic movie. I didn’t cry or anything, but it was emotional and I of course was hit with all the nostalgia. If you’re feeling down, see this movie.

There is a mid-credit scene that is actual Mister Rogers footage. So, stay for that.

November 13, 2019 – Charlie’s Angels.

So, I dunno how, but I never saw the original 70’s series or the first two movies. I’ll have to rectify that at some point.

But I enjoyed the movie. It was as you would expect from a action, adventure spy movie. Fast paced, funny, unexpected things done by unexpected people, etc. though, some things were predictable from the start, but eh, it was still a fun movie. Kristen Stewart’s character was hilarious, Naomi Scott’s was witty but also, new to everything so she was a bit all over. But I didn’t mind that. Ella Balinska’s character was confident and a little mysterious. The rest of the cast was enjoyable. Some cameos as would be expected at the start of the movie.

The end of the movie and some mid-credit scenes held a bunch more cameos. Both of the past and, honestly, unexpected ones where I was like wait, really??? They got them?? XD.

It was a fun movie ^__^