Lilo and Stitch Review

 

Lilo and Stitch Review.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary and I thought I might do a review for this film to celebrate 20 years of this film. It was the last good Disney animated film until Princess and the Frog. 

The film focuses on Stitch, whose alien and the experiment code name is 626. He's only meant to destroy anything he sees, and he's super intelligent too. 

The film focuses on Lilo wh,o is a young girl who lost her parents in a car accident and has no friends. She only has her older sister Nani a former surfer champion who gave up her career to raise her younger sister. Now the two don't get along, but this film is about family, finding your home, and sisterhood something, the director of this film called out Frozen for saying they did it first. 

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It's true if you think about it. Lilo and Stitch did it first, and the film director had every right to call them out for that. 

Now getting back to the review in the film, Stitch escapes from being executed and hunted down by his creator Jumba and an alien named Pleaky. The film has great animation, especially how the ocean is made in animation. It looks so natural. The characters in the movie are great and very relatable too because it's about family, struggling to support everyone you love. Also, in the film, Lilo might get taken away because the social worker Cobra Bubbles doesn't think Nani is fit to raise Lilo without a full-time job she struggles with getting or keeping. He's not a bad guy. He knows Nani is trying, but he believes this is what's best for Lilo if she lived in a foster home. 

Also, there is Nani's friend David, a surfer, who wants to help her and date them because he's in love with Nani. 

The film also has some excellent action scenes, funny moments, good fight scenes, and moments in the movie that will make you cry, like when Stitch goes outside with the Ugly Duckling and says 

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This scene made many people cry; even my mom cried watching this scene.

The film's villain in the movie is Captain Gantu, who basically if you think about it, the guy was just doing his job, but it gets out of hand, and he loses his job. That's why he's one of the main villains in the spin-offs and sequels. 

Ohana. 

Nobody gets left behind.

Love that quote. 

At the film's end, Stitch finds his home and his family with Lilo and Nani because he learns he doesn't have to destroy anything like his program. Also, Jumba decides to join the family with Pleaky and agrees to work with Stitch. The film ends on a good note and shows everyone being a family. That's what Lilo and Stitch are about: family and the struggles of having or wanting a family. 

The cast in this film did a great job voicing their characters, like Chris Sanders as Stitch (Who also directed this film.) Daveigh Chase as Lilo (It's hard to believe she's 32 now, and she played the Ring.) Tia Carrere as Nani (Who I met once at a comic con, she's very nice.) Ving Rhames as Cobra Bubbles, Kevin McDonald as Pleaky, the late David Ogden Stiers as Jumba, Jason Scott Lee as David, and Kevin Michael Richardson as Captain Gantu.   

I give Lilo and Stitch an 8 out of 10. It's a great film to watch, and it was one of the last great animated films from Disney in the 2000s because they didn't really come out with anything significant till 2009. It's a classic, and you can watch the sequel films and the tv show. Also, this film is getting a live-action remake, so they might ruin it, but hey, I hear Chris Sanders is coming back to voice Stitch, so that's good just hope it works. That's my review. Let me know what you think. Let? 

  

Hercules Review

 

My Review of Hercules 

In celebration of 25 years of one of my favorite Disney films, Hercules, here is my review of it.

I love this film because it is so much fun to watch and it's an excellent film. It's a feel-good film. The film tells the story of Hercules, except it's not faithful to the mythology is way too dark and pretty sad. They had to change much from the source material. 

In Greek Mythology, Hercules had to do twelve labors after killing his wife and children because of Hera.

The story is much darker, and yeah, look it up. I find the character of Hercules to be a really good lead, and we can all relate to his character just trying to be accepted for who he is and seeing where he belongs. 

Most people like this version of Hercules because we can all relate to him and his struggles. Also, we love that song. I can go the distance. It's such a great song. 

The film is about Hercules, whose trying to become a true hero, and the film deals with those themes. What makes a hero a hero, and what is a true hero? In the movie, Hercules is treated like an outcast because of his god's strength and wants people to accept him. So his dad Zeus tells him to get trained by Phil, voiced by the legendary Danny Devito. 

Disney, you better bring back Danny as Phil for the live-action remake. He owns that role. Phil is one of the best characters in the film because he is voiced by Danny Devito, and he's just so funny and so much fun to watch.

Hercules trains under Phil, and of course, he meets Meg, who should be a Disney princess because she is fantastic. If you think about it, Meg is the real hero of the story because I remember watching a review, and someone pointed out that Meg is actually the hero, representing what a true hero is. The more you think about it, Meg is the story's real hero. For example, she gave her soul to Hades to save her ex-boyfriend, she refused to help Hades, whose a god, and she sacrificed her life to save Hercules resulting in him getting his super strength back. I remember watching a review of Hercules; The reviewer pointed this out, and she was right. The more I think about it, Meg is the film's real hero. 

Of course, the best character in the whole film is Hades, played by James Woods.

Hades is the best character in this film, and you can't help but want to root for him. Like, he's so likable, and he's so funny too. 

Hades is one of my favorite Disney villains because I find him so much fun to watch on screen. He is so entertaining, and he is the best thing in this whole film. Many movie fans have admitted they routed for this guy to win because he's just so likable. It's also funny because, in Greek Mythology, Hades was actually the nicest god out of all the Greek gods. Zeus was an asshole and total player who slept with countless women and men.

The film's animation is excellent and well made; the fight scene between Hercules and the Hydra was epic and suspenseful. The characters in the movie are fantastic, and the story is good but does have some issues but still like, I love this film. It's from childhood. The songs are memorable, like Go the Distance, Zero to Hero, One Last Hope, A Star Is Born, and I Won't Say I'm in Love. Great songs.

The movie has the Muses as the film's narrators, and these ladies have excellent singing voices. After all, they are goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of heroes. I love the song they sing, Zero to Hero. 

Hercules and Meg in this version have a happier ending while in the mythology, not really. 

I really enjoy this film a lot, and it's an excellent film to watch any day. I love this film. 

I give it an 8 out of 10. It's a beautiful film, but if you are more of a fan of the actual mythology of Marvel's Hercules, that's fine. 

Guy will Direct the film. 

Russo Brothers will produce and write the film.

Also, let's hope the live-action remake will be good, but knowing the past live-action remakes might suck. I like the idea of the Russo Brothers being involved, and they announced Guy Ritchie will direct it. I just hope it's better than the Aladdin remake. Still, if I were to cast the characters in the films, here's who I would cast. 

Cameron Monaghan as Hercules 

Liz Gillies as Meg

Danny Devito as Phil (I mean, come on, he's the only one who could play the role.)

Nicolas Cage as Hades (Hades was hard casting.)

Russell Crowe as Zeus (I Know he's playing Zeus in Thor but hey, why not.), but

Miranda Otto as Hera

Keegan Michael Key and Charlie Day as Pain and Panic 

The Muses 

Beyonce as Calliope 

Tracee Ellis Ross as Clio

Yvette Nicole Brown as Thalia

 Zendaya as Terpsichore 

Tessa Thompson as Melpomene

Tate Donovan as Amphitryon and Susan Egan as Alceme 

(The voice actors as Hercules and Meg sound like a fun idea.)

Let me know what you think. 

Also, I hope you liked my review and Happy 25 years of Disney Hercules. 

Top Gun Maverick Review

 

Top Gun Maverick Review

So I saw Top Gun Maverick, and here's my review of it...I loved it. This was such a great film, and I had a blast watching it. This is the long-awaited sequel to Top Gun from 1986. I had such a blast with this film. I mean, the cast of this film is fantastic. Tom Cruise does such a great job returning as Maverick. Val Kilmer comes back in the movie. He is one of the best characters in the film, and seeing him again was excellent. He delivers one of the best performances in the movie. The other cast, like Miles Teller, does a great job as Rooster, son of Goose like he did such a great job with the role. The rest of the cast, like Jennifer Connelly, was excellent as always, Monica Barbaro was great, and Glen Powell was great, as everyone in this film was great. 

Tom Cruise will be 60 this year, and he still looks good for his age.

This film is fun, and it's a feel-good movie full of incredible action, great acting, and astonishing sound effects. I had such a great time with this film and recommend it to everyone. I give this film an 8 out of 10 and A. Go see this film it's so much fun, and you will have a great time. ,

Hustle Review

 

Hustle Review

So I saw the movie Hustle. Here is my review of it...I liked it a lot. It was terrific, and like Uncut Gems, it proves Adam Sandler needs to do more films like this. This movie was good, and I love basketball, and it's a great basketball film. Like Adam Sandler did a great job in the movie, like when he does more serious films because he can be a great actor. Also, this film has a lot of famous NBA players making cameos in the filmmaking, so you will like that. Overall I really did enjoy this film a lot, and I hope Adam Sandler does more movies like this in the future. I give Hustle an 8 out of 10.  

How Marvel should have made Moon Knight.

 

So after Marvel Studios Moon Knight series like Shang, Black Widow, and Eternals, here's how I think Marvel should have made Moon Knight. To be honest, I can't get into this show because it's not what I wanted it to be. I wanted a Batman-style show for this character with some Netflix Daredevil. 

Moon Knight could have been something more epic, but instead, the show was goofy at times; it did give the character a proper origin; I hated how they made Steven a gift shop seller instead of a billionaire, they got rid of his supporting cast, and I felt they just wasted so many good ideas with this character.

For the record, I think Oscar Issac and the cast did a good job. I just feel like they could have been better written. Especially the character of Moon Knight himself and his three personalities. 

Here's how I think Marvel should have made Moon Knight. 

10. Like current Marvel films and shows, they did a bait and switch.

The character of Layla is a new character replacing Marlene, his original love interest in the comics, basically becoming an Avatar of one of the Egyptian gods. The show does another bait and switch. They have her more of the star of the show than Moon Knight. This is a trait I can't stand that Marvel Studios keeps doing. They got to stop doing this focus on your main character and stop giving them a forced co-lead unless it's done right. I have nothing against the actress May Calamawy. She did an excellent job in the role of Layla. 

9. The comedy felt forced.

Most MCU movies have a lot of jokes that work and don't work. Moon Knight's jokes felt forced, and they didn't need to be there. Like Moon Knight's jokes and comedy just don't work at all. It didn't have forced humor. If you want to have jokes in the show, that's fine but make sure it fits the story and doesn't feel forced. 

8. Shadow Knight could have been teased as a future villain.

Shadow Knight is Marc's brother Randall Spector, and he is one of Moon Knight's most dangerous foes. They could have mentioned him in the show and maybe set him up as Shadow Knight. We learned he killed Marc's first girlfriend and backstabbed him too. Randall could have been teased as a big foe he would face off in the show's last season if it went on for three seasons. I was not a big fan of them killing him off as a kid. It ruins his whole arc from the comics. Although knowing Marvel, they will bring back Shadow Knight in a future season or movie.

If I was making the show besides giving it a Batman-style with some Daredevil and Punisher vibes. The first season's villain would have been Bushman, the second season Black Spectre and Stain Glass Scarlet, and the final season would be Shadow Knight and the Cult of Khonshu. 

7. There was no need to cut his original supporting cast. 

In the comics, Moon Knight's supporting cast is Marlene Alraune, Frenchie, Crawley, Detective Flint, Nedda, Samuels, Gena Landers, and her sons Ray and Rickey. They were cut from the show and replaced with other characters, which I feel was a mistake now, the showrunner did say that there were hints of them in future seasons, but I feel like there was no reason to do that. Getting rid of Moon Knight's supporting cast is a huge mistake, and I know some will say some of them are too much like Batman's supporting cast, but they really aren't. That was a big mistake on Marvel's part. They should have kept them like Frenchie could have been Marc's best friend, and Marc meets Marlene after her father is captured by Bushman, and Bushman kills Marlene's father. Marc dies but is saved by the Cult of Knhshou, and Marlene knows he's Moon Knight and helps him fight crime. It feels wrong they got rid of his supporting cast in the comics. 

6. Bushman should have been the villain of the first season. 

Bushman is Moon Knight's arch enemy. He's also his Joker, in a way. Bushman is the Joker if he was a warlord. Now the showrunner of Moon Knight said the character was too similar to Kilmonger, but he's wrong. Like I said before, Bushman is more Joker than Kilmonger, and Kilmonger wouldn't kill children or kill countless people for no reason. Bushman and Kilmonger are very different characters. They might be bad guys, but Bushman is more Joker than Kilmonger. 

Now I know the show couldn't adapt the face rip-off scene, but they could have done something like he already has a twisted and scary face. Like Bushman, he took part in a ritual that would make him more powerful. Ethan Hawke's character is a gripping villain, but I feel like he could have been used for the second season. 

5. They should have given the character a more faithful origin story.

Moon Knight's origin is that Marc Spector is a former navy soldier, now merc. He became a merc for hire with his best friend, Frenchie. They met with Raul Bushman, a war criminal. Bushman kills Marlene's father, and Marc sees what a monster Bushman is and fights him but is killed. However, he is brought to the temple of Khnoshu, is brought back to life, and becomes Moon Knight and the avatar of Khnoshu. The show should have given him a proper origin story because he's got a good origin, and it's not like Batman's, for the record. Moon Knight may be Marvel's Batman, but he is very different. 

4. They should have done the split three personalities better.

Moon Knight has a dissociative identity disorder. For example, Marc is a mercenary, Steven is a billionaire businessman, and Jake is a cap driver. Each personality is different and serves a purpose in helping Moon Knight fight crime. Marc is Moon Knight when he goes to fight crime as well. Marc knows about old foes from merc days; Marc deals with the middle class and enemies from his past. Steven is used to finding corruption and villains in the upper class, and Jake is a cap driver who sees the corrupted and villains in the lower class. See, this is how all three of these characters work. We should have gotten something like this we did with the show, but instead, the character of Steven is a gift shop salesman, which was stupid, and it just ruins what Moon Knight was doing with his three personalities. In the show, we should have Marc come up with the idea of using his disorder to help fight criminals like Steven deals with the upper class while Jake deals with the lower class. 

3. The show should not have given Moon Knight supernatural powers. 

The costume I liked, along with the Mister Knight costume, my problem is they give the character supernatural powers like Spawn. In the comics, Moon Knight may be the avatar of Khnoshu, but he's got his own tech, weapons, and skills in all forms of combat. The show does the opposite giving him supernatural powers to summon his suit. My cousin was unhappy with how they made Mister Knight in the show. I can't blame him, for he is a huge Moon Knight fan. They made him such a weak character with Steven. They wasted so many opportunities with this character. What makes Moon Knight cool is he's like Batman mixed with Rorschach. 

2. The show should have been darker, bloody, and more serious. 

Moon Knight is a violent superhero, and let me tell ya if Netflix made Moon Knight first, you would have gotten a bloodier, more violent, like a Dark Knight level mixed with Netflix Daredevil tv show. Disney, we know, doesn't do that despite them having shows like Daredevil, Punisher, and more of the Netflix shows now on their network. They still failed to give us a dark and gritty Moon Knight series. This could have been the MCU giving hardcore fans a darker and more serious show. Fans wanted a darker and gritty Moon Knight adaption. We didn't get that, but who knows, things change maybe in the future.,

 

1. Moon Knight could have been Marvel's answer to a Batman. 

Moon Knight could have been Marvel's answer to a Batman in their universe. Marvel could have made this their Batman because Moon Knight was inspired by Batman, but he's Batman with a dissociative identity disorder. Moon Knight could have been a significant game-changer because he would be like, wow, the MCU is getting darker and more grounded. Moon Knight could have been Marvel's answer for their own Batman. But of course, they don't go too dark and gritty because of Disney. Moon Knight, I feel like Marvel just wasted a great idea. If you look at the film The Batman, that is a film I think Marvel Studios needs to look at it for inspiration on how to do a dark and gritty movie or show. 

So that's how I think Marvel should have made Moon Knight. If you liked the show, that's fine, but I feel like it could have been better. 

Do you agree or disagree with me, leave a comment and let me know.

After all, it is just a show. If they do, make a season 2 or maybe a movie. They should look at The Batman for inspiration on how to do a character like Moon Knight.