Inside Out 2 Review

 

Inside Out 2 Review

So, I saw Inside Out 2 today, and here's my review of it. I liked it. I thought it was a fun movie and a good sequel to Inside Out. I mean, I don't think it was as good as the first film, but I had a fun time with this movie. The original characters return with their original voice actors, except this time, Envy and Fear are voiced by Liza Lapira and Tony Hale.

The film is about Riley as a teenager, and she's going through many stages. She has new emotions: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment. I like the new emotions in this film, which are all voiced by funny actors like Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebrir, Adele Exarchopoulos, and Paul Walter Hauser. In the movie, Joy and her friends get kicked out of Riley's head, and they must go back and help Riley deal with the new emotions. The film dives into when you become a teenager who deals with friends, making new friends, and other teen problems. The ending was good because we must be ourselves and never lose sight of who we are. This was a good film and a good comeback for Pixar after a lot of crappy films lately. I give this film an 8 out of 10. It's not that the first one was better, but it's a good sequel.  

My Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review

 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review

So I saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice yesterday, and here's my review of it...I loved it. I had such a fun time with this film. This film was funny and scary at the same time. I had such a fun time watching this film, and this is a sequel to a film from 1988. This is another good legacy sequel that was done right. For example, Beetlejuice 2 used practical effects instead of modern-day special effects. The film focuses on Lydia, who, in the last film, is now older and is a widow and single mom to her daughter Astrid, played by Jenna Ortega. Lydia has become a host of a reality TV show where she talks to ghosts. If you've seen the last film, you'll get it. Beetlejuice returns in the film; this time, he's more of an anti-hero and still wants to marry Lydia. In the film, Beetlejuice's wife returns, and she wants to suck his soul out. I won't give too much away, but this film was fun and scary, and I laughed so hard at the opening with Danny Devito's cameo.  It just made me think of Frank Reynolds as if he were dead.

The cast did a great job; for example, Michael Keaton is Beetlejuice, and he was the film's best part. He made me laugh; even at 73, Michael Katon still has it. The rest of the cast, like Winona Ryder, was great; Jenna Ortega was fantastic; Catherine O'Hara was so funny in this movie; and Justin Theroux was good, along with Monica Bellucci. I had a great time with this film; it gets you in the Halloween spirit. I give Beetlejuice Beetlejuice an 8 out of 10. Go see it. 

Like I said it's gets you in the Halloween Spirit.

Home on the Range Review

 

Home on the Range Review

Here is my review of a Disney animated film that is now 20 years old and was one of the last 2D animated films before they went back to Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh 2011, and after that, nothing. Home on the Range is regarded as a box office flop, losing to Hellboy in 2004 and getting mixed write-ups. I remember seeing this film when I was a kid and thought it was fun. I wasn't crazy about it, and this film wasn't on the level with Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Mulan, Hercules, or Emperor's New Groove.

The film is about a cow named Maggie, voiced by Rosanne Barr. You know from her that the tweet she made that got her canceled, and she blamed it on her medication. Maggie lived on a range until a bad guy named Alameda Slim, voiced by Randy Quaid, might know him for his illegal problems. So Maggie is sold to this farm owned by an old lady named Pearl, who owns Patch of Heaven. Maggie meets the farm animals, and two cows named Mrs. Calloway and Grace, who are voiced by Judi Dench and Jennifer Tilly. 

We also meet Buck, a horse who dreams of becoming a hero and going on adventure because he's the sheriff's horse and wants more action instead of doing nothing. So, like the cows, he goes to take down Alemda too, but he's doing this because he wants to be the stead of Rico, a famous bounty hunter who he looks up to until he learns Rico was working for Alemda. Buck helps Maggie, Grace, and Mrs Calloway take down Alemda together. Buck was one of the best characters in the film, along with Grace and Lucky Jack, voiced by Charles Haid. Cuba Gooding Jr voiced Buck, another actor in this film whose career went down the drain after some illegal stuff. I remember watching Drunk Disney, and one of the guys said. "Was this his attempt at a comeback after Snow Dogs?" 

They learn that the farm will be shut down and up for auction. Pearl can't pay for it, and she doesn't want to sell her farm animals as they are family, too her. So, the cows decide to hunt down Alemda and claim the reward. Buck wants to take down Alemda and become Rico's stead, a famous bounty hunter. 

Alemda is a greedy villain who wants to buy land and control cows. He's just an average greedy villain, and he's boring, to be honest. I did find it funny when his henchman's head blocked a Patch of Heaven on the map.

The film does have good animation, but the story falls flat. There were some funny moments in the movie. The animation was good, and I liked the characters in the film. Some of the music and songs in the movie was good, too. As I wrote before, the film's writing fell flat, and there were moments I was like, "That doesn't make any sense." 

Still, this film got most of the blame for killing Disney 2D animation and made Disney rely on Pixar from the 2000s till 2009. Overall, this film is alright. It's just a fun movie, and that's all it needs to be. It's like Black Cauldron. It was the black sheep of Disney films, but now it's a classic, a film many people want to see a remake of. Home on the Range would not work as a live-action remake. Still, it's a fun movie, and that's all it needs to be. I give a 5 out of 10. That's all I give it, and does it deserve all the hate it gets well after some of Disney's recent movies. This film is considered a classic compared to what we get now with movies like Wish. 

My thoughts on the Hal Jordan Casting for Lanterns

 

So I've heard the news that DCU is talking so far with actor Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan in the DCU. I'm not a fan of them casting an older actor for Hal Jord; I'm not too fond of that idea. I would rather they cast someone younger, like someone in their 30s or early 40s. I like Kyle Chandler. He is a great actor, and if he were much younger, he would make a great Hal Jordan. Still, they should have gone with a younger actor. I know they want Hal to mentor John Stewart. Even though I would have them the same age or close in age. 

I feel like they are setting up John Stewart to be the main Green Lantern of the DCU, and I'm cool with that. I grew up with that character from the Justice League animated series that's my childhood Green Lantern. Having John as the main Green Lantern does work, and he's a character I can see being the lead of the Green Lantern franchise, just like I can see a Flash movie with Wally West as the lead Flash of the DCU. To be honest, I can see them doing that, too.

I'm excited to see John Stewart in this show. I feel we are getting an animated series, Justice League Roaster, for the DCU Justice League. 

Now, one of the biggest things that I've learned is that Hal Jordan will only be in this one show. He won't see Hal Jordan in movies, so that is a bad sign that they might kill him off like they adapted the Emerald Twilight. 

That storyline turned Hal Jordan into a villain with Parallax, and he was killed off until he was brought back in 2008's Green Lantern Rebirth. Now, things could change. For example, maybe they kill off Hal Jordan at the end of season one but adapt Rebirth in season two and bring back the character with a younger actor. 

I can see them doing that, but it all depends on how it's done. 

If they do something like that, it can work. I don't want to see Hal Jordan go to waste or be a one time character. He is a fan favorite. I'm still looking forward to Lanterns, but I'm still big on the casting choice for Hal Jordan. I feel like they will waste him, but again, I could be wrong, and they could make some changes. That's what I think of this casting choice for Hal Jordan. Let me know what you think of this casting decision. Do you like it or hate it? 

Transformers One Review

 

My review of Transformers One

So, I saw Transformers ONE, and here is my review of it. I loved this film. It is by far the best Transformers film. I had such a great time watching this film, and I love its animation. I also loved how this film explored Optimus Prime and Megatron's origin and how they started as friends until they became enemies. This movie's voice cast did a great job, with Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1, and Keegan Michael Key as Bumblebee. This film had a lot of great action, funny moments, and intense scenes; it also does a better job exploring Cybertron, unlike live-action films. This is the best Transformers film I've seen, and I hope we get more animated films like this. I give this film a 9 out of 10. It's one of the best films I've seen this year, and I give it a solid A. Go see it and roll it out!

It Ends With Us Review Spoilers.

 

My Review of It Ends With Us

So I saw It Ends With Us last night, and here's my review of it...It's a good film. This romantic drama film deals with relationships, spousal abuse, and being a good person. This film focuses on Lily, a woman who moves to Boston to open a flower shop. She meets a guy named Ryle, whom she falls in love with, and he's in love with her too, and he seems nice. However, Ryle has a lot of personal problems in his life because he killed his older brother by mistake. He does commit acts of abuse to Lilly, but Ryle isn't a bad guy. He just had many personal problems that he never got help from. Lilly also reunites with her ex from high school, Atlas, who joined the army and opened his own restaurant. She remembered how much she loved him until her dad ruined it. The film had some excellent moments, and some scenes were hard to watch, like the domestic scenes. 

However, the movie still had a happy ending because she gave birth to her daughter and named her after Ryle's brother. Ultimately, Ryle promises to be a better person for his daughter, and he and Lilly divorce. I like that it didn't do the typical he's a bad guy, and he's going to be a deadbeat father; instead, we got a character who admitted his faults and worked to be a better person for his daughter. I like that they did that instead of doing the typical he's a deadbeat. I want to see more of that with father characters because I think the deadbeat dad troupe is outdated. I enjoyed all the characters in the film, including Lilly. You really feel for her and the things she goes through; Alta and Ryle's sister, Allysa, are there for her, and they are some of the best characters in this film, we could all use friends like that in our lives. 

The actors all did great jobs playing their characters, like Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, and Hasan Minhaj. Jenny Slate was the best actor in the film; she was incredible as Allysa. This was a good film, and I'm just glad it had a happy ending. I give this movie an 8 out of 10. 

My thoughts on the Orc family in Rings of Power.

My thoughts Orc Family in Rings of Power

Okay, so I've been watching the new season of Rings of Power, and so far, it's boring and bad. Now, one of the biggest surprises is this orc family. 

That is my reaction. The writers of this show are trying to make orcs sympathetic. It doesn't work for Tolkien's universe because they are described as corrupt, evil beings, and I've seen theories and read discussions of there being good orcs in Middle Earth. It doesn't work because the orcs are corrupted evil beings in the Middle Earth series, and Tolkien wrote them as Morgoth's greatest sin because he tried to create life and only corrupted for evil can only corrupt.

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Don't get me wrong, there are good orcs, but in different fantasy books like Warcraft, for example, have good orcs. That works because Warcraft is its own thing, and the series shows everyone is grey in that universe. There are evil orcs, but there are good orcs. Also, Elder Scrolls does the same thing. Here is a link to fantasy novels with good orcs that Amazon and other studios should adapt on the big or small screen.

https://paperbackmagic.com/orc-fantasy-books/

Hell, there was one fantasy about an orc prince who falls in love with an elf. There is an orc who is a cowboy trying to save some people, and there is the Orc First Blood series.

It would be interesting to adapt to the orcs' sense of honor and good from different stories, not Tolkien's. 

It doesn't work for Tolkien's universe, and orcs do reproduce. It's more like they are born from the ground if you have seen the movies, and they follow any dark lord. In the opening of the first episode, I fail to understand that they don't follow Sauron. In the books, they followed Sauron just like that when he took over as the new dark lord. I still found it weird that this Adar, the original character, is their leader, and it's just bad writing in my eyes.

So, honestly, the whole family or idea feels forced. It doesn't work. If it were another fantasy series, it would work because, in Tolkien's work, there are no good orcs because, again, they represent Morgoth's greatest sin of corruption, and if you want to read about good orcs, read another fantasy.