Street Fighter Review

 

Street Fighter 

Movie Review

So I saw Street Fighter, and here is my review...I had a fun time with this film. Street Fighter was a fun movie, and I really liked it. I've played a bit of Street Fighter, but I wasn't the biggest fan, and this film was a lot of fun. It has a Scott Pilgrim vibe to it with all the fighting and action scenes. Also, this film is so faithful to the source material; the outfits are very accurate to the characters, which I really like. 

Now the film focuses on Ken and Ryu and how they were best friends. Still, something happens that ends their friendship until Chun Li gets them to join the Street Fighter tournament under Bison, you know, the guy in the red suit and hat who wants to become the most powerful being on Earth because of Ryu's Hadouken. I won’t give too much detail about the plot. 

Now the cast of the film all did a great job like Noah Centineo was great like he was the best character, Andrew Koji was great as Ryu, Callina Lang as Chun-Li like she was great and she worked out on those thighs of hers, Cody Rhodes was great Guile, 50 Cent was great as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka was funny and great, Mel Jarnson was great Cammy and the way she talks to Chun-Li about her thighs it makes you think is she in love with Chun-Li or she jealous of her, and David Dastmalchain he was great as Bison. I know people didn't like him because he's very tall and buff, but he was a great villain. The rest of the cast were great too like everyone was perfectly casted. 

The film had great action scenes, and the fight scenes were great; it felt like the filmmakers made it with a lot of love for the games. Some funny moments made me laugh, and this is a fun movie. The movie does drag a bit, and there are some slow moments, but overall it is a fun movie. Especially, there are flashbacks in anime, and I think that was really cool and well done too.

Overall, I had a fun time with this film, and I give it an 8 out of 10, and my fiancée gives it an 8.5 out of 10. It's a fun movie, and that's all it needs to be. We need fun movies that keep us entertained, and this is one of them. 

How I would have made Lanterns

How I would have made Lanterns

So I read the spoilers for Lanterns, and I'm going to say this was a letdown. Honestly, this is not what I wanted in a Green Lantern show. I know I only watched three episodes, but after how they changed John’s origin, I didn’t like it. I really didn't like how all the theories and build-ups turned out to be lies. Also, the way they killed Hal off was bad, and no, don’t expect a Parallax; they just disrespected Hal Jordan in this show, and he dies, no one seems to care, and his murderer walks out free. Also, Tom King defended it, and that's not an excuse. They really messed up John Stewart's origin; I don’t like the change from the comics. 

Vanessa Baden-Kelly basically butchered Hal Jordan, and she says Tom King said John didn't have an origin story, but he does. Honestly, I don't understand why Gunn would hire writers like her who clearly push an agenda instead of respecting the source material. 

Tom King clearly hates heroes, and he denies he hates Hal Jordan, but he really does. Tom King is one of DC's most frustrating writers right now.

The Showrunners and the writers they had for this show didn't know what they were doing, and they said things that clearly pissed off a lot of fans. There was no Planet OA, no other Guardians, no space battles, and no Yellow Lanterns or Red Lanterns. None of that, and hey, next season will be more grounded too. Also, remember the showrunner made the Watchmen show, and we know he hates heroes.

This show failed so many fans, and look, even though Aaron Pierre is set to play Green Lantern again in Man of Tomorrow, and maybe they will give him his comic-accurate suit, you still don't get that in the show either. So here is how I would make Lanterns if I were the showrunner. Also, I'd call it either the Green Lantern Corps or the Green Lantern Emerald Knights which the CW was going to call their Green Lantern show. Also after seeing the concept art I'm like wow that is what Lanterns should have been. 

10. Here is who I would cast for the show.

Personally, I like the cast of Lanterns, and I like Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, but if I were casting Hal Jordan, I'd go with an actor in his mid-30s to early 40s. I'd cast Jared Padalecki, Taylor Kitsch, Scott Eastwood, or Glen Powell. I would still keep Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner. For Sinestro, I think the actor did a good job, but they didn't do much with the character, especially in setting up the Yellow Lanterns, so that I would cast Luke Evans, Tobias Menzies, or Richard Armitage. For Carol Ferris, who would play a bigger role in the show, I would cast Ashley Greene, Alison Brie, or Nina Dobrev. For Katima, I would cast Zazie Beetz or Mel Jarnson, and for Kiliwog, I would cast Brad Garrett, Michael Jai, Thomas Haden Church, or Kevin Michael Richardson. For Atrocitus, I would cast Manu Bennett, and for Laira Omoto, I would cast Eleanor Tomlinson.  That's my cast for the first season.

9. I would hire writers who read the comics and I would get a Green Lantern expert like Geoff Johns or Grant Morrison. 

One thing I notice from the show is that they hired writers who never read the comics and didn't do any research on the characters or the lore. We saw that with Vanessa asking Tom King, who didn't do his job right. I would hire writers who know the characters, or at least study and research the characters and the lore. Also, I would have someone like Geoff Johns or Grant Morrison serve as the comic book writer influencer. Not Tom King. 

8. Hal has been a Green Lantern for about ten years, Guy has been one for five years, and John is the new recruit. 

I would still keep that Hal has been a Green Lantern for a long time, and he's one of the first new heroes, even before Superman, but he has worked alongside Batman. Guy joined the Green Lanterns five years after Hal, and in the show, John is the recruit. John looks up to Hal, and Hal becomes his mentor, while Kilowog plays a big role in helping John become a great Green Lantern. Also, Guy and John don't get along, unlike in the show, where Guy leaves because he stands up to Superman, but not John? So John and Guy do fight, but in the end they grow to respect each other and work together. 

Season two would have Kyle Rayner join, and this time John trains him, and Kyle would become one of the most powerful Lanterns in the DCU. In season 2, he also offers a Blue Lantern ring, and by the end he masters both the power of will and hope. For Kyle if I were to cast I would cast either Blake Michael, Hudson Williams, Zack Calderon, or Jamie Flatters.  

Season 3 would introduce Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, as they play a part in the Blackest Night arc as they are chosen by Hal and John's Lanterns. For Simon and Jessica. For Simon I would cast either Mena Massound, Aramis Knight, or Amir Bageria. For Jessica I would cast Jenna Ortega, Rachel Zegler, or Luna Blaise.

7. The series would be a space opera/cop show.

If I were to make the Green Lantern show, I'd set it more in space, but I understand budgets and stuff; still, I'd make it a sci-fi space opera show. We see different planets and how their societies work. We explore the cosmic side of the DCU, which is sad because Gunn would have done this, but no, he didn't. Green Lantern doesn't work as grounded as Batman and Green Arrow, but not Green Lantern. 

6. We would see Planet OA and all the Green Lanterns.

I would have Planet OA appear, and we would meet the Guardians of OA, and I would write that they are wise, but they have done shady and questionable things. We would learn more Green Lantern lore from them, including their mistakes with the Manhunters and how Lanterns were created. Kilowog, Katma, Tomar Tu, and many other Lanterns do play a big role in the show. Kilowog would be a huge character in the show, as he also helps John train, and he and Katma develop a romance. John even helps Katma, who feels guilt for her friend Laria, a former Green Lantern who joined the Red Lanterns after she turned her in. Still, John tells her that, as a Marine, he was given orders and disobeyed them to save a group of innocent people. Still, despite being discharged, he never lost sight of who he was, and in truth, John never liked killing; even as a Marine, he never took pride in taking a life, and he tells her maybe there is a chance to save her. This inspires Katma to try to save Laria from the Power of Rage, and in the end she is no longer a Red Lantern, but she serves time in prison; next season, Laria would atone for her crimes as a Green Lantern.  

5. We would have proper villains.

Personally, for the first season, I would go with the Red Lanterns and the Manhunters because the Manhunters created the Red Lantern Corps, and they're why John became a Green Lantern. We would see why Atrocitus hates the Green Lanterns and wants to wipe them out, and the Manhunters. We would get a side story where Katma has to fight one of her old best friends, Laira Omoto, who was once a Green Lantern until she broke her oath and killed a criminal; she then joined the Red Lanterns, feeling betrayed by Katma for bringing her in. Other Red Lanterns, such as Bleez, Dex-Staar, Haggor, Skallox, and Fury-6, would also appear. 

The Guardians of OA created the Manhunters until they went rogue and now take over planets and rule them. They are also responsible for the Red Lanterns, and one of them is what made John a Green Lantern, though he didn't know it. The Guardians sent a Manhunter to Earth to make him a Lantern. John doesn't learn this secret until season 3, when the Guardians stand by what they did. The Manhunters now set their sights on Oa, as they want to conquer the planet that created them and hate the Guardians more than anyone in the universe. 

During the epic showdown between John and Atrocitus, John almost gives in to rage but remembers his oath, like the Justice League animated series' epic. John defeats Atrocitus and he locked away but the Red Lanterns are still around and Atrocitus would return for season two as he would fight along side Sinestro. Hal and the Rest of the Green Lanterns would defeat the Manhunters and destroy them before they can fully take over OA. Hal would get his big heroic moment with taking down the Manhunters. 

Sinestro would still appear. I liked how he was in prison, but I would end the first season with him breaking out, getting his yellow lantern ring, and deciding to reform the Yellow Lanterns, setting up the Sinestro Corps War for season two. 

Sinestro would also be like the Magneto of the DCU because he believes that fear is what will truly order the Galaxy. His daughter, Soranik Natu, would also play a big role in season two and be a love interest for Kyle Rayner. 

4. The series would show other Lanterns too.

I would explore other Lantern Corps and what their oath represents. Green is Will, Yellow is Fear, Red is Rage, Blue is Hope, Orange is Greed, Indigo is Compassion, Pink is Love, and Black is Death. In the first season, we only have the Green Lanterns and Red Lanterns; in the second season, we meet the Yellow Lanterns, Blue Lanterns, Star Sapphires, Indigo Lanterns, and the Orange Lantern. They would all unite in season 3 against the Blackest Night, the Black Lanterns. We would see the HYPER Lantern in season 2 and the White Lanterns in season 3.

3. The series would still focus on John as our main character but he would have a more faithful origin.

John Stewart would still be the main character, and his origin is this: he is a recruit. He would have a more comic-accurate origin: he fought a manhunter alone without a ring, and the Guardians had their eyes on him from a young age. As well, he lost his younger sister to a school shooter, and he became a Marine and was discharged for going against his superior officer's orders, as he wouldn't let innocent people die for his mission. This is the John Stewart we should have gotten in the Lanterns show. So we wouldn't get that his parents shot apples off his head or any of that other stuff. John faces many trials, and at one point he doesn't feel worthy, but Hal, Katman, and Kilowog motivate him to return as Green Lantern. By the end of the show, John defeats the Red Lanterns and the Manhunters, and he becomes Earth's new Green Lantern, while Hal decides to remove his ring and spend time with Carol and their son, Martin. Guy stays in space but comes to Earth once in a while to help John out. Also, John would have a romance with Kat, not an old lady. 

2. Hal Jordan would not be disrespected 

Now, I didn't like how they wrote Hal Jordan, and the writers basically disrespected him, no matter how many times Gunn defends it. This show did Hal Jordan dirty, especially when we learn that Sheriff Kerry murders Hal and walks free in the end. Also, the funeral was sad, and only three people showed up. Honestly, Sheriff Kerry is the most hated character in the DCU, and sadly, she doesn't answer for her crimes because her grandson is a manhunter; it’s just bad writing. Also, Vanessa said she didn’t want to give Hal any heroic moments in this show, which annoys me. What was Gunn thinking hiring these people? Hal was even one of the first superheroes of the DCU, and this is how they respect him. I feel like this show did Hal Jordan dirty, and even if you think they will do the Parallax storyline, it's not happening. If I were to write Hal Jordan, he would be a mentor to John; he's been a Green Lantern for a long time, and John respects him a lot. Hal even motivates John not to give up or give in to fear or rage. Hal mentions he once did and almost lost everything until he was reborn, basically referencing Green Lantern: Rebirth. I wouldn't disrespect Hal Jordan; he is an important character in the Green Lantern series and the DCU. Hal would be the Gandalf of the Green Lantern Corps, and he even supports him as his successor because he wants to be with Carol and their son, Martin Jordan.  

1. I would have adapted Geoff Johns run with some of Grant Morrison's Run. 

They should have adapted the works of Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison because they get Green Lantern and they respect the lore and characters. Even Grant said that's not his Hal Jordan. I would try to make the show more faithful to the comics and not downgrade Hal and John as they did. In fact, it was revealed that the writers and showrunner chose to be grounded, even though they had enough money to make space. This is what the Green Lantern adaptation should have been, and honestly, this is why my faith in the DCU is going down the drain, unless Man of Tomorrow does something to redeem John Stewart, because I don’t like how they wrote him in this show. Truth is, this show was made by people who hate heroes, because at least Superman felt inspiring; this doesn’t. 

So that’s how I would have made the Lanterns Show. Unlike the people who made this show, I would respect the characters and lore and give people a proper Green Lantern adaptation.

The Fly Review

 

The Fly Review 

Celebrating 40 years of this horror/sci-fi classic.

The Fly was one of the grossest and most terrifying films I've seen, but it's still a great horror-sci-fi classic. The film is about a scientist named Seth Brundle who builds a teleportation machine that he tests on animals. It works, but when he tests it, a fly flies into the machine, and he starts to develop strange agility. Unlike Spider-Man, he doesn't just transform into a Flyman; he becomes a fly monster.

Yeah, the transformation in the film is disturbing and gross, but the makeup is great. The film had a lot of scary moments, and you feel for Seth, and he suffers a fate worse than death. 

The love story between Seth and Veronica is heartbreaking because they love and support each other, and it's hard for Veronica, who wants to save Seth. Still, sadly, the only way to save him is to kill him when he fully turns into a monster. 

The film is well written and scary, and also a tragic love story. The Fly is a film you have to watch even though it is very gross, like what you are seeing right now; overall, it's a great horror film. The film's cast is great, including Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, and David Cronenberg.  

I give this film an 8 out of 10. 

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Army of Darkness Review

 

Army of Darkness Review

Army of Darkness is one of my favourite Horror comedy films and it's part of the Evil Dead Trilogy. The film is about Ash now stuck in the 1300s were he must find a way back to his own timeline. He must find the book of the dead that can send him back to his own time but Ash mistakley says the words to release the book of dead and the dead rise led by Ash's evil clone. 

Ash should have had that sage come with him or at least practice saying those words.

The film had some great set designs, the visual effects of the film are good for it's time. The action, horror, and the comedy of the film were great. One of my favourite moments in the film is when the army of darkness marches to the castle and the music in the background. It is to me one of the best scenes in the film. 

I got to say the practical effects were great and look more real than what we get now a days. 

Despite how fake it looks it is scary still. Sam Raimi knows how to tell a horror film.

This film was also so funny too like Bruce Campbell he was born to play Ash. I just love his character and he just makes you laugh through out the whole film. He also did a great job playing Evil Ash. 

The cast of the film all did a great job like Embeth Davidtz, the late Marcus Gilbert, Bridget Fonda, Ian Abercrombie, Ted Raimi, and Richard Grove. This film is so much fun to watch for Halloween and it's part of the Evil Dead trilogy but I think you can watch this film without watching the first two. 

Also film has two endings one is he wakes up back in his time and kills the Deadite at his job and kisses his co-worker. This an alternate ending were he oversleeps and ends up the future and everything has been destroyed. This movie is such a blast and a great halloween film. It's so funny and scary at the same time. I give this film an 8 out of 10. It's a great film to watch for Halloween.

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What I want to see and don't want see in the MCU Ghost Rider film

 

What I want to see and don't want to see in 

the MCU Ghost Rider Film.

Now we know Ryan Gosling is playing Ghost Rider in the MCU Ghost Rider film, and I'm now excited for this film. He was always my first choice to play Ghost Rider. Now I'm going to write what I want to see in the MCU Ghost Rider film, and I hope it's Johnny Blaze they are going with, or Danny Ketch would be a good choice too. So here is what I want to see for the Ghost Rider film and what I don't want to see. 

What I want to see in the MCU Ghost Rider film.

5. It needs to be a supernatural horror film.

Now, Ghost Rider this film needs to be a supernatural, dark, gritty, horror film; it needs to be that. Now, if they do add humor to the film, that's fine, but make it funny humor like Shaun of the Dead, Army of Darkness, Zombieland, and the Hellboy films. It needs to be something like that where it is a superhero film that has horror and frightening scenes. Also this film should be rated R not pg-13. That's what we want in a Ghost Rider film a dark, gritty, R-rated, horror movie. 

4. Ghost Rider needs to fights actual monsters and demons not an emo boyband. 

If this film is the setup for the Supernatural side of the MCU, we need to see Ghost Rider fight actual demons and monsters. Not emo boy bands. We need to see this character fight villains like Blackheart, Mephisto, Jack O'Lantern, Scarecrow, Blackout, Lilith, and Deathwatch. We need to see Ghost Rider battle these types of villains in the films; they are evil to the core, with no redeeming qualities or any sense of being misunderstood. We need more villains who are villains, and this Ghost Rider film can give us that. 

3. The film should explore the Blaze family and the spirit of vengeance. 

Now I feel like the Nic Cage films didn't explore this enough, but I think these films need to explore the Blaze family and their history with the Spirit of Vengeance. The film should also feature Danny as well and have him become a Ghost Rider too, and it could be about two brothers avenging their sister's death at the end of Deathwatch, depending on whether that's the plot of the first film. We need a Ghost Rider film that explores the Blaze Family’s history. 

2. The film should set up Midnight Sons.

The film could set up the Midnight Sons film, which could focus on Ghost Rider, Blade, Moonknight, Dr. Strange, and Werewolf by Night. It could be a supernatural team-up with these heroes as they do battle against Lilith, the Queen of Demons, or Mephisto. The whole film is about the supernatural heroes battling the forces of evil. 

1. It needs to be a faithful adaption of the Ghost Rider comic.

Now this film needs to be a faithful adaptation of the comic, whether this film will be a retelling of Ghost Rider's Origin. Still, it's more faithful to the comics, or he's already established as Ghost Rider because we did see Ghost Rider in Agents of SHIELD. Still, I think we should get another origin film, but if they choose to skip it, that's fine as long as the storyline is good and Shaun Levy gives us a proper Ghost Rider straight from the comics. I'll be happy with whatever they do as long as it’s proper, comic-accurate Ghost Rider. I just hope they won't mess up the character like they have with most of their characters lately in the MCU. 

Now here is what I don't want to see in the film. 

4. Learn from the bad writing in Nic Cage's Ghost Rider. 

This film will likely avoid the mistakes of Nic Cage's Ghost Rider films because those films were fun with Nic Cage, but let's face it, those films were bad. So I think they will know what didn't work in these films.

3. Don't have a forced Co-Lead in the film unless it's an important character from Johnny's life.

Now another MCU trope we always get is a forced Co-Lead that doesn't need to be there. If the co-lead is his brother Danny Ketch, that's fine because he is a Ghost Rider too; Robbie Reyes would work too, or Roxanne Simpson, that's fine too. Just don't give Ghost Rider some forced Co-lead that's there for pandering's sake. 

2. Don't have any forced jokes or comedy in the film.

I hope this film doesn't follow the MCU's annoying forced-comedy trope, where it just feels out of place. Like Thor: Love and Thunder and Ant-Man 3 did. If you are going to have jokes in the films or funny scenes, that's fine, but please don't make them feel forced. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3's jokes worked, so if the jokes work, then it fits, but if they don't, don't force it. Like the picture shows, don't have a scene of Ghost Rider eating ice cream and it melts; it will come across as forced that, oh, he can't eat ice cream when he's Ghost Rider. No forced jokes in this film. 

1. Don't have the villains be misunderstood or sympathetic. You can't make Mephisto a misunderstood villain.  

Now, this is another thing: do not make Ghost Rider's villains misunderstood. Like, for God's sake, Mephisto is one of the most evil characters in Marvel comics; he is the devil, satan, and the prince of darkness. You can't make him sympathetic, and let's remember he's the character that ended Peter Parker's marriage. Don't make any of these demons or monsters sympathetic. I mean, sure, there are some good monsters in the MCU, but the demons and monsters Ghost Rider fights are evil to the core. Also, if anyone brings up Hazbin Hotel, that's different; the devil in that is more good, while Mephisto is twisted and evil to the core. Same with Blackheart, Lilith Mother of Demons, Blackout, and Deathwatch.

That's what I want to see and don't want to see in the MCU Ghost Rider film. Let me know what you think and what you want to see in this film too.

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