Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves Review

 

My review of Dungeons and Dragons

So I saw Dungeons and Dragons, and here's my review of it...I loved it. I had a great time with this movie; it was so much fun to watch. We haven't gotten a good fantasy film in a while. This film is way better than that awful 2000 film from 23 years ago. 

I loved the cast of the film. Everyone was amazing. Chris Pine steals the show as Edgin, aka the Bard. Michelle Rodriguez was great as Holga, aka the Barbarian, and the rest of the cast, Justice Smith as Simon, aka the Sorcerer. Sophia Lillis as Doric, aka the druid, and Hugh Grant all did a great job. I think Rege Jean Page did a fantastic job playing Xenk, aka the Knight. He was so badass in the film. Plus, the villain of the film Sofina played by Daisy Head, was good. There are a lot of Dungeons and Dragons references from the board games. 

The movie was also hilarious too. I was laughing pretty hard at some scenes. I'm glad it wasn't too serious, which is good because the directors said they looked at Thor Ragnarok for inspiration instead of Game of Thrones. This film is a lot of fun to watch, and you will have a good time because it's one of the best fantasy films we've gotten in a while. I had a great time watching this movie, and I give it an 8 out of 10. Go see it if you're a big fantasy fan or a Dungeons and Dragons fan. I hope they make a sequel, and we're getting a tv series spin-off with Joe Manganiello. 

My Top 5 Favourite Quentin Tarantino films

 

My Top 5 Favorite Tarantino films. 

To celebrate his 60th Birthday.

This is belated because I forgot to post it on the 27.

So on this blog, I will write my top 5 favorite Quentin Tarantino films, and I'm a big fan of Tarantino. He's one of the few great directors still making original films focusing on story and character development rather than agendas. So today, I write about my top five favorite movies from this genius of a director. 

Let us begin.

5. Kill Bill 

Kill Bill is a great revenge movie. The whole story is about a woman named The Bride. We don't know her actual name. It's a mystery. In the film, she was an assassin for a guy named Bill, the head of an assassin group called the Deadly Vipers. She was supposed to get married, but he shot her in the head. She wakes up, learns she lost her unborn baby and vows to kill Bill and the Deadly Vipers. This is an entertaining film to watch but also really gory too well. It's common in Tarantino films to be violent and gory, and that's what we love about them. The film had some really cool moments like her training and the fight between her and Cottonmouth, played by Lucy Liu. I love that scene where she kills one of the vipers, Copperhead, played by Vivica A. Fox and her character's daughter see her mother's death, and the Bridge tells her she can't blame her for wanting her dead now for killing her mother, and she understands if she will come after next and The Bride will be waiting. It's a good scene. The Bride knows this girl will grow up and want revenge on her. That might be the plot of Vol 3. Also, we never see Bill in the film, we just hear his voice, and he's never shown, and he's played by the late David Carradine. The action scenes are great, and it's a good film and one of Quentin's best films. 

Uma Thurman does a great job playing the Bride in this film.

The Bride is a great protagonist in this film; you root for her to kill Bill. 

The Cast of this film all does a great job, and it's a great film.

I give Kill Bill an 8 out of 10. 

4. Inglorious Bastards 

This movie is awesome, and who doesn't like seeing nazis getting killed. This movie is about a group of soldiers led by Lt Aldo Rainer, aka The Apache, played by Brad Pitt. Their goal is to kill every nazi and show them no mercery for all the horrible things they've done during the war. It's only fair, and in the film, Christoph Waltz plays the main villain, and this guy is evil to the core. Hans Landa was so evil like you wanted him dead, but at the same time, Christoph does such a great job playing him. He even won an oscar for his performance. Melanie Laurent ent does a great job playing Shosanna, a woman who owns a movie theatre and wants revenge on the nazis for killing her family, and Eli Roth plays a Sgt named Donny, aka The Bear Jew. He kills nazis with a giant baseball bat. This movie is funny and violent, has a fantastic story arc, and has some incredible moments in the film too. 

Love this line.

The Cast of this film did a great job, and Brad Pitt was awesome, Aldo. He's one of the best characters in the movie. The ending was just fantastic. He screws over Hans in the end because he's a nazi. 

I give this film an 8 out of 10. 

3. Django Unchained

Django Unchained is one of my favorite films about a guy trying to rescue his wife from a plantation owner. I love this film for its violence, storytelling, and comedy. The film focus on Django, a freed slave, recruited by a bounty hunter. Storytelling named Dr. King Schultlz, a German bounty hunter who hates slavery and is one of the best characters in the whole film. The film has Django hunting down the men who took his wife away, and he learns about german culture and lore from King. The film's main villain Calvin Candy the owner of Candyland is not what you think it is, and he's one of the most twisted villains in the movie. I love this one scene where King talks to Calvin and tells him about the 3 Musketeers author Alexander Dumas. 

Alexander Dumas was indeed black. His father, Thomas Alexander Dumas, was black and a french general.

The cast in this film all do a great job with this film like Jamie Foxx is fantastic as Django, Christoph Waltz as Dr. King who to me the best character in the whole movie and even won his second Oscar for his performance, Kerry Washington as Broomhilda Django's wife she's terrific in the film, Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candy who actually cut his hand while filming one scene but kept going despite cutting his hand, and Samuel L Jackson as Steven. He is the uncle tom of this film, but Samuel does a great job playing him, and you want him dead. 

Fun Fact, Samuel L Jackson said he wished Tarantino had made this film years ago because Samuel would have loved to have played Django. I just love watching this film, and everyone does a great job playing their characters, and I've heard Tarantino is planning a crossover with Django and Zorro; it's a weird idea of crossover, but it could be good. They're both freedom fighters, after all.

One of the best moments is when Django gets revenge on the three brothers who tortured him and his wife. It's a really satisfying scene because these three brothers were awful. 

I really enjoyed this film a lot, and the ending was perfect. 

This shot here was great.

I give Django Unchained an 8 out of 10.

 

2. Pulp Fiction

Now Pulp Fiction is one of Tarantino's best films. Its quotes and scenes are so iconic now. The film focuses on three different stories of two criminals named Vincent and Jules, played by John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson, who are working for a crime boss named Marsellus Wallace, played by Ving Rhames. Their story is to get back a briefcase that belongs to Wallace. We never see what's in the briefcase. It's left up to the audience. What is this particular thing in the briefcase? 

It's unknown what is in there.

The other two storylines are one with Vincent taking his boss's wife, Mia, played by Uma Thurman, out for the night of the town. They get the expensive milkshake, lol. She overdoses but is saved in the end, and Uma Thurman earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the film. She deserves it. She was terrific in this role.

The other storyline revolves around Butch, played by Bruce Willis, a boxer who took bets on himself, resulting in him killing his opponent. Now he has to leave town with his money and his girlfriend, but his girlfriend forgets to get his father's watch. He goes back to get it, and he runs into Wallace, which results in both of them being captured by two redneck rapists. In the end, Butch saves Wallace, and Wallace lets him go for saving him. 

The film also stars Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer as a couple who try to rob a diner but meet Vincent and Jules. 

This scene is brilliant and funny at the same time. 

The film's cast all do a great job, and this film launched Samuel L Jackson's career. Now he is Nick Fury, Mace Windu, and many more iconic characters. 

This film's narrative structure is done brilliantly, and this film is just so much fun to watch. The ending was great. This is one of Tarantino's best films out there, and I recommend this film to anyone.  

I give this film a 9 out of 10. 

and my favoruite Tarantino film is....

1. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is my favorite Quentin Tarantino film. I love this film like I never get tired of this movie no matter what. The film is basically set in the 1960s during the Golden Age of Hollywood films. The film focus on two fictional characters named Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth. Rick is a struggling actor who was on a hit cowboy show called Bounty Law, and he's trying to make it big, and Cliff is my favorite character in the film, and this film won Brad Pitt the oscar for supporting character. He is Rick's stun double and best friend as well war hero who many believe killed his wife. In the book adaption, it's revealed that he did indeed kill his wife. 

Seeing this film makes me wish Rick and Cliff were real because they would have saved Sharon Tate, her friends, and her unborn child from the mansons. 

Also, watching this film makes you crave pizza, beer, and kraft dinner.

The film also has Margot Robbie as the late great Sharon Tate, who was sadly murdered in real life by the Manson family. When I first saw this film, I assumed they would have that happen, but no Tarantino changes history with this film. Also, I found Margot Robbie did a fantastic job playing this character Sharon Tate's sister said that Margot did an excellent and great job playing her. I remember someone asking Tarantino a dumb question about Margot not having enough lines in the trailer, and I loved Tarantino's response to it.

It's true you should ask questions about the story, the characters, or how the story came to be.

Don't ask dumb questions like this journalist did.

I also enjoyed the flashback scenes in the film, and one of my favorite scenes was when Cliff goes to Spahn Ranch. He basically realizes these hippies are nut jobs and clearly are a cult, and they were led by that piece of shit Charles Manson. I love the scene when he punches a hippie in the face and tells him to fix the tires of Rick's car. 

The other film cast members like Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Damian Lewis, Mike Moh, and the late Luke Perry, which was his final role before his untimely death. All did a fantastic job playing their characters, who were fictional and real-life characters. 

Interesting Fact.

The way Bruce Lee was betrayed in this film sparked outrage because he's betrayed as arrogant. As a Bruce Lee fan, I can understand why the Lee family was offended by this betrayal of him. Now, Tarantino does not care and stands by how he wrote Bruce Lee. 

I may not have liked how Bruce Lee was written, but I still love this movie's well-written storyline. 

To me, this was Tarantino's best film. I just love this movie so much. It's such a great film, and the ending was funny and made many people wish this happened in real life. 

My friends and I joke that the scene where Cliff kills the Manson family is why he won the oscar.

Because, let's face it is a great scene, very violent, but those mansons deserved it.

I give Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

 9 out of 10.

So that's my top five favorite Quentin Tarantino films. Let me know what you think, and I'm excited about his last movie, The Film Critic. 

 

John Wick 4 Review

My Review of John Wick Chapter 4

So I saw John Wick Chapter 4, and here's my review of it...I love it! You can never go wrong with Keanu Reeves because this film was incredible. It was nonstop action at every corner. The film is so much fun, and the cast of the film all do a great job. Keanu Reeves is great, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Natalia Tena, Shamier Anderson, Hiroyuki Sanada, and of course, the late Lance Reddick. 

I would say this is the longest John Wick film, so heads up, it's about three hours long, but it's so good. I had such a blast watching this movie. I recommend it to anyone who just wants to have a good time and watch something that is story- and action-driven. My favorite scene in the movie is in this hotel in Tokyo where John is fighting nunchucks, and it's such a fantastic scene. You will have a good time with this movie.

I give John Wick Chapter 4 a 9 out of 10. GO SEE IT! 

In memory of 

Lance Reddick.

This review is also dedicated to Lance Reddick.

He was a fantastic actor, and his character Charon was one of the best characters in the franchise. 

 

 

Should The MCU get a reboot? As well my thoughts on Victoria Alonso getting fired from the MCU.

 

Should the MCU get a reboot?

Recently, it was announced that Victoria Alonso has been let go from Marvel Studios. I had a lot of issues with how Alonso was running things, and if you read my why X-Men is not Outdated. You'll see why. Recently it's been revealed that Alonso was very toxic working at Marvel and was fired because she wasn't doing a good job and was difficult to work with. This may be true, but we have yet to learn from this. However, I think it's a good thing they let her go because, let's face it, Phase 4 was a disaster except for Spiderman No Way Home, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and Werewolf by Night. 

Phase 4 was terrible, and Phase 5 had a bad start with Ant-Man and the Wasp 3. Now I still have high hopes for Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 because this will be Gunn's last Marvel film because he's busy setting up the DCU. To be honest, I'm more excited for the DCU than for future Marvel projects. The DCU focuses on a proper ten-year plan, story, and character-driven films and shows, and most of these projects can be PG-13 or rated R. 

Marvel after Endgame just went downhill. Now don't get me wrong, there were some bad films from the past phases, like Iron Man 2, Thor Dark World, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Iron Man 3, Age of Ultron, and Captain Marvel. However, Phase 4 didn't make as much money, and they tried to adapt all-new, all-different Marvel, which was a mistake because we should have gotten the X-Men and Fantastic 4 in Phase 4, but I know they were taking their time with those projects. Phase 4 what they did wrong was they didn't hire good writers, or Marvel doesn't give directors freedom of control, and they don't want to hire writers who are fans of these characters. Another thing Phase 4 did wrong was they chose Quantity over Quality. As well as sidling their protagonists for a co-lead, downgrading their male and female leads by making them either stupid and a pushover or unlikeable. They tried to release three or four Marvel projects each year. Too many sympathetic villains, not enough villains to love to hate, and pushing agenda over story and character. These are the issues with Phase 4. It has nothing to do with being more diverse or having representation. The real problem is the stories and characters aren't well written. That's the primary problem quantity over quality. 

Now that Bob Iger is back in charge, I think he's seen the problem with how everything is going, and I think he fired Alonso because after the recent reports about Alonso being very toxic working at Marvel and wasn't doing a good job with the VFX department. Now the question is should the MCU get a soft reboot? Maybe because, let's face it, more people are excited for DC projects than Marvel because I believe Gunn has a good ten-year plan, but there's still a chance it could suck. I would be surprised if Bob announces that they are delaying most of the projects in Phase 5 or canceling them because no one is excited about them. They might announce a significant change in Phase 5, and I would be shocked if they say we're giving you the X-Men in Phase 5, or they might announce that Secret Wars will be a soft reboot for the MCU. They will retell everyone's origin or have them already established in the MCU.

Secret Wars could be the film that resets everything and could be a reboot of the MCU.

Some fans may want this to happen because the MCU isn't doing well. However, some fans don't want a reboot because they like where the franchise is going.

The Flash film will reset everything, and we are hopefully getting a proper ten-year plan under James Gunn. 

So should the MCU get rebooted? I would say yes, and no. Yes, because it's best to start from scratch again, but I know some fans who like where the franchise is going, and I get that. 

I think the MCU needs to get a reboot but not rush, but plan out a soft reboot of the franchise. However, they might get better again in the future. Who knows, they might fully redeem themselves with Phase 5 despite the bad start with Ant-Man 3. It depends on how the rest of Phase 5 goes because, after Phase 4, they want bigger numbers at the box office and good reviews. Bob might say in the future. "We need to reboot the franchise and start from scratch." It could happen, but we don't know what the future holds for the MCU.  

Now if I were to reboot the MCU, I would follow James Gunn's plan for the DCU. Like Gunn's Legacy, Brave and the Bold and Lanterns will set up Justice League and maybe Waller. The other projects are world-building and expanding the DCU. I would go with that approach. Phase 1 for me would be. I would have six projects that set up The Avengers, and the other projects expand on the Marvel Universe. 

Captain America and the Invaders

The first film is Captain America, which will start the new MCU. The film will be set in WW2; this time, we have the Invaders like Namor, The Torch, Toro, Union Jack, and Spitfire. The film won't retell Cap's origin, for he is already Captain America in WW2. The film is more like a war film, and the film's villain is Red Skull and Baron Zemo. The film ends with Captain America getting frozen and Bucky losing his arm and becoming Winter Soldier. Cap would be unfrozen in the end, and he would be the first recruit for the Avengers. 

The Invincible Iron Man

The Iron Man film is a reboot and retelling of his origin, but instead of a weak heart, this Tony has a tumor in his heart. The film will feature his supporting cast from the old movies and will have Bethany Cabeus as his love interest, and his brother Arno Stark will be the villain. I would combine the characters of both Arno Stark and Gregory Stark from Ultimate Marvel into one character. Iron Man is a very important character in the MCU because he goes from a billionaire playboy to one of the greatest heroes in the MCU. 

The God of Thunder 

The Thor film focus on Thor exploring the nine realms, and it will end with him living on earth. The film will have Loki, but this time, Loki is his half-brother, not adopted, and the film will feature Balder the Brave, the Warriors Three, and Lady Sif, who will be his love interest. The film's villain will be Malekith, who will have the Wrecking Crew as his henchmen. Also, Loki will be the villain in the second movie, and in the film, Thor goes by Donald Blake when he is banished to earth.

The Incredible Hulk

Hulk will be a tv series since the 1980s show was popular. The series will be an origin story of how Bruce became the Hulk and Bruce having to go on the run and hide from the military. The series features Betty Ross and Thunderbolt Ross. The series' first-season villain is Ravage, and the season sets up Abombnation as the season 2 villain and She-Hulk.  

Tales of Suspense 

Tales of Suspense is a tv series focusing on Black Widow and Hawkeye going on a dangerous mission. Their mission is to stop a HYDRA project, but the two also learn of each other's past. These two would have a romance with each other. The series' main villain is Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker. Along with him are Trickshot, Hawkeye's brother, and Viper. 

SHIELD 

SHIELD will focus on Nick Fury and the setup of the Avengers, and the show will introduce Baron Zemo's grandson. Helmut becomes the new Zemo and is the villain of the show and later the main villain in Avengers. SHIELD will be a tv series.

The Avengers Reborn 

These six projects will lead into The Avengers, and the film focuses on the team taking on the Masters of the Evil, which will be Baron Zemo, Viper, Abombnation, Trickshot, Loki, and Crimson Dynamite. 

Although I know some might say why not change up the team, like include Ant-Man and Wasp instead of Black Widow and Hawkeye. I get that, but I don't know who the rooster be if they reboot the MCU.

However, this isn't all of Phase 1. I would do what Gunn is, just expand more on the universe in Phase 1. These other projects aren't going to lead into Avengers but expand the universe. 

The Spectacular Spiderman 

Spiderman would be in the MCU and would get a movie, and it won't be a retelling of the character's origin. Peter Parker has been Spiderman for two years and is about seventeen years old. Some of his villains are already established, but the first film's main villain will be Scorpion. In the movie, Jonah wants to create a better superhero, so he uses Mac Garden to become a superhero codename, the Scorpion. The film has most of Spiderman's supporting cast, and in this film, Gwen Stacy is Peter's love interest, but in future films, MJ will be his love interest. Spidey still follows his uncle Ben's words of wisdom with Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility. Spidey would be set up to join the Avengers but not for awhile. 

The Black Panther 

Black Panther would get a reboot, and it would be an origin story for the character of T'Challa. This Black Panther is inspired by Batman Begins. We see T'Challa's training and his fighting for the title of Black Panther. The film would have his supporting cast, and the film's villain will be Klaw. The film has T'Challa's father T'Chaka, as Black Panther, but he is murdered by Klaw. The film is a coming-of-age story and focuses on T'Challa becoming a warrior, a king, and, most of all, a hero. Also. Storm would be in the film as his love interest. 

The Fantastic 4

Fantastic 4 would get a movie. I would either skip the origin and have them already established or retell their origin and get it right. The film is about family and them working together as well. Reed and Sue plan to get married, but they have to face off against Mole Man. Dr. Doom would be in the film, but he will be set up as the next villain of the film. 

Photon 

Photon would get a movie because I think the character is better written than Carol Danvers. The film explores space and will have the original Mar'Vel, who dies of cancer. Monica decides not to take up the mantle of Captain Marvel but instead continue Mar'Vel's work as Photon. The film would have the Kree, Skrulls, and Nova Corps, and this film would set up Guardians of the Galaxy. 

The Uncanny X Men

X-Men would get a tv series adaptation instead of a film because X-Men, I feel, works just as good as a tv series. The X-Men have been around for a while, and the team we focus on is Cyclops, Jean, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Beast, and Psylocke. The first season has them facing off against Mr. Sinister and his Maunders.  

The Savage Wolverine 

Wolverine would get his own tv series that explores his origins and life before being an X-Man. It would also be a period piece tv series like we're watching a history show. 

Daredevil 

Daredevil would get his own tv series because horn head works better as a tv series. The show explores the street-level hero community and will feature Daredevil's supporting cast, with Kingpin as the villain. 

Heroes for Hire 

Heroes for Hire is a tv series that focuses on Luke Cage and Iron Fist, and it's about them protecting the streets of New York and offering private services for money. The series would also include Jessica Jones, the first season's villain, CottonMouth, and Steel Serpent as a secondary villain.  

Daughters of the Dragon

Daughters of the Dragon focuses on Misty Knight and Colleen Wig solving mysteries together and fighting thugs. The series has them working together to take down Black Mariah. 

So that's how I would reboot the MCU. Six projects lead into Avengers, while the other nine projects expand on the Marvel Universe. 

I would look at Gunn's plan for the DCU, but who knows how that will turn out. However, what do you think? Should the MCU get rebooted or not? Do you think Secret Wars could be a soft reboot of the MCU? If they want to reboot, I would take some time to plan it out and not rush, like wait three years to reboot. Still, we don't know what the future holds. The MCU could get better, or they might just reboot the universe and try to do what DC's doing unless it doesn't turn out well.