Love Actually - Amusing and Wonderful, but Too Many Characters!

Love Actually (2003) is a Christmas romantic comedy movie directed and written by Richard Curtis. The movie features Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightley, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, and Rowan Atkinson.

The movie focuses on eight different love stories where some of the characters meet their love with their unique techniques as Christmas Day builds up through weeks at London.

The story was brilliant as it was slow paced to develop on some characters. It offers heartwarming moments, realism that makes it stand out from most romantic comedies, and engaging subplots that connect the overall story well. The movie explores the themes of Love and Christmas. These were shown through the movie's festive setting, its title, and the different relationships the characters go through as the story progresses.

The cast was memorable and entertaining to watch as they developed great acting skills to suit the lighthearted and comedic atmosphere, as well as everyone sharing a positive chemistry. There is no best performance here because I believe everyone did a great job in their own way.

The humour was excellent and hilarious since they were well-written by Richard Curtis, who is well-experienced in comedies (including Mr. Bean), and succeed in making the audience laugh through the actors' silly performances. For instance, Hugh Grant's dancing was very funny and synced in the music.

Craig Armstrong's music score was magnificent because it made the viewers relax and joyful, which suits the Christmas setting and themes perfectly, in addition to the use of iconic festive songs.

However, one of the issues the film has were the sex scenes during John (Martin Freeman) and Judy (Joanna Page)'s story as they were disgusting and cringeworthy, despite it being their job as professional stand-ins for films involving those scenes.

The main issue I had with the film was that it focused more on the male characters rather than the female ones since it makes the latters feel like plot devices that pushes the formers' roles in the story even further. Therefore, some of the characters lack proper development. If I were to do this film, I would write a proper purpose for the female characters to make sure everything is equal.

The movie's target audience are teenages and young adults because there were inappropriate jokes, a lighthearted tone, and graphic content in some scenes, which is unsuitable for younger viewers.

In conclusion, Love Actually (2003) was a great Christmas movie that succeeds in being heartwarming and amusing with its beautiful story, great sense of humour, and a memorable cast. However, it needed to focus on more character development. In my opinion, this is worth the watch.

A Christmas Carol - Brilliant but Dark!

A Christmas Carol (2009) is an animated Christmas fantasy movie directed and written by Robert Zemeckis. The movie features Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, and Bob Hoskins.

Based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella of the same name, the movie centers on a grouchy elderly moneylender named Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) dispising Christmas and happiness as he focuses more on his business. However, he soon meets the ghost of his late partner Jacob Marley (Gary Oldman), who warns him about what would happen to him in afterlife if he does not change his ways. As a result, Scrooge meets three Christmas ghosts that show him his past, present, and future. Will Scrooge take Marley's advice and understand Christmas better?

The story was amazing because it had great slow pacing to explore the character development better. It offers a dark and spooky tone, respect for the source material, an emotional weight that will make viewers heartbroken in some scenes, and accurate representation of how the society behaved in Victorian Times. Christmas, Greed, Redemption, Social Injustice, and Supernatural were important themes the movie explores. These were shown through the movie's title, how Scrooge expresses his despicable opinions on poor people and Christmas, as well as meeting the three Christmas ghosts that allow him to redeem his past self by showing him the most important aspects of the holidays compared to money.

Like The Polar Express (2004), the animation was fantastic since the locations look realistic and gave the viewers a better understanding on what the buildings looked like in the Victorian England Times. Also, the animation provided great character designs that stay true to how everyone was described in the novella, such as Scrooge being shown with a "pointed nose" and a "shrivelled cheek". However, the animation tends to be creepy at times, especially Jacob Marley's ghost creating disturbing expressions.

Both the voice acting and motion capturing from the cast were outstanding since they made the characters move in a realistic fashion and staying true to their personalities from the book. Jim Carrey delivered the best performance because he correctly portrayed Scrooge as a grouchy old man in a serious manner, which is contrasting to his usual comedic performances.

Robert Zemeckis' directing and writing skills were spectacular because he successfully adapted the book by following its plot structure and incorporating its memorable dialogue that suits Scrooge well. These include the famous "Bah, Humbag!" and "Then they better do it, and decrease the surplus population!". To make the film better, Robert is a well-experienced film director and knows how to make the film perfect.

While the movie is dark, it offers a great sense of humour that will entertain the audience in some scenes, including the Ghost of Christmas Present's jolly personality and hilarious laugh. This was performed well by the always-great Jim Carrey, who also portrays Scrooge and the other Christmas ghosts.

Alan Silvestri's music score was marvellous as he uses a brilliant combination of emotional weight, cheerful Christmas music, and a sinister tone that establish the movie's dark story and fits each scene flawlessly. For example, when Scrooge travels with the first two ghosts, it has fast paced exciting music to give the audience an adventurous feeling and how it fits their calming personalities. However, the music gets gloomier when the final ghost appears as it reflects the consequences of Scrooge's selfish acts if he does not change and the ghost's dark motivations.

Despite how much I enjoyed the film, the only complaint I would say is that it can sometimes be too dark for children, who are easily scared during certain scenes. These include Jacob Marley's ghost scenes and the death of The Ghost of Christmas Present. If I made this film, I would change the age rating to a 12/PG-13 for its dark tone and mature themes.

The movie's target audience are older children and families because there are some dark moments in the film that are unsuitable for younger viewers, explores more complicated themes, and want to get introduced into Charles Dickens' work by viewing a film adaption of his well-known novella.

In conclusion, A Christmas Carol (2009) is still an wonderful Christmas movie that stays true to the source material by maintain its memorable story and great themes. However, it needs to think more about its target audience and age rating because of its dark tone. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will get you into Charles Dickens!

Dear Santa - Unfunny and Bland!

Dear Santa (2024) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Bobby Farrelly, and written by Jack Black, Ricky Blitt, and Peter Farrelly. The movie features Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Jaden Carson Baker, Hayes MacArthur, Brianne Howey, Keegan Michael Key, Kai Cech, and Ben Stiller.

The movie centers on a young dyslexic boy named Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith) writing a letter to Santa Claus to receive support on his life issues. However, he realises that he accidently delivered the letter to Satan (Jack Black) because of his misspelling. Eventually, Liam meets Satan, who grants him three wishes, but causes more harm than good. Will Liam learn from his mistakes and stop Satan's devious plans?

The story was uninteresting and bland with its poor character development, weak sense of humour, lack of originality, and slow pacing where certain scenes drag on. To make matters worse, it did not feel like a story with its use of product placements and pop culture references, which make the film feel like an advertisement. Loss and Grief were key themes the movie explores. These were shown through Liam's behaviour and social changes following the death of his younger brother, as well as how he wants support from Santa. Unfortunately, these themes were not enough to prevent this story from being boring.

Most of the acting was terrible as the cast were not energetic enough to support the movie's comedic atmosphere and everyone had weak chemistries with each other. This will make the viewers bored and disappointed with their dry sense of humour.

Speaking of the humour, it was cringeworthy and unoriginal since it relied more on juvenile jokes that made the movie appear childish and unappealing to its target audience. For instance, there was a disgusting scene where Satan casts a spell on Liam's teacher that causes him to constantly fart and poop.

C. Kim Miles' cinematography was uninspiring and generic. This is because there were not enough camera shots that mesmerised me, in addition to the weak visual storytelling.

Rupert Gregson-Williams' music score was mediocre as it was quite forgettable as it had no catchy beats and lazily used Christmas songs in some scenes.

Luckily, Jack Black's performance as Satan was the saving grace because he delivered the most energy with his hilarious dance moves and iconic voice.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy Christmas comedies because they want to have a good laugh during the holidays with a silly premise and stars a few familiar actors.

In conclusion, Dear Santa (2024) was a Christmas movie that failed to bring joy and laughter to me with its childish humour, bad story, weak acting, and forgettable soundtrack. In my opinion, this is worth skipping. This will ruin your Christmas spirit.

Arthur Christmas - Hilarious, Fast, and Exciting!

Arthur Christmas (2011) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Sarah Smith, who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Baynham. The movie features the voices talents of James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Ashley Jensen, Imelda Staunton, Marc Wootton, and Ramona Marquez.

The movie follows the legacy of the "Santa Claus" title being passed onto new generations in the Claus family. The "Santa's" Christmas Day nights were successful in producing and delivering presents with the elves' support. However, the events of the story occur when a child named Gwen (Ramona Marquez) was missed on Christmas following a technical issue that accidently failed to deliver her present. Luckily, Santa's youngest son Arthur (James McAvoy) discovers the terrible truth and embarks on an exciting worldwide journey with his grandfather (Bill Nighy), his reindeer team, and a Christmas elf named Bryony (Ashley Jensen). Will Arthur deliver Gwen's present on time before Christmas morning rises?

The story was memorable and entertaining with its creativity that makes it stand out from most family Christmas movies. With its fast yet fun pacing, the story offers a unforgettable plot structure, a great sense of humour, the use of originality, some heartwarming moments, and splendid character development. The movie explores the themes of Family, Courage, and Christmas's True Meaning. These were shown through the "Santa Claus" title being passed down to the family's new generation with Arthur building up his courage that he can be a brilliant Santa by bringing joy and overcome the barriers of his journey.

The animation was magnificent since it has appealing character designs and impressive locations that resemble real life areas. In my opinion, it hold up well to today's standards. However, the only issue I had with it was that it did not resemble Aardman's traditional animation style as most of it was done by Sony Pictures Animation.

The voice acting was pleasing because the cast delivered their lines brilliantly in a humorous tone and matching their characters' personalities well. James McAvoy delivered the best voice performance as Arthur with his great sense of British humour and energetic moments.

There was a very funny visual joke in the movie where Grandsanta attempts to get rid of Bryony while flying through Toronto and accidently fly into a "Center for Self Help" sign with Bryony holding onto the sleigh. What made it so funny was that the sign now says "Elf Help" with a light elf hanging above it.

Because of Aardman's involvement and their experience in character development, every character in the film was likeable, well-developed, and relatable while having some hilarious moments. In my opinion, Arthur was the best character because he had a caring personality and gave me the most laughter with his thrilling and silly acts.

Unlike most Christmas movies, there are no proper antagonists in this movie since the story had a realistic approach and an understandable family conflict during the stressful situation.

Harry Gregson-Williams' music score was amazing as he used different music to establish each scene perfectly, so that suits the movie's light tone. For example, Harry uses fast paced music in some scenes to make them more adventurous and exciting for the viewers.

The movie's target audience are children and families because it has a lighthearted tone, an adventurous premise, and important messages. Also, the movie appeals older Aardman fans since they want to see how much their favourite British stop-motion studio evolved over the last decades and recommending their best films to a new generation.

In conclusion, Arthur Christmas (2011) was still an enjoyable Christmas movie that has an unforgettable story full of likeable characters, funny moments, brilliant soundtrack, and marvelous animation. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will make you love Christmas even more.

The Santa Clause - Hilarious and Entertaining!

The Santa Clause (1994) is a Christmas fantasy comedy movie directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The movie features Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, and Peter Boyle.

The movie focuses on Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) living in an ordinary yet brilliant life as a marketing director for his toy company and wants to spend Christmas Eve with his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd). Suddenly, Scott accidently causes the real Santa to fall off the roof and become the next Santa Claus with his sons support. After learning about his new job at the North Pole, will Scott convince his family that he truly is Santa Claus?

The story was hilarious and had a unique concept that adds something special to the generic "Save Christmas" storyline. With its great plot structure, the story offers some heartwarming moments, splendid humour, engaging character development, and a light tone that stays true to the Christmas spirit. Family, Responsibility, and Believing were key themes that the movie explored. These were shown through Scott Calvin's character arc where he wants to look after his son and despised taking the Santa Claus role. However, he soon learns that becoming Santa requires important responsibility and believing that he can save Christmas.

Tim Allen's performance as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus was brilliant because he was well experienced in comedy movies and brought his hilarious acting skills to portray the funny transformation from Scott to Santa.

In my opinion, Scott Calvin was the best character in the film since he had a beautiful father-son chemistry with his son Charlie, which made him relatable to the viewers. Additionally, he had fabulous character development because he started as a grumpy man who did not care about Santa into a nicer person that is willing to care about Christmas as a whole with Charlie's support.

The jokes were amusing with the reason being that they succeeded in making the viewers laugh for their wacky visuals. For example, when Scott got the Santa job, he started to change physically in a comical way by showing a white full-grown beard and a larger body. Even when he tries to dispose them, they continuously return.

The production design was mesmerising as each element brought the story to life with the designers' amazing creativity, in addition to them matching the movie's light Christmas atmosphere. A good example of this was the beautiful North Pole set design because it matches Santa' busy and jolly personality by making it massive, full of toys, and having bright colours. Another good example was the impressive costume design for the Santa Claus outfit with its iconic red colour that stayed true to Santa's spirit and appeals to the target audience.

Michael Convertino's music score was charming because he used a calming tone to suit the movie's emotional moments that strongly connect with Scott and Charlie's positive father-son chemistry. Additionally, Michael included fast-paced music in some scenes to establish the comedic atmosphere by making them exciting and entertaining, such as Scott's first sleigh ride.

However, one of the film's bad features was the special effects since they came off as laughable and did not age well to today's standards. For example, when Scott goes down some of the chimneys, the CGI looked like it was taken out of a computer animated movie.

The last bad quality of the movie was that it contained two fart jokes, which would gross out the viewers for their disgusting and juvenille nature as they were not amusing.

The movie's target audience are children and families because of the lighthearted tone that suits the Christmas mood and important messages in the film. However, there were some adult jokes that only the parents would understand, which makes this movie an enjoyable viewing for all the family.

In conclusion, The Santa Clause (1994) was an amazing Christmas movie that succeeded in spread joy and cheer to the viewers with its great sense of humour, memorable story, brilliant character arcs, and splendid music. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will make you believe in Santa Claus.

This review may contain spoilers.

Krampus - Petrifying and Dark!

Krampus (2015) is a Christmas black comedy horror movie directed by Michael Doughert, who co-wrote the screenplay with Todd Casey and Zach Shields. The movie features Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Conchata Ferrell, Krista Stadler, and Stefania LaVie Owen.

The movie centers on the Engel family preparing for the Christmas holidays, but they constantly get into conflicts with one another. This causes the family's son Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose his Christmas spirit. Unfortunately, the family suffer the consequences after a demonic Christmas figure known as Krampus is released to cause havoc on them. With Krampus on the loss in their neighbourhood, will the Engels work together to stop him before they meet their demise?

The idea of having a Christmas horror movie was unusual yet interesting, and this movie was well-executed with a great story. It offers engaging character development, a dark tone with plenty of scares, and fun moments. The movie explores the themes of family, fear, and redemption. These were shown through who the main characters are and how they want to redeem their relationship and their Christmas holidays by defeating Krampus.

The acting was brilliant since everyone acted like a real dysfunctional family with their realistic emotions and body language. Also, they knew which scenes were appropriate to act funny or terrified, which supports the movie's dark comedy horror genre.

While it is mainly horror-focused, the movie does a great use of dark comedy that suit the eerie atmosphere appropriately with its great execution. For instance, I had a blast with the evil gingerbread men that manage to bring some hilarious moments while still making them dark.

Krampus' design was amazing and well-designed as he looked terrifying with his unsettling claws, dark clothing, disturbing features (including his goat-like horns), and creepy expressions. His design was chilling enough to give the audience nightmares while they feel impressed with how much time and effort the crew made.

There was an stop motion scene that explains the grandmother's backstory. I loved this scene because it was animated magnificently thanks to great time and effort, as well as it having a Tim Burton feeling with the support of its gloomy colours and emotional depth.

Douglas Pipes' soundtrack was marvelous as he uses gloomy and terrifying music to establish the movie's dark tone and connecting to the horror genre. This will make the viewers scared because they want the family to survive Krampus' attack and will worry about the latter succeeding in his plans.

However, one of the film's issues was Krampus' small screentime, despite being the main antagonist. This is because the movie focuses more on the human characters and Krampus' minions, which may bore the viewers who were really excited to be scared of the titular villain.

The main complaint I had was the twist ending as it uses the generic "It was all a dream... or was it?" ending, where it looked like Krampus had the family trapped in a snow globe or he was just watching them. This may confuse the viewers as they could think that Krampus succeeded in punishing the family.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy horror movies with some comedy elements. This is because the film has a gloomy tone with some humour, dark messages, and disturbing moments that would scare younger viewers.

In conclusion, Krampus (2015) was a great Christmas movie that allows to incorporate horror moments that makes it stand out from your typical Christmas films. It has an engaging story, compelling characters, a perfect balance of humour and horror, and a terrifying soundtrack. However, it should have got an original ending and more screentime on the titular antagonist. In my opinion, this was an enjoyable yet creepy watch. This will make you re-consider your position on Santa's list.

In loving memory of Michael Jeter (1952 - 2003)

The Polar Express - Beautiful and Magical, but Creepy!

The Polar Express (2004) is a Christmas fantasy adventure movie directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Broyles Jr.. The movie features Tom Hanks, Josh Hutcherson, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Eddie Deezen, Peter Scolari, Leslie Zemeckis, and Michael Jeter.

Based on the 1985 Chris Van Allsburg children's book of the same name, the movie follows a young boy (Daryl Sabara) discovering a magical steam train known as The Polar Express, which is set to arrive at the North Pole. He was invited onboard by the train's conductor (Tom Hanks) and makes many friends that are also meeting Santa Claus (Tom Hanks) before Christmas Day occurs.

The story was still amazing and engaging because it remained faithful to the book's spirit. With its splendid plot structure, the story offers memorable characters, beautiful moments that suit its morals, fast yet exciting pacing, and a well-written script. The movie explores the themes of Friendship, the True Meaning of Christmas, and Believing. These were shown through the Hero Boy's journey to the North Pole where he meets some of the children and learning more about believing the true meaning of Christmas

The CGI animation was incredible since there were well-designed surroundings that look realistic and impressive character designs. This was supported by the magnificent combination motion capture and voice acting. However, the only complaint I had with the animation is that it may come off as too realistic because some parts of the character animations look creepy. An example of this is a little boy shouting "Elves" with an uncanny expression.

There were a few scenes that were thrilling and supported the movie's fast pacing as they established the movie's adventurous tone and gave the audience the feeling of being on a roller coaster during the train journey. These include the train coaches skiing scene and the train on ice scene.

Don Burgess and Robert Presley's cinematography work was fantastic. this is because they worked together on creating some impressive camera shots that visualise the story and to grab the viewers attention. In my opinion, the best shot was a low angle long shot of The Polar Express making its debut because it makes the viewers feel small yet fascinated with its realistic features and that it is the main focus of the film.

Alan Silvestri's soundtrack was charming as he incorporated a peaceful tone that establishes the movie's Christmas setting, as well as it having symbolic meaning of the festive season's spirit. This was shown through the song "When Christmas Comes to Town", where the Hero Girl gives Billy a better understand about what Christmas is about by including the most joyful aspects. Additionally, a few songs were catchy and make a great addition to the soundtrack with their memorable lyrics and upbeat flow. The main example being "Hot Chocolate" because it gave the viewers an exciting feeling about drinking hot chocolate.

Although the movie has a lighthearted tone most of the time, there were some moments that can be too dark and scary for younger viewers due to their unpleasant atmosphere. The most notable one being the abandoned toy coach because it has disturbing old toys and a creepy Ebenezer Scrooge puppet.

The Polar Express' target audience of are children and families because of the film's messages about Christmas and lighthearted yet exciting story. However, there are some dark scenes that could terrify younger viewers, which means it can be more suitable for older children.

In conclusion, The Polar Express (2004) is still a brilliant Christmas movie that has creepy yet unique animation, a wonderful story, and peaceful music that relate to the film's intended themes. However, it should work more on appealing to their target audience more by reducing the darker scenes. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will make you believe in Christmas' true spirit.

In loving memory of James Caan, Bob Newhart, and Ed Asner.

Elf - Charmingly Funny and an Amazing Christmas Classic!

Elf (2003) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. The movie features Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner.

The movie follows a human named Buddy (Will Ferrell) working as an elf at the North Pole. However, he soon discovers that he was actually a human raised by Santa Claus' (Ed Asner) elves when he was a baby. He ventures away from the North Pole to find his true family in New York City, including his real father Walter Hobbs (James Caan). Will Buddy find his family and develop a strong family bond together?

The story was still engaging to follow thanks to its entertaining plot structure. It offers memorable characters, a great sense of humour, a delighting lighthearted tone, fast pacing and unforgettable scenes. The movie explores the themes of family, being yourself, friendship, adulthood, and Christmas. These were shown when Buddy grows up to learn the truth about his best and continues to spread joy to New York and his family by acting like himself while never forgetting his best friends from the North Pole.

Will Ferrell's performance as Buddy was outstanding and hilarious as he successfully brings joy to the viewers with his silly acts and cheerful personality. In my opinion, this has got to one of his best movie roles yet. Ed Asner also does a great job portraying Santa Claus with his calming body language and emotive language that stays true to his spirit. This is currently my favourite version of Santa to date.

The humour was amusing since it was well-written, suits the movie's bright tone, performed brilliantly by the cast, and push the story forward. This will entertain the audience because of its wacky tone and energy. For example, when Buddy meets a department store Santa, only for him to take off his fake beard and get into a hilarious fight.

For 2003, the effects look amazing because the crew made the best design to animate some characters through stop motion rather than CGI and how it pays homage to Videocraft International, Ltd's stop motion specials. This will impress the audience with how much time and effort the animators had to make the North Pole characters move smoothly and they blend in perfectly with the live action scenes. An example of this is the scenes involving Buddy and Leon the Snowman.

Greg Gardiner's cinematography work was incredible because there were a few shots that visualise the movie's story and grabbing the viewers attention to what is going in the scene. For instance, there is a long shot of the young elves and Buddy in a classroom. To me, this was an interesting shot because it shows the viewers how Buddy contrasts from the other elves with his height and bright green suit, as well as showing them that he is the main focus of the story.

John Debney's soundtrack was beautiful and satisfying since it will keep the viewers relaxed with its peaceful melody and how it represents the magical Christmas themes. There are some moments where the music was fast paced to establish the movie's comedic atmosphere and entertain the viewers, such as the snowball fight scene.

The movie's target audience are children and families because of the film's important message about Christmas, silly jokes, iconic Christmas characters, and a bright tone. However, there are some adult jokes that only the parents would understand, which makes the movie a more delighting watch for all the family.

In conclusion, Elf (2003) is still one of my favourite Christmas movies with its memorable and funny story, Will Ferrell's pleasing performance, unforgettable messages about Christmas, memorable soundtrack, and impressive effects. In my opinion, this is worth adding onto your Christmas watchlist. This will make you laugh. This will make you understand Christmas better. This will make you love Will Ferrell's movies.

Jingle All the Way - Cheesy but Somewhat Entertaining!

Jingle All the Way (1996) is a Christmas family comedy movie directed by Brian Levant and written by Randy Kornfield. The movie features Arnold Schwartzenegger, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, Phil Hartman, Sinbad, Robert Conrad, and Jim Belushi.

The movie centers on Howard Langston (Arnold Schwartzenegger), a father and busy mattress salesman, wanting to make up his lateness to his son Jamie (Jake Lloyd) by getting him a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, his plan does not go well after realising that the aforementioned action figure gets sold out during last-minute Christmas shopping due to its popularity. Howard is forced to compete against another father named Myron Larabee (Sinbad), who also wants his own son to have a Turbo Man toy. Will Howard win the Turbo Man action figure at the last minute to save his relationship with Jamie?

The story was ridiculous but somewhat entertaining with its silly premise. While there are plenty of hilarious moments and fast pacing, the story suffers from bland character development, weak direction, pointless filler, and some campy moments. The movie explores the themes of family and redemption. These were shown when Howard wants to maintain a positive relationship with his son, but soon finds out that Christmas is all about family, not the presents.

The acting was hilariously bad since the cast sometimes overact with too much energy and emotions, which came off as cheesy and will make the viewers laugh at how bad the acting is. Despite his professional acting experience, Arnold Schwartzenegger delivered the cheesiest performance with his energy and silly emotions. To me, this is offputting as he tends to be in action movies.

Most of the characters were unlikeable, poor, and generic since they feel stereotypical towards families, cause unforgivable acts, and lack unique personalities. Howard is easily of the weakest protagonists in any comedy with his bad relationship with his son and the attempt of stealing a kid's Christmas present.

There is a strange subplot involving Howard's wife Liz (Rita Wilson) and her relationship with the neighbour Ted Maltin (Phil Hartman) because it does not add any importance to the story and served as filler to meet the studio's expected runtime for the film.

David Newman's soundtrack may sound great and exciting, but it was not enough from making it forgettable as it is sadly overshadowed by the overuse of Christmas music that is only used to remind viewers about the movie's setting.

Luckily, one of the good aspects of the film was the tone since it felt exciting during Howard and Myron's fight scenes with their wacky moments. This is at least enjoyable for the viewers to watch.

Another great feature was the Turbo Man action figure. This is because it had many cool features, an awesome design, and a brave voice with different phrases, such as the famous "It's Turbo Time!"

The saving grace was the writing as the dialogue was written in a hilarious manner, but was well executed to suit the comedic atmosphere and came off as memorable. These include "It's Turbo Time!" and "Put that cookie down, now!".

The movie's target audience are people who have a strong interest in Christmas movies with comedy and family elements since the film focuses on a family, a wacky jokes, and a lighthearted tone.

In conclusion, Jingle All the Way (1996) is still another these movies that I consider "so bad, its good". It has a bland story that is unintentional entertaining, hilarious lines, and laughable acting. In my opinion, this is a watchable movie if you like to laugh at how bad it is.

Nativity! - Hilarious and Fun!

Nativity! (2009) is a Christmas musical comedy movie directed and written by Debbie Isitt. The movie features Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton, Pam Ferris, Ashley Jensen, Jason Watkins, Alan Carr, and Ricky Tomlinson.

The movie centers on Paul Maddens (Martin Freeman) working miserably as a school teacher for a St. Bernadettes Catholic Primary School in Coventry after his girlfriend (Ashley Jensen) broke up with him. He was hired to do a Christmas nativity with a new support staff named Mr. Poppy (Marc Wootton) following the negative reception of past nativities at the school. In an attempt to compete against his former friend Gordon Shakespeare (Jason Watkins), Paul generates a lie that Hollywood will becoming to see his new Christmas nativity, but it generated a large source of interest within the community. Will Paul Maddens resolve the issue and tell the truth?

The story was extremely fun since it had a unique concept that does not follow the typical "Save Christmas" plot from other Christmas movies. It offers memorable character development, a great sense of humour, a heartwarming tone, and some emotional weight that will make the viewers heartbroken in some scenes. The movie explores the themes of love, courage, redemption, and lying. These were shown through Paul Maddens trying to redeem his school's Christmas nativities by coming up with a huge lie while he and Mr. Poppy help the children build up their confidence to act, as well as redeeming himself.

The acting was fabulous as everybody had the energy and emotions to make the audiences entertained during the humorous scenes, especially the nativity performances with the children's awesome dance movies.

The characters were likeable and relatable because each one had a great and unique personality, reasonable motives, and their positive relationships with others. As much as I love Mr. Poppy for his humour, Mr. Maddens was my favourite character as I was able to empathise with his lonely personality while he tries his best to help the students succeed in becoming popular.

The production design is simple yet great since every element made the movie more realistic and believable to suit the charming atmosphere. These include the magnificent set design on the nativity show stage, the accurate school clothing that identifies each character well, and bright lighting that matches the Christmas spirit.

The humour was extremely funny because they were well-written and performed brilliantly by the cast, the children specifically. For instance, after witnessing a baby being born in a hospital, Mr. Maddens and Mr. Poppy faint at the sight while a random kid does the same.

Sean Van Hales' cinematography work was impressive for a low budget movie and made me love it more than the dreadful cinematography from A Loud House Christmas (2021) since they were some awesome camera shots that kept me engaged. For example, there was a low angle shot of the boy dressed as an angel descending slowly from the church. This was a fantastic shot because it makes the audience feel like they were a part of the film and witnessing the nativity play through their own eyes.

Every song in this film was incredibly catchy as they had an beautiful flow, catchy beats, and wonderful lyrics that stay true to both Christmas' story and spirit. My favourite song was "Sparkle and Shine" because of its fun nature and beautiful lyrics.

However, the only issue I had with the film was the CGI helicopter that did not age well to today's standards, seeing as it looked like it was ripped straight out of a video game. Despite this, this is understandable as the director wanted to be aware of the budget spent.

The movie's target audience are children and families that enjoy Christmas movies since the film has a lighthearted tone, a fun story centered on traditional nativities at schools, and jokes for all ages. However, there was some adult humour and messages that only the parents would understand, making the movie a more enjoyable viewing for all the family.

In summary, Nativity! (2009) still remains as one of my favourite Christmas movies with its well-executed concept, funny moments, wicked performances, and catchy soundtrack. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will make you change the way you view Christmas nativities.

Wicked - Emotional, Fantastic, and Entertaining!

Wicked (2024) is a musical fantasy movie directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Dana Fox and Winnie Holzman. The movie features Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Peter Dinklage, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, and Jeff Goldblum.

Based on the stage musical of the same name, the movie follows Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), a young woman with green skin, struggling to fit in at college because of the way she is while trying to learn about her true nature. Later on, she meets a beautiful popular girl called Galinda Upland (Ariana Grande), who developed a wonderful friendship with her. However, after a surprising encounter with the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), will Elphaba's future as the Wicked Witch of the West ruin her friendship with Galinda?

The story was fantastic because it gave me a better understanding on what the original music was like and potentially staying true to it. With its engaging plot structure, the story offers unforgettable character development, an emotional weight that will make viewers heartbroken in some scenes, perfect pacing that is not too fast or too slow, and splendid world building. Discrimination and Animal Rights were key theme the movie explores. These was shown through everyone's rude reaction to Elphaba at college while she empathises with the animal teachers as their rights to teaching gets taken away in the Land of Oz.

The performances were marvellous as the cast developed body language and emotive language to support the magical and entertaining atmosphere, staying true to the characters from the musical, and makes the audience empathise them more. While Ariana Grande does a great performance, I personally believe Cynthia Erivo delivered the best performance with her powerful energy and strong emotions.

All the characters were likeable, relatable and well-written. This is because they had an perfect development, understandable intentions, and emotional backstories that make the viewers sympathise with them. The more the movie progresses, the more interesting the characters become. To me, Elphaba Thropp was the most relatable character in the film because of her plans to be equal at college and her beautiful friendship with Galinda.

Each element of the movie's production design was magnificent since the crew constructed a beautiful and inviting world with outstanding set designs and wonderful costume designs that suit the movie's atmosphere.

Alice Brook's cinematography skills were astonishing. This is because she worked closely with the director on creating some eye-catching and splendid camera shots that visualise the story. However, the only problem that could be improved was lighting because there were some scenes that felt dull in contrast to the colourful tone of the musical and the original Wizard of Oz movie (1939), but at least it was not like Fant4stic (2015)'s cinematography.

The visual effects were outstanding as the animals looked realistic and blended in with the live action scenes brilliantly. For example, Dr. Dillamond the goat looks awesome with his well-detailed textures that make him resemble a real goat.

Myron Kerstein's editing was spectacular because the continuity edits were well-timed and the awesome use of split screens during "What Is This Feeling" that successfully impressed the audience.

The musical numbers were mesmerising as they were catchy, suited each scenery well, matching the fantasy genre (unlike Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)), and had the best dancing choreography since dancers synced with each other as well as the music beats. My favourite song was "What Is This Feeling" because of its upbeat flow, entertaining moments, and great dancing skills.

The movie's target audience are children and families since the movie has a fantasy setting with some magnificent mythical creatures and child-friendly songs. Also, the film appeals to older fans of the original Wicked musical because they want to see how a movie based on it would be handled and accurate it is when incorporating their favourite songs and characters.

In conclusion, Wicked (2024) was an outstanding musical movie that kept me engaged throughout. It had an emotional story, fantastic acting, splendid songs, and a wonderful production design. In my opinion, this is worth the watch! It truly is a "wicked" movie! Once you watch it, you will not regret it!

A Loud House Christmas - Laughably Bad, Cringe, and Atrocious!

A Loud House Christmas (2021) is a Christmas family comedy movie directed by Jonathon Judge and written by Liz Maccie. The movie features Wolfgang Schaeffer, Jahzir Bruno, Lexi DiBenedetto, Dora Dolphin, Sophia Woodward, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Morgan McGill, Aubin Bradley, Mia and Ella Allen, Lexi Janicek, Brian Stepanek, and Muretta Moss.

Based on the animated Nickelodeon series The Loud House, the movie follows the Loud family breaking their regular Christmas traditions for a bigger and better one. However, the middle child and only son in the family Lincoln Loud (Wolfgang Schaeffer) is unhappy about the changes as he wants his family together at home on Christmas. With the support of his best friend Clyde McBride (Jahzir Bruno), will Lincoln find a way to ruin his family's new Christmas plans?

Looking back at this movie for a third time, the story worsened because of its terrible and boring nature. With its bland plot structure, the story suffers from dreadful character arcs, poor directing from Jonathon Judge, lousy writing, bad messages, and unfunny moments. Family is the key theme of the movie, which was shown through Lincoln's intentions to keep his family together on Christmas. Unfortunately, this was generic and adds nothing new into the story.

The acting was laughably bad since the cast tend to overact in some scenes and ruined the energetic and hilarious nature of the animated show. As a result, this will make the viewers feel bored as they cringe at how bad the child actors are performing.

The visual effects were despicable and aged poorly as it does not blend in with the scenes, which was excused by the movie's low budget. For example, the CGI snow looked so bad that it made the CGI in The Flash (2023) look like it was designed by Takashi Yamazaki.

Compared to the animated series, the movie's characters have size inaccuracies that looks strange, despite their accurate age ranges. For instance, despite being the third eldest sibling, Luna is miscasted because she is taller than her oldest sister Leni.

Jules Labarthe's cinematography skills were uninteresting as there was not a single shot that kept me engaged since every shot appeared to be similar to a cartoon movie. To make matters worse, some filmed shots were identical to generic GoPro YouTube videos.

The movie has got one of, if not, the worst soundtracks ever made. This is because Luna Loud's singing voice sounded dreadful and ear-piercing in contrast to her awesome singing in the show. To me, I do not think Terence Fletcher from Whiplash (2014) will like this either since we both adore perfection and would yell at Luna Loud.

The movie's target audience are children and families since it has a lighthearted and comedic tone that connects with suits the story and is based on a beloved animated show. Also, the movie appeals to fans of The Loud House show because they want to see a take on how their favourite family would be incorporated into the real world.

In conclusion, A Loud House Christmas (2021) was an god-awful movie that has made me want to pull my eyes out of the cringe and unfunny nature. In my opinion, this is must be skipped at all costs! This makes me want to revisit Batman and Robin (1997), Morbius (2022), Green Lantern (2011) or Godzilla (1998) because this movie made them look like bloody masterpieces!

The Christmas Chronicles - Magically Entertaining!

The Christmas Chronicles (2018) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Clay Kaytis and written by Matt Lieberman. The movie features Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Lamorne Morris, Martin Roach, and Oliver Hudson.

The film focuses on siblings, Teddy (Judah Lewis) and Kate Pierce (Darby Camp), staying at home under their mother's (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) rule while they try to capture Santa Claus on tape to prove his existence. However, everything does not go according to plan after the two encounter the real Santa Claus (Kurt Russell) and accidently crashes the sleigh. With Christmas morning rising, will Teddy and Kate work with Santa to deliver the presents and save Christmas before it is too late?

The story was very fun because its classic Christmas movie charm. With its great plot structure, the story offers engaging characters, some unique concepts, a lighthearted tone, and plenty of entertaining moments. The movie explores the themes of family, believing in yourself, and Christmas. However, the biggest concern I had with the story is that is unoriginal because it has the generic "Save Christmas" concept that has been done to death. These were shown through Teddy and Kate's relationship and their support for Santa while they try to believe in their dreams.

Kurt Russell's performance as Santa Claus was amazing since he stands out from the other Santa actors by having a more serious tone while still having the humour that makes Santa loveable. In my opinion, Kurt Russell is my second favourite Santa Claus actor behind the late Edward Asner.

The humour was well-written and creative as there were some moments that successfully make fun of traditional Christmas elements. For instance, Santa states that he does not say the iconic "Ho ho ho!" line because it is a myth.

Don Burgess' cinematography work was impressive and appealing. This is because there were eye-catching shots that make the viewers feel like they are a part of the movie. An example of this is the low angle shot of Santa's reindeers flying between the buildings with Teddy and Kate. This shot was made because it made the audience feel weak yet fascinated with how tall and proud the reindeers are with their magical abilities.

Christophe Beck's music score was magnificent as he perfectly established the movie's adventurous and comedic nature by making it fast paced and exciting for the viewers while staying true to the Christmas spirit.

Besides the generic story, I had a bit of a problem with the visual effects. While there were some incredible CGI scenes that hold up well like the teleportation scenes and the reindeers, I was not impressed the elves because it looked like they were taken out a computer-animated movie. To make matters worse, they act similar to the Minions from the Despicable Me franchise and share many traits with the Gremlins.

The movie's target audience are children and families since the movie has a lighthearted tone, a simple story that appeals to the kids, clean jokes for all ages, and important messages. However, there are some adult jokes that only the parents would understand, making the movie a more enjoyable viewing for all the family.

In conclusion, The Christmas Chronicles (2018) was an amazing Christmas movie to look back on with its hilarious moments, Kurt Russell's fabulous acting, and beautiful Christmas spirit. The only things that concern me were the generic story and mixed visual effects that could have easily been fixed. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will change the way you see Santa Claus.

Die Hard - Thrilling and Action-Packed!

Die Hard (1988) is an action thriller movie directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. The movie features Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov, and Paul Gleeson.

The movie centers on John McClane (Bruce Willis), a police detective from New York City, visiting Los Angeles to attend his wife's (Bonnie Bedelia) Christmas party inside an office building, in an attempt to reconcile with one another. Suddenly, everything comes to a terrifying end when a group of German terrorists lead by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) crash the party and holds the guests hostage. With the support from the Los Angeles Police Department, will John dethrone the terrorists and become a symbol of hope for the partygoers?

For a Christmas movie, the action-packed concept was well-executed with a simple yet amazing story. With its splendid plot structure, the story offers memorable characters, fast pacing, some heartbreaking moments, and thrilling action sequences. The movie explores the themes of Redemption, Good vs. Evil, Violence, and Triumph. These were shown through John's plan to redeem his relationship with his wife while he battles a violent terrorist group, despite his unlikely chances of survival.

The acting was fantastic because everyone conveyed the movie's dark action tone brilliantly with their unforgettable energy and realistic emotions that brought the characters to life. Bruce Willis' performance as John McClane was unforgettably awesome as he used breathtaking stunt and serious feelings that will make the viewers support him. Alan Rickman also did a great performance with his sinister personality that would scare the audience.

There were plenty of lines that were well-written and suit the movie's atmosphere. They succeeded in becoming some of the most memorable quotes in the film industry. Examples include "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho." and "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf***er!".

John McClane has got to be my favourite character in the film since he has engaging character development, a brave personality, and unique qualities that make him stand out from traditional action protagonists, such as the use of intelligence instead of strength as his advantage and a relatable personality. This will make the viewers empathise with him as the movie progresses.

The production design in this movie was incredible as every element perfectly suits the dark, gritty, and thrilling tone by using realistic environments, props, and impressive costumes. These supported the viewers about what should be shown in an action thriller movie.

Jan de Bont's cinematography skills were sumptuous because there were plenty of incredible camera shots and lightings that set up the film's mood and showing the story. For instance, there is a low angle shot of John McClane looking down of a broken window. This shows the viewers that he has now became brave and it makes him appear tall and intimidating when he comes across a potential threat. Jan de Bont's cinematography skills were so impressive, that he later went on to become a film director for other critical and commercial successes, such as Speed (1994) and Twister (1996).

Michael Kamen's music score for the film was majestic since he created a tension during the action scenes, so it can make the audience feel scared and worried about what is going to happen to John if his reactions are not quick enough. The use of Christmas music was used appropriately as it reminds the viewers of the movie's setting and plays at certain scenes rather than being consistent.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy action movies with thriller elements because there are a lot of action scenes with bloody content and plenty of suspense that are unsettling for younger viewers.

In conclusion, Die Hard (1988) was a glorious movie that succeeds in exciting me with its action sequences and thriller elements while it has a well-written story and an amazing cast. In my opinion, this is worth the watch! This has got to be one of the best Christmas action movies I have ever seen!

The Grinch - Inviting, but little Originality!

The Grinch (2018) is an animated Christmas comedy movie directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney, and written by Tommy Swerdlow and Michael LeSieur. The movie features Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, Cameron Seely, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Rashida Jones, and is narrated by Pharrell Williams.

Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", the movie is set in a fictional town called Whoville and focuses on a green creature called The Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch), who despises Christmas since his childhood. After so many years of being annoyed by the festive season, the Grinch decides that enough is enough and forms a devious plan to steal Christmas from Whoville with his pet dog Max. Will the Grinch succeed in his plans and ruin Christmas forever?

The story was simple yet enjoyable to follow with its memorability. It offers important messages that will help children understand the true meaning of Christmas, the lack of popular culture references, a lighthearted tone with some emotional moments, and more respect to the source material. Despite this, there was little originality into the story because there are no intriguing changes that were made and instead focuses to be just like the book.

The movie explores the themes of family, love, isolation, kindness, and the true meaning of Christmas. These were shown through the Grinch's character arc as he started hating Christmas and preferred to be alone with his dog Max in his mountain home. However, he learns about what Christmas should be like for everyone else by understanding their traditions.

The voice acting is great since the cast have used their energetic skills to keep the viewers entertained throughout the film. Additionally, the cast delivered their lines and vocal tones well, so that they match their characters' personalities from the book. Although he does not have the same entertaining charm as Jim Carrey and lacks the menacing voice, Benedict Cumberbatch still does an good enough job voicing the Grinch with his relatable personality.

Like Illumination's other films, the animation in this movie was amazing because it has appealing character designs that stay true to their original counterparts, inviting colours and lighting, impressive visuals, and holds up well to today's standards.

Danny Elfman's music score was magnificent as he used his traditional music style to capture the movie's comedic and fast-paced tone, which will entertain the viewers during the movie's exciting moments. Also, Danny uses calming music to remind the viewers that it is a Christmas movie and what sort of music would play during the festive season.

However, the character development is predictable because it can makes the viewers understand how the Grinch will start enjoying Christmas by the end of the film. Another thing about the Grinch's characteristics regarding his hatred towards Christmas is that it is confusing and not put into more depth.

The humour has left me divided. While there were a few funny moments, such as the Grinch getting slapped by an inflatable Santa, some moments were a bit bland. For example, there was a scene involving the Screaming Goat that was meant to be made to entertain modern kids, but it turned out to be annoying.

While the soundtrack is amazing most of the time, Tyler, The Creator's rap version of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" took away the catchy charm of the original by making it more hip and cool with children. To me, Illumination should have kept the version of the song that was heard in the first trailer.

The movie's target audience are children and families. This is because the film has a Christmas setting with clean jokes for all ages, lighthearted moments, important messages, and an iconic book character. Additionally, the film appeals to fans of Dr. Seuss media since they want to see another film adaptation of one of their favourite Dr. Seuss stories and how it differentiates from the 2000 movie.

In conclusion, The Grinch (2018) was an enjoyable movie that manages to stay true to the spirits of the source material with a simple story. It offers great voice acting and amazing music, but it needs to work more on adding some new concepts and avoiding hip and cool moments. In my opinion, this was watchable. This was a decent Dr. Seuss movie.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Hilarious but Dark!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) is a Christmas fantasy comedy movie directed by Ron Howard, and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. The movie features Jim Carrey in the lead role, Taylor Momson, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon, and Bill Irwin, with Anthony Hopkins narrating the film.

Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book of the same name, the movie is set in Whoville during the Christmas holidays and focuses on a grumpy green creature named the Grinch (Jim Carrey) who really hates both Christmas and the citizens of Whoville. Because of this, the Grinch forms a devious plan to steal Christmas from everyone, so their plans are ruined. However, a little girl named Cindy Lou (Taylor Momson) sees the Grinch from a different perspective and tries to get him into the Christmas spirit before it is too late!

The story was great and enjoyable because of how its structure stays true to the source material. It offers memorable character development on the titular character, a great sense of humour, and heartwarming moments. The movie explores the themes of isolation, love, bullying and its consequences, and the importance of Christmas. These were shown through the Grinch's life story involving bullying and love, how big of an impact bullying has made to him, and his views on Christmas. However, he soon gets help from Cindy Lou about learning the true meaning of Christmas.

Jim Carrey has delivered the best performance as the Grinch because he used his trademark energy and emotions to keep the viewers entertained during the hilarious scenes, as well as his iconic facial expressions that will make them feel intimidated with what his next devious plan is.

James Horner's soundtrack was fantastic to listen to since he has used an emotional tone in some scenes involving the Grinch's childhood, which will help the viewers empathise with the character more. Also, James Horner uses fast paced music when the Grinch is ready to steal Christmas to create an exciting and hilarious feeling about what silly acts he will do.

The movie corporates the "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" song from the 1966 film adaptation perfectly as it is still catchy and fun to listen to, which was supported by Jim Carrey's singing and perfect flow.

For a 2000 movie, the set designs look awesome since Whoville looks inviting and appealing to the viewers, as well as it capturing the Whos' lighthearted personalities. Additionally, the Grinch's lair was well-designed because it symbolises the characters' isolation and it appears uninviting with its dark features and lighting.

However, the movie still has some flaws.

As much as I have enjoyed the story, I was not a huge fan of its dark tone. This is because the original story was supposed to light toned and inviting for the children, but this movie has some elements that could frighten them. If I were Ron Howard, I would maintain a lighter tone.

Some of the jokes were rather inappropriate and disgusting for a Dr. Seuss movie, which has been done purposely to suit the dark tone. An example of this was when the mayor is dreaming about his crush, but does not realise that he has kissed Max's (The Grinch's dog) butt with a smile on his face. It could have been better off if there were hidden jokes instead of being visualised. Despite this, they were not as inappropriate as the jokes in The Cat in the Hat (2003).

The biggest issue I had was the designs on the Whos look uncanny and weird as they have not aged well and failed to resemble their original counterparts from the book. If I were to do this movie, I would just make the Whos look like humans.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy Christmas movies with comedy and fantasy elements. This is because the movie has a Christmas setting in a small town, unique creatures, hilarious moments involving Jim Carrey, and magical elements. The movie also appeals to fans of the Dr. Seuss books since The Grinch is one of the late author's most popular characters and they want to see how his story will be adapted into a film.

In conclusion, How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) is a brilliant Christmas classic that manages to be funny with Jim Carrey's hilarious performance as the titular character. However, it needs to improve on making some of the humour and tone appropriate for its target audience. In my opinion, this is worth the watch.

In loving of memory of John Heard, John Candy, and Robert Blossom.

Home Alone - Funny and Engaging!

Home Alone (1990) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes. The movies features Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Devin Ratray, Robert Blossom, and John Candy.

The movie centers on the McCallister family spending their Christmas break in France. However, they have accidently left their eight-year old son Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) home alone! On the first days at being home alone, Kevin enjoys his time at the house with his mischievous acts and creativity, but they soon come to an end when two thieves named Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) targets his house for valuable belongings. Will Kevin come up with a plan to stop the robbers and save his family's house? Will the McCallister realise that their son is home alone?

Looking back at the story, I thought it was still enjoyable to follow because it had a fun premise for a Christmas comedy. With its memorable plot structure, the story offers great character development, a great sense of humour, a lighthearted tone, and a perfect balance of heartwarming and exciting scenes. The movie explores the themes of abandonment, family, criminality, and courage. These were shown through Kevin's time in the house alone while he tries to fend off Harry and Marv in order to protect his family's stuff. In my opinion, these were presented brilliantly by Chris Colombus' direction because of his experience within the film industry.

The performances from the cast were pleasing to watch since they have succeeded in entertaining the viewers with their hilarious actions and energetic emotions that connect to the movie's comedic tone. For a child actor, Macaulay Culkin does an awesome job portraying Kevin with his memorable energy and hilarious moments. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern also do a great job as Harry and Marv respectively because of their mixed yet funny chemistry, which has lead them to become close friends after the film's release.

The humour in this film was extremely funny and well-written as there were loads of visual jokes that have kept the viewers engaging and entertained. For example, Kevin orders a "lovely cheese pizza", but he gets it by letting the man on the TV speak to the pizza delivery man.

The movie is the home to some of the film industry's most likeable and memorable characters. This is because each character was well-developed and have a great personality, which will make the viewers empathise with them. My favourite character in the film was Kevin with his iconic scenes, great character development, and creativity when solving problems.

John Hughes' writing skills for the screenplay were amazing because some of the dialogue is unforgettable and amusing. Examples include: "I made my family disappear.", "Keep the change, you filthy animal.", "A lovely cheese pizza just for me.", and "Kevin!".

Julio Macat's cinematography skills were magnificent as he has worked closely with Chris Columbus and the storyboard team when comes to entertaining the audience with some great camera shots during the trap scenes. For example, there is a high angle shot of Harry looking up at a potential trap set by Kevin. This was used because it shows the audience that he feels weak compared to the trap as it will come off as surprising by looking at his surprised facial expressions.

John Williams' soundtrack was beautiful since it connects with the movie's lighthearted tone and gives the listeners are better idea of what Christmas music sounds like. Additionally, John Williams has used an exciting and fast paced tone to keep the viewers entertained during the comedy scenes.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy watching Christmas movies with comedy elements because the movie has an entertaining premise, iconic comedy actors, and festive surroundings.

In conclusion, Home Alone (1990) still remains as one of my all-time favourite Christmas movies with its memorable story, hilarious scenes, amazing performances, and catchy soundtrack. In my opinion, this is certainly worth watching. This will enlighten your Christmas spirits.

Rio - Catchy, Entertaining, and Beautiful!

Rio (2011) is an animated adventure romantic-comedy movie directed by Carlos Saldanha, written by Sam Harper, Don Rhymer, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, and is produced by Blue Sky Studios. The movie features the voice talents of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Tracey Morgan, and George Lopaz.

The movie centers on a blue Spix macaw named Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) living in Minnesota after he was captured by smugglers and rescued by Linda Gunderson (Leslie Mann) when he was a hatchling. As a result of this, Blu never learnt how to fly. Eventually, Blu and Linda travel to Rio, Brazil after learning that the former is not the last of his kind and a female blue Spix macaw named Jewel (Anne Hathaway) lives there. However, things do not go according to plan when Blu and Jewel get kidnapped by smugglers and must go on an adventure to find Linda.

The story was great as it holds up well and perfectly portrays the Brazilian setting. With its simple yet good plot structure, the story offers magnificent character development, well-balanced pacing, and a great sense of humour. The movie explores the themes of love, courage, and loyalty. These were shown through Blu and Jewel's adventure and development while the former still shows loyalty for his owner Linda.

Like Blue Sky Studios' other films, the animation was fantastic since it has eye-catching character designs that perfectly suit their personalities and amazing sceneries that look similar to the real Rio. It holds up to today's standards.

The voice acting was enjoyable as the cast have delivered their lines well with their energetic and fun vocal skills that suit their respective characters' personalities. Jemaine Clement does an excellent job voicing the main antagonist Nigel with his menacing personality while adding some humorous moments to keep the viewers entertained.

All of the characters were likeable, memorable and relatable. This is because they were well-developed, have a true purpose in the story, splendid entertaining moments for the viewers to watch, and great personalities. The more story progresses, the more engaging the characters become. For instance, Blu and Jewel do not get along at first because Jewel gets annoyed easily with Blu's lack of ability to fly. However, once she gets to know Blu better, Jewel becomes more likeable.

John Powell's soundtrack was engaging and catchy to listen to since the music gave the viewers a better idea on what type of music is played in Brazil, as well as it matching the movie's lighthearted and exciting tone. This gives the audience a thrilled and relaxing feeling while they watch the film.

The movie's target audience are children and families because of the movie's adventurous story, use of animation, appealing character designs, and important messages that are shown throughout the film. However, there is some adult humour that only the parents would understand, making the film a more enjoyable viewing for all the family.

In conclusion, Rio (2011) remains one of my favourite childhood movies with its memorable story, interesting characters, entertaining moments, and catchy songs. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will make you dance in no time. This will give you the feeling of being in "Rio"!

P.S. Who would have thought that Lex Luthor, Catwoman, and Electro were in the same movie?

It's a Wonderful Life - Emotional, Engaging, and Wonderful!

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is a Christmas supernatural drama movie directed by Frank Capra, who co-wrote the screenplay with Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The movie features James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, Ward Bond, Gloria Grahame, Beulah Bondi, and Frank Faylen.

The movie centers on George Bailey, a business man (James Stewart), willing to support others in his community instead of following his dream. Unfortunately, he becomes more suicidal as his life issues begin to rise on Christmas Eve. Eventually, he meets his guardian angel named Clarence (Henry Travers), who sends him to an alternate timeline where he was never born and what would be different compared to his real life. Will Clarence's plan turn George into a more positive person?

The concept was very intriguing and unique for a Christmas movie at the time, and it has been well-executed with an amazing story. With its splendid plot structure, the story offers memorable character development, an emotional weight that will make viewers heartbroken in some scenes, and great direction from Frank Capra. The movie explores the themes of the importance of life, family, friendship, and mental wellbeing. These were shown through George suffering from mental health issues and has lost the will to life, but he starts to understand how important he is to everyone's life.

The acting was brilliant as the cast have used great acting techniques to bring their characters to life in a realistic fashion through body language and emotive language. James Stewart has delivered the best performance as George Bailey by changing his mood as the story progresses.

George Bailey's character development was well-written because he is easy for the audience to relate to him with his struggles, his helpful personality, and how he learns about how important he is to his community.

Joseph Walker and Joseph Biroc's teamwork and cinematography skills were outstanding since they have came up with some appealing camera shots that connect to the movie's themes. For example, there is a medium close-up shot of George with his wife Mary and daughter with a happy expression. This shows the viewers that George is proud to have a caring family and they should empathise with his life.

Dimitri Tiomkin's musical score for the film was heartwarming. This is because he adds an smothering tone to capture the movie's emotional weight and supports the Christmas genre. This will make the viewers understand what type of music is played during Christmas and the different stages George crosses in the alternate timeline.

However, I did not like the continuity errors throughout the film because they caused confusion and feel a bit rushed during the production stage. Examples of these are the jumpcuts in some scenes, and the incorrect age of Harry during the graveyard scene.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy Christmas movies with supernatural elements. This is because the movie is set in the holidays, has a heartwarming story with angels, and important messages that the film has.

In conclusion, It's a Wonderful Life (1946) was a Christmas movie that manages to wonderful with its great story that has influenced future films with a similar premise, memorable characters, and great themes. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This is now one of my favourite Christmas movies.

Ice Age: Collision Course - Unoriginal, Terrible, and Unfunny!

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) is an animated adventure comedy movie directed by Michael Thurmeier, written by Michael Wilson, Michael Berg, and Yoni Brenner, and is produced by Blue Sky Studios. The movie features the voice talents of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Sean William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Simon Pegg, Adam DeVine, Jessie J, Nick Offerman, Max Greenfield, Stephanie Beatriz, and Chris Wedge.

Serving as a sequel to Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and the fifth entry in the Ice Age franchise, the movie focuses on the herd finding out that a massive asteroid is heading towards Earth, which was caused by Scrat the saber-toothed squirrel (Chris Wedge). To stop the asteroid from hitting Earth, the herd must work with Buck the weasel (Simon Pegg) to embark on a life-risking adventure to come up with a strategy to save the day. During this time, Buck must avoid a family of three dinosaur birds, who form a plan to kill him and escape the planet. Will the herd and Buck fix Scrat's mistake before it is too late?

The story was atrocious and boring to follow as it felt too predictable. It suffers from generic characters, large clichés, a poor sense of humour, the use of pointless filler, and the lack of originality. To make matters worse, it felt unnecessary because Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) had an alright ending where another sequel did not need to be made. The movie explores the themes of love, family, teamwork, friendship, and sacrifice. These were shown through the main characters' adventure to save the planet while some of them form a strong chemistry.

The screenplay was badly written since there was terrible dialogue that sounded unfitting and laughable for Ice Age standards. An example of this was Buck's "That, however, is a turd.", which sounded out of place and made Buck's humour feel weak compared to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009).

Some of the main characters were unlikeable and worse than their personalities from the previous films because of the poor direction the film is taking. For example, Manny (Ray Romano) is now a jerk towards Julian (Adam DeVine), Peaches' (Keke Palmer) fiance, as he tries to ruin his relationship with Peaches and loose the latter's independence.

Unlike the first four Ice Age films, this movie lacks realism. This has been shown through the movements of the characters because they move faster to make it more cartoony and appealing to younger viewers.

Speaking of cartoons, the movie also has Looney Tunes/Hannah Barbera sound effects, which come off as silly and ruins the traditional realistic sounds from the previous films.

Like Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), the songs may be catchy to listen to, but they are rather unfitting for a movie focusing on pre-historic animals. For example, there is a celebration scene that plays Beyonce's Crazy in Love. It could have been better if an original score for the scene was made that suits the scene.

However, there are still some good features within the film.

One of the good features was the outstanding animation that has improved from the first four films in the series by having realistic details on the characters, which still look appealing to the viewers, and impressive sceneries. Despite this, it was slightly distracted by the overuse of purple filters and fast character movements.

Another great feature was there were still some entertaining moments that will keep the viewers thrilled with its wacky nature. For instance, there is a hilarious scene where Buck is reintroduced and singing a musical number during his battle against the dinosaur birds.

John Debney's soundtrack was decent to listen to since it captures the charm of the franchise by keeping a perfect balance of excitement and relaxation in certain scenes. However, I do consider this to be the weakest and forgettable score in the series.

The saving grace was the voice acting. This is because the cast still do an awesome job bringing the characters to life with their entertainment values, such as their emotions and energy. Simon Pegg has delivered the best performance as Buck the weasel with his wild energetic behaviour.

The movie's target audience are children and families as the film has appealing character designs, an adventurous premise, and family-friendly jokes. However, there is some adult humour that only the parents would understand, which makes the movie a more enjoyable viewing for all the family. Also, the movie appeals to fans of the Ice Age franchise because they want to see what thrilling adventures their favourite characters will go on since the first film was released in 2002.

In conclusion, Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) may look appealing with its great animation and impressive voice acting, but it is awful. It has an unoriginal story, poor jokes, and a badly written screenplay. In my opinion, this is not worth watching. Blue Sky Studios should have ended the series with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009). This has made me less excited about Ice Age 6 (2026).

This review may contain spoilers.

Ice Age: Continental Drift - Fun but not Fun Enough!

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) is an animated adventure comedy movie directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier, written by Jason Fuchs and Michael Berg, and is produced by Blue Sky Studios. The movie features the voice talents of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer, Drake, Nikki Minaj, and Chris Wedge.

Serving as a sequel to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and the fourth entry in the Ice Age franchise, the movie centers on Manny the Woolly Mammoth (Ray Romano) and his wife Ellie (Queen Latifah) trying to look after their daughter Peaches, while Sid the Sloth (John Leguizamo) looks after his grandmother (Wanda Sykes). However, Manny, Sid, and their trustworthy friend Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) suddenly get seperated from their home during a continental crack-up caused by Scrat the saber-toothed squirrel (Chris Wedge). During their adventure, the trio face an evil pirate crew led by Captain Gutt (Peter Dinklage), who prevent them from getting home. Will Manny, Sid, Diego, and Granny find a way home and defeat Gutt and his crew?

Compared to the previous movies, this story feels rather weak and unoriginal as it had some similarities to Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), disaster movies, and Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Also, it suffers from weak character development on the new characters, rushed pacing, some dark moments that would scare younger viewers, pointless subplots, and the lack of charm from the first three films. To make matters worse, the movie feels unnecessary because Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) had a great ending where the series did not need another sequel.

The movie explores the themes of friendship, teamwork, family, love, and good vs. evil. These were shown through the main trio's actions to get back home and defeat the pirates, as well as Manny's relationship with Ellie and Peaches.

The humour has left me divided. This is because there were many comedic moments that felt unfunny and disgusting to look at, in addition to it being a bit forced. An example of this is when Sid the Sloth spits out prunes for his grandmother, which I consider stomach churning and the reactions Manny and Diego made were the same as mine.

I did not agree with the concept of having pirate animals being the main antagonist of the film, even though they were entertaining to watch. This was because it looses the realistic charm of the first three movies by making it not fit in with a film series focusing on pre-historic animals.

Most of the songs sound unfitting in certain scenes since they did not suit the time period the franchise is set in and are more suitable for a modern setting, despite their catchy flows and tones. An example of this includes Chasing the Sun by The Wanted playing in the party scene at the beginning of the film. The only song that suits the scenery was "Master of the Sea" as it suits the characteristics of Captain Gutt and connects with the story well.

The saddest part about this movie is that the main characters do not have the same charm and personality that had made them likeable and fan-favourites in the first place. First, Manny is now portrayed as an overprotective father with some unfair punishments towards his daughter Peaches. And Lastly, Sid does not have the same sense of humour with his gross-out moments and even more careless personality.

There are still some good things that prevent the movie from being disappointing:

One of the great features was the animation that has improved from the first three Ice Age movies with its realistic textures, appealing character designs, and had a more cinematic appearance. This has aged well to today's standards.

As usual, the voice acting was magnificent because the cast have used the same energy and emotions from the first three films, which is still enough to entertain the viewers. While Ray Romano, Denis Leary, and John Leguizamo still did a fabulous job at voice Manny, Diego and Sid respectively, it was Peter Dinklage that stole the show with his entertaining yet sinister vocal performance as Captain Gutt. Wanda Sykes has also doing a hilarious and fantastic performance as Granny.

Another great aspect was the action sequences as they increased the hype of being on an adventure with the main characters, and increase the pacing. This will keep the audience entertained during the film because they will be able to route for the main trio during their new adventure.

While it does not have a huge importance in the story and serves as filler, the subplot involving Diego and Shira (Jennifer Lopaz) was well-written because of Shira's interesting character arc and her chemistry with Diego.

The saving grace was John Williams' soundtrack since he was well-experienced with the franchise, and has made the movie feel more charming and exciting throughout with its heart-racing elements. This will make the audience become more familiar with the Ice Age series by feeling excited and relaxing in some scenes.

The movie's target audience are people who have a passion for animated movies with adventurous and comedic elements because the movie has a thrilling story with appealing characters and some hilarious moments. However, there are some dark moments that would scare younger viewers and more appealing to adults, which ruins the true aspect of a family movie.

In conclusion, Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) was an okay film in the Ice Age franchise that is a bit hit-and-miss regarding its story, humour, and characters. In my opinion, it is a watchable movie, but do not expect much.

Gladiator II - Heart-Racing and Intense, but not as strong as the original!

Gladiator II (2024) is a historical action movie directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Scarpa. The movie features Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielson, Fred Hechinger, Joseph Quinn, Derek Jacobi, and Lior Raz.

Serving as a sequel to Gladiator (2000) and taking place sixteen years after said film, the film centers on Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Maximus (Russell Crowe), returning to the Colosseum in Rome after his home was invaded by a Roman army lead by General Acacius (Pedro Pascal). On his journey, he looks back at his past to build up his courage and strength to seek revenge on Acacius to become a gladiator for Macrinus (Denzel Washington), a former slave.

The story was great and engaging to follow because it continues to deliver the charm of the original with its action and small sense of humour. With its splendid plot structure, the story offers engaging character development, heart-racing action sequences, some emotional scenes that will make the viewers heartbroken, and brilliant slow pacing.

The movie explores the themes of family, revenge, betrayal and loyalty. These were shown through Lucius' character arc, his relationship with his mother, and his plans to defeat General Acacius.

The cast have delivered amazing performances since they have continued the exciting and serious tone, which is enough to entertain the audience during the action scenes. Paul Mascal and Pedro Pascal have delivered the best performances with their strong energy and emotions.

Every element of the production design was fantastic: From the fantastic costume designs to the awesome set designs. This is because they truly bring the Roman Empire period to life and making the viewers impressed with how time, research and effort the film crew have done.

The visual effects on the animals were stunning because they look realistic and blending well with the filmed scenes. For example, the baboons and the rhino look real and intimidating.

John Mathieson's cinematography skills were spectacular as he has worked closely with Ridley Scott to come up with many engaging camera shots that have a deeper connection to the character, with the support of the lighting changes. For example, there is a low angle shot of Lucius preparing for battle in the Colosseum with dark lighting. This was used because it makes Lucius feel more powerful and intimidating before the battle begins. This will make the viewers thrilled about how the main protagonist will defeat his enemies and are willing to support him during the battles.

Harry Gregson-Williams' work on the music score was great and on the same level as Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's score from the first film. This is because he uses a chorus to establish the Roman Empire setting, as well as continuing the emotional and exciting feeling of the action sequences. Additional, Harry Gregson Williams uses a tension in the some scenes to make the viewers feel like they are expecting a violent act to happen.

However, as much as I have enjoyed the story, there are times where it feels like a rehash of its predecessor because it has some similarities. It may feel more like a remake to Gladiator (2000) than a sequel to it. Luckily, there were still some changes that make this story different.

The movie's target audience are people who have a strong interest in Roman history with action elements since it is set in a historic time period, accurate Roman clothing, and the action sequences are too violent and bloody for younger viewers. Also, the movie appeals to fans of the first Gladiator movie because they want to learn more about Maximus' legacy by following his son's story and this sequels differs from the original.

In conclusion, Gladiator II (2024) was a brilliant sequel that Ridley Scott succeeds in continuing the violent and exciting charm of the original with its action sequences and promising cast. It has a great story, but it feels similar to the first film at times. In my opinion, this is worth watching. This is another good example of how a legacy sequel should be done.

The Kid - Funny, Engaging, and Silently Great!

The Kid (1921) is a silent comedy-drama movie directed, produced, and written by Charlie Chaplin. The movie features Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller, and Edna Purviance.

The movie centers on a man known as The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) stumbling upon a newborn boy after his mother abandons him. The Tramp decides to do the right thing by adopting the boy and raising him as if he was his own son, despite the hesitation. Will there be any barriers to The Tramp's fatherhood?

The story was entertaining throughout because it had plenty of humorous moments, an emotional weight, a perfect plot structure, and the amazing direction by Charlie Chaplin himself. The movie explores the themes of family, possession, relationships, and poverty. These were shown through the characteristics of The Tramp as he builds a positive relationship with his adopted son, so he can be seen as one of the best dad figures.

The acting was great since the cast have used body language to convey the comedic tone of the movie when it comes to the movie's hilarious moments. This makes the audience entertained as they witness the actors being silly with the support the footage being faster. While no dialogue is being said, the viewers can still be able to understand how the characters are feeling through their expressions and body language.

Not only did Charlie Chaplin do a splendid job with his writing and directing skills, but his editing skills were excellent. This is because the continuity is correctly edited, as well as making the footage faster to make it more entertaining for the viewers, especially for the chase scenes.

The film score by Charlie Chaplin was brilliant as he has established the movie's comedic and emotional tone that coincides well with certain scenes, such as the fast paced and hilarious music tone for the chase scenes and the slow paced music tone for the father-son bonding scenes. Additionally, the music score links to the movie's characters, so that the audience can identify their personalities better. For instance, fast-paced amusing music was used when The Tramp first appears, so that it matches with his light-hearted and silly character.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy watching comedy-dramas since the movie has an important message about families, a great sense of humour, and some serious moments that will keep the viewers engaged. Also, the movie appeals to older fans of Charlie Chaplin movies. This is because they were born from an older generation and want to continue Charlie Chaplin's legacy to a new generation of moviegoers and individuals who want to make their first film projects.

In conclusion, The Kid (1921) was an amazing movie that has certainly started Charlie Chaplin's career on a high note. It has a brilliant story that was handled well by Chaplin's full control. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This has made me want to watch more black and white silent movies.

Watched on Tuesday November 12, 2024.

Episode 8/Series Finale:

What a tense and emotional ending that has certainly ended this show on a very high note. Everything, from the acting and direction to the soundtrack and production design, was spectacular.

Overall, The Penguin (2024) was av fantastic series that has presented the themes of Family, Violence, Crime and Wealth very well! I cannot wait for The Batman - Part II (2026)!

Venom: The Last Dance - Funny and Thrilling, but quite Comic Accurate!

Venom: The Last Dance (2024) is a superhero movie directed and written by Kelly Marcel, and based on the Marvel Comics anti-hero of the same name. The movie features Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Graham, Juno Temple, Clark Backo, Alanna Ubach, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, and Andy Serkis.

Serving as the fifth movie in Sony's Spider-Man Universe and the final entry in the Venom trilogy, the movie follows Eddie Brock and Venom (Both played by Tom Hardy) being on the run by a military organisation from Area 51 lead by Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor) after their battle against Carnage in San Francisco. However, the duo's situation worsens after the symbiote creator named Knull (Andy Serkis) unleashes a ferocious army of aliens to kill one of the two, so that Knull can be free. Will Eddie and Venom try to make up for their actions to prove their innocence or will they die?

The story was very fun and engaging like the first two Venom movies. It offers fast pacing, a brilliant conclusion to Eddie Brock/Venom's character arc, and thrilling action sequences. Redemption and friendship were key themes that the movie explores. These were shown Eddie Brock and Venom's hilarious yet strong friendship as they try to show the world that they are not as bad as they seem. These themes were handled perfectly by Kelly Marcel's direction and writing skills.

The acting was amazing since the cast have done a great job at showing the audience how would people react if a monstrous alien invasion occurred in the real world. They have shown this with their energy and emotions. Tom Hardy still does a phenomenal performance as Eddie and Venom with his great sense of humour, strong emotions, and energetic acting, which is perfect enough to end his career as the iconic Marvel character.

The visual effects were impressive since the alien creatures have well-textured details, which make them realistic enough to keep the viewers engaged. The Xenophages look spectacular and disturbing, as well as reminding me of a kaiju.

The humour was well written as it captures Venom's hilarious personality and his silly acts with Eddie and others. For me, the funniest scene was Venom and Mrs. Chen dancing while the former sings because Venom's singing voice and dancing skills were hilarious. Maybe Venom should enter Strictly Come Dancing.

Fabian Wagner's cinematography skills were great since he has perfectly sets up the film's dark yet fun mood by coming up with some intriguing camera shots to show the story and characters' expressions. There is a low angle of Venom inside the underground part of Area 51 with a serious expression. This will make the viewers feel weak because the shot makes him appear strong and intimidating. However, it could make the viewers excited about the barrier Venom will face as they see him as the hero that is willing to protect humanity from the Xenophages.

Dan Deacon's work on the music score was brilliant. The reason being is that he uses a perfect combination of a dark and light tone that connects with the movie's story and the characteristics of Venom. Dan Deacon also uses a fast paced thrilling music tone during the action sequences, so he can make them more exciting for the viewers as they experience them.

However, one of the main issues I had was that some elements in the film were not quite faithful to the source material. For example, Toxin (Stephen Graham) is a green symbiote in the film when he is supposed to be red and black in the comics.

Another complaint I had with the movie is that still lost the potential to be R-Rated in the United States, despite the many bloody moments in the film.

The main issue I had with this movie is that it acted like the mention of Spider-Man from Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) never happened. This is because it was re-filmed where Eddie and Venom acted like they were never going to encounter a variant of the web slinger in their universe after returning to their universe.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy superhero movies with some dark elements. This is because the movie has an action packed story and some scary moments that are unsuitable for younger viewers. Also, the movie appeals to Marvel and Spider-Man fans because it features an iconic Spider-Man character going on his final adventure to show the world that he is not a threat, and they would like to know what happened to Venom after the first two films.

In conclusion, Venom: The Last Dance (2024) was a great superhero movie that has kept me excited throughout with its engaging story and fun action sequences. In my opinion, this is worth watching.

In loving memory of Akira Ifukube

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - Thrilling, Terrifying, and Emotional!

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) is a Japanese science fiction action horror movie directed by Takao Okawara and written by Kazuki Omori. The movie features Takuro Tatsumi, Megumi Odaka, Yoko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Sayaka Osawa, Akira Nakao, and Saburo Shinoda.

Serving as the seventh and final entry in the Godzilla Heisei series, the movie centers on Godzilla transforms into the powerful Burning Godzilla after his heart and nuclear energy is on the verge of melting down, which will threaten not only Japan, but the entire planet! To make matters worse, scientists have discovered a dangerous mutated kaiju named Destoroyah, who rises to wreak more havoc on Japan with his multiple forms! Will the Japanese government find the best solution to save the world while Godzilla faces Destoroyah?

The story was amazing and engaging as it has successfully made me prepared on how the Heisei series will end. With its fantastic plot structure, the story offers great character conclusions, an emotional weight that will make viewers heartbroken in some scenes, slow pacing, a dark tone that has returned from Godzilla (1954) and The Return of Godzilla (1984), and thrilling action sequences to keep the viewers excited. The movie explores the themes of Violence, Good vs. Evil, and Nature risking Humanity. These were shown through Burning Godzilla being a force of nature that is ready to destroy Earth while he faces a violent giant monster that shows no mercy to humanity.

The performances from the cast were spectacular because they have used body language and emotive language to make their characters move realistically and supporting the movie's dark and gritty atmosphere. Megumi Odaka has delivered the best performance with her strong emotions and energy that has ended her Godzilla experience on a high note!

Just like the previous movies in the Heisei Godzilla series, the production design was impeccable as the set designs for Japan resemble the real surroundings, the costume designs that connect with the characters' roles perfectly, and the creature designs look disturbing and amazing.

Speaking of the creature designs, while Burning Godzilla and Godzilla Junior look magnificent and realistic, Destoroyah has the best creature design in the movie with his dark colouring, creepy appearance, and the unique abilities to transform. In my opinion, Destoroyah is one of the best Godzilla monsters ever made. To make everything better, the three monsters all have amazing and memorable roars, which will send shivers down the viewers' spines.

The special effects were stunning, especially for a 1995 low budget movie. This is because each element has an excellent attention to detail to make them blend in and appear realistic. They have successfully held up well to today's standards. For example, the Super X III model looks incredible and fitting for a Godzilla film.

Yoshinori Sekiguchi's cinematography skills were incredible since there were so many awesome camera shots that perfectly shows the viewers what genre and story the movie is conveying. The best shot in the film was the long shot of Godzilla preparing to face Destoroyah with the former's back facing the camera. This was used because it makes Destoroyah appear scarier and taller than his rival, making the audience feel intimidated and scared of his presence, as well as worrying for the King of the Monsters as they do not want him to perish in the menacing beast's hands.

Akira Ifukube still does an astonishing job with the soundtrack. The reason being is that he develops a dark tone that connects to the action horror genre, in addition to a tension in the scary scenes to make the viewers frightened about Destoroyah's earlier forms preparing to attack from out of nowhere. The fact that this is his final music score for a Godzilla movie has shown me that he wanted to make this movie's soundtrack feel grand and satisfying before his departure and later death.

The movie's target audience are people who have a large interest in monster movies with action, science fiction and horror elements as it had an exciting premise, scary moments that will terrify younger viewers, and fictional scientific information to create the movie's impressive weaponry. Also, the movie appeals to Godzilla fans as they want to know how the Godzilla franchise's Heisei series will end, and what will happen to Godzilla.

In conclusion, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) was a fantastic Godzilla movie that has ended the Heisei series on a very high note. It has an emotional yet exciting story, amazing cinematography, a fabulous soundtrack, and impressive production design elements. In my opinion, this is certainly worth watching! This is now my favourite movie in the Heisei Godzilla series! This is one of the greatest Godzilla films ever made!

Godzilla vs. Mothra - Magically Fun, Intriguing, and Mesmerising!

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) is a Japanese science fiction action fantasy kaiju movie directed by Takoa Okawara and written by Kazuki Omori. The movie features Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi, Saburo Shinoda, Takehiro Murata, Megumi Odaka, Keiko Imamura, and Kenji Ando.

Serving as the fourth entry in the Godzilla Heisei series, the movie follows a group of three science researchers discovering an egg on Infant Island after a series of earthquakes in Japan ended its hiding. During this time, the researchers meet two small fairies named the Cosmos (Keiko Imamura and Kenji Ando), who inform them that the eggs houses Mothra, a giant moth kaiju that they worship. However, this causes Godzilla to awaken along with Mothra's evil twin Battra, forcing a massive battle to rise!

The story was really engaging and I have found this to be better than Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991). It has a perfect plot structure, engaging characters (particular the Cosmos aka the Shobijin), brilliant surprises, and fun moments. The movie explores the themes of protecting the environment, Hope, and Good vs. Evil. These were shown through Mothra's purpose on Earth as she goes on a massive battle against Battra and Godzilla.

Like the other Heisei Godzilla movies, the acting was great because the cast have perfectly match the exciting and lighthearted tone of the film, as well as showing the audience how they would react during a monster war. Keiko Imamura and Kenji Ando did an amazing job portraying the Cosmos because of their calm behaviour and beautiful singing.

The special effects in this movie were a major improvement over the previous movie as they manage to hold up well by blending in with the real world and the unique creativity that has been put into the film. To make things better, the practical effects were well executed too, such as the mini explosions and realistic props. This was thanks to Koichi Kawakita, the film's special effects director.

The creature designs were spectacular since they match the franchise's new generation perfectly by making the kaijus look realistic, engaging, and memorable for the viewers. Mothra has the most beautiful design with her colourful features that symbolise hope for nature.

As much as I loved seeing Godzilla and Mothra returning in this movie, I have enjoyed being introduced to Battra. He makes a splendid new addition to the Godzilla kaiju line up with his intimidating appearance, awesome attention to detail, and the well executed concept of him being a dark parallel to Mothra.

Masahiro Kishimoto's cinematography skills were magnificent since he has worked closely with Takoa Okawara to come up with some of the franchise's most impressive camera shots and lightings to excite the viewers and connect with each monster better. For example, there is a long shot of Godzilla reappearing on Mount Fuji with red lighting surrounding him. This is make the viewers excited and scared of the King of the Monsters as it shows them that he is ready for battle and to cause havoc onto Japan.

As always, Akira Ifukube does a spectacular job at doing the soundtrack as he wants to keep the audiences and fans excited about Godzilla's presence and continuing to build up the tension for the action sequences. Additionally, Mothra's Song was well sung by Keiko Imamura and Kenji Ando and well composed by Akira Ifukube as it symbolises Mothra's hopeful and peaceful motives, which will make the viewers see her more as a hero to both nature and humanity.

However, the only complaint I have with this movie is that the opening scene look like a copy of Indiana Jones as Takuya Fujito (Tetsuya Bessho) finds an ancient artifact, only for him to escape quickly as the temple begins to collapse. If I were to do this movie, I would change it to discovering the artifact in a water-based area while Takuya is scuba diving.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy watching monster movies with fantasy, action and science fiction elements. This is because it has a story involving magic and fairies, engaging monster designs, incredible monster battles, large scientific roles, and a more lighthearted tone compared to the previous Heisei Godzilla films. Also, the movie appeals to Godzilla fans as they want to explore more exciting battles their favourite giant monster king will get into as the Heisei series progresses.

In conclusion, Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) was a glorious movie in the Godzilla series. It has a great story that handles fantasy elements in the modern world perfectly, amazing monster battles, a memorable music score, and magnificent cinematography. In my opinion, this is worth the watch! This was magically fantastic!

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Exciting and Engaging, but a bit Unoriginal!

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) is a Japanese science fiction action kaiju movie directed and written by Kazuki Omori. The movie features Kosuke Toyohara, Megumi Odaka, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Anna Nakagawa, Chuck Wilson, Richard Berger, and Robert Scott Field.

Serving as the third entry in the Heisei Godzilla series, the movie follows three time travellers known as The Futurians from 2204 arrive to Japan, so they can warn the scientists there that Godzilla will cause more danger to society. The scientsts and the Futurians soon travel back in time to prevent the King of the Monsters' attacks by erasing him from existence. However, this results in a dangerous golden three-headed dragon known as King Ghidorah to be created and cause havoc into Japan. Will the scientists find a way to bring Godzilla back to stop this new threat to Earth?

The story was exciting to follow because it has thrilling action sequences, a great balance of fast and slow pacing, as well as some intriguing new characters, a dark tone, and good plot structure. However, the only concern I had with the story was that it pushes away from the realism of the previous two films to make it more fantasy, so it could appeal to a young audiences and fans of the franchise. Also, it did not feel that original as it did feel similar to other time travelling films. Despite this, I still had a blast with the story.

The movie explores the themes of Good vs. Evil, Technology, and Violence. These were shown through the science team working alongside the Futurians to prevent Godzilla's violent nature from continue. Suddenly, they start to learn that the technology is dangerous as it is used for evil intentions.

The acting was excellent as the cast had the right body language and emotive language to support the movie's dark and action tone, as well as them making their characters more believable to the audience.

While his backstory is different from the Showa series, the idea of having King Ghidorah being mutated in nature is actually a great concept and manages to be well executed, even though I still prefer his classic alien origin story from the Showa series and the Monsterverse.

For a 1991 low budget monster movie, the production design was amazing and on the same level as the other Heisei Godzilla movies I have seen so far. This is because the set design strongly resembles Japan, slightly darker lighting to match the story's mood, in addition to Godzilla and King Ghidorah have spectacular creature designs that fit in with the new generation while they stay true to their original counterparts from the Showa series (1954 - 1975).

The practical effects were splendid to watch since they truly brought the movie's action scenes to life by making them realistic and thrilling for the viewers to watch. The best examples are the practical explosions and the missiles that come shooting out of the military vehicles.

Yoshinori Sekiguchi's work on the movie's cinematography was brilliant as he has came up with plenty of memorable camera shots and angles that will increase the viewers' hype for the scenes. For example, there is an iconic long shot of Godzilla and King Ghidorah getting ready to battle. This was used because both Yoshinori Sekiguchi and Kazuki Omori wanted to create a tension for the viewers as the two monsters are full prepared for the battle.

Akira Ifukube still does a fabulous job at scoring the music for the movie. This is because he wants to suit the dark tone by using an intense feeling for the viewers as they would be terrified of the titular monsters' intimidating presence. Ifukube also brings back the iconic Godzilla theme to excite the fans as Godzilla appears.

However, while the practical effects were amazing, the same cannot be said for the special effects since they have not aged well compared to today's standards and feel a bit similar to the ones shown in the early Terminator movies. For instance, the running scenes with M-11 (Robert Scott Field) look cheesy and outdated.

The biggest criticism I would give this movie is the way how the American soldiers from the World War II were portrayed as they feel like they are the bad guys and the director even went as far as getting them crushed by Godzillasaurus.

The movie's target audience are people who watch monster movies with science fiction elements. This is because the movie has a story centered on time travel, features two iconic monsters in Japanese film history, and exciting fight scenes. Additionally, the movie appeals to Godzilla fans as they want to feel excited about what thrilling battles their favourite kaiju king will have after the previous two films in the Heisei Godzilla series.

In conclusion, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) was another entry in the Godzilla franchise that never fails to excite the audience and fans with its engaging story, fun action scenes, and appealing cinematography. However, it needs to reduce its anti-American themes. In my opinion, it may not be the best instalment in the Heisei series, but it was more fun to watch than Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994).

Episode 7:

The character development and story in this episode was amazing. I cannot wait to watch the finale next week!

The Truman Show - Creative, Hilarious, and Shocking!

The Truman Show (1998) is a comedy drama movie directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. The movie features Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Laura Linney, and Holland Taylor.

The movie centers on a salesman named Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) residing in a peaceful town, where he is well recognized by the citizens. However, little does he know that his life is actually broadcasted as a reality TV show that is being watched by millions of TV goers around the world. Will Truman learn the truth about his life?

For a comedy-drama movie, the movie had a creative premise that has been well-executed with a well-written story. With its fantastic plot structure, the story offers great character development, shocking plot twists, an emotional weight that will make viewers heartbroken, slow pacing, and a perfect sense of humour. Manipulation, Identity, and Reality vs. Fiction are strong themes that the movie explores. These were shown through Truman's character arc as he begins to learn who he truly is.

The acting in this film was amazing to watch. This is because the cast had a well-executed balance of when to act seriously and being comedic, which reflects the movie's comedy-drama genre. This will allow the viewers to empathise with the characters better while they are being entertained during the funny scenes. As usual, Jim Carrey does an amazing performance with his strong energetic emotions while knowing when to be serious, similar to his performance in Eternal Sunshine in the Spotless Mind (2004).

The production design was magnificent since it establishes the movie's lighthearted tone with the colourful and inviting set design for Seahaven, and the different costume designs that allow the viewers to understand if the characters know what reality is or not. A great example of the costume design is Truman Burbank himself. He wears a casual suit, uses a briefcase, and a smart hair style, which helps the viewers learn that he starts as a joyful and professional person in the town, but it changes over time as the movie progresses.

Peter Biziou's cinematography skills were outstanding as he has came up with some impressive camera shots to help Peter Weir establish the movie's tone, relations with the characters, and intrigue the audience. There were multiple close up shots to represent the characters' point of views as they talk to Truman, which gives the audience a better understanding that they watching a TV Show and Truman's real life.

Philip Glass, Burkhard Dallwitz, and Wojeciech Kilar's work on the film's music score was spectacular. This is because it matches the classic and inviting atmosphere of the main town, but it changing tone after Truman begins to learn more about his true identity. This makes older viewers feel nostalgic with the old style setting, but feeling engaged and empathetic with Truman.

The movie's target audience are people who have a strong interest in comedy movies with drama elements. This is because the movie has a realistic message about what is reality and fiction, stars a famous actor known for comedy movies, a great sense of humour, and some dark moments.

In conclusion, The Truman Show (1998) was a fantastic comedy-drama movie that Peter Weir succeeds in entertaining the viewers with its creative story, funny moments, empathetic main protagonist, and shocking plot twists. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This is now one of my favourite Jim Carrey movies.

Sentinel - Cringeworthy, Laughable, and Unoriginal!

Sentinel (2024) is a science fiction action movie directed by Stefano Milla and written by Katherine Tomlinson. The movie features Jason R. Moore, Neil Cole, Ellie Patrikios, John Stewart Arnold, Denitza Diakovska, and Michael Pare.

Set in the future, the movie centers on three heroic soldiers from a moon base are tasked to travel back in time to Earth, so they can save human survivors from a past alien invasion. However, little do they know a dangerous powerful alien is on the planet with its army. Will the soldiers succeed or die in their mission?

The story was bland and boring. It suffers from poor slow pacing, the lack of originality, the lack of interesting themes, forgettable characters, poor action sequences, filler scenes, and weak world building.

The performances from the cast were dreadful. This is because they have poor energy and lack strong emotions that are supposed to convey the movie's dark and action packed tone. As a result, the acting appears to be laughable and cheesy, similar to other low budget films.

The design for the Sentinel was poor and unoriginal as it had some similarities with Carnage from Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise, making it look like a rip off of the two creatures. To make matters worse, the Sentinel stole features from the Predator because its technical and weaponry aspects.

For 2024, the special effects were awful to look at. This is because there was poor green screening, outdated CGI on the lightning and hyperspace, as well as the use of stock green screen effects, such as the blood splatters.

The cinematography was appalling because there were so many generic camera shots that are uninteresting to look at, had weak lighting, and resembles a short YouTube movie with its poor camera movements in some scenes.

This movie has got the worse sound in an movie I have ever seen as most of it were stock sounds taken from other movies and YouTube videos. Whoever the sound designer and foley sound artist are should be less lazy and more productive!

The soundtrack for the movie was uninspiring, forgettable and terrible since it was not exciting for the viewers when they watch the action sequences.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy science fiction movies with action elements because the movie has a dark tone, inappropriate content, and graphic moments that are unsuitable for younger viewers.

In conclusion, Sentinel (2024) was a terrible low budget movie that I consider worse than Light (also 2024) with its poor story, laughable acting, forgettable score, and the lack of originality. In my opinion, this is worth skipping. This should be sent away from Paramount Plus!

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit - A Funny Animated Halloween Classic!

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit (2005) is a stop motion animated comedy movie directed by Nick Park and Steve Box, who were also involved in writing the screenplay with Bob Barker and Mark Burton, and was produced by Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation. The movie features the voice talents of Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Liz Smith, Peter Kay, and Nicholas Smith.

Based on the characters of the same name created by Nick Park, the movie centers on Wallace (Peter Sallis), a cheese-obsessed yet excellent inventor, and his loyal dog Gromit working as a pest control agents for their town. It is their job to prevent rabbits from stealing and eating the residents' top vegetables for the town's annual Great Vegetable Show. However, the duo run into a massive problem after they have heard reports of a giant rabbit-like monster devouring the vegetables. Will Wallace and Gromit find a way to stop this beast?

The story was still entertaining and fits perfectly into the silly nature of the Wallace and Gromit series. It has an engaging plot, memorable characters, plenty of hilarious moments for the viewers to enjoy, and surprising plot twists. The movie explores the themes of friendship, technology, and protection. These were shown when the town try to protect their vegetables while Wallace and Gromit continue their strong friendship. However, they soon realise that their technology can cause more harm than good.

The animation was spectacular because the animators have taken their time and effort to truly bring the characters and vehicles to life with the correct speed and movements. It also runs smoothly and is on the same level as Aardman's other stop motion projects.

The voice acting was fantastic as the cast have used the right tone to keep the viewers entertained with their great sense of British humour and to make their characters more believable for the viewers. Peter Sallis still does an excellent job voicing Wallace with his hilarious moments and silly yet pleasing voice.

Every element in the production design was well designed and stays true to the film's British setting. The best examples include the grand set design for Tottington Hall and the classic British style design for the Anti Pesto van Wallace and Gromit drive throughout the film.

There were so many visual gags that were both well written and well executed as it fits the wacky tone of the series, in addition to them linking to the characters' importance to the story. For example, in the church scene, when Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter) first appears, the area surrounding her makes her look like an angel. However, Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes) moves in front of a giant wrench with a hint of red at the end of the two points to make him look like the devil as he is the main antagonist of the film. This explains their roles in the story in a hilarious manner.

Like other Wallace and Gromit media, Julian Nott's soundtrack was memorable and fun to listen to since it suits the comedic tone of the franchise during its hilarious scenes, which will entertain the viewers. There is also a tension in some scenes, so it can build up the reveal of the Were-Rabbit, keeping audiences on the edge of their seat as to who this mysterious creature truly is.

The movie's target audience are children and families. This is because the movie features two of Britain's most iconic animated characters in an exciting yet funny story with plenty of laughs, but it has some moments that would scare younger viewers. This also appeals to fans of the Wallace and Gromit franchise since the movie shows off another crazy adventure involving their favourite inventor and dog, and how they will solve the issue.

In conclusion, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit (2005) still has a special place in my heart when comes to British stop motion movies. It has a memorable story, likeable characters, and plenty of good laughs. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This is a perfect film for families to watch on Halloween.

Addams Family Values - Funny and Dark

Addams Family Values (1993) is a supernatural black comedy movie directed by Drew Sonnenfeld, written by Paul Rudnick, and based on the characters of the same name by Charles Addams. The movie features Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, and Carol Kane.

Serving as a sequel to The Addams Family (1991), the movie centers on the titular gothic family behaving after the birth of their new son Pubert, including teenagers Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley Addams (Jimmy Workman) becoming jealous and getting rid of their new sibling. This results in them going to summer camp, where they will be spending most of their summer by their new nanny (Joan Cusack). However, the family's uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) falls in love with the new nanny, but he does not realise that she is a serial killer! Will the Addams Family learn the truth and stop this evil nanny from developing her relationship with their uncle?

The story was enjoyable and I managed to find it better than the first movie. This is because the sequel has a better sense of humour, a darker tone, well written characters, and an marvellous plot structure. Love, Family, and Greed are strong themes the movie explores. These were shown through the different relationships each member of the Addams Family has as an evil nanny develops more into the story.

Like the previous film, the acting was amazing since each cast member have still showed respect to the characters' personalities from the source material, which will make the audience laugh and spooked at the same time. Christina Ricci still does an amazing job as Wednesday Addams with her dark sense of humour and gloomy emotions.

Each elements of the production design was perfect as they suit the movie's dark yet comedic tone and have stronger connections to the titular family. These include the gothic costume designs, as well as the realistic and accurate set designs for the main house, which show the viewers that the family are rich and spooky.

Marc Shaiman's music score was brilliant and fun to listen to. This is because he has used mysterious music to capture the suspicious motivations of the nanny and how it makes the viewers not trust her as the tension rises. Additionally, Marc uses a catchy tone to establish the funny yet strange personalities of the Addams Family, making the viewers feel entertained about seeing their favourite gothic family.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy dark comedy movies as there are edgy jokes that can be quite disturbing for younger viewers to follow, as well as the tone being darker than the previous film. Also, the movie appeals to older fans of The Addams Family series since they want to see if the sequel has the same hilarious and spooky charm of the previous instalments of the franchise.

In conclusion, Addams Family Values (1993) was a fun sequel that manages to be better than its predecessor with its engaging story, darker tone, and great sense of humour. In my opinion, this movie has a perfect value of watching.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage - Thrilling and Action Packed, but Not Enough Carnage!

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) is a superhero movie directed by Andy Serkis and written by Kelly Marcel. The movie features Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Reid Scott, Naomie Harris, and Stephen Graham.

Serving as a sequel to Venom (2018) and based on the Marvel Comics anti-hero of the same name, the movie follows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) attempting to redeem his life as a journalist with his symbiote Venom's (voiced by Tom Hardy) support by interviewing a dangerous serial killer named Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson). Suddenly, Cletus becomes the host of a new red symboite named Carnage (voiced by Woody Harrelsonv), who is considered extremely dangerous and breaks out of prison to cause havoc onto San Francisco. Will Eddie and Venom stop this new threat?

The story was fun to experience and I even considered it to be better than its predecessor. It offers an intriguing plot structure, more screentime for Venom, fun action scenes, faithfulness to the source material, and engaged character development. The movie explores the themes of Love, Violence, Good vs. Evil, and Depression. These were shown through Cletus Kasady's past and relationships with others before his killing sprees, as well as Eddie Brock and Venom's current lives as they learn about this ongoing threat. In my opinion, these were handled well by Andy Serkis' direction because of his experience in the film industry and how he wants to present his own films outside of acting.

The performances from the cast were brilliant as they have used the right energy and emotions to portray the characters and suit the movie's dark and action packed tone. Tom Hardy still does a spectacular job portraying Eddie Brock/Venom with his great sense of humour, body language and emotive language. Additionally, Woody Harrelson did a fabulous performance as Cletus Kasady/Carnage with his dark nature and scary energy that feel similar to a real serial killer, which is enough to frighten the viewers.

Like its predecessor, the visual effects were stunning since the main symbiotes look realistic and petrifying with their fabulous texture details, alongside being faithful to their comic counterparts. This will make the viewers feel impressed and spooked by the aliens' presence.

Robert Richardson's cinematography skills were marvellous because he worked closely with the camera crew on how each shot perfectly reflects on the story, its dark tone, and its characters, in addition to having some dark colouring and lightings. For instance, there is a close up shot of Carnage that was taken from a low angle with dark lighting and colour palettes. This shot was chosen because it will make the viewers more terrified of his intimidating appearance and

Marco Beltrami's soundtrack for the film was great as it creates a dark, exciting, and intimidating feeling for the viewers once they witness the action happening, in addition to it supporting Carnage's dark personality.

However, one of the main problems I have had with the film was Carnage's voice. Although I applaud Woody Harrelson's voice acting on the character, Carnage does not have the Joker style voice from other Marvel media, such as Spider-Man - The Animated Series and Lego Marvel Superheroes 2. As a result, his voice sounded too similar to Darth Vader.

Compared to the previous film, the action scenes, while fun, do not happen that much as the movie tends to focus more on Venom and Eddie's struggling chemistry. This means that Venom and Carnage do not properly face off until the final battle, which is rather disappointing compared to other action movies, such as the Spider-Man Trilogy (2002 - 2007) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).

The main criticism I would like to say is that this film has the same issue as its predecessor: Wasted Potential to be Rated R! Despite having Carnage as the main antagonist and in the title, the movie does not have gory moments or horror elements as it wanted to match the PG-13 rating following the first film's successful box office run.

The movie's target audience are people who are fans of superhero movies, including the previous Venom movie. This is because the movie continues the story of one of Spider-Man's famous villains, the introduction of Carnage (a Spider-Man villain who is considered to be a favourite by many fans), action scenes, and intimidating creature designs that are quite scary for younger viewers.

In conclusion, Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) may have some issues by having not enough 'Carnage', but that does not mean that I still enjoyed it more than the first movie and its dark tone. In my opinion, this is worth watching.

Episode 6:

Everything is just getting darker and sadder…

I like that about this show.

Watched on Sunday October 27, 2024.

Venom - Fun but has no connections to Spider-Man!

Venom (2018) is a superhero movie directed by Reuben Fleischer, and written by Kelly Marcel, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg. The movie features Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Reid Scott, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Jenny Slate.

Based on the Marvel Comics anti-hero of the same name, the movie follows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), a journalist in San Francisco, struggling to get his life back on track after he loses his job and broke up with his fiancée Anne Weying (Michelle Williams). However, his life begins to change after he meets a black symbiote named Venom (voiced by Tom Hardy), who gives him superpowers that nobody has ever seen before. They must team up to stop the symbiote race from invading the Earth led by Life Foundation CEO, Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed).

The story was a still fun to watch and I have found it to be better than what most critics said about it. It has plenty of thrilling action sequences, a dark tone that suits the character of Venom, and empathetic characters. The movie explores the themes of Extraterrestrial, Good vs. Evil, Violence, Depression, and Friendship. These were shown through the development stages of Eddie Brock after he loses his job and his relationship with Anne until he forms a friendship with a scary and violent alien species to stop an evil alien invasion from occurring.

The performances from the cast were amazing. This is because they have brought the characters from the comics to life with their unique acting skills and emotive language. Tom Hardy did an amazing job as Eddie Brock/Venom with his strong energy and was a better choice at taking on the role than Topher Grace was in Spider-Man 3 (2007).

Although the film had a dark tone, it does have a decent sense of humour that will keep the viewers entertained throughout the film, as well as it suiting the hilarious bond between Eddie and Venom. For instance, after Eddie has wrote down important information regarding the Life Foundation's sinister plans in an empty room inside a building at night, Venom tells him to jump out the window. But instead, Eddie uses the elevator, which results in Venom calling him a "p***y".

The visual effects were marvellous to look at since Venom blends in perfectly with the sceneries, looks terrifying and awesome, and remains faithful to his big and bulk comic book counterpart compared to the skinny Venom from Spider-Man 3 (2007).

Matthew Libatique's cinematography skills were appealing and brilliant as there were some intriguing shots that link with the characters and support the dark tone. For example, there is a long shot of Venom picking up Roland Treece by the throat in the dark streets of San Francisco. This was used because it creates a fearful feeling in the viewers about how big, strong, and intimidating Venom really is and making them feel weak.

Ludwig Goransson's soundtrack for the film was stunning and engaging as it suits the dark atmosphere and Venom's violent nature. There were some elements of thriller elements in the action sequences to make feel more exciting and heart racing for the audience.

However, as much as I have enjoyed the story, I had issues with the pacing. This is because the first half felt slow as it has given us more time to learn abut Eddie before he meets Venom, but after the unlikely duo meet during the second half, more action takes place and increases the pacing.

Another issue I had with the film was that it had wasted potential to be rated R in the United States, despite receiving a 15 rating in the United Kingdom. An example of this not being R rated is that there was no graphic content, such as blood coming from Venom's victims, and lack of a horror tone.

The worst aspect of the movie is that there were no connections to Spider-Man since the iconic web slinger plays an important role in Venom's origins in the comics as he was the first individual to catch the Venom symbiote before it was transferred to Eddie Brock. This explains why Venom does not have his memorable spider logo, which I have found disappointing.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy superhero movies and are Marvel fans. This is because the movie is based on one of Spider-Man's most iconic enemies, a dark tone, and violent content that is too dark for younger viewers.

In conclusion, Venom (2018) was still a marvellous movie to watch with its dark tone, fun aspects, and impressive visuals, but it should have had more connections to Spider-Man, an R rating, and better pacing. In my opinion, this is a fun watchable film. This will make you bond with "Venomous" fun!

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Exciting, Entertaining, and Spectacular!

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is an animated superhero movie directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, with the latter co-writing the screenplay with Phil Lord. The movie features the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfield, Nicolas Cage, Kimiko Glenn, John Mulaney, Liev Schreiber, Mahershala Ali, and Brian Tyler Henry.

Based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, the movie centers on a teenager named Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) being bit by a radioactive spider that has given him the same abilities as Spider-Man, allowing him to become New York's new web slinger. After he discovers a dangerous super collider built by the Kingpin (Liev Schreiber), Miles meets alternate versions of Spider-Man from the Spider-Verse and they team up to defeat the Kingpin and go back to our own universes. Will the Spider-People defeat the Kingpin and stop the super collider on time before it is too late?

The story was engaging and fun to watch because it had great characters, some heartbreaking moments, surprising plot twists, a lot of hilarious scenes, a perfect balance of slow and fast pacing, and excellent world building. The movie explores the themes of family, friendship, good vs. evil, responsibility, and identity. These were shown through the different stages Miles Morales goes through to become the next Spider-Man as he tries to form a great team to defeat the Kingpin.

The animation looks stunning and well animated since it has a stop motion feel when it is quickly chopping in the action sequences from Miles' perspective, and has an overall appearance that looks similar to a comic book. This makes the animation unique compared to other animated features. This style of animation was so good that it has inspired many movies to use it, including The Bad Guys (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023).

The voice acting was spectacular as the characters were brought to life in an entertaining and realistic manner thanks to their respective voice actors' brilliant skills, emotions, and energy. Shameik Moore has delivered the best performance as Miles Morales because of his great sense of humour and strong energy that suits the character well. The same can be said for the rest of Spider-People's cast and Liev Schreiber as the menacing Kingpin.

The characters were likeable, well-developed, relatable, and memorable since they each have a great personality, an incredible chemistry with others, and brilliant backstories that will make the audience empathise with them. The more the story progresses, the more interesting the characters become. Miles Morales was my favourite character in the film because of his great sense of humour, emotional life experiences, and his strong connection with his family and friends.

The action scenes were thrilling and fantastically animated. This is because they were the home to the movie's incredible shots and increased pacing that will excite the viewers. In my opinion, my favourite battle scene was the final battle between Kingpin and Miles because of how heartracing it was.

As mentioned above, there were loads of awesome shots that have quickly caught my attention as they look identical to that of a live action movie. The best shot would have to be Miles Morales jumping off a building to begin his web swinging skills in his iconic black and red suit as it shows how much bravery and courage has increased in his mind.

Daniel Pemberton's soundtrack for this movie was magnificent to listen to since it supports the movie's heartracing and emotional atmosphere, as well as it making it memorable with its catchy nature. The songs written for the film were brilliant and make an excellent addition to the soundtrack because of their relaxing tones. My favourite song from this film was Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee because of how beautiful and upbeat it was.

The movie's target audience are children and families because the movie has an iconic superhero that appeals to the kids, a heartwarming story, clean jokes, and important life lessons. Additionally, the movie appeals to people who enjoy superhero movies because of the concept of the multiverse housing different superheroes and thrilling action scenes.

In conclusion, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) was an amazing movie to revisit and still succeeds in keeping me entertained. It has a brilliant story, likeable characters, a memorable soundtrack, and plenty of fun and emotional moments. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This was my best cure after watching Fant4stic (2015), Catwoman (2004), and The Loud House Movie (2021).

Sing - Funny and Catchy!

Sing (2016) is an animated musical comedy movie directed and written by Gareth Jennings, and is produced by Illumination Entertainment. The movie features the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tori Kelly, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane, Taron Edgerton, John C. Reilly, and Nick Kroll.

Set in an anthropomorphic animal city, the movie centers on Buster Moon, a koala bear who runs his own theatre (Matthew McConaughey), hosting a singing competition to save his theatre from going bankrupt. This changes the lives of five contestants as they start rising to fame.

The movie had a fun concept and was well executed with a magnificent story that will keep the viewers engaged and entertained. The story offers engaging characters, a lighthearted tone, plenty of fun moments, some emotional scenes, and successfully manages to copy Zootropolis (2016), which had a similar concept about animals in a city. The movie explores the themes of courage and following your dreams. These were shown through the different stages the characters go through to sing to a live audience and feeling less afraid about doing the things they enjoy doing.

Like Illumination's other films, the CGI animation was wonderful and stunning. This is because it has appealing designs for the characters, splendid surroundings, and realistic lightings. In my opinion, the animation has certainly held up well to today's standards.

The voice acting was spectacular as the cast have used the right vocal tones that have brought their characters to life by having the correct vocal tones to suit the personalities and making them feel more connected to the viewers. Taron Edgerton and Scarlett Johansson have delivered the best performances because of their emotional tone and

Most of the characters were fun to learn about since they have great personalities that make them likeable and relatable for the viewers as they begin to face their personal problems in order to succeed in participating in the singing contest. In my opinion, Johnny the Gorilla (Taron Edgerton) was my favourite character in the film because he has a contrasting personality to that of his father's criminal behaviour and truly cares about no just music, but for his new friends from the contest.

The songs that were used in the film were catchy to listen to. This is because they have a strong connection to both the story and its characters' personalities, as well as making some older audiences feel nostalgic about the song selections. To make things better, some of the songs were original and well written, such as one of my favourite songs "Set It All Free". These songs will be enough to make you "sing".

However, while I have enjoy learning about the characters in the film, one of the major problems I have had with the film was that some of the characters come off as unlikeable. For instance, Lance, Ash's boyfriend, is a negative role model for his girlfriend because of his selfish attitude and only cares about himself.

Another issue I have had with the film was that some of the background characters have the same designs with some clothing changes, which I consider a bit lazy. If I worked on the animated department, I would have made different character models and change their facial appearances to make them different from each other.

The movie's target audience are children and families as it has a lighthearted tone, important messages, and inviting characters that will appeal to the kids. However, there are some adult jokes that the parents would understand, making the movie a more enjoyable viewing for all the family. Also, the movie appeals to audiences that enjoy listening to music and watching music competitions since there are some iconic songs in the film that will motivate the music fans and some interesting new songs that will get into their heads.

In conclusion, Sing (2016) is still a fun animated to watch and will keep everything entertained with its creativity. In my opinion, this is worth watching. This will make you "sing" with joy!

This review may contain spoilers.

Fantastic Four? I think not, I think it is Fant4wful!

Fantastic Four(2015) is a superhero movie directed by Josh Trank, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Slater and Simon Kinberg. The movie features Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kata Mara, Jamie Bell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson, and Toby Kebbell.

Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name and a reboot in the Fantastic Four film franchise, the movie follows teenager Reed Richards (Miles Teller) and his childhood best friend Ben Grimms (Jamie Bell) attempt to become the first people to be teleported with various inventions. They soon meet teenage siblings Johnny (Michael B. Jordan) and Susan Storm (Kata Mara) to build a teleportation machine with the support the science corporation run by the siblings' father Dr. Franklin Storm (Reg E. Cathey). However, the testing does not go according to plan after the four teenagers gained strange powers and must battle a threat to the world.

The story was dreadful and felt unoriginal because it follows the generic plot structure of a superhero movie. The story suffers from poor character development, slow pacing, the lack of faith to the source material, no proper action scenes, the use of filler, some plot holes, and ridiculous writing. The worst offender of the story is that the traditional theme of family was never used because of the lack of chemistry between the characters compared to previous Fantastic Four media.

The performances from the cast were awful as they have failed to bring the superhero team to life by having weak energy and lifeless emotions. To make matters worse, each cast member were not the best choices to play the iconic team because of their young age. Not even the talented Miles Teller could save this movie with his horrendous acting.

Compared to most Marvel and other superhero movies, this movie lacks humour to keep the viewers entertained since it took the dark tone too far. This will make the audience bored throughout the movie as there were barely any funny moments and they are instead watching bland scenes involving the characters in boring discussions.

For 2015, the visual effects were appalling and disgusting to look at as they do not blend in with the real world and come off as weird in some shots. For example, the CGI on Reed Richards' face morphing back to his own face after using a disguise looked terrifying yet laughable.

The characters were unlikeable and disrespectful to their original counterparts. This is because they do not have their lighthearted personality from the comics that have made them likeable in the first place, have a negative representation of a friend group, and poor motivations.

The costume designs were terrible since they do not resemble the traditional blue costumes with the big "4" symbol from the source material. Whoever thought it was a good choice to make this costumes was not following the comics correctly.

Although I appreciate The Thing's size in this movie as it stays true to the comics, the same cannot be said about his hideous design as he looks more like a chicken wing from KFC rather than having the classic orange rock skin and lacks his iconic pants and boots from the comics.

Matthew Jenson's cinematography skills were unappealing and bland. This is because there was not a single camera shot in the film that has impressed me and suffers from a dull colour palette that does not suit the Fantastic Four's bright colour scheme from the comics.

The worst aspect of this movie is that the team do not refer to themselves as the Fantastic Four until the very end of the film, only for it to be cut off by the title before the name has been said.

However, the only good feature of the movie was the soundtrack created by Marco Beltrami and Philip Glass. This is because it suits the movie's dark and action packed tone perfectly, which will keep the viewers entertained during the action sequences.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy watching superhero movies and Marvel fans in general. This is because the movie has an iconic superhero team made by Marvel Comics, some action sequences, and how this movie differs from the previous movies involving the Fantastic Four.

In conclusion, Fantastic Four (2015) was a big disgrace to the superhero genre with its bad storytelling, generic cinematography, lack of faithfulness to the source material, and bland acting. In my opinion, this should have been called "Fant4ful". This is certainly not worth watching.

Catwoman? More like “Cat-Astrophic”!

Episode 5:

The more I watch, the more I think about waddling.

The Wild Robot - Beautiful, Funny, and Amazing!

The Wild Robot (2024) is an animated science fiction survival movie directed and written by Chris Sanders, and is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The movie features the voice talents of Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Catherine O'Hara, Mark Hamill, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Ving Rhames, and Matt Berry.

Based on the 2016 Peter Brown novel of the same name, the movie centers on a service robot named Roz (Lupita Nyong'o) trying to adapt to the surroundings of an island after she has been shipwrecked. While she is attempting to create a strong relationship with the island's animals, Roz adopts a young goose she named Brightbill (Kit Connor) as his mother.

The story was beautiful to follow and has given me a better visual understanding on what the original novel is like. With its fantastic plot structure, the movie offers splendid characters, an emotional weight, a brilliant sense of humour, and amazing world building. Identity, Love, Family, Nature, and Technology were strong themes that the movie explores because they were shown through the movie's setting and Roz's character development as she develops a strong bond with the animals.

The animation was magnificent as it offers adorable character designs that appeal to the target audience and artistic backgrounds that closely resemble a real life island. Additionally, the animation has the same style as Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Bad Guys (both 2022), which is what made the quality hold up well and look beautiful.

The voice acting was spectacular since the cast have used strong vocal tones that suit each characters' personalities and brought the characters to life with their great sense of energy, which is enough to keep the viewers engaged and entertained as they watch the film. Lupita Nyong'o has delivered the best performance with her calming and mother style voice that suits the curious personality of Roz.

The characters were well written because they have outstanding development that has made them likeable and relatable to the viewers. In my opinion, Roz has the best character because she started off as a confused service robot who does not know about the world around her and does not care about taking care of Brightbill. Luckily, she soon becomes more responsible about being an adoptive mother and forms a beautiful bond with her newly found son.

Kris Bowers' music score for this movie was phenomenal. This is because he created an emotional tone that suits the movie's nature setting, as well as it making the viewers explore the atmosphere better with Roz. However, Kris Bowers manages to incorporate an fast paced thrilling musical tone that corresponds with the appropriate action sequence that will make the viewers excited and shocked about what is going to happen to the characters.

The movie's target audience are children and families since it has important messages, a lighthearted tone, and a great sense of humour that is suitable for all ages. However, there is some adult humour that only the parents would understand, which makes the movie a more enjoyable viewing for all the family.

In conclusion, The Wild Robot (2024) was a beautifully crafted animated feature that has increased DreamWorks' quality in films after Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024), even if I still enjoyed that movie. The movie has a great story, magnificent characters, stunning animation, and an amazing soundtrack. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This has got to be one of my favourite DreamWorks Animation movies.

I have enjoyed this.

The animation, the voice acting, the nostalgia, and the catchy music were all great.

However, I prefer the Shrek version of Thriller.

Liar Liar - Funny and Entertaining!

Liar Liar (1997) is a fantasy comedy movie directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. The movie features Jim Carrey, Justin Cooper, Maura Tierney, Cary Elwes, Amanda Donohoe, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, and Anne Haney.

The movie focuses on Fletcher Reed, a fast talking lawyer (Jim Carrey), continuing his career by coming up with some clever lies. However, his life changes after his son Max (Justin Cooper) wishes him to tell the truth for a day on his fifth birthday, which also causes him to have personal struggles with not just his job, but his family. Will Fletcher find a solution to get his life back.

The film's premise was creative for a comedy movie, and it has been well executed with a hilarious story. The story offers relatable characters, a simple yet brilliant plot structure, heartwarming moments, and great fast pacing. Family and Honesty were important themes that the movie explores. These were shown when Fletcher is being forced to tell his honest thoughts while he becomes more willing to look after his family.

Jim Carrey steals the show with his magnificent acting. This is because he uses his traditional energetic body language and silly emotive language that will make the viewers laugh as they start to feel engaged with the story. Additionally, his acting will let the viewers know that the movie is intended to be a comedy. In my opinion, this is one of the best performances and roles in Jim Carrey's career.

The humour was well written and fun to watch as it was well executed by Jim Carrey's wacky and energetic acting, in addition to them increase the pacing and entertainment value. The funniest scene in the film was Fletcher is invited to a committee meeting, only for him to roast the committee members.

There were plenty of memorable lines that was hilarious, well written, and feel appropriate in certain moments in the film. Examples include "The goddamn pen is blue!", "There's no-o-o-o-o-o-o such thing as a weaker sex!", and "I'm kicking my ass, do you mind!".

John Debney's music score for the film was amazing since he has used fast paced music with a comedic tone to suit the overall atmosphere, as well as it having a rather adventurous tone to keep the audience thrilled and entertained about how Fletcher will reunite with his family during some crazy situations.

The movie's target audience are people who enjoy watching comedy movies with fantasy elements as the movie has jokes that can be inappropriate for younger viewers and what would happen if a birthday wish came true. Additionally, the movie appeals to fans of Jim Carrey movies because they want to recommend the best movies that their favourite comedian has starred in to a new generation of comedy fans.

In conclusion, Liar Liar (1997) was a hilarious movie that feels just as enjoyable as Jim Carrey's other films. It has a great story, a massive sense of humour, and plenty of memorable moments. In my opinion, this is worth watching if you want to laugh your socks off.

Casper - Emotional and Hilarious, but Dark!

Casper (1995) is a supernatural fantasy comedy movie directed by Brad Silberling, written by Deanna Oliver and Sherri Stoner, and is based on Casper the Friendly Ghost created by Joe Oriolo and Seymour Reit for Harvey Comics. The movie features Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Eric Idle, and Cathy Moriarty, as well as the voice talents of Malachi Pearson as the titular character, Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, and Brad Garrett.

The movie focuses on a friendly child ghost named Casper (voiced by Malachi Pearson) haunting Whipstaff Manor in Maine with his ghost uncles, Stretch, Stinkie, and Fatso (voiced respectively by Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, and Brad Garrett). Casper soon meets a ghost therapist named Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman) and his daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) after the former was hired to remove any ghosts that haunt the old mansion. Will Casper befriend the father and daughter or will his presence scare them away?

The story was still beautiful and fun to follow. It offers intriguing character development, an emotional weight, a great sense of humour, respect to the source material, and a splendid plot structure. The movie explores the themes of death and friendship. These were shown through Casper's perspective after he died and tries his best to make friends, only for the humans to run away because their fear of ghosts rather than them wanting to learn more about him.

Both the physical and voice performances were amazing because the cast have allowed the viewers to feel entertained and engaged with the different characters. They have supported the movie's dark yet comedic tone with their body language and emotive language that corresponds well with each scene. Bill Pullman and the Ghostly Trio's cast have delivered the best performances with their hilarious moments.

For 1995, the visual effects look incredible since Casper and the Ghostly Trio have appealing designs that not only blend in with the real world, but they stay true to their original counterparts from Harvey Comics.

The mise-en-scene in this movie was marvellous since it has a Tim Burton style with its massive and spooky set designs for the Whipstaff Manor, the old fashion props that have correctly established what time period the manor was from, and the clothing inside the closets.

In my opinion, Casper was the best character in the movie because of his likeable personality, realistic motivations that are enough to make the viewers empathise with him, and strong chemistry with Kat Harvey.

Dean Cundey's cinematography skills were magnificent since there were some great camera shots that will make the viewers feel like they are a part of the movie or if a particular shot grabs their attention. For example, there is a long shot of Casper looking bored while he watches a television in his living room. This shot was used to make him stand out from the dark yet warm coloured room, so that the audience know that he is the main focus of the film.

James Horner has done a fantastic job on the movie's soundtrack as he has perfectly established the movie's mysterious atmosphere with some humorous and emotional elements, so that the audience can express different feelings for the characters as the movie progresses.

However, one of the issues I had with the movie was the main antagonist: Carrigan Crittenden. This is because she has a generic plan and feels less threatening to the protagonist. Despite this, I still applaud Cathy Moriarty's performance for the character.

The main problem I had with the movie is that it has a bit of an adult tone as it has Death is a mature theme in the film, a scene with Casper explaining his death to Kat, and a few scary moments that will frighten younger viewers. Also, there were some moments where the characters use mild bad language, which is inappropriate for a movie aimed at children and families. However, the adult humour was not overdone like in The Cat in the Hat (2003).

The movie's target audience are children and families because the film has appealing character designs and plenty of humorous moments. However, there was some adult humour and themes that only the parents would understand, making it a more enjoyable viewing for all the family.

In conclusion, Casper (1995) still remains a childhood classic of him because it has a memorable story, a great sense of humour, brilliant characters, and a perfect production design. However, I think it would have been better had the adult moments were reduced and the villain had better intentions to be a real threat. Besides that, this movie is worth the watch. This will make you laugh and probably spooked.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - Entertaining and Hilarious

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) is a spy comedy directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers. The movie features Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling, Robert Wagner, Michael York, and Mimi Rogers.

The movie centers on a silly British agent named Austin Powers (Mike Myers) rises from being defrosted from the late 1960s into the late 1990s. He has been selected to battle his arch nemesis Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) to prevent him from succeeding his evil plans to take over Earth. With the support from Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), will Austin Powers save the world with his silly yet great strategies?

The story was amazing and does an excellent job at parodying classic spy movies, including the popular James Bond franchise. With its perfect plot structure, the movie offers memorable characters, fast pacing, and plenty of entertaining moments to keep the viewers engaged. The movie explores the themes of Good vs. Evil, Power, and Love. These were shown through the community's love towards Austin Powers, who needs to go on a journey to defeat Dr. Evil.

The acting was phenomenal as the cast have used wacky movements and emotions to suit the movie's comedic tone and make the audience laugh at what they are doing. Mike Myers has delivered the best performance with his great sense of humour through body language and emotive language. In my opinion, this has to be one of Mike Myers' best film roles outside of Shrek.

The humour was well-executed because there were so many scenes that will make the audience laugh at what silly acts and problems the characters are going through to succeed. For example, there is a hilarious moment where a security guard yells a long "Noooooo" before he gets squished by a steamroller, but it was done in a funny manner.

The mise-en-scene in this movie was spectacular. This is because the movie has a well-designed production design, bright and colourful lightings, and brilliant costumes that connect with the movie, which will easily appeal to the audience.

George S. Clinton's music score for the film was awesome since he has used fast upbeat style music to match the lighthearted comedic tone of the movie. This will make the viewers feel amused as the movie progresses because of how exciting yet silly it sounds.

The movie's target audience are people who have a large interest in watching comedy movies with some spy elements as the movie has a perfect sense of humour, focuses on a spy with a funny personality, and bright colours.

In conclusion, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) was a fantastic comedy movie that has an interesting story that makes fun of classic spy movies, brilliant humour, and introduces one of the film industry's most iconic characters. In my opinion, this is worth the watch if you are looking for a great laugh.

Episode 4

Sofia’s character arc was emotional and shocking, which is what makes this episode amazing! Cristin Milioti has delivered a great performance!

Forrest Gump - Amusing yet Emotional!

Forrest Gump (1994) is a comedy drama movie directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. The movie features Tom Hanks as the titular character, Robin Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Gary Sinise, and Sally Field.

Based on the 1986 Winston Groom novel of the same name, the movie centers on a low IQ man named Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) telling his experiences in the 20th century to different individuals at a bus stop. During this time, Forrest wants to reunite with his childhood best friend Jenny Curran (Robin Wright).

The story was beautiful and amazing to follow as it has given the audience, including myself, a better understanding on what the novel is about. The story offers fabulous character development, an outstanding balance of emotional weight and comedic moments, great pacing, and an engaging plot structure. The movie explores the themes of Following your Dreams, Intelligence, Love, and Friendship. These were shown through Forrest Gump's backstory as he discovers some of the most important aspects of life, pursues to have a successful future, and his strong friendship with Jenny.

In my opinion, Robert Zemeckis' directing skills for this movie were amazing as he is well experienced in directing critically acclaimed movies, such as the Back to the Future Trilogy (1985-1990), and has succeed in making this movie just as successful as his previous projects.

The performances from the cast were splendid because they have brought the characters to life by using the right body language and emotive language that suits their characters' personality from the novel. This makes it easier for the viewers to connect with the characters well. Tom Hanks has delivered a fantastic performance as the titular character with his calm emotions and brilliant body language.

Eric Roth's writing skills for the screenplay were magnificent because it has a wonderful structure, succeeds in interesting the audience, and every dialogue was well written. Some of the best lines include "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.", "Run, Forest, Run!", and "I'm not be a smart man, but I know what love is.".

Every character in this movie were likeable, relatable, memorable, and well written. This is because they were given proper development for the viewers to empathise with them, have some of the film industry's most memorable moments, and a huge importance in the story. The best character in this movie was Forrest Gump himself with his great personality that will make the viewers relate to him and they will support him as he tries to achieve his goals.

The visual effects were remarkable. This is because they have realistic details that blend in with the real world and how they succeed in catching the audiences' attention to what they are watching, even without the use of CGI. An example of this is the feather that appears in the opening because it moved in a realistic fashion by not using CGI, but it is a real feather that was brilliantly performed by stunt people wearing green screen style morphsuits.

Don Burgess' cinematography skills were spectacular since there were so many beautiful camera shots that connect with the characters and establish the movie's main settings. For instance, there is a long shot of the iconic bus bench in the park where Forrest Gump tells his past life to different citizens. This was used because it makes Forrest stand out with his bright clothing that draw the viewers' attention and will join the citizens to listening to his stories.

Alan Silvestri's work on the movie's music score was stunning as he perfect sets up the movie's hilarious and emotional moods that sync in the correct scenes. Additionally, Alan uses a powerful music tone in some scenes to make the audience feel proud of Forrest Gump succeeding in achieving his biggest goals.

The movie's target audience are people who are interested in drama movies with comedy elements. This is because the movie has a complicated story with some upsetting moments, but it has plenty of jokes to keep the viewers entertained as the film progresses. The movie also appeals to people who have read the original "Forrest Gump" novel since they want to see a visualised take on the novel, how the characters are presented, and they are different from their original personality from the book.

In conclusion, Forrest Gump (1994) was a fantastic movie that has made me laugh and cry. It has a beautiful story, memorable characters, and splendid direction by Robert Zemeckis. In my opinion, this is worth the watch. This will make you feel emotional and entertained.

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Home Alone
3. Elf
4. Batman Returns
5. The Nightmare Before Christmas
6. Arthur Christmas
7. The Snowman
8. Die Hard
9. Nativity!
10. Frosty the Snowman

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1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
3. Elf
4. Finding Nemo
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
6. School of Rock
7. Lost in Translation
8. Brother Bear
9. Star Wars: Clone Wars
10. The Matrix Reloaded

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These are my opinion.

1. Godzilla Minus One
2. The Dark Knight
3. Godzilla
4. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
5. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7. Interstellar
8. Dune: Part Two
9. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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These are only my opinion.

I really wish these films got the love and recognition they deserve!

1. The Money Pit
2. Beverly Hills Cop II
3. Predator 2
4. Godzilla vs. Mothra
5. Free Willy
6. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
7. Casper
8. A Bug's Life
9. Godzilla 2000: Millennium
10. The Road to El Dorado

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1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
3. Up
4. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
5. Avatar
6. Coraline
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
8. Zombieland
9. Nativity!
10. Brothers

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These are only my opinion.

1. Dune: Part Two
2. The Wild Robot
3. The Penguin
4. Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire
5. Deadpool & Wolverine
6. Wicked
7. Alien: Romulus
8. Inside Out 2
9. LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
10. Ultraman: Rising

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1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2. Kung Fu Panda 2
3. Captain America: The First Avenger
4. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
5. Arthur Christmas
6. LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
7. Rango
8. X-Men: First Class
9. Rio
10. Real Steel

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These are my opinion.

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
3. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
4. Arthur Christmas
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6. Hotel Transylvania
7. Hotel Transylvania 2
8. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
9. Open Season
10. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

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1. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
2. Forrest Gump
3. The Prince of Egypt
4. The Iron Giant
5. Scream
6. Scream 2
7. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
8. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
9. Se7en
10. Pulp Fiction

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1. Inside Out
2. The Martian
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
6. Ex Machina
7. Jurassic World
8. Shaun the Sheep Movie
9. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
10. Gamera

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These are my personal opinion.

1. Scream
2. Scream 2
3. Aliens
4. Alien
5. Alien: Romulus
6. Halloween
7. Cloverfield
8. It
9. A Quiet Place
10. The Evil Dead

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1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
3. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. Piece By Piece
6. Transformers One
7. Paddington in Peru
8. Civil War
9. IF
10. The Garfield Movie

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1. Godzilla vs. Kong
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home
3. Zack Snyder's Justice League
4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
5. Loki
6. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
7. Dune
8. Luca
9. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
10. The Suicide Squad

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Films I consider to be the worst of the years I was present in.

2004 - Catwoman
2005 - Son of the Mask
2006 - The Wild
2007 - Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2008 - 10,000 BC
2009 - Imagine That
2010 - Space Dogs
2011 - Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
2012 - Fred 3: Camp Fred
2013 - Planes
2014 - The Nut Job
2015 - Fant4stic
2016 - Terrifier
2017 - The Emoji Movie
2018 - Pacific Rim: Uprising
2019 - Hellboy
2020 - Hubie Halloween
2021 - The Loud House Movie and A Loud House Christmas🤮
2022 - Moonfall
2023 - Meg 2: The Trench
2024 - Madame Web

• Catwoman
• Son of the Mask
• The Wild
• Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
• 10,000 BC
• Imagine That
• Space Dogs
• Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
• FRED 3: Camp Fred
• Planes

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These movies are a big disgrace!!!

Top - Absolute Garbage
Bottom - Garbage, but it’s not as bad.

1. A Loud House Christmas
2. The Loud House Movie
3. Catwoman
4. Fantastic Four
5. Son of the Mask
6. Gamera: Super Monster
7. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
8. Madame Web
9. Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate
10. Sentinel

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These are my opinion.

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
3. Rango
4. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
5. Charlotte's Web
6. Barnyard
7. Good Burger
8. The Spiderwick Chronicles
9. The Adventures of Tintin
10. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

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1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. Avengers: Infinity War
3. Black Panther
4. A Quiet Place
5. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
6. Bohemian Rhapsody
7. Bumblebee
8. The Favourite
9. Christopher Robin
10. Incredibles 2

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These are my opinion.

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Godzilla vs. Biollante
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Aliens
5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
6. Back to the Future
7. My Neighbor Totoro
8. The Return of Godzilla
9. Blade Runner
10. Raiders of the Lost Ark

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These are my personal opinion.

1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2. Despicable Me
3. Despicable Me 2
4. Despicable Me 4
5. Despicable Me 3
6. Sing
7. The Secret Life of Pets
8. Sing 2
9. Minions: The Rise of Gru
10. Migration

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1. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
2. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
3. Superman
4. F1
5. Wicked: Part Two
6. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
7. Jurassic World Rebirth
8. Wolf Man
9. Five Nights at Freddy's 2
10. Captain America: Brave New World

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These are my opinion

1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2. Ice Age
3. Robots
4. Rio
5. Ice Age: The Meltdown
6. Ferdinand
7. Epic
8. Spies in Disguise
9. The Peanuts Movie
10. Ice Age: Continental Drift

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1. Arrival
2. Shin Godzilla
3. The Red Turtle
4. Captain America: Civil War
5. Deadpool
6. Zootopia
7. 10 Cloverfield Lane
8. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
9. Kung Fu Panda 3
10. La La Land

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1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Hunger Games
3. The Avengers
4. The Impossible
5. Django Unchained
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. Rise of the Guardians
8. Ted
9. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
10. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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Rotten Tomatoes do not understand what a great movie is!

• Gamera, the Giant Monster
• The Money Pit
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Home Alone
• Predator 2
• Good Burger
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium
• The Road to El Dorado
• Mission: Impossible II
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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• Casper
• A Bug's Life
• Osmosis Jones
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• Robots
• Superman Returns
• Flushed Away
• Meet the Robinsons
• TMNT

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These are my personal opinion.

1. Gladiator
2. Alien
3. The Martian
4. Blade Runner
5. Gladiator II
6. Prometheus
7. Napoleon
8. Alien: Covenant

These are my personal opinion.

1. The Dark Knight
2. Interstellar
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Oppenheimer
5. Batman Begins
6. Dunkirk
7. Inception
8. Memento
9. The Prestige
10. Tenet

This is ranked from my level of excitement.

1. Untitled Christopher Nolan Film
2. Avengers: Doomsday
3. Shrek 5
4. The Batman - Part II
5. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
6. Untitled Super Mario Bros. Movie
7. The Mandalorian & Grogu
8. Spider-Man 4
9. Scream 7
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2

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Favourite Films of each Year I was present in.

2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2006 - United 93
2007 - The Simpsons Movie
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2010 - How to Train Your Dragon
2011 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
2012 - The Dark Knight Rises
2013 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2014 - Interstellar
2015 - Inside Out
2016 - Arrival
2017 - Logan
2018 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2019 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2020 - Soul
2021 - Godzilla vs Kong
2022 - Top Gun: Maverick
2023 - Godzilla: Minus One
2024 - Dune - Part Two

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
• United 93
• The Simpsons Movie
• The Dark Knight
• Inglourious Basterds
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Dark Knight Rises
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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These are only my opinion.

1. Godzilla Minus One
2. Godzilla
3. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
4. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
5. Godzilla vs. Biollante
6. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
7. Godzilla vs. Kong
8. Pacific Rim
9. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
10. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

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1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins
4. The Batman
5. Zack Snyder's Justice League
6. The Penguin
7. Joker
8. Batman Returns
9. Shazam!
10. The Lego Batman Movie

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These are my personal opinion.

My Average Ratings:
Showa - 
Heisei - 4.6
Millennium - 4.3
Reiwa - 3.8
Monsterverse - 5

1. Godzilla Minus One
2. Godzilla
3. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
4. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
5. Godzilla vs. Biollante
6. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
7. Godzilla vs. Kong
8. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
9. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
10. Shin Godzilla

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1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Shrek 2
4. Howl's Moving Castle
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. The Incredibles
7. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Godzilla: Final Wars
10. Hellboy

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These are only my opinion.

1. WALL·E
2. Inside Out
3. Coco
4. Inside Out 2
5. Finding Nemo
6. Up
7. Ratatouille
8. Toy Story 3
9. Toy Story 2
10. Toy Story

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1. The Wild Robot
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Kung Fu Panda 2
4. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
5. Shrek 2
6. Shrek
7. The Prince of Egypt
8. Chicken Run
9. How to Train Your Dragon 2
10. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

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These are only my opinion.

Includes MCU, SSU, Spider-Verse, Fantastic Four, X-Men Universe and other non MCU movies.

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home
2. Logan
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. Avengers: Endgame
5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Iron Man
8. Avengers: Infinity War
9. The Avengers
10. Black Panther

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1. Spider-Man: No Way Home
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
4. Spider-Man 2
5. Spider-Man
6. Spider-Man: Far From Home
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming
8. The Amazing Spider-Man
9. Spider-Man 3
10. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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1. Godzilla Minus One
2. Oppenheimer
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. John Wick: Chapter 4
5. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
8. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
9. Scream VI
10. Barbie

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1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. The Fabelmans
3. The Batman
4. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
5. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7. Obi-Wan Kenobi
8. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
9. Fesu Gojira 3: Gaigan Raishū
10. The Bad Guys

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1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2. Pacific Rim
3. Gravity
4. Despicable Me 2
5. The Wolverine
6. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7. Man of Steel
8. Monsters University
9. LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
10. Epic

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These are my personal opinion.

• Batman Begins
• The Dark Knight
• The Dark Knight Rises
• Star Wars
• The Empire Strikes Back
• Return of the Jedi
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• How to Train Your Dragon

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These are my personal opinion.

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2. Dune: Part Two
3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
5. How to Train Your Dragon
6. The Iron Giant
7. How to Train Your Dragon 2
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
10. The Hunger Games

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Toy Story 4 works, but the rest of the films on this list do not because of how pointless they are.

• Jaws 2
• Gamera: Super Monster
• Grease 2
• Airplane II: The Sequel
• Speed 2: Cruise Control
• Alien Resurrection
• Home Alone 3
• Son of the Mask
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Open Season 2

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1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. 1917
4. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
5. Joker
6. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
7. Spider-Man: Far From Home
8. Shazam!
9. Knives Out
10. Toy Story 4

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These are my personal opinion.

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

1. Interstellar
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2
3. John Wick
4. The Lego Movie
5. Godzilla
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
8. Whiplash
9. Paddington
10. Big Hero 6

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1. Logan
2. Dunkirk
3. Coco
4. Kong: Skull Island
5. Baby Driver
6. John Wick: Chapter 2
7. War for the Planet of the Apes
8. It
9. The Shape of Water
10. Get Out

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These are just my opinion.

1. Star Wars
2. Alien
3. Halloween
4. Jaws
5. The Godfather Part II
6. The Godfather
7. Rocky
8. Grease
9. Superman
10. Rocky II

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1. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Star Wars
5. Ahsoka
6. Obi-Wan Kenobi
7. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
8. LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
9. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
10. Star Wars: Clone Wars

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1. Gladiator
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3. Chicken Run
4. Memento
5. Requiem for a Dream
6. American Psycho
7. X-Men
8. Cast Away
9. Dinosaur
10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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