Reminiscence

 

                               Lisa Joy co-creator of Westworld also married to Jonathan Nolan whose brother is Christopher Nolan, who decided to finally after three seasons of Westworld decides to make her film debut, and I shamefully say this was kind of, boring to say the least. Look, it not just about the concept idea of what makes the film at first intriguing it’s the list of actors and actresses that failed so badly yes I'm talking about Hugh Jackman the same Wolverine whose only great non-Wolverine film was The Prestige, but let’s face it all this man ever cares about is wanting to dance and sing furthermore wants to act like he's tough but fails so miserably at it. What Reminiscence truly is, is a half and half of Westworld and The Maltese Falcon. And sure as a fan of Chris Nolan and Jonathan Nolan's work I did find this intriguing at first but then I began to feel a little different to it.

                               Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) is a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken coast of Miami, his life is forever unchanged as he uncovers a violent conspiracy while trying to solve the mystery behind a client who disappeared.

                                In all honesty I give Lisa Joy points for coming up with an intriguing idea. But deep down, this movie kind of when from intriguing to absolute boredom. Now technically this isn't Joy's fault, for many reasons this is really her husband’s fault and her brother in law's fault as well, because while watching this film I am suspecting that the two men lied to her and thought that this was great when deep down they were lying just to make her feel pleased, for which this needs to be clear to all dudes who are married female filmmakers, is to give them your honest opinion don't be a schmuck and lie to them just to make them happy, even if there mad at you just tell them you’re giving your honest opinion because you love them even if it means you have to sleep outside or find a shitty motel. And I'm sorry, but there comes a point where men need to grow a pair of balls and give the love of your life your honest opinion because that's the only way they can make this movie any better, furthermore the way I think of this movie is that the Nolan brothers read the first two drafts and said "I loved it". Hugh Jackman, I honestly can say fails so miserably at life, I mean it doesn't bug me that his character is in love with lady who are both 18 years apart but what bugs me is the fact that his character becomes infatuated with the leading lady in Rebecca Ferguson but wants she leaves or disappears he just has in obsession in finding her all because of one maybe two one night stands for which I'm guessing his character was just thinking with his manhood. And that's why we went on this journey of boredom. Speaking of cast I actually wished Joy would of borrowed her brother in law's casting director because yes Thandie Newton was amazing in Westworld but she played a real boring sidekick and so did the entire cast as well because honestly they all tried to want me to care but I honestly didn't want to care after the hour of the film passed. So, deep down all I can say is that this film is trying to be a entertaining and new update to the film noir genre but it just failed miserably when it comes to storytelling and borrowing a lot of twists and turns from Chris Nolan, furthermore in closing if you want to find something to watch on a movie night I would find something else and pass on Reminiscence for many reasons it’s like going on a journey through the realm of boredom land, but you began to realize that your already in hell.

   

September Recommendation: Promising Young Woman

 

                             There are times were my movie critique knowledge is put to the ultimate test, well in this my September Recommendation this was without a doubt the ultimate test of my movie watching knowledge. I heard about Promising Young Woman though the Academy Awards this year, and was intrigued that the writer/director of the film was pregnant during the making of Promising Young Woman, though sure that sounded like a strange way to be intrigued, but I thought that this woman has some guts to make this happen. Then months past then I saw the film was already out on DVD despite the fact I couldn't find a copy of it on Blu-Ray at Wal-Mart which is weird because I would usually think they would have everything, but he that what happens when you live in the central part of Nebraska. Then I thought to myself ah what the hell, I see what this movie's got see what makes this film amazing and then I watched the whole movie through and I was just shocked and terrified all at once furthermore I thought to myself that I would never in a million years be married and would just stick to being a good person, go to church and never mess with women because you'll never know how crazy they are when you come across one, hell especially when an unknown woman is wanting to follow you and want to be your friend right away despite the fact that you don't know then at all. But re-watching the film again with the Emerald Fennell's commentary in the background I now have in understanding and appreciation for the movie’s ton consider this one of the greatest movies of all time in my book.

                            Nothing in Cassie's (Carey Mulligan) life is what it appears to be -- she's wickedly smart, tantalizing cunning, and she's living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

                            I knew that this was some kind of rape revenge film, but what I didn't expect this was going to take a lot of psychological toll to my brain moreover not going to lie when I say this but through the course of watching the film for the very first time my mouth never shut back up because of how shocking and somewhat disturbed with fear. And Mulligan's character was just terrifying that I would never in a million years want to cross a woman like her. Speaking of Carey Mulligan, yes this is another movie of hers that I'm recommending in my monthly recommendation but this is her best work ever, this is probably one of the many movies that I look at and say this was her best, she really dives into the role of a woman who is so angered by the injustice of how people look the other way when it comes to rape, and the way she's able to terrorize her victims is just freighting but yet ingenious at the same time. Deep down what makes this film amazing as well is that Fennell's does a great job of creating a revenge film but toning it to a much realistic tone and not including the gun for which I think makes it more interesting for many reasons just killing the person is way too easy and nothing scares people more than exposing them of their darkest secrets or making feel the worst fears they can possibly imagine.  I didn't realize this at first when watching the movie for the second time with the director's commentary and it makes sense that Fennell's was making this as a biblical/Greek tragedy, for which there's a lot of moments where I see a lot of resemblance of the crucifixion's or Cassie having a Halo hovered around her, and to be honest I like the fact that Mulligan's character is given her victims the choice of forgiveness or punishment. Alright, now let’s talk about Emerald Fennell, I honestly don't know a whole lot about her other than she's a writer on a BBC show called Killing EVE and a actress on the Netflix show The Queen, but after watching her film debut I now can know all I need to know in a good way possible. The fact that she was able to create a story that's a breath of fresh air, but most of all giving the film a dark sense of humor along with creating a set environment that springs bright colors and yet shows you the dark and harshness of what comes into the world of Promising Young Woman. Moreover the fact that Fennell included Paris Hilton's song Stars are Blind deserves a lifetime of bonus points because yes I recognized a lot of pop songs in the movie but I never thought in a million years I would hear that song again. Speaking of music, Anthony Willis does a fantastic job as well creating an eerie and creepy themed music to the whole music because yes as we all know the things that happen in the movie are just wrong and shocking but holy crap watching the film for the first time and hearing the music just gave me chills beyond relief. I know the people who seen this film will tell you that this wasn't what they'd hoped to be because we'd all hope for poetic justice, but in all honesty I look at this film differently and just think that the idea that you would have to live with the things you did, that you'd wished to forget I think that's more worse than death furthermore having your life ruined is a much better revenge than just death. So, listen if you’re looking for something new and different I can't promise you that this will give you the ending you would want but I promise you, you'll be shocked and terrified until the final frame. 

   

The Suicide Squad

 

                             I'm a little burned out of Warner Bro's trying to revamp the DC Universe into live action films, so sorry not sorry when I say that I haven't seen Zach Snyder's Cut of the Justice League right away or the latest Suicide Squad. Well, as fate would reach out to extend its hand, I was told that it was a great movie and should look at the film. Staring familiar cast of characters, such as Viola Davis, Margot Robbie, and Joel Kinnaman. With newcomers like Idris Elba, Sylvester Stallone, the ever great and talented Peter Capaldi and a man I feel disgusted in saying because this is only great film so here it goes, John Cena, and let’s be honest this is his only film worth seeing because Cena is a side character in this film. Though sure Cena's not the only one who’s terrible at his job but aside from Jai Courtney and Pete Davidson but while watching this I'll admit there were moments that gave me a more satisfying glimpse of Hope. So, without further ado let’s talk about the Suicide Squad.

                             Kind of like the first film in terms of storyline goes, only this time Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) summons Task Force X to take down a government that's dealing with something that's out of this world needless to say but let’s not forget something dangerous. 

                              In terms of comic book series and ideas, the Suicide Squad is one of the most ingenious ideas DC comics has ever created, furthermore in terms of bringing this to the big screen it's also one of the most simplest ideas as well in a great example just think of this as the Justice League combined with the dirty dozen. And that right there is how you should always see the Suicide Squad as, but the 2016 film they tried to make this more of a cookie cutter film and marketing it for everyone to watch and that something you should never do with a movie like this. And thank the good Lord, James Gunn came along to give this movie a clean slate, because this was a hundred percent better than that 2016 film for many reasons this is more violent and more deranged than the other film plus its marketed in the right way possible then the last film. Even if you’re not a huge comic book guy or gal, the movie itself explains all the rules for you when it comes to the Suicide Squad especially when they have to follow orders or they die furthermore a ton of betrayal comes into this movie as well. I think of all of the actors that are in the film Idris Elba really stands out of all of them, for many reasons I always think of him as the underappreciative Denzel Washington, because he always delivers in role's like this and then he get shoved off of the table and really this is one of those great roles where he shows off his acting chops even more, also he makes fun of John Cena so what can't you not love about him in this film. Viola Davis as always is a gifted actress and really owns the character of Amanda Waller and the same goes to Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn though if I had to give some props to a recurring character return, it would be Joel Kinnaman as Col. Flag and he at least gave a improved performance than the last time he was Flag but this time he at least gave him more of a sense of humor and not always being serious all the time which I thought he did a great job. But deep down if there was anyone who I would declared stealing the entire film in the right way, was the ever great and talented Peter Capaldi as the thinker and despite the fact that he was only in the film for a short time he made a powerhouse of a scene and brought me back to a time when he was amazing in shows like the thick of it and Doctor Who furthermore In The Loop. Hands down in terms of the best DC Universe movies since the end of the Dark Knight Trilogy I would say both Wonder Woman and The Suicide Squad are both even at number one, and despite this film being amazing as it, its thanks to James Gunn weirdness and incorporating elements from Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s probably the only one superhero film worth seeing this year, because deep down I have little high hopes for Marvels next upcoming films and don't really see the need. 

  

Capone

 

                            I'm going to be brutally honest with you when I say this, but I did not expect what I witnessed when watching this latest film of the legendary gangster Al Capone, I honestly didn't think this was going to turn into what I thought it would be which is where going through the rise and fall of Al Capone with Tom Hardy at the helm. Unfortunately, this turned into the last furthermore his final days of his life and sorry not sorry about spoilers his health was going down the crapper and not figuratively more literally if you know what I mean. But I'm not going to lie when I say this in case I'm repeating myself I really thought this was going to be like Legend the last Mob movie that Tom Hardy did, regrettably this is just in hour and forty-eight-ish minutes of a great actor like Tom Hardy playing a Al Capone just a few maybe weeks till he kicks the bucket. Now god bless my aging Uncle right now whose living in a retirement home, who is down syndrome and has Alzheimer's disease and deep down watching this all the way through it felt like watching my uncle whom I had to help my mom and dad take care of furthermore not that I'm complaining but if I'm really interested in watching that last moments of a person's life I would just live them right now, instead of watching a man like Al Capone in his final days coming to an end.

                          So as I said before the film is about the final days or maybe months to Al Capone finally kicking the bucket while have some subplot points where the FBI doesn't believe he's dying and Capone is having hallucinations of his past. That's pretty much the plot so, yeah.

                          Now having not realized what this movie was, I guess it wouldn't have been fun then I thought. And I know that your all going to look at me like what is this person talking about but deep down I thought this was a laughable movie about a man's final days and Tom Hardy chewing the entire scenery up to where the entire movie set is no more and let’s not forget shitting his own pants and while in the bed. But what also makes this film kind of funny is that there few moments where I'm getting a lot of Fight Club, to where everything is not real especially Matt Dillon's character in which I don't even know why he's in it at all for only reason I can think of right now is that he believes in his own mind that he's tough and wants to proof that to the writer/director of the movie but will get to him in a little bit. Then there's the side plot of the story where the Feds are tapping into Capone's phones because they believe that he's faking it for some bizarre sense moreover they know he's hiding a big stash of money somewhere and they want to find it and granted Capone has done some horrible things but he's dying! Furthermore the fact that they don't believe is somewhat laughable because well the Feds work for the government and no doubt stupid but holy crap if you haven't seen this guy's condition I would of been that guy to just say "THE MAN IS DYING YOU MORONS, GET A GOOD LOOK AT HIM BEFORE YOU THINK OF ANY THING IDIOTIC, JUST LET THE MAN DIE IN PEACE AND LET GOD DECIDE OF HIS FATE". And in all honesty if or FBI can't understand that concept then there's a good reason why our country is not in the best condition for many reasons we have way to many stupid people who I believe need to leave in stay in Antarctica. Now in my honest defense what I didn't expect in finding out is that the director of Capone was none other than Josh Trank aka the director of Fan4stic who I may have heard that he was high while making Fan4stic, in which I was blown out of my mind when I found out because I didn't realize he was getting more work, though I applauded him when it came to making a different type of gangster movie and giving me a few laughs along the way. Now was this a movie that should have been made. No, for many reasons but this is one of those films that was completely unnecessary to make because nobody wants to see a well-crafted actor like Tom Hardy shit himself on screen, but it was also Lawrence Bender aka Quentin Tarantino producing buddy through Quentin's earlier films, to even give a guy like Trank money to make this film happen in the first place but on a positive spin to this it was amazingly funny to watch, just to see Hardy chew up the entire film set. So, if you want to have a laugh I would highly suggest watching Capone but if you don't want to that completely fine, but as the Blu-Ray copy that I have well, at least it’s going to stay in a special place with the first two Black Scorpion films as it should or if not I'll secretly build an Ark of the Covenant.

       

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order

 

                               When I was a kid and received my first PlayStation 2 system, one of the first of many games I've ever played moreover didn't stop playing were anything Star Wars because well, as we all know if you were a teenager like me and when the prequals came out that was pretty much the only thing I was consumed in playing I didn't need any God of War or Grand Theft Auto all I need are Star Wars games. And sure through the course of each system there's been less of Star Wars games to play but I have to say replaying this game was as always fun to play but also having great knowledge about life and struggles when overcoming the fears we have with ourselves. Moreover once I get to what makes this game amazing, I will hopefully convince people of the Star Wars fanbase that when you’re a young age you'd always think that the Sith and Empire were the coolest but deep down were all Jedi when it comes to goodness. 

                               Set five years after the fall of the Republic and the Jedi Purge, young Jedi Cal Kestis is hiding from the Empire in a distant planet salvaging ships from the Clone Wars, unfortunately after saving a friend. Sith enforcers also knowns as Inquisitors track him down, but later rescued by a fallen Jedi and a Caption of the Stinger Mantis. Cal begins to learn that there is hope for the Jedi and goes on a quest of a lifetime for which decides the fate of the Jedi but also discovers what it truly means to be a Jedi.

                                At first I'll admit when I first played the game I was hoping to play the some of the meditation training unfortunately you have to beat the game in order to play that part but through the course of playing the story mode I have to admit while going through the course of the journey I didn't get the whole meaning of being a Jedi until after I finished playing the game and felt like wow. My mind was just blown, and truly deep down when you think about it when you’re a star wars fan at a young age you'd always loved the Empire mainly because they were the perfected costumed antagonists furthermore guys like Darth Vader were always shrouded in mystery where you don't know where they came from, and granted I still look at Darth Vader as my all-time favorite character but when you get to a mature age like I've become, you realize that oh I don't want to be what the Sith is, because of all the pain and suffering you have to endure and the madness that goes with in while a Jedi shows more meaning to life especially when you’re looking at yourself in the mirror, and one of the meaningful words of wisdom is when there cutting to one of the many flashbacks in the game for an upgrade to your character you hear who I look as the greatest Jedi Master Jaro Tapal during a training young Cal says "I just keep failing, Master" and Tapal reply's "Do you? Good. Keep failing, keep getting back up. That is the only way to succeed. Don't allow yourself to be weighed down by ego and pretense. Let go of what you fear to lose and rise up." Hell, if years of Catholic teachings haven't taught you anything about life thank God Star Wars is able to guide you along the way. Furthermore that's really the one true reason why Star Wars is the greatest Sci-Fi/Fantasy of all time, there just know franchise in the world that can give you a deeper meanings towards life and general plus create some great stories as well and translate them to movies, tv shows and games. So, if you’re ever waiting on getting a PS5, I would highly recommend digging this game out or if you don't have it. At least purchase this great game and play it and master the ways of the Force. And for the record, I am replaying the game right now because I want to be the final boss with on try instead of having to die all the time.   

  

August Recommendation: The Little Things

 

                                This little film I'm recommending for the month of August, is in all honesty a different take on the homicidal mystery, though to be fair the film itself does take a predictability when it comes to whose the killer and whose not the killer, and sure you're going to be unknown in terms of your emotions, but deep down The Little Things is a nice and different look when it comes to homicide cops. Staring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington in one of his few roles where he actually looks the part when it comes to age difference, along with other Academy Award winners such as Rami Malek and Jared Leto who'd you'd think might be the prime suspects but as I said before you may think but you don't know, knowing is not at all half the battle in truthfulness.

                                 Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon (Denzel Washington) joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter (Rami Malek) to search for Serial Killer whose terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

                                  I believe most of the murder mystery films I've seen are always somewhat of the buddy cop movie, some are usually the ones where the cop solves the case but isn't the same person anymore, or the ones where it's both a murder mystery but with a gangster twist in the mix. This one feels more like a cop film with a mix of PTSD, and having a hard grasp towards the madness of murder, and honestly what I like about the film is that it shows a much more different twist instead of the usual ending or scenario's when it comes to murder mystery genre. This is probably the first time in a while I've seen Denzel acting in his realistic age, meaning he looks the part of his character in this film and as always, he's still amazing when it comes to acting on screen. Both Rami Malek and Jared Leto are both great as well I think as some thought, I assumed that one of them were the killer because each of them looks so creepy and weird but luckily my prediction wasn't all truth. I will admit by the end of the movie I didn't know what my emotions were telling me to feel but after a brief discussion, I admit this was a great character/actor driven film where the main attraction are the ones carrying the movie together so if your trying to find a good movie to watch on a certain movie night then I would defiantly check this movie out on HBO Max furthermore, promise you'll not be disappointed.

   

The Room

 

                            

                           You know what make YouTube the greatest thing on earth? Because it’s the only thing ever where you can find a movie like this, for which I'm talking about Tommy Wiseau's The Room. And I had to admit I was a bit worried about how I was going to take this moreover I did felt scared in watching the movie as well, but then once I watched the first fifteen minutes of the film, it surprisingly wasn't all bad, I mean sure this movie was no doubt bad on so many levels but it was more like mesmerizingly bad more like I thought of myself as a scientist or a psychiatrist and am curious in studying Wiseau's brain while he's still alive talking and yet I'm still haven't got answers in the end. Though I'm going to say this before I begin to talk about the movie, when you think about the movie and all of its un-natural flaws, you have to look at this poster that's on here and think to yourself "okay I understand him now". For many reasons, that face alone explains a thousand words all together, either that man couldn't get enough money to create a more reasonable image to promote the film or he'd really thought he was super awesome and decided to promote the film with just his face on the cover, but before he was able to do that, got really wasted furthermore came in late and looked like s**t moreover just looked at the photograph and said "It works".  So that's my two cents on the poster because while I'm typing this review, I just can't stop looking at it, it's just so mesmerizing. But on a serious note let’s talk about this infamous bad movie that everyone considers the worst movie ever made?

                            The way I can describe the movie is that it’s basically a over-dramatic soap opera, in which the story centers around a love triangle, in which a woman deceives two best friends into hating each other so she can get what she wants in the end, which is all I can say hell I don't know I'm no Shakespeare.

                           Okay so back to what I was saying about this film being not all bad, when I said it not being all bad what I meant to say that this wasn't really the worst I've ever seen in my whole life but let’s be frank I've seen a lot of crap from movies like Roller Gator, Fifty Shades of Grey, Gone with the Wind, Blade Runner 2049 and I'm just going to throw this in for s**t's and giggle's, J.J. Abrams Star Wars Trilogy 7-9. And honestly that's just the cherry topper there's other bad movies I can name unfortunately I really don't have the time, this movie alone is just bewildering bad that I was just so confused of what is going on from the story and what the characters are thinking, moreover getting some giggles out of the over the top dramatic moments. But also while watching this film I already had certain moments of how I wanted to fix this movie despite the fact that this film was already made, like why don't Lisa blackmail Mark into forcing him to have sex with her so she can do whatever the hell she wants, plus being a crazy woman, or why couldn't there be a twist at the end of Mark just having enough of this madness and telling Johnny that Lisa forced him into having sex so that way he can expose how crazy of a monster she is, see PROBLEM SOLVED. Unfortunately, this film is already made so really it doesn't matter. Now I've did my research and heard a lot of tales prior to looking up the Disaster Artist on Wikipedia, and I would think yeah it does make sense in terms of what was going on set, moreover Wiseau's egotism exploding  every day while shooting the movie or the fact that he didn't give a script to any of his own cast as well, or that everyone realized that the film itself wasn't going to see the light of day so that's the why everyone didn't give a hundred percent performance, which makes sense but deep down what was more fascinating was that Wiseau thinking that he was awesome and that he was making in his mind the greatest movie of all time, when clearly it shows that he didn't know how to make a movie, though if your trying to make your first movie happen you need to understand a few things, starting with you don't know anything all you have to do is make the best movie you can make, be the caption of the movie set even lead your troops into battle and most importantly be reasonable to your actors in terms of giving them what they and not giving them what they want, but to really sum it all up you need to be the leader every day of your life if you want to make your first film moreover your entire future. Which in all honesty reminds me of a interview I watched of Matt Hannon aka Samurai Cop where he talks about the time he was on set with director Amir Shervan and Hannon states in his own words of how miserable it was to work with Shervan moreover how he himself didn't give a hundred percent performance in the film but yet Amir put it on camera. Bottom line this film isn't the worst I've seen even though the film is bad is just not the worst thing I've seen, but the film really needs to be seen as a lesson tool for any eager filmmaker or writer that wants to make it big, because what this film provides, is an ego check to the very soul of that person who leads. I do say that once this insanity is over Dr. Fauci needs to do in experiment on the human mind of bad filmmakers like Neil Breen Uwe Boll and Michael Bay on why they are and what made them this way.   

                                  

Lying and Stealing

 

                              Typical movie night, browsing through Netflix, then I spotted the ever-beautiful SI Swimsuit model Emily Ratajkowski, and to be fair as a guy I'd thought that this would be more intriguing than her last film We are your Friends. Though, I than began to realize through the course of the movie, it really wasn't going to be as good as I hoped it would be. The film as you already know is entitled Lying and Stealing, and the film stars Theo James who was in the Divergent movies and, well the Divergent movies and Emily Ratajkowski who I admit as a guy when I saw the cover on Netflix I myself was like "ooh so pretty". Although there was one actor I did recognized in the movie and that was the guy that played Micro in the first season of The Punisher, and shamefully that was it. And in a certain way the film itself has some unique and creative ways when it comes to stealing art, although the film just slowly begins to lose its touch till the final fade to black and end credits. So, anyway let’s talk about the dire consequences of Lying and Stealing.

                            Ivan Warding (Theo James) is a thief, who specializes in stealing art from the elite of Los Angeles. He is obliged to a crime boss and wants to get out of the business. Elyse Tibaldi (Emily Ratajkowski) is an in-debt aspiring actress who is also a con woman. Together they plot one last heist and con that will set both free from their obligations. 

                            On a positive note I have when it comes to the movie, is the creative ways of the stealing of the art sequences it does. Give a great example the first heist that James character does I was oh that makes sense, so granted this is a fictionalized movie but I like the ways the character is able to use realistic ways to get in and out especially when it’s a one man crew and if my memory is correct he does at least two heist in the film and some of the unique ways he's able to pull off each heist I have to admit is pretty cool in how he's able to get away from it. Now that's pretty much it when it comes to the positive side of the movie, because the story itself moreover the direction of the movie goes it was really hard to take serious and I myself thought that this would be a hidden gem but deep down it just wasn't going to be as good as I hoped it would be. Theo James is a decent actor, but in just really doesn't provide the typical good-looking guy that the male audience can look at and root for, and the same goes to our leading lady. I'm sure that Emily is a strong woman in real life but when it comes to a movie like this all she is, is eye candy and all honesty I didn't think she could hold her own as I hoped she would. And when it comes to the story and direction of the movie I just found it so lackluster and more meh to the whole thing especially when one of the heist is come from stealing off a guy who collects Nazi memorabilia, and really now thinking about it I call so many fouls with that concept for many reasons I refuse to believe there's a man out there that lives all by himself and collects things from Nazi Germany because how are you able to explain that to insurance agents or hell even your own tax returns or any person in the whole world, that there's a man or woman out there who has a Nazi collection especially when that person has one of Hitler's paintings, in fact how the hell are you even going to sell that anyway? Ah well, just certain stuff like therefore this movie didn't reach my enthusiasm. The antagonist in the movie I didn't find very threatening at all especially when he's forcing Emily to take part of her dress off and force her to sit on her lap it just looked really weird moreover very sleazy from the look of it. Um, so deep down the film does well in terms intrigues and creativity it sometimes hits high but at the end the film just ends up with shooting itself in the leg. I get it was trying to be the different take of the Thomas Crown affair, but I would of suggest trying to make itself something new. So, if you’re in the mood for a movie like this on Netflix, just walk away because this really wasn't worth watching. 

        

Spider-Man: Miles Moreales

 

                             Originally, I bought the latest Spider-Man game on the PS5 because I figured I would be able to purchase a PlayStation 5 by now. But with this insanity we're still in plus the ability of picking the right time to purchase one well, let’s just say it's probably going to be a while thankfully I don't have to worry about Assassin's Creed Valhalla because I haven't even finished Assassin's Creed Odyssey yet. So, for now I figured why not at least give a chance in playing it on the PS4. And truth be told the game itself did not disappoint me at all. Also, to give everyone up to par this does not focus on the Spider-Man we all know and love it goes to the other Spider-Man who got his big break from the into the Spider verse film, Miles Morales.  In retro spec is more of an edger version of Spider-Man kind of like a John Shaft of Spider-Man. So, let’s get talking about this latest story game to Spider-Man.

                            Following the events of the first Spider-Man game, Miles Morales is doing the best of his abilities filling in for Peter Parker as he leaves for a trip with Mary Jane. Though things start to get a little dramatic when old friends show up and Miles Uncle whom he never seen in a while looks him up. But as we all know when it comes to city of New York there's not rest for the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. 

                            I will always say this, Insomniac Games stands tall as developing the best version of Spider-Man, just like Rocksteady stands tall when it comes to developing the best Batman game. In all honesty I can't really decide which is better between the original Spider-Man and this latest version for many reasons they're both great in their own way, each of them posse the great way to spend time in New York, fighting bad guys moreover finding some great ways to research some unique sounds for beat melody's. A side from all of the fun side mission's and the story line I will say probably the fun things in the game was the fact that I can go in to camouflage mode and all of my enemies are like what where did he go, which in all honesty if I had that ability I would make tones of Predator sounds for not reason just to screw with everybody. I do like the relationship between Miles and his uncle aka The Prowler in this game more than the Spider verse film, mainly because its Miles who at first gets to know his own uncle and then gives him in open mind about how the world needs to be better than what it was. So, all and all not a whole lot to say because the game itself is a same structure content like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. But still a great game from start to finish and I personally can't wait for the next Spider-Man game to come out so to all gamers if you haven't got a PS5 yet, then I would suggest picking this game up on the PS4 just to pass the time until your able to buy a PS5. 

    

Assassins Creed 1 and 2 Replay Review

 

      

                    Been doing a sort of retro game replay through some of my video games I have over the years and I figured what better way of doing a replay review then to play one of my favorite open world stealth games Assassin's Creed. In my entire PlayStation gaming I can't think of any other than Mortal Kombat or the new Doom series, that I can point to and say I can stay in this world all day and never get tired of it, and Assassin's Creed was that game where the stealth game play is so simple that even a newbie whose had a hard time with other stealth games can play this one and say is amazing, moreover give a great example I do remember playing the Hitman games and although I do love Absolution and some moments of Blood Money, and I'll throw in the original 2007 Hitman movie but from a gamer's stand point of enjoyability I really didn't feel like wanting to replay this again. And going back and replaying the first game it just felt like you were stepping back into a world that was so amazing in terms of visuals and being able to do things that you necessarily can't do per-say when it comes to game play and storytelling, moreover you get to live in the Crusades era if that's not exciting enough when it comes to video games I don't know what is. And the same goes with Assassin's Creed 2, hell after watching the Showtime series, The Borgias I've now just got my history lesson furthermore began to see how awesome being in Renaissance Italy was.

                  The story itself centers around Desmond Miles, who is kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and is forced to live the memories of his Ancestors who were once part of a secret organization called the Assassin's, who stand for the free will of all mankind and are preventing total dominance of Templar control who in their minds through the course of each game you get to relive the Crusades era and the Renaissance era of history. 

                   I remember the first time seeing a copy of the first Assassin's Creed game and I was just thinking to myself wow I get to relive in the Crusades and granted this was 2007 furthermore was and still a huge fan of Kingdom of Heaven, so I'm sure your well aware of why I decided to buy it, though while playing I noticed a lot of references with some of the parkour movies (hence Casino Royale 2006) moreover I was like wow this is kind of cool almost like a ninja clan with hidden blades and doing a lot of Parkour. Though as always, I sometimes get tired of the game, so I put it back on the shelf to gather dust. Until the sequel came around I was like wow this is branching out in ways I can't even imagine especially when you involve historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci who helps out the protagonist, while you have Rodrigo Borgia aka Pope Alexander IV as the main antagonist moreover again after finishing The Borgias a year ago I was pumped in terms of reexperiencing that part of history. Though to be fair in 2009 I never understood the concept of open world games and I do say replaying these games now I have to say this was really fun to do, when it came to getting upgrades and improving your fighting style. Ezio has always been the example of the hero's journey, though in all honesty I do wished I get to experience more story and adventures with Altair because he was the original Assassin and I'd like to see more of where his story goes next instead of just reading books or playing portable gaming moreover researching him on Wikipedia, but in all honesty you can't win them all so not that I'm complaining for many reasons I have to replay Revelations as well so well have to wait and see. I did see a lot of differences between both games, the first was really just a simple game that was clearly supposed to be a quick project almost like what the first Mortal Kombat game was in terms of development where there was nothing fancy also takes a lot of time to master the surroundings, but still a fun game when you get the chance to understand the story. The second game the possibilities are almost endless where you can do almost anything and relive events that happened, in which me I was like "oh I had no idea I can do this", especially when it came to remodeling your own headquarters, even though I had a hard time finding all of the feathers and in all truthfulness didn't want to replay the game all because of trying to find all of the feathers so maybe another time when I feel like it. I will say Assassin's Creed is defiantly in my top five of favorite game series it’s one of the greatest when it comes to stealth action and amazing when it comes to opening a whole world moreover getting a history lesson along the way. Moreover, without Assassin's Creed, open world gameplay wouldn't be successful as we move forward into the future of gaming. Well now back to playing Brotherhood furthermore bear with me when I say this is going to take some time to play and finish. 

RiffTrax: Rollergator

 

                          Now when I said last review about taking a short break on movies, well I didn't realize what I was getting myself into when watching this funny and yet a monstrosity. I'll also give a better description I figured well I'm getting tired of some of the movies I've been watching, so I figured well I might take the time in the world to watch some of my favorite episodes from the greatest American television show, Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I'll also take a look at some of the RiffTrax films Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy spoofed that landed on YouTube for some reason. Well I don't know how to describe what I'm reviewing but other than stating that this was funny all the way through but I couldn't believe I was watching something that was nearly bad and horrible as Freddy Got Fingered, though granted I've never seen Freddy Got Fingered but I've heard a lot of stories of how bad the movie was and I'm just going to take their word for it. And before I go any further, I just want to state though how much I worship both Mike Bill and Kevin for showing me the world of Mystery Science theater 3000 I feel bad for those guys experiencing this movie. 

                          All I can honestly tell you is that it’s about a puppet alligator, Joe Estevez, a sort of Ninja on a skateboard, and one crazy LSD adventure.

                          As great of fans I am of both Mystery Science Theater 3000 and lately Rifftrax, I must say while watching this movie with the commentary, I was in a sense humored but felt really bad for Mike, Bill and Kevin for many reasons I really felt their own pain and suffering while sitting through this film. Even I was just bewildered moreover was starting to get a massive headache while watching the whole f**king film. Hell, even Mike and Bill quoted and said, "I'm calling it: this is THE worst movie we've ever done at RiffTrax. Ladies and gentlemen, ROLLERGATOR.", "ROLLERGATOR! There are no words -- no human words -- to describe it. So, I simply restate, ROLLERGATOR. I am sorry." I'm now putting foot down and stating this in my own words I do not believe that Joe Estevez and Martin Sheen are related, I just can't believe that for many reasons they're can be no possible way that these two can look at each other when it comes to Thanksgiving or Christmas and look in degust of how their film career is going moreover can take themselves serious as well. So, in closing because the more I talk about this movie I will probably get lost in my own rambling, I now see this as a competition with Freddy Got Fingered as the most abomination film ever, though without the Rifftrax commentary, so yeah so far I think that covers everything other than just stay away from this movie unless it contains the Rifftrax commentary for which it has on YouTube, but I would not recommend it, in all honesty.

                            

July Recommendation: The Dig

 

                                  There are times when you need a few weeks off in some ways need a refreshers, and that's really what I've been kind of doing moreover I was having some troubles finding some good monthly recommendations as well, And luckily with a little help from my friends I actually found a movie that was really good furthermore worth the recommendation. The Dig, staring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes as two individuals on the eve of World War II, uncovering a something beyond history in the making. Now there was another film on the runner up seat but in deep down sense I don't think up there with this film for many reasons it up holds in the acting range moreover I think gives a great message about living life through history and the people around you. So, enough talk for many reasons I don't want to over talk about a great movie I've just seen and give too much details.

                                 In the late 1930's, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to investigate the mounds on her property in England. He and his team discover a ship from the Dark Ages while digging up a burial ground. 

                                 Now I've been a lifelong Indiana Jones fan since my entire childhood, so this doesn't bother me when I say that this was the most realistic film about Archaeology though let’s be honest we all know the Indiana Jones film series is all fantasy. You can really take away both Mulligan and Fiennes performances and it would simply be just a simple English film. For which, is honestly true because I don't think I would of got into this film more if it wasn't for Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes because each of them deliver a tremendous performance of two people who for some purpose believe in each other that they would help one in another furthermore giving the people around them life lessons about the struggles and the difficulty life can give you when you’re not ready for them and really both of Fiennes and Mulligan should deserve some great Oscar recognition in next year’s Academy Awards although that's probably going to be left out because let’s face it the Awards are really a popularity contest. I will say Lily James does some great work in this film as well, and I personally think it would be unfair to leave her out for many reasons she's a great actress (probably one of my few favorites I like) moreover she does a great job playing the certain love story mix to the film and in all actuality is a nice touch especially when your involving certain elements like World War II for a great example. Hands down, this is one of the best films I've seen in the year 2021, and hopefully I hope you put this on your watchlist for Netflix.

     

June Recommendation: Hot Tub Time Machine

 

                                  I've had a bunch of movies to recommend in all honesty, though all of a suddenly I kind of realized those movies need to be used for a special purpose. So I apologize in terms of a last minute resort, speaking of resort let's talk about my June recommendation Hot Tub Time Machine, been quite a while since I've seen this great comedy in all honesty and I nearly forgotten how great this film was once I sat down and watched it from start to finish. Now after experiencing this laugh out loud comedy I have to say that everyone needs to re-watch this great flick for many reasons this film does remind me of my lifestyle and choices but also you can watch this movie over and over again and still laugh at the amazing dialogue that goes with it.  Hell, even late, famous movie critic Rodger Ebert gave this film a three out of four stars, so he at least knows what a great comedy is at least, well he at least did before his time ran out. So anyway, let’s talk about Hot Tub Time Machine.

                                 Four friends stuck in a rut of their adulthood are given a surprisingly second chance at life when their own Hot Tub, mysteriously transport them back to 1986, when they were young in their own prime and now the four decide whether to stick with the timeline or make a few adjustments in their own personal lifestyle.

                                 In all honesty what I love about this movie is that this reminds me a lot of my friends when we hang out and we give each other crap about their lifestyle or that person who’s the lesser friend. More meaning to that, is a lot of the chemistry and dialogue reminds me of my friends and I think was makes this film amazing is that any guy can watch this movie and chuckle at it and say this is like my friends. I honestly don't know if I would of loved this film if John Cusack wasn't involved I mean sure everyone else is passable in the film but I'm not sure if you can have the impact that Cusack provides in the film, especially when the film itself is over the top in terms of ridiculousness. Even Cusack's fellow collaborator from High Fidelity (one of my favorite films) Steve Pink directs this film, so at least we can have a few good bonus points along the way. What I found amazing about the film and yes it's been quite a long time since I've watched this film, was that Sebastian Stan aka the Winter Soldier was in this playing the over the top antagonist Blaine, and I'm not going to lie when I say this that I for a moment didn't recognized him at first, furthermore you really can't fault a guy whose most famous for something now but yet does a role like this in the past, you sometimes got to let that slide for many reasons you need the money and the work, also this film was made a year before the first Caption America movie came out so on the bright side this had to of been Stan's calling card for fame. So, in all honesty with this whole insanity that is the post pandemic I would highly recommend watching this film mainly it will most certainly put you in a better mode and this is defiantly one of the many comedies I love that you can watch over and over again. 

     

Father's Day Recommendation: Major League

 

                              Well we're nearing close to Father's Day everybody, and luck would have it this pick is defiantly one of the many movies me and my father would watch 24/7, and I'm sure a lot of other Dads could point at this movie and say "nothing on but Major League is? Hell, yeah I'm watching this", I think in all honesty any Baseball fan would watch Major League from start to finish. Surprising history my first introduction to Major League wasn't really the original film itself it was actually the sequel that came with it and at the time I in a bizarre sense thought was a good baseball movie moreover my parents let us because what I didn't realize that this was more of a kids movie than the original film. So, luckily in a small trip me and my brother looked around a Best Buy and I finally found the original Major League film, bought it and finally watched it and all I can tell you is that I would prefer the 1989 Major League over its two sequels anytime anywhere. And I'm confident this would be one of the many films me and my Dad would enjoy.

                              The new owner of the Cleveland Indians, former showgirl Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton), has a sweetheart deal to move the team to Miami. But to break the lease with the city of Cleveland, ticket sales must plummet. So, Phelps hires the most incompetent players available, including a near-blind pitcher Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) and injury-prone catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger). But her villainous tactics accidently foster a can-do team spirit, turning the Indians into potential winners. 

                               I'm not going to say a whole lot about what really makes this film amazing because I believe we can all agree on that everyone knows how great this film is moreover there's really not much to say the film David S. Ward speaks for itself. In fact, David S. Ward is a lifelong Indian’s fan himself who never seen his favorite team win anything during his time so what any other baseball would do the man created one of the greatest baseball story ideas ever developed. To give more Baseball fact that would survey inspiration behind Major League was that the Indians ballclub hadn't won a pennant since 1954, furthermore through the course of the clubs existence they never had a winning season since that time and to give a great example Sports Illustrated even predicted that the Indians would win the World Series in 1987, unfortunately they lost 100 games during that season so, thanks to Sports Illustrated in jinxing that whole season. But what really makes this film more of a center piece for pop culture and the future of Cleveland sports was that former general manager John Hart to the job just right when the film came out into theaters moreover saw the film and just had a "oh no" thought to himself about how that would be what he would have to endure. So, if this film ever had anything that helped mankind in producing it would most certainly be producing one of the best 90's Indians that we baseball fans all come to know and love. To be honest what makes this film great is that if you ever have cable or live streaming and see Major League in that specific channel I would think anyone would just automatically watch it no matter what part of the film they missed, moreover this film still to this day holds the test of time mainly because you can compare this movie to any of your favorite teams and just think of how this reminds you of the way your sports team is playing, hell I'm typing this review right how watching how bad my Cardinals are playing against the Atlanta Braves and yes I can put my foot down and say that Carlos Martinez is the real life Wild Thing. Lastly this film alone will always be one of the greatest baseball or sports films in general for its great one liners plus the outstanding performance of well everyone in general but really if I had to name one actor who I don't know if the film would of worked without him/her it would most certainly be real life MLB broadcaster Bob Uecker who does a tremendous job playing Harry Doyle whose bit of an alcoholic whose burnt out on the Indians Ball club that he just makes these great lines that I couldn't see anyone doing a better job than Bob Uecker did, though I would think Harry Caray would be a good one but I don't think he would of pull off the performance Uecker delivered, and what's great is that Ward actually gave Uecker all of the freedom in the world to bring Doyle to life so that's a great example of trusting both your actor as well as your director. So, if you have a Dad who loves that game of baseball ask him if he wants to sit down and watch Major League and see what reaction you can get out of him because if I had the free time in the world I would most certainly ask my father if he'd like to watch one of the greatest Baseball films ever made.            

Crazy Rich Asians

 

                              Before Crazy Rich Asians became the success it was and still is, I wasn't all big in wanting to see this movie, for many reasons I felt that the storyline was in a sense overrated and the fact that the sub-plot of the movie has the mother looking down on our protagonist of the film I was like gee like we've never in a million years seen that before. Especially when the mother is played by Michelle Yeoh in which if it where me I would of just said to her face "yeah your only good movies in life were Tomorrow Never Dies so what are you going to do about it?". Fast forward to now this film appeared on television and a bunch of friends of mine told me I need to watch this film furthermore just simply stated to watch like at least ten minutes of the movie. Well sure enough I watched the whole movie and I was hooked right away, then I decided to re-watch this movie for movie review purposes and I'm not going to like it was like John Legend, Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga came out of nowhere and purposely made me feel that love really did exist and I'm a guy, for which explaining that's really hard to do sometimes when it comes to romantic comedies. So, let’s talk about why Crazy Rich Asians has now become my new favorite chick flick.

                             Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. Trust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives, and something far, far worse-Nick's disapproving mother (Michelle Yeoh). 

                             Now I know you'll probably look at me and think that I'm not a huge fan romantic comedy or not big in love stories. Well it’s a blend of both yes and no, in all honesty I have no problem watching a romantic comedy or chick flick as long as it’s done properly or a better explanation I'm very picky when it comes to looking for a chick flick that I would most certainly love to watch over and over again, moreover romantic films really should be a piece of cake when you think about it, though problem is, that writers and directors like well sorry if but I'm can't help but throw Nicholas Sparks under the bus (though I just can't help it because the man brings it on himself, he's almost like the Michael Bay of love stories) but when it comes to his writing that man just creates way to much drama moreover making bland very convenient endings that are a shamefully dumb and cliché. Moreover when you’re writing a romantic comedy, you really need to think of a few steps, for starters you need to focus on the couple from start to finish, secondly when it comes to the drama and comedy side you really need to be careful with that for many reasons you provide so much drama with the everything that's happening then you just lose touch with the characters in general, another reason if you have some of these overrated drama scenes then again you are really trying to hard to the point where it becomes funny to some people and then your movie is going to be sent to the Hallmark channel or as I like to call it the purgatory of romantic movies. The comedic side to the story is in a sense similar to the aspects of what the drama should be only you need to be extremely careful with that as well because as we all know when it comes to comedy that's the hardest part and you defiantly need the right people for the job moreover have the perfect chemistry with the actors as well. See, these are very simple tips you can use for you romantic comedy that can turn from Twilight to Crazy Rich Asians. And I have to give huge props director Jon M. Chu who did in outstanding job in really, stay true to the books source material and also making a believable love story that even grabbed me into watching this, until the final frame. Though in all honesty I can't think of anyone who could of directed this film better than Chu, because he of all people in the world really cared about the story moreover what it mean to people of Asian descent and I'll say this again in case I'm repeating myself, bringing to life a love story that I believe even guys like me can defiantly watch over and over again. I also need to give Chu huge praise because I just looked at his filmography and I felt sad for the guy and these were movie's even I didn't want to say out loud, so in short I'm glad the man has a movie under his belt that he can now go off and do more work. Constance Wu does in amazing job playing the lead role moreover does great work pulling her weight in making the audience believe that she's a strong woman who has her doubts during her journey but in the end stands up to the very people who looked down on her and the same goes to Henry Golding, Wu's love interest in the movie and really these two deserve great praise mainly because of how believable they are as a couple even in the grand moments where they look into each other’s eyes and you know as in audience member that they were meant for each other. If I had to give in award for great comic relief in the movie it would most certainly be actress Awkwafina, for many reasons she does a fantastic job with the comedic scenes moreover picking the right time when it comes to cracking jokes and even getting me to smile a little bit moreover even I thought she was the best part when it came to the comedic side to the movie. So, I'm looking forward to seeing her in the upcoming Marvel film. And so in closing I'd like to apologize to my favorite romantic films Casablanca, The Princess Bride, High Fidelity and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because now you all have to put up with Crazy Rich Asians as one of my favorite romantic comedies. And guys don't be afraid to watch this great film this will honestly make you feel things in ways you can't even imagine moreover if life hasn't taught me anything I would imagine women love a man who loves a romantic comedy. 

         

A Quiet Place: Part 2

 

                           So, remember when I said Tuesday was my only opportunity to see a movie in the Multiplex. Well that was the best moment to go and watch the second installment to the great horror film by John Krasinski, A Quiet Place. This film has without a doubt been under my radar for quite a while now ever since the Governments screwed everything up last year so with having the afternoon off this was my only moment to go and see this great sequel of 2021. John's wife Emily Blunt takes over the starring role, but she's not alone also staring scene chewer Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou. Now everyone who has been vaccinated I would strongly suggest making use of going to the movie theaters and watch movies now for many reasons we all don't want to live in a future where movie theaters become erased from existence and I wouldn't want to live in that world. 

                           Set after the events of the first film, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) set's out along with her children and moreover do whatever it takes to secure a better life for her children. Although Silence is not going to be enough to survive as they begin to stumble upon horrors other than the aliens.

                           Now I'm not going to throw in the cliché question of was this film worth it, because the obvious answer was that it was defiantly worth the wait after the year that shouldn't be mentioned. It still had a lot more of what made the first film amazing but still acquired new elements that we haven't seen yet and a lot of that goes to the great direction of Krasinski in telling a story about surviving but along the way having to be forced to grow up in a harsh environment furthermore shows how much the bond between family is when surviving a hostel world. I've never given a whole lot of attention to any of the movie studios for many reasons, but I have to give a lot of credit to studio companies like Paramount, Warner Brothers and MGM because really these are one of the rare few movie studio's that at least give a shit when it comes to telling stories through film and giving chances like John Krasinski to tell their stories on the big screen so we can all enjoy them, unlike companies like Disney and Sony who just produce so much garbage it’s really sad to see how low they can absolutely go when it comes to making a buck but caring less about storytelling. Emily Blunt does a fantastic in really pulling her own wait especially when her character must be truly strong after the loss of her husband moreover needing to take care of her kids. I always liked Cillian Murphy as in actor and throughout his career and watching him in this movie, I got to say he does a tremendous job in playing a father that his given up on life and is sole purpose is to survive without any emotions until this mature woman played by Millicent Simmonds who gives him tough love and helps him fight for something more. Furthermore what I liked about this movie was that it really centers and the growth of both Simmonds and young actor Noah Jupe who plays the son, they both go on a journey where each one of the them has their own ability of growth and understanding of needing to survive especially without one another, moreover they both have their great moment in finally having to be pushed in that particular moment in growing up. Okay, so I really don't want to repeat myself furthermore I believed I covered as much of the film as I possibly could and so if your wanting to get out of the house and do something exciting I would strongly suggest going to see A Quiet Place Part II, it’s fun, exciting moreover puts you on the edge of your seat until the final frame and side note the only time this film made me jump was when Birds sprang out of know where, so Thanks Alfred Hitchcock and John Krasinski.       

Wrath of Man

 

                       

                               Yesterday was my only opportunity to go see a movie in the movie theater so luckily Guy Ritchie's latest film Wrath of Man was at the very movie theater so like I said I had to make my opportunities count. I have to admit when I saw this film I was really on the intrigued side of it moreover it had a simple of storylines mainly it’s about a father losing his son to a robbery and wants revenge, so now that I've seen this movie does it pay off? Well, on the grand scheme of things I would rather watch this film than Cruella, so that's at least on the plus side of things but in the moral side of it, it was a simple movie but the really didn't execute it well enough for me to give this a positive review and I'll explain my reasons to you all but for now let’s talk about the plot of Wrath of Man.

                              Mysterious and wide-eyed, a new security guard (Jason Statham) for a cash truck surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's motives become clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.

                               On the grand scheme of things, the movie itself is okay? The main problem I had with the movie itself was that it was too predictable or another way of putting up is that it needs to simplify there was just too much things that were happening it was hard to take serious especially the supporting cast meaning there was nothing wrong with Statham throughout the whole movie it’s just the supporting cast was just god awful especially Clint Eastwood's son Scott Eastwood because throughout the film he was just awful moreover his character was just obviously un-trustworthy I don't know why crew brought him back but I guess Ritchie wanted him to be back in it because this film falls flat on clichés. Also, I hope that Clint takes his son and the back and gives him in old fashion beating for his lack of performance, because that was just one of the worst things he's ever done, or maybe just disowned him since we're living in a world where we don't believe in physically abusing your own kids. It’s not just Eastwood's kid in all honesty Josh Hartnett was terrible in this movie too for reason's I can't explain, furthermore I miss the days when I though he was amazing in Lucky Number Slevin. What this film also fails on is its attempts to tell too much of the story, meaning they explain so much of what Statham's characters motives are it would of been better that they didn't explain the whole background of what he really is, Like it would of been way better if they made his character a lot like Charles Bronson's character in Once Upon a Time in the West where we absolutely don't know who he is and we just get random five second flashbacks until the final frame of the movie where we get the biggest reveal, and stuff like this shows that I can make this movie better moreover work with the actors that can give me a worthy performance. Probably the last thing I can say about this film was that the amount of clichés I found in the movie was just a downer for me especially when the movie decides to reveal the who the traitor is moreover kills all his co-workers is just "really?" Like if I'm in a shootout and the guy is telling me to lower your gun I'm not trusting that person, also movie just kills everyone off and yet I wasn't really all stratified with the conclusion of it or in all honesty I didn't feel for every one of these actors to begin with so I guess it doesn't matter really. So, Cruella was playing at the same movie theater that Wrath of Man was at so I can tell you this in all truthiness I would rather waste my money on this movie rather than Cruella because I'll at least get some of my money's worth than a movie that really doesn't even need to be made. But, deep down I can't really say I liked this movie to give it a good recommendation moreover it’s nice to see Guy Ritchie try something new and different although he just failed badly in the end which is sad because he is a good writer/director. So, I would suggest waiting when this movie comes out on Blu-Ray or DVD and watch it then don't pay twenty bucks right now and rent this because that's just way too much to pay when this movie isn't all that great.

           

Movies I haven't seen in a while: Sicario

 

                                Since I've been going through a huge Taylor Sheridan binge with his latest film Those who wish me dead and Yellowstone, I figured I'm going to go back and re-watch in film that I kind of in a sense didn't review it fairly enough mainly because I can't stand Emily Blunt acting and that was it though granted this was six years ago when I talked about this film on my blog furthermore all I remember was not liking Emily Blunt's performance but in all honesty I that was my first introduction into Taylor Sheridan, the writer behind Sicario. And ever since I watched both Hell or High Water and Wind River, I begin to fall in love more of the way he was able to tell the story and also bringing back western genre but within upgrade. So, going back and re-watching Sicario I must admit I didn't give this film fair credit in terms of how amazing this film was moreover Benicio Del Toro's performance throughout the film. So, let's say hi to in old friend talk about a movie I haven't seen in a while.

                                After rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession, idealistic FBI agent Kate Mercer (Emily Blunt) receives a top assignment. Recruited by a mysterious government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), Kate joins a task force for the escalating war against drugs. Led by the intense and shadowy Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), the team travels back-and-forth across the U.S.-Mexican border, using one cartel boss to flush out a bigger one, though how far can Kate go, when pushing the limits to what is write and what is wrong.

                                 So, now having watched this movie for the first time since seeing it in theaters six years ago, I do have found respect for the film mostly for its grittiness and the limitations between right and wrong and sure this film is directed by Denis Vileneuve who directed arrival and Blade Runner 2049, but in all honesty this was clearly Taylor Sheridan's movie from start to finish for many reasons if Vileneuve made certain changes I would imagine Sheridan and producers would chew his ass, just saying, moreover there's now weirdness to follow this movie like Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 so it explains more that this would most certainly be Taylor Sheridan's baby. Now having experience Sheridan's work I clearly understand the views between right and wrong when it comes to living in harsh lands where the law doesn't want to cross, though yes at first I never understood why we needed Emily Blunt's character in this movie that was another element to his story work I finally understood also because Blunt's character represents upholding the book of law where ever you go no matter what while both Brolin and Del Toro's character's represent if we are to fight our enemy that doesn't follow the rules we need to adopt the same way, especially when you hear Alejandro's motives and drives then your obviously thinking to yourself "yeah sorry Blunt but you don't get in opinion anymore sorry not sorry". And just like Hell or High Water were the roles are similar but different, like Jeff Bridges character represents catching the bad guys no matter what despite the fact that he doesn't have a clear understanding of how dead Texas is when it comes to the way of life. While Pine and Foster's characters represent attempting to build a better life for Pine's two boys, so in all actuality Sicario was really the first movie that gets you to think on what is more right than wrong when it comes to living of the land or fighting an enemy that doesn't play by the rules of the law. Though sure I have to admit Emily Blunt does a great job in her role when it comes to questioning everything she stands for moreover she brings a lot of humanity and brokenness to her character, because throughout the film she starts as a head strong individual until the end of the film she's just become this broken person with no strong will left in her. Josh Brolin is good in almost everything he does except movies where he's cashing in a check but this one he does a great job playing a man who knows what it means to find the enemy with all means necessary, also the man is Thanos for crying out loud he killed majority of the important Avengers. But the one person that really shines most in the movie alone is without a doubt is Benicio Del Toro and I always liked his character the most in the movie because he at first is a mysterious character who you don't know a whole lot about but is a scary SOB who I wouldn't want to cross even though I would be glad to have on my side but I wouldn't want to betray him furthermore when you get to the near end of the movie you begin to understand why he does what he does moreover can't really argue with his the reasons of why he is scary man. Cinematographer legend, Roger Deakin's does in outstanding job in capturing the landscape of the U.S.-Mexican border moreover capturing moments of the film where the image feels like a painting especially Del Toro's close ups when he's confronting either Blunt or a certain enemy. Now I will go to great lengths in stating that this is a full Taylor Sheridan film and a great film as well and I would highly recommend this to anyone who are into the intense action genre's moreover any of Sheridan's films I would most certainly recommend as well to anyone who’s a fan of the western genre also.