Starring:Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and Franka Potente
Runtime:134 Minutes
Plot
"Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits".
My Thoughts
I was a huge fan of the first conjuring film and was obviously excited to see this film when news of a sequel was announced. After seeing the film I can say I did not think it was better than the first film (which usually happens with sequels especially in the horror genre). I can say I did enjoy this film very much. what really stood out to me in this film was the acting of the entire cast, everyone in this film that had significant screen time did a very good job portraying their characters. with special mention to Madison Wolfe in her portrayal of Janet Hodgson the girl who is tormented the most throughout the film, for me she stole the show she had to convey a lot of emotions in theis film and did a spectacular job at all the situations that where thrown at her, I look forward to see how her career blossoms from here. The plot of this film follows the same kind of outline of the first film (Family haunted by ghostly entity and eventually the Warrens are called in to get to the root of the problem). This film played out similar in some ways to the first film, overall this film didn't have as many jump scare moments as the first film to me but that is subjective. One area of the film that I did not like was the use of CGI there are two characters in the film where you can really tell that CGI was used and it looked extremely cheesy to me, I would have rather had them use animatronics or go a different route in terms of the delivery of those characters all together, it made the film feel of a lower quality. another aspect of the film that I did not like was the ending of the film felt a little rushed in the way that it got rid of the main villain of the film, bad endings can kill a movie for me and while the ending wasn't that bad it definitely changed my overall view of the film.Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 75% saying "The Conjuring 2 can't help but lose a bit of its predecessor's chilly sting through familiarity, but what remains is still a superior ghost story told with spine-tingling skill". Overall I agree with this, the film didn't feel the same as the original and to me wasn't of the same quality but it was still a solid film that I would recommend any fans of horror films to see.
Rating
Solid film, not as good as the original but still a good horror movie that was well acted. 7.6/10!!!
The Next Film to Review is "Warcraft"
Starring:Travis Fimmel, Pauia Patton and Ben Foster
Runtime:123 Minutes
Plot
"The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home"
My Thoughts
I will start this by saying I am a pretty big fan of "Warcraft" (Warcraft III was the first pc game i really got into). I had not bias going into this film, I honestly had really low expectations for this film. After having seen the film I can say that I was slightly surprised by it in a good way, the film was a little better than I thought it would be, the film is nothing great but it was enjoyable for the most part. Any fan of the warcraft games will notice a lot of the characters in this film, and for me that was kind of cool to see so many characters that I remember from the game on the big screen. I will say the CGI in this film was top notch (Would not expect anything less from anything with the Blizzard name on it). It was jaw dropping in some spots especially the Orcs they looked really good and blended in well with the humans who were not not CGI at all. the acting overall was decent the human actors did a solid job no complaints there. The voice actors for the Orcs also did a solid job. the battle scenes in this film were done pretty well overall, I will say it was interesting to see the humans take on the hulking massive Orcs on the battle field but it was nice to see. For the most part they kept the names of the characters the same as their source material, but there is one Major Character that most Warcraft fans will know by name (that I will not mention as I do not want to spoil anything) his name is changed in the film and I am not sure why. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 26% saying "Warcraft has visual thrills to spare, but they -- and director Duncan Jones' distinctive gifts -- are wasted on a sluggish and derivative adaptation of a bestselling game with little evident cinematic value". The plot for me wasn't that sluggish but it differed from the game in sports which I understand holly wood does this to any source material they change it to accommodate how they want the film to play out, As I mentioned before this film surpassed my expectations not by much but I enjoyed more than I thought I would. Overall I say for any fan of the "Warcraft" games this is worth seeing, if you are a fan of fantasy films with top notch special effects and passable acting, I suggest to see this film.
Ranking
Exceeded my expectations, 7.2/10!!!!
The Last film to review for the month is "Central Intelligence"
Starring:Dwayne Johnson, Aaron Paul and Kevin Hart
Runtime:114 Minutes
Plot
"After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage".
My Thoughts
I will keep this short and sweet, for me this film was not funny. Kevin Hart I felt was trying too hard and came off forced in some moments in this film, which is a trend I am starting too notice in his films and it is a trend I do not like, I will keep an open mind for any future films that come out, but for me I did not enjoy him in this role. I felt the same about The Rock (I will never call him Dwayne Johnson) I am a huge fan of his and usually enjoy his roles but his role also felt forced to me, I am not sure to chock this up to bad directing or a bad script. The two actors had a few moments that made me chuckle but overall nothing happened in this film that I would classify as genuinely funny which is a shame.Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 66% saying "Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson make for well-matched comic foils, helping Central Intelligence overcome a script that coasts on their considerable chemistry". I overall disagree with this I did not feel a real connection between the two actors, I felt the exact opposite and that disappoints me as I was looking forward to thjis film and seeing these two in the same film.
Rating
Disappointing, Not Funny 6/10!!!
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