March 2022!!

 The Month of March brings with it 3 movies to Review the first being Morbius.

Plot-"Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

 Runtime-104 Minutes

Starring-Jared Leto, Matt Smith and Michael Keaton 

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My Rating

I will start by saying my expectations for this film were pretty low. I went in expecting nothing and I can say I was surprised. Is this film one of the better marvel property films I have seen, not eve n close. But I will say the film was more enjoyable then I thought it would be. The cast was a relatively unknown one except for Jared Leto in the lad role,m I thought Jared Leto did a solid job of bringing the character to the big screen, Morbius is a smaller scale character in comparison to many in the marvel ream but I liked Leto's [performance for the most part. The rest of the cast was passable but nothing special and no standout performances. The plot for the film again wasn't anything special, it was pretty bland and very predictable if i am honest and one thing that really stuck with me was the Special effects they were just strange, I didn't like how they were executed at all, they did look a bit dated for a movie coming out in 2022, the film had a decent budget so that was shocking to see. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 16% saying "Cursed with uninspired effects, rote performances, and a borderline nonsensical story, this dreary mess is a vein attempt to make Morbius happen.". All this was true. I agree with all of this but as I mentioned before I had very low expectations for this film and going in with that mindset lead me to being entertained by this film for the most part. Don't expect too much from this film and take it for what it is and it wont be a terrible movie experience.

 Rating

Better than i expected, not great by any means but go in with low expectations and it can be worth seeing. 6.0/10!!

February 2022!!

 The Month of February brings with it one film to review which is Moonfall.

Plot-"In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler is convinced she has the key to saving us all - but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is".

 Runtime-130 Minutes

Starring- Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and John Bradley

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 My Thoughts 

I am a big fan of natural disaster movies, in fact its one of my favorite genres so when I saw the trailer for this movie I knew I had to see it. Now having seen the movie my feelings are mixed. On one hand the film does a great job in the scale of the destruction and there are many big set pieces that you wondered if the main cast will make it out of those particular situations which was great. The acting was solid as well considering the material they are given, the standout for me was John Bradley as KC, he is a central part to the movie and his performance stood out above the rest for me, But as I mentioned overall the cast all did a good job given what they had to work with. The plot in this movie isn't much to write home about its a natural disaster movie so going in you know what to expect. I will say the movie loses me in the 3rd act I wont give it away but its gets a bit ridiculous and even for a natural disaster movie the plot goes way into the far fetched realm and I wasn't a fan but others may like where it goes. The special effects for me were hit or miss, some looked really good and top quality (the film had a budget of 145 million so that's expected) but some of the special effects looked like they belonged in a syfy channel  film which is pretty sad when you think about the budget. I wont spend too much going into this film but it was more misses than hits for me. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 40% saying "Whether Moonfall is so bad it's good or simply bad will depend on your tolerance for B-movie cheese -- but either way, this is an Emmerich disaster thriller through and through.". It does its job in that it is a big scale natiral disaster film and it definitely feels like that but the 3rd act ruined the movie for me it was a bit too nonsensical and was very hard to beleive. 

Rating

Big budget, Big set pieces but the 3rd act lost me. 6.0/10!!

 

 

January 2022!

 Happy New year. The month of January brings two films to review, the first being the 355.

 

Plot-"When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move".

Runtime-124 Minutes

 Starring-Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan and Penelope Cruz

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My Thoughts 

When I saws w the trailer for this movie, I thought it would be an entertaining action film with a plot that has been seen dozens of times in the past but entertaining nonetheless. I will say this film kept me entertained for the most part, the plot was ruin of the mill and didn't hold much depth to it, but I didn't expect it to going into the film, nothing about the plot captured me and some things that happened as the movie played out I could see coming from a mile away but overall it kept me entertained which was  all i was expecting. The cast of this film is what really made me want to check it out, a lot of big names are starring in this film and when I saw that Jessica Chastain and Lupita Nyong'o were starring int his, I expected a strong showing in the acting department,. and I was not let down all of the main cast give good performances given the material they have to work with, there are some cheesy lines thrown in and not every ,line is delivered with Oscar winning authority but the cast was the main reason I watched this movie and overall they did not disappoint. I really Liked Diane Kruger's performance in this film and for me was probable the best of the main cast which is saying a lot given the acting talent on hand. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 26% saying "It has a stellar cast and it's conceptually progressive, but The 355 squanders it all on a forgettable story, unremarkably told". I agree the cast was great and like I mentioned before I didn't expect the plot to be anything to write home about so I took the film for what it was worth and taking it at face value, I enjoyed it.

Rating 

Great Cast, lackluster story but entertaining worth seeing if you want some mindless action movie fun 6.5/10!!.

The second and last film to review for the month of January is one I have been looking forward to which is Scream.

Plot-"Twenty-five years after the original series of murders in Woodsboro, a new killer emerges, and Sidney Prescott must return to uncover the truth".

 Runtime-120 Minutes

Starring-Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and  David Arquette

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My Thoughts

I am a big fan of the scream series and ave been eagerly anticipating this next installment in the franchise. One thing I have always loved about the scream series is it has never taken itself too seriously and often has a satirical view of many classic horror tropes and I was happy to see that hadn't changed with this new installment. As with every new scream film since the first we are introduced to a new cast of characters. Overall the new cast I felt did a solid acting job and the new Lead in the film Sam (played by Melissa Barrera) had a good performance as well. Its always nice to have Sidney, Dewey and Gale as the link to the original film and they all added overall to the atmosphere for the film. The plot of this film wasn't too much different that the films of the past in the series, someone dons the ghostface outfit and the body count rises. I will say for me compared to some of  the other films in the series, the deaths in this film felt a bit more gory which i enjoyed, the more blood the better in my opinion. One thing i didn't like in this film was once the identity of the killer was known I felt the film could have did a better job of misdirecting the audience I had a good idea who it would be and when I was proven right I felt like I saw it coming. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 75% saying "The fifth Scream finds the franchise working harder than ever to maintain its meta edge -- and succeeding surprisingly often". I agree that the film a did a good job overall and the social commentary aspects (that I enjoyed about Scream 4) are definitely there and appreciated. Overall I ewnjoyted this film and while it wasnt perfect it was awelcome addition to the sereis and I am sure Wes Craven would be happy with twhat was put on the screen.

Rating 

Welcome addition to the series, was fun and enjoyable and I recommend for any fan of Scream or slasher films in general to watch 7.5/10!!