Greenland: Review

 A rare disaster film that features good special effects and a focused story line.

The story line in this film was very good and very realistic. I agreed with what one critic said about this film, it did remind me a lot of Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, but it a good way. 

The acting in this film was stellar. Gerard Butler gave one of the best performances of his career. Morena Baccarin also gave a phenomenal performance. Roger Dale Floyd gave on of the best performances from a child actor that I have ever seen. The supporting actors in the film were well cast also.

The visual effects in this film were much better than I was expecting. The film better get a nomination for best visual effects at the Academy Awards next year. Musical score in the movie was outstanding as well. Just a well made movie overall.

Overall, Greenland is one of the rare disaster movies that actually works due to its realistic and well written story line, spectacular visual effects, outstanding performances from all of its cast, and a great musical score.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars

Soul: Review

 Soul's themes, animation, musical score, characterization, and voice acting make up for a surprisingly week story line, and abrupt ending.

The story line had some great moments, but like I said above, I really felt like the ending was very abrupt, as we never found out what Soul number 22 did with her life. The characterization was very good however, and I loved all the different views on life and how each person gets their personality, this could have easily been a standalone sequel to Inside Out.

The music in this film was arguably the best. I loved all of the different instruments they used, and I am a fan of jazz music, and this made me love jazz even more.

The voice acting in the film was flawless as well. Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey were hilarious in this movie. Pixar has always been perfect when it comes to their casting choices, and this film continues to prove my point.

They do not need to do a sequel to this film, as their is nothing left to explore. That is one thing I was happy about when it came to the ending, it did not set up a potential sequel.  

Overall, Soul has is a charming family friendly movie that has so much going for it, that it makes up for its flaws.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3 out of 4 stars

Wonder Woman 1984: Review

 While the cast gives their all, the story line is slow and boring, and the themes are too familiar.

The story line was so boring. I knew what was going to happen as well, too cliché. I also hated how they treated Cheetah, as she is Wonder Woman's biggest and most well known villain. I did like how they treated Maxwell Lord, even if he was too familiar.

The acting was great as usual. When Chris Pine came back he definitely added a lot of charm that the first film possessed. Pedro Pascal gave the best performance in my opinion. I also liked Kristen Wiig as Cheetah, even if the writing for her was very bad.

With the third Wonder Woman, I hope they have a new villain that is pure evil, and has a lot of depth to him. They also need to have a good climax. Say what you want about him, but Zack Snyder is always good with his climaxes. Part of me wishes he was directing the third film, and not Patty Jenkins. And with Snyder, you get a lot of well acted scenes, and he is good with drama.

Overall, while the cast is game, and the visuals are stellar, Wonder Woman 1984 suffers from bad pacing, a poor story line, lackluster action scenes, cliché themes, a predictable ending, and a poor direction from Patty Jenkins, to make this one of the worst superhero movies of all time, and the 3rd worst film set in the DCEU.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

1.5 out of 4 stars

2020 Action Award Update

 Hello Everyone

I wanted to give a quick update on the action awards. I have 3 films left on my list to see, and they are Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, and Greenland. After I see these three movies, no matter how long it takes, I will do the 2020 Action Awards.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thaddeus Skywalker