Sunday, December 19, 2021

2021 Action Awards

 Best Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g18jFHCLXk&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures












Best Movie Scene of 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npEYrcricLE&ab_channel=QuoteCentral (Couldn't find the full scene)

2021 Action Award Nominations

 Best Trailer: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Zack Snyder's Justice League, A Quiet Place Part II, Dune, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Fight: Superman vs The Justice League (Zack Snyder's Justice League), Steppenwolf and Parademons vs the Justice League (Zack Snyder's Justice League), Steppenwolf and Parademons Vs Amazons (Zack Snyder's Justice League) ,King Kong Vs Godzilla Round 2 (Godzilla Vs Kong), Bus Fight (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)

Best Villain: Steppenwolf (Zack Snyder's Justice League), Xu Wenwu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Cletus Kasady/Carnage (Venom: Let There Be Carnage), Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Dune), Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Best Visual Effects:  Zack Snyder's Justice League, Godzilla Vs Kong, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Dune, Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Best Screenplay: Zack Snyder's Justice League, A Quiet Place Part II, Dune, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Supporting Actress: Millie Bobby Brown (Godzilla Vs Kong), Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place Part II), Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Nathalie Emmanuel (F9), Carrie Coon (Ghostbusters: Afterlife)

Best Supporting Actor: Ray Fisher (Zack Snyder's Justice League), Woody Harrelson (Venom: Let There Be Carnage), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Best Actress: Daisy Ridley (Chaos Walking), Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place Part II), Emma Stone (Cruella), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Zendaya (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Best Actor: Ben Affleck (Zack Snyder's Justice League), Tom Holland (Chaos Walking), Cillian Murphy (A Quiet Place Part II), Timothee Chalamet (Dune), Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Best Director: Zack Snyder (Zack Snyder's Justice League), John Krasinski (A Quiet Place Part II), Denis Villeneuve (Dune), Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Best Superhero or Comic Book Based Movie:  Zack Snyder's Justice League, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Picture: Zack Snyder's Justice League, A Quiet Place Part II, Dune, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Movie Scene of 2021: Darkseid Speaks to Steppenwolf (Zack Snyder's Justice League), Dune Opening Scene (Dune), Paul's War Vision (Dune), Chasing Muncher (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Ned and MJ Meet Other Peter Parkers (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

2021 Movies I Have Seen

 Tom and Jerry  (2 out of 4)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run   (3.5 out of 4)

 Zack Snyder's Justice League  (4 out of 4)

King Kong Vs Godzilla  (3 out of 4)

Chaos Walking  (3 out of 4)

A Quiet Place Part II  (4 out of 4)

Black Widow  (2 out of 4)

Cruella (3 out of 4)

F9 (3 out of 4)

The Marksman (2 out of 4)

Space Jam: A New Legacy (1.5 out of 4)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (3 out of 4)

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (3 out of 4)

Dune (4 out of 4)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife  (4 out of 4)

Spider-Man: No Way Home  (4 out of 4)

Spider-Man: No Way Home: Review

Spoilers Ahead! 

No Way Home sees Peter become the comics Spider-Man, and delivers on everything that fans of the character could want!

The story line was outstanding. It had so much emotion, and clever callbacks to the past Spider-Man films! The way that they brought Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire into the movie was perfect, so much nostalgia seeing them again. The ending was painful. Peter and Michelle are my favorite couple in the MCU, and seeing Peter let her go at the end nearly brought me to tears!

The acting in this movie was outstanding! Tom Holland gave his best performance in this movie! Willem Dafoe has not lost his edge as Green Goblin either, even after 20 years. I have not seen Tobey Maguire in a movie since Spider-Man 3 in 2007, and he still has not lost his edge as Peter at all. Andrew Garfield in my opinion, did the best job when all 3 Spider-Men were on the scene. I have always really liked Andrew as Spider-Man, and this movie just did more to prove my case.

The action scenes and musical score was amazing! Jon Watts also did a great job directing this movie as well. While Spider-Man: Far From Home is still my favorite MCU movie, this movie is easily a top 5 in the MCU.

They have an endless possibility for sequels. Eddie Brock showing up at the end and getting transported back to his universe, but leaving a part of the Symbiote behind is very interesting. It looks like Sony will want to adapt the black suit story line again! They have also hinted at Ned becoming a villain, he does become Hobgoblin in the comics, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him become villain, it would also up the emotion as Peter has to fight his best friend! They need to bring MJ back as well. Zendaya is my favorite actress to play Parker's love interest, and her and Tom Holland's chemistry is unbeatable. At best, I hope MJ just shows up at the end of Spider-Man 4, and then plays a bigger role in the 5th Spider-Man movie!

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Spider-Man

 I will post my review of Spider-Man: No Way Home tomorrow. I have a very bad headache. I am just glad that it didn't get worse till after the movie!

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife: Review

Ghostbusters: Afterlife honors the legacy of the franchise, while appealing to a new generation at the same time!

The story line involving the return of Gozer was perfect! What a great way to appeal to the older fans! The story flowed so nicely, and I was never bored for a single mintue! The humor in this film really stuck also! Even though it was brief, I loved the return of the remaining Ghostbusters, and their secretary! Hats off to Jason Reitman, he really did a great job and you can tell he cared about this movie!

The casting in this film was outstanding as well! Mckenna Grace did the best job, and she was easily the best casting decision in this film, she looks just like Harold Ramis! Paul Rudd definitely was meant to be a kind of Rick Moranis kind of character that has the one liners! Carrie Coon and Finn Wolfhard did great jobs as well! I was surprised at how much screen time Dan Aykroyd had, and the original cast has not lost their touch, though Bill Murray and Annie Potts have definitely gotten a lot older!

The action scenes and musical score in this film were great. The movie started off with a bang, and ended on a bang! I loved the scene where they were driving around town, trying to catch Muncher the ghost! Excellent scene!

There are so many possibilities for a sequel, and the post credit scenes definitely set some up! Really interested to see what kind of direction they take, and I hope the new cast returns, as I really loved their characters!

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars