Friday, May 16, 2025

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

 The Day the Earth Blew Up is a fun and heartwarming adventure!

The story line in this film felt like a mixture of the original cartoons and an episode of "The Looney Tunes Show" IMO. I really liked how much heart they put into this movie, and Daffy Duck and Porky Pig are such an iconic duo for this franchise also. 

The voice acting was amazing also. Eric Bauza knocked it out of the park as Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, they sounded so identical to their original voices from the cartoons. Candi Milo was very charming as Petunia Pig. Peter MacNicol's portrayal of The Invader was perfect, he always does a great job with his comedic roles.

The humor in this film was really good, but sometimes it didn't land with me, which is my only criticism of this film. I wish it had a little bit more of the slapstick kind of humor, as that was what made the original Looney Tunes cartoons so iconic! But, most of the humor landed with me.

They can't do a sequel to this IMO. But, I definitely want to see more Looney Tunes films in the future, and I am really looking forward to Coyote Vs Acme next year. I will be there! Hope they can have more of the other Looney Tunes characters in newer films as well!

Very impressed at what they accomplished with this film on such a cheap budget! Very impressed.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3.5 out of 4 stars

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Snow White (2025): Review

 Despite the best efforts from Rachel Zegler, Snow White fails to live up to the original film.

The story line was not well written. It failed to have the same charm that the original had, and the humor just didn't land like the original did also. I also hated the unnecessary subplots that the film put in, it amounted to nothing in the end, and was easily predictable. 

The acting was subpar. Rachel Zegler knocked it out of the park, and was definitely charming as Snow White. I personally thought Gal Gadot was very entertaining as the Evil Queen also. Outside of that, the acting wasn't good in the slightest.

The film's musical scores were okay. The mining song by the Dwarfs was charming as always, and the song "Waiting on a Wish" was a great song that Zegler did. Outside of that, the songs just weren't charming. Very mixed on the Evil Queen's song as well. Rachel Zegler does have a great voice though.

The visual effects were okay. I didn't mind the animals being CGI, but making the Dwarfs CGI was the worst mistake of the entire movie IMO. The mines looked really good also.

The characterization of the Dwarfs was butchered. They had no personality to them whatsoever, and were not nearly as funny as they were in the original, and even in the 2012 film Mirror Mirror. 

The emotion when Snow White died was good though, but that was about the last good thing in the film. 

Zegler does a great job, as does Gal Gadot, and certain songs work also, but the film just lacks the charm, and it is very dull unfortunately!

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

2 out of 4 stars

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Thunderbolts*: Review

 The MCU returns to form in this emotionally satisfying film!

The story line in this film was a lot different than I was expecting, but in the best way possible! I loved that it prioritized having more heart and character development than just mindless action scenes. The humor didn't feel forced also, which was a huge bonus! I really liked how they humanized all of these characters also!

The acting in this film was really good as well! Florence Pugh easily gave her best performance of the MCU in this movie, she had so much heart, and she was so charming at the same time. David Harbour's performance as the comedic relief worked, but also because he brought a lot of heart as well! Lewis Pullman did a great job at how he portrayed Bob/Sentry, and man does that guy have some range! Wyatt Russell was great as the jerk of the team, but one you couldn't help but like at the same time! Julia Louis-Dreyfus did a great job at making you hate her character so much!

The action scenes in this film were great as well! They weren't too over the top, but packed a lot of heart to them though! Really happy with how this turned out!

The ending definitely set up the next 2 Marvel films, The Fantastic Four: First Steps & Avengers: Doomsday! My excitement for these 2 films just went up tremendously, and I really feel like the old MCU might actually be back! Great job everyone!

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars