LILO AND STITCH
FANTASY/ADVENTURE
PLOT: Live action remake of the cartoon. Lonely young girl adopts a blue dog but it is really a destructive alien and it learns about family.
WHAT IS RIGHT: The young actress Maia Kealoha as Lilo. She is cute, spunky and cares about her sister Nani who is played by Sydney Aqudoag who is young, wants to be a good sister, guardian and trying to work. Both actress are very good. Stitch is computer generated and fun to watch even when doing gross things. He is voiced by Chris Sanders and he is great!
WHAT IS WRONG: The animated version was great without a remake.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: YES! If you enjoyed the animated version this
version is just as good.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
FANTASY/ADVENTURE
PLOT: Live action remake of another Disney cartoon! In the town of Berk, dragons are hated by Vikings but Hiccup, a creative young man befriends a dragon and they become good friends.
WHAT IS GOOD: The visuals!!! There are sequences of flight that take your breath away! The cast is very well played. If you enjoy giant monster fighting that is amazing!
WHAT IS WRONG: Woke again but just a little.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: OH YES!!! It is a delight for the eyes and the heart
JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH
ACTION/ADVENTURE
PLOT: A drug company pays a group of mercenaries to get DNA from hybrid dinosaurs on yet another secluded island.
WHAT IS GOOD: The dinosaurs of course. They are freakish than the past ones. The fun is the people have to escape one crisis after another. Scarlett Johansson as Zora is good as well as Mahershala Ali as Duncan leader of the mercenaries. They become heroes reluctantly.
WHAT IS WRONG: The first fifty minutes! It sets up the story but it is slow.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: If you love
the Jurassic franchise. YES! It is fun
because of the giant monsters.
28 YEARS LATER
SI-FI/THRILLER
PLOT: A small island in the UK successfully protects zombies from attacking them. On one of Jamie (Aaron Taylor Johnson) and his 12 year old son Spike (Alfie Williams) may have found a doctor named Dr. Ian Kelson to help their sick family member Isla (Jodie Comer)
WHAT IS GOOD: Alfie Williams as Spike. He has to learn how to fight, take care of his mom and face danger with his dad. That’s a lot for a 12 year old but Williams pulls it off. Johnson always finds his ways in movies whether they are successful or not! Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson is great trying to live and keeps his humanity. There are beautiful scenes in the film.
WHAT IS WRONG: It is a downer. Lots of sadness. Mental illness, terminal illness and daily survival.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: If you like
the first one YES! It has beautiful
visuals and sadistic violence.
SUPERMAN 2025
ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY
PLOT: A VERY DIFFERENT version of the man of steel.
WHAT IS RIGHT: David Corenswet (!) isn’t bad as Superman. He truly believes what he is doing is right! Rachel Bronahan is good as Lois Lane, a reporter and Superman’s love interest. Nicholas Hoult as the evil Lex Luthor is effective. He is so obsessed with even Superman wonders what is wrong with him! Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern is very good even if his hair cut isn’t. Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl is okay even though she doesn’t have much to do but when she does it is brutal! Krypto, the CGI dog is adorable and annoying! Ed Gathergi as Mr. Terrific is terrific! I hope they make a movie about him!
WHAT IS WRONG: Superman gets beat up often in the movie! He is resilient but he is hurt most of the time! He swears too but not much and he is not Clark Kent a lot either and it is explained why he wears the glasses he doesn’t need. The worst is Superman is called a bitch and not by Lex but someone close!
SHOULD YOU WATCH: If you like
the traditional Superman movies NO but if you want something new and unique this
is for you.
M3GAN 2.0
ACTION/SCI-FI
PLOT: Megan, an AI robot that was “killed” must come back to fight a military female robot to save the world!
WHAT IS RIGHT: Megan the robot is great! She still has lewd humor, still can dance and knows how to kill. The fights scenes are good.
WHAT IS WRONG: The first film was a horror movie now it is an action thriller with two fem bots trying to kill each other! I must say it is different.
SHOULD YOU
WATCH: If you like the first movie this
one will be a shock! If you like the
change in genre this one is you might like it too.