Jokers, Robots, Transformers---Any Substance?

SUBSTANCE

HORROR 

PLOT:   Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a popular TV aerobics show host who is pushing 50.  She want to look young and beautiful so she finds a black market drug that fulfils her dreams but at what cost.

WHAT IS GOOD:  Demi Moore is amazing as Elisabeth trying to cling to beauty.  She is nude a lot and so is her younger self Margaret Qualley.  Dennis Quaid as Harvey is hilarious as a sleazy producer who wants a younger female. 

WHAT IS WRONG:   It went too long and it got more bizarre and bloodier as near the climax!

SHOULD YOU WATCH:  Well, it is like a soft porno movie, a body horror movie and a satire so you have been warned.

 

TRANSFORMER ONE

3D ANIMATED 

PLOT:   How Optimus Prime and Megatron were in the beginning miners and best friends into rivals!

WHAT IS GOOD:  The action is AMAZING especially near the end.  Lots of humor too.  Hard to believe that Megatron was the sensible robot while Optimus Prime was the reckless and the adventurous one!

WHAT IS BAD:  Not bad but strange- teen robots!  That’s what the two were in the beginning and could not transform.  The voices, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) as Optimus Prime and Brian Tyree Henry

 (Godzilla V Kong) as Megatron!  That was stunt casting to me.

SHOULD YOU WATCH:   If you are a Transformer fan:  OH YES!  You will let a few things go to see how good the film is.

WILD ROBOT

3D ANIMATION

PLOT:   A shipwrecked android in the forest becomes friends with the animals and an adoptive mother to a goose.

WHAT IS GOOD:  The voice cast was nothing short of excellent.  Lupita Nyong’o  (Black Panther) as Roz the robot is great.  Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) is Fink the fox.

WHAT IS WRONG:  Typical story about differences but done well.

SHOULD YOU GO:  ABSOULTELY YES!!!  The film is beautiful to look at; it has action, drama comedy and heart.

JOKER 2:  FOLIE A DEUX

DRAMA 

PLOT:  The sequel to the Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix.  Joker is now in Arkham, a mental institution and soon to go on trial for killing six people.

WHAT IS GOOD:  Joaquin Phoenix/ Arthur Fleck  as Joker.  If you thought he was nuts in the last movie just wait to use see this one! He finds a girlfriend as crazy and destructive as she is named Harleen “Lee” Quinzel played by singer Lady Gaga. Both are good actors but the movie is well weird!

WHAT IS WRONG:  The two leads are mental and they sing a lot.  It is not the Joker people want to see like in the comics but they do have characters from the comics like Harry Dent.  No mention of Batman. If you like the first movie you may like this one.

SHOULD YOU WATCH:  Hollywood now like weird movies with talented casts such as:  Everything, Everywhere All At Once and Poor Things.  If you like those kinds of movies you will like this one but if you don’t, please don’t watch!!!