Movies, Film and My Opinion

 So, I guess I'm officially a fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda. It took me 3 songs in to figure out his style and I guessed he was involved. And sure enough - he was. The quick talking lyrics of the songs and the beat and the dance moves of the animation was all just like "yeah, that's Lin-Manuel." I was waiting for a villain. Like, the traditional Disney Villain. Like Dr. Facilier or Clayton or Ernesto de la Cruz. And really, this story is about family. And lots of misunderstandings. The story is very pretty and the music is very catchy. But as for a Disney flick, I miss the villain. I miss the "evil". I miss the hero or heroes fighting a battle of wits and winning in the end. So yeah, my husband and I will own this when it comes out on BluRay, for sure, but I'm just holding out for a villain....

  This was a fun ride. Poor Spidey is known around the world because of Mysterio's video. The trio's future is now ruined and Peter thinks he can change that with Dr. Strange's help. Well, when Peter messes with the spell, things go crazy and wow! Villains! And I mean the big baddies show up! So do two very unpredictable surprises to help Peter! I was just sitting in the theater going "wow!" The final battle in this movie is pretty cool and the moves make a lot of sense. But the death! Ugh! Marvel has this thing about killing off our favorite people! I was gonna just cry right there in the theater! Overall, I'm looking forward to the next installment, what happens after the chaos, what happens to Peter's decisions in this movie, and how it affects the superheroes that remain. I'd definitely recommend this movie, but if you didn't see "Spider-Man: Far From Home", you won't understand the beginning of the movie.

 Wow! I was pleasantly surprised to see this on the list for HBO Max! I enjoyed this movie so very much! 80s themes, bunch of guys after a Nintendo system, stupid bullies and brat sisters, parents that just don't understand - it was just totally cool! And Neil Patrick Harris does a great job as a dad. He really narrates this story very well and Winslow Fegley did a great job as a younger NPH. It's a fun Christmas story with a surprise ending. I'll have to put this on the list for next year as well!

 What a fun movie! And Mr. Johnson is always easy on the eyes on a film. His acting talent is just as wonderful to watch as his frame! He's witty, too! The writer for this film did an excellent job with all the characters' wit! Emily Blunt's character, Lily, was a bound and determined woman from the time we saw her on screen. She's very athletic to boot! Jack Whitehall plays her brother, McGregor, and the poor thing would be so lost without his sister. Mr. Johnson's character, Frank, came with an interesting twist in this movie and that gave it some more spark. Lots of action, lots of uncertainty and Jesse Plemon's character, Prince Joachim, gave my German ear a test of language and accent skills. Overall the writers did an excellent job with this - action, suspense, tears and just wasn't boring at all! I think Disney did a great job with this one!

  Surprisingly, this was a really good movie! Who knew that Dreadpool could be so delightfully funny without the blood and guts and profanity! The main idea for this movie is pretty much a gamer's dream come true: you create something that has a life of its own, and someone wants to kill it. And on top of that, you work for your dream company and the company has issues with you. It's just crazy and so real! And it was really good to see online regular people with their YouTube shows and whatnot in this. Social media has a real hold on our world today. I was hoping for a romantic cyber twist, but instead got something in the end that I didn't expect. And Joe Keery, who was wonderful on "Stranger Things", would have been fantastic in "Ready Player One." Just sayin'!

 This wasn't the best of all the Marvel Movies for my husband and I, but this had a lot of action. And I can reconfirm that dragons are real. And Awkwafina has made her full transition from comedienne to serious actress. Wow! And I gotta find out if she does her own stunts! I didn't really buy a "love relationship" between Awkwafina's character, Katy, and Simu Liu's character, Shaun. I felt more of a "best friend" vibe and not a "romantic" vibe. It was good to see characters from the Marvel universe show up like Ben Kingsley and Benedict Wong, as they reminded most audience members that "yeah, Marvel universe here, hello!" The story starts off fun and funny, but then it gets serious with Shaun's dad and his background and then his mom and how she dies. Revenge is a moving force within the Marvel universe and so much so here. The martial arts moves in this movie look like a dance to me. So much of a slow moving dance, and then ...

 omg this was just silly. So silly. And a star-studded movie. It's interesting to see how many genres and movies that Weird Al had to get permission to parody: Rambo, Conan, Indiana Jones and even Gone with the Wind. This movie proves a good point, though: ya gotta have friends. The rich and powerful are nothing without positive backup. And George's friends were there for him, poor or rich. It's an entertaining movie and one of my husband's favorites.