IMAGE: Paramount Pictures, Wikipedia The savior of video game movies makes its debut. PLOT – Like Sonic from the games, the plot moves faster as it goes along, having some slow expository scenes at the beginning, but giving way to more action and intrigue. This time around, it's your standard adventure plot to collect the … Continue reading “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” (2022) Review
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) RE-REVIEW
IMAGE: Paramount Pictures, Wikipedia Less than a year to redesign Sonic? Gotta go fast then! PLOT – Sonic the Hedgehog is from an island across the universe. When his home is threatened, he escapes to earth using magic rings and meets Sheriff Tom Wachowski. After accidentally teleporting the rings to San Francisco, the pair take … Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) RE-REVIEW
Disney / Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life” (1998)
IMAGE: Disney / Pixar, Wikipedia.org It's a Bug, Bug World for a Bug, Bug Film... STORY - The story is better than I remember. I initially thought a lot of the plot relied a lot on "the liar revealed" cliche, but it actually is pretty well paced. The first twenty minutes establish the world and … Continue reading Disney / Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life” (1998)
“Toy Story” (1995) Review
IMAGE: Disney / Pixar, Wikipedia "To the start of Pixar, and beyond!" PLOT - The plot moves faster than I remember. Jokes and action set-pieces fly by, and the character development for the mains is solid. For being their first film, Pixar had a great handle on the story and direction they wanted to go … Continue reading “Toy Story” (1995) Review
“Nobody” (2021) Review
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/Nobody_2021_Film_Poster.jpeg Just a film trying to be a Somebody. PLOT - “Nobody” doesn’t really deviate much from the standard action flick. However, it paints a picture dissimilar from most. It slowly reels the viewer into the story through some long visual exposition on Hutch’s life using tiny bursts of his day-to-day. Small snippets of his … Continue reading “Nobody” (2021) Review
Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” (2021) Review
IMAGE: Disney, Wikipedia.org Should you put your trust in this film? PLOT - The beginning of the film shows great promise, with a little bit of self-awareness and modernity. It quickly falls apart, however, once the main journey starts. The film falls into a formula of collecting gems in different towns that feel like they … Continue reading Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” (2021) Review
Disney’s “Frozen II” (2019) Review
IMAGE: Disney, Wikipedia.org Showing Yourself Up. PLOT - The plot of this film is actually quite hard to describe. The film plays out like a series of events rather than a cohesive whole, and probably would have worked better as a limited series. There is a lot of world building here, more than the film … Continue reading Disney’s “Frozen II” (2019) Review
Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (2018) Review
IMAGE: Disney, Wikipedia.org He's gonna wreck it, all right... PLOT - One of the slower plots in the Canon, Ralph Breaks the Internet is also a betrayal of its characters. The start of the film has the characters searching for something to do out of boredom, and entering the internet. This presents several problems that deviates … Continue reading Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (2018) Review
Disney’s “Moana” (2016) Review
'Try Everything' was so last movie. PLOT - The first half hour of this film is excellent. The exposition isn't too bad, and the character setup and conflict is explained well. It is when Moana goes on her journey that the plot gets shakier. The coconut pirates are a bizarre turn, seeming to emulate the Minions … Continue reading Disney’s “Moana” (2016) Review
Disney’s “Zootopia” (2016) Review
IMAGE: Disney, Wikipedia.org Predator Lives Matter. PLOT - Somewhat new to Disney is the police procedural, and they nail it. It's kid-friendly, yet suitable for mature audiences. The progression of the plot isn't very complex or convoluted. Every place visited has a purpose to the overall narrative, and no place becomes over-used. The action scenes, … Continue reading Disney’s “Zootopia” (2016) Review