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Wicked: Part I (2024)
Part 2 Hopefully Will Be Great One LIke Part 1
This is in the origins over in the "Wizard of Oz" and how the Wicked Witch of the West, named Elphaba has been in how she became that but she was a misunderstood person and that nobody wanted to be her friend and even her jerky dad doesn't want anything to do with her.
As for a child she got love and family from the servants. She was only going to help her sister go into the school as she meets Glenda that would be the Good Witch. But attracts attention due to her green screen.
Glenda is seen as a Prima Donna snobby person but character development is really going to be very good for her. Elphaba is shy and misunderstood but she goes through life the best way she knows how.
But she and Glenda will slowly yet surely accept each other. As Michelle Yeoh is the Head Principal who takes an interest in Elphaba. But she is hiding a facade.
Never been a fan over in villains getting humanized but we see why Elphaba, became what she became and her origins as she was lonely and friendless. Main two reasons why.
Arianna has some acting chops and hopes for her to really get her into more acting roles. Cynthia as the main character really is such a great actress and can sing.
Could be up for Oscar nods among many awards in 2024-2025! Wouldn't be surprised as Part 2 hopefully will be great in 2025!!
Red One (2024)
Fun Christmas Movie With A-List People!
First it has an all star A list cast with The Rock, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, JK Simmons, and last but not least Bonnie Hunt.
Second it is about not just a fun Christmas movie. But it is about a tale over in redemption and in the saving Christmas before there is no Christmas at all.
Character actor JK Simmons who plays Santa goes by the code in the titular character codename "Red One" and Dwayne the Rock Johnson is the chief bodyguard and a close friend.
Chris Evans is a hacker and a loser of a human being but still after being kidnapped to get back Santa and save Christmas and in return his services for pay.
Lucy Liu should have had a bigger role as the Director over in Christmas staying right on time.
Cute movie and glad it didn't go into streaming!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
Can These Six Kids Be Redeemed?
As the worst six children you can ever at all meet or may not want to meet at all by any and all means.
It's too bad that even the adults are afraid of them but really what they just need are people who love them and that they could really love in return.
But that when a mom of two is a first time director over in the church Christmas play hence over in the title as it will test her patience and her calmness with these six kids.
In a sense wished that they got punished or threatened with juvenile hall but still slowly yet surely, they are just misunderstood kids that don't have any parents.
Maybe it is up to the town to help them find love and community and redeem themselves and change their ways.
Adorable movie no cursing or nude scenes but also the only violence we see is the kids mischief and kids being kids.
Here (2024)
Confusing to Say the Least
Really the movie as though it was advertised and that it reunited the Forrest Gump cast and crew that included Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. But really it is such a depressing and confusing movie to say the least.
It takes place over in one room in which the Paul Bettany character and Kelly Reilly as the former is coming home from the war and that they start a family. With Tom's character as the oldest and that he meets Robin's character.
Tom wants to be a painter but that all is thrown out due to Robin's pregnancy. And that it shows the "Here" in the title over in one room in sharing good times and bad times, holidays, just to name a few.
Along with other families and in other generations that have shared the same room. It is confusing that is an understatement. But also very slow. Really what were the cast and crew thinking?!
We Live in Time (2024)
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Shine
You will need to get some Kleenex and that it is a tearjerker and very sad. And that this movie could be up for the Oscar nods for Best Pic and Best Actor and Actress.
Florence and Andrew play a couple that for in the latter that is going through with a divorce and the former in an career driven chef that is up and coming. Both find each other and that even though Florence's character is reluctant to start a family but Andrew's character is.
As they go and have a daughter and Florence's character develops an illness and also keeps some secrets from Andrew's character.
I agree with one reviewer as some scenes were indeed rushed and that in how they show emotions on the other hand, made the characters much more likable and developed that made up for the rushed scenes.
Could be up there for some Oscar nods.
The Wild Robot (2024)
Not Your Average Cartoon
It's no wonder that this film will be a classic over for years in coming. And that it is not like an average cartoon. But it is one that in bonding and trying to overcome your differences and not all is what it seems to be.
An intelligent robot that is named Roz as the given name as the robot was mistakenly placed over on an island. And that the robot which is very intelligent and can do anything and everything but that must adapt over to the harsh elements.
While also programmed to speak all languages including animal. Meets a sly fox named Fink and adopts a gosling bird named Brightbill and that even though in trying to keep the peace, Roz must deal with those that are trying to find her programed for a female voice.
It is a film that is on Rotten Tomatoes a 98%. And that it has critics and audiences alike loving it. Give it a try.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Good But Not As Great As the Original
It has been awhile for me in the watching the movie as a teenager back in 1991. As that the sequel which IMHO is very much long overdue.
Michael Keaton as the titular antihero protagonist, Winona Ryder returns going from goth teen to a goth like TV host who has a rebellious daughter in Jenna Ortega in which she lost her beloved dad and hasn't been the same since.
Catherine O'Hara as the stepmother who now is an eccentric TV hostess with her own show up in NYC.
Jeffrey Jones who played her looney husband Charles, didn't come back over in his real life troubles.
Justin Theroux as Winona's Lydia's boyfriend and manager with his own secrets.
Glad that they kept some over in the original stuff in the sequel. But still a fun time all the same. Despite the original being the original!
Reagan (2024)
Ronald Reagan Was An American Treasure
Please forget over in the saying it is from GOP or Conservative filmmakers with actors and actresses.
But either way we get such a huge glimpse over in Ronald Wilson Reagan and the man behind over in the myth.
From a rough childhood where his father was a drunk but his mother was a loving Godly woman to Hollywood. It only spends a few minutes over with his first wife, Jane Wyman who would win an Oscar after his first divorce.
But he and second wife, Nancy Davis were always having each's other's backs regardless and couldn't live without one another. Over in being anti-Communism and having some setbacks as an Hollywood actor to being California Governor to President and his near death experience.
You are not seeing Dennis Quaid but you seeing or think you are seeing Reagan. Dennis gets the character in mannerisms down pact. Not a typical ordinary biography.
The Forge (2024)
Need Uplifting Movies Like These!
Really need to have Christian uplifting movies and that the Kendrick Brothers movie with both acting and writing have gotten much more better and better here.
As that the movie stars young newcomer Aspen Kennedy who is 29 in real life but plays a 19-year old. And he has no job, no way in living life, as his single mother has to pull both her weight in taking the roles in mom and dad.
But she has had it with Isaiah and it is either shape up or ship out. The cocky 19-year old who feels anger with his own father abandoning him, and doesn't know life lessons but only basketball and video games.
But then the owner over in Joshua Moore will not just take him in as an employee at his fitness company as the actor's real life wife also works in the company as they have their own tragedy that will be explored.
But will take Isaiah under his wing and mold him to starting acting grown up and pulling your own weight.
Will Isaiah overcome his anger and abandonment problems to grow as a man inside out and a Christian?!
Keep on doing these movies Kendrick brothers.
It Ends with Us (2024)
Never Take Domestic Violence Lightly
Say what you will about the movie but the truth is never at all to take domestic violence abuse lightly. And how that wished that the stars or one of them would had a PSA to begin with before the movie started and in the addressing the movie audience over preventing domestic abuse.
As Blake Lively's Lily and Justin Baldoni's Rye make a great couple that on the outside from the world's eyes nearly perfect. But when there are no eyes looking as that Rye's handsome face and being a doctor hides a facade and Lily must decide for herself as her own widowed mom was abused by her husband, deceased as he was the town mayor.
But when her former first love Atlas, played by Yellowstone's 1923's Brandon Skelaner comes into town and came from a very poor background but became a Marine and an restaurant owner and notices the red flags even though Lily tries to hold onto the marriage and break the cycle from her mom.
Please never take domestic violence lightly and please if you see something, say something or do something.
Twisters (2024)
Tough Indeed To Compete with The Original
Still it does it's best and that they have really very much likable characters. Sure the plot can be a bit cheesy but still likable characters can saving the plot.
Kate the main character after losing her team almost all of her friends in trying to film a tornado. But she later retreated and that she and her friend, Javi who was the only other one to survive, convinces her to go with him and his new crew after years over in not seeing each other as she is now working in a NY weather center.
But the team in trying to get to film the latest tornado is thwart or trying to be thwarted by red hot Glenn Powell and his Youtube group with his brash and cockiness but however charming personality as the "Tornado Wrangler."
Despite Kate being low key and Glenn's Tyler loving the attention, there is chemistry and very much well liked characters about here.
Well almost as look for up and coming David Corenswet who will play the latest Superman taking the role from Henry Cavil, as an Javi's unlikable colleague and something more.
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
See This For Fun As Don't Take It Too Seriously
It is great fun and that it is where you want to have such a great and wonderful time and in the entire family could watch this movie and not have to worry about stuff like violence, language, nudity, etc.
Gru and his wife Lucy and daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes have enlarged over in their family besides over in their three daughters and new son Gru Jr who doesn't yet take his dad kindly.
But when a threat to him and his family in the anti-Villain league they worked at involves his former HS nemesis Maxime and his nemesis femme fatale girlfriend Valentine, that forces the family in the witness protection family like for the time being.
The family must learn new identities and new "jobs" that will be harder to do than easier to say.
We are introduced to new characters, new villains, and there is the MINIONS!
Those cute little yellow creatures have really stolen every single movie! As well as their own movie! Don't take it too seriously. Have fun!
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
No Emily Or John, No Problem
Really it is a great movie and that though there was no Emily Blunt nor husband John Krasinski in the movie but that we have a new set over in characters and that maybe it is a good thing.
It is a prequel over in sorts and how that the actions do speak louder than words. Lupita Nyong'o stars as Samara or Sam as she is terminally ill and doesn't care if she either lives or dies and has a craving for pizza. But when monsters come and one small noise could be fatal.
How they improvise without sound and in the staying alive as we only see Alex Wolff as the director in the support group named Reuben, over in her support group she is staying in, for a few minutes.
But when an English law student named Eric, played by rising star Joseph Quinn, who is not familiar with the NY City it seems, follows her, she reluctantly agrees as they have a slowly yet surely friendship.
The cat named Fredo that is like a service cat for Samira as really stills the movie. And helps out in many ways.
Inside Out 2 (2024)
We All Were Teens Once
You will have to feel so much emotions on it. Due over as that you have so much emotions and that you are growing with the thing called PUBERTY!!
Riley the main protagonist is going through that as when her two best friends forever have to move from their middle school with Riley to another school in high school and that Riley feels left out on it.
But she meets when the trio go to a three day hockey camp over in high school girls and the star player, who is very much very likable as she gets nervous and has to brag about herself in order to be accepted. Now the two girls she befriended in middle school begin to feel left out.
In the minds over in the original emotions like Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust are replaced by other emotions that wake them up during their bedtime. With Anxiety, Envy, Ennu, and Embarrassment. Anxiety is the new "leader" as Joy is.
But when Anxiety and Joy butt heads and that the original emotions get tossed out, they must help out with getting back to Riley's emotional and mental state.
It is a cute and even better than the last one. Last one nearly a decade ago was when Riley was a preteen now a teenager you will all go through puberty if you have been there or not.
Just for the whole entire family.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Will Smith Comeback Tour Has Begun
Sure everybody is upset like one reviewer over in the Oscar slap and hope Will Smith and Chris Rock will really figure out how to patch their would be "friendship" up but don't do it while out in the media as need to do it alone and not in front of prying eyes as hope they can sit down and talk if Chris is up to it.
But really Will and Martin Lawrence as they are cop buddies and trying to clear their late captain's name as his daughter is a US Marshal and blames Will's character Mike over her dad being killed.
But after Will ties the knot with his doctor bride and tries to reconnect with his imprisoned son who gets a chance a reconciling and redemption. Captain Howard's good and respected name is clouded over being corrupt.
And doing so as Mike and Marcus, Martin's character's name also find themselves on the run. By drug lord Eric Dane an Army Rangers and DEA agent gone bad.
Not the best here but really wait for it on DVD or Streaming.
IF (2024)
Adorable Movie
Like John Krasinski has said in being the director over in the film it is like a live action Pixar movie. And that what if imaginary friends came up and co-existed in a sense and that their children later forgotten them and had to grow up and live in the real world.
Cailey Fleming stars as John's on screen daughter after they lost his wife and her mom to an illness and she is briefly living with her grandmother as John's character also has cancer and is getting treatment.
She sees a room that has imaginary friends and Ryan Reynolds is he one or just someone that knows about the friends as an adult as you have to see to believe it.
This was one of the now late great, Louis Gossett Jr's final film and it is dedicated to him in the end. Just think that really glad he got recognized and will be dearly missed but remembered.
Out-Foxed (1949)
Should Have Had Reginald Fox More Often
Creators over in Droopy missed such a goldmine over in having an recurring character like Reginald Fox.
Droopy in a sense takes a backseat to the English fox Reginald Fox who is polite and friendly and breaks the fourth wall and talk to the audience in saying he is smart as a fox.
Despite all the dogs including Droopy who is an unlikely fox hunter among those dogs who want to catch the fox and get rewarded with a great big juicy delicious steak.
Reginald in the being very smart and in just one fox against nearly dozens in the dogs.
But he is again smart as a fox and does so in a polite yet smart way.
All the dogs failed to get him as Droopy, being polite and friendly, tries to but when the fox turns him away in an American accent sarcastically.
Droopy cries and the only time Reginald gets excited over in a steak.
Helping Droopy and his plight he calls all the foxes in his family. Rounding them up for Droopy to take.
Injured dogs with bandages in limping to the master's house are shocked to find out the foxes and Droopy enjoying their steaks looking like Porterhouses.
Droopy doesn't have a violent bone in his body as he uses his dry sense of humor, kindness, but smartness to get whatever he gets.
Reginald Fox should had been a recurring character as the creators missed out on that.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Really No Big Name Stars in Latest Planet of the Apes
There is really no star power but they have in the very young actors and also it seems that Andy Serkis over in the Planet of the Apes in this generation's Caesar has long since passed away.
Giving it to young actors and in the young apes on the rise while trying to live in peace. Which seems to be very tough as they are captured and held against their will save for the main hero in the story Noa.
And only one young woman named Mae or somethings called Nova. That helps to join sides over with him albeit a very reluctant one and the only one that is the household name is underrated William H Macy that has been on that island and accepts it as his home. And doesn't bother to fight.
Noa now much figure out a way to escape from the evil power hungry Proximus. Who will do anything regardless of consequence to take everything. Noa must take what is rightfully his and his family's.
Lack of plot but makes up for it in action and acting.
Unsung Hero (2024)
One Adversity After Another
David Smallbone is played by his own son Joel and in the struggle after the former's thriving and successful music promotion company collapses after so many artists deflect and the family of soon to be seven decide to try Nashville TN.
They are met with one Adversity after Another. And that scene in the US Customs Department and how that the one agent was very cruel and didn't understand children as the family could have used him or go to his boss and make him lose his job. Shouldn't had gotten away with it.
Still the film relies upon Rebecca St James as you will figure out how she changed her name. While everybody is trying to help David as he gets into a lawn mowing business to make ends meet.
But he refuses help and doesn't want help until it becomes unbearable. And his family and wife have to really do the best to let the stubborn husband and father in trying to allow help.
Wished the rest of the kids got some attention but it seems Rebecca got most of it along with the mother the glue to the family's emotions.
God will lead the way.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Won't Win Awards But If You Love Popcorn Movies!
Godzilla has been around over for years and years even since movies have been made and really even if it doesn't win any awards. Then if you love popcorn movies, then this movie is for you.
Sure the dialogue is corny but the acting does save the movie as the actors and actresses on what they are given here. But that it is due to the fast paced action that makes up for a pretty messed up script and plot.
Brian Tyree Henry an underrated and great character actor steals the movie away. Having comic relief and also keeps the action going with his wit and charm as a podcast host. Still he would be the reason to going and seeing it.
Chicago P.D.: Split Second (2024)
Another Kevin Story!
Probably next to Trudy Platt as my favorite character, my second is Kevin. And that really you have to feel very sorry for him. While in the trying to figure out as a jewelry robbery that has gone wrong and a civilian getting killed.
Kevin really is conflicted and confused over on his job. That he wants to prevent anymore carnage. But then again, he can't see over in the bigger picture which is easier said than done.
He feels like it is on him but thankfully he has Hank and the others around him backing him up. Not just makes him out to be a great cop but a better human being. You just move on and learn not to make the same mistake twice.
Chicago P.D.: Escape (2024)
Torres Is Back
After missing on some episodes glad to have that over on in Torres back. Bad news he could never ever replace that over in Jay Halstead aka Jesse Lee Sofer.
But at least he is doing his best. And that he is going to be going undercover and that it has to do with in the drug trafficking case. And that in the getting way too close for comfort for him as he gets way too personally involved. As he is warned to not get personally involved.
And that he is used to being undercover. But he may be getting in way over his head on it. Hank trust him to get the job done and will pull him out as safety should always come first with cops undercover in particularly.
Still I have to agree to disagree with one reviewer. Glad that Hank is not corrupt but he is not a saint. Like an antihero. Sure he breaks the rules but he gets the job done on the other hand.
Ordinary Angels (2024)
Wished Hilary Swank Act In More Movies
Glad she is back after some personal issues and just recently having on twins.
Her Sharon is a hairdresser and one who can't decide if she is an alcoholic or not. She is estranged from her only child a son working in the music field.
Alan Ritchson plays against type as the grieving Ed as contrary to the recent strong and fearless "Reacher!"
Still his Ed after his wife died over in a disease and now his young five year old daughter Michelle needs a transplant.
Sharon shows up and that she helps Ed and his family. Ed reluctantly accepts her help but good thing is not romantically. A rarity in films where both a man and a woman can be platonic and friendly.
Just that he is struggling and lashes out at his mom over losing his beloved wife as his mother is very loyal despite that. Knowing he is angry with losing his wife and not at her.
May not win an Oscar as Hilary has two but still very inspiring and based on a true story.
FBI: International: Death by Inches (2024)
Bye...Spoiler....Don't Let The Door Hit You On the Way Out!
Writing on the wall for Damon. After the week before's episode beating up on a child sex trafficker and staying behind over for the tech team. He is a jerk and I for one am not sad to see him go. He hopefully will learn that there is no I in team. Glad they had a send off on him.
But the case involved over in a former disgraced Cabinet member and his aide over in some gold bars and possibly selling them to Iran.
As much as I like Cameron Vo and glad for her promotion, she should had treated the aide named Natalie as "innocent til proven guilty." Natalie seemed as clueless over in the laptop. Sorry Cam you dropped the ball and made assumptions. Hope you can live and learn from this.
Scott really can be a hypocrite and set higher standards for everybody but himself. He really needs to cool it. He bosses and bullies other officers in other countries. I miss Katrin Jaeger as she for one is not afraid or was not to call him on his BS.
Chicago P.D.: Safe Harbor (2024)
Immigration Like Real Life
Like one reviewer says that Torres is missing. And that I miss him as well and liked him on the spot. And hope he will show up and heard he will this season.
But this has to do with the current issue over in immigration. And Kim trying to pick up an extra shift teams up with another precinct and speaks Spanish and that she has a fellow cop whom is not what he seems to be at all.
As one young lady that is from Venezuela and she wants to stay in the country. And how she becomes Kim's informant and witness.
Things come to a head about as ICE agents almost have her and the others for deportation but Hank it is up to him to pull some strings to let her stay in the country.
Plus the cop Kim is with, really is a dirty cop and killed someone that used to know him and claims that it was the person he killed, trying to kill him or Kim.
Still glad they are moving away from Hank the main protagonist to having other police officers individuals like Kim in this one, last one Adam, Hailey since Halstead left the show to return to the Army.
But to the producers please more Trudy!