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I really enjoyed Deadpool 1, so I was so Disappointed in Deadpool 2. How much? The only thing I liked was Morena Baccarin ( Vanessa). She is extremely beautiful but sad to say, she was only in the beginning and the end. It was senseless violence, too vulgar and not the least bit funny. It is one of the worst superhero movies I ever saw ( only trailing Batman and Robin). I give it one star for Vanessa.

Captain Marvel is a good movie. It is not Wonder Woman or Into The Spider-Verse, but it is not Batman and Robin or Howard The Duck either. Most people know the story of Carol Danvers ( Captain Marvel), and ( or) they have read posters who have dissected the story, so there is no need to repeat the plot. I will just comment. There are three positive things that stand out things. 1: "Goose" The Cat. The cat stole every scene he was in. 2: The process that made Nick and Phil look decades younger. 3: The twist showing Scrulls as victims and the Kree as bad guys. In the Fantastic Four comic, they were the bad guys. In fact, one of them ( Super Scrull) is in the top 10 of FF villains. My biggest complaint is there was nothing tragic involved, to make the story great, Carol was complaining how she lost 6 years of her life, but that is nothing compared to Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) who lost the man she loves and her mom, Miles Morales ( Into The Spider-Verse) his Uncle, or even The Avengers losing Tony Stark ( Iron Man) and Natasha Romanoff ( Black Widow) in Avengers: Endgame. In the comics, quite often, the best super-hero stories involve death. In Amazing Spider-Man you have the deaths of Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy, and the individual stories Kraven's Last Hunt and The Kid Who Collected Spider-Man, and the Death of Jean DeWolff are tragic stories, that are always listed along with the deaths of Uncle Ben and Gwen in the Top 10 Spider-Man issued ever. That lack of anything tragic is the difference between good and great. I would ordinarily give it 6/10 stars ( between fair and good) but Goose gives it an extra star, to elevate Captain Marvel into a good movie.

I do not get the haters towards The Sheriff Of Fractured Jaw. It is not Shane, The Searchers or The Big Country, it is a western spoof ( like Paleface, Son of Paleface and Ruggles Of Ted Gap). One point that those who do not like the movie believe is there is no chemistry between British Arms Merchant ( Kenneth More), who becomes Sheriff ( despite having no idea how to use a gun) and Saloon owner/entertainer Kate (Jayne Mansfield).,There is a lot of chemistry between them. From More's perspective ( and mine), just look at Jayne Mansfield. From Kste's perspective he is a gentleman. He knows how to act, is well mannered, well dressed and well spoken. Kate herself notes she would love to get away from Fractured Jaw and be around "His ( More's) kind of people." There is also the kissing scene, after she unsuccessfully tries to get him to learn to shoot. Why? he is distracted by her looks, The one thing I did not like was Mansfield and More Superimposed on a blue screen against a western setting ( Far too obvious there is a blue screen). Finally, If you like westerns and ( or) want to see what Jayne Mansfield looks like, watch this movie. It is important to note her films are rarely shown. Sheriff Of Fractured Jaw and The Girl Can't Help It are the most often screened, and even Fractured Jaw has only 19 posts, about it, which should tell you something. So if you get a chance to see it, do not miss this excellent western spoof. 9/10 stars.