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Operation Christmas Drop (2020)
Fun little Rom-Com
Ok, at least 25% of my review is because it's in Guam! Seeing places I haven't been able to visit in years was lots of fun! The rest is because it's a cute movie. It has all the right parts, an uptight business woman, laid back nice guy, Christmas and kids in need, I mean what more can you ask for in a no-thinking-necessary movie? Oh, and the geckos are real life traumatic. Wait till one explodes from a towel at you and you will know. They did leave out all the dang spiders though😁
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Ok, it's is 100% awful
My husband put this on for 5 min. In that 5 min, Stev Guttenberg (love him) gave the guy from 90210 (the original), a girl with half a shirt and 2 teens a vintage car, Tara Reid was mad about something, the Hoff was wondering why he's wearing a shirt in a movie about ocean dwelling lifeforms and, my personal favorite, the 90210 guy picked up what looked to be a 400lb shark by the tail and exploded him on a tree trunk or power pole. Either way, just the sheer level of stupid they fit in 5 minutes this movie deserves 3 stars. The other star is because Steve Gutenberg. I don't know what else happened because I just couldn't watch anymore.
Wu Assassins (2019)
1 episode in
Does anyone else read the reviews in Comic Book Guy from the Simpson's voice. Some of y'all sound bitter as hell. I don't watch these types of shows for their scintillating storylines or their superb acting. I watch because I want to see an underdog effe stuff up. This delivers.
If you want to watch this show and you truly believe that somewhere out there is a chef destined to become The One, you should pass. If you just want an entertaining show to half ass watch while doing laundry or scrolling Facebook, this is your jam. The fight scenes are awesome, but they could be doing any form of martial arts and I wouldn't know the difference, so there's that. Honestly they could be dance fighting and if it was choreographed well I would be happy. And I'm totally loving the soundtrack, it's a blessing after 2 weeks of Descendants non-stop.
Anon (2018)
Not bad
A lot of reviews here make it seem like its cinematic garbage. If you take it for what it is, a commentary on oversharing that's simultaneously entertaining, it's really good.
I don't know much as pertains to cinematography, but I found the bleakness of it to go with the story. The only real luxuries were in The Girl's home and even those were sparce.
I thought the story perfectly paced and entertaining. The actors did a great job. Sal was a depressed middle aged man and Owen's did a great job expressing that. Seyfried's The Girl was bland and emotionless because she had cut herself off from society to maintain her anonymity/privacy. You can't be most popular and anonymous.
I did guess the bad guy correctly the first time they were shown, but there were no overt clues, I'm just the Nostradamus of movie villains. There was a lot more nudity than I was expecting, but it wasn't overwhelming.
I think people reviewing these movies take themselves way too seriously🤷♀️. I typically like fast paced action or comedy movies with a little sci-fi bonus so I didnt know if I'd like it, but I would definitely recommend this. In fact, I already have and I just finished it 10 minutes ago.
Wonder Woman (2017)
Good movie, a little long
I made the mistake of going to see this at 9 at night. As a stay at home mom with a toddler and a preschooler, this was not my best decision, but hey, margaritas were involved. Anyway, the movie was excellent but for a few mehs in my opinion.
First the pros, it was nice to see a strong female lead who was able to take care of herself. I know Diana is a comic character written years upon years ago, but I liked that the director and story moved with her development from a idealistic "girl" to a jaded woman to a demigod willing to protect humanity from itself if need be. I liked that she was physically superior to the male lead but didn't feel the need to flaunt it. And she could hold her own intellectually. I'm a huge action nerd, so the fight scenes were amazing! And, unlike Batman Vs Superman, which I had to force myself to finish, it had an involving story. I felt connected to the characters and enjoyed the telling of their story.
The cons, of course her outfit. I honestly couldn't imagine saying, "I'm going to fight the Nazis" (I can't even type it without hearing Brad Pitt from Inglorious Basterds doing voice-over) then pick out my shiniest unitard, and thigh high boots, but you do you girl. I also didn't like that, having read not one of the comics nor seen any reviews/articles on it, I was able to pick out the bad guy the first time he showed up on camera. Maybe I'm jaded, but it's getting way too easy to figure out who done it. And the Wonder Woman theme. Y'all, I had nightmares with that song playing over and over for days. They played it to the point I wanted to stuff the popcorn in my ears instead of my mouth.
All in all though, it was entertaining, it had a love scene, the fight scenes are still awesome (explosions everywhere!!!) and it had a great cast who did a terrific job selling the story.
The Mummy (2017)
It is what it is, and for me that was entertaining
I didn't watch this with the expectation of being blown away by the story line. I wasn't expecting to be moved emotionally or even invested in the characters at all. That's probably why I rated it so high compared to others. My only expectation was to be entertained and the movie delivered. The effects were alright, the acting OK, the story kind of thrown together, but it worked for what I wanted.
I liked that Tom Cruise varied from his only character and played a hero who... lets just say his elevator seemed to stop one or two floors shy of the penthouse suite. I loved Jake Johnson, but I love him pretty much all the time, the mummy wasn't scary or creepy, but her zombie mummies made up for that and the "heroine" was a loss, the story was more than a little silly (come on, Jekyll and Hyde?) but I finished it, so I was entertained.
I didn't go into this expecting it to be as awesome as the Brendan Frazier films from the 90's, I was younger and had lower expectations in a lot more than just movies, so maybe that's why my panties aren't in a twist about a remake. Also, let's be honest, the story line for the third installment wasn't exactly art either. Hopefully we've all learned from this and realize that a man who only has enough depth to play one character the last 20 or so years is not the best person to give carte blanche.
Into the Woods (2014)
Love!
I loved this film. I've seen the film version of the play starring Bernadette Perers and loved it as well. I think many watched it thinking it would be a happily ever after story but it's not and that's the point. I first heard about/watched the play version in a college drama class. The characters start out struggling but still idealistic. They believe they can achieve their wishes and set out to do that. Then, after they've each gotten what they thought they wanted they realized they didn't want it or in some cases they didn't want it yet. And while they're struggling to come to grips with the idea that maybe they didn't want their wishes granted after all, the giant attacks and knocks them for a loop. Characters die, marriages fail and they see that maybe happily ever after isn't an idealistic fairy tale dream but instead it's the reality of their acceptance of and for themselves as they are. I gave it a nine because I loved the narrator and missed him in this version and as well as a few other changes. Overall it was wonderful and I can't wait until my children are old enough to enjoy it with me.