heatsink98
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The Mystery Island crew returns for another installment of the island murder mystery getaway game where your chances of dying are quite high. According to the dialog in this outing, the dying part has been a large draw with the tourists for some unknown reason.
In this story, the prospective crew from the MI expansion, Mystery Mountain, are visiting to stage a game of their own. Things go sideways, as expected. But then we learn that there was nothing to see all along when this episode wraps. Literally nothing, which left us wondering why we wasted our time watching.
In this story, the prospective crew from the MI expansion, Mystery Mountain, are visiting to stage a game of their own. Things go sideways, as expected. But then we learn that there was nothing to see all along when this episode wraps. Literally nothing, which left us wondering why we wasted our time watching.
It's that time again when the studio dusts off the Superman franchise and puts up a summertime tentpole. James Gunn takes the helm this time to give us our Superman story, and he makes, let's say, decisions about how this take on the famously blue and red caped hero goes.
Is it good? Sort of. Bad? Sometimes. Odd and goofy? Yeah, a little here and there. But the strange thing about Superman is that Clark Kent in this film is not very interesting. Maybe it's because he's the same character that everyone knows from all the other Superman films. There are other notable characters that turn up in the story that are interesting, however. The Justice Gang comes to mind. Their shenanigans might be enough reason to see the film by itself--and we found ourselves wanting more screentime for them.
Other issues: the Kents sounded like satirical characters meant to poke fun at Southerners. Kansas people don't sound like these folks at all. And some plot points played like they were cribbed from SNL skits. An encounter with a certain cousin in the film comes to mind, among other things.
Is it good? Sort of. Bad? Sometimes. Odd and goofy? Yeah, a little here and there. But the strange thing about Superman is that Clark Kent in this film is not very interesting. Maybe it's because he's the same character that everyone knows from all the other Superman films. There are other notable characters that turn up in the story that are interesting, however. The Justice Gang comes to mind. Their shenanigans might be enough reason to see the film by itself--and we found ourselves wanting more screentime for them.
Other issues: the Kents sounded like satirical characters meant to poke fun at Southerners. Kansas people don't sound like these folks at all. And some plot points played like they were cribbed from SNL skits. An encounter with a certain cousin in the film comes to mind, among other things.
From the weak plot to the weak acting, BRAVE NEW WORLD fails and then fails again. Poor Anthony Mackie is now stuck with the Captain America mantle, and his character hasn't been given the proper foundation to meet the task. We've heard the "He's no Steve Rogers" from the fans, and now even the movie dialog makes light of this. So what's Disney doing here with the property? Nobody knows at this point.
We also have a villain that relies on letting things play out, as it were, while having a good idea how those incidents will end up. It's interesting as a thought experiment but weak if not written properly. "Stuff just happens" means the characters are only along for the ride, which makes for a boring story.
We also have a villain that relies on letting things play out, as it were, while having a good idea how those incidents will end up. It's interesting as a thought experiment but weak if not written properly. "Stuff just happens" means the characters are only along for the ride, which makes for a boring story.