AnInspirat10n

At first, it felt like I am watching not a MCU movie: it felt just different.

Clearly, Shang-Chi targets the China Market and invites us to embrace the Chinese culture and suddenly, I liked that part about the movie. I've watched few Chinese movies and yet I like this one a lot.

Pros: Cool action, scenes and music. Actually a decent plot. A thorough backstory (given the movie runtime).

Cons: What I really dislike in recent MCU movies is that there is always that one person who is damn silly and ridiculous but is never fun for me: they are always apparent and it's totally clear what's their role in the movie - to make you laugh by their silly jokes and them being sort of 'the third wheel'. I feel cringe. Sorry.

Speaking of visuals and unique creations: it didn't impress me. Instead, it felt somewhat underwhelming. I am not saying it was terrible but I definitely seen better VFX production in the MCU and my expectations are higher than what we get in Shang-Chi.

In conclusion, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings impressed me and at the same time slightly disappointed me.

In the end, it was just a good one for me.

Just finished watching The Season 1. It was totally great and I entirely relished the show. So excited for The Season 2!

First of all, «The Boys» is not just that another «S» series, implying that they're in good faith, all saint and blessed, as it has been a tendency for now. The show's aim is to prove it all wrong - to paint the «S» in a bad light and to reveal who they really are. Sure, they might have some extraordinary and, in fact, tremendous abilities. Nevertheless, having such a «gift» doesn't necessarily mean that the person who's got it, is doing right.

«The Boys» is definitely more focused on human beings, rather than the superheroes - the latter got about 25-30 of total screen time. Meaning that, the show is much more of «a human in the world where there are superheroes», rather than «we have a supe, let's make a story based on them». «The Boys» sheds a new light on, in particular, a superhero (-es) based series, showing it (in) the way you never expect them to behave.

Having said that, «The Boys» is an outstanding title with a cunning plot. It's the new kind of experience of watching a superhero cinema; a bit more realistic, and reasonable, in a way.

Before going to the cinema to see «The Next Level» of Jumanji, I rewatched the first movie, just to refresh my memory. And after watching the new one, I must say - it wasn't underwhelming at all!

In addition to what the first film brought, new «Jumanji» has:

• more jokes;
• a whole lot of new characters;
• a fresh look at the existing characters;
• plenty of new locations and thus, much more adventures;
• an absolute muddle of what's happening on the screen;
• and yes, even more jokes!

Given the above, it's time to wrap it up - «Jumanji: The Next Level» is a solid following of a 2017's movie. It's all about laughter, fun, amusement and adventures, of course. In case if you seen «Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle» and enjoyed it, the new «Next Level» won't let you down.