As with the original series, I’m going to binge it once all the episodes come out.
Dead Reckoning Part One
I seriously wasn’t planning to go see this on in the theatre.
But then I remembered how much I love this franchise.
It was long. Ridiculously long. Some of the set piece action scenes were long. Too long. They could have cut many of them short.
The movie clocks in at 2 hours 49 minutes.
That’s long.
But it was a good movie.
It hit all the right notes for an M:I film, for me.
I’d recommend it to die hard fans of the series.
Parallels
I’m a Giants and Mets fan, except when the Giants play the Mets, and I’m totally a Mets fan. Even though the Giants are my hometown team, and the first ball club that I knew.
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I’m a Godzilla and King Kong fan, except when Godzilla fights Kong, and I’m totally Team Kong. In this case I recall seeing the original King Kong (1933) before I ever saw a Godzilla film, the first of which might have been King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963).
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I drink Coca Cola and Pepsi. I prefer Pepsi.
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I’m a Star Wars and Star Trek fan. Period.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I loved it. Maybe I’m a little biased, of course, but yeah, I loved it.
This movie hit all the right notes that Crystal Skull didn’t, IMHO.
From the opening scene which did something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see in an Indiana Jones film, to the final scene which left me a little teary eyed, there wasn’t anything I disliked about the film.
Seriously. This is an Indiana Jones film, and I actually have the same feelings that I had when I first saw Last Crusade, a sequel worthy of the original.
And most definitely a fitting finale for the whole franchise.
I rank it 3rd, after Last Crusade and over Temple of Doom.
This was also the best film I’ve seen this year. Or at least the most entertaining.
4 Chachapoyan Idols out of 5.
Highly recommended. Go see it!
Jacket
Tomorrow
The Flash
Across the Spider-Verse
Best Spider-Man movie ever?
Maybe. I still have a soft spot for 2004’s Spider-Man 2 and Homecoming.
But this is one of the best Marvel films released in a while.
And one of the best comic book films released in a while.
Visually it was better than the first Spider-Verse film.
One hell of a story, too.
And a great cliffhanger.
Recommended. Go see it!
Bard Test II
Prompt:
Write an episode of star trek in the style of three’s company
Sure, here is an episode of Star Trek in the style of Three’s Company:
Roller Coaster
They were right: this is the best Marvel film since Endgame.
I still like Shang-Chi a little bit more, but I’ll give credit where credit is due.
As my nephew said, the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy is as good as the Captain America trilogy, it holds up as it’s own sub story.
It’s no secret that this subset of the MCU is my favorite.
This movie was an emotional roller coaster from start to finish, mostly stemming from the story of Rocket.
Just when you think the story is going to throw you into total sadness it comes back to an action or comedy or drama scene, shifting how you feel at that moment.
There were great moments throughout the movie, including the two credits scenes, and even the imagery during the credits themselves.
There’s a couple of great cameos in this one, too.
Highly recommended. Go see it!