12/10/2018 1 Comment Shaun of the Dead (2004)Edgar Wright is a funny guy with a couple of good movies. Shaun of the Dead is interesting to me the second time around. Shaun of the Dead takes place in England while a zombie outbreak happens. Shaun wants to save his girlfriend Liz so he can win her back. Simple premise and not my favorite thing. I'm tired of just because you save someone doesn't mean they have to love you again. It's is so dumb and not realistic. She doesn't need to give back to him. I get that it might be romantic but I just want one girl to be like NO. I realize this movie was made before most of the walking dead craze but i am tired of these zombies. There is no way they would be able to overtake a population like ours. The military would easily take them out. I do appreciate this movie pointing that in the end but that really bothers me. Besides these things, I still enjoy the movie. It is a good laugh and it is fun. Edgar Wrights comedy is so funny to me. It is classic British Humor with how dark it is. Simon Pegg is one of my favorite actors. He always cracks me up. The only movie I need to watch in the Cornetto Trilogy is World's end now. The other 2 are solid and I hope this one is too Shaun of the Dead 8/10
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Crimes of Grindelwald is the new Fantastic Beast movie. It is either loved and hated but I must say I enjoyed it very much. I want to say that if you have not seen the first movie the you will be very confused. This movie is just for setting up the rest of the movies. Again, the purebloods in the the Harry Potter world are causing all the problems. Grindelwald is just Voldemort 0 really. He seems to be similar in many ways. This however doesn’t really take much away from me. It is very good still. Newt is so fun to watch. He is such a cute person. The Beast, even though they were sparse, they were so cool. The underwater one is the coolest one yet. I also enjoyed how a beast was an important part of the story. It was kind of cheap but also really cool. Newt is such a powerful wizard and I did not realize that at first. I love it. Seeing Dumbledore again was so hype. There is a Hogwarts scene and it was so happy. This movie does a great job immersing you in the world that has not really been in theaters for a long time. I can't wait for the third movie to come out in a couple of years. The world of Harry Potter is so interesting because it is not really nation versus nation a lot of the time even though the muggle world has those problems Now, I believe Johnny Depp deserves an Oscar Nomination for his performance as Grindelwald. He played that part so well. This was his second best performance in my opinion and he was so brilliant. I would give this movie an 7.9/10 12/2/2018 1 Comment Princess Mononoke (1997)If someone were to ask me, "what are some of the themes of a Miyazaki film. I would show them this one. It is so textbook of 2 of his most important themes, his love of nature and his feeling about war. It captures both to bring together a captivating story with fun characters, an gorgeous world, and an unbelievable story. The animation in this movie is incredible. There is a montage where Ashitaga is travelling west across the world. In these scenes, Miyazaki is showing off how talented he is with animation. These moments are breath taking and capture you in to this amazing world. The story is really cool and easy to follow. Miyazaki also does a really good job of making stories. Another underrated thing Miyazaki does is making great and strong female characters. These female characters are my favorite parts like Princess Mononoke and the leader of Iron Town. Those two characters are great and deserve to be seen more. The music in this movie is beautiful. I think it is another great way Miyazaki captures you into the film. It always matches the tempo of the movie which all good movies do well. This of course is no exception to that rule. This is a strange Miyazaki movie in the sense that it is way more violent than the rest of them. In this one, arms get blown off, heads shot off by arrows, innocent people getting murdered by the samurai. It is crazy but I kind of like it. I think it adds to the darker feel this movie gives off. I really love it I think this is going into my top 5 honestly. Maybe even in my top 2 9.7/10 |
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