Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this movie?
This is a spinoff of the Madagascar movies that follows the penguins from those movies. I think this movie is better than any of the original Madagascar movies. First off, this movie is hilarious. The penguins are contrasted by another elite unit, the North Wind, who takes their job very serious. There were so many good moments where Skipper's personality would clash with "Classified" and I'd laugh every time. Skipper is such a well-written character. He has so many witty lines he says in such a nonchalant way. He has a false sense of confidence for the majority of the movie, so its funny to see stuff work out for the penguins even when they did something totally stupid. The first half of the movie was a masterpiece. The action scenes were executed brilliantly. The movie slows down for the last 30% or so. It degrades in quality slightly, but I'll let it slide because they had to end it somehow. I thin they tried to write it like the show and struggled to tie it all together. Best Moments Throughout the movie, Skipper forgets the name of the villain (Dave) and would always call him something similar like "Darrel" or "Dan". He does this several times throughout the movie, and I laughed at it a couple times. Near the end of the movie, Skipper goes way off and calls him "Ramirez" and I cracked up. Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC0LjIiC4tU The plane scene is my favorite scene in the movie. It's so rapid-fire and the penguins never miss a beat. When Dave bossed his minions around, his commands plus their names matched the names of some celebrities. Overall a seriously underrated movie and definitely worth a watch if you like to laugh. 8/10
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Another sequel down. I watched the first Quiet Place around this time 4 years ago. I thought it was pretty good. At the end of that movie, the daughter figures out how to immobilize the aliens so they could kill them. That's where this movie starts.
This is going to be a pretty short review because I don't have many strong opinions about this movie. It met my expectations almost exactly. This was John Krasinski's 4th film as a director, and it was pretty impressive how he was able to tell a cohesive and easy-to-understand story with close to no dialogue for half of them. I came into this movie expecting a story that carried on the story of the last movie in the same way. I guess that's a pretty broad expectation for a movie sequel, but I can't think of a better descriptor. They ended the movie leaving it open for a third one, but it has the same problem as the last ending did where it just sets up a killing spree. I would recomend watching this movie if you liked the first one. You could probably watch it as a standalone film, but I don't think its as good as the first one and you'd lose some emotional value. I haven't seen many thrillers (or whatever this genre is), but I think this is probably up there in the genre. 7.5/10 The long-awaited sequel to The Shining is finally here, two years ago. I just now decided to give it a watch.
This really didn't feel like a Shining 2. It went in a totally different direction than the first movie, which I liked. This movie digs deep and expands on the actual "Shining" and follows middle-age Dan in a 2.5 hour adventure to save a girl's shine. This felt like a superhero movie with horror elements. I don't have much to say about this movie other than I liked it. There are some small things I'd like to talk about, though. The villain group was pretty well-done. I thought the struggle between Abra and Rose was cool. The fights show vulnerability in Rose and raise the stakes by giving a glimpse into the power that Abra wields. I liked how Flanagan kept us in the dark on what Dan and Abra were planning at several points throughout the movies. The forest scene was really good the whole way through. The deaths of the members of the True Knot were also really cool looking. The recreations of the original scenes from The Shining were surprisingly good. It seems that the only type of transition they could afford for this movie was a fade, because that was the only thing used. I think it was intended to show the passage of time between scenes, which is nice, but not needed. There were even some scenes that used the fade during the scene when changing camera angles. It got pretty annoying. I haven't read the Stephen king novel this movie was adapted from, so I can't judge Doctor Sleep by its accuracy. I can say that Doctor Sleep is a very entertaining movie and is definitely worth a watch. 8.5/10 This is the first movie I've seen in theatres since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker back in 2019. I had forgotten how good the sound was. My seat would vibrate with the bass and the sound was all around me. Anyway, Last Night In Soho was really good.
The first half of the movie, while intriguing, is very slow. I felt like Edgar Wright was trying to do too much with the setup, and a whole lot could have been cut out without much of an impact on the rest of the movie. The first 45 minutes of the movie are completely about Ellie's aspirations to become a fashion designer, but as soon as she starts having the dreams, that story just ends. It was like I was watching two different movies. The second half of the movie was VERY good. I would say the movie jumped from a 5/10 to a 10/10 the moment Ellie had her second dream. Ellie no longer knows what's real anymore, and neither do I. I can't really say anything about the second half of the movie without spoiling it, so I'm just going to say that the second half of that movie was nearly perfect. There was a Strangers on a Train- type ending. They should have just left that out. Thomasin McKenzie (Ellie) is a really good actor and she did a great job in this role. I recognized her voice from JoJo Rabbit and was very impressed at how much she had changed to fit this role. To recap, the first part was average and without much direction, but the second half was golden. This movie is probably going on the top-5 list. 9.5/10 |
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