Synopsis: In this re-imagining of the classic collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, director Jon Favreau uses visually stunning CGI to create the community of animals surrounding Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a human boy adopted by a pack of wolves. The appearance of a villainous tiger named Shere Khan (voiced by Idris Elba) forces Mowgli's guardian, the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), to shepherd the child to safety in the "man village." Along the way, the boy meets an affable, lazy bear named Baloo (Bill Murray), as well as a snake with hypnotic powers (Scarlett Johansson) and an orangutan (Christopher Walken) who wants to harness the power of fire. Lupita Nyong'o, Giancarlo Esposito, and Garry Shandling also lend their voices to this adventure tale.
My thoughts? It'll be hard to beat Maleficent when it comes to these remakes but TJB is a big improvement over Cinderella. The CGI was beautiful and rather than recycle the same story we all know, they changed it enough to give it a whole new feel while keeping the originals greatness in tact.
Final verdict: 4 talking jungle animals out of 5.
Synopsis: Batman and Superman clash over differing philosophies about what kind of heroism is needed to protect the world, while the public they're defending is becoming increasingly mindful of the damage that superheroes and masked vigilantes cause. However, the duo are soon forced to confront an even greater threat created by nefarious billionaire Lex Luthor.
My thoughts? I have now officially watched this film twice and I can say it still holds up. Is it a perfect movie? No, most films aren't, especially comic book films (Iron Man, The
Winter Soldier and TDK Trilogy being the exceptions). The shots are framed beautifully. Wonder Woman is a breath of fresh air in a male dominated industry (even Black Widow was reduced to love interest in Avengers 2). The CGI is great, although a bit overwhelming at times. Batfleck was great, Eisenberg's Luthor was eccentric, but at least if they aren't going to do him right they can change it up a bit so that was nice.
Final verdict: 5 superhero throw-downs out of 5.
Synopsis: Ratchet and Clank tells the story of two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way they'll learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one's own identity.
My thoughts? I have no background on Ratchet & Clank going in, the good news is this movie explains everything for me, It shows how they get together and what their motives are. The animation is reminiscent of the video games, unfortunately other than that it doesn't do a whole lot really well. It is what it is, a basic video game adaptation that'll make a few bucks on namesake alone so they don't put too much effort into it, Here's hoping the upcoming Assassins Creed and Warcraft can give video game films the leap forward we've all been expecting for years. Just have to wait for a "Spider-Man" to come through and breakthrough.
Final verdict: 3 devoured planets out of 5.
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