Synopsis: Almost four decades after he drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD marks the last chapter of the legendary series.
My thoughts: They certainly tried to go back to it's roots with the flick by trying to insert some storytelling in, especially when compared to the last Rambo flick. However due to that it acted more like a thriller for the first hour before kicking into overdrive for the final 30 minutes. This balancing act failed and so did the points. It had it's good and bad qualities but in the end, Last Blood, is a sad way to end the franchise if it is indeed "Last".
Final verdict: 3.5 Home Alone traps out of 5.
Synopsis: Elizabeth Kloepfer refused for years to acknowledge that her boyfriend was a serial killer. Her partner, Ted Bundy, became famous in the 1980s for committing several heinous crimes against women, despite her disbelief, who watched passively as the murders were unleashed from a very unique perspective.
My thoughts: The cast is fantastic, as is the source material of course. Where this film dropped the ball was it's uneven direction and tonal shifts all over the place. I can understand the tone shifts when dealing with Efron as Bundy since they wanted to convey how he was 2 completely different people however they did it poorly and also decided to shift tones on secondary characters that didn't need it which took away from the watching experience.
Final verdict: 3.5 Ted Bundy tapes out of 5.
Synopsis: Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, our fearless trio of explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril as they travel to the far reaches of the world to help their new friend. Through it all, the three learn that sometimes you can find a family in the places you least expect.
My thoughts: Laika has been on fire so I was definitely excited for this film, even once I saw the trailer and seemed "meh" towards the film as a whole, it was still Laika and it was still going to be good... But unfortunately it was just fine. There was nothing exciting going on here. It was dull, it was a generic world travelling story. None of the introspective views Laika films usually include but at least we got a good amount of gags to save this from being a complete letdown.
Final verdict: 3 yeti relatives out of 5.
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