Showing posts with label Onward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Onward. Show all posts

Sunday, 31 January 2021

Special: 2020 In Review: Best Movies of 2020

70. Tesla

69. The Grudge

68. Artemis Fowl

67. The Last Days Of American Crime

66. Capone

65. The Turning

64. Miss Americana

63. Escape From Pretoria

62. Body Cam

61. Impractical Jokers: The Movie

60. Hubie Halloween

59. Dolittle

58. Fantasy Island

57. Bloodshot

56. The Midnight Sky

55. Batman: Death In The Family

54. Vampires Vs. The Bronx

53. The Willoughbys

52. Get Duked!

51. Trolls: World Tour

50. Coffee & Kareem

49. Greyhound

48. Project Power

47. Stargirl

46. Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie

45. The Christmas Chronicles 2

44. Scoob!

43. The Speed Cubers

42. Spenser Confidential

41. The One And Only Ivan

40. Superman: Red Son

39. The New Mutants

38. Godmothered

37. The Call Of The Wild

36. Underwater

35. The Gentlemen

34. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

33. The Invisible Man

32. Bill & Ted Face The Music

31. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

30. My Spy

29. Soul

28. The Hunt

27. Mulan

26. Superman: Man Of Tomorrow

25. The Banker

24. Secret Society Of Second Born Royals

23. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run

22. Beastie Boys Story

21. Phineas And Ferb The Movie: Candace Against The Universe

20. The Lovebirds

19. 7500

18. The King Of Staten Island

17. Palm Springs

16. Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

15. The Way Back

14. Extraction

13. Wonder Woman 1984

12. Bad Boys For Life

11. Safety

10. Netflix Vs. The World

9. Da 5 Bloods

8. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

7. Freaky

6. Magic Camp

5. Becky

4. The Trial Of The Chicago 7

3. Sonic The Hedgehog

2. Onward

1. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Sunday, 31 May 2020

Special: Onward, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Bad Boys For Life Mini-Reviews

Onward:

Synopsis: In "Onward," teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, embarking on an extraordinary quest aboard Barley's epic van Guinevere. Like any good quest, their journey is filled with magic spells, cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when the boys' fearless mom Laurel realizes her sons are missing, she teams up with a part-lion, part-bat, part-scorpion, former warrior -- aka The Manticore -- and heads off to find them. Perilous curses aside, this one magical day could mean more than any of them ever dreamed.

My thoughts: Pixar has done better but it's also done way worse. Onward is definitely formulaic but it's a great story about family, alienation and of course magic. Director, Dan Scanlon, pulls the best out of his impressive voice cast and the emotional punch at the end is a great way to leave off after a fun, action and laugh filled adventure.

Final verdict: 4.5 80's rock vans out of 5.

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

Synopsis: The film tells the story of a humiliating high school mishap from 1992 that sends the Impractical Jokers on the road, competing in hidden camera challenges for the chance to turn back the clock and redeem three of the four. The film stars The Tenderloins--Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal Vulcano.

My thoughts: I am usually very harsh on this format, I thought doing Jackass movies was ridiculous as it was just an episode stretched out to 90 minutes and although Impractical Jokers gives us a plot line it is not a particularly good one and because of the plot you wonder if the challenges were fixed to fit into the plot. All that being said, I enjoy the show and the Tenderloins as a whole so although I won't hold this up differently than the show it was a good watch even if it barely made for a movie.

Final verdict: 3 80's pop stars out of 5.

Bad Boys For Life:

Synopsis: The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life.

My thoughts: Bad Boys For Life is completely over the top in all facets, but unlike most movies that have Michael Bay's fingerprints this one knows it and takes full advantage without going full Bay as he has luckily stepped away from the director's chair in this installment. Sure maybe it's mostly nostalgia that drove me to enjoy this movie, but I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Final verdict: 4 90's duo reunions out of 5.