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Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Infested (2021)
Solid Episode
What I love most about this show, isn't the huge fan-service cinematic episodes, nor the call backs to characters from The Clone Wars; what I adore about this show is how every episode, even the less story relevant ones like this, are incredibly engaging, and hold multiple layers of lessons and morals, as well as branching each character's arc even further, especially Omega, whom grows as a character exponentially every single episode.
I've seen countless other reviews claiming this specific episode is a so-called 'filler', in which I strongly disagree with. No way an episode with this much character, world, and story building can be a 'filler episode', and if I'm wrong, then bring on more fillers!!!!
Frozen II (2019)
Let Me See What I Can See
The worst script writing in an animation I have ever seen, with awful lines such as 'let me see what I can see', and 'i love you with all that i am'.
Not to mention how the story line and plot was all over the place, and half the characters that were relevent and loved in the first film, are now completly and utterly irrelevent in the sequel.
Rogue One (2016)
Gets better the more I watch Solo, episode 7 and 8
This is the most 'Star Wars' Star Wars film that has come out of Disney, and by far the best.
Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
Great, But Missed Oppitunities.
This film was so close to being amongst the greatest Westerns of all time, with the likes of 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly', 'Once Upon A Time In The West', and Quentin Tarrantino's 'Django Unchained'.
It did nearly absolutly everything right when making a perfect Western, the classic music by the great Ennio Morricone, the beutiful camera work that out performs most modern movies nowadays with its eye catching smooth shifts between focusing on a few subjects with a medium shot, to transitioning to a close up of Clint Eastwood's unforgetable display of emotions for the particular scene. The story was as if it was written by a world class author of a novel, and the dialouge was simple, but let the audience understand EXACTLY what was going on, and what the character's intentions were.
However, with all these positives and many more which I cannot right them down since there are just so many, there is only one negative; it is so irratating as this alone drags a what could have been one of the best movies of all time, down to just a 'good movie'. And that single negative is...Missed oppitunities...
Let me explain, there were points in the film (SPOILERS), where I thought to myself, "oh, this is a beutiful build up to an amazing dramatic scene with beutiful shots that can go down in movie history, but then nothing happens and it moves on. For example, near the end of the film before the main character is beaten up, he saves the lady and delivers her to her husband and child, where there is a beutiful departure scene that leaves an emotional mark on the audience, then the amazing transition to a sudden dramatic situation occurs when he is being chased on horse back by the 'bad guys', but he gets away easily. This is a HUGE missed oppitunity to have an epic dramatic chase on horse, with the bad guys on his tail, and he maybe shoots some guys down whilst trying to fet away. Maybe its too ambitious, but imagine if he pulled someone off their horse during the chase, and after a few near misses, he tricks them by quicking pulling away from a bloulder and, canters away in the oppisite direction with an amazing musical score. This would set up the following events perfectly with when he gets caught, as the audience know he has just narrowly escaped, so bei g captured would be a huge shock for the audience.
Another missed oppitunity, which in my eyes is so irratating that it made sigh that it was looked over, is when Eastwood is just watching all of the inncoccent people get shot down when trying to escape a burning cabin, and he acts like heis enjoying the spectacle. Okay, I understand he is seriously injured and can barely stand, but imagine how stunning this scene could've been, hear me out...
You see some guys being shot when shouting "we surrender, don't shoot", and then the Sheriff comes out aswell (which he does in the film), and just he too is about to be shot, you here a very wounded voice shout "Stop!", and its Eastwood out of the Coffin, barely standing, but just about able to, and clearly in emmense pain. The bad guys are both shocked and laughing and blast out some mockery of some sort. Eastwood then gives out a brilliant speech about how they underestimate him and what they are doing is wrong. The guys say something on the lines of "what are you gonna do". At this point is where I believe could've been one of the best cinematic shots in history, as the surroundings are perfectly set up for it. For example, it could've been the classic stand off shot of the back of Eastwood, and of the behind of his legs, with the eahing fire in the background. As the tension builds, exactly the the classic mexican stand offs, the raging fire in the background continues. I feel as this would be an extridinary cinematic shot, and Eastwood shoots some of the men eventually, but due to hus injuries, is unable to kill everyone, and doesn't kill the ones that are relevent in the final showdown at the end. He would then escape by the old coffin guy quickly collecting him in his carrige, and the epic narrow escape music plays, and the movie continues as it were.
I don't want to sound ungratful, because don't get me wrong, this is an outstanding film, that deserves its 8.0/10 IMdB rating. But it is the little things that bridge the gap between great, and legendary, and unfortunatly 'A Fistful Of Dollars' did not successfully build that bridge...
Ben Copping
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Starts slow, but eventually picks up pace
NOTE: I've seen every film, and tv show in the MCU (a lot), so that's just to confirm that I'm not one of this reviewers that rip apart the film because they don't understand the importance or meaning behind it.
The first 2 hours are very slow, and what happens is predicatable at times which is the exact opposite of what I was expecting, it sometimes gets a bit boring, not to mention Fortnut in 5 years still being a thing!
However, there are lots of fan pleasing moments in the first 2 hours and a few giggles which lightens the mood which was good, and I LOVE the way Steve was portrayed in this film, it was awesome. The sad moments were sad, and the fun moments were fun, they did their job.
The plot was very interesting in the fa t that we, as the ultra fans, were brought back in time on a nostalgic journey though our past memories of this amazing franchise. But sometimes the time travel aspect of it went a bit on, and kept on going when i thought we saw enough of it.
Then the final hour of the film comes in, and it was EPIC. Once again Cap was unbelievable, best part of the film by a mile, Tony was the same old Tony that we know and Love, and he was rightfully the one to end it all. However I didn't feel as saddend as I thought I would be about Tony at the end, I just felt glad that he was the one to end it, and the funeral at the end was not as AMAZING as I expected, as this was the most relevant character in the most relevant franchise of all time, and passed away. Having watch both seasons of Agent Carter I found Caps ending severely heartwarming.
Overall, this film stayed off slow and average but eventually it was abosolutly stunning, but a few slightly disappointing little things near the end that don't really bother me.
I would say that Infinity War was better, as there was ZERO cons for me, and this has quite a few and Infinity War left me with no regrets in terms of directors' decisions.
2nd best MCU film imo, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING FILM
Also, when Doctor Strange released all the superhero's to fight, I was really hoping the guys from the tv-shows would be there amongst them all, that would be perfect.
Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 (2018)
Best Tv Show...EVER
I HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS.
Tops all other Tv shows I have ever watched, and most likely ever will watch. It had everything thing from houmor, to phychological horror. Tommy Wiseau with his usual ´Ocsar winning' performances...
Not watching this will leave a forever empty hole of regret, gaping at its longing for this Tv show to overflow it with satisfaction.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
MARVEL-LOUS
Everything
It has everything
Just watch it
Just do it
The only self gain in this world to cure your crushing anxiety is this movie
So overall
It's F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
I rate it 8.1
Great story line, nearly makes up for the previous two films, awesome fight scenes, great music by John Williams as usual to go with it, the romance between Anakin and Padmé is finally done RIGHT. Links perfectly with the original trilogy and no Jar Jar Binks!
The only con I would say is the dialogue in some scenes, mainly with Obi Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé.
Overall a very satisfying Star Wars movie and by far the best of the prequels!
I give it a solid 8.1