Here is your chance to get a little insight on which film or TV Show you may be keen on seeing or which film or TV Show you may want to miss altogether.
These are Reel Ree:views here, keeping it concrete and reel...and somewhat, unbiased...well as much as possible, that is!
"My ass is in fuego!" Had to be the funniest line in the trailer and I don't even know what it means.
I mean, ok, they don't seem to be going to space like everyone thought, but what did they NOT put in this trailer! Because the entire Movie is in this trailer, EVERY action set-piece, the music changed 3 times, someone "catches" a car!
At some stage, Dom needs to say to someone, "I'm just a Mechanic" like Steven Seagall in Under Siege. We understand the films get more rediculous as they go on, but...I...I don't know. Have they taken it too far now? Although I'm sure many of you wanted to see how they get into space...but Dom is JUST a Mechanic, albeit, with skills in practically anything and everything.
*** #Spoilers *** but they bring back supposedly dead people, stealth planes are picking up cars mid-air with magnatism, cars are getting attached to cords strong enough to hold a moving car travelling with such velocity helping it to "fly", ok, swing and...I don't even know. Maybe they have taken it too far. But I'm still going to see it. I still find it odd to tell a child whilst given them a necklace for protection, to say, "it's for what's coming"...ominus or what!? This film looks wild as hell and the fight scenes look great. A camera shot reminded me of Black Panther and/or Aquaman but I liked the usage... #sigh. Let's just hope the story is great. Directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cena, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Michael Rooker
Can you believe we are on a Fast & Furious 9? Like, only last month we had a Star Wars 9 and that took how many years ? And the F&F franchise did it in less for obvious reasons and for the most part, has been getting better and better as the years goes on as it has firmly cemented itself as an over the top, brash series centered around family with fast cars, "racing" and beists and it does exactly what it says on the rin....and well. They even had a spin-off which was just as good.
This trailer (more of a teaser clip) is more or less an announcement for the trailer and I'm already interested.
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) now has a family, a little boy named Brian after his late best Friend, used to be cop and antagonist. There is a passing of a Cross necklace and the worlds "...for protection for what's to come" (not verbatim). Who says that to a child? Absurdity will definitely endue in the most fun get ridiculous way when this film comes out. And we will see that when the trailer finally drops.
The can only go to space, now...right?
Directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cena, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Michael Rooker
I've dumped on Michael Bay a few times and it isn't that he is a terrible director because I absolutely loved Pain & Gain, but he often drowns the audience in loud brash sights & sounds. Don't get me wrong, when it's necessary, it works, but for the most part, it doesn't. It's dated and he really does need to up his game when it comes to the action shots and story because he is a very competent director. Nobody wants to see a fire hydrant blow up in huge flames when a dog pisses on it. Pretty much his style of action, because it "looks cool". And some of his "Comedy" is questionable, not to mention the stereotypes he sometimes portray in some of his movies, i.e The Transformers franchise. Moving forward, the irony of watching THIS movie which was NOT directed by Michael Bay like the first two, is that Michael Bay could actually learn from these directors Adil and Bilall because I believe they did an excellent job of directit a Michael Bay movie, better than Michael Bay using Michael Bay-isms. I'll explain.
Bad Boys 4 Life picks up 17 years later and Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus (Martin Lawrence) have continued to be the Bad Boy super crops that they are, but time is ticking on and they are getting old. For Mike, he wants to be a Bad Boy until the wheels fall off, where Marcus has had enough and wishes to pack it all in. However, when specific people start dying around Miami and disrupt their flow, these detectives, must investigate, but the past can always come back to bite you and push you to the limit. Mike and Marcus have to stop this imminent threat that threatens their lives.
I really enjoyed the first movie and the Second movie was really good too. However, the second movie was a little too long and Michael Bay had his trademark signatures all over it. Yeah, it made it entertaining, but it was really annoying at times and a departure from the original. However, this movie incorporated some of the Michael Bay-ism, but with more class. It's weird but when you see it, you will see it.
The action was great, the story was even better, but the comedy was soo much better than I would have expected, especially when you think about how old this franchise is. At they past it or are we over it? And the chemistry of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, do they still have it. An action comedy as it is labelled, but the dramatic scenes were very touching. A benefit this movie also has, is the history behind it. If you grew up with this movie back in the day, you feel for the characters and what they are going through. There are some moments where you WILL question, "How old are these guys, STILL doing what they are doing?", but as they also address that in the film, the story moments give you more of an insight into these great characters where this movie is practically 25 years deep and still going strong. Well it was a little wobbly after the Second one but this one brings the bar back up and if I'm honest, I NEED to see more of these two.
Will Smith's acting is great, but who would have thought any less...but Martin...Martin Lawrence is soo good, he literally carries the film on his back and you completely get his character, Marcus. The main antagonist was a little one note, but the villain was pretty decent overall and not as mustache twirling like how other villains have been. A little fleshed out but it would have been nice if we get some more depth with future movies as the film definitely lends itself to a sequel especially as they introduce a handful of new characters.
Overall, just a really good and feel good movie. It is possible that Bad Boys has finally hit it's stride like the Fast and Furious franchise. Imagine if they were in the same universe...makes sense, no?
A Friend was telling me about The Clone Wars cartoon for a while and even stated how good it was. I am a Star Wars fan, as well as Star Trek, but for me I like them both for very different reasons. Star Trek, the ships and tech, Star Wars for the ships and story. With both, but more Star Wars, I like to go deep with the lore, so watching The Clone Wars was great.
I only jumped in from around season 4 (I think), but the shows got better and better until they were cancelled a few years back. But this last and final season, season 7 looks great! The only problem with this trailer is, some of the well know characters we have been following in other shows since season 6 will not hold much weight, but with that said, the animation looks amazing and to hear that they will be covering 'Order 66', I am, down!!! I'm here for Ahsoka, really.
It's a pity Disney+ is talking FOREVER to come out in the UK!!!
I didn't know anything about this movie or the true story this movie was based upon. Thinking about it now, maybe I heard about a passion project Michael B. Jordan was interested in and was producing, but for the most part I either forgot or I just never knew. This film carries soo much weight and off the back of Oscar Winning actors like Brie Larson and Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan stood on the shoulders of giants and held his own. I'll explain.
The year is 1989 and Harvard law graduate Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) sets out to help fight for poor people who cannot afford legal representation. He travels to Alabama and focuses on Deathrow inmates in which he meets Walter "Johnny D" McMillian, (Jamie Foxx) a man convicted of the murder of Ronda Morrison 3 years prior. Noticing the inconsistencies among other problems with Walter's case, Bryan gets a team together including Eva Ansley (Brie Larson) to fight for Walter only to be met by barriers, blockages and an undertone of racial hatred. To make matters worse, when other cases do not go well for Bryan, he is left with not many options, but does everything he can to help seek justice for Walter, an already disheartened man waiting for his death knowing he will die in prison for a crime he did not commit.
I almost cried twice. Just before I wrote this review, I saw something about Jamie Foxx telling Graham Norton that this movie was personal for him which made me think of the movie and had to fight back tears again. As I said earlier, this movie is very weighty and packs a punch that struck a cord with me. I could hear people in the cinema sobbing and I was almost apart of the wrecked crew. I could relate to some of the things Walter was going through and I felt the anger. Maybe nearly 3 times I was almost drawn to tears.
The acting. The acting was phenomenal. I mean, we cannot really expect anything less from Oscar winner Jamie. I got, The Soloist vibes from him and if I'm honest, even though Brie Larson was great too, my hat comes off to Rob Morgan and Tim Blake Nelson. It was like every character in this movie were played by actors who were on top of their game. Even O'Shea Jackson Jr. was really good, soo good I didn't even recognise him. But Rob Morgan, Turk from the Netflix MCU and an officer in Ozark, his character and storyline was one of the smaller moments that had me. He played his part soo well and his story was soo good.
Destin Daniel Cretton did such an amazing job with this movie that even a day later, the movie has stuck with me and also still upsets me due to knowing there are hundreds, if not, thousands of innocent people in prison and a huge majority of them on or have been through the Deathrow process having been innocent. It is a good idea to stay for the after credits moments and information.
Sometimes I would go into the cinematography and the lighting and this and that, but if I'm honest, I loved everything about this movie from the clothing to the props used showing the passage of time. Destin did an incredible job with Rob's scene and to have all those black people (I've never seen before) was a sight for sore eyes as not many of the actors were very well known and I loved that. I mean, there ARE more black actors, acting.
I'd definitely say that even if you do not like legal or courtroom drama movies, you should still watch this with a box of tissues. Not only is it true to life in every aspect of the movie, the movie also comes across as refreshing for the palette although it may weigh you down emotionally.
Well this was a surprise to me! I didn't know Mark Wahlberg was going to be in a new movie. Moreover, I didn't know Mark Wahlberg was going to be in a new movie with Winston Duke, famously known for playing M'Baku in Marvel's Black Panther and Abraham in Jordan Peele's 'US' with Lupita N'ongo. it's fair to say that i haven't kept up with how active these two have been of recent, more Winston, but this has been a nice little shock.
This movie looks really good or at least it has peaked my interests. It reminds me of 'The Other Guys' a little bit for some reason, maybe Mark's character and although I love that film, this one may have some greater and better moments with swapping the major comedy elements out for the fighting and action with comedy sprinkled throughout.
A cop framed by crooked crops seeking to clear his name and is out for justice. We have seen thay hundreds of times, but they didn't have Winston Duke in them. I'm definitely seeing this.
Directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Bokeem Woodbine, Marc Maron, Post Malone,
It took me a little while to start watching Season 1 of Titans, because I felt it wasn't really for me. Like most comic book TV shows and films, I never read the comics and I never watched the cartoons. Plus I never understood (once told) Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke would be an' antagonist especially when I know he is a Batman Villian. I simply never cared for the show.
When I got into the show, I really enjoyed it. Season 1 of Titans was more about the coming together of Raven, Dick and Kory. And to my dismay, I loved it. I really wasn't expecting what I got, but coming from producer Greg Berlanti, I was not surprised although it is different from his other shows, Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Supergirl and Black Lightning.
Dick Grayson aka Robin is trying to come out of the shadows of Batman and be his own person. He holds resentment towards him. He finds out there is a new Robin so now he must be something else, if he wants to continue. Kory has amnesia and doesn't know who she is and Raven is somewhat possessed and feels only Dick can save her. Not to mention character arch's with Hawk and Dove and the introduction to Doom Patrol.
Season 2 picks up where season 1 left off. Trigon is here and the possession Raven had been struggling with is addressed along with her destiny. We continue with Dick's struggle with being a new person and the many secrets he holds in order to keep everyone safe and bring them together for the greater good. We delve much deeper into the past of the Titans and their struggles especially when, thought to be dead, Deathstroke arrives to settle scores.
Everyone has a little story, Kory, being an alien Queen, Beast Boy trying to be important and helpful, especially when they all discover Connor Kent and his abilities, not to mention Rose Wilson and her dramas. It is a lot to deal with for these heroes and we see how they struggle with their own personal problems and their conflict between each other but in the end come together despite loss and/or resentment.
This season is all over the place but it does a good job with highlighting episodes which are specifically about a singular character as it helps flesh out any ongoing story they have. The only problem I had with the show, was towards the end, it felt a little rushed. I felt the final battle could have went better than it did and certain things that happened didn't need to. It also seemed like particular characters were not on set the entire time as if they did reshoots or something, one minute you see someone, the next, you don't, then they are there again.
All the characters and their development was great, not a single problem. All the scenes with Deathstroke were excellent and reminded me of watching Arrow. There was a scene with Conner Kent in a farm house with a Swat team which was excellent. The special effects were brilliant for a TV show and I especially loved the flashback scene's and the "in the psyche" of Dick. The story was put together well but you can tell, the structure and unanswered questions lends itself to future seasons to address other questions and stroy. If you have seen season 2 and enjoyed it and this is your kind of thing, I'd definitely recommend it. It is nothing like the Arrowverse as it is more mature. Just a heads up.
So, they have dropped another trailer for Bloodshot and I'm honestly wondering if anyone really cares. The movie is due out in March and we are coming into mid-january and I'm wondering, "is Sony shooting themselves in the foot?" I mean, I am sure they are on a Hugh from releasing the Morbius trailer yesterday, but for releasing this Internaitional trailer now? To be fair, it's not too early for another trailer but Vin Diesel isn't really a bankable star, unfortunately, or at least, doesn't seem to be.
Stating this is a comicbook movie in the trailer COULD push the movie and propel it higher, but at this rate and from what I believe, people just want good movies with a good enough of great story behind it.
A few news shots in this Internaitional trailer and A LOT of Wolvering/Ironman nanobots self healing shown. Another pairticular shot that stood out to me was the motorbike scene (because there is always a motorbike scene) and it is a blink and you will miss it (I rewound 3 times), someone leaping and clearing a moving car (and what looks like) running through a walk. What amazed me about this shot was the leaping of the car when the car is coming from the sides of you, NOT directly or from behind. Impressive.
Hopefully, Vin Diesel does well with this as The Least Witch Hunter & Riddick didn't do too well in North America and better worldwide. The Return of Xander Cage, did excellent worldwide. Maybe he is just a worldwide star? Whatever it is, let's hope this movie catches on because this trailer won me over just that little bit more.
Directed by David Wilson and starring Vin Desel, Eiza González, Guy Pearce, Sam Heughan & Toby Kebbell,
First of all, the trailer looks decent.
Secondly, the trailer annoys me.
Thirdly, I like what they did there.
Fourthly, Hmmm...
So, I'm liking the look of the trailer. I like some of the cinematic screenshots they went for, like the close to the floor shot with the person running, with the angle upside-down, loved it. I liked the Vampirisms to the character as well. However, What is with the cutting of the hand and a bat biting you? I need to watch the 1990's cartoon again and I completely understand it does not NEED to follow the cartoon beat-for-beat, but my understanding is a scientific experiment (like all or most of Spider-man's villians) gone wrong. Hey needs Plana, to lived and not blood, they need to explain this. This Nightcrawler, teleporting stuff, ummm...ummm....
But for the most part, as long as he reflects Michael Morbius the Living Vampire, I'm good. Also, that Spider-man, graffiti and Adrian Toombs, *nods head in approval* I like.
Directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson,
Sometimes I feel that Warner Bros should just give up as they clearly don't have a clue as to what they are doing and nobody really cares for them, but then, they have had a few decent movies, so one might think, "hmmm, maybe they do", because you forced to believe everything will be ok with a few decent trailers.
Essentially this is a Bird's of Prey movie, but will be told from the eyes of Harley Quinn, who I'm guessing, isn't apart of the Birds of Prey team in the comics, but because she was well received in Suicide Squad, is the reason as to why she is being used to help sell the movies.
On top of that, the world she is playing in, is now defunct, no? No Batman or Superman, but we have a Shazam and soon a Black Adam? It's all confusing. I'll see it when it comes out, we shall see in time what WB are doing.
Directed By Cathy Yan and starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, Ewan McGregor
Guy Ritchie has always been one of my favourite directors. Not because he is British, but because his films are intelligent, fun and pack enough elements to make for an interesting movie. Unfortunately, I do feel that Guy has taken a departure from what he became famous for. Films like 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and 'Snatch' are seen as his greatest work. He did 'Revolver' and 'Rock n Rolla' and those didn't come as close to the brilliance of Snatch and Lock Stock, but Rock n Rolla' was really good when compared to Revolver. Guy also did a bunch of other films but other than, 'Man From UNCLE' and the Sherlock Holmes series, people including myself wondered if Guy still had it. Aladdin was good. Aladdin made over a billion, but Aladdin ISN'T Guy Ritchie. So, what about this new movie called 'The Gentlemen' which looks like it could deliver to us the Guy Ritchie from Lock Stock, Snatch fame? Is this the return of Mr. Ritchie? I actually think so. I'll Explain.
The Gentlemen is about a man Micky (Matthew McConaughey) who has built his success and wealth from the growth of weed and distribution in a time where very few people were doing it. As a drug kingpin who wants to retire and leave it all behind, word gets out and people come from all over to take over his business. But in the mix of it all a reporter is trying to get the scoop on how Micky became the successful business man he is by also trying to link situations that has happened and piecing it all the information to build the full story.
I almost gave away a few plot points trying to write that because this movie is soo cleverly done and soo all-over-the-place, you will find it difficult to understand the direction of this movie for a moment only to have Ritchie bring it together. Imagine watching someone draw or paint a picture and you know what the picture is meant to be they are drawing, but they start with the most irrelevant images or sections of the painting and go backwards and forwards to other parts of it so whilst you are watching the mastery, you are trying to follow the artistry, but as soon as you think you begin to see the full picture, you are led in a different direction thinking, maybe you were wrong about the direction you had previously thought, only to be led back. It's magic and Guy did it again!
The acting in this movie is superb. Everyone has a role to play whether small or big but the dialogue is also great which brings us to the Snatch and Lock Stock days. Great cinematography and great scenes. Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery and Henry Golding were excellent. Huge Grant was out of this world and I loved it. Even UK Rapper Bugsy Malone was decent and a shock to see to be honest. But who was an even bigger shock, was Franz Drameh from 'Attack The Block' who seems to have been relegated to background character like who he was in 'Edge of Tomorrow'. It was a little upsetting, but he isn't doing too bad in AppleTV's 'SEE' with Jason Mamoa and to be in a Guy Ritchie movie, that's something. Would be nice if some of these characters could come back for a possible sequel.
I'm not sure if I could gush about this movie any more without giving away spoilers. I left the cinema happy and pleasantly surprised wanting to see it again because it felt fresh or a lovely rendition of something we have seen or experienced before but with more than just a new coat of paint on it. Maybe something 'The Force Awakens' kinda did, but didn't. Yeah it's Star Wars, but with a new coat of paint. This is, yeah it's Guy Ritchie, but he has levelled up. Not only is the new paint great, but everything else has got a considerable lift bringing enjoyment in every way visually, with the dialogue and with the story but maintaining the Guy Ritchie stamps without it feeling like a rehash of something old. And to say this film is funny, is an absolute understatement. This movie is hilarious and exactly what you'd expect from this type of Guy Ritchie movie. Let me not even go into the music side of things...#sigh.
There is NOTHING bad with this movie and I really do hope Guy is currently drinking some Earl Grey writing a sequel because it IS very well needed. And if not a sequel, how about just another hit movie like this to be his Snatch to his Lock Stock.
Ok, this JUST came to me. IMAGINE, just imagine..., Guy Ritchie brought back some of the survivors and older characters from Lock Stock, Snatch and Rock N Rolla' in a sequel to The Gentlemen or anither film and made it one big shared universe. I dare you to not to geek out.
So they have finally released another trailer for New Mutants. I was slightly interested when they mentioned it God knows how many years back, but when I saw the trailer, I wasn't moved. This new trailer though, has my interest peaked. Let's just hope that however this is put out to us movie viewers, streaming or cinema, I do hope it is a great deal better than X-Men: Dark Phoenix because that was pretty trash and this horror look is a good look indeed.
I wonder if they will keep this and the actors going forward for the MCU.
Directed by Josh Boone and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt and Alice Braga
A few weeks back, they dropped a teaser trailer for this movie and I loved it. It didn't show much other than letting the audience know, we are moving seat from the farm house.
This trailer is great. There seems to be some flashbacks as we start the trailer with Emily Blunt driving. Knowing what we know of these creatures, they are attracted to sound, so driving would be a huge mistake. The trailer then shows our family trying to navigate without makking a sound until they trip on a trip wire and are required to run for survival.
From what I can tell from this trailer, the movie seems to be very The Walking Dead esk and it doesn't seem you can trust anyone as it ends with "There are people out there worth saving", "The people that are left, are not the Kond of people worth saving".
I. Cant. Wait.
Yes. Please. And. Thanks.
Directed by John Krasinski and starring Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy & Djimon Hounsou
