(trailer review) - Stranger Things 5

(TEASER TRAILER)

(OFFICIAL TRAILER)

So, I heard they had put out the first 5 minutes of Stranger Things to watch to encourage you or get you hype about watching the finale of the show. This is the conclusion, so I guess they are going all out. This is not a new thing, though; however, I do think it is a thing that studios do (if they have the money and resources), give the audience something to watch so they can have a sample, a little taste of what is to come. I am not sure if it is something they do because they know the product is bad, so they are trying to encourage, or if they are simply trying to get as many people on board as possible. Recently, I had already seen all the seasons from Season 1 to Season 4 recently only to see if the show holds up because, well...Stranger Things has become a massive hit, and if you are not aware of it, you must be living under a rock. But we are now at the end, and if I am honest, the kids cannot be playing kids any more, you know.

The trailer is a flashback to what happened to Will Byers in Season 1 once he was abducted. Will is singing the "Should I Stay or Should I Go" because it is his favourite some. Under duress, he is singing this to, I guess, try and calm himself down, as he has no idea what is going on around him, and then a Demigorgon shows up. Will shoots at it, runs away and tries to climb a tree to get away from it, and just when he thinks he is safe, the Demigorgon climbs the tree, and Will tries to jump to safety until he lands with a thud, and he is taken off somewhere off-screen. We then pick up with Vecnor walking up to Will and putting this long tube-like thing in Will's mouth, and he states they are going to be doing great things together. Hopefully, this scene is longer or there are a few flashbacks covering areas and stories that were not explained previously or were maybe glossed over, but as this is the final series, they need to wrap this one up into a nice tidy bow. This is a nice 5 minutes, but more is needed, especially if episodes are like 1 hour long....bring Barb back!

(trailer review) - Stranger Things 5

 

I had a little giggle when I saw the thumbnail because all I could think of was that interrogation scene in Bad Boys 2, and they are pressing the kid, and there was a comment stating that the child looked at least 30 years old. Stranger Things has been going on for a while, and there have been some issues since its inception until now. This has prolonged the series whether it be slow decision making on Netflix's side, deciding to cancel the show and drop it from the platform (as I remember that was a rumour once), the global pandemic, the writers strike, there were likely more things but these kids have aged up before our eyes and there are ongoing jokes that some of these kids are married, with kids and have divorced before season 5 has even come out. But there is no escaping the growth, and for the most part, who really cares? As long as they can play their parts, well, right? And with that said, and with this being the last season for Stranger Things, these kids need to get rid of Vecna and save the world once and for all.

The love for this franchise is at an all-time high, and having reviewed all the seasons prior to the upcoming season 5 recently has been an absolute blast. The reewatch and review was to see if the series holds up, and it does. In this trailer, presented to us on top of "Who Wants to Live Forever", the kids are fed up with running, fighting for their lives, saving the world from Vecna, only for him to return again and again, so this time, they want to destroy Vecna for good so they can live peacefully. Lucas is still with Max and looking after her, and it seems he is trying to protect her because [SPOILER ALERT FOR SEASON 4] she got away from Vecna in the last season, and he could quite possibly still be after her. Dustin is still mourning Eddie, who gave his life to help them. Will Byers still has a connection to Vecna, and you kind of see that at the end of the trailer. Mike looks like he is leading the charge towards Vecna. And seeing the other outer characters, such as Steve, Jonathan, Nancy, and Robin, is also great because they will all contribute to help destroy Vecna, even Luca's sister Erica. With Jim Hopper by Eleven's side, his adopted daughter and Joyce Byers also providing support, this looks like it will be an absolutely amazing send-off for a show that has come so far and has told a story, which has been a little wonky in places, but season 4 did a lot of ironing, and we are in the endgame now. New additions to the show, such as Linda Hamilton, that one-two punch the show needs for that 80s call back, so let's see who else we get and what the story is ultimately going to do. Will Eleven die? Will Mike or Will die, or die together? Will Will die trying to save Mike whilst Eleven is off doing something else? Will Hopper die (again) sacrificing his life? There are so many characters, and yes, there have been deaths over the series, but will there be any more deaths of the main characters? We all remember the first, Barbara! Shout out to Barbs. Other than being great, of course, because it has to be, right, the show? It has to have a great ending. There is no way Netflix's pride and joy will have a season 8 finale of Game of Thrones, you know? It needs to end at an all-time high. Bring on those tears! I want to clap and wipe my tears away by the end of this!

(ree:watch review) - Stranger Things: Season 1 - 4

So, I wanted to rewatch the entire series of Stranger Things because although I know this is a good show from the first time I watched it, but as we are approaching the final season coming soon, I was wondering two things, a) does this show still hold up as a great story with great characters set in a time that feels authentic to the actual time, and b) is this show worth the hype it first received, has it died down and should we even be looking forward to the final season? From season 1 to season 3, this show has its moments where it dips slightly, but it definitely holds up, and I'll tell you why.

Season 1

We are introduced to Will Byers and his friends, Mike, Lucas and Dustin. We first meet Will with his friends playing the board game, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D for short), but as it is getting late, the kids are asked to leave Mike's house. On his way home, Will gets run off the road and abducted. The following day, Will's mum, Joyce, asks Will's brother Johnathan about Will's whereabouts, but when he does not know, Joyce asks Jim Hopper, the town's Sheriff, for help. A townwide search and investigation is initiated, but the more they look for Will, the less it seems likely he is alive. Moreover, Joyce, distraught from the disappearance of her son, seems to think that Will is still alive and talking to her through the flickering lights in her home. Will's friends Mike, Lucas and Dustin also search for Will on their own and end up bumping into Eleven, a little girl with extraordinary powers.

The show grabs you with Will's disappearance. The what, the how and the why. The kids are intriguing because they are kids who play a fictional board game and seem to relate the game to real life, which actually works in their favour in the understanding of what is going on and what to do. Plus, they are just kids being kids, which is nice to see. With Joyce practically coming across as though she is losing her mind through grief and Jim Hopper trying his best to keep the town calm and assist Joyce in her missing son, different sub-stories arise and conclude at the end when Nancy, Johnathan's crush, finds a hole in a tree that leads her to somewhere unknown. Not to mention, the star of the show, Eleven, a little girl who somehow has powers to move things at will.
It is like watching 'The Goonies' with a horror element to it. Something that feels authentically like the 80s but doesn't feel forced. This show doesn't scream, "ooo look, we are in the 80s, look how 80s this is, isn't this just typical 80s?". What I mean is, yes, as an audience member watching, you know it is a period piece set in a time that is not present day, but everything feels natural from the acting, to the wardrobe, to the sets and even the dialogue. There is something about the direction, the performances and the execution of the entire first season that if it does not appeal to you in any way, chances are, it never will. Also, the music is second to none. Everything seems to fit like a jigsaw puzzle of everything nostalgia and 80s, and the horror element to the show, though light and not gory, is a nice touch.

Season 2

So if you enjoyed season one, you are back for Stranger Things 2, where the kids are excited to get to the arcade and play the games inside until they realise a person named Max has beaten Dustin's high score. Upon investigation, Max turns out to be a girl who has moved to Hawkins with her brother Billy, so while the kids try to investigate who Max is, Eleven goes on a mission to investigate her past and finds another person similar to herself, whom we are introduced to in the first opening scene. Also, as it is Halloween, Hopper keeps hearing of a Pumpkin Patch where it seems that all the vegitation is rotting so he goes to investigate to get down to the root cause, the kids are kitted out in their Ghostbusters outfits, having fun, but Dustin captures a creature to be his pet, and Will keeps having these episodes where he is alone and something is calling him, only to realise Will has not quite been the same since season 1.

The show has great sound design, great visuals, great music and great acting. Wynona Ryder is an actor from the 80s, and they also pulled in Sean Austin from 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Goonies' fame into the story, along with the guy from Aliens, Paul Rieser. It only feels right seeing these actors from the 80s, and the portrayal of their characters is something that does not feel forced or at least, it did not seem gimmicky having them in the show. The story here centres around Will Byers and Eleven as usual, but we are trying to find the connection with Will, with Dustin and his pet, with Eleven and this other person, with Lucas and Max and what Jim Hopper is investigating. There could be a reason behind all these linked events and the other events happening in the town because Hawkins is definitely having a problem, and the kids, Hopper and Eleven need to come together to figure out what it is and stop it. The episodes with the other kids slow the show down a little, not quite to a halt, but other than that, the season holds up very well, and there was even a moment I got a little emotional this time around. I see where they were going with Eleven's storyline as it helps to flesh out her past, but the execution felt a touch sloppy, and the pacing and change of scenery is jarring.

Season 3

It is now Summertime in Hawkins for Stranger Things 3, and the kids are enjoying the summer at the new mall until Will starts to act weird again (and at this point, this kid cannot catch a break). Scientists work on opening the gate, but Will has an infection, and the scientists run tests on him. Elsewhere, a creature begins to form and take possession of someone close to the kids, attacks a few townspeople and starts growing in size. Hopper feels a certain way regarding Eleven's behaviour since Mike is always around and they are practically inseparable. During an argument, under the persuasion of Max, Eleven uses her powers, forcing a divide in the group between the boys and girls. Hopper and Joyce seek help to investigate the Russians whilst trying to figure out what is wrong with Will. Dustin intercepts Russian communication leading the kids to think The Russians are upto something, so Dustin, Erica and Steve head out to solve it with Robin in tow and as more deaths and strange behaviour start to occur and the media seem to be covering up the truth, Jonathan and Nancy try to get to the bottom of it only to be attacked by what the kids call The Mindflayer. The kids figure out that they need to defeat the Mindflayer before it kills everyone in Hawkins, but to do that, they also need to close the gate the Russians were trying to open up, once and for all.

At this point in the series, it would seem Eleven can do anything, kinda, or at least what the story needs her to do, which is ok, but this season focuses more on her relationship with Hopper and her actions. The kids look so much older than they were in the first season, so some life-story plot points are accelerated, but the show stays consistent. The music, the visuals, the story beats and the characters, excellent as usual. Everyone is superb in playing their part, and it helps that we have grown with these kid actors. With the storyline, it also helps that the story stays focused on Hawkins rather than focusing on another town and another set of people, taking the focus away from the kids. The storyline with Steve and Robin is a little slow until Dustin comes in with the Russian interception messages, but the highlight of that storyline is Lucas' sister Erica, who is younger, smarter and hilariously funny as she starts with trying to game the system only to be caught up with the kids' shenanigans that could, at any time, turn fatal. The villain or puppet in this season is given a bit of a more sympathetic arc that leads to a fight with Eleven, but the acting from when they were introduced in the series has been great, especially their brief backstory. Season 3 ends with the kids achieving their goal, but at what cost?

Season 4

This time around with Stranger Things 4, we start with a flashback that leads to us seeing Eleven in the lab, and it has been trashed. Dr Brennan (Papa) looks at Eleven and screams at her, "What have you done?" Shortly after that, we get to see kids and where they are in their lives. Everyone is in different places; some of the kids are in Hawkins, some are in Los Angeles, and we are introduced to a girl who is having some sort of trouble and goes to see one of the new characters in the show, Eddie Munson. Eddie is an older kid who runs a D&D group in Hawkins called the 'Hellfire Club', in which Dustin and Mike are a part of. Lucas is part of the Hawkins Basketball team, and Will and Eleven are in their new school, where Eleven is not having the best time. Johnathan is busy being recreational with his new friend, but when a girl dies in a horrible death in Eddie Munson's trailer, Eddie goes on the run. The police think it is him, the girl's boyfriend, who is also on the same basketball team as Lucas, thinks it's the D&D group, thinking they are a cult, and when even more deaths occur, Sam enlists the help of Eleven to help, but the army thinks it is Eleven who is the cause. Nancy, Steve and Robin investigate who Henry Creel is in relation to the murders, and whilst all this is going on, Joyce receives letters from Russia and seeks Murray's help to look for Hopper because she believes he is still alive.

When I first watched this season when it came out, I remember loving it by the time I had finished it. I was buzzing from it, looking forward to where the series would go next. I loved the storyline with El, Max, Lucas and Nancy. The show has always been great in having different pockets of people working or battling with their own problems or individual tasks, to only converge at the end. This season did it in a way that strangely came together in an organic way, where El assisted Max, but Max had her friends dealing with one issue, and some of the friends were assisting El. Joyce and Murray were a separate storyline that also worked in parallel, but was a piece of the bigger picture rather than also in the fold with the others and that Vecnor, the main antagonist, has been trying to gain more power to reach into the real world. I remember "Running up that hill" was a huge song that wouldn't leave my mind after watching season 4 for the first time, and on the rewatch I came to realise, the song was prominent throughout the entire season but I could only remember it being part of a scene involving Max, but in fact, it played as part of the storyline as well as with a particular character. With that said, having not seen the show in so long, I forgot a lot of the elements, plots, and story beats that occurred, and on the rewatch, some of it was slowly coming back to me, and it felt refreshing to see. I do not believe I was confused the first time around, but on the rewatch, El being in the secret lab going through a scene, which was essentially a memory, confused me this time around, but I got there in the end with understanding what was meant to be going on. Plus Dr. Brennan never helped clear up his alliance with me. Was he good, was he bad, or was he whatever he needed to be to get the results he wanted?

The show holds up, it really does. The rewatch was to figure out if this show was simply hype and this 5th season is them flogging a dead horse and milking a franchise for all it's worth and whilst I agree there is an argument to be made about milking a franchise and through season 1 to 4 there were some elements that did not work and that also includes the storyline or El's powers or who the big bad is, this season is a slow burn where things slowly start to ramp up (just like the other seasons), but with these episodes being so long, there were moments I thought "when will it all converge and or kick off. Not that I was bored because it is funny, charming, suspenseful, scary, but the show keeps you very engaged. There is a possibility I were thinking there might have been more action, ie, deaths and battles, than I initially thought, since I watched it a while ago, but with that said, when it all does kick off, it is great. The moment El flexes is a great superhero moment. Even a simple "Hi" at a particular moment in the episode 'Piggyback' was great, especially at this point, you understand the history and backstory, which had been fully fleshed out in this season, with a complete backstory to the main antagonist. The line where she said, "I piggybacked from a Pizza dough freezer", was so earnest, when you think of how absurd it sounds, it can only make you laugh.

The music, special effects, and story it is all very well done. More special effects this time around and with introducing a new big bad who is woven into the story as well as it had been done is simply excellent. How it attacks people, which is highlighted with a sound and the visuals, it was definitely giving me 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' vibe, even with the use of Robert Englund thrown into the show to tie it all together. And I must say, I am slightly taken aback by how these abilities initially manifest within the context of the entire story in full, but I will say, everyone did a great job, although these kids are likely playing a little younger than they are, as they look all grown up in comparison to 3 seasons ago. Also, these kids must be really messed up for all the things they go through, and this season showed that there were stakes and some real emotional moments.

How season 4 ends is dire and it will be intersting to know how long after season 5 picks up after season 4 (how old these kids are going to look), but with Hawkins being the way it is, it is going to be all hands on deck for this final season because it is implied, Vecnor is still alive and may have an out which means Hawkins is doomed.

(trailer review) - Stranger Things 5

If you are not on the Stranger Things train by now, where have you been? Stranger Things is a show about children who discover a different dimension, coined "The Upside Down", when they go looking for their missing friend, Will. Fast forward many years later over the course of the series, the children have battled to save their town from monsters, government officers trying to cover up or seek control of the goings on within their town, but most importantly, the monster behind it all is out to get them and they must defeat it, once and for all.

There is obviously a lot more to Stranger Things than government conspiracy and monsters, and now we are finally here, and this trailer looks GREAT! They were tiny little kids when this series first started, and now the kids are all grown up, and we have seen them grow from season to season. We have gone through 4 seasons of storytelling introducing new characters and storylines; there has been some casualties along the way, and although all the seasons were good with some better than others, the last season to me was epic, which ends cliffhanger-esque bringing us back to Hawkins, these kids, the big bad, the government, Linda Hamilton (great to see here) and Hopper with Eleven. The last season was great, and the final showdown is here. This trailer is phenomenal, and it is only a teaser trailer. Get on board if you haven't already started any of it yet. Retro 80s goodness like blowing out your cartridge before playing!

(trailer review) - Stranger Things: Season 4

(Eleven, are you listening Trailer)

I woke up to a ton of trailers this morning and with getting through my list I watched this trailer and I can tell you for a fact, this trailer is totally lost on me.  In comparison to the last trailer, although this one is called "Creel house", we see the gang doing some investigating on a house, I'm not sure why, but it is either looking for a clue or a doorway to get to the upside-down and help Elle as the house is known for spirits or bad energy? Wild guess!

The family looks great at the beginning, but I am getting a 'The Shinning' vibe from when everything seems all nice (Fallout 3 music and all) and a quick flash cut to the father standing by the door with seemingly dead children on the floor we assumed he killed in a fit of rage.  It would be very interesting if, in his line of work, he volunteered for an experiment to be an enhanced human as he was barely paying the bills, they gave him this new home and he slowly went crazy from the experiments on him.  And this is BEFORE they experimented on children. Another wild guess.  Let wait for another trailer aye, 2022 this is out!

Directed by The Duffer Brothers and starring Millie Bobby Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Winona Ryder, Charlie Heaton, David Harbour, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard & Noah Schnapp

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(film review) - Godzilla vs Kong

It's funny, this is the kind of movie you would want to see in the cinema, personal taste depending of course.  But if you liked films like Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising and the other Kong and Godzilla movies such as Skull Island and King of Monsters, then this movie is right up your street.
In previous movies, the complaints with them were that, there was either too much human story and not enough monster or at the beginning, barely any monster and that is a major issue.  As the years went on, they did get better with this but always kept a human element to the films using human characters.  What's the point of seeing a movie called Godzilla, but you barely see him!? It would be different if it was a psychological thriller/horror, right? Godzilla vs. Kong is not only a cinema movie, but you see a lot of these monsters up and close and although we still have human characters, this is a whole lot better.

Some time has passed since the events of Godzilla: King of Monsters and Kong is under watch whilst Godzilla seems to be on a rampage attacking Apex Cybernetics.  The host of a conspiracy theory podcast is trying to seek information on Apex Cybernetics because of these ongoing attacks until he meets Madison and her friend Josh.  Whilst they are searching for clues on Godzilla's behaviour and the possible nefarious involvement of Apex, a plan is hatched by Apex CEO Walter Simmons, who recruits Nathan to obtain a power source for him but has to ask Dr. Iirene to move Kong to his homeworld to retrieve it.  But the problem becomes a, 'how do you move Kong across the world without engaging in a fight with Godzilla?' because they are two alpha titans.  And if that isn't the only problem, what are Apex really doing?

Now I'm going to be real honest here.  I am a completionist (or at least I try to be) and I would rather see films and TV shows when they start, seeing all the episodes or subsequent films before the current one.  In this case, Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island and Gozilla: King of Monsters.  The problem is, I only got to see 2 out of the 3 and I DID in fact attempt the last one but I fell asleep because I was tired.  But time ran short and out, so I couldn't see it before I saw this one.  But I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.  I didn't care for the human characters although they do help to ground the movie a little and give the audience/viewers a human connection, but for the most part, the human story was neither here or there because all we want to see are titans fighting!

And fight, they did.  Not even short fights too.  Lengthy fights with facial expressions and attitude.  Not to go into too much spoilers but there were a few fights and battles and they were all just great.  Whilst some things didn't make logical sense, scaling, weight, mass etc, who cares when two huge beasts are fighting each other, especially if you like them both, you just want to see who will win, right!? The studios spared no expense in the special effects.

Things like the score and soundtrack didn't really mean anything if I'm honest, but visually, the film is stunning, from the look of the monsters to the scenery and sights.  There are specific points in the movie that look stunning and I could only imagine the concept art and what they actually brought to screen.  In the final act, there were some stunning visuals with the scenes used there as well, bright colours and dark backdrops, but all in all, visually impressive.  If seeing big monsters fighting isn't your thing, then you wouldn't watch this anyway, but if it is, you definitely are going to and I don't see how you could possibly be disappointed with what they pull off here.  If you want to know about the humans and a human story, it's better you watch something else, whilst not terrible, not that relevant although they do somewhat push the plot a long a little for their own gain.  Have a watch, if you don't like it, let me know!

(trailer review) - Stranger Things: Season 4

Ummm...who knew? Just like that, a trailer for Stranger Things Season 4 is out and just like that, I am excited.

It would seem that we are going back in time with some earlier experiments with Eleven and we might actually touch on some other children with powers.

In Season 2, possibly episode 7 or 8, there was an episode that showered another character who had powers and her influence was getting Elle to break bad, but with that said, although that was a pretty lame episode, I wouldn't mind seeing some more character's like Elle and the potential stories to come from that.

Directed by The Duffer Brothers and starring Millie Bobby Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Winona Ryder, Charlie Heaton, David Harbour, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard & Noah Schnapp

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(trailer review) - Godzilla Vs. Kong

I was hearing buzz about a new trailer so I took this moment to look for it and damn...damn it, I'm gassed! I didn't think I could be any more gassed than I already am and yes, this looks good!

I liked the way the trailer was cut on this one as the action blends in well with the music and who doesn't want to see two titan's tumping down each other only to, wait...wait for it, call a truce and tag team the bigger bad,  Mecha-Godzilla!  I kid you not, if they manage to support one another in some way or form with a double team tag team special, I will absolutely lose it! Imagine Godzilla Launching Mecha Godzilla into the air an then Kong coming down with a People's Elbow!  I remember the cinema I was in watching Blade 2 starring Wesley Snipes and the bad vampire jump on some walls to get high and came down with an elbow, THE CINEMA LOST IT!  However, I'm not sure if cinemas will be open for this but we will have to see.  Nobody really cares about the human characters in these films really, so if they are used to help push the narrative, then cool.  I just need to catch up on the films that came before this so I am all up-to-date.

Directed by Adam Wingard and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir

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(trailer review) - Godzilla vs. Kong

First of all, I'm going to have a little issue trying to get to grips with what is happening, because I believe I'm behind on a movie or two! What is going on? I'm not 100% sure, but what I am sure about is, I'm definitely going to watch this.  Two big monsters fighting, of course!

So that everyone is clear, this movie is a part of the Monster Universe (MonsterVerse) and for the most part, features both Godzilla and King Kong.  Whilst trying to rack my brain over this, but I do believe many many moons ago, this was mention, a movie that will feature both King Kong and Godzilla.  They have been building this up.  They have been spoon-feeding us small bites over the years and it started with Godzilla back in 2014.  We then had Kong: Skull Island in 2017 and the last movie, Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019.  I didn't see that one and I'm not sure why, but I will definitely get on board before this one arrives.  In fact, I may need to watch all 3 before this one so I fully understand what is going on.

As I have seen the first two, Godzilla and Skull Island, I will definitely say, I enjoyed them both, possibly Skull Island more as I remember there were some real funny bits in it.  I remember when I was watching Godzilla, it seemed to cut away from Godzilla, you know, what we came to see.  I'm going to be real, nobody really cares about the humans.  In films like this, they are in the movies to ground it a little, but for the most part, people want to see the monsters fight or tear things up.  I heard some things about the last movie, such as hiding the monsters or using tricks to keep the budget low on the special effects, but this trailer seems to show more fights up front.  Kong is brandishing an "axe!!!"  I mean if you look closely to the trailer, is that MechaGodzilla?  This is definitely a win, I just hope it doesn't fall short.

Directed by Adam Wingard and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir

(trailer review) - Enola Holmes

I do try to keep my ears to the streets in regards to the latest news on film.  And when I say streets, I mean the internet, Internet Provider permitting of course, but I remember when it was announced they were going to do a show/film on Enola Holmes, Sherlock and Mycroft's younger sister.  I think I remember them mentioning Helen Bonham-Carter but for the most part, I remember how I felt when they mentioned this project surrounding Sherlock's younger sister.  I believe my thoughts were, "Ok!?" "Why?" "Really?" something along those lines.  I might have even said "Who cares?" and then proceeded with "Anything to just milk a franchise for change".  You see, I know nothing of Sherlock's younger sister, never heard of her.  I've never read any of those books and the only Sherlock I'm familiar with was the ones I used to watch growing up.  I've only really found out recently about his older brother Mycroft through either the Robert Downey Jr. portrayal in the movies, which I really like (Guy Ritchie, get back on it for the third one) or the Benedict Cumberbatch BBC One TV series.  Upon seeing the trailer (and I'm going to be honest), I actually liked it.

From what is made known in the trailer, Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) wakes up one day and her mother is missing.  As she has a close relationship with her, she sets out on mission to track and find her mother with the help of her older brother's Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), but when it seems her brothers are not interested, she goes about it by herself anyway.  

This trailer showed how fun this film may be.  Millie is a wonderful actress, famed for her role as Eleven in the Stranger Things series (which is a really really good series) and Henry aka Superman aka August Walker (from Mission Impossible) aka Geralt or Rivia (from the Witcher series) is an excellent actor growing in popularity and charm in nothing but great roles. I also loved him in The Man from U.N.C.L.E (one again, Guy Ritchie, pull your finger out mate).  Nothing but a superb cast, not to mention Helen and her plethora of great roles.  It looks like fun so it would be interesting to watch, albeit very kiddie friendly, which isn't a bad thing at all.

Directed by Harry Bradbeer and starring Millie Bobby Brown, Sam Claflin, Adeel Akhtar, Fiona Shaw, Frances de la Tour, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter,