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amcsociety · 1 year

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Transformers Movie Franchise

The Transformers movie series, directed primarily by Michael Bay, consists of seven films that span over a decade. Below is a detailed review of each film along with a clean timeline of the events that take place in the Transformers universe.

1. Transformers (2007):

Synopsis: The first film in the series introduces the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, two factions of alien robots. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers his car, a yellow Chevrolet Camaro named Bumblebee, is an Autobot. He teams up with the Autobots to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the AllSpark, a powerful artifact.

Review: "Transformers" lays the foundation for the series with its mix of explosive action, humor, and groundbreaking visual effects. It successfully brings the beloved toys and cartoon series to life, appealing to both fans and newcomers. The film's energetic pace, impressive CGI, and charismatic performances by the cast make it an entertaining ride.

2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009):

Synopsis: In the sequel, Sam Witwicky and the Autobots face a resurrected Megatron (Hugo Weaving) and a new threat known as The Fallen. Sam discovers ancient symbols that hold the key to a hidden power, and the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons escalates.

Review: "Revenge of the Fallen" amps up the action and introduces new Transformers, but some critics felt it relied too heavily on spectacle and lacked a coherent storyline. Despite mixed reviews, the film still showcases impressive visual effects and continues to explore the mythology of the Transformers universe.

3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011):

Synopsis: The third film reveals a long-hidden Transformer spacecraft on the Moon and a conspiracy involving the U.S. government. Sam, now working for a new love interest (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), uncovers a plan by the Decepticons to enslave humanity.

Review: "Dark of the Moon" improves upon the second film with a more focused storyline and grand-scale action sequences. The film delves into the history of the Transformers and delivers breathtaking visuals, particularly during the climactic Battle of Chicago. The addition of the villainous Shockwave and the return of fan-favorite characters contribute to an engaging experience.

4. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014):

Synopsis: "Age of Extinction" takes place several years after the previous film and introduces a new human cast led by Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg). The Transformers are now hunted by a government agency, and Cade's discovery of a dormant Optimus Prime sets off a chain of events that involves a new threat and the emergence of the Dinobots.

Review: This film serves as a soft reboot of the series, introducing new characters and a fresh narrative. It explores the ethical implications of human involvement with Transformers technology and features stunning visuals, intense action sequences, and strong performances from the cast. The addition of the Dinobots brings an exciting new element to the franchise.

5. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017):

Synopsis: "The Last Knight" delves into the history of the Transformers on Earth, revealing an ancient connection between them and King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. Cade Yeager, now a fugitive, joins forces with new allies to stop an impending apocalypse.

Review: The fifth film attempts to expand the mythology of the Transformers but received mixed reviews due to a convoluted plot and overwhelming spectacle. However, it still delivers on visual effects and features notable performances from Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Hopkins. The film's exploration of historical connections adds an intriguing layer to the series.

6. "Transformers: Bumblebee" (2018):

Synopsis: "Bumblebee" serves as a prequel to the Transformers series, set in the 1980s. The film follows Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld), a teenager who discovers and forms a special bond with the Autobot Bumblebee. Together, they navigate their way through thrilling adventures while evading government agents and uncovering the secrets of the Transformers' presence on Earth.

Review: "Bumblebee" breathes new life into the Transformers franchise with its heartfelt storytelling, engaging characters, and a more intimate scale. The film is a delightful mix of action, humor, and emotion, catering to both long-time fans and newcomers. Director Travis Knight delivers a visually stunning and character-driven experience, showcasing impressive CGI effects and a nostalgic '80s atmosphere. Hailee Steinfeld's charismatic performance, combined with the heartwarming connection between Charlie and Bumblebee, makes for a compelling and enjoyable film.

7. "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" (2022):

Synopsis: "Rise of the Beasts" expands the Transformers universe by incorporating elements from the popular Beast Wars storyline. Set in the 1990s, the film explores a conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons that escalates to involve ancient forces and the emergence of new transforming creatures. Noah (Anthony Ramos) and Elena (Dominique Fishback) become entangled in the battle, joining forces with the Transformers to save Earth from destruction.

Review: "Rise of the Beasts" takes the franchise in an exciting new direction, incorporating the beloved Beast Wars mythology. Director Steven Caple Jr. delivers a visually stunning film with thrilling action sequences and compelling characters. The movie strikes a balance between honoring the established Transformers universe and introducing fresh elements. The voice performances, particularly from Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Tony Todd as Megatron, and Ron Perlman as Optimus Primal, add depth and authenticity to the characters. The film's exploration of the Maximals, Predacons, and their conflicts brings a refreshing twist to the series.

Clean Timeline of Events:

- "Bumblebee" (1980s): Charlie Watson discovers and forms a bond with Bumblebee, kickstarting their adventures and uncovering the secrets of the Transformers on Earth.

- "Transformers" (2007): The war between Autobots and Decepticons begins as Sam Witwicky joins forces with the Autobots to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the AllSpark.

- "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009): Sam Witwicky discovers ancient symbols and faces a resurrected Megatron and a new threat known as The Fallen.

- "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011): The Autobots uncover a hidden Transformer spacecraft on the Moon and face a conspiracy involving the U.S. government and the Decepticons.

- "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (2014): Cade Yeager discovers a dormant Optimus Prime, leading to a new threat and the emergence of the Dinobots.

- "Transformers: The Last Knight" (2017): The history of the Transformers on Earth is unveiled, revealing an ancient connection and an impending apocalypse.

- "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" (2022): The Autobots and Decepticons engage in a conflict that involves the emergence of Maximals, Predacons, and ancient forces, with Noah and Elena joining the battle to save Earth.

This timeline provides a coherent progression of events within the Transformers movie series, showcasing the various installments and their respective stories

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andy121019 · 2 years

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My @letterboxd review of Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). Objectively a pretty horrific movie but it was fun to laugh at and there were some good ideas in there.

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jackbootsinc · 7 years

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Shorthand Review - Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

The Transformers franchise has never been good. Some say that the series is "Dumb fun with good action and cool explosions". To me, that could maybe be used to describe only the third movie. The first one is promising and has a certain "child-like-wonder" appeal. But neither of them are truly good. The second Transformers is meaningless garbage.

But when Age of Extinction was released in 2014, the franchise hit new, abysmal lows. Watching Transformers wasn't just a chore, it wasn't just boring, it was excruciating. It was so bad I felt nauseous. I was aggravated to the point of brimming with feelings of genuine anger. They say that if a film makes you feel something, that is a victory in itself. Be it sadness, excitement, intrigue, joy, hope, nostalgia, hysteria, love, fear, warmth - whatever - I tend to agree with that statement. What I felt in Age of Extinction was not a victory. It was a failure. A Guinness Book of World Records level failure.

Transformers: The Last Knight, is at least that bad again.

Arguably worse.

I guess it didn't dedicate an entire character to being a justification for paedophilia, so it has that up on its predecessor.

Final rating:½ - So bad it’s offensive. I may never fully recover.

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yeonchi · 3 years

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Kisekae Insights #26: The Superhero Project Prelude (a preview of things to come)

(Art by blakehunter)

My journey into tokusatsu began in 2013 when I watched Power Rangers Samurai on television and was enthralled at the use of kanji in the series. This led me to learn about Super Sentai through watching its counterpart, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. Later, I began to learn about Kamen Rider through watching Decade thanks to its crossover arc with Shinkenger, which would lead me to watch other Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series. Eventually, I also learnt about Metal Heroes through watching crossover movies and Ultramen after watching some episodes of Orb online out of curiosity (Ultraman was on TVB through satellite back in the day, though I never really cared for it).

While the adaptations of Super Sentai and Kamen Rider in Gokaiger and Decade were among the initial elements teased and hyped for the Moushouden Series, it should be noted that they had their roots in previous series. In the final instalment of the second run of Kisekae Insights, allow me to walk you through how I implemented Super Sentai before 2018 and give you all a little bit of a preview of what is to come.

Samurai Mode: The prototype powers

The second half of Series 9 in 2014 featured the Doctor and his companions becoming beta testers for the Superhero Project in the form of Samurai Mode. The arsenal of Shinkenger was adapted, but the names were kept close to their adaptation counterparts, with the exception of the core rangers’ morphers, which are named the ShodoPhones. The Samurai Morpher and the Gold Ranger’s powers were the first to be developed for alpha testing; their tester, Hiroki’s assistant who was also one of his “triad” comrades, would go on to become ShinkenGold when the Superhero Project was launched. Akari had also managed to get her hands on a ShodoPhone as well, presumably having been stolen from UNIT.

Red Samurai Ranger: Hiroki Ichigo

Blue Samurai Ranger: Momoka Mizutani

Pink Samurai Ranger: Angelina Mouseling

Green Samurai Ranger: The Doctor

Yellow Samurai Ranger: Satoyuki Saitō

Gold Samurai Ranger: Hiroki’s assistant

Female Red Samurai Ranger: Akari Ichigo

Samurai Mode was first used by the Doctor and his companions on Destination One, but unlike in Shinkenger, they weren’t fighting demons or monsters; they were fighting Girl Power and their allies. Following that adventure, the Doctor passed his ShodoPhone on to Storm Dasher, who used it when he fought Lord Tirek alongside Twilight Sparkle on Equestria. Dasher did not transform into the Green Samurai Ranger, but he did temporarily transform into an alicorn – an unintentional foreshadowing of things to come in the Moushouden Series. Dasher gave his ShodoPhone back to the Doctor at the end of the episode.

As for the other five, they went on to fight at Sekigahara, Osaka and Kyoto (Honnōji and Nijō Castle), though they never used their Samurai Mode powers at Sekigahara. The Doctor would rejoin them when they fought the final battle in Yokohama as he had been on Trenzalore during the events of the Series 9 finale.

The year after, I wrote a “director’s cut” version of the arc which is basically just a remake but with the Samurai Mode powers given more prominence than they did during the series while also toning down on influences from Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors and Final Fantasy. I also used Mega Mode outside of a Megazord setting (instead of it being a combination of power-ups) and featured Megazord finishers on human-sized opponents with the Mega Blade. Because the events of the director’s cut version are different to the original episodes, I consider them to be non-canon.

The road of the Xtreme Legend

Before Gokaiger and Decade premiered, a set of prelude stories were made for Series 10 and 11 in 2017; to complement the BBC Series 8 and 9 having 12 episodes each, I write a total of four episodes – one to replace Deep Breath (titled The Advent of the Doctor), two extra original episodes (one for each series) and an original Christmas Special (titled Dawn of the Space Pirates).

After Girl Power’s defeat, everyone began focusing on their high school studies. By 2016, the first wave of UNIT’s Superhero Project teams were launched; alongside the new Shinkengers led by Akari that replaced the beta testing team, the Gekirangers, Go-Ongers, Goseigers and Zyuohgers were formed as well. The five teams got into a conflict with the Doctor, Hiroki and his assistant while they were investigating a conspiracy involving the Clockwork Droids harvesting organs from students who had committed suicide over their studies and a company giving students unfair advantages in their studies (through cheating).

The year after everyone graduated high school (2017), Hiroki, Akari and Narutaki discover the return of Kawakara, the lost city of Akari’s grandfather, Antoni. Later that year, Narutaki went missing after she and Hiroki were freed from the possession of Evil Death (the Grim Reaper, not to be mistaken for Good Death based on the character played by Simon Farnaby in Horrible Histories) and her role as ShinkenBlue was replaced by another member of Girl Power. Around the same time, Takumi Kamijō and his team at Torchwood Pleiades became the Magirangers after testing a prototype system during the Superhero Project’s beta testing phase.

That Christmas, Hiroki encountered a demon named Suira, also named Sui after the demon in Chinese folklore that explained the origin of money in red pockets. Suira transformed Hiroki into Gyūki after having done so 17 years earlier in an effort to help him get revenge on his parents after being sent to time out. Meanwhile, the Doctor began gathering up the Gokaigers in response to the Zangyack Armada’s vanguard fleet attacking cities. They fought Shikabanen before they help the other Rangers fight Suira, who had transformed into a demonic orge named Dokkaebi (based in Korean folklore) and later combined with Gyūki and Nian (the Chinese New Year Monster) to become the Krlunk Smasher. Although the Rangers defeat the Krlunk Smasher, he grows giant and the Gokaigers form the Legendary Megazord to defeat it.

From the Doctor’s point of view, the 2017 Christmas Special and the events of Gokaiger take place between Series 11 and 12 – after Hell Bent but before The Husbands of River Song and the episodes featuring Nardole, which are collectively known as the Nardole Saga.

A look at the first wave teams

So in summary, the first wave of Superhero Project teams shown in the preludes to Gokaiger and Decade are the Magirangers, Gekirangers, Go-Ongers, Shinkengers, Goseigers, Gokaigers and Zyuohgers. For the most part, the names of their arsenal are derived from their original Super Sentai series, but there are a couple of exceptions; the Shinkengers’ arsenal uses the names from Power Rangers Samurai (as stated earlier) while the Gokaigers’ Zords and Megazord combinations uses names derived from Power Rangers Super Megaforce.

Very few teams had Megazords in Gokaiger due to time constraints; in fact, the only teams that have Megazords featured (aside from the Gokaigers) are those that have a button on their morphers to summon or combine their Zords. Out of the teams in the first wave, the Zyuohgers are in this category, though Cyber Knight and the Gosei Ground Megazord would appear mid-way into Gokaiger.

Speaking of the Shinkengers, what happened to the beta testers for the Superhero Project? Hiroki would go on to become Kamen Rider Decade; Hiroki’s assistant would retain his equipment and become ShinkenGold; the Doctor and Angelina would become part of the Gokaigers; and Momoka and Satoyuki would resign. The ShodoPhones were handed back to UNIT and four of the new Shinkengers received the Samuraizers (from Samurai) as their morphers; Akari retained her ShodoPhone when she became the official ShinkenRed.

Power-ups for the Shinkengers and Goseigers were also introduced; the Black Box and Shark Disc were introduced in Series 9, while the Super Goseigers were introduced in the 2017 Christmas Special.

And that’s all I’m going to tease for the third run of Kisekae Insights. As I stated in the last instalment, this is going to be final instalment of the second run as I want to focus on other things, including the Doctor Who Series 13 reviews and finishing off my personal project. I don’t know when I’ll begin work on the third run, but right now, I’m currently dreading the time until then because of various things, particularly in regards to current affairs.

Kisekae Insights will return, but be warned that things might not be the same. I leave you with my take on an English version of the Shinkenger opening song that I wrote in 2018 after being inspired by Psychic Lover’s take on it. For the most part it’s the same, but I modified the lyrics to fit with the tone of the Shinkenger arc in Series 9.

That’s it again from me. Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Tumblr to see more of my posts.

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger English Lyrics (modified by me)

Original lyrics here

Dance! Dance! Get up! Fight together! Chop! Chop! Take down Girl Power! Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Forever! Year upon year it goes This Time War never ends Humans, Time Lords and Daleks are fighting again So we are serious And we are dangerous When we see your weaknesses Your future is over! Let the words light up the sky The elements make us strong! These heroes are makin’ noise They’re fighting for us all! Swords clash, gunshots blazing loud Go Go Samurai Power Rangers! Just do it! Fight for time and for our universe! Don’t! Don’t give up! Don't be afraid We say ‘Banzai’ in the end When Rangers get together, it’s Samurai forever! That’s ‘Bushido’ Hey bring it on! Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Forever! What are we fighting for? Harmony or discord? We indeed fight for peace To understand your drive When we get serious Regrets are part of us We practice so we can fight with no more regrets! Let the words light up the sky The elements make us strong! These heroes are makin’ noise They’re fighting for us all! Flowers blossom, moon sun storm Go Go Samurai Power Rangers! Just do it! Fight for those who really believe in you! Fighting, dancing, shining, dreaming For our future, don’t be afraid! When we combine our powers We will not be beaten! That's 'Bushido' Cut with the sword! Samurai Sentai Shinkenger We are dreaming of the day when the world will be at peace If you don’t wanna understand, then we will take you down! Dance! Dance! Get up! Fight together! Chop! Chop! Take down Girl Power! Our love and courage is what powers our swords! Dance! Dance! Go Go Samurai! Chop! Chop! Go Go Power Rangers! Altogether we will break the darkness of the world That's 'Bushido' Hey bring it on! Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Forever!

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sandysreviews · 7 years

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Catching Up On Reviews Post 2

My second post to catch up on reviews!! This post includes the following; A Cure For Wellness, Get Out, John Wick Chapter 2, The Mummy, Baywatch, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, and Transformers The Last Knight. A Cure For Wellness – Absolutely phenomenal movie!! Creative and unique storyline, with a spectacular leading performance by Dane DeHaan – it’s a psychological thriller which plays with the mind, while creating an interesting story that doesn’t drag on through its 2 and a half hour duration. If you haven’t seen this movie, I highly recommend checking it out – it’s not for everyone, but it’s a movie you should definitely witness yourself. Get Out – Another Psychological Thriller that should definitely be seen!!! The cinematography throughout the film is incredible, and gives so many scenes double meaning, that can allow endless interpretation. The whole cast give a fantastic performance, and it’s definitely a film worth seeing. John Wick Chapter 2 – I absolutely love John Wick, and Keanu Reeves is one of my favourite actors so I was super excited when this was announced. Unfortunately, Australia got this film 3 months late – some how I managed to avoid all spoilers and it was worth it! The storyline was fantastic and did just as well as the first, the action/fight sequences were enjoyable, with great cinematography/light effects to emphasise many of the fight sequences. If you love John Wick, you will definitely love this. Can’t wait for Chapter 3!! The Mummy – I love The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser, so when I thought this might be a potential sequel or a rehash to continue on that story I was pretty excited. This doesn’t really acknowledge the other films (with the exception to a book) so I’m unsure if it was hinting at a sequel or not. I did enjoy this film regardless, but it definitely wasn’t as good as the others… Tom Cruise, Jake Johnson, and Sofia Boutella was great in the movie – but the storyline was lacking as the subplot kept taking over and they cared more about the special effects rather than providing a strong story/franchise. Worth seeing if you’re a fan of ‘monster’ movies. Baywatch – While I was never a fan of the TV show, the movie is pretty enjoyable. It’s very over-the-top but quite hilarious. The chemistry between the cast helps the jokes be funnier/believable making the characters and their development more enjoyable. Comedy fans should definitely check it out – I saw it twice and the jokes hold up on both viewings. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – I wasn’t a huge fan of the first, but I did enjoy the humour and I of course loved Groot – so I was very excited to see baby Groot. The second is even better than the first – a pretty solid storyline with a surprising twist, great character development that was deprived from the first film. Fans of Marvel and GOTG will definitely like it – the 5 after credit scenes were a bit much, but at least funny. Transformers The Last Knight – Is the latest Michael Bay Transformers film for a franchise that should’ve stopped 2 movies ago. Although with saying that The Last Knight was a decent film, way better than Age of Extinction so it was an improvement to the story – Mark Wahlberg had a decent performance (and thankfully his daughter is no longer in this one). My major issue with this with the misleading trailer of Prime being ‘bad’ and the unnecessary swearing in almost every scene. I am not uptight about swearing in the slightest, but have Sir Anthony Hopkins saying ‘bitch’ and other transformers saying ‘bitch’ in every scene – it just seemed very odd considering the audience used to be targeted towards younger children. Anyway The Last Knight is a slight improvement – so worth checking it out if you like the previous Transformer movies.

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pigballoon · 7 years

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Tranformers: The Last Knight

(Michael Bay, 2017)

As someone that has either liked, enjoyed, or defended three out of the four previous Transformers movies... Well, I wouldn’t say that this is a new low, because it’s tough to imagine a movie ever quite bottoming out in the way that 2009′s Revenge of the Fallen managed to, but the latest effort in Michael Bay’s franchise that has over the past decade become the byword for cinematic crap sure does give it a run for its money.

It’s honestly tough to know where to start when talking about this film. I have never particularly found the accusations of incomprehensiblity aimed at these movies to be particularly warranted, and maybe this is no different, and I’m just getting old, but I really did struggle to keep up with what the hell was going on here a lot of the time. Now whether that’s because the verbal exposition was squeezed in between too much madness to be memorable, or the movie is just too heinously, and idiotically overplotted for anyone to be able to wrap their head around it, I don’t know. The Last Knight does for sure often feel like 2 or 3 movies content have been thrown together into one without a care in the world for whether or not it all blended together, and when you see the film has 3 credited screenwriters, and Akiva Goldsman getting a story credit too... That should come as no surprised.

Indeed, it’s an overstuffed movie, but it also somehow manages to feel strung out well beyond the point of being bearable. It is hard to imagine based on official run times that this movie is apparently only 149 minutes, clocking in as the second shortest movie of the quintet after only the original film. The Transformers movies have never been quick affairs, they always go on and on and on, but they normally maintain an assault on the senses from beginning to end in a way that obviously annoys plenty of people, but at least feels like it somewhat earns its length because they have so much to get through. This movie didn’t feel like that at all, and it’s latter stages prove a genuine chore to get through. Noise wise I actually think it was a less of a maelstrom than some of its elder siblings, but never for a second does that make it easier to sit through, or understand. Whatever these movies do or do not do, they’re usually too fast moving, and loud to be boring, and I almost fell asleep during the climactic stages of this movie.

The fact that the movie is filled with characters, and very few of them seem to matter in any way doesn’t exactly help either. None of them get enough time for you to get to know or care about them, for them to fleshed out in any meaningful way, whether through the writing or the acting. the characters bought back from the previous films don’t even really fare any better than the new ones, with Mark Wahlberg’s lead maybe the one exception. The fact that a number of the characters and events here feel quite clearly introduced less to serve this movie, and more to serve one more extended universe also just renders it all laughable.

Young Isabela Moner and her cybertronic sidekick Squeeks are a particularly strong pair introduced early on to great promise, only to serve absolutely zero purpose within the confines of this movie. Other positives that should not be overlooked are the almighty Anthony Hopkins, delivering exposition in a way that makes exposition the highlight of the movie, and the vocalisations of Jim Carter as his cybertronic sidekick, the damn near show stealing Cogman. The character of Cogman is also key to perhaps the best thing about the movie (at least early on) and that is its generally irreverent tone. We might all be sick of this franchise by this point, and they seem to (intentionally, I think) deal with that problem by adopting heaps of absurdity right from the off courtesy of Stanley Tucci returning in little more than a cameo after his movie making performance the last time around (other pointless miniscule performances come from Steve Buscemi, Ken Watanabe, Omar Sy (all transformers), Tony Hale, and the returning John Turturro who for some reason has been lured back in after escaping the last outing). That kind of helps, the movie is for sure heavy on the laughs, Mark Wahlberg has always been better at the funny stuff, and the fact he gets to flex that side of his screen persona more often than not helps, but it’s all too little in the grand scheme of things.

The movie is just too much like this review - too long, completely aimless, and doing far too inadequate a job communicating its ideas to its audience. The amount of times that the ‘end of the world’, not really a small term to be easily bandied about, is mentioned in this movie would lead you to believe there is some serious shit at stake, but I don’t think the movie ever gets anywhere near close to earning all that talk. When the entire world is supposedly on the line at the end here, all I could think was “That’s the fakest grass I’ve seen since The Phantom Menace”.

Anyway, I could go on talking about this movie forever if I hadn’t already forgotten most of it a couple of days after seeing it, and struggled to stay awake while I was watching it. A bad movie is a bad movie, but a bad movie on which so much talent is involved, so much money spent, and 150 minutes of your time required in return is unforgivable. The fact that they then end with a cliffhanger for where they want to go next makes the whole enterprise that much more laughable. I wonder how many of the people that make it through to the end of this movie will be stoked for the next one.

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The Maze: 3D Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider & The Cradle of Life: 4K - CINAPSE.CO

The Transformers Franchise: 4K - CINAPSE.CO

Interstellar: 4K - CINAPSE.CO

2017

Theatrical Reviews

I, Tonya - PHAWKER.COM

Shape of Water - PHAWKER.COM

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - PHAWKER.COM

The Disaster Artist - PHAWKER.COM

Justice League - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Thor: Ragnarok - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF26: Ladybird - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF26: Let the Corpses Tan - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Blade Runner 2049 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PUFF 2017: Assholes - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mother! - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

IT - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ingrid Goes West - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Dark Tower - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dunkirk - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

War of the Planet of the Apes - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Spiderman: Homecoming - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Beguiled - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Baby Driver - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Transformers: The Last Knight - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Wonder Woman - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Baywatch - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Alien: Covenant - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Fate of the Furious - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Colossal - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ghost in the Shell - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Power Rangers - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Kong: Skull Island - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Logan - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Lego Batman Movie - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

John Wick: Chapter 2 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

XXX: The Return of Xander Cage - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Split - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Fantastic Fest 2017: Prince of Nothingwood - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2017: King Cohen - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2017: Top Knot Detective - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2017: Bat Pussy - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2017: Let the Corpses Tan - CINAPSE.CO

Fantasia 2017: Game of Death - CINAPSE.CO

Fantasia 2017: Replace - CINAPSE.CO

Dunkirk - CINAPSE.CO

NYAFF 2017: Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight - CINAPSE.CO

NYAFF: Aroused by Gymnopedies - CINAPSE.CO

NYAFF: KFC - CINAPSE.CO

Home Media Reviews

Gun Fury: 3D Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Wish Upon: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Transformers: The Last Knight: 3D Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Red Roses of Passion: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Snapshot: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

The Tashio Trilogy: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Ghost in the Shell: 3D Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

New Battles Without Honor Series: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Ghost World: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Rings: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Trailer Trauma 3 - CINAPSE.CO

Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Dark Water: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Blair Witch: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Doctor Strange 3D: Blu-ray 3D - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Wishmaster: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Moana 3D: Blu-ray 3D- GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Underworld: Blood Wars: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

La La Land: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2016

Theatrical Reviews

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Moana - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF25: Arrival - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF25: Raw - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF25: Personal Shopper - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF25: La La Land - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF25: Jackie - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Shin Godzilla - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Antibirth - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Suicide Squad - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ghostbusters (2016) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ghostheads - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Neon Demon - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Bite - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

10 Cloverfield Lane - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Pride + Prejudice + Zombies - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Deadpool - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

Microwave Massacre: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Nikkatsu Diamond Guys Vol. 1: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Female Convict Scorpion Series: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

The Happiness of the Katakuris: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Blind Woman's Curse: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Comin' At Ya!: 3D Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Stray Cat Rock Series: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Zombie Fight Club: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ninja Busters: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Curse & The Curse 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Hateful Eight: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Swiss Army Man: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Neon Demon: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2015

Theatrical Reviews

My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn - CINAPSE.CO

Headless - CINAPSE.CO

A Labor of Love - CINAPSE.CO

Kung Fu Killer - CINAPSE.CO

Mad Women - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2015: German Angst - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2015: Assassination Classroom - CINAPSE.CO

Biozombie - CINAPSE.CO

The Force Awakens - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Spectre - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF24: Love - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Jem and the Holograms - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Martian - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mistress America - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Fantastic 4 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Look of Silence - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ant-Man - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Minions - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Terminator: Genisys - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Jurassic World - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

When Marnie Was There - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Connection - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Tomorrowland - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Human Centipede III (The Final Sequence) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mad Max: Fury Road - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Avengers 2: Age of Ultron - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Furious 7 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

It Follows - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Divergent Series: Insurgent - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Predestination- GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Inherent Vice - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

The American Dreamer: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

At Close Range: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Catacombs and Cellar Dweller: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Madman: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Heart of America and Auschwitz: DVD - CINAPSE.CO

A Labor of Love: DVD - CINAPSE.CO

Love at First Bite and Once Bitten: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

John Wick: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dear White People: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Big Hero Six: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Phantom of the Opera (1989): Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Blacula & Scream Blacula Scream!: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Tale of Princess Kaguya: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Invaders From Mars: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Babadook: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Carrie and The Rage: Carrie 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Escape from New York: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Class of 1984: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ghoulies 1+2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mad Max: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Gun Woman: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Tentacles and Reptilicus: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dog Soldiers: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Spirited Away: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ex-Machina: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Howling 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Robot Jox: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ghost Town: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Toolbox Murders 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mad Max: Fury Road 3D:3D Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Editor: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

People Under the Stairs: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Metamorphosis and Beyond Darkness: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Sentinel: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Shocker: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Avengers: Age of Ultron: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

San Andreas: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Aladdin: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Tales From the Crypt Demon Knight and Bordello of Blood: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Human Centipede Complete Sequence: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Army of Darkness: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Garbage Pail Kids: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Cooties: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Knock Knock: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2014

Theatrical Reviews

The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears - CINAPSE.CO

Wetlands - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest X: Dwarves Kingdom - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest X: Electric Boogaloo the Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest X: Kung-Fu Elliot - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest X: Wastelander Panda: Exile - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest X: Danger 5 Series 2 - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest X: Open Windows - CINAPSE.CO

Waiting for August - CINAPSE.CO

The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

PAAFF 2014: Uzumasa Limelight - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Interstellar - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PAAFF 2014: A Leading Man - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF23: Big Hero 6 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF23: The Guest - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF23: Revenge of the Green Dragons - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF23: Mudbloods - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

John Wick - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF23: The Immortalists - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

God Help The Girl - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Live - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Life After Beth - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Guardians of the Galaxy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Lucy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Purge: Anarchy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Transformers: Age of Extinction - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Signal - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

X-Men: Days of Future Past - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Amazing Spiderman 2 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Raid 2: Berandal - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Veronica Mars - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Morris County - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Wind Rises - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Pompeii - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Robocop (2014) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Lego Movie - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

Christmas Evil: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Dogville Shorts: DVD - CINAPSE.CO

Fire in the Sky: DVD - CINAPSE.CO

Motel Hell: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Hallucination Strip: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

You're Next: DVD - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Catching Fire: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Grandmaster: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Thor: The Dark World: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Here Comes the Devil: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Beyond Outrage: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Nurse 3D: 3D Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Big Bad Wolves: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Escape From Tomorrow: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Journey to the West: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Grand Piano: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Monkey's Paw: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Adjust Your Tracking: DVD - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ginger Snaps: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Nymphomaniac: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Under the Skin: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Protector 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Phantom of the Paradise: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Toy Story of Terror: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ong-Bak Trilogy: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Locke: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Legend of Hell House: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Captain America The Winter Soldier: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Pumpkinhead: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Sharknado 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Life After Beth: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Night Breed: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Squad: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Doctor and the Devils: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Maleficent: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Pumpkinhead 2: Blood Wings: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Guardians of the Galaxy: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2013

Theatrical Reviews

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Thor: The Dark World - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF22: The Suspect - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Machete Kills - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Riddick - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

You're Next - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Drug War - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Wolverine - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Act of Killing - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Pacific Rim - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

World War Z - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Man of Steel - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Violet and Daisy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Fast and Furious 6 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Iron Man 3 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Oblivion - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Lords of Salem - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Evil Dead (2013) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The We and I - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Zero Dark Thirty - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Fantastic Fest 2013: Escape from Tomorrow - CINAPSE.CO

Fantastic Fest 2013: The Green Inferno - CINAPSE.CO

Home Media Reviews

Five Dolls for an August Moon & Bay of Blood: Blu-ray - CINAPSE.CO

Tai Chi Zero: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Thieves: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

A Simple Life: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dead Ball: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Cloud Atlas: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Side Effects: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Mad Max Trilogy: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Sadako 3D: 3D Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Enter The Dragon: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Bullet to the Head: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Pacific Rim 3D: 3D Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Monsters University: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Wolverine Unleashed Extended Edition: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2012

Theatrical Reviews

Django Unchained - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Les Miserables - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF21: Flight - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF21: We are Legion - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Looper - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dredd 3D - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Sleepwalk with Me - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Words - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Dark Knight Rises - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Moonrise Kingdom - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Men in Black 3 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Dark Shadows - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Avengers - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Cabin in the Woods - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Raid: Redemption - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Hunger Games - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Casa Di Mi Padre - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

John Carter - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Red Tails - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

Gremlins 1 & 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Cherry Bomb: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Quick! & Karate Robo Zaborgar: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Battleship: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Jaws: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Expendables 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

V/H/S: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Dark Knight Rises: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2011

Theatrical Reviews

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Hugo/The Muppets - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF20: Melancholia - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Paranormal Activity 3 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Thing (2011) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Drive - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Bellflower - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Fright Night (2011) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Final Destination 5 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Cowboys and Aliens - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Captain America: The First Avenger - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Green Lantern - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Super 8 - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

X-Men: First Class - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Cinefest 2011: Robot aka Endhiran - GEEKADELPHIA

Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Super - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Suckerpunch - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Your Highness - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Insidious - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Limitless - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Paul - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Adjustment Bureau - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

I Am Number Four - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Gantz (Live Action) - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Green Hornet - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

Bambi: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Tron & Tron: Legacy: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2010

Theatrical Reviews

Tron Legacy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Warrior's Way - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF19: Mutant Girls Squad - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Let Me In - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

PFF19: Black Swan - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Social Network - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Buried - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Catfish - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Machete - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Salt - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Danger After Dark: The Temptation of Saint Tony - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Danger After Dark: Amer - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Danger After Dark: Robogeisha - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Danger After Dark: Dogtooth - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Square - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Kick Ass - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Black Waters of Echo Pond - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Repomen - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Crazies - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

Toy Story 1 & 2: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

James and the Giant Peach: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Toy Story 3: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Best Worst Movie: DVD - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

2009

Theatrical Reviews

Fall Down Dead - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

The Fourth Kind - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

AstroBoy - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Home Media Reviews

The Princess and the Frog: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

Ponyo: Blu-ray - GEEKADELPHIA.COM

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Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Plot: Something about a staff that belonged to Merlin. Oh, and massive robots punching each other.

Review: The first Transformers movie in 2007 was quite good, despite being a Michael Bay movie. It was big, dumb fun in a blockbuster style. Since then it has been rapidly downhill.

The sequel, Revenge Of The Fallen, arrived just two years later. It was awful. There were mitigating circumstances in that it came during a writers strike, but that doesn’t excuse Megan Fox’s acting, and her permanently bright white jeans. Two years after that came Dark Of The Moon, which was frankly just boring, but seemed to put an end to the series. But no, then came Age Of Extinction, which was both boring and awful, as well as giving us a hero who took advantage of a loophole in pedophilia laws. Incredibly, despite falling box offices, worse films, and stories that seem to contradict each others lore with every new development, Bay got a fifth go.

It is every bit as awful as you might imagine, and then some. The TV show was basically a series of twenty-minute toy adverts strung together, but it had more depth, plot, and character development than these films have mustered in five overlong movies. Why do they need to be two and a half hours each? Have the Autobots punch some Decepticons for ninety minutes and you’re done. The humans are basically coincidental, but Bay keeps putting us through half-arsed turns from big names who are only here for the money. Just make something blow up and the audience will be sure to clap.

But this is it. It’s over. Bay will not direct any more Transformers movies; however the disappointing returns for the soft reboot that was Bumblebee indicate he might have killed a promising series stone dead. Maybe a break for a few years wouldn’t be a bad thing.

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Title: Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Cast:

- Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager

- Anthony Hopkins as Sir Edmund Burton

- Laura Haddock as Viviane Wembley

- Josh Duhamel as Colonel William Lennox

- Isabela Merced as Izabella

- Peter Cullen (voice) as Optimus Prime

- Frank Welker (voice) as Megatron

Synopsis:

"Transformers: The Last Knight," directed by Michael Bay, is the fifth installment in the Transformers film series. The movie explores the hidden history of the Transformers on Earth and delves into a battle that could determine the fate of both human and robotic civilizations.

Summary:

"Transformers: The Last Knight" takes the franchise in an ambitious direction, combining elements of history, mythology, and science fiction. The story unfolds as the world faces a new threat—the impending arrival of Cybertron, the home planet of the Transformers. To save Earth, the Autobots and humans must unravel the secrets of the past.

Cade Yeager, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, returns as a key figure in the conflict. Alongside a new group of allies, including the brilliant Oxford professor Viviane Wembley, played by Laura Haddock, and the enigmatic Sir Edmund Burton, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, Cade embarks on a global quest to locate an artifact that holds the key to saving humanity.

As the Transformers' history is unveiled and ancient myths are brought to light, the line between hero and villain becomes blurred. Optimus Prime, the noble leader of the Autobots, is manipulated by a mysterious force and turns against his human allies. The stakes are raised as Cade and his team must not only prevent the destruction of Earth but also find a way to bring back their fallen leader.

"Transformers: The Last Knight" delivers the trademark Michael Bay spectacle with explosive action sequences and stunning visual effects. The film showcases massive battles, from epic clashes between giant transforming robots to intense confrontations between humans and their alien counterparts. The CGI work seamlessly integrates with live-action elements, providing an immersive cinematic experience.

Mark Wahlberg brings his trademark charisma to the role of Cade Yeager, showcasing a mix of determination, resourcefulness, and loyalty. Laura Haddock delivers a strong performance as Viviane Wembley, displaying intelligence and courage in the face of danger. Anthony Hopkins adds gravitas to the film with his portrayal of Sir Edmund Burton, bringing depth and intrigue to his enigmatic character.

The voice performances of Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Frank Welker as Megatron continue to impress, providing emotional depth and power to their iconic characters. The supporting cast, including Josh Duhamel as Colonel Lennox and Isabela Merced as Izabella, contributes to the film's dynamic ensemble, adding both comedic and dramatic moments.

While "Transformers: The Last Knight" received mixed reviews, the film caters to fans of the franchise by expanding the mythology and offering a visually stunning experience. It combines thrilling action, compelling characters, and a sense of adventure as it sets the stage for future conflicts.

In conclusion, "Transformers: The Last Knight" provides an ambitious and action-packed continuation of the Transformers saga. With its engaging story, impressive visual effects, and strong performances, the film offers an entertaining and immersive experience that keeps audiences invested in the fate of humanity and the heroic Autobots.

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wardencommanderrodimiss · 6 years

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In honor of the end of Lost Light today, I’m posting an essay that I wrote for one of my writing courses last fall, where the assignment was to write a persuasive review about something we feel passionately about. I’m always trying to sell these giant robot comics to everyone, so if nothing else, I made all my peer reviewers read about Transformers - but if you’re at all ever wondering what More than Meets the Eye and Lost Light are about, more than just “canon gays”, like “what’s the plot even?” or “how much do I need to know about Transformers if I wanted to read this”, take a gander.

(This review contains spoilers for several plot arcs throughout these comic series.)

Mentioning the Transformers franchise usually elicits one of a few common reactions: an eye roll, a sardonic remark about children’s action figures, or an admittedly-deserved rip on the Michael Bay films (“Have you seen the Rotten Tomatoes score?”). And while nerd culture and mainstream culture overlap more and more, to announce interest in reading comic books is still a mark of fringe-level geekery, never mind the big-budget blockbusters that much of the general public flock to at each new release. So to say that one of the most engaging pieces of media I have engaged with in the past several years is the currently-ongoing comic book series Transformers: Lost Light, I find myself bracing for any of the expected reactions with qualifiers: “It’s good, for Transformers!” or “It’s a good comic book!”

But really, it’s just good.

The publishing company, IDW Publishing, is not the big two of Marvel or DC Comics, but it is sizeable, with several current Transformers series and many more past, creating the labyrinthine continuity that plagues most comics besides small independent creators and publishers or brand new properties. Transformers and IDW Publishing are neither of these; the Transformers comics continuity of today began in 2005, and I have not read a majority of the comics published since then. Lost Light provides just enough backstory and context to understand the necessary, major points (sometimes assisted by footnotes “*See Issue #X of Series: Y”), and from its beginning spins a new plot that stands firmly on its own.

Transformers: Lost Light’s tenth issue just released in October [2017] but it exists as a direct continuation of Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, which contains 55 [correction: 58? it’s complicated, and even in his end note for the final issue, the author acknowledges officially 55, but several more un-sequenced] issues from 2012 to the end of 2016, and it was rebranded as part of a publication company-pushed effort to provide new readers with a good starting point. (While I understand that seeing “Issue 55” may scare some readers away, I admit to being disappointed with the rebranding, having wanted to see how high of a number the series could reach. Most of the “Big Two” (Marvel and DC) series that I have followed only reach around 20 before being cancelled, wrapped up, and the characters passed off two new writers.)

This kind of executive meddling in the course of the books is common in comics and IDW is no different. They have pushed “crossover events” where all of the ongoing Transformers books come together for the same story, using all of the characters, with writing alternating between the writers of each series from one issue to the next, and they have insisted on inclusion or seeing more of a certain character; Transformers is, at its heart, a toy line, and if the parent companies want to see more of Megatron in this particular comic to push a new toy that is being released, then Megatron will be placed in a main role in that comic.

In spite of the whims of IDW and Hasbro (the toy company which ultimately owns the Transformers license), the writer of More Than Meets the Eye (MtMtE) and Lost Light, James Roberts, who maintained his position across the rebranding, has plots which have a remarkable coherency and cohesion. Mysteries from the first issue of MtMtE come into play in a big way in the mid-30s, the 50s, or even finally culminate in Lost Light. If my memory serves me correctly, all but one of the questions posed in the first issue have finally been answered, but if experience serves me correctly, I will again find myself flipping back through the very first pages to follow a new trail that Roberts will next reveal in the narrative. The one question not answered is the driving force behind the plot, a simple enough question: “Where are the Knights of Cybertron?”, the mythical founders of the Transformers’ home planet who the crew of the ship the Lost Light hope to find and gain their assistance in rebuilding Cybertron after its destructive civil war. Along the way, the crew find themselves waylaid and misdirected by wartime tensions that have followed them on their quest away from the ruins of Cybertron into space, interpersonal relationships of the friends, rivals, and nemeses who are all part of the crew, and by the individual histories, goals, and machinations of characters with their own agendas.

While Roberts’ attention to detail is remarkable, and his plots and mysteries compelling, his greatest strength lies in his character writing. The crew of the Lost Light is large, and while he does have a core group that the narrative most often focuses on, that group consists of around a dozen characters, all of whom he juggles smoothly enough to give compelling personalities and motivations to each, and minor characters as well are distinctive and memorable. The relationships between characters can be touching, funny, intense, and sometimes all of the above.

There are moments throughout the series that feel “comic book”-y: cliffhangers that are more misleading than not at the end of issues to carry the reader’s attention to next month, deaths that are debatably shock value, fake-out deaths, and characters brought back from the dead. Most of the time, though, even the back-to-back plots about stumbling across the dead bodies of apparent clones of most of the crew, the ship and almost all of the crew disappearing into thin air, and time travel, feel remarkably grounded. It is the characters and their reactions that sell these most outrageous plots, because in each of them there lies a heart that is deeply human. The mad scientist Brainstorm carries a briefcase everywhere, even to the funeral of his best friend’s husband (the Transformers-equivalent term for spouse is “conjux endura,” a term Roberts introduced to the franchise), and refuses to open it or tell anyone what it contains. It happens to be the key to his time machine, which he spent centuries inventing, intending to return to the past and stop the war from ever happening. Because he was created after the war began, as a disposable foot soldier, he would undo himself from existence, and this is a price he means to pay to save the life of a fellow Transformer that he loved. Ultimately, Brainstorm cannot bring himself to pull the trigger to kill the Transformer who started the war, because for all of his time spent building weapons, he has never personally taken a life.

The war is over at the onset of MtMtE, but its reverberations echo through the story as the characters try to understand for what, exactly, they destroyed their planet and nearly their entire species. In flashback, Roberts returns to the origins of the war – and not just during the crew’s time travel misadventure – and its onset because of deeply stratified social classes. An oppressive government enforced the belief that the alternate mode (vehicle, microscope, gun, USB stick) a Transformer was constructed with at their time of creation determined their life trajectory. A microscope would be part of the intellectual class; a truck, a miner; and a USB stick was what was known as one of the “Disposables,” who were built to die after the fuel they were supplied with at creation ran out. This classism and discrimination by circumstance of “birth” is made more concrete by the mechanical nature of the Transformers, but it is not an issue unfamiliar in our own lives. The Functionists are portrayed as unequivocally bad, and their religious extremism lingers in villains who the Lost Light encounter, but at what point did the revolution against them step too far into the destructive war that ruined Cybertron, and then Earth when the Transformers met humanity?

As one can follow the political thread of Roberts’ writing, the social issues highlighted are just as, perhaps even more, timely. Roberts is given freedom to build off of the continuity created by other writers before him, one aspect of which is the concept that Transformers are all only male. A prior writer of Transformers books have said this limits the kind of emotion that the Transformers can have, lacking love because they lack women, but Roberts invented the term “conjux endura” mentioned above. He first applies it to the quiet, committed romance between the characters Chromedome and Rewind, two Transformers who use male pronouns, say “I love you,” and hold hands, both as the main focus of a panel and unremarked upon in the background of other action. (Neither of them have mouths, so kissing is out of the question.) Brainstorm creates time travel in an attempt to save his crush, Quark, who is also a male robot.

Roberts is not the only current writer who has found the inability to write female characters without breaking established canon limiting. Another Transformers series, Windblade, named after its titular (female) character, published during MtMtE’s run,, introduced a number of lost colonies of Transformers who all have robots who use female pronouns. Suddenly their main planet of Cybertron and its male-only robots is no longer the norm – it is in fact an anomaly in Transformers culture – and its sole female character who has a convoluted backstory to justify her gender now has company who do not need their gender explained. Since the Windblade series, MtMtE has added several female Transformers to its core group, and many more on the sides. In one issue, at a dance party, the robot Skids is remarked to have been “flirting” with “that hothead,” a female Transformer named Firestar whose head looks as though it is on fire. Later Nautica mentions Firestar to Skids and Skids refers to her using the pronoun “he”; Nautica corrects him, telling him that Firestar is a “she.” Skids apologizes, calling his use of “he” a “force of habit,” and the fact that he assumed himself to be flirting with a male robot is not remarked upon as a big deal in the narrative; neither are Chromedome and Rewind, nor is the gender of Brainstorm’s crush (the real matter there being, of course, his nearly erasing four million years of history). Later, in the first issue of Lost Light, the characters Lug and Anode are introduced, a pair of female conjux endurae who encounter an old acquaintance who refers to them both as “he.” Anode corrects him to tell him that both she and Anode now refer to themselves as “she,” saying that after the two of them had explored the galaxy, and encountered other species with more genders than Cybertron had, that “It’s just a better fit.” [They two do have mouths, and do kiss on-panel.]

For a story about giant alien robots who can transform into planes and cars (though they rarely do transform within the pages of this comic, and a reader could be forgiven for forgetting that this is what “Transformers” refers to) and are so long-lived that they fought a war for four million years, their politics and social issues feel timely to humanity today. Interwoven with memorable characters, and plots that leave wide room for the reader to theorize where it will go next and enough clues to predict it, Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye and Lost Light always leave me eagerly awaiting the next issue.

[I would be remiss, as this is a comic book, not to acknowledge the artists who work on the book and truly bring the series and the characters to life. Comic books are not always known for having the best art, but the creative team deliver time and time again. Know that there are far more than Roberts whose presence in making the series should not be understated - Alex Milne and Jack Lawrence as the main artists; Josh Burcham, Joana Lafuente, and Josh Perez as the main colorists; and numerous guest artists. Their work is a far cry from the difficult-to-parse designs and muted colors of the Bay films, and while I’ve focused on the writing, the art cannot be taken for granted.]

Addendum: November 2018.

Today, Lost Light came to a close at issue 25, after a nearly seven-year-long run between it and More Than Meets the Eye. Earlier I spoke of the troubles of executive meddling, and this ending is no different; Roberts has spoken on Twitter, his primary platform for communicating with fans, about how he had hoped for a longer run and still had stories that he wished to tell and indeed had planned for. In the world of comics, though, MtMtE and Lost Light have had a remarkable run, and the IDW Publishing’s Transformers universe an even longer one. I can understand wanting a fresh start and a new jumping-on point for readers, but I will mourn the stories that weren’t told and hope that JRo (the fans’ affectionate nickname for Roberts) will dole out some more tidbits about what was to come.

Given this truncated length, the pacing of the plot of Lost Light overall does suffer in some places, especially towards its close. Knowing the broader context as I do, I find it hard to fully blame Roberts - he does his best with what he has, and his best is very good. At its close, Lost Light turns its focus to what made it great: even with the final mysteries solved, the heart and payoff of the series is in its characters. After so long following the crew and watching them grow and change -- sometimes for worse, often for the better -- I feel almost proud to see the end of their personal and relationship development. The real culmination of the series lies in issue 24, in a speech that Rodimus, captain of the Lost Light, makes to his crew; heartwarming and heartwrenching both, it is genuine and heartfelt and unprepared, a far cry from other speeches he has made. It shows Rodimus’ growth as much as it showcases that of the crew he has led, and it speaks to the reader as much as it does to the characters. Issue 25 is more an epilogue than anything. I cried. Of course I did. It’s hard to end the journey. It’s hard to say goodbye.

I hope that this won’t be the end of the Lost Light and its crew. I hope that the story will find itself new readers in its complete, finished form, in full collections that I hope will be compiled so that I can own about half of the run in double. And I hope that some of the final words of issue 24 rings true for the entire series as well: Don’t forget me.

#tf #hey i'm sad about these sad robot comics for the last time. it's a weird feeling

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It’s time for our weekly Diamond Comics Shipping List! Check out some great titles IDW has in store for us next week like Lost Light, Rom, My Little Pony, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and much more! All coming your way for August 15th!

TRANSFORMERS LOST LIGHT TP VOL 03

James Roberts (A) Alex Milne, Brendan Cahill, Jack Lawrence, Sara Pitre-Durocher (CVR) Jack Lawrence

Crammed into a dead Decepticon astropod that’s 10 sizes too small, the displaced crew of the Lost Light faces their most serious threat yet: each other. No worries though, Rodimus can save the day! Or maybe they’ll all die… Plus, the Scavengers have never had it so good. The war is a receding memory, their patchy service records have been forgotten, and the five of them can roam the galaxy as they please. All’s well that ends well? Not quite. Collects issues #13-18.

ROM COLD FIRE HOT WAR TP

Chris Ryall, Christos Gage (A) David Messina, Ron Joseph, Paolo Villanelli (CVR) Loston Wallace

The evil Dire Wraiths have escaped to Earth but are hounded by a Knight of the Solstar Order, the one feared more than all others. He is Rom, the Wraith-slayer. Rom, the Spaceknight!

Having followed the Dire Wraiths across the galaxy to Earth, Rom finds they have infiltrated all levels of society, hiding in plain sight. Replacing many humans in key leadership positions, the Wraiths’ plan to dominate the planet-and everyone in it-is gaining momentum. But Rom finds resistance from the humans as well, who fear he is just another alien invader. He is joined in the battle by two other Solstar Knights… but are they here as friends or foes? • Collects all 14 issues of the series, the 2017 Annual, and the Rom: Revolution one-shot.

BACK TO THE FUTURE TALES FROM THE TIME TRAIN TP

Bob Gale, John Barber (A/CVR) Megan Levens

What does the future hold for the Brown family? Find out what happens to Doc, Clara, Jules, and Verne after the end of BTTF Part III! It’s 1893, and at last, Doc Brown fulfills his promise to Clara as he completes the project he’s been working on: the Time Train! But where in time and space will the Brown family go on their inaugural trip? And what could possibly go wrong if and when they get there?

JOHN BYRNE’S X-MEN ARTIFACT ED HC

Chris Claremont (A/CA) John Byrne

Advance solicited for July release! John Byrne’s run on the X-Men began with issue #108 and lasted until #143. The team of Claremont, Byrne, and Austin made the X-Men (which was already a hit series under Dave Cockrum) soar to the top of the charts in comics sales. They introduced Alpha Flight, and the created the near mythical storylines “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days of Future Past.” These and the rest of their stories remained burned into the memories of collective fandom to this day and have been the basis for several X-Men films. This Artifact Edition will include more than 100 pages of X-Men covers, splashes and pages from Byrne’s X-Men run, all have been meticulously scanned from the original art and reproduced to the exacting Artist’s Edition standards that have won IDW Publishing five highly coveted Eisner Awards (to date)!

MY LITTLE PONY PONYVILLE MYSTERIES #4

Christina Rice (A/CVR A) Agnes Garbowska (CVR B) Philip Murphy

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are trying to solve the case of the missing spa water! But what happens when all signs point to a member of a Crusader’s own family being the culprit?

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #8

Ian Flynn (A/CVR A) Evan Stanley (CVR B) Gigi Dutreix

Hush! You hear that? It sounds like Sonic’s racing off to another adventure and he’s not alone! But who is this “Guardian Angel” and why does everybody talk about her in a Whisper?

STAR TREK TNG TERRA INCOGNITA #2

Scott Tipton, David Tipton (A/CVR A) Tony Shasteen (CVR B) Photo

When a routine diplomatic mission takes a catastrophic turn, Counselor Deanna Troi is the only thing that stands between the Federation and the prospect of galactic war! From the creative forces behind Star Trek: The Next Generation-Mirror Broken and Star Trek: Discovery-The Light of Kahless!

STAR WARS A NEW HOPE GN

Alessandro Ferrari (A) Various (CVR) Eric Jones

Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of A New Hope, experience Episode IV as a beautiful graphic novel combining the epic wonder of Star Wars with streamlined, young-reader friendly designs. This all-ages graphic novel is a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for newcomers!

TMNT BEBOP ROCKSTEADY HIT THE ROAD #3

Ben Bates, Dustin Weaver (A) Dustin Weaver (CVR A) Nick Pitarra (CVR B) Ryan Browne

Time-travelling menace Savanti Romero returns to enlist Bebop and Rocksteady again… but he’s brought a whole heap of trouble back with him from the 79th dimension!

TMNT URBAN LEGENDS #4

Gary Carlson (A/CVR A & B) Frank Fosco (CVR B) Erik Larsen)

This is it! Fans demanded it and IDW Publishing listened! The entire TMNT Volume 3, reproduced for the first time ever in full four-color glory! As all-out war wages between his brothers and the forces of Warlord Komodo, the most mechanically minded of the Turtles returns-as a living machine! And you’ll never believe whose side he’s on!

WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #6 PHANTOM BLOT

Tito Faraci, Joe Torcivia (A/CVR A) Giorgio Cavazzano (CVR B) Andrea Freccero

The sinister Blot and Pegleg Pete are robbing Mouseton blind-and with Mickey Mouse out of the picture, it’s up to Detective Casey and his wild-card “bad cop” partner, Brick Boulder, to take the menace down… or join the hit list!

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Transformers: The Last Knight Movie Review (2017)

Verá, Yeager encontró un talismán en un transformador moribundo, y esta reliquia lo vincula a la larga y rica historia de los extraterrestres. A medida que el presupuesto para estas películas creció, Bay acumuló más y más mitología, y creo que la razón por la que esto se anuncia como el último capítulo es que literalmente no hay nada. Compartir dónde ir. A través de escenas notablemente…

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Despite today’s entry for 2017’s Justice League (trailer) happening nearly four years after its original theatrical release, it was imperative for me to revisit this film a month out from HBOMAX’s planned March 18th release of the director’s cut that has the added prefix, Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Where do I begin with the backstory on this one!? Glossing over the behind-the-scenes hoopla would be a disservice, especially for any of you readers checking this out many years after the fact who have no idea about how these two versions came to be. I will attempt to provide some degree of context before jumping into my take on Justice League, so please bear with me….or jump ahead a few paragraphs. Director Zack Snyder caught a lot of flak from ardent comic book fans for his darker takes and artistic direction on Superman and Batman in his two previous films, Man of Steel and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. I reviewed both films here already and was part of the minority who was a fan of the polarizing films. Fast forward a couple years later and Snyder wraps shooting Justice League, which is the big finale to the current arc of DC Comics movie canon much like how Avengers: Endgame was for the Marvel films. However, early in post-production Snyder suffers a family tragedy with his daughter committing suicide and has no choice but to leave his post on the film, but not before handing off post-production duties to Joss Whedon, the director behind the first two, uber-successful Avengers films.

Amidst all this controversy, the executives at Warner Bros. are receiving a ton of criticism of not wanting another lengthy, dark tome of a superhero film like Snyder’s previous efforts. I praised The Avengers and other MCU films on here before, and I love their style of filmmaking too, but one common trait among Marvel films is that they are generally more lighthearted with more gags and feel more like “soft” PG-13 experiences. Which is a good thing for those films because that was how they were envisioned from the beginning, but speculation was running wild going into Justice League’s 2017 theatrical release that Joss Whedon was under intense pressure from Warner Bros. executives to reshoot scenes to add in more family friendly humor, and lighten up the length and tone of the movie in post-production to appeal to the criticism. The result was a two hour movie that was not a hit with much of anyone. Snyder critics were not satisfied with the changes, and fans like myself of Snyder’s past films felt like his work and vision for the movie was compromised. Over the next few years, slow-but-steady support grew over social media to #releasethesnydercut of Justice League. I thought this social media movement was a pipe dream that would never seem like a possibility for Warner to dedicate those resources to allow Snyder to re-cut the movie. Eventually though, much of the original cast and crew, and more and more fans frequently kept that hashtag alive, which culminated several months ago when Warner Bros. announced that Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be releasing on its HBOMAX streaming service this coming March. Snyder’s version will be double in length at four hours, and HBOMAX was originally going to release it as four weekly episodic installments, but later switched it back to one whole film. I am grateful that Snyder is finally getting his chance to redeem himself and release the movie how he originally envisioned, and am hopeful he wins over fans and critics alike. Now with the director’s cut just over a month out, I wanted to make sure to watch 2017’s version of the film one more time before then so I can get a better grasp at what was switched up for the new cut. Are you still with me? Good, now let us proceed with breaking down Whedon’s take on Justice League.

This 2017 cut opens up with a flashback of kids doing a smartphone interview with Superman (Henry Cavill), fresh off the scene of duty which leads to an opening credits montage of the world still reeling from the death of Superman after his battle with Darkseid in Batman V Superman. This then jumps to Batman (Ben Affleck) failing at recruiting Aquaman (Jason Momoa) to join him for anticipating a new threat. That threat is the return of Steppenwolf (voiced by Ciarán Hinds), who is on a quest to regain his power by procuring three hidden “Mother Boxes.” Eventually Bats touches base with Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to proselytize aid to combat Steppenwolf. That help comes in the form of Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller). Both heroes are introduced with having conflicts with their fathers, but eventually Wonder Woman convinces Cyborg to join up, and Batman has an entertaining scene with The Flash who fanboys out at Batman after he surprises Flash in his hideout. I am conflicted with Miller’s performance as Flash. I cannot help but feel he is the one who received the bulk of the re-shoot orders to add in some extra doses of levity throughout the film, because he repeatedly chimes in with one star struck idolizing gag after another throughout. A few of the jokes actually hit, but they are a bit much and I could not help but think I would have appreciated his act more if his zany would have been dialed back by about 60%. My gut tells me that was how Snyder originally directed him, so I will have to wait to see what his cut has in store. I cannot lie and admit I was like plenty of fans online wanting Grant Gustin to bring his pristine TV version of The Flash to the silver screen instead, but I understand Warner Bros. in wanting to keep the CW-TV canon and movie canon separate….but then they did that brief Gustin/Miller crossover last year on the TV series….and well, I have no idea what to make of it other than I was cracking up throughout their bizarre exchange, so I will just link you to the clip here to decide for yourselves.

A huge mid-film clash with Steppenwolf leads to Aquaman joining the team and Batman deciding it for the best to exploit the tech used on Cyborg to resurrect Superman….it does not seem right to type that out so matter-of-factly, and the buildup for this miraculous endeavor is shockingly swift and to the point. They accomplish this feat by digging up ‘ol Supes and bringing him to the magical waters that were used to resurrect Zod in the last film, and then apply one of the mystical Mother Boxes in conjunction with electrical energy from Flash’s speed to bring Superman back from the grave. It works, and the resulting fallout from a shaken-and-rampant Superman dueling with his new Super-pals was a delightful debacle to watch playout before Lois Lane (Amy Adams) shows up to reignite Superman’s humanity. Seeing those two reunite for a couple special scenes in the film was heartwarming, but also felt rushed with their brief screen time they share together, and I am hoping to see their dynamic explored more in the new cut. The final act sees the Justice League forming to take on Steppenwolf who now has the power of all three Mother Boxes on his side for an early advantage, until Superman shows up and instantly lays waste upon him and Steppenwolf instantly transforms from universal threat to a puny-putty-squad-esque-pushover. I am all for the Justice League prevailing, and I know Superman is invincible and all that, but I was stunned to see Steppenwolf instantly crumble to the ‘ol blue and red. I am hoping for a slightly more dramatic back-and-forth encounter in Snyder’s reimagining, but I will not hold out hope for the amount of CG work involved already in Whedon’s version and cannot imagine how much it would cost to completely alter the final battle for a more enticing experience. In the aftermath of Steppenwolf’s demise is the establishing of the building blocks of the Justice League’s headquarters in a charming hint of what is in store for this superhero team. Also make sure to stick around for both stingers, as the first has an awesome exchange between Flash and Superman to answer the long-debated fan question of which hero is faster, and then a stinger of the villains to come for the inevitable sequel.

There are eight extras totaling a little over an hour of bonus features to sift through. Of the eight pieces, there are three I recommend checking out the most: Road to Justice interviews many DC writers and artists who do an intriguing abridged history of key story arcs from the Justice League over the decades. Heart of Justice is a closer look at the historic core of the team in Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Justice League: New Heroes conversely goes in-depth on Cyborg, Aquaman and Flash. If you need to get caught back up to speed on the DC films, than those three extras are a recommended primer worth checking out. Even with all my aforementioned qualms with Justice League above, I did not come out of it outright hating the film. If Flash’s humor would have been dialed back a couple degrees and just an extra 10-15 minutes added to some of the scenes that I felt were shortchanged, then I would have had a better outlook here instead. I know the average theater-goer despises 2+ hour films, and for the average theater-goer that is not a hardcore comic book fan, than this Whedon cut of the film should suit you just fine. However, I cannot get fully behind what feels like a sabotaged cut, and eagerly await to see what the four hour version from Zack Snyder has in store for me next month.

Other Random Backlog Movie Blogs 3 12 Angry Men (1957) 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown 21 Jump Street The Accountant Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie Atari: Game Over The Avengers: Age of Ultron The Avengers: Endgame The Avengers: Infinity War Batman: The Dark Knight Rises Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Bounty Hunters Cabin in the Woods Captain America: Civil War Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: The Winter Soldier Christmas Eve The Clapper Clash of the Titans (1981) Clint Eastwood 11-pack Special The Condemned 2 Countdown Creed I & II Deck the Halls Detroit Rock City Die Hard Dredd The Eliminators The Equalizer Dirty Work Faster Fast and Furious I-VIII Field of Dreams Fight Club The Fighter For Love of the Game Good Will Hunting Gravity Grunt: The Wrestling Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Hell Comes to Frogtown Hercules: Reborn Hitman I Like to Hurt People Indiana Jones 1-4 Ink The Interrogation Interstellar Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Jobs Joy Ride 1-3 Last Action Hero Major League Man of Steel Man on the Moon Man vs Snake Marine 3-6 Merry Friggin Christmas Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge National Treasure National Treasure: Book of Secrets Nintendo Quest Not for Resale Payback (Director’s Cut) Pulp Fiction The Punisher (1989) The Ref The Replacements Reservoir Dogs Rocky I-VIII Running Films Part 1 Running Films Part 2 San Andreas ScoobyDoo Wrestlemania Mystery Scott Pilgrim vs the World The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Shoot em Up Slacker Skyscraper Small Town Santa Steve Jobs Source Code Star Trek I-XIII Sully Take Me Home Tonight TMNT The Tooth Fairy 1 & 2 UHF Veronica Mars Vision Quest The War Wild The Wizard Wonder Woman The Wrestler (2008) X-Men: Apocalypse X-Men: Days of Future Past

#random movie #justice league #DC comics #dc #superman #batman #wonder woman #flash #cyborg #aquaman #ben affleck #Gal Gadot #henry cavill #ezra miller #jason momoa #ray fisher #amy adams #zack snyder #joss whedon

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