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Bright

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Director: David Ayer Writer: Max Landis Cast: Will Smith (Daryl Ward), Joel Edgerton (Nick Jakoby), Noomi Rapace (Leilah), Edger Ramirez (Kandomere), Tikka (Lucy Fry), Veronica Ngo (Tien), Alex Meraz (Serafin), Happy Anderson (Montehugh). Opening sequence: Imagine a world where Elves and Orcs, humans, are on one planet. Have to imagine they're part of our society so that the experience could be more real. The film Bright takes on a journey that to me is unbelievable. With that being said, this film received some pretty bad reviews. Guess the critics needed a new movie to pounce on since Star Wars made their day. Well let us get to it, shall we? Without further adieu, Bright. Review: The film takes place in a very different world. Imagine fairies, Orcs, and Elves being apart of that world. Los Angeles, lunch-time. Daryl Ward ( Will Smith ) waits for his partner, Nick Jakoby (Joel Edgerton). The gang is nearby, one of the Orc members reaches for his shotgun...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Director: Rian Johnson Writers: Rian Johnson, George Lucus (Based on characters created by) Cast: Daisey Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker / Dobbu Scay), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Issac (Poe Dameron), Andy Serkis (Snoke), Lupita Nyong'o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Laura Dern (Vice Admiral Holdo), Benicio Del Toro (DJ), Frank Oz (Yoda), Billie Lourd (Lietenant Connix), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Amanda lawrence (Commander D'Acy), Jimmy Vee (R2D2), and Brian Herring, Dave Chapman as BB-8. Opening Sequence: The new Star Wars film is finally here. The critics loved it, but as for the fan base, it's been receiving mixed reviews. Granted fans will be fans, but I have read many reviews from fans. The main complaint is the uniqueness of the film. The director took chances, even went all out...

Justice League (2017)

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Director: Zack Snyder Writers: Chris Terrio, Joss Whedon, and Zack Snyder, based on characters on Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Gardner Fox, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, William Moulton Marston, and Jack Kirby. Cast: Ben Affleck (Batman / Bruce Wayne), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman / Diana Prince), Jason Momoa (Aquaman / Arthur Curry), Ezra Miller (The Flash / Barry Allen), Henry Cavill (Superman / Clark Kent), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Ray Fisher (Cyborg / Victor Stone), Jeremy Irons (Alfred), Diana Lane (Martha Kent), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), J.K. Simmons (Commissioner Gorden), Ciaran Hinds (Steppenwolf), Amber Heard (Mera), Joe Morton (Silas Stone), Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe), Ingvar Eggert Sigurosson (Mayor), and David Thewlis (Ares). Opening Sequence: After my holiday break, i hope all of you folks had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I surely did. It was everything I'd hoped it would be. My wife had worked very hard to cook an awesome meal. Now to bring up my last revie...

Thor Ragnarok

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Director: Taika Waititi Writers: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, based off the Marvel comics (Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby). Cast: Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Cate Blanchett (Hela), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner, Hulk), Idris Elba (Heimdall), Jeff Goldblum (Grandmaster), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Karl Urban (Skurge), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Taika Waititi (Korg), Rachel House (Topaz), Clancy Brown (Surtur), Tadanobu Asano (Hogun), Ray Stevenson (Volstagg), and Zachary Levi as Fandral. Opening Credits: Let me begin by saying I truly love comic-based films. Good or bad I watched read them as a kid. With that being said understand that I'm a fan, not just a critic. My reviews on the subject matter might be with a lot of passion. I personally love these characters, and not because it's part of being a critic, it's a part of my childhood. Growing up I collected comics. I often daydreame...

Amityville Horror: The Awakening (2017)

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Director: Franck Khalfoun Writer: Franck Khalfoun Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh (Joan), Bella Thorne (Belle), Mckenna Grace (Juliet), Cameron Monaghan (James), Thomas Mann (Terrence), Taylor Spreitler (Marissa), Jennifer Morison (Candice), and Kurtwood Smith (Dr. Milton). Opening Sequence: A little bit of backstory here. The Amityville story is more than just a supernatural event, it's about murder.The oldest son, Ronnie Defeo murdered  his family execution style. The cause of it was a supposed demon, or someone telling him to murder. But he did what he had to do according to his recollections. Was it real? You decide and investigate the facts of the crime. 13 months later, a new family moved in. Even after knowing what had happened in the house the Lutz family still moved in. The house sold for cheap, so with that being said it was a decision they had to deal with for the rest of their lives. The supernatural events was so incredibly bad that the Lutz had to move...

American Assassin (2017)

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Director: Michael Cuesta Writers: Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz. Based on the novel by Vince Flynn. Cast: Dylan O'Brien (Mitch Rapp), Michael Keaton (Stan Hurley), Sanaa Lathan (Irene Kennedy), Taylor Kitsch (Ghost), and Charlotte Vega (Katrina). Opening Sequence: The world of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) field agents, undercover and beyond. Agent enters a room, pulls his gun, walks around a corner, takes a peek to see his advantages, and disadvantages. Behind the agent is his back-up, a swarm of other agents following to make sure the situation is handled accordingly. Taking the fight to the enemy, no matter what the cost. The high speed chases, the cool visuals as the cars race through the city streets, making the perfect scene. X-files, Homeland to Jack Bauer racing against the clock in 24. The heroes, villians are all present. Either it's CTU, CIA, or the FBI in these action packed sequences, that makes up cons...

It (2017)

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Director:  Andy Muschietti Writers: Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman, based on the novel by Stephen King. Cast: Bill Skarsgard (Pennywise), Jaeden Lieberher (Bill Denbrough), Finn Wolfhard (Richie Tozier), Sophia Lillis (Beverly Marsh), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben Hanscom), Chosen Jacobs (Mike Hanion), Jack Dylon Grazer (Eddie Kaspbrak), Wyatt Oleff (Stanley Uris), Nicholas Hamilton (Henry Bowers), Jake Sim (Belch Huggins), Logan Thomson (Victor Criss), and Owen Teague as Patrick Hockstetter. Opening sequence: It has always been one of my favorite Stephen King novels, although my number one would be Needful Things which i was extremely disappointed in the film version of the horror book. With that being said going back to the It novel which was made into a movie back in the 1990s. The film series was in two parts, the first was the pre-teen backgrounds, friendships everything that made the It book so good, and the first part of the film. Stephen King isn't j...

Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Director: Jon Watts Writers: Jon Watts, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers (screenplay). Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko. Captain America created by Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby. Cast: Tom Holland (Spider-Man / Peter Parker), Michael Keaton (Adrian Toomes / Vulture), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark / Iron Man), Marisa Tomei (May Parker), Jon Favreau (Happy Hogan), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Zendaya (Michelle), Donald Glover (Aaron Davis), Jacob Batalon (Ned), Laura Harrier (Liz), Tony Revolori (Flash), Bokeem Woodbine (Herman Schultz / Shocker #2), Tyne Daly (Anne Marie Hoag), Abraham Attah (Abe), Hannibal Buress (Coach Wilson), Kenneth Choi (Principal Morita), Selenis Leyva (Ms. Warren), Angourie Rice (Betty), Martin Starr (Mr. Harrington), Garcelle Beauvais (Doris Toomes), Michael Chernus (Phineas Mason / Tinkerer), Michael Mando (Mac Gargan), Logan Marshall-Green (Jackson Brice / Shocker #2...

Colombiana (2011)

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https://rss.itunes.apple.com/api/v1/us/movies/top-movies/100/explicit.json?at=1010lrYR Director: Oliver Megaton Writers: Luc Besson (screenplay), and Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay) Cast: Zoe Saldana (Cataleya), Michael Vartan (Danny Delaney), Callum Blue (Richard), Jordi Molla (Marco), Lennie James (Ross), Amandla Stenberg (Cat-10), Cliff Curtis (Emilio Restrepo), Beto Benites (Don Luis), Jesse Borrego (Fabio),and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Alicia). Opening Credits: The main reason why this movie is  up for review is simply that a movie like this really can't be passed. The action sequences are great, even though it's the Taken 2, 3 type of action. It is fast, but at least you could see what is going on. It isn't bad at all. Just wish the Taken films had some slow down. The action was so fast, it was hard to understand what was going on in the scene. The jump between scenes made hard to see, which gave me a headache. Once a movie gives you a headache then yo...

Chips (2017)

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Director: Dax Shepard Writers:  Rick Rosner Cast: Michael Pena (Ponch), Dax Shepard (Jon), Vincent D'Onofrio (Ray Kurtz), Rosa Salazar (Ava Perez), Jessica McNamee (Lindsey Taylor), Adam Brody (Clay Allen), Isiah Whitlock (Peterson), Richard T. Jones (Parish), Ryan Hansen (Brian Grieves), Jane Kacmarek (Captain Jane Lindel), Phil Tyler (Cooper), Jess Rowland (Rathbun), Carly Hatter (Agent Angela Roth), Justin Chatwin (Raymond Reed Kurtz Jr.), Vida Guerra (Ann), and David Koechner (Pat). Opening Credits: The main reason why this review site is holding off a bit, is simply because the Hollywood engine isn't really producing as much. Reviewing bad films are fun for me, but to much negative isn't good. I love great movies as well. The Hollywood mainstream is turning away audiences and the trend is very noticeable. The box office in comparison to last year took a billion dollar hit, and it continues to get worse. The superhero movies are just keeping everything a...

Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Jack Paglen (story), Michael Green (story), John Logan (screenplay), Dante Harper (screenplay), Created by Dan O'Bannon, and Ronald Shusett. Cast: Michael Fassbender (David / Walter), Katherine Waterston (Daniels), Billy Crudup (Oram), Danny Mcbride (Tennessee), Demian Bichir (Lope), Carmen Ejogo (Karine), Jussie Smollett (Ricks), Callie Hernandez (Upworth), Amy Seimetz (Faris), Nathaniel Dean (Hallett), Alexander England (Ankor), Benjamin Rigby (Ledward), Uli Latukefu (Cole), Tess Haubrich (Rosenthal), and Lorelei King as the voice of Mother. Opening Credits: Alien: Covenant was a film i really tried to shy away from. But under certain circumstances, one has to make changes, so i decided to review the film. Now for those of you who are extreme Aliens fans like myself, i will give this review a shot at 100 percent honesty. I have a lot to say so my usual introduction to the film will not happen this time around. We all know the othe...