And also new Narnia movies with Meryl Streep as Aslan, and something else I forgot that doesn't need a remake. Remake of a remake of a remake, we'll keep making them until the market stops buying them.
Helmed by the director of Barbie... Gender-reversed Aslan... What's next? Feminist themes in Narnia?
Is Night of the Animated Dead (2021) a parody? Nope. It's an animated adaptation of George Romero's Night of the Dead and surprisingly distributed by Warner Bros. Then I watched the trailer and I find the animation quality is rather awful, making this movie more akin to a mockbuster.
So Mickey Mouse did enter public domain, huh. Otherwise, a b-movie titled Mickey's Mouse Trap wouldn't have been made.
I watched from the side as two mocap actors who uncannily resemble Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorston doing motion capture for How to Train Your Dragon. Then I woke up, realizing it was just a dream and that the DreamWorks HTTYD trilogy had already ended back in 2019.
Forest Whitaker and Mackenzie Foy didn't resprise their roles for Ernest & Celestine sequel but to my surprise, in their place are Andrew Kishino (Kevin in Steven Universe) and Ashley Boettcher (Dorothy Gale in Lost in Oz) instead.
Felix and the Treasure of Morgaa was ok, I guess. To some viewers, the mysteries presented in the film has a predictable outcome. I guessed them and they turn out to be right. The first mystery regarding the fate of Felix's dad, very easy. The trailer already showed who is the main antagonist and the true nature of the Morgaa's treasure. Rover, Felix's cat is probably one mystery viewer's never solve. Is it dog inside a cat's body? It barks likes a dog, it acts like dog and it has the abilities of a dog. So why didn't the film makers and choose to make it a dog in the first place? The most laughable aspect of the plot is the main antagonist not realizing her own key card had been missing for a day, thus allowing the protagonists to escape and then there's the "broken spell" troupe on the youth serum. For some reason, if one kills the spider whose venom was used to make the youth serum, everyone suddenly reverts to their original age. Such trope felt tiring. Overall, Felix and the Treasure of Morgaa should be fine if one expects to be entertained for an hour, more or less.
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The Floord in the (bad) Halo TV show are closer to traditional zombies than they are in the games.
The Flood were merely space zombies in the first game. The lore was expanded only after that. There could have been a fresh new narrative had the series continued in Season 3.
Nothing outstanding about Ella Bella Bingo (2020) in terms of story. 2 BFFs make a big plan, new kid arrives, argument ensues after current hierarchy gets disrupted - you've heard it all before. Still, it is movie aimed at pre-teens and entertainment doesn't have to be all Oscar-worthy. It's still okay in my book. It decent voice acting and quality animation. Although, I did notice weird lighting specifically on the main characters' mandibles in one scene. Other than that, can't find faults on the movie's visuals. The animators did manage to include a homage to Steven Spielberg's ET (the flying bike at full moon scene). Bikes played a big role throughout the movie. Another surprise is the mention of Kuala Lumpur by one of the main characters. Considering the original TV series which the movie is based on is co-produced by Singaporean and Norwegian companies, I'm unsure why the capital of Malaysia is chosen instead of Singapore. Maybe the writer/s had fond memories of Malaysia or something.
Noticed differences between Rebel Moon's theatrical version and the Director's Cut, aside from extra dialogs and gore:
- The original opening began with a narration by Jimmy (Anthony Hopkins) and a scene showing The King's Gaze exiting a portal; In the DC, the opening scene depicts the invasion of Aris' homeworld and how he came to be part of the Imperium (against his will). - In the DC, the sex scene between Kora and Den was shown. - In the DC, there were more scenes depicting Jimmy's life after he defected from the Imperium, showing how be came to possess his "crown" and a cape. - The scene where the villagers helped pull out an Imperium dropship (used by Kora to arrive on Veldt) was moved from part 2 in the original version to the first part in the DC. - In the DC, Aris attempted to repair the dropship to no avail until he received help from Jimmy in secret. - In the DC, Kora's backstory was expanded in a conversation with Gunnar. - In the original version, the first meeting with Nemesis was rushed; in the DC, Nemesis was properly introduced to Kora and her party. - In the DC, Harmada's newborns were inadvertently released when Nemesis cuts through the spider's abdomen. - In the DC, Atticus Noble's alien sex scene was extended. - Tarak's origin was briefly mentioned in the DC, hinting at how he survived the aftermath of the Motherworld's invasion. - In the DC, after Kai betrayed Kora's party to Atticus Noble, the lead bounty hunter (collectively called Hawkshaws) appropriated Nemesis' blades and the weapon's name was mentioned. - In the DC, Hawkshaws were stalking Kora's party as the latter returns to the village. - The full conversation between Regent Balisarius and Atticus Noble in the DC was cut and rearranged to make pacing faster in the original version.
I am super annoyed that I still can't Ruby Gillman on Netflix. It was US-exclusive at first, now it appears to be exclusive to UK. Regional lock sucks.
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Apr 8 2025, 02:24
