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Avatar (2009)
Avatar Fantasy World
Avatar is the best fantasy movie that capture the nature landscape This movie has all the qualities James Cameron has evolve as the best sci-fi to fantasy director. This movie did grow on me at first i didn't know weather to love it or hate it back then. With me viewing this movie over to gain my thoughts and discovering something new/different.
I remember seeing the trailer for this movie thinking how incredible different, creative it was and then seeing it in the movies was the best experience I've ever encounter. The best thing is the nature of the forest,action,fantasy and storytelling.
The characters Jake(Sam Worthington)is handicap marine later his legs get restored when Dr. Grace Augustine(Sigourney Weaver) enlist Jake Sully for the Avatar project on Pandora with scientists researching on Na'vi-human/ blue humans.
Neytiri(Zoe Saldana) is a Na'vi warrior/blue warrior help to protect her people and nature forest later encounter with Jake Sully and become lovers.
Overall love the performance, avatar in action. I enjoyed the battle scenes with the blue avatar flying and fighting the military . James Cameron keep surprising me with his different ideas making an audience explore first Titanic with water,The Abyss exploring underwater sci-fi, Aliens exploring the ship, The Terminator 1,2 exploring future and past. Avatar exploring nature.
That what i like to see in a directors work creative ideas, evolving and showing he can do different genre in a film action, sci-fi, adventure, fantasy. 10/10 for Avatar
The Void (2016)
Good Mix of Sci-Fi, Horror Bold/Weird
The only reason i'm giving The Void a high score because it remind me of The Mist and Alien both movies have that sci-fi, horror feel including The Thing relying on great practical creatures effects. For me it was great to see that again on screen in this new generation. I feel like we don't get enough of these type of movies taking bold/risky choices like The Void, The Mist, Alien and The Thing instead Hollywood filmmakers rely to much on cgi technology.
Good plot and acting my only complaint about The Void was character development with (Daniel Carter)Aaron Poole and (Allison Fraser) portray by Kathleen Munroe they didn't show any signs they had a history in their relationship until further in the movie. Overall good weird but interesting horror and sci-fi movie a must watch.
Country Crush (2016)
Good Entertaining Musical
Musical is not one of my favorite genre but i have seen a lot of movies through the years. This was good but not the best the storyline was the weakest with bad writing for characters such as Jana Kramer(Katherine Bishop)she had the least development out of all from beginning to end we know nothing about her character except she's a stay at home mom waiting for her husband (Cody Bishop)to return.
The Best thing I like was the performance by the characters interacting showing their emotion in singing and the soundtrack is great. I also find myself re watching this movie like other musical because they always entertain me the most when in a bad mood. This musical was less annoying and simple compare to Disney teen bop musical.
Some of the acting wasn't great the weakest was Nancy but good singer. For me the strongest acting was Munro(Charlie Bishop) how he was dealing with giving up his dreams for family, school, his brother, love and lost. I'm not expecting strong acting in a musical but does it make them a bad actor? No. It's just a lame excuse to hate it because it's a musical doesn't make it bad. It's like saying John Travolta, Johnny Depp,Zac Efron and Huge Jackman is a bad actor because they in a musical knowingly you not going find strong acting here because all you see is singing.
Musical will always be the most hated genre why? It's not my favorite genre but i don't hate it but find it enjoyable, amusing and make me feel happy. Overall good singing by actors but wish they keep the storyline simple.
Don't Breathe (2016)
Disappointed Horror film
Don't Breathe falls under the category of The Stepfather 2009 and Disturbia 2007 of basic thriller film nothing worth looking back until the next Hollywood blockbuster thriller movie comes out. This film plays it safe delivering the horror; It's really sad because horror use to be my favorite genre. Don't Breathe capture the genre of it being a thriller well like giving the audience that suspense excitement of what happens next. But Don't Breathe fell to bring the horror this movie won't be a horror classic like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984),The Exorcist (1973), Halloween (1978), The Thing 1982 and Friday the 13th. I feel like the horror genre is dying to many filmmakers is playing it safe in not using creature mix with gore and good storytelling for this movie it's basic and forgettable nothing worth remembering because we get another serial killer instead of a new iconic villain or characters that stands out to remember. Don't Breathe gave another house invasion which I've seen dozen of times in a thriller movie; instead of good storytelling like horror movies. Maybe I've grown out of the horror genre completely and nothing scare me anymore. To many thriller movies not enough horror movies.
Turbo Kid (2015)
A Great Action, Adventure and Sci-fi Classic indie film
Turbo Kid is an instant classic in the making. I recommend this movie to anyone that's into 80/90s dark comedy movies, mix with daytime or old school silly cartoons. It start at slow pace in the beginning when the kid (Munro Chambers) Scavenging in a post apocalypse wasteland collecting junk items trades it for water. Later on as the movie progress we get to learn more about his character and the people he meet along the way. The thing I like about Turbo Kid is it's characters. All of the characters The Kid, Apple and Skeletron are easily memorable.
Skeletron(Edwin Wright) is a villain like Michael Myers, Jason, and leader face that doesn't utter a word just kills. The thing that separate Skeletron from those other villains is his humor; he so different an original villain of his own because the expression he gives a funny humor vibe killing his victims. Skeletron is a live action cartoon villain with humor base on his expression.
Apple (Laurence Leboeuf) is energetic, very lively, animated and active, but her character keeps progressing and you will see a lot of development in this character. She start to tone down her active status throughout the movie. You will start to learn more why she's that way if keep watching.
The movie start at slow pace in beginning but delivers in a lot of other areas which I enjoy. The main scenes I enjoy was the fight scenes (the pool party) and (the final battle) a lot of Gore and slicing which I find interestingly weird and creative in a unique way. I'm myself really not into Gore but once you keep watching the movie over and over again you find yourself getting use to it. I Also like that this movie had all the characters traveling on bikes the whole time.
I here a lot of people comparing Turbo Kid to a lot of 80s classic and Mad Max. I watch all those films and Turbo Kid is far different. I have to say Turbo Kid is more violent than Mad Max because the Gore. The first Mad Max had more romance than Turbo Kid; Turbo Kid is not a romance movie because Apple and The Kid was just friends; more like a buddy duo not much romance. Turbo Kid is all Sci-fi, action, adventure and a little fantasy.
Mad Max 1979 is action mix with romance. It show less adventure and sci-fi than Turbo Kid. Many Mad Max fans don't want to admit that it's less violent. Turbo Kid is way more creative and violent it's like retro mixture of cartoon violent for adults. The only problem Mad Max fans holding a grudge over Turbo Kid because it's more brutal than Mad Max with the Gore two completely different movies.
Mad Max 1979 is ashamed to include the romance genre because it's adults and young male audiences it tackled to but theirs way more romance in Mad Max then in Turbo kid. Turbo Kid doesn't really have romance because the friendship was shown more. Max character was to soften for the romance. Turbo Kid wasn't mocking anything from Mad Max or The 80s film. This movie has some originality of it's own. The only thing is the same is both set in post apocalypse wasteland.
Back to Turbo Kid I love Apple and the Kid friendship so cartoon and quirky; everything about this movie had some originality and creative. All the characters costumes designing was original and creative. Skeletron iron skull mask, saw blade was so different created for a character. The Kid and Apple first and second wardrobe costume was original and creative as well. The fight scenes shows a different form of originality from high budget action movies Turbo Kid separated itself from high budget movies by showing it's creative side during a fight scene. Like in the final battle we have body on body which was unique thinking about weird stuff happening in cartoons that's the vibe I get from that scene.
This movie had a lot of creativity behind it that separates from Mad Max 1979 and 80s classic. I never get why fans call action movies like marvel and dc masterpiece with no creative art in those film. As a artist you can call Turbo Kid and any indie film a masterpiece. It's a lot of different forms of art in this movie sci-fi, Gore artist; Some colorful mix with dark. When Kid blast the giant man (at the pool party) I say that was art with blood and guts. Some of these art you can see in art galleries, museums violent Gore painting. Some may not get a film like this because they never been into art.
In the movie I like the bond between Frederic and The Kid its like a father and son relationship that I hope continues. All the characters connects well throughout the movie it shows more when all three characters The Kid, Frederic and Apple work well together fighting off Zeus( Michael Ironside) and his crew. After watching this countless times; this movie earned the title as my new favorite movie. It's been a long time I felt this way because Turbo Kid really is something different that you can enjoy for yourself.