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Pili Fantasy: War of Dragons (2019)
Odd & Unique
The idea of puppets as anime left me wondering if it would play out as comically as Team America but I was pleasantly surprised!
I hadn't heard of Pili until it was announced partnering with the VeVe app so I checked it out and I was surprised.
It's far better production than I expected and the experience is pretty unique. A step above a good portion of the Western programming on Netflix.
I'd recommend if you liked anime / martial arts films and are sick of your Netflix queue.
The Predator (2018)
Forget these bad reviews. It's pure entertainment.
I grew up a huge fan of the Alien and Predator franchises. The original Predator is a straight classic and I was a little worried this addition was going to take Predator into similar territory as Alien: Covenant. I am happy to say it did not.
The newest Alien films stripped the Xenomorphs of what made them terrifying: that there are species "out there" that are inherently murderous. Ridley Scott threw that fear out the window with his origin story. It muddled the franchise and sapped the life out of the original. Shane Black's The Predator does not do this.
Sure, they gave the Preds a motivation, and added details that can be applied to the Arnie original but not so heavily as to really be taken too seriously. The Predators are still the hunters. They are just trying to be the best hunters they can be.
Shane Black has proven to be a master in comedy-laced action and it worked very well here. This movie is pure entertainment and I was entertained throughout the entire runtime. The action was gorey and visceral, and with the comedy I give huge credit to the casting and the great acting. It's not forced and it does not attempt to be comedy first, action second. It's a healthy mix.
Go see it for yourself. On a big screen if you get the chance. In my opinion this is the only Predator that lives up to the original. And in today's day and age where classic franchises are being wrung dry this film is one sequel that does not disappoint. 9/10 spines ripped.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Delivers what the title sugests
Coming out of this latest ninja turtles reboot I had mixed feelings.
The turtles were a plus. They looked cool and were the most entertaining characters by far. Mikey was funnier than he was obnoxious and Alan Ritchson(?) pulled off a suiting Raphael. The low part of the turtles I thought was Johnny Knoxville's voice for Leonardo. I felt it didn't fit. The fact that the turtles were teenagers if today resonated well also. I was impressed their was a WuTang reference. More pluses include the action sequence and fx. They were both well planned out and on point, but the plot, oh the plot.
This brings me to the minuses. The plot seemed quite stretched to make Megan Fox's April character carry more value in the storyline of the turtles. Also I know the demographic for these films is always a young one but the dialogue concerning the story was far too simple and laid out for the viewer. A lot was conveyed by means of telling instead of showing. Especially when Splinter was around. Jesus Splinter needed something different going for him in this movie I found he was a weak point in voice acting and his place in the movie in general.
All in all I enjoyed the film. Not the best ever but a decent "adaptation" shall we say of the ninja turtles. 7/10