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Willow: Wildwood (2022)
Why is this so bad.
Why is this so bad? Every episode has so many plot holes. Within the first minute of this episode, Elora is picked up and flown away and then a scene later shows up like nothing happened. Uh... it did not get any better from there. This episode spent so much time focused on love stories. But all the love stories are bad! It's like really bad teenage girl fan fiction. Who wrote this garbage? Who is the target audience? People who think the CW is the height of entertainment? Ugh, this had so much promise and it has been squandered in plot holes, poor acting (except for Willow and Boorman - frankly I could watch a whole shown of just Boorman), teenage angst romances, etc.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
I fell asleep multiple times
This movie had so many slow parts. I kept falling asleep. This is very unusual for me. Unfortunately, it just could not keep my attention. It was nowhere near as good as the first Black Panther movie. I appreciate that they were trying to be respectful toward Chadwick Boseman, but I think they overdid it. Also, Martin Freeman's role in this movie was... odd. It felt shoehorned in as a touchstone to the previous Black Panther movie. Finally, I'm not sure how they are going to redeem Namor. He came off as a true villain and wasn't redeemed at all. Is the plan to have him continue to be a villain going forward?
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Better than the Orginal
I saw the original in theaters as a teenager and have great fondness for it. This movie surpasses the original in every way. I loved everything about it.
Artemis Fowl (2020)
In my top 3 of worst movies ever
This is Stockholm Syndrome: The Movie. Holly Short is shot, captured, kidnapped, and caged. Then during a conversation of a few minutes she and Artemis Fowl become best friends. What?! I wish that was the worst part of the movie. Unfortunately the CGI was crappy, the acting was atrocious, the storyline was nonsensical. I could go on, but this movie was flat out terrible.
I can't figure out who is the target audience of this movie.
I am a fan of the book and I hated it.
My wife has never read the book and she also hated it.
Who is left?
You would think that after Mortal Engines, Percy Jackson, Enders Game, The Last Avatar, Eragon, etc. that studios would be able to figure out how to properly adapt books of these types to the big screen. Apparently not.