Tinúviel Evenstar

Magical, pure and simple Mild Spoilers Wonka works both as a prequel for fans of the orginal with Gene Wilder and also as an introduction to this extraordinary chocolate maker. Timothée Chalamet is absolutely perfect, he blends charm, innocence, eccentricity and magic altogether to make a Wonka that although has traces of Gene Wilder, is entirely his own. I love the wordlplay he would use too! His bond with Noodle is so (excuse the pun) sweet, their friendship beautifully realised. Every song is brilliant, memorable, funny, transporting and emotional. The choreography is phenomenal by all too and the songs will whisk you away in dreams, this is truly a magical film not just for Christmas but for always. Its such a wonderful treat in every sense because it will make you laugh and cry and believe in magic again. Its a film for everyone and I've seen it twice now and the second time we all clapped. Such a wonderful experience and for two hours you can escape to a world of pure imagination.

Minor Spoliers Absolutely terrific fun! I knew I wanted to see this film since the trailer and it delivered in every way. The banter and chemistry between the characters was brilliant, the humour always landed, the set pieces and cgi looked spectacular and had some of the best action scenes whilst also having lovely character moments and flashbacks (I loved that the movie and story could be serious when needed especially with Edgin and his wife) but then would make you laugh too. All the perfomances were fantastic, the story was easy to follow I'm not a d&d fan as such, just a film and fantasy fan and I followed this fine and I already want more adventures with all these guys. Loved Simon, Doric (Sophia was amazing as always) Xenk and Holga too I loved them all the cast clearly had a great time making this and it was made with love and enthusiasm by all. The soundtrack was gorgeous and epic and I'm blown away by the visuals. But most of all I had fun, this is the kind of film that cinema is made for and it would be unfair to call this the best d&d film because its so much more than that, the other d&d films sucked so bad this one is in another league and is frankly just a briliant, fun, sometimes sad but always entertaining movie for anyone who loves an adventure. Can't recommend it more and the scene with the dead people being asked questions nearly made me cry laughing xD Such a good time and I hope there's more but it stands as a brilliant adventure on its own.

Possible Spoilers What a ride, I'm sitting here feeling overwhelmed because that was the perfect swansong for this beloved crew of misfits. It had everything and more that we love, the humour, banter, emotional moments and epic battles. It felt even more dangerous here though and the emotional backstory of Rocket broke my freakin heart. This kind of magic of mixing humour and genuine heartbreak is rare but the guardians films have nailed it every single time. Every character new and old shines (you'll fall in love with Cosmo and don't get me started on Floor Lylla and Teefs I'd sell my soul for them) This is what movies theatres are made for. gotg is not only an adventure and an escape but its poignant thoughtful whilst also maintaining its wit and charm (I've never grown tolove characters more than Drax Nebula and Mantis they're incredible) and even though this is Rockets story it is still all of their stories and the love and friendship these wacky but ultimately loyal friends share is very moving and Im on the verge of tears thinking about it. I think the ending is perfect, it gives hope but is also sad without having to do anything for shock value and the animal scenes, though hard to watch, were not gratuitous and simply served Rockets character and gave him a full emotional arc, as all the characters got tbh. Some things are sad in different ways but as a massive fan of these guys and these films this is everything I wanted and more. I'm left overwhelmed and happy/sad all at the same time. I'm gonna miss them all SO MUCH. But everyone involved has done a phenomenal job, from the actors to the music and cgi and writing, I couldn't have asked for a better adventure for my guardians. I want more but I know they're out there somewhere under the sky, flying together again someday.