Jonathan Lyon

I watched this film twice on the cinema when it was first released, and loved every second of it. Emily Blunt makes the role her own, while still paying homage to the phenomenal and timeless performance from Julie Andrews. What prompted this review? Sitting after Christmas Dinner, it came on the TV and, rather than sinking into my food coma, I found myself becoming enraptured. Caught up in a great movie again.

Let me preface this by saying that the actors did the best they could with what they got. They deserved so much better. This is not against them they gave it their all. But this film lacked any charm, creativity, wit. The body horror felt weirdly out of place. The chronology is laughable. I went in knowing this was a very different film from the beloved original. So I went in there with low expectations and an open mind and this joyless, heartless, souless husk of a movie sank even lower than I could have dreamt up. The makers of this film missed the mark so completely.

I just finished binge watching this show. I loved everything about it. It surpassed my expectations and then carried on going. I hope we get another soon. As a fan of the games all the way from the begining this felt gritty and real. It brought the wastelands I have explored for decades to life. Feeling real, threatening, with the 50's aesthetic and attitudes woven skillfully throughout. Intertwining skillfully worked flashbacks, with the current narrative. Each character gets there moment, no one is elevated above the other. They have a skillset that they bring to the table and it works I loved the practical effects and they linebup well with the use of CGI. There is very heavy nostalgia bait, but that is part of this universe. It wouldn't be fallout without all the icons we know and love. The cars, ghouls, bobbleheads, vaultdoors, they all have their place in the world and don't feel hamfistedly jammed in for nostalgia sake. All that is left to say is "war never changes" and don't change the formula for the show.

Abysmal at best. They have taken some irrefutably amazing talent, put one of the biggest studios behind it, given a budget that could support a small nation and we got that mess. I feel sorry for the actors in this piece, the looked like the pushed themselves and, Ms Marvel especially, seemed to enjoy it. But what a god awful waste of time. Well done to the talented individuals who gave it their all unfortunately you couldn't save this one.

This film is not without its faults, however I'm going to focus on how amazing I feel having watched it (to avoid spoilers). As a life long fan, which was birthed back in the earl 80s, I walked out feeling completely uplifted and feeling a similar thrill that the original trilogy delivered in spades. This film gives a great sense of both nostalgia and originality. Living within the pre existing universe and expanding on it. The banter between characters that added the charm to the original trilogy is back, there are strong messages of family, destiny and choice which gives certain characters an autonomy that deepens their characters. I highly recommend you treat yourself to this movie, I don't think you will be disappointed.

This film was so fantastic. I was spellbound from start to finish. From a story with a deeper moral message, compelling flawed characters who develop and lead us through a magical country. The world building is phenomenal,inspired by many of the countries I have visited. I felt myself transported to the streets of Hanoi, the jungles of Laos and Cambodia. But with enough creativity for them to feel new and magical. I can't wait to see this film again.

This is the sequel we deserved. Not perfect but it treated legacy characters with respect and introduced some new interesting ones. Hit those nostalgia beats and made a fan from the 80s very happy.