David Reames

What a horrible movie! Monster baboons, a giant killer rhino, Sea World shark filled water tank Coliseum. How redicilous. Modern day characters living in ancient Rome like they are time travelers from the future... Female warrior, interracial society, gay twin rulers. I am no expert on ancient Rome, but it all seemed like modern concepts that were out of place. They ignored the plot from the first film by bringing characters back from the dead. What garbage! Seeing director Ridley Scott and actor Denzel Washington waste their talents on this was just sad.

Beautifully animated, but poorly edited. New characters were poorly introduced, and it wasn't made clear who they were. Simea and Moana are a 3 year old and 19 year old younger and older sister. They do scream Little Sis and Big Sis at the intro, but you cannot make out what they were saying. I had to look this up AFTER the movie because it was so unclear. I thought they were mother and daughter until the very end when Maui clearly speaks the word sister. Moana acts more like the child's mother than the actual mother does! I suspected the character was originally meant to be the daughter, and maybe they changed it at the last minute during production. And who was the other female character who was friends with Moana?! It was easy to figure out the villain, but even the female villain ends up giving helpful advice. And the coconut bad guys ended up being good too. The story telling just seemed disjointed. If an adult could not figure it out, it must had been extremely difficult for kids. I saw people walking out with their kids and not returning. The first film was great, but this one seemed like they were just making up the story as they went along. Beautiful visuals, but I was surprised how poorly it was put together, especially since it was apparently directed by a story board artist. What a disappointing sequel. With all the meetings it takes to make an animated film, why wasn't it cleaned up better than this?! It isn't a horrible film, but fans deserved better. Songs were OK, but they were extremely movie specific making them poor songs independent from the movie.

Blue Giant was amazing on the big screen. Sadly, it got such a limited run in the United States that most people missed the opportunity to see it. It would be well deserving of an Academy Award for best animated feature. The story of young Jazz musicians trying to make a break in the Jazz scene in Japan is rather good story telling. The music is phenomenal, even if you do not care that much for jazz, you probably will come to love jazz more by seeing this movie. Sometimes the animation breaks into almost fantasy like visuals similar to the music and animation of Disney's Fantasia. Although at times some people might be annoyed by some of the animation which appears to be a little like the over use of rotoscoping, overall the animation is amazing. This is a must see movie. Watch it with an open mind, even if you hate jazz. If you simply like music, like who doesn't, go outside your preferred musical genre and see this movie to get a musician's perspective on a musical genre not your own. If you love jazz, this movie is a love letter to the art of jazz, and you must see this movie.

This was going to be my first post-pandemic movie experience. Unfortunately the North Hollywood Regal Theater refused to sell me a ticket using cash, so I was unable to see it! So much for the economy and the theater business being able to recover when they refuse to take your money! I guess I will need to buy the DVD. Sorry Wes Anderson, I'd love to see your new movie! Morons from within are destroying the movie business..

Is it just me or was this version of the Addams Family highly antisemitic?! Or was it meant to be a political commentary about Trump? A lynch mob attempts to chase the Addams out of town as Pugsley performs a becoming a man ceremony complete with the devil in attendance and cousin It as a rabbi character and the reading of gibberish from a sacred book.

The best movie ever made to capture the DIY spirit of punk rock and friendship. Every young girl who inspires to be the next Bikini Kill MUST see this movie. It proves that you don't need to be a great musician to sound great in punk rock. This movie should inspire the next generation of riot grrls!! Watch it NOW!

The sleeper hit of the year. A must see. Should be nominated for best animated film, best foreign film, best original score, best song. Anime reboot of Beauty and the Beast in a fantasy avatar social media fantasy world. Good messages about social media bullying, child abuse, and to have the confidence and the bravery to imbrace your own unique self. Has some annoying anime stereotypical storytelling.