Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Jurassic World: Dominion


 







It's true - creativity in the Jurassic World is extinct. 

I went in with extremely low expectations and still found myself in awe of my own disappointment. This has lost all sense of wonder and feels more like a Fast and the Furious 9  meets Godzilla type movie. 


** If you must, rentable

Rated PG-13 (for violence and peril and some language)

Monday, June 6, 2022

Top Gun: Maverick

 

It's been 30 years and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is back in the saddle...

Admittedly I missed the Top Gun (1986) craze. The first time I saw the original movie was while in grad school and there was some confusion on my part as to what all the fuss was about....

That being said, the much awaited sequel follows the original script almost to the second. The exact same plot points are hit along the way, if you watched them side by side, it is possible that they would be synced up perfectly. The surprise here, is that this version is actually better. The plot is stronger, the apogee has greater urgency, and it is more fun in general. Its' copy cat like screenplay pays homage to the original while developing the storyline into something believable. 

*** Must See (for all you Ray-Ban sporting/bomber jacket-eers) 

Rated PG-13 (for adult situations, action and language)