Everything Everywhere All At Once

 Everything Everywhere All At Once - 8/10

What an amazing movie. I was totally captivated from the story to the editing and cinematography. It's one of those movies where you chance upon it and it is a gem. I knew about this movie from a friend and he told me to check it out. It's a good thing I did.

Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are the directors for Everything Everywhere All At Once and they written it as well. Another amazing fact about the movie is the entire effects were all done by just 9 people including the 2 directors. And they didn't go to a vfx school, they learned by themselves through tutorials they found free online! And once you watch the movie, you will be astounded by the effects. For me, I loved it!

I liked the cast for EEAAO. Michelle Yeoh is still a good actor and she looks great! Stephanie Hsu was good as well and I loved her numerous costume and make up. There is also a barely recognizable Jamie Lee Curtis and Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China, James Hong. For a guy that old, still acting is a feat itself. The one actor that took me awhile to remember was the actor whose character is Waymond Wang. Ke Huy Quan aka Short Round from Indiana Jones and Data from The Goonies. This guy hasn't done anything in 20 years! He has definitely aged well and I managed to recognize from his voice. It was so good to see him back on screen. Data was always one of my fav Goonies. Not just the acting is good, the script was good as well. 

The biggest factor to watch Everything Everywhere all at once is without a doubt the VFX. It's damn good and quirky. Its hard to believe that this was all done by 9 people. The story is funny and quirky and has a good feel to it.

All in all, Everything Everywhere All at Once is a fantastic movie and everyone should watch it.

Movie review of Fantastic Beasts: The secrets of Dumbledore

 Fantastic Beasts: The secrets of Dumbledore - 4.5/10

I'm a big fan of the Harry Potter series. Read all the books and watched all the movies. When the first Fantastic Beasts came out, I enjoyed it as well. The second one was a tad confusing cos of who's siding who and all. in anticipation of the third one, I rewatched the first two just to recap.

The secrets of Dumbledore is third movie out of a five part series of Fantastic Beasts. Sadly, we do not have Johnny Depp of Grindelwald cos of that fucking lying, violent, shitting bitch, Amber Turd. Depp got replaced by Mads Mikkelsen who is cool but not ice cool as the Deppster.

I loved the first Fantastic beasts. It was fun and I enjoyed it. To be honest, the second one was a bit of a drag and quite confusing. It was kind of stupid how some chose to side with Grindelwald like Queenie. What the fuck was that about?

Mads taking over as Grindelwald was a little bland. No doubt, Mads is a good actor but his stoic look just doesn't seem right for me. Depp was perfect and could have been a memorable villain as Fiennes as Voldemort. But alas, shit happened. Quite literally on Depp's bed. 

Secrets of Dumbledore isn't as confusing as the second one but it is rather dull. Somehow it feels like the story is just dragging just to make it five movies so they can milk the audience. I always found Dan Fogler's character funny but this time round he wasn't as funny as before. I could barely recognize the cock who joined Grindelwald as well. Fucking Queenie Goldstein. Ezra Miller as Creedence has barely any scenes or lines and looks bored as fuck. Worst was Katherine Waterston as Tina. She was prominent in the first and only appears towards the end for the third movie.

All in all, I love the Harry Potter series but Fantastic Beasts not as much and I probably would wait to watch it on streaming platforms rather than watching it in the cinema cause it is really starting to bore me.

 

 

Movie review of Topgun: Maverick

 Topgun: Maverick - 8.5/10 

What a ride! By far the best movie I've watched this year. Topgun Maverick is definitely worth the wait! Everyone should watch this movie in Imax. It is that bloody good.

I was one of the lucy few that got to watch Topgun: Maverick on Top Gun day. We were invited to Lido Imax to watch the first movie. When everyone was seated and I was waiting for the show to begin. I was thinking to myself, this would be a good recap and in preparation for the sequel when it opens in 2 weeks time. The the MCs mentioned that there was a surprise in store for the fans who are watching today. Next thing I knew, Tom Cruise appeared on screen, thanking everyone for coming down to watch Top Gun on Top Gun day. The next thing he said caught everyone off guard. "We will not be watching Top Gun unfortunately but we will be the first to watch TOPGUN: MAVERICK!!!" Everyone went apeshit! I am so fucking glad that I did not skip this event.

Now the story you can pretty much tell from the trailer. Goose's son is in the picture and his call sign is Rooster. ok... Miles Teller as Rooster was good casting, perhaps without the moustache would be great but I guess he has to follow his dad. Jennifer Connelly is Maverick's love interest and I have to say Connelly looks great! One worth mention is of course none other than Iceman aka Val Kilmer. It is sad to see what he has going though in life with throat cancer and all. The scene with Iceman and Maverick is touching, sad and funny. Definitely one of my fav scenes from the movie. Tom Cruise returning as Maverick is just absolutely brilliant. It was one of his career defining roles and it was really nostalgic to watch him back as Maverick. Plus he is still bat shit crazy when it comes to stunts.

I have watched some of the behind the scene footage for TGM and its just amazing how this was filmed. The actors training for some scenes looks tough as well. I loved the cinematography and how it was edited. The dogfights are fucking insane and will keep you to the edge of your seat. There will be moments, you will feel like as though you are in the pilot's seat.

Storyline is pretty close to the first movie, the flight training sequences were great. Loved the scene where Maverick was schooling the young ones. The soundtrack has a mix of classic songs and the song written by Lady Gaga was nice too. It ain't no Berlin's take my breath away, but its alright.

All in all, I strongly recommend watching Top Gun: Maverick in Imax. You will not get the same feel watching at home which was a good move when Cruise decided not to release this on streaming platforms. 

You will definitely walk out off the cinema with a huge grin in your face and bound to talk about the movie to your friends. I was blown away much like that rooftop.(Ed Harris scene) 

Movie review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 7.5/10

Benedict Cumberbatch is back as Doctor Strange and this sequel is directed by none other than the legendary Sam Raimi. If you don't know who Sam Raimi is, he's the one who directed the 3 Tobey Maguire's Spiderman movies and of course Evil fucking Dead.

Kevin Feige mentioned that this will be Marvel's first "horror" movie and who none other than Sam Raimi to helm this. Just from his classic, the Evil Dead trilogy is enough for street cred. It took me awhile to recognize the style of Sam Raimi as I haven't seen any of his recent works. In fact, he hasn't done anything in 9 years.

I have to say it's visually beautiful. There are tons of really beautiful shots which you can only appreciate if you watch it in a cinema. You won't have that effect if you watch it on a PC or laptop. That being said, the story and plot is not too bad and it gets a little draggy for a bit. You probably will start to understand better of the story during the halfway mark of the show. Casting is good. Benedict Cumberbatch was good but for me, it was Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda who takes the cake. When she goes apeshit, it is a treat to watch. The new girl, Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez(stupid name) was decent as well. And Wong is being Wong. hahaha.

There's going to be some pretty cool cameos and I don't want to reveal them as not to spoil the movie for you.

I really loved the cinematography and effects done for the movie. If you ever enjoyed watching any of Sam Raimi's early movies, you will definitely enjoy watching this even more cos it has all the little and classic elements of Sam Raimi. Just the movement of the camera and zoom ins are enough to make me smile with delight.

My only problem with the multiverse of madness was the length. Perhaps a little trimming down would have been good. 

All in all, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a fun movie to watch and you have to watch it in the cinema for the full experience. There is a mid credit scene and quite possibly the funniest Marvel post credit scene to which everyone was laughing. Worth the wait....trust me.

Thanks to Geek Culture for the tickets.