Movie review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 4/10

Directed by James Mangold

I really did not expect a fifth Indiana Jones movie after Crystal Skull. Cos Crytsal Skull is still the worst Indiana Jones movie. I thought it sucked ass so bad, they will not do another again. As much as I love Indiana Jones, Dial of Destiny was not that great. It was very long and boring. And it is kinda sad to see Indiana Jones, an iconic movie character have such a lacklustre end.

At 2 hours and 34mins, this is the longest Indy film. I kinda enjoyed the start of the movie when they de aged Harrison Ford, he looked like the Indy I knew from Lost Ark. That was nice and then it went on for quite a bit. Phobe Waller Bridge aka Fleabag creator was alright. She wasn't as annoying as Shia Lebouf in the Crystal Skull. Quite a few cameos here and there. Nice to see Sallah(John Rhys Davies). I wished we could have gotten a Short Round appearance but sadly there wasn't.

Soundtrack was a little too repetitive. Like every moment there is the classic Indiana Jones music. It started to sound like a jingle. The script was terribly boring as well.

There were moments in the movie where it was so draggy, I was struggling to stay awake. Only 2 scenes in Dial of Destiny, that was good, emotional and nostalgic. The scene where Indy was asked what would he do if he could go back in time and the last scene with Marion which was a nice nod to the first film. 

Like I mentioned earlier, I was quite sad to see Indiana Jones have such a lacklustre ending. Go out with a bang or ride into the sunset or something would have been great. I'm just glad that this is the last time Harrison Ford will take up the Indiana Jones role. He's already 81 years old. I really hope there isn;t anymore Indiana Jones movies as well cos without Ford, it will suck ass. I will always cherish the first 3 movies and consider the Indiana Jones franchise as a trilogy, solely because I dont consider the last 2 part of the franchise.

All in all, if you really wanna watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, watch it on a weekday or wait for it to be released through streaming sites. You are really not missing much.

Movie review of The Flash

 The Flash - 7/10

Directed by Andy Muschietti

There have been mixed reviews for this movie. For me, I enjoyed The Flash. It was fun. It was nostalgic. And there were many easter eggs. One of my fav is the Raquel Welch poster which is a clear nod to one of my fav movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption. The other easter eggs did make me smile as well.

How the multiverse was explained in the Flash was easier to understand than Dr Strange's multiverse. Over spaghetti and I pretty much got it. Storyline was not too complicated although there are some loopholes. The CGI is not great and some scenes, it was terrible. The outdated CGI reminded me of Beowulf. But despite the bad CGI, it's still watchable.

The casting for this has been controversial. Ezra Miller doing a Charles Manson-esque thing after filming of The Flash was wrapped. Despite the bad publicity, he's still a better Flash than the TV series one. Ezra's portrayal of  Barry Allen and Flash was really good. Although, there might be a high chance they will replace Ezra Miller so who knows. Michael Keaton returns as Batman is definitely the highlight of this movie. Keaton will always be my fav Batman and it was really nice seeing him don the batsuit and yes my fav batmobile is also there! I do hope Ben Affleck has a stand alone Batman movie one day. This is his fourth appearance as Batman even though it was rather short. I've never been a fan of Supergirl but I have to say the casting of  Sasha Calle as Supergirl is not bad. She is rather cute. It was very obvious Michael Shannon was bored cos his return as General Zod was probably because of a contract. Even in his interviews, he mentioned he didnt want to return. It was also nice to see one of the cast of Derry Girls but sadly she had very little screen time.

Towards the end of the movie, there will be quite a number of cameos which will hit the nostalgia factor. I'm not gonna reveal them but if you have been watching comic book movies all this while, you're gonna love it.

All in all, The Flash is a fun movie to watch. Worth watching it in the cinema especially if you love DC movies.

Movie review of Transformers: Rise of the Beast

 Transformers: Rise of the Beast - 5/10.

Yet another Transformers movie to capture nostalgia. This time Michael Bay is not directing it, just producing it. The sheer mention of his name is enough to invoke nonsensical action regardless of how silly it can be. I really thought ROTB would be along with the worst Transformers movies like The Last Knight but surprisingly it didnt end up being rubbish.

If you enjoyed watching Bumblebee, then you will enjoy watching ROTB cos they are pretty similar to each other. The nostalgia is one and the other is it isnt directed by Michael Bay.

To be honest, I've never liked Prime. Even when I used to watch the cartoons in the 80s. I always felt he was quite useless and a really shit leader. And this trait is consistent from the cartoons to the movies. So in ROTB, he is still a fuckall leader that shouts most of the time. Optimus Primal of the maximals was definitely cooler than Prime. I used to watch Beast Wars as well. The Maximals protrayed here were decent. The VO cast is pretty amazing as well. Michelle Yeoh as Airazor was not too bad. Ron Perlman did a decent Primal as well. I totally enjoyed Peter Dinklage as Scourge and Pete Davidson as Mirage. These two pretty much stole the show.

Of course there were silly ridiculous scenes in ROTB but they were bearable and the 2 awesome scenes towards the end outdid the silly ones. That one cock scene really gave me the Megaman vibe. The song they chose for the bumblebee scene was perfect and it was so fun to watch. I have to say that scene alone is worth the ticket money. The other scene with the Autobots and Maximals was cool too.

All in all, Transformers: Rise of the Beast is fun to watch if you enjoyed the Bumblebee movie. If you didn't like that, then dont bother watching this in the cinemas.

There is a post credit scene so wait for it.