Birth of the Dragon (2017) 1st Reaction

“Don't think, feel....it is like a finger pointing a way to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory!” - Bruce Lee

*SPOILERS*

This film was very interesting. I did like the film but I feel like it could have focused less on the student of Bruce Lee and more on Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man. My favorite part of the film was the fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man which was very well choreographed and used many styles of shooting from martial arts films over the years. I really liked all the allusions to Bruce Lee’s films such as Enter the Dragon (1973). All in all I liked the film but I feel it focused a little bit too much on the student of Lee. I would give this film a 7/10 and would recommend this film to fans of martial arts and fans of Bruce Lee.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soLlxteBbNA  “Birth of the Dragon Official Trailer #1 (2017) Bruce Lee Biopic Movie HD”

Detroit (2017) 1st Reaction

“I'm just gonna assume you're all criminals”  - Ofc. Krauss

*SPOILERS*

This film was very interesting. I loved when the film used real footage interlaced within the film footage. The film really immersed you in the story as if you were actually there. My favorite part of the film was the whole hallway scene because you can feel the tension and terror felt by those being beaten, harassed and killed by Detroit PD. The film for the most part seemed pretty historically accurate even down to the Police planting weapons on people. The few complaints that I have of the film is that how it portrayed the state police and national guard as more of the good guys than the Detroit PD even though the state police and national guard not interfering makes them just as guilty as if they were the ones participating in the beating and killing. Another complaint I have is that toward the third act of the film it felt to be dragging and could have ended after the court scene. All in all I would give this film a 7.5/10 and would recommend this film to anyone interested in Civil Rights history and Black history.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5h7Kgo-zeI  “Detroit Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Trailers”

War For the Planet of the Apes (2017) 1st Reaction

“APES TOGETHER STRONG!” - Caesar

*SPOILERS*

This film was amazing. This is the second best “Planet of the Apes” film rivaling the original. I really loved how throughout the film Caesar is haunted by the memory of Koba from the previous film and how he is fighting becoming like him. My favorite part of the film would have to be the scene where all the apes are escaping and the second faction of humans are attacking the Alpha and Omega faction. I also loved the references to the original film such as how they named the mute girl “Nova” and how the human faction was named “Alpha and Omega” like the bomb from the second film. There is so little wrong with this film but one thing to critique was the cowardly chimp that seemed like he was just forced in there to provide comedy to lighten up the movie which doesn’t really feel right for this film. Also there was this interesting moment where Caesar and his friends find the base and they are looking at some horses through binoculars without anyone on them and then 2 humans attack them. This instance reminded me so much of how in Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope (1977) where the same thing shot for shot happens when Luke is looking for R2D2 and finds empty Banthas through his binoculars and Tusken Raiders attack him. All in all I would give this film a 9.9/10 and would recommend it to fans of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise, sci-fi fans, action fans and drama fans.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjPjPzQ1iU  “War for the Planet of the Apes | Final Trailer | 20th Century FOX”

Spiderman Homecoming (2017) 1st Reaction

“If you're nothing without the suit, then you shouldn't have it” - Iron Man

*SPOILERS*

I felt like a kid again going to see this film. Spiderman Homecoming (2017) was great. I would say that Tom Holland is my 2nd favorite Spiderman. My favorite part of the film was the final fight scene between the Vulture (Michael Keaton) and Spiderman (Tom Holland). I really liked Michael Keaton’s performance as the Vulture and I loved how tense the scene was where he finds out Spiderman’s identity which is even more tense than how the Green Goblin found out Spiderman’s identity in Spiderman (2002). If I was to critique anything it would be the sappy crush parts between Spiderman and the Vulture’s daughter. Overall I would give this film a 9/10. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes action films, superhero films and Marvel films.

Trailer For the Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0D3AOldjMU  “Spider-Man: Homecoming - Trailer 3”

Wonder Woman (2017) 1st Reaction

“It's about what you believe. And I believe in love. Only love will truly save the world” - Wonder Woman

*SPOILERS*

The best way to describe Wonder Woman (2017) is if you mix Captain America the First Avenger (2011) and Thor (2011) with a hint of Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi (1983) and make it great. I really liked this film especially how it mixes the period piece elements which were seen in Captain America the First Avenger (2011) with the god trying to bland in with mortals elements from Thor (2011) and this film serpasses both of those films as well. My favorite part of the film was the whole 3rd act from when Wonder Woman finds out who Ares really is up to when Ares is defeated. In this section of the film is where the hint of Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi (1983) comes in where Ares is encouraging Wonder Woman to kill Dr. Poison in the same manner as how the Emperor was encouraging Luke Skywalker to kill Darth Vader. The only thing that I didn’t like about the film was at times the CGI was a bit wonky especially during the battle on the beaches of Themyscira and some dialogue was awkwardly written but besides that it was pretty good. This is my second favorite DCEU film right under Batman V. Superman Dawn of Justice (2016).I would give this film an 8/10. I would recommend this film to every action movie fan, fan of DC and fan of comic book movies.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSB4wGIdDwo  “WONDER WOMAN – Rise of the Warrior [Official Final Trailer]”

The Mummy (2017) 1st Reaction

“Welcome to a new world of gods and monsters” - Dr. Jekyll

*SPOILERS*

This was a great start to Universal’s Dark Universe films. I really enjoyed the story and the action scenes. My favorite part of the film was the main character Nick fighting Mr. Hyde and I like this part because it shows that these series of movies will have multiple different Universal monsters in one film. I also liked the references to Dracula, the Creature From the Black Lagoon and the book of the dead from the last “Mummy” series. What I didn’t like about the film just like with every other Mummy movie is the casting of non African people in the role of Ancient Egyptians. As proven through DNA and ancient artifacts the people of Ancient Egypt were Black Africans, not European nor Arab. Besides that I liked the film and would give it a 7.5 out of 10. I recommend this film to those who love horror films and the classic Universal monsters.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjHgzkQM2Sg  “The Mummy - Official Trailer (HD)”

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 1st Reaction

“I’m Mary Poppins y’all” - Yondu

*SPOILERS*

This is the craziest MCU film to date. Just about everything was crazy about this film including the visuals the dialogues and the character designs. My favorite part of the film was the fight scene between Star Lord and Ego the Living Planet. There was so much emotion in that fight and you can see the pain in Star Lord’s eyes after learning that his father killed his mother. One thing i didn't like in the film was that it was being either too funny or too emotional and that there was no in between for the most part. I also didn’t like how it occurs the same year as the first film instead of the current year. I don’t like this because how are they going to explain what the team has been doing between now and Avengers: Infinity War. I would give this film an 8 out of 10. I would recommend this to any Marvel, comic book or sci fi fan.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duGqrYw4usE  “NEW Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer - WORLD PREMIERE”

Get Out 1st Reaction

“TSA, we handle s**t” - Rod Williams

*SPOILERS*

This is the best movie I have seen this year. This movie has so much symbolism and is very realistically scary. This movie addresses a possibility of what happens to the thousands of missing Black people within the United States. This film also spreads light on organ trafficking and how that is a possible main reason why Black people in the U.S. go missing. This film shows the horror of how you could be just snathched off the street and never heard of again. My favorite part of the film was towards the end where Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) escapes the house and kills his captors and the sike out part where a what seems to be cop car comes up and it turns out to be his best friend Rod Williams (Lil Rey Howery).This film is also a type of warning to Black people, for them to be aware of their surroundings, stay in contact with each other, and to know how to defend themselves both with weapons and hand to hand combat to prevent anything like that to happen to yourself. I literally could not find a single thing wrong with this film while viewing it. All in all I would give this film a 10/10. I recommend everyone to see this movie in order to be informed of things like this that are and could be happening within the U.S.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRfnevzM9kQ  “Get Out - In Theaters This February - Official Trailer”

Logan 1st Reaction

“She's like you... she's very much like you” - Professor X

*SPOILERS*

This film was the best X Men movie of all time. Better than Deadpool (2016), better than X Men Days of Future Past (2014), and better than X2 X Men United (2003). This film even rivals The Dark Knight (2008) for the title of the best superhero movie of all time. This film was so emotional and this film has become one of the few movies along with E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) and Terminator 2 Judgement Day (1991) that can make me tear up at the end. My favorite part of the movie was the end where Wolverine went to save the children mutants and X 23 and when Wolverine fought X 24. This was definitely the saddest superhero movie of all time. The saddest part of this whole film was the part where X 24 kills Professor X and killed the whole family that Wolverine, Professor X and X 23 was staying with. Throughout the whole film I could not find anything wrong with the film, until I realized at the end of the film there was no end credit scene and I feel that every superhero movie released after 2008 should always have an end credit scene. All in all I would give this film a 9.9999999/10. I would recommend this film to Marvel fans, Superhero fans and anyone who likes drama.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Div0iP65aZo  “Logan | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX”

Kong: Skull Island 1st Reaction

“Kong’s God on the island, but the devils live below us” - Hank Marlow

*SPOILERS*

This was a great movie. This movie deviates from the normal King Kong formula. For example a director and his crew go to Skull Island find Kong, Kong falls in love with woman, they take Kong to New York City, Kong escapes and they kill him. I like how most of the movie stays on Skull Island as opposed to King Kong (2005) which spends way too much time in New York before going to the island. My favorite part of the movie is when the expedition team in the helicopters first encounter Kong. This is a great scene because how it is filmed and how it shows Kong to be an unstoppable force of nature that they couldn’t possibly destroy. One thing that really bothered me during the movie was the fact that King Kong never walked like a gorrilla. The whole movie he stands upright. I find that to be very odd that they didn’t have him walk and act more like a gorrilla which both King Kong (1933) and King Kong (2005) did great. Overall I would give this film an 8/10. I would recommend this movie to all King Kong, horror, action and Godzilla fans.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAbI4w95cTE  “Kong: Skull Island Official Comic-Con Trailer (2017) - Tom Hiddleston Movie”

The Lego Batman Movie 1st Reaction

“Sir... I've seen you go through similar phases in 2016 and 2012 and 2008 and 2005 and 1997 and 1995 and 1992 and 1989 and that weird one in 1966” - Alfred Pennyworth

*SPOILERS*

I loved this movie. It was basically a big satire of everything Batman and DC related. I love the stop motion style of the movie and i loved every reference made in the movie. I thought just about everything was great and funny in the movie and i loved that Billy Dee Williams was voicing Two Face (Billy Dee Williams) which he wasn’t able to star as in the Tim Burton Batman series due to the fact that WB gave the directing duties to Joel Schumacher after the release of Batman Returns. My favorite part of the movie was the beginning of the movie where basically every Batman villain ever was a part of the Joker’s crew. One flaw of the movie that I noticed was that during the scene where the Joker gets all these new villains from the phantom zone and they are attacking Gotham, how come the Justice League did not come to help out Batman. I would give this film a 9/10. I would recommend this movie to any Batman, DC, and Lego fan.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGQUKzSDhrg  “The LEGO Batman Movie – Trailer #4”

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 1st Reaction

“I'm one with the Force, and the Force is with me” - Chirrut Imwe

*SPOILERS*

This was one of the best Star Wars movies since the original trilogy and even rivals Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope. This movie had the best CGI I have ever seen in my life. The CGI Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) and CGI Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) were so life like and if you did not know of these actors and this was the first Star Wars movie you have seen you would believe that those were actual actors and not CGI. My favorite part of the whole movie was towards the end where Darth Vader (James Earl Jones (Voice)) boarded the Rebel ship and took out everyone in his way. A very close 2nd favorite scene was when the whole Rebel fleet came to the planet to fight off the Empire. One of the only flaws I have seen with the movie was the exclusion of the opening credit crawl. I know that would be kind of redundant to have that in this movie but this is Star Wars tradition to include and opening credit crawl, but 1 Star Wars tradition that they did keep was the inclusion of C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Jimmy Vee) in every Star Wars film. I would give this film a 9.9/10. I would recommend this movie to every Star Wars fan and fan of science fiction.

Trailer for the film

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frdj1zb9sMY  “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer (Official)”

Doctor Strange 1st Reaction

“Dormammu, I've come to bargain!” - Doctor Strange

*SPOILERS*

This was a great movie and a great end to the superhero movies of 2016. This movie had great CGI effects and every character was portrayed perfectly for the most part. My favorite part of the movie was when Dr. Strange went to Dormammu to bargain with him and trapped him in an endless time loop and how comical it became every time Dr. Strange was killed and immediately came back saying the same thing. I was also very excited at the first after credit scene when Dr. Strange tells Thor he will help him find Odin. Even though the movie was hard to find flaws in there was something i didn’t like. The movie didn’t really explain how regular people are viewing the world while the sorcerers are fighting in public which i thought they should have explained more. I would give this movie a 9 out of 10. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes comic book movies and movies involving crazy visuals.

Trailer for the film

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gvFravm4A  “Doctor Strange Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Benedict Cumberbatch Movie”

The Birth of a Nation 1st Reaction

“Rebel!” - Nat Turner

*SPOILERS*

I found this movie to be a great depiction of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion of 1831. It was well written, it was for the most part historically accurate and the acting and action scenes were great. My favorite part of this movie was when Nat Turner leads the other enslaved Blacks to the armory and fight against the 1st group of Whites and win. Some negative things about the movie were some historical inaccuracies such as in the movie Nat Turner turns himself in where in real life he was captured while hiding in the woods. All in all I would rate this movie a 8/10. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes history films, those who want to see a slave movie where the slaves fight back and those who are interested in the life of Nat Turner.

Trailer for the film

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWs5TTn19qk  “The Birth of a Nation Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Nate Parker Movie HD”

Suicide Squad 1st Reaction

“Don't forget: we're the bad guys” - Deadshot

*SPOILERS*

This movie is crazy. The movie is very very fast pace and hardly slows down. There is so much great action scenes within the movie. There was many great effects as well. My favorite part of the movie was the fight scene between the Enchantress and the Suicide Squad towards the end of the movie. I also loved the scene where El Diablo fights Enchantress’ brother. I also liked the brief moments of Batman throughout the film. Some negatives about the movie is that since it is so fast paced they rush through the character development. For some of the characters they explained them really well such as Deadshot and Harley Quinn but some others weren't explained as well as they could have been such as Killer Croc and Slip Knot. All in all i would rate this movie a 7.5/10. I would recommend this movie to all DC fans, comic book fans and fans of the action genre.

Trailer for the film  

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRih_VtVAs  “Suicide Squad - Official Trailer 1 [HD]”

Ghostbusters (2016) 1st Reaction

“I ain't afraid of no ghosts!” - Cab Driver

*SPOILERS*

Unlike what a certain video game critic said about not even wanting to view it, this movie was not as bad as everyone was predicting it to be. It had great effects, it had great action scenes and an interesting take on the Ghostbusters franchise as far as story. My favorite part of the movie was when the Ghostbusters were fighting the ghosts in the streets and how they used each of the new unique weapons. Another thing I liked about this movie was the variety of Ghostbuster weapons which all functioned differently. I also liked how they included cameos from the original cast of Ghostbusters (1984). Something that really hurt this movie was the subpar writing and some awkward screen cuts. The script could've been written much better to fix the dialogue. All in all i would give this movie a 7/10. I would recommend this movie to any Ghostbusters fan.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ugHP-yZXw  “GHOSTBUSTERS - Official Trailer (HD)”

X-Men: Apocalypse 1st Reaction

“Everything they've built will fall! And from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one!” - Apocalypse

*SPOILERS*

This was a great movie. It was very hard to find any flaws with this movie. I loved how the outfits were very comic accurate. There were so many great scenes throughout the movie. My favorite scene was the fight in Egypt between Apocalypse’s 4 horsemen and the X-Men. I also loved the Quicksilver scene where he saved almost everyone from the exploding X-Mansion and i loved the Wolverine escape scene. I also loved how at the end of the movie Magneto and Professor X recite the same lines to each other from the end of X-Men (2000), that in a way brings the movies full circle. The only thing that i could find in the movie that i didn't like was the fact that Wolverine had no lines at all. Also you could tell that the studio could only afford Hugh Jackman for a short amount of time due to how quick his cameo is. All in all i would give this movie a 8.9/10. I would highly recommend this movie to all X-Men, Marvel, and comic book fans.

Trailer for the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jer8XjMrUB4  “X-Men: Apocalypse | Final Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX”    

Captain America: Civil War 1st Reaction

“I'm sorry Tony.... I wouldn't do this if I had any other choice... but he's my friend” - Captain America

“So was I” - Iron Man

*SPOILERS*

Favorite MCU movie of all time. I love this movie. I loved this more than The Avengers (2012). Everything was perfect about this movie. Black Panther, Spider Man and Ant Man stole the show. Black Panther stole the show through his awesomeness and the display of his totally vibranium suit and his martial arts skills. Spider Man stole the show with him being the perfect incarnation of his comic book self and his multiple one liners during the airport fight scene. Ant Man stole the show through his new ability of becoming Giant Man. The final fight between Captain America and the Winter Soldier vs Iron Man is so sad because after all of these movies of Captain America and Iron Man being on the same side it is so sad to see them fight each other with such brutality. My favorite part of the movie was the whole airport scene. Everything about it was so perfect. Each superhero showed the best of what they can do without trying to kill each other. Out of all of the perfectness this movie was there was one thing that truly annoyed me throughout the whole movie. It was how large the text was every time they entered a new country. At first i didn't mind it then it started to get annoying because the characters go basically all around the world. I give this movie a 9.9 out of 10. I highly recommend this movie it is nearly perfect.

Trailer for the film

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrVegVI0Us  “Marvel's Captain America: Civil War - Trailer 2”

Tania's 1st Reaction of Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice

BATMAN

VS

SUPERMAN

Ok where do I start ….. First off batman is weak!!!

Second although glasses make you sexy... once you take it off you will have a new identity.

Third I expected this movie to be like fight to the death...

But I mean who would have guess they made up in the end to fight something bigger than themselves.

( YES I PURPOSELY USE A CIVIL WAR GIF...THUGG LIFE.)

I will keep this short and simple ( because I do not know anything about superhero movies i'm just here to make christian look good and dazzled up the blog). There is one major spoiler so...umm…..Close your eyes and scroll when you see the red highlight.

First I thought the intro was so confusing, and apparently you have to watch the first few movies to get it…. But I did not. And I thought it was more like a scary movie, batman’s dreams were so scary and intense. Then at the beginning it seems as if they portray batman as a good guy and superman as a bad guy. But they did something I thought was really cool. In each other's eyes they are both a threat and bad guys. So yeah there was lots of inside jokes if you watch “Man Of Steel” or those batman movies you'll catch it. I would rate this movie a 9 just because of my crush on Jesse Eisenberg…despite what people say I love how he portray Lex Luthor with a mix of joker.

HMMMMM WHAT ELSE...

*COUGH* Superman died

Soooo ummm dear critiques,

All super hero lives matter!!!!