Superman/Batman Apocalypse 2/5: despite all the words in the title, this is a super girl movie. I’m not opposed to having a supergirl movie but it’s goofy to get Darkseid involved in the story but make the stakes basically a magical brainwashing. That’s like getting in a property dispute with Thanos
Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl 3.5/5: I got to see this with a live orchestra playing the score. The first one really holds up, and the theme is so good that having a live version is cool. I don’t think this is a must see performance but it’s worth $45
7 Days in Hell 4/5: Basically an ESPN mockumentary. I love getting a mix of real athletes and sports presenters with the actors because sports people can be surprisingly funny in context. It’s a great pregame while everyone gets ready
Roofman 4.5/5: This is a local story so I was pretty excited for it. Channing Tatum is funny and charming while Kirsten Dunst really pulls off a tired southern mom who is just trying as hard as she can. It leans in a little on the whole “reality is stranger than fiction” thing by tying together a few things that didn’t actually happen but nothing that substantially changes the plot. Bonus half star for actually filming on location for a lot of it
Avatar: the Way of Water 3.5/5: There is just so much to talk about with these movies. James Cameron loves the ocean more than I will ever love anything in my life, and you go through a whole journey with him. From “yeah the ocean is cool” to “Jesus Jim, you are corny as hell” to “Alright, I guess I’ll go sign up for snorkeling lessons”. Truly, nothing else looks like this movie, he put so much money and work into building a truly alien world and it’s breathtaking at times, especially in imax
Although, I’m knocking half a point off for the variable framerate. I noticed it a lot during the movie and had to go online to confirm my suspicions but apparently the movie alternates between 48 and 24 FPS in action scenes and dialog scenes. Except it kinda does what the LotR extended cuts do and mixes those styles within a scene. So you can have a shot in 48 fps, cut to someone shouting in 24 fps for half a second and then back to 48. If that sounds jarring that’s because it is
Superman/Batman Apocalypse 2/5: despite all the words in the title, this is a super girl movie. I’m not opposed to having a supergirl movie but it’s goofy to get Darkseid involved in the story but make the stakes basically a magical brainwashing. That’s like getting in a property dispute with Thanos
Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl 3.5/5: I got to see this with a live orchestra playing the score. The first one really holds up, and the theme is so good that having a live version is cool. I don’t think this is a must see performance but it’s worth $45
7 Days in Hell 4/5: Basically an ESPN mockumentary. I love getting a mix of real athletes and sports presenters with the actors because sports people can be surprisingly funny in context. It’s a great pregame while everyone gets ready
Roofman 4.5/5: This is a local story so I was pretty excited for it. Channing Tatum is funny and charming while Kirsten Dunst really pulls off a tired southern mom who is just trying as hard as she can. It leans in a little on the whole “reality is stranger than fiction” thing by tying together a few things that didn’t actually happen but nothing that substantially changes the plot. Bonus half star for actually filming on location for a lot of it
Avatar: the Way of Water 3.5/5: There is just so much to talk about with these movies. James Cameron loves the ocean more than I will ever love anything in my life, and you go through a whole journey with him. From “yeah the ocean is cool” to “Jesus Jim, you are corny as hell” to “Alright, I guess I’ll go sign up for snorkeling lessons”. Truly, nothing else looks like this movie, he put so much money and work into building a truly alien world and it’s breathtaking at times, especially in imax
Although, I’m knocking half a point off for the variable framerate. I noticed it a lot during the movie and had to go online to confirm my suspicions but apparently the movie alternates between 48 and 24 FPS in action scenes and dialog scenes. Except it kinda does what the LotR extended cuts do and mixes those styles within a scene. So you can have a shot in 48 fps, cut to someone shouting in 24 fps for half a second and then back to 48. If that sounds jarring that’s because it is