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The New Mutants Trailer Review
The X-Men Film Franchise is delving into the horror genre in this new installment entitled The New Mutants.
From what I can tell the movie will have our 5 main characters, Cannonball, Sunspot, Magik, Mirage, abd Wolfsbane are seemingly trying to escape a psychiatric ward that has dark intentions.
Let me start off my saying I’m very interested at the genre this movie has taken. Very rarely do we see a super hero movie with horror elements added to it. Deadpool was a comedy, Logan was a western and now The New Mutants is horror.
The trailer doesn’t show too much which is good and I’ll definitely be looking forward to the second trailer when it comes out. I hope that with the second trailer we’ll get to see all of their powers manifest to see what it will look like on the big screen.
The New Mutants, are you looking forward to it?
Logan Movie Review
If there was ever a way to send off a movie character, this is definitely one of the ways to go.
Last night I got the chance to see Logan and let me just say a thank you to Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart as this will be their final time playing Wolverine and Professor X. Their portrayals of these characters have simply been wonderful ever since the first X-Men film in 2000 and they’ll definitely be missed by everyone.
Let me start off by saying that if you’re looking for the typical good mood super hero film, this is NOT the movie for you. This movie is the dictionary definition of depressing and for good reason. The Mutants are gone, Professor X isn’t the same man we’ve seen before as his age has definitely caught up with him and his powers. Same for Logan we we see that his powers are starting to fade away and the adamantium is affecting his body.
The acting in this movie was amazing, as always Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart are great. Dafne Keen was awesome as X-23 and even though you she didn’t speak much in the film, I feel like she’s definitely going places after this movie. I also enjoyed Boyd Holbrook’s portrayal as Donald Pierce.
I can honestly say that this is one of the few movies in life that legit made my eyes water and that says a lot. Seeing the state that the Professor and Logan are in is pretty tearjerking and also all of the horrible things X-23 went through.
Though depressing as it is, this will go down as one of my favorite X-Men movies. It’s a great send off for 2 beloved characters, the gory action is definitely there as this is an R rated film. The depressing tone is almost constant with a few rays of hope and it opens up possibilities for the future of X-23. On a scale of 1-10 , definitely a solid 10. Make sure to see Logan this weekend!
New Logan Synopsis Revealed
A new synopsis for the upcoming movie Logan has been revealed. Lets take a look:
“In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.”
There you have it folks, there’s no doubt about now that the young mutant is X-23, the clone of Wolverine. We’re sure more details will be revealed in the new trailer that’s coming out soon.
Logan is due in theaters March 3rd, will you be seeing it?
Marvel’s Mosaic
I like any other black american likes to see heroes in comics in the same skin tone as I am. In this review I will be talking about such hero whose name is Morris Sackett otherwise known as the Inhuman Mosaic.
The story is about Morris Sackett, a professional basketball player whose life is changed forever when he is hit with a Terrigen mist bomb. As a result of this he looses his physical body but gains the ability to transfer himself from body to body gaining not only the person’s memory and knowledge and memories but also their emotions.
I am always for seeing people in comics and I for one am enjoying this story. From the looks of it while he’s not necessarily a villain you can definitely tell he’s on the anti-hero trip. From what it looks like it looks like he can do a real good job at being an infiltrator and gathering information without anyone’s knowledge.
Though I’ve never read an Inhumans comic before this is definitely pushing me towards reading about and learning about the other Inhumans that are in the Marvel Universe. On a scale of 1-10 i give it a solid 9. Check it out at your local comic store!
Invincible Iron Man #1 Review
For a while it has been hinted that Tony Stark would be replaced is Iron Man and in this new issue of the titular character, we’re introduced to a new character who will inherit the suit of armor. That new character is Riri Williams who will in the future be known as Iron Heart.
Riri Williams is a 15 year old African American girl who since 5 years old has been known to have an extremely high IQ. Unlike most girls at her age, Riri was into inventing technology and it was with this obsession that the recreated her own Iron Man armor from Tony Stark’s old armor.
Let me start off by saying that I think this a good introduction for the new character. you can definitely tell she’s new to the super hero business but you can tell she’s trying. it’s also great to see her parents trying to get her to interact with the outside world since so she’s so focused on technology.
While I’m not exactly warming up to what has happened with Tony Stark i think I can eventually get passed it. I look forward to seeing how he’ll mentor her through out this journey and I will definitely be purchasing the next issue next month.
Invincible Iron Man #1 I think it’s worth the read, if you agree then go to your local comic store and check it out!
Doctor Strange Movie Review
The second chapter of the 3rd phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has just hit theaters. In this review I’ll be giving my thoughts and opinions on the newest addition to the MCU, Doctor Strange.
I’m glad to say that once again, Marvel didn’t disappoint me. It s another great super hero origin story. It tells the story of Steven Strange, a very conceited and arrogant doctor whose like is turned upside down when he gets into a bad car accident that causes severe damage to his hands, thus unable to preform on patients.
In a desperate attempt to fix his hands he travels to the east side of the world in search of someone who can help him get him back to where he wants to be. It’s with this meeting that he learns knowledge beyond his understanding.
Let me just say that, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, and the rest of the actors all did a great job. They seemed very believable in the roles they played and for the most part it seemed like you could relate to a few of them.
Some of the themes that I got from this movie are, learning to be humble, and to learn to expand your mind and be open to learning new things. In the beginning of the movie Steve Strange was just another arrogant doctor who with only a certain way of thinking. After his accident and his time in the tempthe learns to humble himself and starts to realize that there is more to the universe than his on narrow way of thinking.
On a scale of 1-10 I give Doctor Strange a 10. I definitely recommend seeing this movie, it’s worth the money and you won’t be disappointed.
Third Wolverine Movie Title Revealed: Logan
After a long wait the official title for Hugh Jackman’s last Wolverine movie has been revealed. The 3rd stand alone Movie will be simple titled Logan.
This particular movie is said to take place in the near future and will have a darker tone.
Here is the poster for the movie
Logan is due out in theaters March 3, 2017 will you be watching?
X-Men Apocalypse Review (Spoilers)
Well after a long wait it’s finally here. X-Men Apocalypse hit U.S. theaters today and I ad the pleasure of seeing it. When I walked out of the theater I can say that I was satisfied with this movie. This goes to show that you can’t listen to everything critics say.
Despite it’s less than popular reviews at the moment, I say you should go to see it yourself to judge it. That being said this movie is not without flaws as i had some dislikes as well. Now that I got that out of the way let’s dive into the good and bad.
Good:
What I enjoyed about the movie are the character re introductions and development. Seeing Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Nightcrawler was great and refreshing to me. It was good to see Cyclops get some actual decent character development other than being Jean’s boyfriend. Watching him get his powers and participate in the final fight was great. Jean Grey was great also, and it was nice to get a proper version of the phoenix. Nightcrawler’s humor was great as well as Professor X’s. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender did great jobs as Professor X and Magneto like always. I definitely look forward to seeing more of the younger cast in future movies.
I Loved Oscar Isaac’s performance as Apocalypse. I thought he was very menacing and you could tell that the character Apocalypse had a very sick and twisted God-Complex about himself. Altering his voice during certain scenes was a nice touch as well. Just like Days Of Future Past, Quicksilver once again stole the show! His mansion rescue was awesome and out did his speed scene in previous movie. Like Nightcrawler I enjoyed his humor as well. I look forward to see more of Quicksilver in future movies as well. Hugh Jackman once again killed as Wolverine. While he didn’t speak he definitely delivered as usual and it’ll be sad to see him go next year.
Bad:
Like with every movie with the good there is also the bad. While I enjoyed this movie, there was a few things that I had issue with starting with the four horsemen. It seem like out the four Magneto has the most development out of all of them. Storm had development as well but she didn’t really do too much till the final fight. There wasn’t really and background on Angel or Psylocke. While Psylocke’s action scenes were good she didn’t say too much which was an issue with a lot of people myself included.
I was disappointed with the fact that Angel was killed off before he could get proper development. One minute he was cage fighting then the next moment he gets killed when a jet crashes with him in it. Another unnecessary death that was in this movie was Alex Summers AKA Havok. Not only was his death not needed he death was a complete accident. It would’ve been great to see Cyclops and Havok’s dynamic in future movies but it looks like Bryan Singer just threw down the drain.
Overall I still enjoyed this movie I just wished certain things would’ve turned out differently with certain events and characters. I look forward to seeing future X-Men movies with characters such as Mr. Sinister, the New Mutants, the X-Force, and the Deadpool sequels. On a scale of one to 10. I give X-Men Apocalypse an 8 out of 10. Go out and see it this weekend to judge it for yourself.
Black Panther Could Be The Biggest Black Blockbuster Of All Time
With the release of Captain America: Civil War the hype for Black Panther has shot up immensely.
With his film 2 years away, Black Panther has the potential to be one of the biggest black block busters of all time. Several people have already been cast such as Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan.
Seeing is how Marvel has been on a role with their movies, and the fact that Civil War is about to hit the $1 Billion mark, I believe this will definitely be the biggest black blockbuster. It is said that the cast will be 90% black which is a plus.
It’s always good to see our people on the silver screen and not just in stereotypical roles. I’d love to see more black super heroes in the future.
Captain America: Civil War Review (Slight Spoilers)
Seeing is how Captain America Civil War is out in theaters all over the country now, people have had plenty of time to see it. With that being let’s review Marvel’s newest movie!
Let me start off by saying that the word “like” for this movie is way too much of an understatement. I LOVED THIS MOVIE! This movie is the best one Marvel has to date. Everyone from Captain America, to Iron Man, to Black Panther were all awesome! Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. did a great job like always, but the two new people who stood out to me in this movie were Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther and Tom Holland is Spider-Man.
I appreciate the fact that they gave Black Panther plenty of shine throughout the movie and gave him amazing fight scenes namely with the Winter Soldier and the airport fight. This has only made me look forward to the Black Panther movie even more! Tom Hollad definitely killed it as Spider-Man as well. Spider-Man’s humor with Tony Stark was on point and he is the best portrayal of Spider-Man that I’ve seen.
The fight scenes are some of the action scenes I’ve seen in a comic book movie. The Russo Brothers definitely know how to film fights scenes without all the shaky camera nonsense. Every person the Spider-Man and Ant-Man fought were hilarious and Ant-Man becoming Giant-Man was a nice touch as well.
As for the villains Crossbones was okay, I dont have too much to say on him since he’s only in the beginning of the film. But as for Zemo while he doesn’t look like his comic counterpart he was a great villain in this movie. His manipulation of the Avengers great and you can pretty much say his plan of breaking apart the Avengers was achieved.
As far as the teams go the movie does a good job of not making everything so black and white. Each person had their own reasons on why they signed or didn’t sign the Sakovia Accords and in my opinion they all seemed valid. But for the most part I stuck with Team Iron Man partially because of Black Panther, but also for another reason, near the end of the movie there was some crucial information the Captain America kept from Iron Man that made me lose points with Captain America.
All in all I give this movie a full 10/10 the action was there, the drama, and the comedy. Would I pay money to see this again? ABSOLUTELY! It was just that good. I cant wait to see future films such as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and more importantly Avengers: Infinity War.
If you haven’t seen this movie yet, get off your butt and go see it now!