Since we have the unlimited movie pass, I've seen these movies in theaters:
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. My son (7) loved it. It's grossed $1.01 BILLION dollars world wide? Why? Who's to say. It was fun fine time at the movies I guess. I would not see it again under any circumstance.
- Mortal Kombat II. I liked this more than I should have. Was it a good movie? No. It was not. Was it well made? No. Was there a lot of CGI Slop? Yes. But it was just campy enough and didn't even attempt to take itself seriously, and the action was cool, I liked it. There is no plot to describe because why have a plot get in the way of action?
- The Sheep Detectives. Very cute. Some said this could be a sneaky award season type movie. I didn't see that. But it was cute. Hugh Jackman reading mystery stories to sheep who then have to solve the mystery of his murder (spoilers from the trailer, Hugh is murdered) is funny. It's also a movie that didn't take itself seriously, though it does have some more adult themes. I'd recommend this one, you don't have to see it with a kid to enjoy it.
- Disclosure Day. I liked it maybe more than some. I think the film making is amazing. The chase scenes were really good. I didn't think it felt long even though it was long. I have some notes on some of the plot points. Give the damn Oscar to Emily Blunt. She pulled off such a wonderful blend of serious and comedy, it was just great. The score composed by 94 year old John Williams cracks. Milage will certainly vary on this one. I really enjoyed it. I liked Project Hail Mary more as a Sci-Fi comparison from this year. But I still liked it and Spielberg is just a master director, and he was cooking. Script and plot could have used some work.
- He-Man, Master of the Universe. I saw this movie twice. Once alone (because I loved He-Man as a kid and my lovely wife had zero interest in seeing it, which I thought was a very legitimate point of view) and once with my son because he wanted to see it and I deemed it ok for him to see. It's not good. But it's campy enough to be entertaining. That's about all I have to say about that movie.
- Mandalorian and Grogu. I was so fantastically disappointed. I love Star Wars. It was just so "meh." My son loved it. I took him to see it a second time and I fell asleep. I guess I liked some of the grogu stuff. I had a lot of notes on plot, design, script, reason for existence, etc. It was just so "meh."
- Toy Story 5. I liked this, my kids didn't. Ironically. They thought it was just ok. I thought it was cute, and it hit on some good things. And I really enjoy spending time with Woody and Buzz. However, they weren't the primary characters in the movie. It was ok. If you don't have to pay for it and you liked the original Toy Story from decades ago, it's a good watch.
- Supergirl. I'm a sucker for Supergirl, and I am a fan of Millie Alcock. If hot blonde Australians is not your thing, I understand. (Maybe?) The movie was fine. Again, fun fine time at the movies. I think the movie has gotten a lot of critical hate I don't think it deserves. It wasn't Citizen Kane. Hell, it wasn't even the Superman movie from last summer. But it was entertaining, good action, and some good stuff. If you want to get into the plot and the why of certain things, you'll come away hating the movie. Just like it for what it is and it's fine.
- Minions and Monsters. I would not have seen this without kids and I will not see it again. There is literally zero plot. My son loved it. The 12 year old thought it was nonsense. Shrug.
I might see The Invite tonight, the family wants to see Moana tomorrow, and then I'm going to see the Odyssey next week.
I don't like horror. I've heard horror people have really loved Backrooms and Obsession. I haven't seen them because I don't like horror.
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