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Adventure Movie Reviews

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Director Kunihiko Yuyama Starring Unshô Ishizuka, Rica Matsumoto, Sarah Natochenny Rated PG Score 4/6 Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town is 10 years old today. This means he is now old enough to become a Pokémon Trainer. Ash dreams big about the adventures he will experience after receiving his first Pokémon from Professor Oak. Pokémon movies…

Red Tails

Director Anthony Hemingway Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo Rated PG-13 Score 3/6 A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. At the time I vaguely…

Monkey

Director Toshi Aoki, Jun Fukuda, Kazuo Ikehiro, Yusuke Watanabe & Daisuke Yamazaki Starring Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shunji Fujimura Rated M Score 6/6 Monkey (Journey to the West) is the story by Wu Ch’êng-ên based on the ancient Chinese legend tracing the origins of Buddhism. It follows the adventures of Tripitaka and disciples Pigsy, Sandy…

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Director Jake Kasdan Starring Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black Rated PG Score 3/6 Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game. For those of you who are wondering no I did not do any homework…

Bright

Director David Ayer Starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace Rated MA Score 4/6 Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. I had it in my mind that Bright…

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Director Luc Besson Starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen Rated M Score 4.5/6 A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. Valerian and…

Star Wars The Last Jedi

Director Rian Johnson Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill Rated M Score 3/6 (Originally 5/6 2 points have been deducted because of the constant defending and explaining of various plot points by the Rian Johnson and for the use movie novelization to cover his arse) Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world,…

Justice League

Director Zack Snyder Starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa Rated M Score 3.5/6 Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Sorry for procrastinating so long on writing the review for this…

The 13th Warrior

Director John McTiernan Starring Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi Rated MA Score 4/6 A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly…

Thor: Ragnarok

Director Taika Waititi Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett Rated M Score 4.5/6 Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilization. Did Taika…