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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (released 6/30/23)
Something about this movie just didn’t hit me right. It feels like an Indiana Jones adventure, but something just isn’t there. The best I...
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The movie that started a whole subgenre in the action world. I do feel watching now that there is a good bit of borderline slapstick....
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Bumblebee (2018)
This is what a Transformers movie should have been. This is a coming-of-age story with Transformers action sprinkled in. This is very...
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
There are only so many ways you can introduce a previously unknown race of robots that want to turn Earth into Cybertron. I do like the...
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
This go round, it was obvious they wanted to do something different. There is a new cast of human characters and it actually had an evil...
Jun 21, 20231 min read
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Deep fake technology was not ready in this movie. JFK in the opening is horrifying. Anyways, This movie was ok. Much like the previous...
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
The scale of the movie was definitely larger than the previous film. More robots and a more global scale conflict. The story itself was...
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Transformers: Rise of the Beast (released 6/9/23)
While I appreciate the effort of trying to be faithful to the cartoon from back in the day, it does the usual plot devices. I think they...
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Transformers (2007)
I remember as a kid seeing this movie in theatres. I went with my aunt and cousin to see it. The entire drive home, me and my cousin were...
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Transformers: The Animated Movie (1986)
I really should have watched this before watching the live-action movies since the live-action movies were obviously heavily inspired by...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
F9 (2021)
A lot of the drama in these films really stems from Dom’s family. There is Letty, his kid, and now his brother. They are all catalysts...
May 31, 20231 min read
The Machine (released 5/26/23)
This movie was actually better than I expected. I thought it was just going to be this ridiculous action comedy, which it was. But it...
May 26, 20231 min read
Hobbs and Shaw (2019)
This movie was way too generic. It also showed how much power The Rock was starting to develop in Hollywood. There were also cameos that...
May 25, 20231 min read
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
I really liked this one. The betrayal of the team’s leader. The stakes and mystery of why he is even doing it. The villain is still a...
May 24, 20231 min read
Kandahar (released 5/26/23)
I don’t think I’ve seen a more soulless action movie in my life. The main character’s motivations are generic and thin. The film has...
May 20, 20231 min read
Fast X (released 5/19/23)
These movies really do be getting better and better. The biggest win for this movie is hands down, Jason Mamoa. He is basically a Jack...
May 19, 20231 min read
Furious 7 (2015)
This was my first time watching this movie so I was able to see this without The Dark Knight effect. Essentially, I was able to see it...
May 18, 20232 min read
Fast and Furious 6 (2013)
I wonder how many more movies until we reach the leap from a GTA vibe to a Saints Row vibe. I feel this movie was full GTA 5 wild. Still...
May 17, 20231 min read
Fast 5 (2011)
I guess this was the movie they said “Screw it, let’s have some fun.” This time around we get one long heist plan with some bounty...
May 11, 20231 min read
Fast and Furious (2009)
This was a much better version of the first movie. It is continuing the franchise’s build to bigger and bigger set pieces. This is also...
May 10, 20231 min read
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