Like “Masters of the Air”, you can watch this; only on Apple TV. A new historical drama tv show.
PLOT:
April 9th, 1865 was when the American Civil War officially came to an end. When General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate army had surrendered at last. At Appomattox.
Five days later, April 14th, 1865 at 10:15 pm. Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, USA. Tragic came. During a play of “Our American Cousin”, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was 56 years old. When he got shot at the back of his head. By stage actor turned murderer John Wilkes Booth.
They rushed him back at the White House, where he died minutes or hours later. His wife Mary Todd Lincoln, stayed by his side until his final dying breath. While U.S. President Andrew Johnson came into power, and they’ve given President Lincoln a big funeral train, the manhunt had begun. Throughout 7 entire episodes, from start to finish. All the way to the final act.
Episode 6 was when John Wilkes Booth was shot at the back of the head. For good. Just like Abraham Lincoln. In a tobacco farmhouse in Port Royal, Virginia on April 26th, 1865. Just when they set it on fire. He was almost 27 years old. And while he was limping on one leg, he got what he frickin’ deserved. A death wish. By a Union cavalry soldier who won the bounty prize!
Episode 7 is when they found the last of the Confederate spies, who knew John Wilkes Booth. 4 in which, were condemned to be dropped and hanged by the neck, until death.
Like “Oppenheimer”, there is a lot of flash forward and flash backward. In each episode, that are 1 hour each. Even before and after the assassination. The only two highlights in this, are Frederick Douglass. Who had his people volunteer in the war. And how they caught a few Confederate spies….in Montreal, Quebec, Canada! 🇨🇦 Even at the St. Lawrence Hotel!
The only dislikes is how the secretary of war ripped some pages from Booth’s diary. And burned them.
Another dislike, is how they were to dispose of John Wilkes Booth’s body. The secretary of war wanted to throw his body in lake water. Along with fake dead bodies. Fortunately by a Civil War gunship, they found John Wilkes Booth’s body, and did many autopsies on it. And then they took it to his grave.
MY REACTION?
The cast members are new, so can hardly remember them. There is Anthony Boyle from “Tetris”, as John Wilkes Booth. Hamish Linklater from “Battleship”, as President Abraham Lincoln. Lilli Taylor from “The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials”, as Mary Todd Lincoln. And Patton Oswalt from “The Secret Life of Pets 2”, as Lafayette C. Baker.
So for a success, 7.2 out of 10 stars is what I give. Recommend for history buffs and adults only!
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Michael Douglas makes a comeback too. Only starring in a tv show, only on Apple TV! Believe it or not, he’s Benjamin Franklin! The first person to discover electricity! ⚡️⚡️With that 🪁 experiment he did!
Three years have passed since the battle of Hong Kong. When the king of the monsters and the 8th wonder of the world had their fight. And also one more fight against Mechagodzilla. Monarch, that public scientific organization, has been aware about more titans ever since. No matter if it’s on the surface of the Earth. Or beneath the Earth, like what Jules Verne wrote. Monarch, built more futuristic vehicles, as well as warning systems. Unlike the ones you see in cartoons like “The Jetsons”.
The mute kid Jia, portrayed by Kaylee Hottle, still has a strong bond connection to that gigantic ape. In which I don’t like. If I were Tom Berenger as Staff Sgt. Barnes from “Platoon”, I’d put a bullet to her head or throat right away. Fortunately for Godzilla, he went through some changes, fought against a gargantuan spider crab, and used the Coliseum in Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 as his home. He only goes to France 🇫🇷 at a nuclear ☢️ plant to recharge.
Surprisingly, but shockingly, there were more gigantic apes, hidden beneath the Earth. And the last of the natives, who worship the kaiju’s as gods. During in which, a scarred but gargantuan gorilla king challenged Kong a duel or two. With the help of an ice dragon!
Uncovering its secrets behind its history, origin stories and why the natives left Skull Island, everything was lead to two epic showdowns. From beneath the Earth, to fighting near Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬. AND, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! 🇧🇷
For the first time in years, they ended their rivalry. And joined forces to deal with this sort of double duel.
American actress Rebecca Hall from “Mirai” reprises her role as Dr. Ilene Andrews once more from “Godzilla VS Kong”. Joining her would happened to be none other than British actor Dan Stevens, as Trapper. 4-5 months ago, he worked for Hayao Miyazaki as one of the talking parakeets in “The Boy and the Heron”.
So for a success, 8/10 stars is what I give. The only highlights are how they’ve added in two sea serpent like dragons, (similar to the ones from Digimon & Pokémon) warg like wolves (similar to the ones from “The Hobbit” & “Lord of the Rings” series), that ice dragon (similar to the one from “How To Train Your Dragon 2”), and how Mothra (from “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, 2019) gets a second chance to join the fight.
The only part I didn’t liked, was how Monarch gave Kong….a gauntlet?! WTF?!
In conclusion, if there are two things that I’ve learned from this instalment of the MonsterVerse series, it has to be on how one human must NEVER EVER fall in love with a monster. Or a kaiju. No matter how big or different it is. AND, never rely on new Hollywood stars who are born mute and deaf. Like Kaylee Hottle. To those that cannot speak, cannot hear, & do the sign language.
If I ever see Kaylee Hottle again, her character Jia must die in the next instalment. In real life however, if she does something obtuse, Kaylee will have to be sent to a boarding school for troubled youngsters. Far away. For months. Unlike the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas that she attends at…..
The single biggest threat to man’s continued dominance on the planet, is the virus. 🦠
-Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Nobel laureate. Introduction to this.
Roger Ebert awarded this film 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling this, “one of the great scare stories of our time, the notion that deep in the uncharted rain forests, deadly diseases are lurking, and if they ever escape their jungle homes and enter the human bloodstream, there will be a new plague the likes of which we have never seen”.
They’ve mentioned this in that tv show, “Eli Roth’s History of Horror”. And how it relates to how the whole world faced the chaotic COVID-19 pandemic 😷 in the early 2020’s. In fact, this became popular again when the pandemic 😷 began. It’s all thanks to the director, Wolfgang Peterson who did this. Not Terry Gilliam who did “12 Monkeys” with Bruce Willis & Brad Pitt. (Ebert & Siskel liked it, but I didn’t).
PLOT:
Civil war, deep in the jungles of Africa. All chaotic. During in which, monkeys have been infecting people with viruses 🦠 . Unlike anything; that not a single human being had ever faced. Virologists in the military, work the people to know what it is.
Then, everything changed when a contagious African monkey was caught by poachers. Sent to America 🇺🇸 by steamship, it infected a pet shop clerk and his owner.
That is when the whole virus 🦠 began spread on everyone, everything, everywhere, all at once. In their homes 🏠 , at their work, etc.
The major symptoms will make your eyes watery, one you see them. Pale white skin, red circles in the eyes, sweat 😓 , and zits. During in which, to those that are infected get into contagious coughing. Followed by immediate unconsciousnesses. Certain death 💀 within minutes. Especially on kids! Dead 😵 infected bodies in body bags, would have to be burned in a farmhouse. Right away. Like burning 🔥 the windmill from “Frankenstein”, 1931.
If the virus 🦠 infected all of America 🇺🇸, they would use fuel air bombs. The most powerful non-nuclear weapon in arsenal. Firebomb every single city in the USA. So they had to find the monkey host before it’s too late. In a wild goose chase, that no virologist had ever faced.
My reaction?
The cast is incredible. Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey, and Dale Dye. I have been looking for this movie for 3 long years, since I faced the chaotic COVID-19 pandemic 😷. And I knew that there is something about this. This is indeed, the most biggest suspenseful film ever made. To show us a medical disaster.
Comedian Mel Brooks after seeing this, did a parody on his cartoon tv show, “Spaceballs: The Animated Series”. Only instead of a contagious monkey, the host happens to be that half man, half canine character, Barf. Drank too much ebola soda cans, until he began puking 🤢🤮. Made everyone across the galaxy, toss their cookies. Until he was as big and fat as the 50ft woman, from that 1950’s flick. And his owner? What a douche! Wasn’t very much like Bill Pullman.
While I thank Eli Roth for doing that tv show, (except for the episode on witches), we do not want to face another contagious virus ever again. Not from a bat, or from a monkey, or any animal that might have a virus. So for a success on this, 9.5 out of 10 stars is what I give.
In conclusion, you do not want something like this to happen for example….
(Old woman tosses her cookies)Kids: NO!!!!Libby: Keep her away from us!Sheen: I’m clean! I’m clean!Carl: Sanctuary! Sanctuary!(All panicking kids leave the room in a flash)Mikey Myers: Wait. What’s going-? (He sees the mess). OH MY GOD! She left a contagious mess! In the name of all things sacred, that has the most foul smelly stench ever! Somebody shoot that monkey! Felicity: No, no! Nobody touch anything! And no shooting that woman! We gotta this sample to the lab to be analyzed!(Biohazard team take the puke sample, carefully)
Previously on “Dune: Part I”, directed by Denis Villeneuve, set in the year 10,191, a young boy who’s father is a duke, has been having visions of the future. When he believes on becoming a messiah on a desert planet. By joining a tribe of blue eyed people. After his dad and mom inherited a spice factory on the same desert planet, came a terrible betrayal from other galactic empires. Only that young boy, his mom and a friend survived…until now.
Now the moment you’ve been waiting for. Since Part I, now comes Part II of this “Dune” franchise that is ‘out of this world’. Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, & introducing Zendeya reprise their roles from the first movie. Joining them, would be none other than Christopher Walken, Dave Bautista, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh.
Since betrayal, forcing our hero towards the desert on the dune planet, began his seek for revenge against the other galactic empires who destroyed his entire family clan. During in which, more gigantic sand worms came. Unlike the ones from “Beetlejuice”, both the live action movie & cartoon, and that Alaskan bull worm from that ‘BobPants SpongeSquare’ tv cartoon episode.
Slowly but surely, our hero began to earn his brightly blue eyes. And they glow at night too. It happened to American actor Kyle MacLachan in the original flick from 1984 that didn’t turn out very well. Somehow, it’s because of the spice in the planet’s atmosphere. Or blue liquid that these blue eyed tribespeople would drink on. From the blood of a baby sand worm. It explains everything on why they wore oxygen masks. So whenever someone is not wearing an oxygen mask for too long, that’s when a person’s set of eyes can change colour.
Right at the climax, our hero who has dreams that can lead to the future, really became a messiah. I can’t tell you. But those blue eyed Arab people are really becoming psychic. And our hero, alongside with the last of his family, friends and allies, finally got his revenge.
Like “Oppenheimer”, directed by Christopher Nolan, they most of the scenes filmed in colour. While some were filmed in black and white. Probably at the same time like “Pleasantville”.
So for a success, 8.8 out of 10 stars is what I give. The only parts I didn’t liked are those gay kisses. This was meant to be released in November of 2023. Unfortunately this got delayed for 4 months, due to the Hollywood strike. So they had this released in March of 2024. Arrived too late when they announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards. 🤞🏻 if this can win more than six Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards in March of 2025….
Wait! This is not over! The director, Denis Villeneuve is already working on “Dune: Messiah”. Based on the second novel of the series. But that won’t happen until next time. Fortunately, this late 2024, a tv show spinoff or prequel called “Dune: Prophecy” will be released. Takes place 10,000 years before the events of “Dune”. Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, and Emily Watson will be in it. I might’ve known….
Nathan Lane. America’s hilarious comedian. And he’s been in so many comedy movies, that Chicago film critics Ebert, Siskel & Roeper were very pleased on. “Mouse Hunt”, “The Birdcage”, the 2005 remake of “The Producers”, “Astro Boy” in 2009, and the first two “Stuart Little” flicks as a cat named Snowbell. But in this topic, we’re looking at a cartoon tv show that he was in.
Like Judi Dench who was in “Angelina Ballerina”, as well as Ringo Starr & George Carlin in “Shining Time Station” with those “Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends” episodes….this cartoon based on those kids books by James Marshall, was on Canadian kids tv channel YTV!! Back in the late 1990’s!!
Believe it or not, Nathan Lane and Andrea Martin, were George and Martha! A hippo 🦛 couple. And yes, they were in Canada 🇨🇦 for this. Set in an animated world where animals are people, George and Martha are with them. At the beginning of the series, George already lost a tooth when he crashed at the back of an ice cream truck. And was given a gold tooth to replace his old one.
Throughout 2 seasons, with 26 episodes, (52 segments), George and Martha go through all sorts of activities. Like going to the beach, or going to an amusement park, or anywhere they go. And playing practical jokes on each other. In a humorous way, the series teaches about friendship. During in which, George and Martha sometimes argue, but always make up.
They’ve made lots of friends in the series. Like two laughing hyenas, an elephant 🐘 , a peacock 🦚 , alligators 🐊 , surfing penguins 🐧 , friendly walruses and more.
Distributed by Nelvana, and with the help of Maurice Sendak, author of the “Little Bear” books, the series went on for only a year. In YTV’s case, they had like 5 reruns of this cartoon tv show until they cancelled this along with “Stickin’ Around” by 2003 or 2004. Just when Nelvana was distributing the 2002 version of “The Berenstain Bears”, as it then later came to YTV.
Now these days, while kids are addicted to CGI animated preschool cartoons like “Paw Patrol” these days, it’s insane that they don’t recognize long lost 2D cartoons like this one. Or any of the rest that Nelvana worked on. In my opinion, it’s always a good idea to give some long lost cartoon a second chance to be popular again. No matter what the cost. Even when all episodes of “George and Martha” need to be manufactured on DVD right away.
What about YTV? That kids tv channel has gone too far enough. And yet, they’ve forgotten so much over what they did in the past. While making a big deal with Nickelodeon.
As for this, ‘B-‘ is what I give. The only episode in this long lost tv show is when George was asleep 😴 too much. The rest of the segments however, superb. 👌🏻 And all I can say to Nathan Lane is this: “I thank you very much for this”.
Judi Dench. A famous British actress in the Hollywood business. And won numerous awards for her performances. Didn’t win very much Oscar awards and Golden Globe Awards. But in this topic, this isn’t about any of her movie roles.
You’ll be like Jim Carrey from “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” who is all ‘WTF?’ who’s made a shocking discovery. Let’s just say that out of most of her roles in the Hollywood business, she only got into one animated cartoon. All the way back from 2001 to 2006.
They had this on YTV in Canada in the early 2000’s first. And then had it transferred to the Treehouse tv channel or PBS Kids. From Hit Entertainment that distributed “Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends”, “Fireman Sam”, and “Bob the Builder”, were it was all models for those cartoon tv shows, this one was 2D animation. Not 3D animation.
Based on the children’s books by Katharine Holabird, and illustrated by Helen Craig. Believe it or not, Judi Dench was the voice of a talking mouse named Miss Lily in “Angelina Ballerina”! WTF?!
I was speechless like how he was. When I found out about this.
Yes, Judi Dench was the voice of Miss Lily. A mouse ballet teacher who is a kind and mother figure to her students. Set in a world where mice are people, one of her pupils is Angelina Mouseling.
A helpful, feisty, quiet, and soft-voiced little white dancing mouse who loves to dance and always dreams of becoming famous. Voiced by her only daughter, Finty Williams. So together, they did a mother & daughter act in this.
I know this is all girls stuff, and for kids under 5. But Judi Dench’s performance, as that talking mouse ballet teacher with a Russian accent, is not bad. She should’ve spoke about this in an TV interview. Before getting into other movies to make her famous like “Belfast”. And how she and her daughter Finty Williams worked together on this, grand fully.
Throughout almost 25 episode segments, kids under 5 will like her performance. And her daughter too. Heck, they even had Derek Jacobi as a mouse choreographer. Wasn’t speechless on that. And I hate to be too critical like Roger Ebert, or Richard Roeper, and Gene Siskel, but the 2D animation is superb. Rather than 3D animation. Not to mention that lousy CGI revival.
I only watched like 5 episodes, when they had this on Canadian kids tv channel YTV. And maybe a few more in a dvd rental from Blockbuster, while I knew there was something peculiar on that cartoon.
In one of the episodes which is “Angelina’s Baby Sister”, this must’ve inspired Japanese film animator & director Mamoru Hosoda. To do his 2018 anime film, “Mirai”. Same thing like what happened in “Mirai”, only except no mice.
When Angelina’s baby sister named Polly was born, her parents have been preoccupied on her. Leaving Angelina jealous, upset, neglected and frustrated. Probably at the same time. She tried to run away from home, but was caught by her grandparents. So Angelina by instead, made a mess in her bedroom. Her whole mouse family tries to solve this problem, as they really understood her feelings. And in the end, Angelina accepts her new sister, while she loves her.
I almost started crying when that did. And yes, it is like “Mirai”. Long before that happened almost 12 years later. It was the last time I’ve seen that 2D animated cartoon. They had all of its episodes on DVDs, whenever videos are sold. But I have felt sorry for Finty Williams when she became an underrated actress later on. And was caught drunk driving. By entering her 50’s in 2022, she celebrated her 3rd year of sobriety. Or so I have read.
Now these days, while toddlers today are into CGI animated cartoons like “Paw Patrol”, many people are seeming forgetting 2D animated cartoons like this one. Already, they’ve forgotten so much on the stop motion version of “Fireman Sam”. No DVD or VHS of their episodes were ever found. In this case on “Angelina Ballerina”, this was fortunate to have good episodes to be manufactured on DVD. Including the one that must’ve inspired Mamoru Hosoda presumably.
And while I have felt sorry on Finty Williams on becoming an underrated actress, I think that Judi Dench has real talent in the voice acting business. Other than starring in those dramatic film roles that brought the attention of the real film critics, Ebert, Siskel, and Roeper. She would’ve been great in more 2D animated cartoons. Perhaps some animated feature films after that.
In conclusion, while I do not appreciate revivals of other cartoons, I think that my next generation family clan members as kids under 5, will appreciate this. For girls only. Some of the “Angelina Ballerina” books too. No CGI animated cartoons like “Paw Patrol”.🚫🚫🚫🚫
This is not one of those motion pictures where there is a lot of flash forward and flash backward. Like what Christopher Nolan or Quentin Tarantino would do. This, I highly recommended for adults to watch.
I was 5 to 6 years old, when I heard Ray Charles voice. As the voice of G-Chef in that kids animated direct to video movie, “Blue’s Big Musical Movie”. He got to meet the Steve Burns guy. And I was like 9-10 years old when Jamie Foxx portrayed him in this motion picture. I wasn’t ready to watch these dramatic motion pictures, but I didn’t know he was blind.
By the time I was in my teen years, I recognized his voice once more. When John Candy listened to his song ‘Mess Around’ in “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” while Steve Martin was asleep.
And by the time I was in my 20’s, I had this soft drink with him on it. While on vacation seeing my relatives out east.
It took me many years to understand on what made him famous, his blindness, why he was so good on the piano, and how Jamie Foxx deserved to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. That Golden Globe Award too. This was released months after his death in mid 2004.
Ray Charles Robinson, who began to love playing the piano at age 7, was haunted by his younger brother’s death who accidentally drowned. Leaving his mom heartbroken. 9 months later, he began to lose his vision and became completely blind. Glaucoma turns out to be the cause.
Since then, he began his career as a pianist. By joining many musical bands. Country and jazz, he fought hard. He got arrested only twice by drugs & needles. But he only did it very less than how Chris Farley did.
Fortunately, rather than hanging out with girly singer after he was married with a woman, and have kids, he decided to focus the things he loved on the most. And faced his fears while Ray was sentenced to drug rehabilitation. Not to mention that girly singer who died of an overdose near the climax.
Film critic Roger Ebert was very impressed with this. Which is why he awarded this 4/4 stars. In my perspective, 9.5 out of 10 stars is what I give. Long story. Recommended for adults only. So if you have toddlers, then they can see him perform in that direct to kids animated movie, as a part of this “Blues Clues” franchise. Only the original version with that Steve Burns guy. Not the reboot version.
In conclusion, Jamie Foxx deserved to win Best Actor. At both the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars.
While reviewing this, had a little trouble with my tv addicted dad who is a terrible jokester. And is playing mind games on me. Not to mention how he teases me too much, which isn’t funny. But I was able to pull through.
As a companion to “Band of Brothers” & “The Pacific”, this is another tv show that depicts on what happened in the Second World War. Only it talks about the 100th Bombardment Group in the United States Army Air Forces. So their adventure takes them to the skies. In addition, no one has made a tv show or a movie about the USAAF since 1941 & 1990.
Only one 1941 comedy movie that featured Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dick Foran in “Keep ‘Em Flying”. And that 1990 biographical war film, “Memphis Belle”.
From January 26th, 2024 to March 15th, 2024, each episode was shown on Apple TV on Friday nights. For this 10 episode tv show. Didn’t make it in the nominees for the 81st Golden Globe Awards ceremony. Arrived way too late as they’ve already announced the winners.
CAST:
Introducing Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Kevin Boyle, Sam Hazeldine, John Schwab, and Sawyer Spielberg. I can’t tell you about these newcomers, but one of these guys did worked for Hayao Miyazaki once on “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”. The English dub version. AND, Sawyer Spielberg’s father happens to be none other than that famous filmmaker Steven Spielberg! So this is his first tv show, like Austin Butler and Callum Turner.
PLOT:
Springtime of 1943 to springtime of 1945. Allied bombers and fighter pilots have only one purpose. Bring the war to Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s doorstep in Germany. On the east side, the Soviets are the same thing.
While most bomber planes take to the skies, so do the Tuskegee Airmen. Only lost three of their Tuskegee Airmen pilots.
Most of these pilot bombers do want to go home early. Like what happened to the crew of the ‘Memphis Belle’. After they accomplished 25 bombing missions. But it is very risky, while they’re in dogfighting. That includes facing suicide missions.
Cause when U.S. pilots had their bomber planes shot down over German occupied territories like Belgium, and survived, they had to rely on the Belgian or French resistance to be smuggled out. Quickly & quietly. Or worse. End up in a POW camp. If any of them were Jewish, execution camps where dozens are executed. Certain death by gas chamber.
The fascinating part, is how the Allied pilots watch those air raids from out of London, England. They found it beautiful. And of course name their bomber planes. Like ‘Windy City’, ‘Our Baby’, ‘Texas Tomcat’, ‘Wild Cargo’, ‘Red Meat’, ‘Alice From Dallas’, and etc. In the Pacific coast, they already have ‘Enola Gay’ & ‘Bockscar’. Ready to drop ‘Fat Man’ & ‘Little Boy’ on Japan. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s two atomic bombs.
While they have a husky like wolf dog named Meatball as their mascot, (as I just love their pet canine; makes me want to have one), what’s important is that they want their bomber planes in functioning condition. No gremlins to sabotage everything. Similar to the ones from that 1984 movie mostly. Unlike the one in that Bug Bunny cartoon, ‘Falling Hare’. And how they mention those ‘little green men who play tricks’ in that “Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends” cartoon. Season 5, episode 6: ‘Gordon and the Gremlin’. Narrated by Alec Baldwin. Aired on January 18th, 1999 or September 16th, 1999.
For two long years, only one of their navigator pilots does toss his cookies whenever he flies. Heck, he would have his puke in an army helmet which is gross. The rest however, pulled through.
Surprisingly, when our heroes ended up in a POW camp, it’s the same POW camp where ‘The Great Escape’ happened. 76 men broke out. 50 got shot. 23 were recaptured. While only 3 made it out. Sometime after the escape, three Tuskegee Airmen pilots came in the POW camp, where they befriend them. And while they’ve mentioned James H. Doolittle who lead the raid on Tokyo, Japan, our heroes stayed put in camp. Then they planned on getting out alive.
MY REACTION:
This does sound insane. But when filmmakers do tv shows and motion pictures, all this Second World War & Cold War business has got to come to a stop. 🛑🛑🛑🛑 There’s too much movies and tv shows that show events in these savage times. Not to mention the Jewish holocaust. There has to be other events on what happened in history, that should be told. For as far as I researched, “Manhunt” will be released on March 15th, 2024 on Apple TV. Depicts the manhunt of murderer John Wilkes Booth, after he assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
And eventually, American actor Michael Douglas, star of ‘Falling Down’, will be one of the founding fathers of America, which is Benjamin Franklin. The first man who discovered electricity. In a tv show coming on Apple TV called ‘Franklin’.
Overall, while the cinematography and special effects are superb in this, Hollywood filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Nolan, & Sir Steven Rodney McQueen should get into other events on what happened in history right away. Like how “Manhunt” & “Benjamin” are coming soon. No more Second World War & Cold War crap. 🚫❌
And another thing. While Austin Butler was a mama’s boy like Norman Bates from “Psycho”, as how terrifying he was as Tex in “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”, I do not want him hanging out with Tom Hanks ever again. For what they did in that “Elvis” movie previously that I heard, was a very sad story indeed. And Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker should’ve harassed him as Elvis Presley in life.
But on the other hand, Austin Butler does learn a valuable lesson in this. In any war, for what happened in history with such massive battles, war is never a game. No matter if it’s in the air, or on land, or out at sea.
So for a success, 7.7 out of 10 stars is what I give. The only parts I don’t like are the German commanders play mind games on them. Forcing some POW’s to take a long march. Asking almost 20 questions to each POW. Hitler youth kids. And, how these krauts are totally sour. Makes me want to stab one in the neck, as well as ripping its nose off. In conclusion, three things.
1. In one of the episodes in this, for the first time in years, many U.S. pilots got to watch one of those Bud Abbott & Lou Costello movies, while they were at base camp. They LOL a lot. Mostly the first 10 minutes of “Hit The Ice”, where our two comedians as photographers deal with an apartment building on fire. That’s a highlight like that husky dog.
2. I am pleased to hear that filmmaker Michael Winterbottom, has hired Tom Blyth (star of “The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) and Olivia Cooke (co-star of “Ready Player One”). To focus on a new motion picture that takes place during the First World War. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, it’s an adaptation of “A Farewell To Arms”. That, I would be pleased to see. 🤞🏻if it’s not too dramatic. And not to much lovey dovey stuff. If it’s anything on the First World War, I’d be happy to check it out.
3. If Tom Hanks can portray a historical person, I’d be thrilled if he can portray Colonel Harland David Sanders (1890-1980). Godfather of the Kentucky Fried Chicken company. What do you think of that?
Last time they showed KFC in a motion picture, is that 3 time Oscar winning motion picture “Green Book”. Heck, with KFC added in, made it also win 3 Golden Globe Awards.
There is less panda-monium in this new chapter of the Kung Fu Panda series. 8 years have passed since our protagonist was reunited with his long lost panda father in the 3rd movie.
Po, (portrayed by Jack Black) had been the Dragon Warrior for a long time. And it was time for him to be the leader of his valley home. While his red panda master who trained him, shall retire.
His friends, Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Crane and Viper had went on other missions. They did not help out Po in this adventure. It’s a shame that Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, David Cross, and Angelina Jolie didn’t reprise their roles in this one. On the other hand, they do train Po’s new buddy at the end scene when they return.
A sorceress called the Chameleon, can shape shift into any form of a kung fu master. Only deadlier. And gargantuan. Like an elephant, or a panda, or a snow leopard, or a wolf, or a peacock, or whoever can face the chameleon.
Joining Jack Black would be Viola Davis as the Chameleon, Ke Huy Quan (from “The Goonies”) as a Juniper City citizen, and introducing Nora Lum a.k.a. Awkwafina as Zhen, a corsac fox. Who happens to be a master thief like Lupin III in Juniper City. Which is cool.
Reprising their roles are Bryan Cranston as his panda father, Ian McShane as the snow leopard antagonist from the first movie, Dustin Hoffman as Shifu, & James Hong as Po’s adoptive goose father.
Together, both Po and Zhen made a great team on taking down the Chameleon. I had to watch this with a friend who wanted to see this for his birthday in March. I’ve seen some magnificent foxes in animation, but this corsac fox takes the kick. Awkwafina as that corsac fox did a spectacular job. They even featured more wolves like the second movie. Some in which were king fu masters too. I sure hope there can be merchandise on these wolf characters. Same thing to Awkwafina’s character. In addition, I sure do have a crush on her. As well as those wolves and Angelina Jolie’s character.
What about Ke Huy Quan? I must say. It’s great that he got a second chance to be popular again. After all, no one has seen him in years while he only appeared in “The Goonies”. And how he deserved to win both that Golden Globe Award & Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in “Everything, Everywhere All At Once”. For whatever reasons. This here, is his first animated movie that he’s been willing to be in. Heck, before he volunteered, he got to meet President Joesph Biden and his wife at the White House.
In Viola Davis’s case, since she won both that Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in “Fences”, she too wanted to get into an animated motion picture. And this here, is her very first.
I can’t tell you on how they defeated the Chameleon. But the corsac fox deserved to be the new Dragon Warrior. So for a success, 7 out of 10 stars is what I give.
In honour of this 4th chapter, they had a parade balloon of Po previously. At Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade of 2023. Almost 4 months before this was released.
From the director who did “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”, now comes a new anime movie to the “Digimon: Digital Monsters” franchise. Only this time, Sora, Mimi, Matt, and Joe have already moved on. Izzy and Tai made a cameo in this, but do not speak. Same thing to Willis, Terriermon, and Lopmon from “Digimon: The Movie” & “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”.
It’s Kari & Gatomon along with T.K. & Patamon who are still ongoing. Joining them are Ken & Wormmon, Yolei & Hawkmon, Cody & Armadillomon, and Davis & Veemon. In addition, both Kari & Yolei….look….FABULOUS!!
After saving a boy from falling, he claims to be the first chosen child before they came. Though that he had to fix up something with his Digimon, that he received on his 4th birthday. February 29th, 1996. Born in leap year.
Flashbacks do reveal on how Tai and Kari were infants. Before their first Digimon incident began, like what happened in “Digimon: The Movie”. And how that kid had a tragic past, before his Digimon buddy screwed things up. So at the climax, by dealing with his Digimon buddy, he had to time travel back to set things right.
While cast members such as Tara Sands, Kate Higgins, Jeannie Tirado, Brian Donovan, & Neil Kaplan reprise their roles, I still do miss Lara Jill Miller and Tifanie Christun as the original voices of Yolei Inoue and Kari Kamiya.
So for a success, 7/10 stars is what I give. The only parts I didn’t liked were singing that birthday song for him, and some annoying bits on what Davis said. Bad jokes mostly.
I was able to watch this in theatres in my hometown. Before dealing with my friends on a birthday event. The only downside were two African-American kids behind me, who couldn’t keep quiet and were coughing. If I were Patrick Swayze from “Road House”, I’d kick them right out the door.
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