Thursday Movie Picks #49: Police Detectives

 Hey! Welcome to Thursday Movie Picks where you get to share your movie picks for each topic presented every Thursday!  Based on the theme presented each week, you can pick up to 3 to 5 movies and explain why you picked those movies! This meme is being hosted by Wandering through the Shelves!

This week's theme is: Police Detectives!


Now, I love watching movies that deal with mysteries and detectives and I'm so happy that this week's theme is all about police detectives!  So, here are the movies that I've seen so far that dealt with police detectives!

1. Pokemon Detective Pikachu

In a world where people collect Pokemon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.

I will admit that at first, I was hesitant about this movie because 1) Pikachu was being voiced by Ryan Reynolds (or the fact that Pikachu was talking at all) and 2) the fact that the Pokemon in this film are in live action made me a bit wary about this film.  But, when I finally saw this film, I ended up loving this film for the really good story line and Ryan Reynolds did a fantastic job voicing Pikachu!  This is definitely one of my favorite video game movies, alongside "Sonic the Hedgehog!"

2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

I have to say that this is one of my favorite movies of all-time and it's one movie that I continue to watch to this very day!  I just loved the way that the toon world interacted with the human world and the plot about Roger Rabbit being framed for a murder was quite an intriguing story!  Also, the late Bob Hoskins' performance as Eddie Valiant was one of the most iconic aspects of this film!

3. Enola Holmes

When Enola Holmes - Sherlock's teen sister - discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord.

"Enola Holmes" was one of those movies that I was a bit interested in seeing, despite the fact that I don't know much about Sherlock Holmes.  But after watching this movie, I had a really fun time with this film!  Millie Bobby Brown was fantastic as Enola Holmes and I loved the way that the film juggled both humor and suspense throughout!

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Thursday Movie Picks #48: 2020 Releases

Hey! Welcome to Thursday Movie Picks where you get to share your movie picks for each topic presented every Thursday!  Based on the theme presented each week, you can pick up to 3 to 5 movies and explain why you picked those movies! This meme is being hosted by Wandering through the Shelves!

This week's theme is: 2020 Releases!


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!  I hope the year started out well for you guys!  I was actually hoping that we had a theme that dealt with movies from 2020 as I watched a lot of films from 2020 and many of them had surprised me!  So, here's my list of movies in 2020 that actually surprised me in a pleasant way!

1. Birds of Prey

After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.

When I first heard about this movie, I will admit that I was a bit hesitant about this movie because of the "R" rating, despite the fact that Harley Quinn is one of my all-time favorite DC villains.  Also, this movie came out after "Suicide Squad," which was a pretty controversial movie on its own.  But, after watching this movie, I found myself really enjoying this movie and I think that Margot Robbie's portrayal of Harley Quinn was truly fantastic!

2. The Trial of the Chicago 7

The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

When I first heard about this movie, I will admit that I wasn't that interested in the movie at first because it was about a courtroom drama and I rarely watch movies that deal with courtroom procedures. But this movie amazed me with the very well written characters and the intense situations surrounding the characters that this quickly became my all-time favorite movie of 2020!

3. Sonic the Hedgehog

After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.

Another movie I was on the fence about when I first heard about it.  Despite the fact that I'm a huge "Sonic the Hedgehog" fan, after they released the very first trailer (the one with "ugly" Sonic), I was so taken aback by the whole thing.  But, I was really surprised that they decided to redesign the character and it turned out to be the best thing for this movie!  But, not only was the redesign a vast improvement for the character, but the movie turned out to be really good story wise!  I just loved the more emotional take they had on Sonic's character and I actually felt for him whenever his loneliness got to him.  This movie made me so excited to see the sequel, especially when two of my all-time favorite characters from the franchise will be appearing in the sequel!  Oh and don't forget Jim Carrey's performance as Dr. Robotnik!  He was probably one of the best parts of the movie!

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The Animation Tag!

 

Hey everyone!  I'm doing a tag for this blog for the very first time, which is called the "Animation Tag!"  This tag was created by Dbmoviesblog and I wanted to do this tag because I'm a huge fan of animation and I wanted to talk about some of my favorite animations over the years!  So, let's get started!

1. Favourite Disney animation?

The Lion King (1994)

2. Favourite non-Disney animation?

The Snowman (1982).  Seriously, one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking animations I have ever seen!

3. Criminally-underseen animation you recommend to everyone?

I have two animations that come to mind:

The first one is "The Nutcracker Prince."  It was an animated film that came out in 1990 and it is about the Nutcracker Prince fighting off the Mouse King.  It also had a young Kiefer Sutherland (you know, Jack Bauer from "24") voicing the Nutcracker Prince himself!  It's a fantastic movie that's heavily underrated.

Another one is Rabbit Ears' "The Fool and the Flying Ship."  While not a lengthy movie per se, it's still worth checking out, especially if you love Russian folktales and watching weird animation!

4. Visually great animation, but narratively disappointing?

I thought that Disney's Chicken Little had stunning animation, but the story wasn't really that good.

5. Narratively great animation, but visually disappointing?

The Brave Little Toaster.  The story about the appliances trying to find their master was really good, but the animation was a bit lacking and I kind of wished that they used the same animation from the Disney films that came out around the 1980s.

6. Favourite piece of music from animation?

Anything done by the late James Horner.  But his music in "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" really stood out to me as being one of the most beautiful pieces of music he has ever composed!

7. First memorable animations from your childhood?

Probably one of the earliest animations I've seen from my childhood was "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics." It was an old anime series that came out during the 1980s and it was my first introduction to anime!

8. Animation that always makes you laugh?

The Fool and the Flying Ship of course and as for TV shows, the Angry Beavers still continue to make me laugh to this day!

9. Already released animation you would like to see?

I would love to see Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse since I've been hearing nothing but good things about that movie and I'm a huge Spider-Man fan, so that's definitely a plus for me!  Another film I wanted to see was Moana.  I love it when Disney explores different cultures and this seems like a movie that I would enjoy!

10. New animation release you are anticipating?

Raya and the Last Dragon.  I love movies that explore other cultures and this movie is the one I'm most anticipating because it's about Dragons and I love watching movies that deal with dragons.

So, I tag...EVERYONE!!!

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Thursday Movie Picks #47: Holiday Action Movies

 

 Hey! Welcome to Thursday Movie Picks where you get to share your movie picks for each topic presented every Thursday!  Based on the theme presented each week, you can pick up to 3 to 5 movies and explain why you picked those movies! This meme is being hosted by Wandering through the Shelves!

This week's theme is: Holiday Action Movies!


Hello everyone!  Happy Christmas Eve!!  I can't believe that Christmas is just a day away and I will definitely be spending it with my family!  Anyway, this week's pick is an interesting one as it's about holiday movies that are full of action!  It's kind of rare that you see Christmas movies that have action in it.  So, for this list, I will be listing superhero movies that took place during the Christmas holidays (because that's a creative way to look at this topic) that I've watched!

1. Shazam!

A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.

I remembered when I watched this movie in theaters in 2019 (when theaters were still open) and I remembered loving this movie!  Shazam was such a hilarious and fantastic character and it was nice to have a DC movie that was actually light hearted for once!  Also, this movie took place during Christmas!

2.  Batman Returns

While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes Catwoman with her own vendetta.

This was probably the oddest Batman movie that I have ever seen (although the fact that it was directed by Tim Burton was probably a dead giveaway).  Yes, it takes place on Christmas, but this movie had a shockingly horror atmosphere to it and there were times where I didn't believe it was a Christmas movie, until I saw the numerous Christmas trees throughout the movie.  But overall, this was a pretty interesting movie!

3.  Iron Man 3

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Oh looky here!  Another superhero movie that takes place during the Christmas holidays!  Anyway, while this movie wasn't as fantastic as the very first "Iron Man," it was way better than the second movie and I really loved Tony Stark's character arc in this movie!  Of course, there was that controversy about the Mandarin's true identity, but still this movie was enjoyable to watch!

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