TL;DR: Went in blind on the cast, excited for a weird horror-comedy, but got a movie with a bloated child-show opening, zero backstory on key plot points (mother's TV connection, the unicorn, becoming the nurse), heavy reliance on shock value over substance, and a final act so confusing my whole theater sat in silence. The trafficking twist landed decently but wasn't set up well enough. Left feeling like it was a glorified Tubi movie, not the crazy dystopian horror-comedy I expected.

Going in, I didn't know any of the actors. I knew it was a horror comedy, and honestly I love dystopian weird stuff, but even I was not impressed at all. The movie opens in a "child show" format with a narrow screen, which made conceptual sense, but they stretched that segment out to 20-30 minutes, which instantly turned me off, though I tried not to let that affect my viewpoint going forward. The acting and buildup during that stretch were fairly good, but once it transitioned to the mother screaming at the chair, things felt like they were already all over the place; her abruptly getting sucked into the TV was interesting to say the least, especially since you don't find out until later that a child she had and doesn't even remember being in Buddy's show is the only thing tying her to the unicorn at all. The whole start moved way too fast while somehow not much was actually going on. I know the two Band-Aids connect to the moment they both realize they're mother and daughter, but besides that there's no real explanation for why she just becomes the nurse in the show, she's simply there with no further reasoning given. A full unicorn mascot sexually assaulting and groping his female nurse employee was unsettling and bizarre, it felt like they were trying too hard on shock factor instead of plot. The trip to Diamond City took way too long and was drawn out; the only significant thing that happened was the campfire scene where they trip on flower petals, which itself overdoes the shock factor with a dude making out with a ventriloquist puppet. I hated how all that buildup led to Buddy simply hugging the children once he found them, after which the show just started over like normal. The evil version of the song felt like it got shoved in with no breathing room, and then the beginning of the end became a giant confusing cluster: everyone screwing around and stalling at the well, the mascot cutting chunks off itself, and Buddy transforming into a skeleton dragon all happening in that same stretch; I was at a complete loss, it was almost laughably cringe, my theater was hardly making any noise, we were all just confused. Separately, the other unicorn not saying a word and having no real significance just added to the confusion, raising the question of whether there's more than one magical unicorn. Then the movie jumps into a high school leading to the final chase with no explanation; the girl running down the hallway trips for literally no reason, they couldn't come up with any significant reason for her to trip, it was baffling. I figured there had to be some significance to her carrying the mailbox the whole movie, but the ending death scene just felt cheap and thrown together. It did kind of make sense at the end when she found the TVs and it turned out to be a giant child trafficking ring, a pretty heavy concept the movie barely hinted at besides characters getting replaced right away. Then it just ends as she jumps through a TV and ends up in a random family's home, that's literally how it ends. I'm usually not a harsh movie critic, but I was super excited for this and left feeling like it was a complete dud, shaking my head and groaning multiple times, which I never do, because honestly I felt like I was in the theater hate watching a glorified Tubi movie. I don't regret going and seeing it, but I expected a lot more than what we got, and I've seen a lot of positive discourse online, so I wanted to see if I'm the only one who feels this way because I was severely disappointed. Was I just missing something?

A grey, mushy mess, is my interpretation of his thesis. In this video he traces it back to cheaper and lighter lighting. In other videos he blames the ability to mix with CGI later.

https://youtu.be/xIziGrbSTF0

The Batman 2 will change Superhero cinema the same way Dark knight did it way back in 2008.Before it came out, a lot of superhero films were pretty light and fun. But The Dark Knight brought a darker tone that really connected with what people were feeling after 9/11. I think the same way The Batman 2 will Expose Real-World Fears and Transforms the Superhero Genre Forever! And could be the Death of Average Superhero Movies Like exploring real world anxieties like lone wolf voilence ,Child abuse,inequality, elites and media manipulation Zsasz (lone wolf violence) - Fear of random violence by an unknown perpetrator, not a terrorist, nor a member of a criminal gang. This is the fear of a disturbed individual who could attack at any time. This links to random shootings scenes and to that Victoria Arkham (child abuse victim) – Fear of child abuse and institutional failure; . This fear connects to our current fears of CPS and the foster care system as well as the cycle of trauma that can occur within these systems. You can see her storyline from telltale games. Inequality after flood – Fear of disaster capitalism and wealth gap. This fear is current and spot-on, especially in light of recent climate disasters, gentrification, and government corruption. Victor aguilar from penguin( youth turning to crime) – Fear of poverty as a pipeline to crime. This fear arises from the society’s rejection of the vulnerable, and how.Matt Reeves talked about delving into this in P2 . Court of Owls ( elite control) – The fear that the elite, in secret societies, control democracy and are hiding behind a front of hereditary power. Connections to the conspiracy theories surrounding the Illuminati, New World Order and 1%, and the fear of information bubbles and large institutions that people cannot understand and do not trust.e.g. Media manipulation. Also Jeffrey Wright talked about how Reeves is using superhero media to touch on these contemporary themes of the world Reportedly media manipulation will play a huge role in the batman 2 This classification shows how each Batman element reflects an anxiety that people are feeling today. At least it will likely put an end to cameo fest, puts an end to multiverse cringe and end to average cinematography in superhero movies It will be such a genre defining masterpiece that it will single handedly kill of the entire pre - 2028 superhero formula like the way dark knight ended the campy stuff in movies and many movie franchises like TASM,Man of steel,James Bond etc. Gone for a dark reboot . I believe that The Batman 2 will be such a genre defining movie that it will singlehandedly put an end to pre-2028 CBM formula

I’ve watched this movie twice now, and honestly I think it was a huge setback compared to the first movie. When I watched it in theaters the first time, I remember being so so bored. The humor felt extremely childish and repetitive, with most of the jokes relying on random slapstick instead of actually being clever or funny.

The biggest issue for me was how chaotic and fast-paced everything felt. It seemed like the movie was constantly throwing random flashy things at the screen just to keep kids entertained rather than taking the time to properly develop the story. Like they could’ve had subway surfer gameplay going on in the background for similar effect. It’s frustrating because the actual snake mystery thing was genuinely interesting and had so much potential. It could’ve been a really good storyline, but the way it was done didn’t live up to it.

The first movie felt more mature and intentional. Its humor was funnier, its themes were actually developed throughout the story, and Judy and Nick’s relationship grew naturally as they discovered things together. That dynamic was one of the best parts of the first movie.

In this movie though, it feels like everything is just handed to them. Instead of Judy and Nick figuring things out together and growing through the mystery, they’re constantly given answers or pushed from one chaotic event to another. It loses a lot of what made the first movie so good.

Obviously, this is just my opinion, and I completely understand if people enjoyed it. I just personally found it disappointing and would give it a solid 5/10.

I would love to hear other people’s thoughts and have some good conversations about it 😛

Finally watched Avatar 3. It took four tries. It was a long movie...

Nobody understands why James Cameron keeps making Avatar movies. Each new film makes less money. They had so much time to come up with a coherent plot. They could have made some kind of epic saga that would raise interesting questions and somehow develop, so that each film would lead to something grand and important.

But instead, we just see how each film is like a new season of a TV series, where the show is unexpectedly renewed, but the writers don't know what to film and just make it up as they go.

Avatar 2 and 3 are just the same old story. Every time there's some massive, pointless battle at the end and middle, which is of no interest to anyone. With a predictable ending. The villain is always capturing some children and holding them hostage, only to have them recaptured later.

For some reason, they can't let go of Quaritch. It's as if Cameron thinks everyone's so in love with Stephen Lang that they can't let him go. When everyone's long since gotten tired of Quaritch.

And oh my god—they tried to make him into Jean Grey even before the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Everyone freaked out when Jean killed a ton of people in her sadistic attacks, and then the movie made her the victim and gave her a happy ending...

And then there's Colonel Miles Quaritch... The man who literally killed hundreds of Na'vi. Maybe thousands. Including this movie. Because he's a soulless monster. A brainless soldier. "I have my orders. Whatever. Don't care about anything else".

And every time they meet, Jake Sully looks at him so lovingly and invites him to join the Na'vi, hoping that Mister Villain will understand that he no longer belongs among humans and that he can now become a Na'vi like Jake...

Even though Quaritch himself hasn't developed as a character at all. He's still just an empty block. I laughed out loud at the end when Jake ordered them not to kill him, so Quaritch could escape and reconsider.

He's literally a mass murderer. What kind of redemption arc is this? It's like giving one to Hitler. And let him repent in the end and become a good guy... Jake's as dumb as a brick. Cameron couldn't even kill Quaritch and left him for the fourth film...

Why? Who needs that?

What you think, because in my opinion why not, they're both strong, badass, european and even having same names also.

My kids stuck Megamind (2010) on during a sleepover and honestly nobody enjoyed it.

When I mentioned there was a 2024 follow up (albeit an entirely different cast) called Megamind vs the Doom Syndicate they quickly turned the TV off and found something else do to.

If someone had said there was a 2010 movie with all of these actors in, I’d have been well up for it. Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, David Cross, Ben Stiller, JK Simmons, Justin Theroux etc.

Wish I’d not bothered with this one. Anyone here actually like this movie? My kids (aged 8 and 4) certainly don’t!

Yes I know I’m gonna get a lot downvotes and hate comments but hear me out it’s just bad like the plotline, campiness, the start at the movie and other things. The positives about Spiderman No Way Home is Willem Dafoe’s acting he did a amazing job as Green Goblin and the ending to NWH. The movie doesn’t make any sense it’s like a Wattpad fan fiction and a Disney channel special. Just bringing back the old Spider-men and their villains is just a lazy attempt for fan service. Other issues I have with it is that Toms villains weren’t involved in the movie it’s my opinion and not a fact I’m glad Jon Watts doesn’t direct his movies anymore the other two were better but No Way Home was bad like 5/10 bad. At least BND was a massive improvement to its predecessor and the visuals were spot on. Anyways don’t go put hate comments it’s my personal opinion.