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Dora and the Lost City of Gold - Review

8/16/2019

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Release Date: August 9, 2019​​​​​​​​​
I Was Kidnapped

My friend invited me out for lunch, and since we live close to each other, we decided to carpool. As soon as I got into his car, he locked the doors and told me I was being kidnapped to go and see Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Now that you understand the condition in which I saw this movie, you will trust me when I say that this is the only way to see this film. This suggestion only applies to adults, I do not support kidnapping children, but your friends however-do that. On to actually watching it.

Dora is a children's movie that gets very annoying by the second act. Don't watch it unless you are taking a child to see it. 

3/10
I guess it was better than Godzilla

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - Review

8/2/2019

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Release Date: August 2, 2019​​​​​​​​​
A Complete Joke

The Fast & The Furious brand has been a license to print money for Universal Pictures since 2011. It's a bankable franchise that continues to pump sequels out every couple of years, making more money each time. With eight installments under its belt, there was bound to be a spin-off, and this was it. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is a long title for what might be one of the series' lowest points. While fans might enjoy the bombastic action, it still seems to be falling short. 

There are a few core themes that should be expected from any the Fast & Furious installments: car stunts, car chases, action, and family. If you are ready for a Saturday morning cartoon with a budget of 200 million dollars, this might be the movie for you. It embraces the absurd set pieces and skips out on making its story compelling. It overloads the audience with forced humor that rarely lands and comes off as desperate. It checks off all the series' themes, waiting till the end to finish the list.
 

I recognize this franchise's large fan base, along with average movie-goers, will be pleased by the constant barrage of fight scenes. Unless you're willing to watch an 
over-edited monstrosity, I would advise against joining them. The first half of the movie is constantly cutting to different songs, which makes you feel like you're watching a musical. These were done to match action sequences which became unintelligible as a shot couldn't be held for longer than 10 seconds. There were sequences where I didn't know what was happening as screen shake and fast panning obfuscated what was happening in a scene.

Cementing the Saturday morning cartoon comparison, the characters were dialed up to an eleven as they appeared to be caricatures of their former selves. Many might find the banter between the leads humorous, but all I experienced was a full stop in pacing to try and make the audience laugh. There was also a flirtatious relationship between one of the marquee characters and another main character. This element was added to the story since the only other thing was "we need to save the world again".

The most interesting aspect of Hobbs & Shaw was the director, David Leitch. His last two films, Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2, were not very good and I was expecting as much with his latest. To my surprise, there was very little evidence of his directing style. He usually uses a static camera, allowing for the fight choreography to take center stage. Either Leitch has changed his directing style to be more flashy, or there are different expectations for a Fast & Furious movie. The only through line of his directing career seems to be a facilitator of wild creators. 


Hobbs & Shaw is just a pit stop before the mainline series gets back to theaters. It lacks the spectacle that recent entries have established and dilutes what makes the franchise special. I would have had the same experience watching this on a screen at home rather than seeing it in theaters. This is definitely worth renting later on or just not seeing at all. 
3/10
There was tons of CGI that didn't work because their physics were wrong
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