February 2019 Film Lineup

        Okay, Here's my February 2019 Film Lineup:

*List Is Subject to Change:

1.  Alita: Battle Angel (Rated PG-13, Release Date: February 14, 2019)

           Synopsis: Determined to uncover the truth behind her origin, Alita sets out on a journey that will lead her to take on the injustices of this dark, corrupt world, and discover that one young woman can change the world in which she lives.

     2.   Happy Death Day 2U (Rated PG-13, Release Date: February 14, 2019)

           Synopsis: Following the Events of Happy Death Day, Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.


     3. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (Rated PG, Release Date: February 8, 2019)

         Synopsis: After Five years of everything being awesome, the citizens are facing a huge new threat: invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

Escape Room

Rated: PG-13
Release Date: January 4, 2019
Run time:  1 hour, 39 minutes
Directed By: Adam Robitel
Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Wall


     This Psychological thriller is about Six Strangers that find themselves in a series of deadly rooms, and they have to trust each other, and use their wits to survive. This is a good thriller about survival but, it's not for everyone. Parents, It's a really intense flick! So, I would advise you not to take your kids to see this film. They might be frightened a little bit. So, I strongly advise you to make your kids avoid this film at all costs!


Final Grade:
B

The Kid Who Would Be King

Rated: PG
Release Date: January 25, 2019 
Runtime; 2 hours
Director: Joe Cornish
Starring: Louis Ashborne Serkis, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson 


      In this film, Alex (Serkis), an ordinary school kid who comes across Excaliber, the legendary sword in the stone, unite with his friends, enemies, and the legendary wizard Merlin (Stewart), to stop the wicked enchantress Morgana (Ferguson), and become the great leader he could ever be.



     I think it's a good, kid-friendly modern day retelling of "Excaliber." I think, it's good use of time and money, and I enjoyed it. I'm Definitely seeing this picture again! Parents, This film has Family-Fun for Everyone! Go See this movie this weekend! Well, if you have the time (and money).

Final Grade:
A

Glass

Rated: PG-13
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor Joy

     This movie takes place after the events of Split, and 19 years after Unbreakable (For My review of that film, click here), and the main character David Dunne (Willis), who tracks down Kevin Wendell Crumb and his 23 other identities (McAvoy), and they both  wind up in a psychiatric ward along with Elijah Price (Jackson). 

     I don't know what to make of this film, I didn't like the ending very much and Parents, it's probably not for your little ones. They'll Probably be more interested in Mary Poppins than this. I liked this film more than Split, but not as much as Unbreakable. So, I don't know.

Final Grade:

C

Replicas

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Release Date: January 11, 2019
Director: Jeffery Nachmanoff
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve

    In this Sci-Fi flick, Keanu Reeves stars as a daring synthetic biologist who loses his whole family in a car accident, and decides to clone them in order to bring them back to life. This is a good movie, unfortunately, it's another one being absolutely trashed by the internet! Seriously! I think a lot of critics should be fired for lying to their audiences! I know we all have our own points of view, but still, this is a good movie. If your into Sci-Fi movies, this is a good one for you to see this weekend.

Final Grade:

A

(My) Top 10 Best Movies of 2018

           Here's my top 10 best movies of 2018. Some of these movies, you may not have liked, you may have liked, they may, or may not have done well at the box office. The point is, I liked them, so here we go:

1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
3. Ralph Breaks The Internet
4. First Man
5. Avengers: Infinity War
6. Solo: A Star Wars Story
7. Ready Player One
8. A Quiet Place
9. I Can Only Imagine
10. Incredibles 2

Bumblebee

 
Rated: PG-13
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes
Director: Travis Knight
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, John Cena

        This prequel stars Hailee Steinfeld as a 18 year old, who's trying to find her place in the world after a recent tragic event in her life. That is, until she finds VW bug in a junkyard, that turns out to be the bumblebee. This is a really good movie! Story wise, I noticed that It's quite similar to E.T. It's the best of the transformers franchise, Hailee Steinfeld was fantastic as the main character. Seriously, I think she was being a real actress in movie! Parents, if your kids like the transformers, I think they'll like this film.


Final Grade:
A

Spider-Man:into the Spider-verse

 

Rated: PG
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes
Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey
Featuring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld

     This animated Spider-Man adventure is about Miles Morales who, comes across the long-dead Peter Parker, who's actually not from his world. Morales must now help him, and other Spider-verse characters return to their worlds. And through that, Will he become part of the Spider-verse himself? This is a good enjoyable family-friendly Spider-Man adventure. Parents, There is family-fun for everyone! Your kids are gonna love this movie!


Final Grade:
A+

Mortal Engines

 

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 2 hours, 8 minutes
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Director: Christian Rivers
Starring: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving

      In This Peter Jackson Produced, book-to-film adaptation of the same name by Phillip Reeve, A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw (Hilmar) stops a man who leads a predatory city on wheels, from carrying out his latest evil plan. Meanwhile, she teams up with Tom Natsworthy (Sheehan), and outcast from london, and Anna Fang, an outlaw, and they help her stop the man. It's not a bad movie, as in matter of fact, I liked it. 

     Don't always rely on the reviews, everyone has their own opinions on things such as movies, for example. I've look at a lot of reviews for this film on Youtube, and not all of them were good. In fact, most of the reviewers were just trashing the movie! Parents, this might be a little violent for your little ones, and your teens, if they really like the book this movie is based on, they might like it. I know I sure did! In fact, I think I'm gonna buy the book!

Final Grade:

B+

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Rated: PG

Release Date: November 21, 2018

Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes

Directors: Phil Johnson, Rich Moore

Featuring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman

            In this anticipated sequel to the 2012 animated film: Wreck-it Ralph,  Ralph and Vannellope discover the internet, and must search it in order to find something Vannellope needs. While doing so, they find that the search is ultimately leading them into new adventures. This is an absolutely hilarious sequel! One of the funniest animated films I've seen in recent memory! Parents, This film is full of family-fun for everyone! The screening I attended was packed! and everyone was laughing at every single funny thing that happened on the screen! I absolutely-positively recommend it for everyone!

Final Grade:

A+!

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Rated: PG-13

Release Date: November 16, 2018

Runtime: 2 hours 14 minutes

Director: David Yates

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Jude Law

          Set six months after the events of the previous Fantastic Beasts movie, (Which you can find my review here https://theporeproductionsathome.blogspot.com/2018/11/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them.html) the character of Credence Barbone has survived his attack from the first movie, and goes missing.So, magizoologist Newt Scamander, and his friends, now has to find him. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Magic searches for him also. This sequel, introduces a few new characters, including, a rather familiar wise character from the actual Harry Potter series. It's a fine movie, and...(sigh)...it's another one that's being hated by Youtube critics. Parents, I don't know if your little ones are gonna like but, your older ones might.

Final Grade:

B+