Wowza! Kind of a breath of fresh air? If you're into movies like John Tucker Must Die or Superbad or any movies of that kind from the early 2000s, then this might be something for you! Funny, extreme, and surprising, with a good core story. Why did films like these stop being made? We need at least 2 of these every year.
It wasn't amazing amazing, and not all the jokes were funny, but the fact that something like this…
Now this is a DC Film that understands its tone. In some of the most recent installments of DC content, there seems to be a "need" to stuff as many tones as possible to appease a broad spectrum of audience members. But as the saying goes, if you try to appeal to everyone, you won't appeal to anyone. Blue Beetle however breaks this trend!
Blue Beetle sticks to its comedic, goofy tone, while putting in NEEDED tone changes based on…
Soul is solid. It has a great message wrapped up in its story, it has a very warm lighthearted feel, and it has likeable/unique characters. Structurally, there are a couple things I would have liked to see more of for satisfactory reasons, and there are two continuity errors (I won't spoil) that took me out of the film. However, I understand that the creators skipped over those continuities for a strong story beat, which is fine, but it was something that was set-up and not paid off. A no no in my book. Nonetheless, still a very fun watch.
Taking into account all of the BTS things that went into making this film (I highly recommend you research it), as well as it being a great film in general, I believe it warrants a 5/5 rating. Come on, Top Gun: Maverick is everything we wanted the first film to be. And prefacing, I DID NOT like the first film. The main reason for that is the technology to truly capture the intense flying scenes wasn't available at the time.…
