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Alien Intervention (2023)
An uplifting little SciFi
This heartwarming movie proves you can make a good SciFi without needing to spend a lot of money, and with minimal special effects.
A very good story with good acting is what carried the whole thing. If you're looking to spend 1hr & 44 minutes without expecting a big budget production, but being thoroughly entertained, this movie is for you. It will hold your interest all the way to the end.
Carie Kawa and Michael Esparza are great in the lead roles, and if they make a sequel, I will definitely want to watch it.
The movie definitely has elements of a certain other SciFi movie from the 80's (I will not name it), but it is lighthearted, and does not take itself too seriously.
I thoroughly recommend it.
Monkey Man (2024)
A kickass revenge movie, a little dark
If you're into these type of movies, this is for you.
A street level superhero movie, but not for kids. Great fight scenes - lots of blood, sweat, and treachery - very intense and gritty. I would say it's kind of artistic in its violence. Imagine a bloody Bruce Lee flick with a mix of Kill Bill and Fight Club, but taking place in the Mumbai underground.
Dev Patel is very believable in this role, and then I found out that he was a competitive martial artist. It doesn't surprise me that he suffered injuries in several of the fight scenes.
If I were to change anything (as a big fan of Superhero movies), I would have made his character more god-like and mystical, more of the embodiment of the half monkey, half human deity, Hanuman. He's definitely way more powerful than most human villains, but not by a huge margin - I would say he's up there with the Punisher or Dare Devil, maybe a tad more.
Maybe the gods wanted him to struggle and bleed for his victories?
A very watchable action movie.
Acidman (2022)
Good drama, but NOT a Sci-Fi
Let's get that out of the way so that people don't spend 1.5 hours thinking they will see something Sci-Fi in this move when in fact there is nothing.
There should be a law against mis-labeling movies like this. It's the third movie I've seen that claims to be a Sci-Fi, and I wind being disappointed.
Some dude spending his life in the Oregon woods looking at the night sky for signs of UFO's does not qualify as a Science Fiction movie. This is frustrating and needs to stop.
On other hand, it was a decent drama about a daughter reuniting with her estranged father, which is why I gave it 6/10.
Dear filmmakers, please, please stop mislabeling your movie genres.