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Sasquatch (2021)
Ellis Hopper-Gaunce review
Will the case of a murderous sasquatch get you to stick around for the next episode? The suspense of the opening scenes, going back and forth between the animation and the real guy was well written and at the beginning, the story was presented as very suspenseful and mysterious. He conveyed the fear and horror well. I wish they carried more cliffhangers throughout the rest of the episode. The only one we get is the private investigator calling back saying they had a story matching the sasquatch killing people and in the first episode they don't even get to interview the guy. But I also liked their way of not only explaining bigfoot but explaining the role of northern California in relation to bigfoot. But once again the first episode does not show any big breakthroughs with the case which is important in a documentary series to catch the viewer on the case. Is it worth the second viewing, I would give it one last chance. I really like true crime and horror and this seems like a good mix.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Ellis Hopper-Gaunce review
Will the pilot of She-Hulk hold up for a second viewing? The marvel CGI is definitely a hook for this first episode. The effects are impressive and very visually pleasing. The first seems like a cool twist in the story of Hulk and the Marvel universe. Besides the CGI there are not a lot of hooks in this first episode if they connected the rest of the marvel universe like introducing other marvel characters that would have been a big hook. The ending kinda gave us a hint that she might become a superhero, the ending was not really a cliffhanger. But I also think the first episode was mainly focused on the character development of She-Hulk which was pretty well written. I also like how they incorporated their idea of Hulk and She hulk working together. The ending could have been an opportunity to leave a cliffhanger like a villain bursting into the courtroom and it cut to credits it would have then piqued my interest to see how she reacts. Does she hide her Hulk from the rest of the world, or does she become public about she hulk. When it comes to my interest in a second viewing, I would pass on it because there was really nothing in this episode that got me to a point for a second viewing, I know The first episode is for introducing everyone and the story but if they introduced the main conflict it would have brought me to a second viewing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Ellis Hopper-Gaunce review
Does the first episode impress? Well, the special effects were really nice and well worth the budget. It was a big highlight of the first episode and I think it will be for the rest of the series. The beginning of the show started nice and informative. It gave a great explanation of the war that was fought between Elves and Orks and the backstory, the fight scene in the ice cave screen was nice and for people new to the Lord of the Rings it gave a good introduction to the action and fighting. The ending was mysterious, I liked that suspense of her deciding to stay on the boat or jump and the entire village of fire it left some good cliffhangers, but I thought the guy who fell out of the sky was a bit strange for the ending, it didn't make sense for ending or the episode at all. The beginning was nice because it explained what was going on but there were bits and pieces throughout the episode that just threw strange names and words at you that they expected you to understand. I guess you really would need to understand and know Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit to understand this show. For the first episode, I think I might stick around for another one mainly because I like the Lord of The Rings movies. I think maybe the second episode might explain a little more and give you more fighting scenes worth the watch.
The Batman (2022)
Is the 16th installment of the Batman story worth the watch?
The Batman follows the iconic characters of Batman, Catwoman and Lieutenant Gordon on the trail of the Riddler,the Penguin and Gothem's crime organization.
In general and overall, the quality of the movie was positive.
Was the 200 million dollar budget worth it, well the pros are. The story is a perfect mix of mystery, suspense, and action, you get a good mix of fighting scenes and detective scenes of batman solving the Riddler's riddles and the ending scene where we are introduced to a character that might be the Joker and an idea of a sequel of the movie is mysterious and great. The setting and overall vibe of Gotham I thought was spot on, it depicted a rainy crime-stricken city with the looming vigilante known as The Batman, the beginning with the bat symbol shining in the sky and all the criminals running away. I thought this was great. The character development and overall characters were written very well, the character development for Batman was huge, the shocking truth of Batman's father Tomas Wayne and mother and the shocking truth of his father's relationship with crime boss Carmine Falcone. Another development that furthered the quality of the movie was Batman and Catwoman's relationship towards the end of the movie we even start to see a real relationship form. We also see Batman realizing the effect.he has had on Gotham. I thought the Riddler was the most well-written, in this adaptation of the Riddler, you see him not just as a killer but the true psychopathic, dark, villain he really is and I also really thought it was great that they added a backstory to the character it expanded the plot and character overall.
The factors that do not hold to the 200 million dollar budget, First the costume design, I thought the Catwoman costume was very low grade with the budget given. Another Stylistic choice for the film I did not enjoy was the darkness of everything, it seemed unreasonably darker than the previous Batman adaptations. A big part that makes movies have these ginormous budgets is the CGI and effects, and for a budget given of 200 million dollars, I do not think that the amount and level of special effects hold up. The special effects for the city of Gotham were great, and the ending with the flooded Gotham arena was nice but with a budget of 200 million, I think that you can get much more. The only big explosion with really nice special effects was the one-car scene when Batman was chasing the Penguin and the batmobile came jumping out of the fiery car wreck, I feel like with the budget given there could be at least four other big glamorous special effects scenes such as that one. Most people when in search of superhero movies are looking for super glamorous special effect films. Another thing about the car chase scene with Batman and the Penguin was that it didn't make sense how they chased him down causing a massive car crash then they only interrogated him and get let him go, it's also strange that by the end of the film that the Penguin is still not in custody.
My final thoughts are that the characters and story of the film were perfectly written but when it comes to the 200 million dollar budget, I believe it was not worth it, they could have produced and released this movie with a much lower budget and still get good results.
You would like this movie if you enjoy a good mystery and if you like the iconic characters of the Batman universe. Do not watch this film if you are not a fan of superhero movies, I also think that this batman movie was targeted at an older audience.
I Would rate this film a seven out of ten.