F1 2025 [alternative names F1 ® THE MOVIE or/and F1 the Movie] by AverageMansReviews

F1 2025 [alternative names F1 ® THE MOVIE or/and F1 the Movie] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/vehicle crashing/burning/medical

We are up against the wall for the remaining races: briefly; we meet Ruben Cervantes [Javier Bardem:] he is the current owner of the APXGP team in Formula One, he is on the verge of losing everything to the board, so he called upon the good old friend that he used to drive with back in the day with Lotus as teammates Sonny "Old Man" Hayes [Brad Pitt:] he is even by his advanced age still a extremely talented driver, but however he is a loose can with an extensive colourful history. But it isn't all bad for this F1 franchise/team; they have one of the best young races in Joshua" Swan" Pearce [Damson Idris:] he is a very highly talented racer, but we have raw talent needs experience and even with reassurances that is seat is safe from Cervantes; Pearce is less than thrilled by these turn of events.

Art and action; well let's point out the obvious; if you have seen Top Gun: Maverick 2022 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick-2022-by.html : they have essentially taken those styles of camera shots and adapted them for an F1 vehicle including but not limited to seeing things from the driver's perspective; which as the person I watch some of this content with; indicated that it gave this film a full on immersive experience and we both agreed on that you can see where most of this movie's budget went; to ensure that the biggest visual and action perspective of this title was just precisely that; immersive, impactful, slick and impressive and of course we have the training montages which does keep the vibrant nature of this film going.

Character developments, comedy and performances; the character developments are essentially from a safe and reliable model of coming-of-age as it relates to Pearce or kind of as it relates to our older statesman Hayes; but more often than not they are all working together to make their team; APXGP go in a positive direction throughout the rest of the season and the cast reflect that sentiment as well; but having said that I will be slightly disappointed if Pitt, Idris, Bardem or/and Kerry Condon as Kate McKenna, the APXGP Technical Director: is the best at her job and really doesn't mind doing the straight talking thing with Hayes and when she appears; Sarah Niles as Bernadette Pearce: she is the mother of Joshua and when the chips are down she is fiercely protective over her son; that and for one example of the comedy reference; broadly speaking she doesn't think Hayes is too old as he still has IT [whilst he is standing by her son in a poster.] But I digress; my point being here was this; I will be slightly disappointed if individually or altogether they don't at minimum get some more nominations for some more positive awards; because if they didn't generate this chemistry which this film runs off predominately them [without racing or/and training montages] this film would be looking out a different mark.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment;, usually more often than not I don't have much to say here, but in this case I have; let's be positive first of all; unfortunately if you are one of those people that are considering watching this film when it comes out on streaming services unless you have a massive and I mean wall filling like 90% of the wall space; then this is one of those films that you really need to see at the cinema. This has nothing to do with the film, but it also fits in with the film experience; whomever decided from their marketing team to put out the first trailer which was very short and essentially didn't give too much; needs to definitely be put on a warning for if they ever do this garbage again, they will find themselves on the unemployment line. Now that might sound a little bit harsh, but at the same time the film industry is a business and if you don't market something correctly it will cost you money and for an excellent example; the person I want some of this content with; first said no to watching this film based off the first trailer and the little fact that this film is 156 minutes long, but I throw my weight around and said I had to go and see it, because it could and is a summer movie. This individual warmed up to the idea after seeing more trailers, but I kept saying I just hope this film is good and on the day of going to see the film I said I have low expectations, I just hope this film is good. That is why it I was firm on whomever came up with this idea for this short trailer should face some kind of repercussion, because it really is detrimental to this film and possibly costed it money [this is based on opinion and not fact as of this content being first created: budget is somewhere between $200-$300 millions and as of this content it is sitting at Just over $165 million; so it still needs to do some business; but even I think which I hope I'm wrong, but it is going to be a tough ask to get $300 million back [yes I have just taken the top figure, but based on my opinion I feel that a real target would be somewhere between $210-$250 million, taking everything into consideration that I covered in this content.] There is an extra sequence of events at the beginning of the ending credits so you don't have to sit around for much longer after that and yes this film has some awards to its name like; 2 Nominees Golden Trailer Awards 2025 Golden Trailer Award Best Action Trailer and Best Summer 2025 Blockbuster Trailer

 

A Real Pain 2024 by AverageMansReviews

A Real Pain 2024 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is drugs/torture/consistent World War II or and Holocaust themes and/or references including the Soviet Union or/and Russia, immigration, racism and suicide.

Let's go off to Poland: basically; we have these two Jewish cousins; David Kaplan [Writer/Director for this film: Jesse Eisenberg:] he is in computer advertising that kind of thing, meanwhile his cousin: Benji Kaplan [Kieran Culkin:] is possibly a intelligent individual but doesn't push himself and is going through a difficult time with the passing of their grandma so they are making a pilgrimage to Poland to honour her; via a World War II tour.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 90 minutes film is good, there is some pleasant background music to support this film and not forgetting our lead partnership do a lot for this film in one way or another, but I will discuss them later.

Art; I can't stress this enough minus anything to do with World War II; we have some beautiful landscapes and scenery from time to time throughout this film and just to make this crystal clear I will say it again minus anything to do with World War II.

Comedy, character developments and performances; to be honest and professional at the same time I come from the UK so we understand dark comedy, but having said that this film isn't for heavy amounts of of the time funny, be it comedy or dark comedy or anything in between, yes I did for fleeting moments find little tiny bit funny here and there be it references to Jewish people and being financially tight or something to that effect or bodily functions and the person that I watch some of this content with can also saying that; it wasn't very funny and the only time it was; was with the bodily functions scene; but I digress; for the rest of the time it was uncomfortable comedy when it showed itself; without being racist but just purely talking about the elephant in the room; I felt uncomfortable because I wasn't and am not Jewish, so it is just one of those things where if you are Jewish you have every right to find it funny or not, but because I am not Jewish it just felt awkward, really awkward.

Broadly speaking the character developments and performances are mostly good, but it is down to David/Eisenberg and/or Benji/Culkin to put in excellent performances and conversely an excellent partnership of one is putting in hard work, getting somewhere and having a family whilst the other is/could be something if he just put in some hard work and stop holding onto the passing of their grandma. But I need to make this abundantly clear for all this excellent character and the chemistry; we are left with one question of what happens next which really did/does annoy me, so this will be reflected in my mark.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; as I have already indicated I do understand it is one of those films that it is about the journey, but having said that because we are dealing with a lot of hard-hitting stuff, without giving too much away, it could have done with a much better rounded ending, instead of this really unfulfilling conclusion and finally I have decided to see this film as a drama and not a comedy. This film has so many awards accredited to it in one way or another with 41 Winners that includes but not limited to Chicago Film Critics Association Awards CFCA Award Best Supporting Actor Kieran Culkin, from the same award ceremony/event Best Original Screenplay Jesse Eisenberg. 76 Nominees that includes but not limited to American Cinema Editors, USA 2025 Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy, Theatrical Robert Nassau and Casting Society of America, USA Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Comedy Jessica Kelly

 

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 by AverageMansReviews

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/transformation/hate crime against people of the rainbow community/animal cruelty/under age/bodily functions/medical/references to the rainbow community

Two gays, one transgender and one big bus called Priscilla: briefly; Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra [Hugo Weaving:] this person is a drag queen, the is putting some shows together to perform at Lasseters Hotel Casino, so he called upon these two individuals: Bernadette Bassenger/other name [Terence Stamp:] this person is a transgender individual, that is the more down to earth individual that is also a drag queen and finally we have Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow [Guy Pearce:] this person is the comedian out of a trio or/and likes to wind up Bassenger and is also a drag queen; they get all aboard Priscilla I am sure nothing goes wrong on their journey.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 104 minutes film is good; but for some occasions this project goes through a loll; I mean it does pick up its feet again; if just a little bit patchy.

Art; broadly speaking; as it relates to the costume designs, choreography and etc are all of the very high quality indeed; the costumes/wardrobe are excellent and detailed with likewise in these performance pieces are excellently detailed and good fun

Comedy and action; Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow as I have already referenced is the immature one of trio so as you can imagine on a journey he is the one that may or may not bring up a few topics of an immature nature, [on a quick side note: watch out for the ping-pong balls, trust me you won't be able to miss this sequence of events, but I digress;] and if I was him I wouldn't use Bassenger other name as this person doesn't like it, so as Whitely/Jollygoodfellow will discover the price for using it is to get beaten up.

Character developments and performances; all the character developments are excellent I hasten to add a caveat of: I am aware I am dealing with a sensitive topic so obviously I don't mean the characters that are uncivil. But for everyone us they are who they are and they accept others; but then again when you have Weaving, Stamp, Pearce and Bill Hunter as Robert "Bob" Spart: in a nutshell; he is someone our Queens pick up when Priscilla breaks down and eventually he becomes their mechanic for the rest of the journey. But when you have this foursome making these characters/roles their very own; it makes filmmaking very easy like walking in the park: but throughout minus what I had previously referenced there is faultless chemistry through this cast.

This film receives: 9/10, this film is excellent; it is most definitely one of those films they need to see once in a lifetime and the only reason I took a little bit of oils for the pacing, there is also one ending credit scene right at the end of this film. This film also has some awards accredited to its name; 11 Winners that include but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 1995 Oscar Best Costume Design Lizzy Gardiner Tim Chappel and BAFTA Awards 1995 BAFTA Film Award Best Costume Design Lizzy Gardiner Tim Chappel and Best Make Up/Hair Cassie Hanlon Angela Conte Strykermeyer. 19 Nominees which include but not limited to continuing from the same award ceremony/event Best Actor Terence Stamp, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Guy Gross, Best Cinematography Brian J. Breheny way, Best Screenplay - Original Stephan Elliott and Best Production Design Owen Paterson Colin Gibson

 

Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: CM Punk Eats Humble Pie at the Kick Off of WWE Night Of Champions 2025 by AverageMansReviews

Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: CM Punk Eats Humble Pie at the Kick Off of WWE Night Of Champions 2025 by AverageMansReviews

Related content: Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: Before WWE Night Of Champions CM Punk Becomes The Headline for Pushing Away from Him 2025 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/06/reactionary-to-wrestling-news-of-before.html

Warning: I will use censored adult references.

As soon as I published the related content: CM Punk took to the stage of the WWE Night Of Champions Kick Off Show and proceeded to give everyone verbal oral sex as he spoke of a guy in the crowd wanting him to apologise; he apologised for referencing their country as blood money 5 years ago in the message to The Miz where Punk said basically he had just woken up and he was grumpy or something to that effect he had since apologised to The Miz, so he had to apologise to them as well then he went on to talk about this event, which will disclosure I haven't much on that other than where Punk makes reference to zigzagging and other little bits and pieces, but I am delighted to see that some of the audience wasn't buying any of Punk manure and just for the record his whole defence of I woke up basically grumpy isn't really fudgin' weak, because at the time he was roughly 41 years old; not 12 years old; then at the end Punks goes off stage and gives this guy that wanted him to apologise for this message a hug.

To be honest it has taken a lot of people to realise that Punk is basically a punk as I have seen under one video clip these comments; such as sell out and corporate man.

For those people that are trying to spin the narrative that Punk didn't at minimum have contact with the boy that it has been now switched to alleged to have pushed; can I just say what a load of manure, as I have already referenced in the related content and boy was at best single digits of age and Punk especially, putting Randy Orton to one side wasn't interested in spending 30 seconds or less with him and yes I have seen footage to go that Punk made it a thing to take pictures, I mean isn't it funny every other or mostly every other wrestling talent takes a few minutes for their children bass fans.

Finally; do I believe Punk's apology and/or sincerity?... Do I hollocks! This is purely based on speculation/opinion, the WWE probably had to be seen to be doing something to squash Punks' previous or more recent comments/behaviour before the Saudi regime probably at minimum had something to say; you know it is a case of keeping big daddy happy, I mean the WWE would dislike it if they stopped paying them large sums of money, if you want my brutal yet honest opinion I think this is all fudgin' that this colossal empire known as the WWE are no longer this massive empire, but instead being female doggies to TKO, Saudi Arabia and Netflix so even before I receive backlash my opinion yes the WWE are still an empire, but very much puppet on a string.

 

Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: Before WWE Night Of Champions CM Punk Becomes The Headline for Pushing Away from Him 2025 by AverageMansReviews

Reactionary To The Wrestling News of: Before WWE Night Of Champions CM Punk Becomes The Headline for Pushing Away from Him 2025 by AverageMansReviews

Warning: I will use censored adult references.

Well that didn't take long for Punk to steal the headlines: what do you want me to say really? It is CM Mother Loving Punk, I don't care how old he gets, he is always going to be a petulant child where if he doesn't want to be somewhere; in one way or another he is going to make it obvious that he doesn't want to be there; Punk [as of this content being first created is 46 years old] and yet again consistently shows that after everything is said and done should never be on anyone's Mount Rushmore. I mean after returning to the WWE at the back end of 2023 it must have dawned on him that at some point he will have to at minimum go to Saudi Arabia and for myself that sees through the Punk horse manure is absolutely delighted to see him having to bow down to not only the WWE, but also Netflix and the icing on the cake is now the Saudi Arabia resume, I mean how does it feel Mr "Just when they think they've got the answers, I change the culture," in fact you have changed nothing you went to AEW for a big bag of money, you went back to the WWE for a big bag of money, but don't you see Mr Straight Edge; you have become what you thought against for all those years; which is a promotional stooge and a hired gun, don't forget to go all the way down when you are performing oral sex.

Now if you don't remember what I am referring to; roughly 5 years ago he responded to The Miz when The Miz referenced Punk to something on the effect of Sorry I didn't change the culture and Punk in retaliation took to social media on now a delete message: “Go suck a blood money covered d**k in Saudi Arabia you f**king dork.”

I accept that throughout a wrestlers career they may or may not or definitely try not to bend the rules of being a hypocrite, but other than these two things; which are in this case playing geopolitics and being repeatedly adamant about something such as pushing the idea of never returning to the WWE and yes I am looking at you as well Cody Rhodes.

Onto the incident: I don't care if they have just gotten off the plane, I mean don't the WWE and their talent get it yet, when you come and land on Saudi Arabia's soil [which I am aware that talent has the option to decline, but then again they get put under heavy pressure to attend;] but regardless you are essentially their female doggies, why do you think they give you such a financial incentive? So case and point; if a child no more than possibly double-figure age or probably a little bit less wants a selfie with you: Punk or/and Randy Orton; you do it, I could/can understand if it was maybe a 15-year-old and up, you know then they should know you aren't ready for anything yet, but what you don't do under no circumstances is noticeably push the child; yes the keyword here is noticeably; because I am not saying it was hard, but it was noticeable that the action took place and Punk in fact the security and Orton also gave a hand gesture that he wasn't interested.

So it isn't any surprise that I believe is very minor situation could on one hand been dealt with so much better and secondly yet again I will be surprised if the WWE doesn't face some kind of backlash from the Saudis; because they have been trying for over a decade or longer to show to the rest of the world that they are a progressive nation; which yes I find to be laughable, but for it WWE wrestler seemingly to be rejecting one of their subjects, this is definitely not one of the images that the Saudi Arabia government wants to be seen by the rest of the world and for those people that wanted this wrestling event cancelled due to let's just say conflict; you have got to be joking right? There is no way in hell the WWE or/and the Saudi Arabia government are going to cancel this partnership; get this into your fudgin' thick heads the only way this business arrangement/deal ends is if for some strange environmental reason like Saudi Arabia gets completely covered over in sand and consequently doesn't exist anymore that is the only reason this business arrangement ends.

 

 

Elio 2025 by AverageMansReviews

Elio 2025 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/transformation/shooting/biting/electrocuting/dismemberment/melting/medical/kamikaze kind/abduction/medical

Hello Elio: briefly; we meet Elio Solís/another character [voiced by Yonas Kibreab:] he is a young boy at the age of 11 years old, that after the tragic passing of both of his parents he is living with his auntie: Major Olga Solís [voiced by Zoe Saldaña:] she is a major in the air force, she works on this base. But after Elio go walking he becomes fascinated with outer-space: this is his adventure.

Generally speaking: straight off the bat I will discuss more about this section and the entire film in the final section of this content; but for now; the framework and pacing of this 98 minutes film is straightforward; even though I did momentarily fall asleep now and again.

Art, comedy and action; sometimes the art looks and feels really generic; such as for an excellent example; I find these human being really obvious chins really odd and I'm not a fan of them; it's like someone having a spot or mole or anything like this really on their face and a person comes up to talk to them and you can't help but stare at it. But then conversely the art can be amazing as we meet these characters with their very defined presentation in one way or another, including but not limited to the location where we meet these characters; this is where they stop at nothing to create this landscape and these characters. I like how this sequence where Elio comes back day after day to do this activity, we have another character attempting to move like a zombie with later on the thumb sequence like/adapted from Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 and finally there is this shuffle navigation sequence which is good fun

Character developments and voice performances; on both counts they are reliably good versions of what they are meant to be as in if this is what they were going for? They achieved it with flying colours.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; it does as I have somewhat indicated follows the safe and reliable outlay of an animated project from somewhere between the very late 1990's to potentially 2015: where if you were around in this timeframe we went through a phase of having different projects, but essentially following the same template of the following: solid storyline, highly colourful animation; with sometimes engaging artistic visions such as this project has, our main character feeling out of place, so consequently looking for where they belong, conflict and resolution, maybe finding friendship on the way, some comedy moments and design for the demographic of younger families. But maybe someone didn't get the memo it is now 2025 and possibly what was a potentially solid investment back then if they followed this criteria, clearly isn't any more as over its opening weekend it only took $35 million from a budget of astonishing $150 million: which yes I know this is of an average budget really for an animated project. But in this case even I have to ask how the hell did they expect to get this back or/and at minimum make $50 million profit on top? Especially with being released roughly a week after the live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon 2025 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/06/how-to-train-your-dragon-2025-by.html; I think we can all say good luck with that you are going to needed, going up against a project that everyone wanted to see vs. a project that we have very little idea what it was about; obviously there was only going to be one winner which I have just realised I have given them the same mark. There is some extra bits and pieces and an extra scene right at the end of the ending credits and this film also has some awards accredited to its name; 2 Nominees; Golden Trailer Awards 2024 and 2025  Golden Trailer Award Best Animation/Family [Yes: event and award just running back to back years.]

 

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 1995 [alternative name To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar] by AverageMansReviews

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 1995 [alternative name To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/transformation/sexual harassment/attempted sexual assault/domestic abuse/domestic violence/rainbow language/references to racism and somewhere in this content will be links to race, so I would like to point out I am not a racist in the slightest.

Three Drag Queens come to a little town called Snydersville: basically; three drag queens have got to wait some days in this town whilst they wait for this vehicle part; first we have other name/Vida Boheme [Patrick Swayze:] this American person is elegance personified, other name/Noxeema Jackson [ Wesley Snipes:] this African-American person has a very wide knowledge of movies and putting was mostly this individual doesn't like it when you don't have manners and finally we have other name/Chi-Chi Rodriguez [John Leguizamo:] this Latin American is our least experienced drag queen, but this person has been taken under the wing of the other two drag queens and this is their story.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 105 minutes film is good; it settles down to its task and just get on with it

Comedy, action and art; there are comical references from time to time in the dialogue exchanges, Jackson tries to keep up with this person or/and later on just carries on talking about films until this same silent person begins to talk or/and later on; Jackson decides to crush some nights to teach these individuals some manners on how to talk to ladies, obviously the art has to be the costume and wardrobe design; as they are fabulous; it is just a shame that this project got given nominees for this as they really should have

Character developments and performances; now as I said earlier I am in no way shape or form being racist; but having said that if these characteristics are what they are I can't be held responsible for them. Our trio of drag queens each faultlessly and very naturally embody what it is to be an American, African American and Latin American with also on top of that Rodriguez being mentors to be a better drag queen; which from time to time as you would expect there to be some free-flowing and frank back and forth not only between themselves but also other people from time to time; Swayze, Snipes and Leguizamo should have got either a nominee as it relates to Snipes or/and so many more positive award nominees or/and awards because of their performances in this film that is for sure and behind them are these excellent characters/performers such as the entire cast; RuPaul as Rachel Tensions; this person is handing over their title and  Robin Williams as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt: he can get his hands on things that our trio is looking for.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; it is a modern-day classic and should be definitely seen once in your lifetime, even though I struggled actually to be more precise I forgot the title, but I remember this film by its trio leading performers so I got this film title by their names; which they should made it catchier and smaller; but that is beside the point; even though this film was released in 1995; it still holds great value as these people coming to this location, they don't mean any harm but also they don't push their way of life on to these folks, I mean other than teaching some manners, it has a great sense of balance, but in hindsight maybe this film was too much before its time and just to cover my back when you think this film is finished there is one more sequence. This film also has some awards accredited to its name; 3 Nominees GLAAD Media Awards 1996  GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Film, Golden Globes, USA 1996 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Patrick Swayze and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture John Leguizamo