Supergirl 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Supergirl 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Related content: Average Extra of: SUPERGIRL (2026) | FIRST TRAILER | Milly Alcock | Jason Momoa | DCU: My Reaction Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/12/average-extra-of-supergirl-2026-first.html and then Superman 2025 Link  https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/12/superman-2025-by-averagemansreviews.html

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3 Days: briefly; we meet Kara Zor-El/Supergirl [Milly Alcock:] it is her 23rd birthday and she was having a good time until things turned sideways, she now has 3 days to save her dog Krypto, simultaneously she picks up an unwanted companion;  Ruthye Marye Knoll [Eve Ridley:] she is seeking revenge against those that have killed her entire family and at some point or another we get to meet Lobo [Jason Momoa:] he is an alien mercenary and bounty hunter, that sometimes likes to crack jokes

Generally speaking: the storyline/script, character developments, framework and pacing of this 108 minutes film; are those outdated, formulaic origin scripts that Marvel used to do; Cough, Cough; Guardians of the Galaxy 2014... Who said that? But the problem is it is no longer 2000s or/and 2010s [this will not be the only time I make reference to these decades,] the only reason that this works here is because we haven't seen Supergirl in a standalone film title since 1984; but hypothetically if they were to try this again in the future with a reboot or a sequel or anything; they are not going to be so fortunate, basically you get one time to do this kind of storyline/script and the other surrounding elements and that is it.

Art, comedy and action; the outer-space/planets, landscapes, set designs, costumes and/or little creatures/characters; this is all things I can work with; they are all highly engaging detailed in their own unique ways; I like the comedy as it relates to Zor-El/Supergirl: giving these characters the opportunity to opt out of this impending rumble and the bus sequence was lots of good fun, but for the love of god, can you get the message that it is no longer the 2000s or the 2010s anymore, because towards the end of this movie we have a lot of quick moving action with slow motion effects and that kind of garbage and whilst I'm on the subject whomever did the line/lines for Zor-El/Supergirl's eye beans, how about next time you don't make them look so tacky, maybe just maybe on some occasions you may have wanted to use a ruler, but seriously these fast moving/slow motion sequence are outdated and lazy, especially when we are going on underneath to overhead, you may think that these are still edgy and cool, but they are as thrilling, but in reality they are as thrilling/potent as an 80-year-old man with retinal dysfunction and a low sperm count as well

Character developments, performances, comedy and voice performances; likewise what I said about the script from the aspect of; these components here are very formulaic; paint by numbers that kind of thing, which from the trio of performers that I have already referenced in the opening section really do try to do their best with what has been given to them; it doesn't give them much space to implement themselves on their roles other than Momoa as Lobo: he was born to play this role and he embodies Lobo, I would really like to make reference to some of his comedy, but I can't because of its mature to adult themes, but I can say this; even though he isn't a lot in this film, when he appears he makes a big impact and briefly because this is not his film, I really cannot stomach David Corenswet as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman; he is the cousin of Zor-El/Supergirl; I mean from the outset I was never keen on him anyway, but after seeing him briefly throughout this film... Just no more thank you, but if or when we see another project could we have these trio of characters and their performers back please and the little bits and pieces of voice performance we do get is good as well.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; as this film goers it has comfortably enough to get given this mark and full disclosure I missed about maybe 15 minutes simply because I really had to go to the bathroom, but I am not an idiot, this film does have many god dammit so many problems surrounding it on one level or another that I can't fully discuss them all here, so I will be doing another piece of content to be dropped linked the bottom of this content on its completion and going live. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 2 Nominees; Golden Trailer Awards 2026 Golden Trailer Award Best Summer 2026 Blockbuster Trailer Rise, Warner Bros., Mark Woollen & Associates/AV Squad

Average Extra of: Supergirl 2026: The Hypocrisy is Off the Scale! & I Will Show You How to Criticise Properly Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/07/average-extra-of-supergirl-2026.html

Wonder Woman 2009 by AverageMansReviews

Wonder Woman 2009 by AverageMansReviews

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I am free: paraphrasing/nutshell version: Ares [voiced by Alfred Molina:] he is the God of War that was imprisoned, but now wants to pick up from where he left things. Princess Diana/other names [voiced by Keri Russell:] she is an Amazonian woman that earns the right to stop Aries.

Generally speaking: the script; it is a straightforward origin storyline of how things came to be and consequently as you would expect it doesn't break away from that outlay, so yes I would say the framework and pacing of this 73 minutes film is good; you know I can't really say to much more than what I have said, I am not worried about giving too much away; it is just it is sent out to do as I have already described and that is very much it really.

Art and action; as this project comes from the world of DC as you would have come to expect like 95% of the time; the animation itself is beautifully transported as we enter the viewers from our world into theirs; be it Themyscira/Paradise Island or the world of man or/and the chaotic battle scenes/sequences or when Princess Diana/other names puts foot posterior dealing with these unpleasant individuals

Character developments, comedy and voice performances; well as I have already indicated this is a origin storyline project so the character developments for low what they are meant to at this time. They partially make the Lasso of Truth into this comedy segment now and again, which I get it, but having said that I can also say it is meh. The voice performances did a good job of bringing their characters to life on-screen.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; I mean as I have made it perfectly clear this is a origin project so it fulfils that criteria and there is artistic bits when that ended credits do their thing.

 

Superman 2025 by AverageMansReviews

Superman 2025 by AverageMansReviews

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Just get rid of Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman & Lex Luther and this film would have done much better: briefly; Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman/other character [Younger: 2-year-old Clark Kent: Oliver Diego Silva/Older: David Corenswet:] he is a kryptonian from the plant Krypton, he is one of the last two survivors when his home planet exploded, under his other alias of Clark Kent the works for the newspaper called the Daily Planet and with his girlfriend Lois Lane [Rachel Brosnahan:] she is a headstrong individual and journalist that works for the same place and yes she knows of his other life and let's be honest out of the two of them she is much more mature and grow up. But when Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luther [Nicholas Hoult:] he is the CEO of LuthorCorp, he has made it his life's mission to destroy Superman, so when he discovers a secret that even Superman doesn't even know, then Superman's life is turned upside down and inside out; and if at any point you want to know anymore may I suggest you view Average Extra of: Superman 2025: The Problems

Generally speaking: the script, character developments, framework and pacing; the script is very lazy as we just get these words on screen, which in turn puts us on the back foot straight away, so we get dropped off and we are meant to pick up things from there, because we don't get any sense of an origin storyline, we don't get any of the crucial character building including but not limited to relationships or/and enemies: I mean if you didn't want to do is origin storyline thing, for one example they could do memory images little pockets of building relationships that kind of thing, but as it is I have to be completely honest with you it is a hot steaming hot garbage really. The framework and pacing of this 130 minutes film is well... as you will understand reading this content it is the most easiest thing to watch, it just depends on who is on screen at that specific time really, but without a shadow of doubt there are negative and positive sections of this film that is sure.

Art, action and comedy; I can't stand Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman's flying sequences, I mean usually I would like the ride on sequence seeing things from his perspective, but I just don't; they look incredibly tacky and as you may have guessed really very irritating. Don't get me wrong when we are in this colourful sequence of events in this place; there I can appreciate and I will be disappointed if this sequence doesn't pick up any at minimum nominees for some awards, but then again I can't stand any of these slow motion action sequences. I hope it is coming over in my dictation that there is so much I dislike about this film, that when it does something positive on any level I am then again disappointed, it is almost like this film enjoys shooting itself in the foot is basically what I am trying to put over here and before I continue I absolutely hate Kal-El/Kent's hairstyle. But and this won't be the last time you hear me bringing up this group the Justice Gang individually or together they bring so much to the party such as Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific [Edi Gathegi:] he is in short a tech genius such as he has created these T-Spheres they are multipurpose that are under his control, so in this sequence he and them really put foot to posterior all whilst Lane is in this protective shield in a dome shape and even she says wow at the end of it: this sequence was a high octane action with excellent execution and visual to match, Mr. Terrific let's Lane borrow is ship and at this precise moment in time she needs to get it off the top of the Daily Planet with these selection of characters inside it, but unfortunately Lane can't fully remember how to started off: so we have this situation where this ship is going to have to dive off the side of the building, very much like a rollercoaster ride with everyone yelling, but don't worry Lane get this ship flying game; this is also very natural and well-placed comedy.

Yes there is comedy involving anything to do with Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman and surrounding characters; it feels like he is the butt of the joke, the only time that it doesn't feel like this applies is when there is this hot drink involved; which I will discuss later.

Character developments, performances and voice performance; putting to one side what I referenced earlier; Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman is a complete dick as he can't deal with intelligent confrontation and without giving too much away, but I need to make this point nonetheless; he chooses to whitewash his history which is virtual signalling garbage and/or Lex Luthor turning into a whining baby and crying also: basically Corenswet as Kal-El/Kent/Superman and/or Hoult as Lex Luthor: should have never been given the roles and these two iconic characters and adversaries as they don't really seem to understand and comprehend themselves and one another. Yes I do understand they are younger versions, so to a certain extent they have to grow into this complicated relationship, but however what I do expect is some elements of their rivalry to be there as a basis, but we got absolutely none of it; there was absolutely zero on-screen chemistry between these two characters and their performers. Hell even Lane [Brosnahan] is much better without Kal-El/Kent/Superman, that should tell you a lot, I mean there is 1% of chemistry between this couple and that is when Lane hands her boyfriend a hot drink when things are not exactly going according to plan.

If the truth was known I am far from impressed with how the women have been depicted in this film and yes full disclosure I did originally here this point being made on someone else's content, but I would have got the point is well; let's just say James Gunn [the director of this film and oversee of the new DCEU] must have taken some tips of Michael Bay as in this film you will see some characters/performers being used as essentially eye candy. But let's be positive now including Lane providing away from Superman obviously; such as any of the Justice Gang including a new member they pick up in this movie, they by far absolutely outshine Superman or/and Luther; because in short I think it is because individually or together they know who they are, so it makes them much more three-dimensional as characters/people and their performers; so their dysfunctional chemistry as a group collective also breeds a sense of normalcy as in this is how we roll: so their performances are all excellent and everyone else including voice performances on both counts are all good.

This film receives: 3/10, this film is poor; it just has so many problems that I am amazed that people actually like it, but then again it has just dawned on me as of this content was first dictated: I am in my early 40's and this kind of virtual signalling garbage, well the younger generations just eat up this kind of garbage don't they. It does have some positive points to it, in fact I was briefly considering giving a higher mark, but the negatives are so detrimental that I struggled to feel comfortable with it, but on the whole I'm concerned for where this new world of the DCEU or whatever they call themselves nowadays is going, this film does have two ending credits scenes one at each ending credit section and somehow this film does have some awards accredited to its name. 2 Nominees Golden Trailer Awards Golden Trailer Award Best Summer 2025 Blockbuster Trailer and Astra Midseason Movie Awards 2025 Astra Midseason Award Most Anticipated Film

 

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 by AverageMansReviews

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/squashing/shooting/disfigurement/drugs/breaking/vehicle crashing/running/animal cruelty/disintegrating/impaling/medical. For those that were born outside of this generation/decade this version Batman is of the golden age as it relates to TV programs/feature lengths, but even though it is of PG certificate I have to stress and those that have seen this version would agree it is perfection, but it may not be suitable for younger ages, all I am saying is; I would start from 12 and up, but you have been warned.

Are you sure you want to play that card?: Basically; a masked individual has come to Gotham City; but it isn't Bruce Wayne/Batman [voiced by Kevin Conroy:] a wealthy individual that owns Wayne Enterprises by day, but by night he is someone/something else he is Batman; fighting or solving the mysteries of the Gotham City dark underbelly. But it isn't Batman that is responsible; it is an individual that uses smoke to cover their tracks; that is taken care of these mob bosses, out of the desperation the last one goes to see an old friend for help; Jack Napier/Joker [voiced by Mark Hamill:] he is the one that is Wayne/Batman biggest adversary; they give each other purpose in their lives.

Generally speaking: the art, framework and pacing of this 78 minutes film is perfection as from beginning to end; they give everything they physically can to make this project a true spectacle; with creating this absolutely spot on classical instrumental music to create this atmosphere of Gotham being broken down society and visually I am confident in saying that these buildings are of 3-D effects and because they have taken time to put in attention to detail; it is still looking excellent [for those people that may be highly critical let's keep in mind that this project was released in 1993 and the 3-D effects are still looking eye-catching in a very much positive sense.] But slowly moving on we have with the instrumental music, darkness wherever we look; the weather is pretty much like British weather 80% of the time raining and miserable and alongside that we have the backdrop to the 1950s. The framework and pacing based on what I have said so far in this content; you can pretty much imagine that things move along at a good pace; and me saying that things move at a good pace is not meant to be a derogatory; it is just things have been instructed to move along when it is time to do so in this project for a brief example; we could have a memory recap so we need to explore that and then back into present times.

Character developments, comedy and voice performances; as I was just indicating because of memory recap the character developments get beautifully explored and they really do give so much depth to the characters or another way to give depth is in the dialogue exchanges as in the comedy Alfred Pennyworth [voiced by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.:] he is a long-time servant to the Wayne family/surrogate to Bruce Wayne and knowing all of his secrets, but I digress; reference to Wayne being sane or/and things he did for Wayne when he was much younger and for the voice performances as most of you would or should know these recurring characters in feature length or animated TV programs went on to make these roles their very own such as obviously Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Mark Hamill as Jack Napier/Joker; these two are the standard bearers for their respective characters and on a little bit of research I think it is safe to designate Efrem Zimbalist Jr. has Alfred Pennyworth on the same level considering he did his voice work for years.

Action; likewise obviously this is high octane action; be it a vehicle crashing through a building flying through the air just crash into another building, yes we get Napier/Joker doing his thing to more than one of his associates, this mystery individual shows off their abilities/skills and of course Wayne/Batman does his thing.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; this providing your family is in the right age bracket is preferably built for family viewing, then again it would help if you are all into comic books at minimum to begin with, but I do stress please keep in mind what I said earlier. But let's be positive this title is of those that you must see once in your lives time and finally I got to watch this project in a cinema so that was well worth the money of a ticket. This film also has 1 award accredited to its name; 1 Nominee Annie Awards 1994 Annie Best Animated Film

 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023 by AverageMansReviews

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023 by AverageMansReviews

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 This is so from 2008: basically; Arthur Curry/Aquaman [Jason Momoa:] now the King of Atlantis needs the help of  Orm Marius [ Patrick Wilson:] formerly held the position of Ocean Master, but currently is imprisoned in the Sahara desert and if you needed reminding he is also the half brother of Arthur, but they need to work together to stop David Kane/Black Manta [Yahya Abdul-Mateen II:] a pirate/mercenary hellbent on revenge after Curry had a hand in his father's death, but this time it looks a little bit green under the gills as he tries to take down both dryland and world under the water.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 124 minutes film is;... well because there is much of anything happening as it relates to the script/storyline all I can say is; it is straightforward without never really getting out of first gear; in fact what was the point of making a sequel? It does a lot of nothing. The sequel mainly relies on the trio in some capacity in one way or another. We have some Comedy/Action/Art between the two brothers; I did laugh a small amount of times; for two example taking a metaphor literally as Curry/Aquaman makes this intentional yet unintentional/accidental bridge and Curry/Aquaman later on warns his brother that Kane/Black Manta is stronger now, but he doesn't listen then he gets laid out and the action sequences/combat involving this trio or/and pairings are good and yes as it relates to the art in these big action sequences underwater or/and in the Sahara these are also good but nothing special.

Character development/Performances/Voice performances; these character developments were and are generically pointless, meaning yes they are generic, something adequate, but ultimately pointless and a waste of time considering as we are never going to see is interpretations of these characters again. The performances were generally speaking solid and for the voice performances a special mention has to go out to John Rhys-Davies as the voice of the Brine King: he is the leader of Brine. Rhys-Davies has a very distinctive voice even though full disclosure I thought this character was being voiced by Brian Blessed which if you know these two performers/voice performers you know individually they have two very distinctive voices so basically if it isn't one it is the other or vice versa.

This film receives: 4/10, this film is mixed; well be it DC or/Marvel both comic book companies as it relates to their viewing content they need to both pull up their socks, the reason why I had made a reference to 2008 to begin this content; well for those people that were around and able to watch Tony Stark/Iron Man and giving a press conference at the end of his self titled film from 2008; where right at the end of this press conference he confirms he is Iron Man well Curry/Aquaman does something very similar by confirming he is Aquaman; well there was 16 years between these references and let's just say one was funny, amusing and fitted in with the character and times whilst this attempt felt like your grandparents just finding out "Pull my finger" finally yes there is one ending extra scene within the first section. This sequel also has 2 Nominees to its name; People's Choice Awards, USA 2024 People's Choice Award The Action Movie Star of the Year Jason Momoa Hawaii Film Critics Society 2024 HFCS Award Best Comic Book Film.

 

Batman Returns 1992 by AverageMansReviews

Batman Returns 1992 by AverageMansReviews

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A forgotten son of Gotham rises after 33 years away in the sewers: "Hideous Penguin Man"/Unknown/Oswald Coalport/Penguin [Danny DeVito:] an unfortunate soul that his parents; Tucker and Esther Coalport [Paul Reubens and Diane Salinger:] that discarded him and sent him down the sewers and can be roughly located underneath at the old abandoned Gotham City Zoo, but Penguin didn't come back alone as he has control over The Red Triangle Gang, which they assist him in making Oswald Coalport/Penguin a hero on his triumphant return to the surface. Whilst on his wave of goodwill Oswald Coalport/Penguin he meets a really is sinister individual by the name of Max Shreck [Christopher Walken:] he is a criminal business owner of Shreck's department stores and also a public figure these days, the has done a lot for Gotham City, but is now trying to get this new power plant up and running, with Oswald Coalport/Penguin he sees his opportunity to put someone in the Mayor's office that can push through these plans, as the last person that found out his plans ended up being pushed out of the window and killed. But don't worry she comes back to life with 9 lives; Selina Kyle/Catwoman [Michelle Pfeiffer:] a quiet and stumbling new secretary/assistant to Max that is excellent at her job, but sadly she doesn't get respected by anyone that is until she finds her paws/claws. But as always we still have the oversea all of Gotham City; Bruce Wayne/Master Bruce/Batman [Michael Keaton:] by day he is a very wealthy businessman with his family company Wayne Enterprises Inc./ WayneCorp/Wayne Industries [but for a receive any backlash I just put every name here, just to keep everybody happy.] But by night he is Batman; he protects the innocent and brings the criminals to justice alongside his loyal and trusted butler Alfred Pennyworth [Michael Gough:] he is still there every day for Master Bruce/Batman.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 126 minutes film is like its predecessor which is absolutely no surprise simply because we have Tim Burton returning as the director again [including Sam Hamm Story, which Daniel Waters Story/Screenplay; the atmosphere and imaginative and highly creative dark tone of the sequel with the all-round presentation and wardrobe and so on and so forth, it is fluently smooth and easy just to go from Batman 1989 Link to this one in 1992.

Tim Burton has made a career out of weird and wonderful dark tones projects, so he is kept with as I have already referenced what clearly works for his version of Bruce Wayne/Batman, but has also brought into this sequel is sequence of events before the opening credits; the back story of Oswald Coalport/Penguin and his parents. All of the characters/performers I have mentioned in the opening section of this content has an integral parts to play in this sequel.

Character developments/performances; as straight off the bat they went with the idea of this trio of victims to begin with leading this sequel of Oswald Coalport/Penguin, Selina Kyle/Catwoman and obviously Bruce Wayne/Batman [I know this was established in the previous film,] but it is a unique perspective to go from/start with as in one way or another they are all damaged, as it brings up the question if their life roads were different they wouldn't possibly [ this is speculation] turned out the way they did and behind this trio on one hand we have highly respected and lovable Alfred Pennyworth, that deep down only wants the best for Master Bruce, but at the same time is fully aware that Master Bruce is going to do what he feels he must do and on the other hand we have somebody that is truly evil in Max Shreck as Bruce Wayne makes reference to in this sequel roughly; what is your angle; Max Shreck is somebody always looking at the angles, to see what he can get out of this situation, but he has one weakness and that is his son Charles "Chip" Schreck [Andrew Bryniarski:] a good son which is aware of his father's dealings, it is unclear how much he really knows, but as you will see will protect his father if and when it is necessary to do so. The rest of the cast of characters and performances are all good, likewise yet again like its predecessor.

Comedy/Action; Selina Kyle/Catwoman is robbing this Shreck's department store with this modern day classic cinema history sequence, where she is taking these manikin heads off using this whip/her whip amongst other things, rigging this place to explode and then a moment or two later introducing herself to Bruce Wayne/Batman and Oswald Coalport/Penguin which they are discussing things; but whilst they are doing that this back flipping Selina Kyle/Catwoman appears in front of them with this meow and then this massive explosion later on the Batmobile has been hijacked by The Red Triangle Gang for Oswald Coalport/Penguin to take for a joy ride whilst Bruce Wayne/Batman is still inside, Coalport/Penguin is controlling the Batmobile from this children's 20 to 50 P[or whatever the prices nowadays] ride version of the Batmobile and finally we have Bruce Wayne/Batman inside the Bat Ski Boat communicating with Alfred Pennyworth trying to stop this situation from happening.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; likewise like its predecessor this is one of those films that you need to see wants in your lifetime, but may I suggest watching the 1989 one first. This film also has some awards accredited to its name and not all of them are positive either 2 Winners Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1993 Saturn Award Stan Winston Ve Neill and BMI Film & TV Awards 1993 and 2006 BIM Film Music Award Elfman. 29 Nominees that includes Academy Awards, USA 1993 Best Effects, Visual Effects Michael L. Fink Craig Barron John Bruno Dennis Skotak and from the same award ceremony/event Best Makeup Ve Neill Ronnie Specter Stan Winston. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1993 yes the same award ceremony/event from earlier Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor Danny DeVito, now I have pointed this out I have to point out Razzie Awards 1993 Worst Supporting Actor Danny DeVito; usually I wouldn't criticise this, but in this case I will, I don't know how they came to this conclusion, because Danny DeVito as Oswald Coalport/Penguin gave us something different as I have already referenced the trio were all victims in one way or another, so it made them more identifiable

 

 

Batman 1989 by AverageMansReviews

Batman 1989 by AverageMansReviews

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Gotham City 200 years Anniversary Gala: unfortunately Gotham is under the fist of Carl Grissom [Jack Palance:] a mob boss which compared to his number one guy/right-hand man Jack Napier/The Joker/other characters [Younger Jack Napier: Hugo E. Blick/Older: Jack Nicholson] is a pussycat. But Grissom decides to dispense of Napier after it dawned on him that Napier has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Alicia Hunt [Jerry Hall:] she is the second part of this love triangle, by setting him up to take care of Axis Chemicals on where The Joker is born and simultaneously the symbiotic relationship between Napier/The Joker and Bruce Wayne/Master Bruce/Batman/"Batsy" [Younger Bruce Wayne/Master Bruce: Charles Roskilly/Older: Michael Keaton:] Napier kills Bruce Wayne's parents; Thomas and Martha Wayne [David Baxt and Sharon Holm:] as a family trio they were harmlessly walking home after the theatre; is forged in an unbreakable bond between vigilante and super villain. Young or old Bruce Wayne/Batman has one family member and friend he can trust with his secret and that would be Alfred Pennyworth [Michael Gough:] he is solely responsible for bringing up Master Bruce and even when he is fully grown he still has his best interests at heart depending if Bruce will actually listen to him is another matter entirely. On the right side of the law Gotham City has a new District Attorney Harvey Dent [Billy Dee Williams:] that I am paraphrasing valves to clean up Gotham City, he only has one face in this film. There is one person to begin with that believes in Batman Alexander Knox [Robert Wuhl:] he is an investigator journalist for the Gotham City Gazette, but soon he will be joined by Vicki Vale [Kim Basinger:] she is a freelance photojournalist that has heard/read of Knox's work and has an interest in this bat.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 126 minutes film mixed in with the atmosphere and art is crucial to the success of this film as the Director Tim Burton and Story/Screenplay Sam Hamm and Screenplay Warren Skaaren has a clear idea of what he wants Batman and indeed Gotham City to look and feel like; as back in the late 80's we just didn't have the same kind of technological advances as we do today in 2023 and beyond, so Burton has clearly gone with atmosphere and presentation throughout.

So from the opening credits the viewers/viewing audiences can understand that Gotham City is very much a downtrodden city mixed with a few that have wealth be you law-abiding or criminal over those that are hard-working in this dilapidated society or/and the low ranking criminal element. We also have Bruce Wayne/Batman making his first appearance in this film looking like an outline of a bat descending in the background as we are on the rooftop with these two criminals that has just stolen; this miniature action sequence also sets the tone for the rest of the film as Bruce Wayne/Batman basically tells this criminal I am not going to kill you, but to tell people of what you have seen here. So Bruce Wayne/Batman wants the Batman reputation out there to strike fear into the criminal underbelly of Gotham City; basically Burton has done absolutely everything within his power to transport us from our world into his/Gotham City and rotting and toxic environment.

Action/Art; the Batman costume looks fantastic with the black and yellow symbol on his chest, with the Batmobile looking imaginative with Bruce Wayne/Batman voice commands, shields, situated guns one on each side and bomb drops and from an artistic perspective we also have this full moon and Bruce Wayne/Batman taking a moment to use the Batplane to create this future Bat-Signal and right at the end of the film we get to see this iconic scene of the Bat-Signal in the background as Batman is being called and in the foreground there is Bruce Wayne/Batman most probably standing in the rough facility of Wayne Towers if I had to guess [which I could be completely wrong with this so I will apologise either way; either way apologies.]

Napier/The Joker has been given his green and purple colour system including on vehicles that are under his ownership, including his own right-hand man Bob the Goon/number one [Tracy Walter:] Bob was Napier's right-hand man, so it was natural progression to become The Joker's right-hand man/number one guy, because we are dealing with Napier/The Joker there are appropriate comedy references such as The Joker destroying a TV in some way or/and in this iconic action sequence with Bruce Wayne/Batman pounding on Napier/The Joker; Napier/The Joker produces these spectacles and asks Bruce Wayne/Batman something to the effect of you wouldn't hit a guy with glasses [yes he would.]

Character developments and performances: well as it relates to the character developments and the performances we have three that absolutely nail their characters and likewise their performances Michael Keaton as Older Bruce Wayne/Batman, Jack Nicholson as Older Jack Napier/The Joker and Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth; they all individually or in different pairing really understood what it took to become these iconic characters; this trio set the benchmark for what was to be expected from these iconic characters and their interpretations and performances; a special note has to go out to; Michael Gough, yes I haven't forgotten the Batman 1966 TV program/film which first brought us these characters including Alan Napier as Alfred Pennyworth, but it tells you a lot about a character/performer Gough when in his tenure within the Batman franchise from 1989-1997 he oversaw 4 films, 3 Bruce Wayne/Batman [Batmen,] 1 Dick Grayson/Robin and 1 Barbara Wilson/Batgirl] and he very much set the benchmark for what was to be expected from this integral character. The rest of the cast as it relates to a character developments and performances they are all good.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; it should be noted that I had the opportunity with the person I watch some of this content with to go and see this film at the cinema; it is still fantastic on the big screen, it is still fantastic anyway, but it is very much a film worth seeing at minimum on a big screen or cinema and it needs to be seen once in your life time. This film also has awards accredited to its name 10 Winners that includes Academy Awards, USA 1990 Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Anton Furst Peter Young, Online Film & Television Association 2021 OFTA Film Hall of Fame Character Michael Keaton As Batman/Bruce Wayne and 2022 OFTA Film Hall of Fame Motion Picture, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1991 President's Award and BMI Film & TV Awards 1990 BMI Film Music Award Danny Elfman. 26 Nominees that includes these from the same award ceremony/event  BAFTA Film Award 1990  BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jack Nicholson, Best Costume Design Bob Ringwood, Best Make Up Artist Paul Engelen Nick Dudman, Best Production Design Anton Furst, Best Sound Don Sharpe Tony Dawe Bill Rowe and Best Special Effects Derek Meddings John Evans

Red 2 2013 by AverageMansReviews

Red 2 2013 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/references to Russia and the Soviet Union/domestic violence/burning/shooting/impaling/torture/terrorism/disintegrating/cutting/drugs/hit-and-run/electrocution/stabbing/medical

Project Nightshade: basically; unfortunately Francis "Frank" Moses [Bruce Willis:] and now girlfriend Sarah Ross [Mary-Louise Parker:] are trying to live a quiet life, in fact Ross is now finding this a bit mundane. But don't worry as they quickly find out from Marvin Boggs [John Malkovich:] that things are going to get rather hairy really quickly but Moses doesn't listen and consequently within a little time Boggs will pay the price for that, but now to introduce one of our newcomers into this franchise; Jack Horton [Neal McDonough:] he is a US Intelligence Agent that has been assigned to take care of this situation with any means necessary to achieve it.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 116 minutes film is good; it just moves along as it has a story to tell so it just gets on with it. Now if you remember [if you have watched these films in chronological order as in the first one first;] you would know that now and again we would get these postcards of basically where we are heading to. But in this sequel now and again we get this brief of this scene and then we move on or/and sometimes we have words on-screen in red; trust me when I say this art is very easy to pick up on based on the colour system is black and red. On top that at the end of the film and just before the closing credits we have this art in the same style of art but it has more of a colour system to them; so all of this art is highly imaginative and it will grab your attention.

Action/Comedy; obviously we have a lot of combat, shooting and all that including this chasing sequence; where we will take it from this perspective; we have Ross and Boggs taking part in this chasing sequence in his vehicle; where from time to time Boggs is trying to tell Ross about this that or the other, but she doesn't want to hear, eventually she gets this vehicle wedged in between the narrowing road; so all the she can do is watch Moses and Major General Katja Petrokovich [Catherine Zeta-Jones:] she is an ex-girlfriend Moses and Ross doesn't like her in fact she says as much in this scene as she has to watch them finish up taking care of business; as Boggs and are trapped in his vehicle as I have already indicated by the narrowing of this road.

Character developments and performances; they are all good and likewise the same can be said for the performances as well, there is a really good chemistry between this cast.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; it is good to see this recurring cast and some new faces, so this is one of those films that would go well with a takeaway. This film has 3 Nominees accredited to its name for an example; People's Choice Awards, USA 2024 People's Choice Award Favorite Thriller Movie.

 

RED 2010 by AverageMansReviews

RED 2010 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/stabbing/drugs/breaking/burning/animal feeding/vehicles crashing/electrocution/elements of Russia/suicide/medical

R.E.D [Retired Extremely Dangerous;] so how difficult could it be to terminate them?: Well briefly William Cooper [Karl Urban:] is a Black Ops Agent; which has a history with his mission/target Francis "Frank" Moses [Bruce Willis:] he is a retired Black Ops that worked for the CIA as one of its agents which has been tag Retired Extremely Dangerous and anyone else that is associated with him including a call centre employee Sarah Ross [Mary-Louise Parker:] she deals with his payment cheques, which apparently he doesn't receive.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 111 minutes film is good; within this will also have some art; represented by these postcards of where we are at this moment in time in the film; it does also really help things along when we have more characters; such as Joe Matheson [Morgan Freeman:] he is also retired and now living at Green Springs Rest Home and terminally ill with stage 4 liver cancer, he used to be Moses' mentor and the CIA.

Comedy/Action: when this film finds its groove; the comedy is here and there; but consistent bringer of the comedy is; Marvin Boggs [John Malkovich:] an ex-CIA Agent, he thought he was being put through these experimentations, it actually turns out he was; being given daily doses of LSD for 11 years, so as you can probably guess a little bit crazy including paranoia. For a brief example of both in one; Boggs gets called old by this agent that she is trying to terminate these targets; so eventually as this does not sit well with him, we have this kind of Western quick draw situation on one hand we have this agent where she is reloading a rocket launcher and Boggs has this gun; so on drawing/firing this rocket launcher and then Boggs firing his gun; this sequence where Boggs's bullet hits the tip of the head of this rocket and basically reverses the explosion back onto where it came from, consequently the agent is toast and as the smoke clears Boggs makes reference to being old.

Character developments and performances; the character developments are all good, this is very much a cast performance; of good character types with excellent chemistry.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; as I have already indicated it needs more characters on-screen, I am not saying Willis can't still carry a project at this point in history. But likewise as I have already said this is very much a cast performance and based on that on reflection I have decided to award another mark and yes there is one ending credits thing with a gun in the background to the first lot of ending credits. It also has awards accredited to its name 4 Winners that includes AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2011 Movies for Grownups Award Breakthrough Achievement Helen Mirren [as  Victoria "Vicky" Winslow: a retired MI6 assassin and now operates B&B, which I should just mention she also does a little bit of contract work on the side, as she found it difficult to completely give up her old way of life] and 19 Nominees from the same award ceremony/event Movies for Grownups Award Breakthrough Achievement Best Comedy

 

 

Blue Beetle 2023 by AverageMansReviews

Blue Beetle 2023 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/immigration/racism/sexism/disintegration/shooting/stabbing/burning/electrocution/transformation/disfigurement/bodily functions/robotics/kamikaze/medical

Ring-Ring... Ring-Ring, hello there, it is the 2000's calling, can we please have our superhero outlay back please and thank you: basically; the Scarab/Khaji Da [voice by Becky G:] a Scarab named Khaji Da "Khaji"  that is a alien which is highly advanced and has many destructive or constructive capabilities at its disposal, that is looking for the right human to bond with/be symbiotic with will find the right person in Jaime Reyes [Xolo Maridueña:] he is a good person that comes from a incredibly poor family, but they are incredibly proud of him as he is the first to graduate from college. But their lives get to completely turned upside down when Jaime unknown to him gets given Khaji by Jenny Kord [Younger: Isabella Aparicio/Older: Bruna Marquezine:] a young woman trying to do the right thing for her father's Ted Kord; company Kord Technologies, which after her father's disappearance is being rammed by his sister Victoria Kord [Susan Sarandon:] she is a slightly unhinged business woman that wants the Scarab back as she has big plans for the power, but as you can probably tell she doesn't exactly get along with her niece and the feeling is mutual.

Generally speaking: framework and pacing of this 127 minutes film is straightforward as has it sticks to the plan. But I can't stress this enough; this film is so out of date it is not funny. Does anyone remember how Marvel Studios [MCU] used to follow a simple yet very effective outlay of an origin story in the early 2000's which was absolutely fine and good fun and highly entertaining on an average back then, but the clear problem is it isn't for an example it isn't 2008 [Iron Man] anymore and on top of that this film may use that outlay and everything that comes with that, but it is not exactly the highest quality of this outlay anyway and yes I am fully aware of the fact that this is not an Marvel Studios project, instead it is a DC knockoff version or whatever they want to call their studio nowadays.

So with all this being stated from the beginning; we have safe and reliable; reliably good action sequences, mixed in with comedy and discovery of one another as it relates to the partnership of Jaimes/Blue Beetle and Khaji with their symbiotic character intertwining process. The only art I can say is either worth pointing out and/or outstanding would be this brief outer space as sequence for our lead partnership and this is truly outstanding the outer body sequence for this partnership. It will stick out like a sore thumb, simply based on the fact this is the only sequence of events that truly feels and looks like of modern filmmaking of 2023, I am not going to take anything away from this sequence of events, but it has to be said that it shows that they could have done more with this project, likewise yes the character developments and the performances are on both counts reliably good also. But the only voice performance/performance that actually stood out for me was Scarab/Khaji Da [voice by Becky G] and  Nana Reyes [Adriana Barraza:] she is an elderly as the name would suggest Nana to the Reyes family, I can't say too much more, but when she was much younger she seems to have had a life fighting for what was necessary as she seems to handle this chaotic rescue sequence and weapon with great ease and comfort, she very much becomes the rock and little warrior of Reyes family with some good naturally fluent comedy thrown in, once again these two characters/voice performance or/and performance feels and looks like something from 2023.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; as an individual film, it does everything right to be given this mark, having said all of this as a superhero film, it does the bare essentials and finally this film has two extra scenes, one at the end of each ending credits block.

 

DC Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special 2023 [alternative name A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special/Season 3 Episode 37] by AverageMansReviews

DC Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special 2023 [alternative name A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special/Season 3 Episode 37] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: this project is not suitable for children and in one way or another there is adult contentsflashing effects/colourful effects/transformation/shooting/decapitation

It is our first Valentine’s Day together: briefly Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn [voice by Kaley Cuoco:] a ever so slightly unstable individual that wants to give her girlfriend Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy [voiced by Lake Bell:] is a eco-warrior, that loves Quinn very much, but she would prefer to stay in tonight and watch TV, but goes out for Quinn this is what happened on their first Valentine’s Day.

The framework and pacing of this 45 minutes project is good, you know it knows what it wants to do and sticks to the plan. But having said that this project doesn't seem to have the same or similar lively nature, I mean don't get me wrong it is solidly good, but just a long away, away from its usually high standards.

I mean yes we have this excellent sequence be it for the action or/and the art where Quinn and Ivy are chasing these criminals in a elegant horse and carriage, whilst these criminals in this vehicle with a little bit of comedy; Ivy highlighting in a battle speech [just before going off to battle] and yes I am paraphrasing here these criminals have taken the most densely populated planted area in all of New, New Gotham, so as Ivy's special powers revolve around the environment, a moment later Ivy uses her powers to use these vines to squeeze and let's just say make easy work of this car.

In a nutshell; the rest of this project is adult content; such as a giant Bane making sweet, sweet love to these buildings something like the 1986 video game Rampage and don't worry Quinn and Ivy will try their very best to stop him from doing this. The character developments and the voice performances are smoothly progressive and at this point in this TV program with three seasons will under their belt, this feature and is currently working on the fourth season; these voice performances are their version/interpretation of these characters as in you can't have one without the other.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; yes this project is good, but it isn't as good as its usual high standards.