Chappie 2015 by AverageMansReviews

Chappie 2015 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/robotics/transformation/child abuse/torture/shooting/stabbing/medical, I will also be using censored adult language references in this content

Well this film shows the ethics usage of AI is wrong: briefly; basically in this futuristic world, but let's be honest with one another, if we're not careful it will be our future; where this robot creator Deon Wilson [Dev Patel:] he is a worker/programmer for Tetravaal and against the wishes of the company he gives Number22/Chappie [Voiced by: Sharlto Copley:] he is a broken down police robot that has a limited life span, that has now been given the program of essentially eventually independent thought, starting from infancy and on top of that emotions and feelings so in essence he becomes a sentence being, so this is his story.

Generally speaking: storyline/script and character developments; this entire section/entire film has aged like milk; it really has based on the concept of where we are now with AI and even back then of 2015 with this movie this entire script very crassly shows why AI by and large is a bad idea and yes I have seen better film like Bicentennial Man 1999 movie starring Robin Williams as Andrew Martin: that in a nutshell goes from being android over many years and then being human, but in this case with Chappie; as soon as he understands and becomes for all intents and purposes cognitively aware he is a being, consequently the ageing process becomes a factor meaning; if he believes he is a sentient being experiencing fear, hatred and anger, consequently child abuse, torture, dismemberment and everything else becomes a massive problem; because it opens the door to rights and privileges as well as a being and not forgetting that including being set on fire, because we as humans learn to deal with things such as emotions over many years in short called growing, but in this film we are expecting a machine to grow up in such a small amount of time around people that want to screw its head up and yes I am including his maker and the ones that want to harm him.

This is such an ugly and uncomfortable film to watch, where this mechanical being essentially shows us that AI, should never and I repeat never get to this level of understanding including but not limited to also including the great debate about abortions where for me especially people in the US need to get their head around this; abortions are to get rid of cells in the body and up to a certain point there is no life, you may be thinking what does that have to do with this film? Now if you are not brain cells to understand in theory we are talking about Chappie/potentially a unwanted baby being essentially screwed up by a vast majority of people that should be protected and nurtured from the world he finds himself in, and for those that have the simplistic mind of abortion are wrong? Are you going to specifically help with raising a child that isn't yours and do that every time a child is born... No!... Then shut the hell up! Or are you going to allow a child to be born to two drug addicts to be abused which on top of that is more than likely going to have medical issues due to their parents drug addicts?... No, then again shut the hell up! With possibly the child in question having medical issues with having quite possibly a miserable life due to probably being a vegetable.

By the way just for the record; to keep this crystal clear; I am pro-choice on this subject matter, but back to this movie as you can read already this film isn't a pleasant watch to say at the very least, the framework and pacing of this 120 minutes film is in a strange turn of events very much irrelevant, because you have all this subject matter going on or being unravelled, that consequently everything just feel really agonisingly slow and torturous

Art, character developments and action; 22/Chappie is an excellent design, but also on the other hand [this is not the only time I will make a reference like this;] as soon as you make him have traits of human, his pain and suffering regardless if he is a mechanical robot in his character developments, he is still a much child so in theory it becomes child abuse... so well done you ignorant mother fudgers, so obviously and consequently I have no interest in these generic action sequences; to be broadly honest I have someone got fired for green lighting this film, usually I would clarify myself by saying, it is never a good for someone to lose their job, but in this rare occasion I am not going to be so polite, for all I care they can join the unemployment line with this.

Character developments, performances and voice performances; minus everything I have already said about the character developments and what is left is the generic poor excuse for character developments and likewise performances, the only one that in my opinion can walk away from the project/dumpster fire with their head held high is Sharlto Copley voice of: Number 22/Chappie, he by far gives this lead character a three-dimensional being which is excellent for him, but I do realise on the other hand it also opens the door to everything else that we have been discussing in this content, which I am not criticising Copley for that, I am quite clearly just pointing out it just drills home slightly a bit more than what it already does with a very disgusting and likewise uncomfortable impact.

This film receives: 1/10, this film is poor; as I have made it abundantly clear by now, I despise this film with a passion and furthermore I am absolutely delighted that the sequel and any future project/projects were scrapped. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Nominees World Soundtrack Awards 2015 World Soundtrack Award Film Composer of the Year Hans Zimmer Shared with: Interstellar, Visual Effects Society Awards 2016 VES Award Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature Earl Fast Chris Harvey Mark Wendell Robert Bourgeault Chappie and Behind the Voice Actors Awards 2016 BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film Sharlto Copley As the voice of "Chappie".

The End of Oak Street 2026 by AverageMansReviews

The End of Oak Street 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Related content: Jurassic Park 1993 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2023/09/jurassic-park-1993-by-averagemansreviews.html

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1982 back to the time of the dinosaurs and back again: briefly; the entirety of this community somehow gets transported back to the times of the dinosaurs; including this family known as the Platt's; this husband-and-wife Greg and Denise [Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway:] this husband-and-wife are going through an extremely difficult times in their marriage; she is talking about divorce and they have two children as well.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script is wafer thin, on top of that it makes no sense; in fact in a nutshell they want to use it as a... after-the-fact of two years they still don't know what happened to create this anomaly, Denise changes things and everything turns out perfectly well for her [which I will discuss this more later, because it really stuck out like a sore thumb.] The framework and pacing what is it with these characters faces for an example really close up to the camera? If it is to do what I think it is designed to do... which is create some kind of suspense or a serious implications; it ethically fails, as it comes off as weird, the pacing of the 99 minutes film is broadly speaking okay, but then again it does feel like it is rushing to get to the end of the film to explain what actually happened... but as I have already indicated, we don't get a satisfying conclusion.

Art, action and comedy; the prehistoric component to this project is the biggest asset to this project by an unlimited amount, as they really went to town to create these prehistoric locations and dinosaurs; the detail on these dinosaurs is excellent and what we know about them as their nature is also well is shown in this project as well, the action for this genre of the Human race vs. Dinosaurs; well it is good, there just isn't much if at all that stand out, like for an example how did this family not hear this Tyrannosaurus not coming up behind them? Then we move on to the comedy; this film does their interpretation of a dinosaur dump; made legendary by Jurassic Park 1993... but later on we have some authentic and genuine comedy as we have our husband-and-wife coming across some Apatosaurus [longnecked dinosaurs] having some fun of an adult nature.

Character developments and performances; now minus the storyline/script this is where this title loses so many marks... and yet again I am seeing another case of the virtual signalling hot steamy pile of garbage in one way or another; why is it in one way or another we bear witness to males being emasculated, be it heading for divorce or verbally or bullied [from a male, because he broke his little brother's arm doing something stupid such as putting something like what in the front spokes of his bike whilst riding] or/and a lesbian attraction between the two young girls, which leaves the brother/young boy out in the cold, because he likes her to [with the extra bonus of the can't pick up the situation between his sister and this girl; so when highlights again that male's are stupid] and just for the record; as a single component I don't care about the lesbian character developments, but as they contributing element, change your mind on this individual and like I said earlier everything turns out perfectly for one person; frankly this all sucks really, consequently all of these performances are generic and a paint by numbers version of what they were going for here, with no authentic chemistry so any major emotions feel/look like an empty gesture, with emotions volume turned up high.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; apparently as I went to the cinema to see this film with the person I watch some others contend with; they laughed at the face I was pulling [as I just couldn't believe what I just saw] and it should be noted that they enjoyed the film, but for me even though I have just seen it... I have to ask what the hell is this? There is an extra piece in the form of a dedication

 

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026 [alternative name The Mandalorian and Grogu] by AverageMansReviews

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026 [alternative name The Mandalorian and Grogu] by AverageMansReviews

Related content: Mortal Kombat II 2026 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/05/mortal-kombat-ii-2026-by.html

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Full disclosure I haven't watched the TV program: briefly; Din Djarin/The Mandalorian/other adaptions of this name [Pedro Pascal/Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder set doubles:] he is a mandalorian, veteran Bounty Hunter, but is the guardian of Grogu [voiced by: Unknown performer:] he is a baby yoga, that definitely has the force inside him; they are associated with the New Republic; where The Mandalorian has just completed his latest content for them; Colonel Ward [Sigourney Weaver:] she is a leader of the New Republic's Adelphi Rangers, that in short informs The Mandalorian, we/meaning he will be working for the Hutts; Rotta the Hutt [voiced by: Jeremy Allen White:] he is Lord Jabber the Hutts' son that has been kidnapped, so The Mandalorian's contract is; rescue him and return him home to the Hutts and in return they will give us valuable information; The Mandalorian is not exactly thrilled by these turn of events, but he does it anyway.

Generally speaking: storyline/script, character developments and framework and pacing; this storyline/script serves its purpose to be naughty, very naughty, because without giving too much away; it kept now and again making reference to times are changing between The Mandalorian and/or Grogu; so I stress this is just heavy speculation/heavy opinions based; if I had to guess they are either going to make a sequel or a sequel so it makes it a trilogy or they are going to expand this part of the universe; but have them at different stages of life. But then again this all depends on if this film makes a reasonable return; as of the first creating this content by the end of the weekend will have made budget back of the $165 million; but for me it needs to make somewhere between 4 to $500 million for them to be satisfied at minimum; the framework and pacing of this 137 minute film broadly speaking is good [I will discuss it again later on in this content.]

Art, action and comedy; the slow art is broadly speaking what you come to expect from a big franchises such as Star Wars, highly detailed, splendid and breathtaking; such as the scenery, set designs, costumes and accessories; yes we do have some minimum AT-AT Walker [The All Terrain Armored Transport Walker;] our lead partnership hi-jacks one of them to complete a contract with Grogu indicating furiously that the one they are currently has been rigged to explode, The Mandalorian is aware of this, but he needs to complete the contract or of sorts.

Now unfortunately this is where I have to be a negative nelly on reflection on any frantic or heavy usage of computer animation sequence of events minus momentarily under the water; this movie falls into a very large trap and consistently so; it is where you could have a lot happen on-screen at one time or something massive; if you are like me... you will know what you are looking for or when it happens, because even though I praised or somewhat praised AT-AT Walker it starts from the closing stages of this sequence; obviously you're going to need a bit of substance; so basically it is like watching an old computer trying to keep up with the new program in the sense of at best it is going to try and keep up with the program, but ultimately so old computer is going to struggle. So in a film sense you are going to see a whenever this film speeds up or bulky sequences as it relates to computer animation; vehicle chasing sequence either the background and foreground has clear separation [so it comes across as a pop-up book] or/and on top of that we have a wash of colour; so in essence we have too much happening on the screen and it just can't handle it; incredibly messy or we just have a clear divide between the background and foreground or in other words the green-screen; when The Mandalorian is going one-on-one with this beast; it sticks out like a sore thumb when he is looking around.

But then again this project does much better when it is fully packed, granted I am open to the idea that some of these sequences are noticeably more darker as in visually darker than others meaning I can't see the problems; but when we have a better paced sequence meaning slower but still impactful so we could still have lots of characters on screen such as without giving too much away The Mandalorian and Rotta teaming up; it is excellent fun.

You see this is why Mortal Kombat II 2026 is in the related section of this content; because strangely enough they have one thing in common and that is this; everything I said about MK II 2026 and its visual representation for the budget of $80 million is now even more justified based on everything I feared for the MK sequel if they had the budget of $165 million and it came out like Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026; where I have quite clearly stated it looks wonderful and all that; because we have a large budget comes a certain expectation, so by and large Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026 as soon as you want to do anything bulky or/and multipurpose it struggles.

Character developments, performances and voice performances; The Mandalorian and Grogu; their character developments and on-screen chemistry; are all good with performance and voice performers; formulaic; but still good: Now we come to another problem; even though I have just said something to the effect of all good as it relates to our lead partnership; the fact that there are 5 characters/performances/voice performances which are much better rounded, consequently stronger is a problem and in no particular order; a mystery bounty hunter and his intimidating presence including terrifying pet [I should point out that this pairing says very little,] so it leaves the things such as presence, demeanour and other contributing elements to bring them to life, Rotta; he is his own person; he wants to get out from underneath his father's legacy and he has a natural bond with Grogu; granted to begin with he just had to feed him, but still it is natural bond, Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward: she has very limited appearances in this film; but as they say a top-class performance is fleeting, class is permanent [she even gets involved in an action sequence; that is all I can say, because I can tell they wanted to make that it treats for Star Wars fans;] excellent performance and finally we have this interaction with this helpful character that helps out Grogu consequently The Mandalorian; this is another limited character that for what they bring to the table is spot on excellent; if I have made this clear enough all 5 of these characters/performances/voice performances are excellent and I have to give a little shout out to these little engineers they were very good characters and had very good chemistry with Grogu: so the moral of the story is; when you're being outshone in your own movie there is a problem such as if it is just our lead partnership and they are doing anything but sharing dialogue or communications with one another; this is where the film really does slow down they need someone or anyone just to put the focus on, so we can have good pacing at minimum back again.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; it clearly does have problems, but anything less than this mark, just feels a little bit disrespectful based on all of the positive visual representation, action, comedy and surrounding cast. 3 Nominees which include but not limited to Golden Trailer Awards 2026 Golden Trailer AwardBest Fantasy/Adventure "Hope", The Walt Disney Studios, AV Squad

 

 

Innerspace 1987 by AverageMansReviews

Innerspace 1987 by AverageMansReviews

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This experiment doesn't go according to plan: briefly; after this laboratory gets it by this rival scientist and her associates, this other scientist on the run has to jab someone unexpected to try and keep this work safe; this work in this case is miniaturisation; you see in this syringe; is this Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton [Dennis Quaid:] nowadays is a test pilot in this little science fiction one person craft for this experiment/mission which should have ended up in a rabbit, but instead he ended up in a human; by the name of Jack Putter/other character [Martin Short:] he works as the Junior Manager of this store, is a pushover and a hypochondriac, nice guy still a hypochondriac, after Lieutenant Pendleton makes some adaptions inside Putter; he can hear, eat or see what he sees and on top of that he can consume whatever  Putter consumes, but they only have a very short window to get Lieutenant Pendleton out of Putter and retrieve the stolen hardware before Lieutenant Pendleton's air supply runs out and consequently he dies, so they go to this one person he trusts Lydia Maxwell [Meg Ryan:] Lieutenant Pendleton's ex-girlfriend that finally got fed up with his out-of-control drinking habits, but they are much better under control these days and she is a news reporter for this newspaper as well.

Generally speaking: the script is predominantly all good, but for one massive detail which I will discuss much later on, the framework and pacing of this 120 minutes film is good, but having said that; it does need a driving force behind it; which at some point I will also discuss in this content

Art, action, character developments and comedy; art is of the most high standard possible as we get to see around Putter's internally and now and again Lieutenant Pendleton takes a rough ride in Putter's body which is very much depending on what is going on in the outside world as well, so we will have these kind of character developments/comedy of Lieutenant Pendleton trying to talk to Putter, because he doesn't realise that someone is inside him he goes down a rabbit hole of voices may be in his head and consequently we have this beautifully timed back and forth between two other patients in the waiting room with Putter where it is one of those back and forth's that are designed to get confusing quickly or/and Putter feeling incredible pain on the back of his one or both of his eyes due to the adaptions being made or Putter/Short dancing something to the effect of even Mick Jagger would be proud of in this one sequence With him drinking with his new on-board companion Lieutenant Pendleton. 

Character developments and performances; now obviously away from what I have just been discussing broadly speaking the character developments and the performances are good; and a special mention has to go out to Quaid, Short and Ryan; between trio or/and pairings or individually; they are driving force behind the project and without them this film would have really crumbled in essence they all bring different enthusiasm to this project; I would really like to give them another mark, but because of another situation I can't.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; I mean if you have never seen this film it is a good watch and as I have already referenced the artistic visions are amazing, but likewise I can't stand the closing of this film as it clearly suggests our story is not over yet, but this film doesn't have a sequel and there is an ongoing sequence underneath the closing credits. This film does have some awards accredited to its name such as 2 Winners; which includes but not limited to  Academy Awards, USA 1988 Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects Dennis Muren Bill George Harley Jessup Kenneth Smith and 5 Nominees which also include but not limited to Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 1987 Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Feature Film Mark A. Mangini Innerspace

 

Project Hail Mary 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Project Hail Mary 2026 by AverageMansReviews

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We have one Hail Mary on hopefully achieving this: briefly; the Sun [not the British snort rag newspaper;] but the actual Sun is in trouble and consequently Earth is in trouble; in a nutshell; everything gets left up to Dr. Ryland Grace [Ryan Gosling:] he once had scientific strange ideas, deemed a controversial individual, now working at a little school as a science teacher, but also is a molecular biologist, eventually you will meet Rocky [voice by: James Ortiz/briefly voiced by; many other people:] he is an Eridian from the Planet Erid, his planet is sharing the same fate as Earth if things do not change, he is very intelligent, excellent at engineering things; let's hope between the three of them they can change all of our fates.

Generally speaking: the framework, pacing and character developments of this 156 minutes film is good; yes we do get consistent exposition on the character developments as to why we are currently in outer-space, but with a film of the strength you will feel it now and again, what they should have done is possibly make this film slightly a bit longer to round it off; consequently make it into a Part 1 and Part 2

Art, action, comedy and character developments; clearly these two components are individually or simultaneously; consistently strong; be it Hail Mary [voice by: Priya Kansara:] the ship/on-board computer system: the ship or ships we see in this movie are fantastic; they have their own look and feel to them, the outer-space scenes and/or sequences are either mildly busy or in comparison very loud and colourful; such as for one example we have Rocky trying to make first contact with Dr. Grace and we have basically throwing these canisters between these two ships; at first Rocky tries the equivalent of Earth's Baseball's Fast Ball; but Rocky decides to considerably slow it down on his next attempt with Dr. Gray making reference something to the effect of they think I am slow or something like this.

Character developments, performances, voice performances and comedy; the character developments, performances and voice performances are all good; they follow a very simple yet effective outlay; there is also good chemistry between these characters of all kinds regardless of performance or/and voice performance; because of the character development and the chemistry between Dr. Grace and Rocky; we have this West meets East culture divide [if the Earth is West and Erid is East:] so we have this trying to communicate to one another thing followed by either not completely right or cultural differences.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; it is very much worth seeing on the big screen or a big-screen equivalent, the only problem with this project is; the timeframe of roughly 156 minutes; from time to time this film could have done with being shorter; but also having said that I would have preferred a better ending also, but after everything is said and done this mark is the right outcome; there is also an extra little bit or thing right at the end of the closing credits. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 1 Winner Heartland Film 2026 Truly Moving Picture Award Truly Moving Picture Award Christopher Miller (director) Phil Lord (director) and 1 Nominee Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2026 Best Music Supervision for a Trailer (Film) Vanessa Jorge Perry Tyler Torrison For "Official Trailer"

 

Hoppers 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Hoppers 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Related content: The Wild Robot 2024 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-wild-robot-2024-by.html

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In Beaverton; No this is not a euphemism for Bonnie Blue: briefly; we meet Mabel Tanaka [Younger voice by: Lila Liu/Older voiced by: Piper Curda:] she is a lifelong animal lover/animal protector, she will do anything to stop this construction development from taking place, as it will destroy this natural location where she spent many years with her grandma that sadly is no longer with us, but even Mabel couldn't even see this option materialising.

Art, character developments, comedy and action; as we have grown accustomed to animation projects of this nature; the computer animation is eye-catching, warm and welcoming and highly detailed to really immerse their audiences into this world they have created with details such as a genius stroke; yes I know it is simple, but very effective. But the character development of the bridge between our world and the animal kingdom; with doing a change of facial features and expressions [No I am not being racist here, because this is what happens in the film so there are no racist connotations here,] where simply put they go from how humans see animals to how they see each other and back again or/and including the usage of mobile devices; this was highly comical. I really did appreciate the artistic and character developments of the different entrances of royalty, they really did put the emphasis on yes they may be of essentially the kingdom, but they also have their own kingdom and way of doing things and being presented.

There is other comical moments where Mabel Beever quickly scurries around with these wider eyes saying hello or something to that effect as we can see from her perspective and other comical moments such as this moment of action where a member of a royal family gets squished and we this slow hand wiping to clearly make this intense situation 10 times worse with everyone else looking shocked at what just happened.

Character developments and voice performances; stripping back a character developments and the voice performances [because I will discuss them again in the final section anyway;] on their own merit the character developments and voice performances are good; safe and reliable versions and performances of what they are meant to be at this time.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; the concept of this film is imaginative, but it is also wrapped up in a foundation style of a project, so I'm not saying there will be a sequel, I am very much indicating if they wanted to do this in the future they had very much covered the bases to do this and build upon in the future, which let's be honest most animated Disney/Pixar get the green light for at least a sequel at some point down the line, it has to be said I prefer The Wild  Robot 2024: they are very different, but they have three things in common; the environment, the bridge between two worlds and robotics on some level and yes throughout the closing credits there are extra bits and pieces including the end.

 

Alien Resurrection 1997 by AverageMansReviews

Alien Resurrection 1997 by AverageMansReviews

Previous instalment: Alien³ 1992 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/01/alien-1992-by-averagemansreviews.html

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/birth/transformation/impaling/shooting/animal cruelty/animal feeding/suicide/disfigurement/dismemberment/disintegrating/drowning/robotics/torture/squashing/medical. I will be using censored adult language in this content, but it will make sense.

USM Auriga: basically; we are on a research facility where Lt. Ellen Ripley/Ripley 8 [Young Ellen Ripley: Nicole Fellows/Older: Sigourney Weaver:] she is a biologically adapted clone of the original Lt. Ellen Ripley; this version is more don't give two dumplings which makes her come across as more boots to posterior kind of being with the comedy of as I have already said someone that doesn't give two dumplings about anyone or anything. Meanwhile there are these traders/bandits that come to drop off some cargo and do some business; two members of this crew are; Annalee Call [Winona Ryder:] she is the newest member to this crew of the Betty and she is headstrong and the other is Ron Johner [Ron Perlman:] he is the more business focus member of the crew meaning if he has to pick up a weapon or leave someone behind to get things done so be it.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 109 minutes film is good; as we are on this facility/location, the outlay of this instalment is straightforward as it knows what it is doing from beginning to end and sticks to that.

Comedy, character developments, action and art; Johner would like to go one-on-one with Lt. Ripley/Ripley 8 in a game of basketball, but as I have already indicated she does not like people so with her newly found abilities/skills; she antagonises him by basically playing a game of keep ball [as to keep the ball away from him. Much later on we have a underwater sequence of events;. we have these xenomorph/aliens swimming/chasing down these characters that are swimming and that some point shooting at these aliens. Yes for those extremely picky people out there in Internet land; the special effects are looking a little bit old, as you can tell from the black outlines in some parts of this sequence of events, but obviously as you come to expect from this franchise at this point in its history; the art is best described as highly detailed graphic and shows excellent imagination.

Character developments and performances; the character developments are very good version of their character types, which do show through at different points in this instalment, but although I have to highlight the chemistry throughout this cast is free-flowing representation of their character types; with the reigns basically being taken off Lt. Ripley/Ripley 8 and show what essentially she would be like without some elements of the original/including enhancements also the later on blossoming relationship between her and Call [Weaver and Ryder:] there is a lot of high-quality positives to take away from this film title.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; I have decided to award two extra marks, based on it needs to be seen once in their lifetime and in particular seeing Weaver as Lt. Ripley/Ripley 8 as this woman that walks around that could very easily put foot to posterior should be given high praise. It has always annoyed me that Weaver in my opinion has never been given the high level of respect that she rightly deserves as the first woman that made it possible for women to be given an action lead role throughout her participation in this franchise and her connection with Call/Ryder as I have already indicated as a big positive. This film also has some awards to its name and no they are not all positive; 7 that includes Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi Winona Ryder and 21 Nominees from the same award ceremony/event Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi Sigourney Weaver. Negatives; Winner Bogey Awards, Germany 1997 Bogey Award and The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 1997 Stinker Award Worst Actress Sigourney Weaver and then Worst Supporting Actress Winona Ryder

Next instalment: Prometheus 2012 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2017/09/prometheus-2012-by-averagemansreviews.html

 

Cold Storage 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Cold Storage 2026 by AverageMansReviews

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Well this film is certainly something: briefly; there is this strange beeping sound at this storage facility; Robert Quinn [Liam Neeson:] he is a retired individual that used to work for this agency; which I have forgotten the name of this agency apologies for any inconvenience, but the last time he and his working partner Trini Romano [Lesley Manville:] she is the more levelheaded one; it left him physically compromised from time to time

Generally speaking: the script/storyline is laid out as a foundation project to be potentially built on in the future, the character developments such as the exposition can be an asset, if they only used this one's got they don't, so it quickly becomes tedious and boring and the same can be said for the art as it relates to the virus taking over from the inside. The framework and pacing in conjunction with the other elements and discussed in this section take ages to settle down as we go from place to place and back again, which for a movie that goes on for just 99 minutes is not a good thing, but having said that when it settles down it moves nicely forward

Art, comedy and action; now I should give you a friendly warning this film is going to get messy such as animals and people vomiting as the virus takes over and then exploding and then on top of that we have an explosive nuclear option with a dodgy time mechanism

Character developments and performances; away from the exposition opponents on both counts the character developments and performances are predominately speaking of good versions of what they are meant to be and how they are meant to be presented; they are very much designed for this foundation instalment; as I have already referenced, potentially for a sequel or a trilogy [just the record I am not saying there will be a sequel or a trilogy,] I am just saying it does everything to set the ground work down for the potential of a sequel in this film on some level.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; but as you can see it does have problems, if you like this kind of thing then it will suit you down to the ground, but as of when this content first got created it has taken $2.2 million at the box office and not disclosing its budget, which based on my viewing experience I would have to guess maybe based on the graphic details of the movie would be somewhere in the region of $80-$100 million and considering the earliest date that this film was released was 29/01/2026 and the latest was 18/02/2026, I really, really wouldn't hold much hope for a follow-up project of any description, because even if I was to drop my estimation of budget being $50 million last are looking at a loss of roughly $47 million.

Godzilla 1998 by AverageMansReviews

Godzilla 1998 by AverageMansReviews

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We have a big problem: briefly; after this exposition character developments within the opening titles; we have to find the brightest individual to deal with this monster later on referred to as Godzilla; we meet Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos [Matthew Broderick:] he is a biologist which is currently working on the effects of Chernobyl on earthworms, but he is being brought in to the ground if there was any way of dealing with this situation humanely.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script or/and the framework and pacing is just too long; as this film goes on for roughly 139 minutes and man you will feel every minute, where I fell asleep for a portion of this film and had to go back and watch it, so I could do this content.

Comedy, art, action and comedy;to begin with in this  film in a nutshell; Victor "Animal" Palotti [Hank Azaria:] he is a cameraman for WIDF News as he tries to get up close and personal with Godzilla; in fact; he achieves it almost too well, with almost getting killed/squashed underfoot doing this; but he survives. I know, I know 9 times out of 10 I am usually much more kinder to films that are clearly getting old as it relates to their visual representation; simply put in this case green-screen effects, but in this case I just can't do it; they have just aged so badly to the point where they stick out like a sore thumb, okay now let's be reasonable and some of them are either relatively okay [based on the bar being set really low] or for a short time good, where we have Godzilla in this underwater sequence of events taking down these submarines; yes this is absolutely another positive sequence of events about this film has to offer its viewers

Character developments and performances; the character developments are straightforward versions of what they are meant to be, coinciding in really solid and likeable performances from this cast; let's be honest here and say man they have to do a lot to keep this film motivated and going, and incidentally this film also has Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman: this unpleasant news reporter for WIDF News and unfortunately no this news reporter and cameraman don't work together; now if you don't get the connection between these two performers correction three/trio of performers; Nancy Cartwright as Caiman's secretary: full disclosure I missed this and only know this from the casting, apologies about that; they have a long-term association with another as they have worked on everyone's favourite yellow family; The Simpsons since its inception since 1989 and as of this content are still going in 2026.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; after everything is said and done I believe this to be the right mark; yes the person I watch some of this content with is correct when they said something to the effect of; it will good for back in the day and this is true. But I just wonder if and I have no way of proving this, but maybe they were really trying to stick to the budget and consequently these effects have as I have already referenced aged like old milk, but strangely enough if you have never seen this film and somehow you either find or purchase a cheap copy of it; it wouldn't harm you to give it a go and of course it has positive and negative awards to its name such as Positives: 10 Winners which include but not limited to Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1999 Saturn Award Best Special Effects Volker Engel Patrick Tatopoulos Karen E. Goulekas Clay Pinney and 13 Nominees which also include but not limited to from the same award ceremony/event Best Director Roland Emmerich. Negatives: Razzie Awards 1999 Razzie Award Worst Remake or Sequel Tied with The Avengers (1998) and Psycho (1998) and then Nominee likewise from the same award ceremony/event Worst Screenplay Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich

 

 

Back to the Future Part III 1990 by AverageMansReviews

Back to the Future Part III 1990 by AverageMansReviews

Previous instalment: Back to the Future Part II 1989 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2026/01/back-to-future-part-ii-1989-by.html

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We continue from the previous instalment: briefly sometime later; we find Marty McFly/other characters [Michael J. Fox:] he has to go back to 1885 to rescue Emmett "Doc" Brown/other characters [Christopher Lloyd:] this version of him, which is originally from 1985 is unaware that he is heading towards a difficult time in just less than a week, so Marty does not have too much time; to go back in time, find him and rescue him.

Generally speaking: the script/character developments; I have a problem with the script as Doc seemingly breaks his own rules of time travel, you know the ones that he has been telling us/Marty for two films; absolutely Marty brings it up and put him straight in a nice way, but now including the framework and pacing of this 118 minutes film; I am sure that it is a mixture between the script and the framework and pacing, but it just doesn't seem to have the same drive and enthusiasm of a specially the first instalment of this trilogy; it has to be said that I have just noticed, as it relates to the framework and pacing of these instalments have gotten less and less gusto as we progress through the instalments, obviously this is just based on an observation and my opinion.

Art, comedy and action; the landscape, wardrobe and accessories on 1885 had been given an excellent authentic approach, especially with Doc Brown's slightly modified gun. Meanwhile we do have some come comical moments such as on meeting the Doc again in 1885; as a sign of shock on what Marty is telling him, he leans back on this piano and accidentally plays some fitting music to accompany what is happening at this precise moment in this film, much later on we have this alcoholic drinks hangover remedy, even though yes Doc only has one drink and yes much later on we have history repeating itself with this animal waste on some level. The action; I really like Doc's modified gun, we have a practical use for the Moonwalker [synonymous with Michael Jackson,] but performed by Marty to miss bullets aimed at his feet, then to distract and finally to send the spit bucket up by using the floorboards like a seesaw and finally; we have two trains sequences; as you will see they both individually offer two different things; such as the first sequence is longer than the second; but individually or together they show real imagination and creativity of the highest order.

Character developments and performances; broadly speaking the character developments on face value are good, you know they follow a simple and effective layout, but as I referenced earlier; to have Doc Brown basically go back in time and change history, when we have heard not one but two films of him telling Marty not to do this based on dealing with the ramifications of this; this is a bit stupid, but then in fairness and balance Marty does it as well, but  he just doesn’t on a very small scale of confirming  things, as Doc does it on a gigantic scale and the performances of the entire cast are good.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; what with me struggling to keep away in the vast majority of as I have alluded to a good portion of this sequel, the character developments of which I have also discussed already, so I decided to withdraw a mark and go with this one. Yes absolutely when it is good; it is good fun, but let's just speed this up a little and say when it isn't; it is like watching paint dry and in hindsight infuriating. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 5 Winners including but not limited to BMI Film & TV Awards 1991 BMI Film Music Award Alan Silvestri and 11 Nominees also include but not limited to Young Artist Awards 1991 Young Artist Award Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture - Comedy/Action

 

Alien³ 1992 by AverageMansReviews

Alien³ 1992 by AverageMansReviews

Previous instalment: Aliens 1986 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/10/aliens-1986-by-averagemansreviews.html

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This Fiorina "Fury" 161: basically; Lt. Ellen Ripley [Sigourney Weaver:] she is again revived but this time on this ship; which is a male only prison ship with a strong religious belief. But at least there is one individual that is being civil with her to begin with Jonathan Clemens [Charles Dance:] a former inmate of this location turned the facility's doctor. Leonard Dillon [Charles S. Dutton:] he is a prisoner of this location, but more importantly he is the leader/figurehead of these prisoners and finally we have Supt. Harold Andrews [Brian Glover:] he is the prison warden of this facility that strongly believes Lt. Ripley present will cause disruption between the prisoners, he also has an assistant by the name of Francis Aaron [Ralph Brown:] he is one of those kind of repeating what his boss has just said a pinch of snivelling kind of assistance, but a ship has been sent to pick up Lt. Ripley but it could be a week or more.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 114 minutes film is good, I know it isn't the most quickest of films, but it does move with consistency and purpose.

Art, character developments and action; the art is clear to see you from the location being well thought out, to the creation and character developments of this alien/xenomorph and the action sequences are likewise all good.

Character developments, performances and voice performance; as it relates to all the other character developments they are solid versions of what they are meant to be, but it is predominantly down to the performances I have already mentioned in the storyline/plot section of this content; they all provide well rounded and in-depth characters/people and obviously being led by Weaver this array of talent really do give this sequel chemistry which is a crucial component, because even though I am speculating/based on my opinion this sequel would have been left either on Weaver's shoulders to carry or worse it would have been left high and dry. Because most or all consistent filmgoers would understand if you are in a limited location regardless of topics/genre of film; you need to have characters that have opposing opinions/ideas or something just to create tensions or essentially fill up the empty atmosphere/scenes, because if you don't, based on my broad experience in the film in question can and does usually really drag and become monotonous because in a nutshell it does look and feel as if nothing is happening. But this sequel doesn't have to worry about such things as it has a lot to work with and the voice performance is good.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; I mean it is solidly good, mostly everything as I have indicated in this content already would suggest that this mark is a reflection of this instalment of this franchise. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 5 Winners that includes Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2011 Saturn Award Best DVD Collection As part of the "Alien Anthology". Shared with: Alien Aliens Alien Resurrection and Motion Picture Sound Editors USA 1993, Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - ADR. 25 Nominees which includes Academy Awards, USA 1993 Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects Richard Edlund Alec Gillis Tom Woodruff Jr. George Gibbs Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1993 Saturn Award Best Actress Sigourney Weaver and from the same award ceremony/event Best Supporting Actor Charles S. Dutton