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Transformers One - 2024

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  Genre: Action, Sci-fi Rating:   PG Synopsis: The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but who once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. *** Any fan of the Transformers can guess where this story is headed, but is worth watching? I do want to give props to the cast as they did put their talents to good use and expressed the emotions of each character perfectly as they dealt with each situation that came up.  The animation was visually stunning and I appreciated the details that had some that only avid fans would recognize. Also hearing about the backstory of the transformers, and planet and some of its history was interesting to learn, while each robot design was beautiful in its own way.  Overall the movie was interesting, yet it was predictable on some key points that I do not think were supposed to be, and had story based moments that made no sense towards the end. It is hard to...
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HBO The Last of Us - Season 1

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  Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Rating:   TV-MA Synopsis: After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope. *** I will go on record immediately that I love this game and have played it through many times over the years. So when I heard about the TV show I was very excited.  I will admit that at first I was unsure about some of the casting choices, however it was clear very early on that each person played their parts beautifully. Both Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal did an amazing job in the lead roles. Gabriel Luna also played a great Tommy. Yet my heart could not stop the happiness when I saw the video game voice actors, Merle Dandridge as the same character  M arlene, Jeffrey Pierce the original Tommy as  Perry. And of course, the amazing  Ashley Johnson, the original Ellie, playing a new character of Anna and last but definately not least, the...
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Netflix Original Jurassic World Chaos Theory - Season 3

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  Genre:  Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Dinosaur Action Rating:   TV-Y7 Synopsis:   The Nublar Five finds themselves in Italy, near the border, after a plane crash involving a cargo dinosaur and a familiar face, while coming to terms with Brooklyn's actions.  *** After the end of season 2 I was not looking forward to this season, but I am so glad I gave it a chance. The voice actors did a great job at continuing their growth and embodying their characters very well. Dealing with the aftermath of season 2 there is a lot of talking and as my hubby pointed out, a lot of teen angst, even though I'm pretty sure the characters are supposed to be in their early twenties. I did defend them on this front as the situations they were dealing with would throw off people much older. Just keep in mind a lot of talking. With all the storylines and talking, this does leave room for a few dinosaurs but not enough in my opinion. Though I did appreciate another connection to the...
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The Electric State - 2025 - Netflix Original

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  Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: After a war between humans and machines, robots lost their freedom, people lost themselves in tech, and Michelle lost everyone she loved - or did she? *** Hearing about this movie I was very intrigued to see where it would go. The answer all over the place.  Right off the bat, the movie is visually beautiful and the fight sequences between everyone is just amazing.  Props to human characters played by Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci and Giancarlo Esposito. Each one brought their character to life in a very real way and performed perfectly against so much CGI. And while the characters were likeable, well the ones you were supposed to like, and you were cheering for the good guys, they could not help the writing or the storyline from crashing out in the final act. Without spoilers it is hard to discuss the storyline in more detail, but I will say that the storyline was very strange and t...
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Netflix Original Back In Action - 2025

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  Genre: Action, Comedy Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed. *** Immediately upon watching the trailer for this movie, I could not help but compare it to the recent Mark Wahlberg movie with a similar plot called The Family Plan. However, I love both Cameron and Jamie so decided to give it a chance.  Being blunt I will say that this movie was hard not to compare to the other and was not as good in my opinion, though it is hard to go into too much detail without giving spoilers. I felt like this movie was not as natural and every potential joke was forced.  Thankfully, I will say that the fight scenes and the chemistry between Cameron and Jamie was great to watch. Sadly, I feel that the chemistry between the child actors and the adults are what drove a wedge into the story for me. That mixed with the jokes that just didn’t land right and the fact that the spies were just te...
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Netflix Original The Witcher Sirens of the Deep - 2025

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  Genre: Adult Amination, TV Dramas, TV Shows Based on Books Rating:   TV-MA Synopsis:  A monster hunter, voiced by Doug Cockle (“The Witcher” video games), is hired to take down an undersea creature attacking the sailors of Bremervoord.  *** *Strobe Light Effect Warning* Right of the bat I had high hopes as it went straight into the action. Showcasing the beautiful and fluid animation as well as the great vocal actors for each respective character.  As the story progressed there were creatures of multiple kinds, all that look amazing and blend into their environments perfectly.  Sadly, then it took a turn for the worst. It started off so promising and then turned into an R rated version of the little mermaid including an eye rolling villain song. Very predictable towards the end and though the grand finale battle was awesome it was a little too late.  Final Thoughts This one was a huge let down. Once the comparison to the little mermaid came into it, ...
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Apple TV+ Original The Gorge - 2025

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  Genre: Action, Romance Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: Two highly-trained operatives become close after being sent to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within. *** From watching the trailer I was super intrigued about this story as it reminded me of The Great Wall in many ways. And it started with a bang which gave me high hopes.  I will say props to the main actors, both Anya Taylor-Joy as Drasa and Miles Teller as Levi. No matter what the writers threw at them they handled it with grace, though sadly I do not think it helped in the end.  As I suspected from the trailer this movie is about 80% ‘talking’ and 20% action so keep that in mind before viewing it. I was happy once some action started as it did add a new layer to the story and introduced some cool looking creatures.  Sadly, before the action started I was a little eye rolling as I could not help but wonder what kind of mercena...
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