Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA.

This was a MUCH better send off of Indiana Jones than the last entry was.  That was honestly all I wanted.  This felt MUCH more like the original trilogy even if the pacing was a little too slow.  The unfortunate truth is that the world has moved past these kinds of movies due to advances in film making and what not.   But this was still an enjoyable watch.

I would recommend people checking this out.   It's not a must see and will not be a repeated watch like some from the original trilogy but it definitely gets the crap taste from the last one out of your mouth and is a good cap to the character.  

Haunted Mansion

A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

This movie was a decent family watch based on the Disney ride.  Lots of fun call outs to the ride throughout and it was much better than the Eddie Murphy version they did a few years back.  My only issue was that there was no reason for this to be two hours long.   You could have easily trimmed 20-30 minutes off of this and the movie would have been so much better.

I would still recommend people checking it out because it is a good watch.   Just a little bit too long for me.

Oppenheimer

During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.

This one is a little bit tough to review.  I am a HUGE fan of Christopher Nolan.  This movie is the type of movie that you know you are watching excellent direction, excellent acting and excellent storytelling but it just didn't fully hook me.   Like from a film making point of view it's amazing.  But from an entertaining point of view . . . . ehhhhhhhhh.   And you very much feel all three hours of it.   

I would still recommend that people check it out because it is a very well made movie but you definitely feel how long this movie is.

Saw X

Hoping for a miraculous cure, John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer uses deranged and ingenious traps to turn the tables on the con artists.

I mean it's just more of the same.   This is the 10th one.  It's been going on for 20 years now.  You either are gonna see this or you are not and what I have to say about it will have zero effect on that.  LOL.   The background story was decent but let's be honest - this is just about the crazy setup traps and they were as nasty as always.

Like I said - no point in my recommending it or not.  If you like these I'm sure you will like them.  If you don't why in the blue hell would you start now?

Expendables 4

Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.

Why is this still happening?   First one - fine.  Nice nostalgia throwback.  Second one - okay.  You want to include any action stars that you didn't put in the first.  I'll allow it.  But the third was garbage and this is hot flaming garbage.  Please just stop.

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this.  Ever.  It's not even worth it for like basic action stuff.  Total waste of time.

The Equalizer 3

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall finds solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Now living in Southern Italy, he soon discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall becomes their protector by taking on the mafia.

I'm not really sure how much the world was clamoring for this movie or the franchise to be a trilogy.   Like at all.  The movie was a decent watch.  It started awesome and ended great but there was a lot of down time inbetween - which again that's probably because Denzel as an action hero has probably set sail so there was alot of dramatic talking and stuff that could have easily been trimmed down.

I would still somewhat recommend people checking this out.  It was a decent watch but definitely could have been better.

The Nun 2

In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.

I don't really know that anyone was calling for this sequel to be made.   I wouldn't say that it was a bad movie.  It was more like disjointed.   At one point during it the movie felt like it kind of split into two movies.   The nuns looking into something and the kids getting terrorized.   They never really seemed to properly connect when they met back up and it held the movie back as a whole despite some decent creepiness levels.

I would very lukewarmly recommend people checking this out.  It's not a must see by any means and it's borderline okay but it might be one of the better offerings that come out this month.  

Sound Of Freedom

After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.

Checking all politics at the door and what not this is an amazing movie.  Very intense.  Very well done and acted.  Very difficult to watch at times.  I will never be watching this movie again because of the subject matter but it was an excellent movie.  Alot of stuff around the movie can be massively misconstrued and twisted and I hate that the world has gotten to this point where seeing a movie means you are one side or the other.  As long as you can just shut that out and watch this movie it is an incredible watch.

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.  It's not an easy watch and you need to get through all the political talk about it and just enjoy a well made movie.

Gran Turismo

A player wins a series of Nissan-sponsored video game competitions through his gaming skills and becomes a real-life professional race car driver.

This is one of those just kind of there movies.  You pretty much already saw it from the trailer.  It's formula in every way but watchable.  But you kind of forget about it a couple of days after watching it.  

I would not really recommend anyone rushing to see it.  Maybe it would mean more if I was a fan of or played the video game but outside of that again the movie is just kind of there.

It Lives Inside

Desperate to fit in at school, Sam rejects her East Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. However, when a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage to defeat it.

This is a textbook eh September horror movie.  Concept seems pretty decent.  Trailer was okay.  But the movie is just kind of there and doesn't really deliver like at all.   There are always 2-3 of these every September.

I would not recommend anyone really bothering with this.  It's completely forgettable and a waste of time.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission -- not even the lives of those he cares about most.

These movies just honestly don't disappoint.  This movie was just like the others.  Amazing action, great bad guys against the characters that you have grown to love.  The pacing was perfect.  Did it have to be 3 hours long?  Probably not.  But honestly you don't really feel it because you are more than hooked by the movie.   Just an awesome popcorn movie.

I definitely recommend people checking this out.   It is a great ride and watch and another installment in an excellent all around franchise.

Blue Beetle

Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he's bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.

I mean it might have been the bottom of the barrel expectations for this movie but this was a pretty enjoyable watch.  It was very basic, simple and formula but a good origin story for this superhero - especially by DC's standards.  

I would actually recommend people checking this out.  It's not a must watch or anywhere near the best comic book movie ever made but it was a pretty good watch and that is a major plus for a DC movie as far as I'm concerned.  

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Members of the Portokalos family reunite in Greece for a hilarious and heartwarming trip full of love, twists and turns.

This movie was a decent watch / continuation of the quirky greek family from the first two movies.   I don't know that there was remotely any demand or need for it whatsoever but it you like the characters it is a decent continuation and short enough to avoid being painful.  

I would not really recommend anyone rushing to see this.  It's not a bad watch but is kind of just there and not really worth the time/money.

Retribution

While driving with his two kids, a man receives a phone call from an unknown assailant who claims there is a bomb in the car. Unable to exit the vehicle, he must now follow a series of twisted instructions while trying to figure out how to survive.

This is literally Taken in a car.  There is honestly nothing more to say than that.  It's what you thought from the trailer and it's exactly what you got.  Taken in a car.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to watch this.  It's decent enough and is less than 90 minutes long.  But it really is just Taken in a car.  

The Meg 2: The Trench

Jonas Taylor leads a research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal, prehistoric sharks and relentless environmental plunderers, they must outrun, outsmart and outswim their merciless predators.

This was absolute trash.  Like complete and total trash.  I was excited to see this because the first one turned out to be a pretty good guilty pleasure movie.  This one massively dropped the ball.   There wasn't even any sea creature shit really until like the last 20-30 minutes.   Like there were humans talking for 90 minutes before anything good.  Nobody.  I repeat nobody is seeing this movie for that nonsense.

I would not recommend that anyone bother with this movie.  It's a complete waste of time and very disappointing even for a movie that was expected to be guilty pleasure bad already.