What You Probably Didn't About Antz (1998)

Note: This post will contain spoilers. You have been warned.

So in three days DreamWorks Animation will be releasing a new film titled The Boss Baby. Some people have mix feelings about this I'm just going to wait for the movie to come out then judge it but before I can do that let's go back to the past all the way back in 1998 and tell you some stuff you probably didn't know about Antz the very first DreamWorks Animation film. Also despite the numbering there is no specific order these facts are in. Anyhow enough of that let's get to it.

1. Woody Allen who plays the main protagonist Z recorded all of his lines in five days. He also supposedly nailed every reading he did for the character. This was also his first appearance in an animated movie. He also has an uncredited input on the finished screenplay.

2. Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally suppose to the play Weaver but when Arnold wanted to be paid for the role it went to Sylvester Stallone who would played the character for free.

3. Some of the actors have been in Woody Allen films such as Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories(1980) which would be her film debut, Sylvester Stallone in Bananas(1971), Gene Hackman in Another Woman(1988), Christopher Walken in Annie Hall(1977), and then three years later Dan Arkroyd would be in The Curse of the Jaded Scorpion(2001).

4. Some the characters share some facial features similar to their actors such Weaver's lips are based on Stallone's and the filmmakers even thought having Z wear glasses like Woody Allen but that was scrapped. However in the DVD commentary they say this was done before the actors were even hired.

5. In the movie there is a war between ants and termites both sides kind of lose because of the loss life in reality ants and termites actually do go to war and ants would win because of their larger numbers.

6. This is the first computer-animated movie to get a PG rating. The film was given this rating mainly because of all the swearing but when it's on television it's obviously censored that way all the kids at home can watch it but I'm surprised it didn't get a PG-13 rating or higher because after the Ants/Termites have their war Z holds the head of a decapitated ant soldier! How the hell is that a PG rating MPAA?!

7. Woody Allen says he felt uncomfortable watching Z because the character reminds him too much of himself.

8. Sarah Jessica Parker recorded lines for Princess Bala but then for unspecific reasons she was fired then replaced with Sharon Stone.

9. The title for the movie could somewhat be debatable because it could be Antz which is an obvious plural for Ants but the lopsided Z makes some think that it's Ant Z because the main leads name is Z which is also short for Z-4195.

10. During the flood scene which is also the climax of the movie no ants expect for the main bad guy General Mandible drown. This is because the filmmakers through it would have been too cruel.

11. In the movie Z is saved twice. The first being from Barbatus(Danny Glover) during the war between Ants/Termites then in the end of the movie he is saved by Cutter(Christopher Walken) from drowning.

12. Antz is the second computer-animated film to be made the first being Toy Story back in 1995.

13. Film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel(may they rest in peace) really liked this movie. They both praised the film, Roger says he liked because it's "sharp and funny" and Gene Siskel greatly enjoyed the film and has preferred over Pixar's A Bug's Life which was released the same year. Siskel has even placed it at number seven of his best films of 1998.

14. Antz was released on DVD on Mar 23rd ,1999 becoming the first feature-length CGI-animated film to be available of DVD.

15. At the bar scene Z says he doesn't drink from the anus of another creature. In the trailer "anus" is changed to "caboose". Either way it doesn't matter how you phrase it the ants are drinking out of some else's ass!

So there you have it the things you probably didn't know about Antz. If there's any that I missed I apologize. Anyhow I'm really looking forward to see The Boss Baby hopefully it's good or at the very least decent.

Lost Films - Disney's American Dog

Disclaimer: I could be wrong on some details. So take this with a grain of salt.

So originally I wasn't going to do another one of these until April for Sam Raimi's unmade Spider-Man 4 but I was bored so I decided screw it let's do another Lost Films only this time I'll be talking about an incomplete 2007 Disney animated film called American Dog.

Part One - The Plot

The story would have been a dog actor named Henry who stars in his own action show where he is a secret agent. While filming another episode for his show one of the stunts go wrong and Henry blacks out. He then would have woken up on train in the Nevada desert 2000 miles away from home. Henry then has to make new friends to get him. The new friends would have been a one-eyed cat and a giant radioactive rabbit. While on this adventure Henry still would have thought he was on TV.

Part Two - Downfall

The ultimate downfall to this film was Disney though this was "too surreal and too bold". Before that even happened in 2006 after John Lasseter became Chief Creative Officer at Disney Animation he attended two screenings of this movie and gave Chris Sanders(the writer and director) some notes on how the story could be improved. Now according to John he was replaced because he was very stubborn to some of the changes both he and other directors suggested. Lasseter was evening quoted to say "Chris Sanders is extremely talented, but he couldn't take it to the place it had to be".

Part Three - From American Dog to Bolt

After Chris Sanders was removed from the project he was replaced with Chris Williams and Byron Howard. The original title was removed and the animation team was giving eighteen months to complete the film instead of the usual four years that is what it normally takes to make a 3D animated film. So then the story and character designs were reworked into 2008's Bolt. Also in honor of American Dog Chris Sanders used the one-eyed cat with the eye patch in his webcomic Kiskaloo.

Part Four - Concept Art & Test Footage

Concept art can be easily viewed just by typing in Disney American Dog in Google images. You can also very test footage which was shown at SIGGRAPH in 2005.

Here's a link http://vimeo.com/91895271

Beauty and The Beast (2017) Review

Sorry that this review is late but the theater that I go to kept selling out of tickets three days in a row so I had to see it on a Monday. Anyways here's my belated review for this movie.

Beauty and The Beast is musical romance fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. It's co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandevillie Films. The movie is a live-action remake of the 1991 film of the same name based on the French tale by Jeanne-Marie de Beaumont.

The story is the exact same as the previous film, Belle's father Maurice(Kevin Kline) is captured by the Beast(Dan Stevens) then Belle(Emma Watson) takes his place then they fall in love. Meanwhile the narcissistic hunter Gaston(Luke Evans) wants Belle to br his trophy wife and then the two suitors will come into conflict with one another.

• Negative

I really don't have anything bad to say.

• Mix

I guess the only thing you could have mix feelings about is the film is a retread of Disney's first Beauty and The Beast film. But I can't really say that's a bad thing because of the way the film is designed.

• Positives

One positive thing to say about this movie is the sets and CGI. The designs from the Beast's castle, Belle's village, and the forest are all done very well and a gorgeous to look at. The CGI on the Beast and the other characters such as Lumiere and Mrs. Potts, the wolfs, and the mirror are very polished and amazingly done.




Now let's talk about our stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens are great as Belle and The Beast I really believed they were playing their respected characters. Luke Evans also does a fantastic job as Gaston he played the character to a perfect ten.




Another thing the film done right was it's music. Each and every song got just the right amount of time to shine. Like I said in my review for 1991 film I'm not into musicals but both these versions of the film do well on their music and loved everyone of these songs.




I also want to give this film credit for giving us something new to this tale in a film format because while somethings are a reenactment of the previous film this does give us something else. For one instance the Beast doesn't need to be taught anything by Belle he already knows when he's in the wrong.




The last thing I will say about this film is it's humor. The humor in this film works the comedy will get a laugh out of you but I wouldn't say anything that will make laugh nonstop. Most of the humor goes from Lumiere, Cogsworth, and LeFou. All the parts with them really worked.





Beauty and The Beast while at times does to the exact same things as the previous film it does put in some new things in it, the sets and the CGI are beautiful done, the cast does a perfect job as their respected roles, the music is a blast to here, once again Belle's and the Beast's relationship is developed very well, and the humor will make you laugh.





My final rating for this film is Great.

A Look Back at Beauty and The Beast (1991)

Note: This review contains spoilers. You have been warned.

The new Beauty and The Beast movie is coming out in two days and as always I'm going to look back at the previous Disney film with the same name.

Beauty and The Beast is 1991 animated musical that is the 30th Disney animated feature film and the third film in the Disney Renaissance. It was based on the French tale of the same name back in 1740 by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. 

The story is Belle's father Maurice(Rex Everhart) has been taken prisoner by the Beast(Robby Benson) so to free him she offers herself in his place and she unaware that he was once a prince altered by a magic spell.

• Negatives

Now I understand you guys think this is just me nitpicking this is just something I want to get off my chest. Sometimes Belle's and the Beast's romance can be pretty corny. I mean the ending is they kiss and everything and everybody goes back to normal. Yes I know that it was part of the story because of the circumstances but it was pretty clichéd.

• Positives

Know it's time to talk about all the good things that came from this movie one of them being the animation. I mean what can I say that hasn't all ready been said the animation from this film is stunning the animators really knew how to do their job because there's even some 3D backgrounds but they don't really take away from the 2D animation.


Another great thing about this movie is how the developed the relationship between Belle and the Beast(by the way I have to call him the Beast because his real name is never given) it's not after spending one day together their in a love it's first she hated him then through time they started to develop something between themselves.


Now let's talk about the main villain and another reason to watch this movie Gaston(Richard White). This guy is just full of himself even at the point when there's an entire scene of him singing about how great he is. Seriously Gaston is the prime example of an egomaniac which makes it so satisfying when he's put in his place and then die sorry if that sounds twisted but the way he talks about himself is just demanding some way to shut him up.


Another thing I love about this movie is Lumiere and Cogsworth seeing this to butt heads was just funny their great friends who get along but at the same time they can get on the other's nerves it was very entertaining.


My final positive to give to this movie is the music it's very well done. Which is kind of a funny thing for me to say because I'm really not into musical but here I liked listening to music in this film it's beautiful.



Beauty and The Beast is one of the best made Disney films it has gorgeous animation, Belle and the Beast relationship is perfectly developed even if I do find their relationship to be cheesy at times, Gaston is a great villain, I loved seeing Lumiere and Cogsworth interact with each other and the music is very good.



My final rating for this movie is A Must Watch.

Lost Films - Justice League: Mortal

Disclaimer: I could be wrong on some details. So take this post with a grain of salt.

November 17,2017 is the year we will get to see the Justice League on the big screen but this wasn't the first time Warner Bros. was going to do this. For any of you who don't know back in 2009 we were going to get a film titled Justice League: Mortal which would have been directed by George Miller of Mad Max fame. But let's start all the way to the beginning all the way back to 2007.

Part One - Planning

In February 2007 Warner Bros. hired couple Kieran and Michele Mulroney to write a script for they yet untitled Justice League film. Then in June they handed in the script and the studio gave them positive feedback. Then in September 2007 Warner Bros. hired George Miller to direct, they also hoped to get the film started before the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. They also thought of doing the film in motion capture. Motion capture was used for such films like The Polar Express and Beowulf. The budget for this film was supposedly $220 million.

Part Two - Production and Downfall

Warner Bros. wanted filming to start as earlier as February 2008 in Australia this is also where post-production would also be done. Some shooting took place at Sydney Head. Then in January 2008 the film was on indefinite hold which would allow for more options for casting. Also around this time the studio thought the script could use more work which was a difficult challenge because at this time the writer's strike was going on. Then when the strike ended Warner Bros. wanted to continue filming somewhere in mid-April 2008 still hoping to get a 2009 release date. In February 2008 the studio decided to move production from Australia to Canada even through George Miller wanted to stay with Fox Studios Australia. More trouble came because then there was the Screen Actors Guild strike in June 2008 at this time The Mulroneys again rewrote the script with Warner Bros. and Miller's approval. We finally got the title for this film in which was Justice League: Mortal in March 2008 also around this time Warner decide that Australia wouldn't be housing production of the movie. Miller had this to say "A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Australian film industry is being frittered away because of very lazy thinking. They're throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars of investment that the rest of the world is competing for and, much more significantly, highly skilled creative jobs." Then in December 2008 there were rumors that George Miller had left the project this was disproving from other filmmakers of the project. Now there are multiple reasons why this film didn't happen one of which could be the two strikes cause this film's downfall and the other being creativity but the ultimate downfall is Warner Bros. decided to continue doing solo superhero films.

Part Three - Cast and Crew

While casting for the film was never official various news sources reported that George Miller wanted younger actors that they could "grow into their roles over the course of a film trilogy". Now I don't have any information if this film was going be a trilogy but let's move on to who was going to play what superhero. The list goes

D.J. Controna as Clark Kent/Superman/Kal-El

Armie Hammer as Bruce Wayne/Batman

Megan Gale as Diana Price/Wonder Woman/Diana of Themyscira

Common as John Stewart/Green Lantern

Adam Brody as Barry Allen/The Flash

Santiago Cabrera as Arthur Curry/Aquaman

Hugh Keays-Byrne as J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter


Now let's move onto the villains of the movie and other stars of the film.


Teresa Palmer as Talia al Ghul

Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lords

Zoe Kazan as Iris West

Anton Yelchin as Wally West(He would later pass away on June 19,2016)


Now let's list the crew that was going to help this the movie we almost got.


Dean Semler - Director of Photography

Marit Allen - Costume Designer(She would later pass away on November 26,2007 then replaced with Weta Workshop)

Emily Seresin - Costume Designer

Ken Ralston - Visual Effects Supervisor

Richard Norton - Stunt Coordinator/Fight Choreographer

Mark Rogers - Still Photographer



Part Four - Tie - In Video Game

Apparently Warner Bros. had a lot of faith in this film because there was also going to be a tie-in video game with the same name as the film it also would have been released in 2009. It would have been developed by Double Helix(who would later go on to make the Green Lantern movie tie-in video game back in 2011 titled Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters). Then like the film the project was shut down. Now to this day we don't have prototypes or demos that have been released to the public but we do have pictures. Here's a link to view them

http://lostmediaarchive.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League:_Mortal_(Scrapped_Tie-In_Movie_Video_Game)



Part Five - Inspiration For The Story

Now before I go on to anything else let's talk about what the film's story would have been the story would have been "Batman distrust the metahumans of the world creating an army of robots to replace the Justice League only for it to backfire and result in an army of robots who want world domination so now Batman has no choice but to trust the very people he planned against. The inspiration for the film would have been the stories JLA: Tower of Babel(which would get a movie in the direct-to-video animated film Justice League: Doom) and Superman: Sacrifice.



Part Six - Released Script, Concept Art, and Megan Gale's Wonder Woman Costume

Before I move on with the documentary based on the film here are some links to the leaked script, concept art, and what Megan Gale's costume would have been like.


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4tilNmOgu5TRk9VMHU2QVdsaWc/edit

http://www.blastr.com/2015-6-1/images-day-wonder-woman-aquaman-and-martian-manhunter-revealed-justice-league-mortal

http://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-costume-miller-justice-league-movie/



Part Seven - The Documentary

The legacy of this movie continues because on May 25, 2015 a documentary surrounding the film's troubled production was announced. Later on July 17, 2015 teaser posters showing Batman, Superman(the one I'm using), Green Lantern, and other members would also be released and were made by BossLogic. The movie is to be produced by both Purryburry Productions and Caldwell Entertainment. The title for the documentary is supposedly Miller's Justice League Mortal set to be released somewhere in 2018 all it needs is Warner Bros. approval. Hopefully that documentary happens because I'm curious to what we would have gotten. Also if you want to here's a link to their official Twitter account. https://twitter.com/jldoco?lang=en


Anyway we still have eight months till Justice League comes out and I'm hoping it's another good movie from the DC Extended Universe.

Kong: Skull Island Review

 Kong: Skull Island is the eighth King Kong film and the second film in Legendary's MonsterVerse following 2014's Godzilla.


The story is that a team of scientist, soldiers, and adventurers go to a supposed uncharted as they further explore the island they learn they are not alone.

• Negatives

One bad thing about this film is once were introduced to the character James Conrad(Tom Hiddleston) two guys try to I guess mug him and he beats them up with a pool cue but the editing just made it look like a series of jump cuts.

Another thing is for some weird reason the director Jordan Vogt-Richards had some shots were it looked like a first person shooter game it's just a few seconds but it looked so odd to me.

The final bad thing I'll say about this film is Brie Larson's character and Kong get on good terms pretty quick. They meet like two times and they all ready have a bond.

• Mix

One aspect I'm in a grey area is the human characters I didn't hate them but they could have used some work. They do try to give us some development for example Tom Hiddleston's character tells us a story about his father but other than that he's just another action hero. Also they give Samuel L. Jackson's character a very interesting trait and that is he's not comfortable with being in a safe & calm place he loves being in anything that is a warzone but once Kong appears he then turns into Captain Ahab like I said I didn't hate any characters I just wish there was more to them.

• Positives

Now let's talk about the thing we all wanted to see and that's Kong just beating the hell out of all the other creatures on Skull Island and it's awesome! Every time Kong went on a rampage whether it be destroying all the soldiers or fighting other monsters I got excited it was just so badass.

Speaking of Kong and the other monsters let's talk about there designs. Kong definitely looks great they really put some time to make sure he looked as cool as possible also this film does something that I liked in the Peter Jackson film from 2005 and that was they gave him scars it's little detail I like because it just shows how much of fighter King Kong is. Also the "Skull Crawlers" those are the other monsters in the film they looked pretty cool I liked how their heads actually had a skull looking design to them and their not giving that name just to sound cool.

Also the film does put some humor in here. Now I'm not going to say every joke will make you laugh because some of them won't I didn't laugh at all of them but most of them will some of them come from John C. Reilly.

On a quick note because this is a movie that's part of a cinematic universe we have a post-credit scene let me just say I recommend staying to see it I think it gives you a nice set up for Godzilla vs. Kong.

While Kong: Skull Island has some flaws and I do wish the human characters had more to them than what were giving this film is enjoyable seeing Kong just tear through anything that gets in his path was sweet and the looks on both him and the Skull Crawlers are well done, the humor does work on some occasions and that post-credit scene is definitely worth staying in the theater for.

My final rating for this movie is Good.





Also on another quick said note I'm glad this reboot didn't giving us yet another story about the greed of mankind like the 1976 and 2005 version did thank you for that Kong: Skull Island.

A Look Back at Godzilla (2014)

Note: This review contains spoilers. You have been warned.

With Kong: Skull Island arriving in theaters tomorrow and it's going to be the second film in Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse aka the Godzilla/Kong Cinematic Universe I think it would be a good idea to look back at the first film to start off this cinematic universe and that would be Godzilla(2014).

Godzilla is a 2014 American monster film and a reboot to Toho's Godzilla franchise it's also the 30th Godzilla film in the franchise. It also the second American made Godzilla film and it is a way better Godzilla than that disaster we got in 1998.

The story is giant monsters are causing a rampage through out the world and only the King of the Monsters himself Godzilla can stop them.

• Negatives

One bad thing to this film is the lack of Godzilla. Seriously whenever we get to see Godzilla fight the other two monsters that cut away. There's even a scene where Godzilla is going to fire his atomic breath and then they cut away to let us see what the human characters are doing. We don't get a full fledged Godzilla appearance until the 3rd act. I understand they wanted to flesh out the human characters a bit or maybe wanted us to be a bit patience for the final fight but come on at least make the screen time for both the humans and Godzilla even.

Another negative to this film is they kill off Bryan Cranston's character! Why?! People wanted to see Heisenberg and Godzilla in a movie together. The film even makes it seem like his the main character because in the first act they give us a back story about how he lost his wife making us care for him but the moment the other monsters appear he dies! Instead we now focus on his son Ford(Aaron-Taylor Johnson).

• Positives

One thing to give the film credit for his Godzilla's design. He looks just like his classic self and not whatever the hell that thing was back in 1998. Have you figured out that I'm not a big fan of the Godzilla film we got back in 1998.

Another thing I love about this movie is Ken Watanbe's performance. He is one of the best parts in this film he plays the scientist named Dr. Ishiro Serizawa a man who believes that Godzilla's existence is good for nature. Every scene with him no matter how little is great.

The other thing this film gets right is the one thing we came to see and that's Godzilla fighting other monsters! Yes we do get very little of that but by the end of the movie it's awesome to see Godzilla rip these other creatures apart.

Godzilla(2014) has a great design for the King of the Monsters, awesome fight scenes between Godzilla and the other monsters and great performances. The only problems this film has is killing off Joe Brody(Bryan Cranston) and given us a lack of Godzilla let's hope the sequel will fix some of these problems.

My final rating for this movie is Great.

A Look Back at Samurai Jack

With Samurai Jack finally returning to TV on Adult Swim in only 3 days I thought I should review it. I at first I wasn't going to do this because I'm talking about a TV show not a movie but I figured I give it a try so let's do this let's review Samurai Jack.

Samurai Jack tells the story a samurai sent to the future where the evil Aku's might rules all and he must fight his way through Aku's evil forces to return to his timeline and stop Aku from ruling the world.

The show premiered August 10,2001 and ended on September 25,2004 with four seasons and fifty-two episodes.

• Negatives

I have nothing bad to say let's move on.

• Positives

One positive to give this show is the theme song. It's an awesome theme even thought the only parts of it I can make out are Jack.

Another thing that I loved about this show is it's animation it's nice and fluent. It also does something that no other cartoon did was that every character, object, and environment have none of those thick black lines that every other cartoon has.

One thing I loved about this show was the action. The action in this show was crazy swords were always clashing with each other, lasers were going off, and robots were getting sliced left and right it was awesome! Now not every episode was all about action some episodes were just comedic too sort of show that is show isn't all about being dark and serious.

Speaking of robots getting sliced that was the show's way of getting around the censors. So if the creator Genndy Tartakovsky wanted Jack to cut a limb off instead of it being alien's arm getting cut off and blood spewing all over the place it would a robot's arm getting cut off and oil spewing all over the place. It was a smart move in my book.

Samurai Jack is one of the best cartoons to be made for Cartoon Network. The theme song is cool, I liked the creative choice not use thick black lines on the characters and everything else, every episode of the show was good ranging from serious to humorous, and above all it was always awesome to see Jack slice and dice some bad guys.

My final rating for this show is A Must Watch.

I can't wait for March 11 it's going to be great to have Samurai Jack back on television for one more time and this time things are going to get very bloody.

Road to Justice League - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

This review contains spoilers. You have been warned.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is 2010 direct-to-video animated movie. The story is a heroic Lex Luthor travels to an alternate universe and ask help from the Justice League to stop the evil Crime Syndicate.

Before I start the review I actually want to tell you a little story about this film. It was going to be called Justice League: Worlds Collide and it was going to bridge the gaps between  the cartoon Justice League and it's successor Justice League: Unlimited.

• Negatives

I have no problems let's move on.

• Mix

Let's get this out of the way the movie's story it's really not that creative. We have seen the Justice League fight evil versions of themselves lots of times. But all the positives I'm going to give this movie kind of brushes that aside.

• Positives

One thing I love about this film is it's art style. It's not Bruce Timm's artwork or someone trying to copy it. It's the film's own style and nothing else.

Another thing this movie does right is the writing that the late Dwayne McDuffie has written. The dialogue in this movie is quotable. One for my favorite lines in this movie is between Superman(Mark Harmon) and President Slade Wilson(Bruce Davison) it goes like this "Superman- There's a saying on my world. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". "President Slade Wilson- It's easy for someone like you to be brave but most of us aren't bulletproof".

The animation is just like Justice League: The New Frontier it's very good for DVD standards but again nothing I would put in theaters.

I also really enjoyed all the scenes with The Flash. Seriously he was hilarious in this film.

I also give the film points for making Owlman just not care anymore once he discovers the multiverse because he realizes it doesn't matter what choose you make because in his mind an alternate version of you made the decision that you didn't make. It's a nice touch because it just shows how sinister he is compared to Batman.

The one aspect I loved the most in this movie was seeing the Justice League and the Crime Syndicate fight each other because the only time I got that was in the comics or that one time in the Justice League cartoon when it was Justice League vs. Justice Lords. So finally seeing these two teams fight each other on film was I dream come true.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths has a nice art style, great dialogue, the animation is good, The Flash is very funny in this movie, I loved how that made Owlman just not care anymore, and it's very enjoyable to see the Justice League and Crime Syndicate fight even thought the premise isn't all that creative.

My final rating for this movie is Great.

Logan Easter Eggs & References

Note: This post contains spoilers. You have been warned.

Before I start to tell you about something's I noticed in Logan I want to say at first I didn't want to do things but since a lot of people liked my The Lego Batman Movie Easter Egg & References I decided to do the same with Logan. Just like my Lego Batman post I won't list all of them just somethings I noticed so let's get started.

Before the film even starts we have a teaser to Deadpool 2. If features a man being mugged and Deadpool is going to try to stop that from happening so he enters a phone booth. Yes Deadpool is making of fun of the Christopher Reeve's version of Superman theme song and all.

The story for Logan was loosely based of the Marvel comic Old Man Logan. For one Hugh Jackman looks like Old Man Logan what with the shorter hair and beard. Also just like the comic the movie does have a road trip plot in it as well the only difference is instead of Logan & Hawkeye delivering a case to get paid so Logan can pay his rent to the "Hulk Gang" it's Logan & Charles Xavier taking X-23 to a location called Eden which is to be a safe heaven for mutants.

Another thing the movie takes from Old Man Logan is the death of the X-Men. However instead of Wolverine being tricked by Mysterio into cutting  and stabbing them all it's Charles Xavier who did it because he had a seizure-induced physic attack.

When Charles Xavier is rambling he brings up the Statue of Liberty. This could be a reference to the final fight in the very first X-Men film back in 2000.

In part of the movie we given a close-up of a samurai sword. It's not for certain if this is the same sword that Wolverine got from a young Yashida back in the 2013 film The Wolverine. But I doubt it because this is the new timeline not the old timeline.

One of the villains in this movie are The Reavers. The Reavers are cyborg criminals who are determined to kill the X-Men. However in this movie we don't see Lady Deathstrike and also the film they seem to go as far as replacing limbs with machine parts rather than their bodies leaving only their heads as the only organic thing left.

Another villain in this movie is X-24. He is a clone of Wolverine only his more feral, doesn't have his own healing factor, and his adamantium skeleton is much weaker than Wolverine's. Now he's not based on any comic book character the closes person I can think of his Romulus but him and X-24 are not the same character.

Speaking of X-24's healing factor! In the movie both him and Wolverine regenerate by using a special unnamed serum. This could be a nod to the Regen Serum used in the comic "The Death of Wolverine" because in that story Logan isn't healing as quick as it usual does so he as to use that serum to heal but scars will still remain. In the comic it was used to make sure test subjects survived the adamantium bonding process. In the movie it just heals and I guess give you an adrenaline rush.

Now in Logan we are given a reason to why mutants are on the brink of extinction. The reason is a virus killed them. This is a variation to the Legacy Virus in the comics the virus is something that can kill mutants but leave humans & Inhumans unaffected. However the virus in Logan was created by a man named Zander Rice in the comics it was created by a man named Stryfe.

The final scene in the movie ends with Logan dying from wounds inflected by X-24. Now I'm not sure if this was taking from the comic book event "Death of Wolverine" or maybe it's just a coincidence either way it was sad to Logan/Wolverine die in the comics and in the movie after such a long legacy.

That's all the easter eggs & references I got come back later because I'm going to have reviews for Godzilla(2014), Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, both the Disney's animated Beauty and The Beast film and the upcoming live-action film, and maybe I'll review the new Power Rangers movie I don't know for sure but I'll think about and also somewhere during this month I'll be taking about a certain film that we almost got but never did.

Logan Review

Logan is the ninth film in the X-Men film series and the third and final Wolverine movie. The story is a weary Logan (Hugh Jackman) and a very sick Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) are hiding out on the Mexican border but they have to come out of hiding to help a young mutant girl.

• Negatives

One issue I have with this film is a certain villain. I won't give it away I'll just say he gives Wolverine one hell of a beat down.

• Positives

A thing to love about this movie is the performances mainly from Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Dafne Keen who plays X-23. Hugh Jackman is great at playing a Wolverine who is weathered and weary. Patrick Stewart does a great job at playing an unwell and weak old man. Even Dafne Keen goes great as playing X-23 as this rage filled animal.

Another point this film deserves is how it balances between being an action film and a drama film. One thing doesn't feel like it's favored over the other. There's not too much action and there's not too much drama.

The film also does something I thought it couldn't pull off and that's they put the X-Men comics in the movie. They are used as a plot point about a destination that is save for mutants and how Wolverine can complain about how that's not how things really happened in the film's universe.

Also this film did something to me that most films don't do to me. What it did was when the film was over I was sad. The reason is the film took me on this journey with Logan on his final adventure and once the end credits came up that's it I don't get to see Hugh Jackman as Wolverine anymore.

Logan definitely send Hugh Jackman out with a bang. Although I have a problem with one villain the performances are amazing, it balances the action and drama, that thing with the X-Men comics was pretty clever and something never done before in a superhero movie and it's also a great send off to Wolverine.

My final rating for this movie is Great.

P.S. The comics they used aren't real. There just comics made by artist that 20th Century Fox paid to draw since they don't own the rights to the actual Marvel comics. It's kind of a nice middle finger to Marvel when I think about it.

Road to Spider-Man: Homecoming - Spider-Man 2 Review

Note: This review contains spoilers. You have been warned

Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 film. It tells the story of how Peter Parker(Tobey Maguire) is having some trouble with his personal life while at the same time he must battle a new villain named Doctor Octopus(Alfred Molina).

• Negatives

My only problem with this film is Mary Jane(Kristen Dunst) kind of has a petty reason to beat Peter down. Her whole reason for being upset with Peter is he missed her play. I know that would bother some people but like I said it made her seem pretty selfish.

• Positives

One thing to love about this film is yet again the cast performances. They continue to do a go job at portraying these characters I really loved James Franco in this one because of how much anger is showing in this film. There's an excellent scene in where Harry is drunk and just slaps Peter because he stills shows resentment of his father's death in the previous film.

I also like how this film just beats Peter down. They throw almost everything at him such as his late on his studies at college, he gets fired from his job, Mary Jane the girl he loves is going to marry J. Jonah Jameson's son and his also losing his powers. Then when the film comes to an end it's just so great that Peter has saved the day and he also gets the girl.

Another thing this film does right is action. The action here is a must watch. The best action scene in this movie is that train fight between Doc Ock and Spider-Man.

This film also has a great series of scenes when Peter decides not to be Spider-Man anymore because of how this film just beats him down. It's also a good throwback to the story Spider-Man: No More(1967). Read that it's a classic and is one of the best Spider-Man stories to be written.

Spider-Man 2 has great performances, really makes you root for Peter to win, has awesome action, and also has good character development.

Final Rating for this move is Great

So anyway March is going to be a crazy I'm going to be reviewing Logan I can't wait for that movie, I'm also going to be reviewing Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as part of my Road to Justice League. I'll also review Samurai Jack because the show is finally coming back to TV. I'm going to have a look back at the animated Beauty and the Beast movie and 2014's Godzilla. I might review the new Power Rangers movie. I'm also going to have a new segment on my blog.